Francoa sonchifolia 'Rogerson's Form'
(Bridal Wreath 'Rogerson's Form')
Family - Francoaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 45cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: An Evergreen Perennial with a clump-forming habit and low-growing foliage. Hairy, mid-green leaves are ovate in shape with pinnatifid lobing (similar to oak leaves). Small cross-shaped flowers are a bright shade of lilac-pink. The Blooms are paler at the base and each petal is marked with a deep purple streak towards the centre. The flowers are densely held in slender Racemes and are produced in midsummer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Small cruciform flowers are bright lilac-pink. The flowers are paler towards the base and each petal has a deep purple streak at the centre. The blooms are densely held in vertical racemes and are produced in July.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Cruciform flowers in racemes
Flowering time: July
Foliage:
Hairy, mid-green leaves are ovate in shape with pinnatifid lobing. The leaves are held in rosettes at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate with pinnatifid lobing
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile soil that is well-drained.