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Titanotrichum oldhami


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Woodland foxglove or Titanotrichum oldhami has spikes of golden yellow bells with vivid, cinnamon-red throats.


Description:
Titanotrichum oldhami is an African violet relative that looks like a tropical foxglove. It forms clumps of fuzzy basal leaves topped in late summer with one foot spikes of golden yellow bells with vivid, cinnamon-red centres. Too see one in real life is to know the true meaning of plant lust. Once thought to be hardy to only zone 9 it has proven hardy to zone 7. Ensure good winter drainage.


Common Name: Woodland Foxglove

Family: Gesneriaceae (The African Violet Family)

Zone Hardiness: 7-10

Light: Part Shade, Full Shade

Height: 8-12"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Secondary Bloom Colour: Burgundy

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Rock cliffs.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

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