Orange Gnome Campion

Other Names: Arkwright Campion

Description:

A newer selection with large brilliant orange-scarlet flowers held over dark-green and bronze foliage; this variety has attractive seed pods that follow the flowers

Ornamental Features:

Orange Gnome Campion features beautiful scarlet star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. It's attractive tomentose pointy leaves emerge burgundy in spring, turning dark green in colour with distinctive deep purple edges throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The deep purple stems are very effective and add winter interest.

Landscape Attributes:

Orange Gnome Campion is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Orange Gnome Campion is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Orange Gnome Campion will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years.

This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.