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Strobilanthes attenuata |
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| Synonym(s) |
Strobilanthes urticifolia |
| Family |
acanthaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
dark blue/purple (late summer-fall) |
| Size |
24" |
| Light |
shade |
From seed  |
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Native to Nepal. Grows more wide than tall. Most strobilanthes species are tender, but this one has proven hardy in our garden for several years now. They are late to return in spring, and are inconspicuous for most of the early season, until the flowers arrive in late summer. Mature plants attain quite some bulk by this time, so that the mounds of blue flowers pack some punch. One worth waiting for!
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| | I like the dark silver-hairy buds and new leaves |
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| | Puts on an attractive autumn coat (late October) |
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| | Mature specimen grows into a shrubby large perennial by mid-summer |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Pam Simcock | May 07, 2010 | Ref, strobilanthes attenuata, I bought this plant Sept 08, I kept it in my greenhouse the first winter before planting it out. I took a cutting last autumn as we have quite an exposed garden, after the very harsh winter the cutting is not looking too good but the plant in the garden has produced masses of healthy shoots. Thought you might like to hear of it's hardiness! |
- Seed from '08 trade. Baggy 65F (100%G, 7-9d)
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