General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Dark green upper surface, dark reddish-purple reverse.
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP23,027

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Common names
  • Roscoea

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Uploaded by longk
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-09-05

Date: 2010-05-18
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries,Inc. www.terranovanurseries.c
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14

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