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Hesperantha coccinea Sunrise

Common name: Crimson flag lily, River Lily

Vibrant and stylish pink blooms on upright stems from summer to autumn

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Vigorous, grasslike foliage emerges in March and is retained through to November time for valuable, weed-suppressing groundcover in your borders or vertical interest in containers and rockeries. Throughout the summer and well into autumn Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ bears warmly hued, open-faced flowers around 5cm across, with up to 10 flowers on each relaxed spike. Perfect as a cut flower for a vase inside your home or in a bouquet. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ is a dependable beauty which holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding performance in the garden. Native to wetter areas of Southern Africa, plants are also known as the River Lily (and were formerly called Schizostylis). Plant in moist, well-drained soil of any kind and provide with a south or west facing aspect in full sun. A hardy (H4), semi-evergreen perennial which reaches a height of up to 1 metre, with a spread of 50cm. Cut back once foliage fades for neatness, and plants will re-emerge the followi
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Key Information
Latin Name Hesperantha coccinea Sunrise P9
Common Name Crimson flag lily, River Lily
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Pink
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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