Mitraria coccinea 'Clark's Form'

Common Name: Mitre flower

Plant Family: Gesneriaceae

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Price: £6.50

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Availability:

4 in stock

Size/Qty: 9 cm pots

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy to minus 5 deg. C
Position/ Situation: Sheltered Wall
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Planting Style: Exotic
Suggested Use: Covering Walls/Fences
Season of Interest: Spring to early summer
Flower Colour: Orange
Leaf Colour: Green
Height: large (up to 12 feet)
Habit/Shape: Climbing or trailing
Evergreen: Yes
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive

(Or 'Lago Puyehue'?) This half hardy, semi trailing evergreen shrub comes from the temperate rain forests of Chile. In late spring and early summer it produces long orange-red tubular flowers. It can be grown outdoors in a very sheltered location, ideally against a warm wall. In hard winters the taller growth may be frosted back but it should re-shoot from the base. It needs acidic soil. If you decide to grow it in a pot it should really be moved into a greenhouse for protection over the winter.

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Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall