Hardy Gloxinia Incarvillea delavayi
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Hardy Gloxinia:
- Phonetic Spelling
- in-kar-VIL-ee-uh del-uh-VAY-ee
- Description
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Bearing the name of French missionary Pierre d'Incarville, Incarvillea delavayi is grown as both a perennial and an annual.
Its leafless stems rise up to 2 feet above the graceful, showy fern like foliage. Atop these stems sit the beautiful 3" trumpet shaped pinkish blooms with yellow throats that bloom in the late spring.
Situate your plant in partial shade to full sun. In warmer climates, afternoon shade should be provided. Its taproot is quite fleshy, so good drainage is a necessity, so a raised bed or container work well. Plant so to ensure that the crown is at or just above the soil surface. Container growing will also allow you to move your plants indoors as temperatures drop.
Deadheading will prolong your bloom period.
Colder planting locations may require some winter mulch for protection.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Slugs frequent this plant. Crown rot and root rot are potential disease issues.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bees Pink'
Pink blooms, - 'Snowtop'
White flowers
- 'Bees Pink'
- 'Bees Pink', 'Snowtop'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bees Pink'
Pink blooms, - 'Snowtop'
White flowers
- 'Bees Pink'
- 'Bees Pink', 'Snowtop'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Incarvillea
- Species:
- delavayi
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southwestern China
- Wildlife Value:
- The flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Easy to Grow
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Trumpet
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Clusters of pink-red flowers with yellow throats. Each cluster contains 5 to 12 flowers, each 2 1/2" long.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Pinnatifid
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Deeply cut, fern like basal leaves up to 12" long arch from the bottom of the leafless stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- The stalks are leafless.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Near Septic
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cutting Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
