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This plant has marvelous foliage of green leaves decorated with heavy silvering and accented with rust red veins. Itβs tall spikes of flowers are insignificant, but what a plant! This is a great landscape plant.
Bloom season:
June-July.
Size:
Flowering height 70 cm/ 28β. Spreads 40 cm/ 16β, foliage height 20 cm/ 10β.
Location:
Shade to part sun or filtered light. Great for landscaping. Lift and replant every two years in late summer/ autumn with crown just above soil.
Culture:
Requires moist well-drained soil mix low in peat. pH: 6.0-7.0
Nutritional Needs: Moderate to light fertility.
Dormancy is not required for growth. Vernalization of 12 weeks is required for optimum flowering. Dry moderately between waterings.
Finish time to 9 cm/ 4β: 4-6 weeks. USDA Hardiness zones: 4-9.
Availability:
Tissue culture.