About
Bartlettina sordida is a dense, rounded shrub that typically reaches a height of around 3 meters. The young branches are adorned with soft, red hairs that persist on the underside of the broad, oval leaves, which are deep green in color. During the winter months, the plant produces clusters of fragrant, fluffy purple blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- Mexico, Guatemala
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based compost with added grit and humus, in full light with good ventilation. Keep just moist in winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8; may require restrictive pruning to keep within bounds under glass
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, or softwood cuttings, in spring
- Pest resistance
- Glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite may be a problem
- Disease resistance
- Usually disease free