About
This compact, low-growing cultivar features elongated, dark green foliage and produces tubular purple blooms throughout the summer months.
About the genus
This genus comprises approximately 30 species of tender annual perennials native to Mexico, Argentina, and northeastern Brazil. The leaves are lanceolate and dark green, while the flowers, which bloom in summer on erect stems, can be pink, purple, or white, resembling those of Snapdragons.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in peat-free, loam-based compost in a bright position under glass, partly shaded in summer. Feed and water monthly. Outdoors, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun. Tolerates moderate drought, heat, and humidity.
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, division or softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free