9cm pot
within 4 weeks
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
This spectacular plant displays striking red and white bi-coloured blooms on on spikes, flowering from June right through to mid-autumn. This unique form shows a pure white tip with red hot lips; in the hotter months of summer it may have all red and all white flowers on the same plant. The aromatic foliage has a fine texture and small leaf, which can turn dark red in autumn. - Garden care: To prolong flowering remove the flower spikes as soon they start to fade. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant in spring. Protect from excessive cold and waterlogged soils.
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- You say that this plant dies back in Autumn and then new growth appears in Spring. However, the one I purchased from you last year has not died back. It is still very green and bushy (just minus flowers). No new growth apparent yet. Should I be cutting it back and, if so, when and how hard please?
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Daffodil11
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These plants can remain evergreen if they are not cut back by a hardy frost, so I suspect your garden is quite sheltered. As for pruning, you can give the remaining foliage a light trim in spring.
Helen
- Can this be planted now in Autumn? Or will it be better to plant in Srping? Will it be available to buy from you in Spring 2019
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Zorro
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This is not fully hardy, so unless you have a sheltered garden with freely draining soil, it may be better to plant in spring. As for availability however, this is not something we can guarantee.
Helen
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