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Gloxinia 'Little Red'
Little Red Hardy Gloxinia
Item #: 11082
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Seemannia 'Little Red') Gloxinia 'Little Red' is an amazing John Boggan hybrid, a cross of Gloxinia nematanthodes and Gloxinia purpurascens, that we've had on trial since 2011. Although it emerges very late, usually around July 1 (NC), Gloxinia 'Little Red' is a showstopper from mid-summer until frost. The dark cinnamon stems are clothed with thumb-sized, bronzy green leaves. Each leaf axil is home to small, tubular, scarlet-orange flowers...a favorite of hummingbirds as well as two-legged garden visitors. Gloxinia 'Little Red' is quite vigorous and makes a 16" tall x 3' wide patch in 4 years. Dry soils during cold winters are key to survival.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Gloxinia
Flower Color: Orange/Peach , Red
Container Role: Fillers , Spillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage