About
Consolida 'Kingsize Scarlet' is a robust annual that grows upright, featuring finely dissected, vibrant green leaves. During the summer months, it produces branched spikes adorned with semi-double flowers in shades of pink and red.
About the genus
Consolida consists of upright annual plants characterized by their deeply divided pinnate or palmate leaves. During the summer months, they produce clusters of small flowers resembling those of delphinium, which feature distinctive spurs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun; for cut flowers, cut when only the lowermost buds are open
- Pruning
- Cut spent flower spikes back to side shoots
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed: sow in early autumn and prick out in early spring, or sow under cover in early spring, or sow outside in late spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free