SEED AVAILABLE:
- Sow 5 weeks before last frost
- Easy warm germinator
- 14-21 days to germinate
- 20 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone: 5-10 (dies to ground in winter, so mark site)
Height: 30-60cm [1-2ft] (basal rosette with tall flower stalk)
Spread: 20-30cm [8-12in]
Bloom: July-August; lighter pink variety, with yellow throat, large trumpet-shaped, in clusters. Very showy.
Foliage: Deciduous, medium green, glossy, basal rosette divided irregularly, large [30cm. or 12in]
Light: Full sun to part shade
Water: Average
Soil: Deep, moist, sandy, well drained
Garden Location: Borders near front; deadhead to prolong flowering period
Incarvillea x 'Bee's Pink' (Hardy gloxinia)
Incarvillea is an easy warm germinator and well worth growing. Not generally available, the 'Bee's Pink' variegty is especially attractive in the front of the border. It blooms for many weeks and produces upright seed pods that continue to be interesting for months into the winter.
