Scientific Name:	Phygelius x rectus
Pronunciation:	fye-JEE-lee-us ex REK-tus
Common Name:	cape fuchsia
Family Name:	Scrophulariaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Spreading shrub to 1m; leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, serrated; inflorescence to 15 cm long raceme of creamy-yellow tubular, red or white, pendulous florets.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Arching, Spreading, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Filler, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include P. 'Moonraker', P. 'Winchester Fanfare', and P. 'Salmon Leap'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Obtuse Margins: Serrate Additional Info: exstipulate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Tubular Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow, Red, White, Orange Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct, Nov

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Runners (or stolons)

Propagation:	Softwood cuttings, Layering, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Disease resistant

Location(s): (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed Location Map

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