

Native to the Himalayas, this shrub produces purple trumpet flowers in its first year, followed by red berries resembling small elongated cherry tomatoes
Native to the Himalayas, this shrub produces purple trumpet flowers in its first year, followed by red berries resembling small elongated cherry tomatoes.
1/ Sow in pots in a fine soil at 20-25oC. Patience, lifting can take 4-6 weeks! For flowering in the first year, sow under a heated shelter in January.
2/ At the 10-15 cm stage, transplant into a pot in a mixture of earth-sand.
Exposure:Sun
3/ Water once a week in winter and 3 times in summer.
Sowing: January and March-May
Harvest/Flowering:May-September
Life cycle:Vivace
Height: 40cm
Easy to sow and grow, it is very resistant to frost (up to -20oC). He particularly likes limestone soils. It is also an deciduous shrub that loses its enhiver foliage.
Native to the Himalayas, this shrub produces purple trumpet flowers in its first year, followed by red berries resembling small elongated cherry tomatoes