Has toothed, lance like, deep green, almost velvety leaves with a strong wh...Read Moreite stripe as the central leaf vein. Bears pale yellow, spurred flowers that remind me of a squid without it's tentacles, these are dangled from the flower stalks and quite mobile.
Flowers mainly July to October
Loves a well drained soil that remains moist, especially during the growing season, in light shade. It's thought to be almost hardy and will tolerate short periods of light frosts, various people site zones but I'm not tempting fate just yet.
This chap can spread rather quickly and while it dies back for the winter, don't be fooled, the roots are long, thick and strong growing!
According to my information this plant is hardy to zone 6.
Deciduous, stoloniferous perennial from China.
Has toothed, lance like, deep green, almost velvety leaves with a strong wh...Read More