ARISTEA ecklonii

Rhizomatous plant, hardy outside only in milder areas, with attractive panicles of strong blue saucer shaped flowers

Pot size - 2 Litre - Click to view photo

Delivery Normally 3 - 5 days

Click & Collect Ready in 3 - 5 days

individually £14.00 each , 3+ £12.00 each

Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes

Flowering

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Good to know
Resents root disturbance
Pests & Diseases
None
Place of origin
Central Africa, South Africa
Evergreen
Tufts of linear basal leaves 30-45cm (12-18in) long and smaller, stem-clasping leaves
Blue
Panicles
Loose, spike-like panicles of flowers 2cm (¾in) across
Saucer-shaped
Border
Half hardy (down to 0)
Height
1m (39in)
Spread
45cm (18in)
Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
Herbaceous
Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
Tender - cool or frost free greenhouse
Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen. Except in frost-free inner-city areas or coastal extremities requires glasshouse conditions. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 1°C (34°F)
Summer Seasonal Interest
Fertile moist well-drained soil
Moderately fertile, humus-rich.
Full sun