Shape | Suckering, forming strong clumps. |
Landscape | Borders, bed, city, cottage and informal tropical gardens. |
Propagation | Seed and division. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Moist and well-drained soil with a pH of acidic, neutral and alkaline. Prefers sand, chalk and loam. |
Pests | Glasshouse red spider mite and aphids. |
Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada.
Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Erect and unbranched stems. |
Leaf Description | 2 ranks of lance-shaped leaves. |
Flower Description | Dense terminal racemes of showy, often fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers. |
Colour Description | The flowers are pink in colour with red stamens. The leaves are green. |