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Heterocentron elegans

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Heterocentron elegans Spanish Shawl,

Native: Foliage Type:

No Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Groundcovers Dense, Prostrate, Spreading

Description:

Fast-growing evergreen prostrate perennial with dense green foliage and open-faced pinkish-purple flower from Summer through to Autumn. Grows approx. 5cm tall x 100cm wide. Perfect for adding a splash of colour to rockeries and for hanging baskets.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

60cm-1m 60cm-1m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Embankment, Groundcover, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Melastomataceae NorthAmerica

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: Purple

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer

Fruit: No

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance Level: Medium

Water Usage: Medium / Moderate

Drought: Medium / Moderate

Frost: Tender

Wind: Medium / Moderate

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