Boris Avens
Description
Plant Height: 6 inches
Flower Height: 12 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Hardiness Zone: 3
Description:
Cheerful, orange cup-shaped flowers rise above mounds of fuzzy sharply cut foliage, blooms throughout the summer; a delightful little plant, excellent in rock and alpine gardens
Ornamental Features:
Boris Avens has orange cup-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid summer, which are interesting on close inspection. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's serrated lobed leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes:
Boris Avens is an herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Boris Avens is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- General Garden Use
- Mass Planting
- Border Edging
- Rock/Alpine Gardens
- Container Planting
Plant Characteristics:
Boris Avens will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 12 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years.
This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider covering it with a thick layer of mulch in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones. This plant can be propagated by division.
This species is not originally from North America.
Details
Date Added | 2016-12-02 |
Product Id | 10359038 |