code: 682
In late summer and autumn, the stems are studded
Family: Phytolaccacea
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 60 cm
Maximum Height: 90 cm
This new and lovely variegated form of the hardy herbaceous “Indian Poke” plant has beautifully marbled and mottled cream leaves. In late summer and autumn, the stems are studded with deepest ruby, almost black, crinkled berries.
Sowing advice:
For best results, sow seeds immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and germination can sometimes be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. However, we sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination as many seeds have built-in dormancy mechanisms, and often wait for spring before emerging regardless of when they are sown. But spring sowing will obviously give them a full season of growth if successful germination occurs.
| Habit | Clumping, upright, and outward-leaning. |
| Rate of Growth | Fast. |
| Size in ten years | A clump to six or eight feet feet tall and wide. |
| Texture | Shamelessly coarse and boisterous, with large foliage that, nonetheless, isn’t dense enough to block view of the shocking-pink cane-like stems. |
| Flowering season | Summer: July into August. |
