£8.99

Rich warm orange flower spikes fading to yellow are borne well above the foliage on dark stems. May have two flushes of flowers, in early summer and autumn

Type

• Perennials

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Cottage style garden
• Contemporary style garden
• Mediterranean style garden
• Specimen

Special features

• Drought tolerant
• Architectural

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained soil. Remove the faded flower spikes in autumn. Protect young plants with a mulch in winter. Cut back to the ground in spring. Can be divided in spring.

Dimensions

Size: Large

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 120cm

Eventual spread: 60cm

Positions

• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral

Special conditions

• Coastal