Cape Figwort

Upright clusters of yellow-throated, orange tubular flowers with orange-red tips and dark green leaves. An excellent addition to a sunny, well-drained mixed border as long as it gets shelter from cold drying winds. In colder areas treat as a herbaceous perennial and cut back to the base in spring.Position: full sunSoil: fertile, moist but well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: June to August Flower colour: orangeHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)Garden care: Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. In frost-prone areas provide a dry winter mulch. Cut the flowered stems back to the base in spring
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