Showy in the garden and great indoors as a cut flower. A New Zealand cultivar and one that sets the standard for growing vigour, flower colour and floral performance. Bracts are a wine red in autumn and take on a pinkish cream flush towards spring.
Feature:
Stunning cutflower with long stems. Just as good in the garden. Evergreen.
Uses:
Banks, borders, rockeries, cutflower.
Position:
Will grow almost anywhere in a well-drained soil and full sun. Tolerant of wind and mild frost once established.
Care:
Mulch with peat and do not use lime. Prune after flowering and apply a light dressing of acid fertilser every second autumn.
