Phygelius x rectus 'Red Alert'
Cape Fuchsia 'Red Alert'
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. 'Red Alert' is a compact variety with scarlet flowers making a bright impact. Great for containers and small borders. 40x30cm
Contributed by @franshinegee
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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 'Red Alert'
Latin name
Phygelius x rectus 'Red Alert'
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
0.30 M
0.40 M
Phygelius x rectus 'Red Alert'
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. 'Red Alert' is a compact variety with scarlet flowers making a bright impact. Great for containers and small borders. 40x30cm
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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