About
Columnea 'Broget Stavanger' is a robust trailing subshrub that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features oval, dark green leaves with cream margins. From spring through summer and sporadically throughout the year, it produces single, tubular flowers that are hairy and bright scarlet, measuring up to 10 cm in length.
About the genus
Columnea consists of evergreen shrubs and sub-shrubs characterized by their trailing stems, which support thick, simple leaves. From spring through autumn, you can find solitary or clustered tubular flowers emerging from the leaf axils.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Hanging basket, Houseplants, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-free compost in bright filtered light with protection from strong sun. Mist regularly with soft, tepid water to maintain high humidity. In the growing season water freely but carefully with soft water and apply quarter-strength, high potash liquid fertiliser at each watering. Water sparingly in winter and avoid wetting the foliage
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by root tip cuttings with bottom heat in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to mealybugs, aphids and cyclamen mites
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free but overwatering may encourage root and stem rots