Purple flowers with an orchid like appearance

Roscoea tibetica

£7.00
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Purple flowers with an orchid like appearance

Roscoea tibetica

rotib-E/11/25

Type: Herbaceous woodlander
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Season: Summer
Size: up to 10 cms high
Origin: Asia
Preferred Conditions: Moist, well drained soil
Preferred Aspect: Partial Shade
Additional Feature: Foliage effect
Pot Size: Bare root November to February

£7.00
An exotic looking herbaceous perennial from Tibet with strap-shaped leaves from short stems rising late in the year. The leaves are a pale green with prominent veining reaching around 10 cms long and 5 cms wide. The flowers are the main interest being very much orchid-like in appearance. A single large upper petal and two smaller lower petals of a purplish-pink colour. These are borne in loose flower heads often with more than flower present at any one time.

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