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Calceolaria integrifolia 'Kentish Hero'
Striking for its vermillion-orange, snapdragon-like flowers all through the summer months. More
| 1 x 9cm plant, for autumn planting 200630-1 | £5.95 |
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| 3 x 9cm plants, for autumn planting 200630-3 | £14.50 |
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Striking for its vermillion-orange, snapdragon-like flowers all through the summer months.
Keep snipping off dead blooms to encourage more growth from below.
| Genus | Calceolaria |
| Group/Species | C. integrifolia |
| Variety | Kentish Hero |
| Type | Tender Perennial |
| Common Name | Slipper Flower |
| Border Position | Container, Middle |
| Soil Type | Chalky, Fertile, Neutral |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Site | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
| Height | 60cm (24in) |
| Spacing | 45cm (18in) |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Plant in a container or border that has good drainage, to avoid winter wet. Prefers full sun or part shade. |
| Care Tips | Reliably hardy if kept away from winter wet, we keep them in cold tunnels in winter. Keep taking off the dead flowers and they flower from lower branches for a long period. Cut back in winter. |
| Flowering | May - August |
| Harvesting | Flower production: 4-5 months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
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