Desfontainia spinosa
Spiny desfontainia
Desfontainia Desfontainia
D. spinosa - D. spinosa is an evergreen shrub with holly-likes leaves. It produces pendant, bright-red, tubular flowers from mid-summer to late autumn.
Desfontainia spinosa is: Evergreen
Bushy
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Red, Yellow in Summer; Yellow, Red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Desfontainia spinosa (Spiny desfontainia) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance
Plant in lime-free, moist, free-draining soil in semi-shade. Desfontainia are slow-growing and need a sheltered position.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Desfontainia spinosa
Spiny desfontainia
Desfontainia Desfontainia
D. spinosa - D. spinosa is an evergreen shrub with holly-likes leaves. It produces pendant, bright-red, tubular flowers from mid-summer to late autumn.
Evergreen
Bushy
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Red, Yellow in Summer; Yellow, Red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Desfontainia spinosa (Spiny desfontainia) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance
Plant in lime-free, moist, free-draining soil in semi-shade. Desfontainia are slow-growing and need a sheltered position.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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