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northern beschorneria

Beschorneria septentrionalis

★ RHS AGMDrought Resistant

Genus: Beschorneria
Family: Asparagaceae

About this plant

An evergreen perennial forming a large clump of arching, strap-shaped leaves, each to 20cm in length. The candelabra-like inflorescence, up to 1.5m tall, has a vivid red stem and green-tipped, fuchsia-pink, tubular flowers, produced from late spring to mid-summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Can be grown outdoors in milder areas, in very well-drained, humus-rich loam, but will require protection from hard frost. Under glass grow in cactus compost, in good light, and keep almost dry in winter

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in spring at 21°C. Offsets can be carefully removed and potted up in spring

Pests

Scale insects may be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalHedging ScreensPatio ContainerArchitectural

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years