Mundi Plantarum

Desfontainia spinosa

Vernacular name: 
spiny desfontainia
Famille: 
Loganiaceae
Synonymes: 
Desfontainia fulgens

  • Les jardins du florilège

  • Les jardins du florilège

  • Les jardins du florilège

  • Les jardins du florilège

  • Les jardins du florilège

  • Les jardins du florilège

Holly-like shrub, with tubular orange, red and yellow blooms in summer. Fragile plant. Height from 1.5m to 2m.

Classification

Trees and shrubs

Climate

Zone 9: from -7°C to -1°C

Leaf color

  • Green

Flower color

  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Red

Sun exposure

  • Sunny
  • Part shade

Size

150 to 200cm
1 to 2m

Ornamental interest

  • Foliage
  • Evergreen
  • Flower

Notable plant

  • In summer
  • In winter

Type de sol

  • Acidic

Garden use

  • Massif
  • Parterre

GENERAL DESCRIPTION