The Suntory Collection - New Varieties
Lofos® 'Summer Cream'
'Summer Cream'
Lofos® 'Wine Red'
'Wine Red'
 
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Great for Hanging Baskets

This marvelous vine blooms early, and continues throughout most of the year. The bright trumpet-shaped flowers of Lofos® lophospermum flower elegantly from hanging baskets and patio containers. It can also be trained to climb, for a dramatic addition to any garden

Lofos® Habit:

  • Trailing/climbing habit
  • Height: Up to 84"
  • Spread: 18" - 24"
  • ideal in hanging baskets

Outstanding Characteristics:

  • Vigorous growth
  • Blooms throughout the growing season
  • Blooms all around the plant

Application:

Hanging baskets, staked or trellised 1-gal. and 5-gal. containers.

Genus Lophospermum (Asarina)
Family Scrophulariaceae
Plant Type Annual
Light High-moderate
Cutting Form Vegetative cutting (tip, nodal)
Bloom Time Continuous, spring to late fall
Growing Media Well drained peat/perlite mix
pH 6.0 - 6.5
Blooms in 1st Year Yes
State when sold Blooming
Flower Shape Tubular
Bloom Size 1 ¾"
Foliage Color Green
Grower Pots 4", 1 gal.
Retail Containers 10" hanging baskets, staked 1-gal. container, staked 5-gal. container
Crop Times

4" pot (1 cutting) - 5-6 weeks
1-gal. pot (2-3 cuttings) - 8-9 weeks
10" baskets (3 cuttings) - 10-12 weeks

 
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