Juliet Orange Twinspur

Group/Class: Juliet Series

Brand: Ball

Ornamental Features:

Juliet Orange Twinspur features dainty spikes of orange pea-like flowers with tomato-orange eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to early fall. It's small pointy leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Juliet Orange Twinspur is an herbaceous annual bedding plant with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This annual bedding plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Juliet Orange Twinspur is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Container Planting
• General Garden Use
• Border Edging
• Mass Planting
• Hanging Baskets
• Rock/Alpine Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

Juliet Orange Twinspur will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This annual bedding plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by cuttings.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.