Desfontainia fulgens ‘Harold Comber’

From the Andes, where it shares habitat with Araucaria, Drimys, Fitzroya etc, this evergreen, almost holly-like shrub will eventually reach a maximum of 2m after many years, but can generally be considered as a small shrub. Tubular vermillion flowers with a yellow mouth open in late summer over glossy, spiny leaves, which are pollinated in nature by the Green-backed firecrown hummingbird. 'Harold Comber' is a form with larger flowers than typical. Best in half shade and a sheltered site. Not good on thin chalk soils, but could be tried on less extreme alkaline soils.

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