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An excellent choice for shady beds! Bronze foliage, crowned with crimson flowers in late summer. Grows 36 in. tall. Attracts loads of butterflies and hummingbirds. Best in partial shade. Grows 15-18 in. tall.
Potted Plant.
Zones 3-8.

Zones: 3 - 8 (-40° F.) Height: 3-4" Spacing: 12-18In Depth: plant with crown at soil surface Spread: 18 in Sun/Shade: partial or full sun Color: deep red Foliage: bronze foliage Blooms: August-September

Comments: MIX GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF PEAT MOSS, COMPOST OR WELL-ROTTED MANURE INTO THE SOIL. KEEP SOIL MOIST, NOT SOGGY; MULCH TO HELP RETAIN MOISTURE. CUT TO GROUND AND MULCH W/STRAW WHEN FOLIAGE BROWNS IN FALL. CUT FADED FLOWER STALKS TO GROUND. FOLIAGE IS TINGED RED, STEMS USUALLY HAVE A BRONZE CAST. FLOWERS SEEM TO HAVE A LUMINOUS COLOR. THIS VARIETY IS A TETRAPLOID (DOUBLE THE CHROMOSOMES) SO HAS LARGER FLOWERS, THICK, ERECT STEMS, THICK LEAVE BLADES AND STRONG ROOTS. GOOD FOR BORDERS OR ALONG STREAMS OR PONDS. Shipping: View Shipping Schedule Russian Princess Lobelia  Ships In Both Spring And Fall Unable to ship to: AE AK BC GU HI PR