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Calceolaria 'Kentish Hero' (Slipperwort 'Kentish Hero')
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0.3m
Max height
Max height
0.3m
Max spread
Max spread
1-2 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Calceolaria 'Kentish Hero'
Other names
Slipperwort 'Kentish Hero', Pocketbook flower 'Kentish Hero', Lady's purse 'Kentish Hero'
Genus
Calceolaria Calceolaria
Variety or Cultivar
'Kentish Hero' _ 'Kentish Hero' is a tender, short-lived, evergreen perennial or subshrub, often grown as an annual container or bedding plant, with ovate to lance-shaped, finely toothed, veined, softly hairy, dark green leaves and, throughout summer, slender, branched stems bearing clusters of two-lipped, orange to orange-red flowers with small, inflated upper petals and larger, pouched lower petals.
Calceolaria 'Kentish Hero' is: Evergreen
Habit
Bushy, Upright
Flower
Orange, Orange-red in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Diseases
Generally disease free.
General care
Pruning
Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
Propagation methods
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Calceolaria 'Kentish Hero' (Slipperwort 'Kentish Hero') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal
Cultivation
In frost-free areas, grow in moist or moist but well-drained, acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Flowers best in cool, moist conditions. In frost-prone areas, treat as an annual and remove at the end of the growing season or overwinter indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost with bright light and good ventilation. Water freely & feed every 3-4 weeks in growth.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Botanical name
Calceolaria 'Kentish Hero'
Other names
Slipperwort 'Kentish Hero', Pocketbook flower 'Kentish Hero', Lady's purse 'Kentish Hero'
Genus
Calceolaria Calceolaria
Variety or Cultivar
'Kentish Hero' _ 'Kentish Hero' is a tender, short-lived, evergreen perennial or subshrub, often grown as an annual container or bedding plant, with ovate to lance-shaped, finely toothed, veined, softly hairy, dark green leaves and, throughout summer, slender, branched stems bearing clusters of two-lipped, orange to orange-red flowers with small, inflated upper petals and larger, pouched lower petals.
Native to
Central America, South America
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy, Upright
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Colour
Flower
Orange, Orange-red in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Diseases
Generally disease free.
General care
Pruning
Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
Propagation methods
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Calceolaria 'Kentish Hero' (Slipperwort 'Kentish Hero') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal
Cultivation
In frost-free areas, grow in moist or moist but well-drained, acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Flowers best in cool, moist conditions. In frost-prone areas, treat as an annual and remove at the end of the growing season or overwinter indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost with bright light and good ventilation. Water freely & feed every 3-4 weeks in growth.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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