Rhodohypoxis Beverly - pink star
Beverly's startlingly bright magenta flowers cover the plants in summer, barely tickling your ankles at a snug 15cm tall, but absolutely packed with colour, All of these photos are unfiltered, unedited.
She loves sandy loamy acid-neutral soils - good news for many of us; and full sun. Borderline frost tolerant in a sheltered location, and generally trouble-free once established.
If you can get past the medical-sounding botanic name, this supercute groundhugging South African beauty has heaps of great qualties for the Australian gardeners.
That colour is astonishing in real life - you gotta see it to believe it! Try her in a rockery or patio pot
Rhodohypoxis milloides 'Beverly' - pink star, red star, rosy posy
APPEARANCE : Low-growing deciduous tuberous herbaceous perennial with deep pink six-petalled flowers in summer going into early autumn. One or two petals may have white striping, this is completely natural
ORIGIN : Southern Africa in damp peaty acid meadows and grasslands that are moist in summer, dry in winter
USE FOR : Potted colour, rockeries, summer colour, mass planting.
CLIMATE : Will tolerate a light overnight frost
PLANTING: Plant in full sun to part shade in free-draining sandy or loamy soil with an acid-neutral pH. Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks, and in the growing season. Water into the soil around the plant.
CARE: This plant has a winter dormant period where is likes to dry out somewhat like a bulb, so if you have wet winters, grow Beverly in pots and repot them each spring. If a colder winter is forecast, add extra mulch to cover the tubers
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH: 10-15cm H x 10-50cm W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
What is tubestock?
| Plants For State | ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA |
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