Rehmannia 'Walberton's Magic Dragon'
Chinese Foxglove 'Walberton's Magic Dragon'
'Magic Dragon' is ideal for use in borders or as a patio container plant. It has a very long season of flower beginning in late spring and continuing until frost. The sturdy, upright plants grow to around 70cm tall. The flower stems keep branching from the base to produce more and more buds and flowers.
Contributed by @OICANALP
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Full sun to 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
Chinese Foxglove 'Walberton's Magic Dragon'
Latin name
Rehmannia 'Walberton's Magic Dragon'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Orobanchaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to 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
0.70 M
Rehmannia 'Walberton's Magic Dragon'
'Magic Dragon' is ideal for use in borders or as a patio container plant. It has a very long season of flower beginning in late spring and continuing until frost. The sturdy, upright plants grow to around 70cm tall. The flower stems keep branching from the base to produce more and more buds and flowers.
Flowering Season
From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn
The plant produces racemes of two-lipped, purplish-pink flowers to 10cm long in summer and autumn.
Propogation by division
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Smaller rosettes of leaves pop up from underground rizomes all around parent plants. These can be removed and replanted as required
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Pot grown specimens should be found in a good nursery and these should be planted into their growing position in spring.
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