Polygala myrtifolia

  • Product number: 600515
  • Origin: South Africa
  • Latin: Polygala myrtifolia

A cheerful bloomer on the rise! "Thanks" to the milder winters, this plant is overwintering more and more easily; however, it's advisable to provide some extra protection during severe frost. The plant starts with small, myrtle-like leaves and, after some growth, produces cheerful, uniquely shaped flowers on its young shoots: they have 2 longer petals on the sides, making them appear to have little wings! All of this in a bright, lilac-pink color.
You can prune the plant back every year to keep it bushy; nowadays, they are also grown on a stem because the plant can woody into a shrub.

Names:
Latin: Polygala myrtifolia
Dutch: Vleugeltjesbloem
English: Myrtle-leaf milkwort

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Sowing method: Year-round, an easy germinator, sow just below the surface in cocopeat with silver sand, keep moist and in a warm place, the seeds will germinate within 2 months.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • All year

Harvesting time:

  • All year

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Greenhouse

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: Bright lilac pink
  • Origin: South Africa
  • Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Butterflies
  • Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Polygala myrtifolia
  • Dutch: Polygala
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Myrtle-leaf milkwort
  • All year round

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