Description
Deep carmine flowers that self seed readily.
This is a great addition to the rock garden to fill in bare patches. These plants once started to self seed can easily be maintained with a hoe so a great infill that is popular with pollinating insects.
Flowers: Spring-summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 5cm
Spread: 8cm
Further information:
This plant will slowly self seed itself. Trim back old flowers to gain more flowers.
Common Name: Fairy Foxglove / Alpine Balsam / Liver Balsam
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Foliage: crenate
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink
Natural Flowering: May – August
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 5cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean / crevice garden / meadow
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies / semi shade / attractive seed head / Scented / ground cover
Pruning: cut back to encourage further blooms
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil
Origin: Central – South Europe
Helen Seal (verified owner) –
Plant quality great- see above for packaging comment
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Christine M. (verified owner) –
Excellent plants
Ann F. (verified owner) –
Paul R. (verified owner) –
Received in excellent condition.
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Charlie L. (verified owner) –
Really healthy plant. Hasn’t started flowering yet so not sure how pretty it is yet
Hilary (verified owner) –
Arrived in flower. I’m hoping that it will spread slowly around like the mauve variety
Penelope Watkins (verified owner) –
Top quality
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Peter (verified owner) –
Good strong plants
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Charles M. (verified owner) –
Lovely healthy plant with a good root system. Thanks.
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