Centradenia inaequilateralis 'Cascade'
Unequal sided spur gland
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.3m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
A beautiful, tender evergreen plant that has a weeping habit of growth. This suits it for use in a hanging basket. It has trailing stems that carry neat oval leaves carried in clusters on long brown stems. They have attractive red tinting on their grey green surface and are slightly hairy to the touch. The flowers are coloured pink and carried in clusters on short stems. They are simple, four -petalled and have noticeable stamens. This is often treated as an annual and discarded in the autumn.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey, Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Weeping
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Sensory garden (tactile)
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring · Planting
Repot yearly
Repot yearly if grown in a pot. Move it to a slightly larger pot with drainage holes. Some of the old compost can be shaken away, but don't disturb the roots too much.
Be careful to ensure the roots are spread out in the new pot, and that the plant is sitting on compost and not an air pocket. Firm the soil gently, and make sure that the plant sits at the same level above the soil as it did previously.
Winter
Winter · Outdoors
Water moderately in winter
Water moderately.
Give a small amount of water so that the plant doesn't become flaccid (leaves lose their firmness and may droop or look lifeless), or dessicated, but do not saturate the compost or leave it standing in water.