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Originating from the stony slopes and scrub of Columbia and Peru, Alonsoa meridionalis ‘Rebel’ is a bushy, robust, half-hardy perennial which is frequently grown as an annual in the UK. Prized for its free-flowering habit, it will make a valuable addition to your summer and autumn garden. Masses of sizzling blooms are produced from June until October, offering delicate yet striking, orange-scarlet flowers. These provide a rich, warm, bright display of summer colour, borne above toothed, ovate to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves. Perfectly suited to planting in containers or using as a summer bedding plant in a mixed border. Alternatively, ‘Rebel’ can be grown all year round in a temperate conservatory, in which case a winter-flowering habit is likely. Prefers any fertile, well-drained loam or sandy soil in full sun. Grows to a height of 60cm, with a spread of 40cm. Alonsoa meridionalis ‘Rebel’ is a half-hardy perennial (tolerant of temperatures down to -5°C) and can be grown throughout the UK to be either treated as an annual or protected by overwintering indoors.
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Key Information
Latin Name | Alonsoa meridionalis ‘Rebel’ |
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Common Name | Mask Flower |
Hardiness | H3 (-1 to -5°C) |
Colour | Red |
Format | Young Plants |
Position | Full-Sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.60 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.40 |
Soil Conditions | Loam Sand |
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for Rockeries | Yes |
Good for cutting | Yes |