Incarvillea delavayi 'SNOWTOP' hardy gloxinia
size/type
low perennial,low perennial
usual height
0,3-0,6m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-July
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Hardy gloxinia is a beautiful perennial with eye-catching, almost exotic looking flowers which decorates the garden with showy flowers in early summer and attractive leaves until autumn.Tubular, widely trumpet-shaped flowers are now white, yellow throated, and are borne on 10-25 cm long, erect stems in June. It belongs to the same family as trumpet creepers. One stem bears upto 10 flowers, each 5-8 cm wide. Deadheading will prolong flowering period and if you remove past flowering stems it can re-bloom in late summer if the weather is sunny and warm.
Basal, fern-like leaves are pinnate, semi-glossy, upto 30 cm long. They emerge late in the spring. Hardy gloxinia is tap-rooted and forms clumps that do not like to be disturbed so plant it in a place where it will live for many years without re-planting. It can be grown among other perennials or shrubs, or on a rockery as the fleshy roots can retain moisture.
This perennial likes full sun and moist but well drained soil that is rich in organic material., and preferably deep. Mulching is recommended, and in colder areas necessary to protect the crown with new leaves in winter. Fully hardy(USDA zone 5 = -28°C).
Last update 26-12-2007
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
