About
Adonis aestivalis is an annual plant that can reach heights of up to 40 cm. It features finely divided green foliage and produces bright red flowers during the summer months.
About the genus
Adonis includes both annual and herbaceous perennial species, characterized by their finely dissected foliage and solitary, bowl-shaped blooms that can be red, yellow, or white.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained soil, preferably alkaline, in sun or partial shade in a sheltered position in flower beds, below deciduous shrubs, in a rock garden or in an alpine house
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown, fresh in summer, in pans in a cold frame
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free