Description
- 0.5-1.5 m x 0.2-0.6 m
- Shrub to 2m
- Tapering, narrow lance-shaped leaves 4-15 mm x 0.8-3 mm, ending in a small sharp point.
- Flower colour white, pink or red
- Flowering time March to November
- Masses of narrow tubular flowers, petals at least twice as long as calyx, indentation at base of each petal. Flowering times vary depending on area.
- Bird attracting Nectar
- Butterfly attracting Both food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.
- Moist well drained loamy, sandy or rocky soils in heathland, woodland and forests. Frost and snow tolerant. Dappled and semi shade.
