Phygelius 'Passionate'
Cape Fuchsia 'Passionate'
Phygelius are evergreen, or semi-evergreen shrubs, usually grown as herbaceous perennials in cooler areas. They have simple leaves and large clusters of tubular fuchsia-like flowers in Summer and Autumn. They are hardy to -10 deg.C. 'Passionate Pink' sports pink flowers on sturdy stems that rise up to 60cm tall with an equal spread. Flowers will show from spring to autumn. 'Passionate Pink' makes a good choice for border, container plantings, and coastal gardens. This variety is half hardy in the UK so cuttings should be taken in the Spring to overwinter in a warmer place in case the parent plant does not survive. If damaged by frost, cut plant to ground and it may regrow.
Contributed by @southerncharm
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Cape Fuchsia 'Passionate'
Latin name
Phygelius 'Passionate'
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Scrophulariaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.60 M
Phygelius 'Passionate'
Phygelius are evergreen, or semi-evergreen shrubs, usually grown as herbaceous perennials in cooler areas. They have simple leaves and large clusters of tubular fuchsia-like flowers in Summer and Autumn. They are hardy to -10 deg.C. 'Passionate Pink' sports pink flowers on sturdy stems that rise up to 60cm tall with an equal spread. Flowers will show from spring to autumn. 'Passionate Pink' makes a good choice for border, container plantings, and coastal gardens. This variety is half hardy in the UK so cuttings should be taken in the Spring to overwinter in a warmer place in case the parent plant does not survive. If damaged by frost, cut plant to ground and it may regrow.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Early Autumn
Cape fuchsias bear fuchsia-like, tubular flowers from early / mid Summer to early Autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in moist but free-draining, fertile soil in a sunny position,
Propagate by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
Propagate by suckers
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Suckers that have rooted can be carefully dug out and put into pots for a year before planting out into the garden.