Rabdosia longituba
Trumpet Spurflower
The stems of the clumping Rabdosia longituba rise throughout the summer, reaching 2' tall by early autumn when they are topped with 1' long, airy panicles containing hundreds of pendent, purple tubes. This is a woodland perennial.
Contributed by @schefflera
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Trumpet Spurflower
Latin name
Rabdosia longituba
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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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
0.50 M
1.00 M
Rabdosia longituba
The stems of the clumping Rabdosia longituba rise throughout the summer, reaching 2' tall by early autumn when they are topped with 1' long, airy panicles containing hundreds of pendent, purple tubes. This is a woodland perennial.
Flowering Season
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Stems form bearing numerous blue trumpet shaped flowers from early autumn providing a splash of colour to a woodland setting
Planting Outdoors Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Plant pot grown specimens in early autumn adding plenty of well rotted manure or proprietary compost. Water well and keep moist until established.
schefflera