Incarvillea delavayi
Incarvillea delavayi
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Although not truly a Gloxinia, this hardy perennial was named for its abundant bright pink flowers that resemble the popular houseplant. A native of southwestern China, it produces umbels of large pink trumpets with a yellow throat, held above a mound of glossy dark green fern-like foliage.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5 to Zone 7 |
Light Requirements: | Full Sun to Part Shade |
Height: | 45 cm to 60 cm |
Spread: | 30 cm to 45 cm |
Soil Requirements: | Normal to sandy, well drained soils |
Bloom Time | July to August |
Planting Time: | Spring |
Use: | Rock gardens, perennial borders, butterfly gardens, container plant, cutting gardens |
Flower Colour & Shape: | Several large bright pink and yellow, five petalled trumpets, held in an umbel above the foliage. Deadhead to prolong bloom season |
Foliage: | Coarse dark green lanceolate compound leaves, form a basal rosette |
Benefits: | Cut flowers, attracts bees and butterflies, deer and drought resistant |