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PHYGELIUS
Commonly known as Cape fuchsia
All Flower JULY onwards
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - shrubs or sub shrubs
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Dwarf shrub - Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - - grown for their panicles of showy tubular flowers. In the foxglove family. -
Pests & Diseases - figwort weevils, capsid bugs. -
Place of origin - South Africa -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Phygelius - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of PHYGELIUS
PHYGELIUS x rectus 'Devil's Tears' >
Commonly known as: Cape fuchsia.
Deep reddish pink flowers with orange/red lobes and yellow throats
PHYGELIUS x rectus 'Moonraker' >
Commonly known as: Cape fuchsia.
Downward curved pale creamy-yellow flowers
PHYGELIUS x rectus 'Salmon Leap' >
Commonly known as: Cape fuchsia.
Orange flowers which turn back towards the stem
PHYGELIUS x rectus 'Sensation' >
Commonly known as: Cape fuchsia.
Bright magenta pink flowers at the top of each stem in summer and continuing into autumn
