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Roscoea purpurea 'Brown Peacock'


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Roscoea ‘Brown Peacock' has orchid-like, lavender flowers on top of purple-brown stalks with clasping green leaves that are red-flushed beneath.


Description:
This hardy ginger relative has dark leaves with deep red reverses in clumps with showy, thick, purple-brown stems. Roscoea purpurea ‘Brown Peacock' has lavender, orchid-like flowers on the top of the stalks in mid summer. It can be used as a tropical element or in mixed part shade beds. A good container plant.


Common Name: Roscoea

Family: Zingiberaceae (The Ginger Family)

Zone Hardiness: 6-9

Light: Part Sun, Part Shade

Height: 12-24"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average, Moist

Stem Colour: Red

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Grows in open hill slopes in in cooler areas.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas

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