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violet false heath

Fabiana imbricata f. violacea hort.

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Fabiana
Family: Solanaceae
Common Names: violet pichi

About this plant

F. imbricata f. violacea is a medium-sized evergreen shrub, rather upright in habit, with tubular, pale lavender flowers 2cm in length, borne in great profusion in early summer

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in poor to moderately fertile soil with protection from cold drying winds. Whilst they are lime tolerant they may become chlorotic on shallow, chalky soils

Pruning

Pruning group 9

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring or take semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Wall Side BordersLow Maintenance

Planting Places

GreenhouseOutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years