This is a potential egg on my face as there is some dispute over nomenclature and P. brandegee is very similar to P. pauciflorum. Either ...Read Moreway this happy little chap is a native of the USA and while perennial and quite hardy, often behaves like an annual or biennial.
Has deeply divided, mid green, slightly hairy and sticky leaves. Bears long, tubular, almost trumpet shaped, pale orange flowers with a yellow throat.
Loves a well drained soil in light shade as it seems to wilt a bit in midday sun.
I was given the seeds under a name that doesn't exist. Fortunately it flowers very quickly from seed and had a high germination percentage, we're still trying to find space for all of them! They are very similar to P. pauciflorum but the leaves seem to be slimmer and the whole plant appears much smaller, I'm no expert but that's my opinion anyway.
This is a potential egg on my face as there is some dispute over nomenclature and P. brandegee is very similar to P. pauciflorum. Either ...Read More