Phygelius x rectus 'Pink Sensation'
Cape Fuchsia 'Pink Sensation'
Phygelius 'Pink Sensation' is a cross between P. aequalis and P capensis. It is a suckering shrub with a long flowering season. Starting in mid summer it is likely to flower until the first frosts. It enjoys a sheltered site in the sun. It may be cut to the ground in cold winters but usually shoots again from below ground. They are hardy to -10 deg.C
Contributed by @SylviaDavies
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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 'Pink Sensation'
Latin name
Phygelius x rectus 'Pink Sensation'
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
1.00 M
1.00 M
Phygelius x rectus 'Pink Sensation'
Phygelius 'Pink Sensation' is a cross between P. aequalis and P capensis. It is a suckering shrub with a long flowering season. Starting in mid summer it is likely to flower until the first frosts. It enjoys a sheltered site in the sun. It may be cut to the ground in cold winters but usually shoots again from below ground. They are hardy to -10 deg.C
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.
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