I’ve grown this plant for many years now, yet I’ve very seldom seen anyone else growing it. This is somewhat surprising as it is one...Read More of the easiest plants to grow - and propagate - that I have in my garden. It forms a neat mound roughly 1-2 feet high by 2-3 feet across and remains green throughout the entire year. The blooms are typical of a pincushion flower, but they’re a bit smaller than others (1-2 inches in diameter) and are held above the foliage on stems that are around 3-4 inches long. The flower color is a very attractive pale lavender blue which contrasts nicely with the deep glossy green leaves. Established plants seem to be fairly drought tolerant, but they’re happy with regular watering as well, so they have a wide range of uses. I’ve grown them in both full sun and part shade, although they do seem to bloom more heavily with more sunlight. Propagation by cuttings is really simple. In fact, I usually skip the pot and rooting mix and stick the cuttings directly in the soil where I want the new plant to grow. For a really full plant, I put 6 or 8 cuttings close together. Once the plants have grown and bloomed for a couple of years, they may begin to decline a bit. The solution is to simply pull them up and take more cuttings which can then be planted back in the same spot if desired. Overall, this is a wonderful plant which should be much more widely grown than it is.
I’ve grown this plant for many years now, yet I’ve very seldom seen anyone else growing it. This is somewhat surprising as it is one...Read More