Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead'
Little Redhead Indian Pink, Little Redhead Spigelia
- Main interest:
- colourful yellow-throated tubular dark red bloom, attracts hummingbirds, mounding habit, good cut flower
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- dark red with yellow throats
- Flowering period:
- June to August
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 5b: -26 °C (-15 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 2.5 ft (75 cm) width: 2 ft (60 cm)
- Use:
- border, edging, woodland, container, specimen, cut flower garden
Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead' is grown for its colourful, yellow-throated, tubular, dark red blooms. They are wildly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant grows to 2.25 feet tall in a tidy, upright clump, with sturdy stems. A native wildflower of the United States, Little Redhead Indian Pink grows naturally in either sun or shade. It is very adaptable to different soil types; and easy to grow.
Little Redhead Spigelia Blooms early summer, with sporadic re-blooming in fall. A wonderful cut flower for bouquets. A very showy perennial, use it as a focal point, in borders and containers, and cut flower gardens.
- Main interest:
- colourful yellow-throated tubular dark red bloom, attracts hummingbirds, mounding habit, good cut flower
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- dark red with yellow throats
- Flowering period:
- June to August
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 5b: -26 °C (-15 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 2.5 ft (75 cm) width: 2 ft (60 cm)
- Use:
- border, edging, woodland, container, specimen, cut flower garden
Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead' is grown for its colourful, yellow-throated, tubular, dark red blooms. They are wildly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant grows to 2.25 feet tall in a tidy, upright clump, with sturdy stems. A native wildflower of the United States, Little Redhead Indian Pink grows naturally in either sun or shade. It is very adaptable to different soil types; and easy to grow.
Little Redhead Spigelia Blooms early summer, with sporadic re-blooming in fall. A wonderful cut flower for bouquets. A very showy perennial, use it as a focal point, in borders and containers, and cut flower gardens.
Also known as: Little Redhead Pinkroot, Little Redhead Woodland Pink Root
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