Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot
To add an exotic look to the perennial garden, try Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead'. It can be grown in either the sun or shade, so great scattered through a mixed border, or along the edge of a woodland. The dark red tubular flowers have star-shaped yellow centers and are a real standout in the garden. This variety was selected to be more uniform and compact. Native to the Southeast U.S.
Uses: Bogs, Borders, Containers, Cottage Gardens, Flower Beds, Naturalizing, Pond Edges, Specimen, Stream Banks, Woodland Gardens
Nature Attraction: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Pollinators
Notable Features: Cut Flower, Long Bloom Time, Easy To Grow, Shade Tolerant, Native
Growth Habit: Upright, Clumping, Mounding
Homeowner Growing Tips: Grow in rich soil with high organic content in partial sun or shade. Tolerates more sun with consistently moist soil. Try to plant it in the first half of the growing season for the most success. Avoid transplanting once established. A long-lived, hardy plant. Comes up late in the spring, so you may want to use a marker to avoid inadvertently digging it up or planting over it. Protect from rabbits.
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This plant has beautiful blooms. It put on a great show the first year.
I received 4 “Little Redheads” and was in really good condition upon arrival. Try are small young plants so they are yet are to bloom. I will say heat, drought and Hurricane Laura has not effected the plants in Zone 9. I can’t wait until I see them bloom, hopefully next year especially since I planted them late in the season. Romence Gardens Staff are some of the nicest people I have ever done business with.
This is the third time I've tried and maybe Little Redhead with be the charm? So far this plant has not been winter hardy and I have my doubts if it truly is in zone 5. Certainly hope so because it's stunning in bloom. Planted three of them and we just had two frosts and a freeze...they're toasted but let's see if they come back in 2021. All three flowered this summer and one continued until the frost. A nursery owner just 30 miles from here (but warmer) says they've had trouble overwintering this plant in pots, but they have survived in the ground in their gardens. Here's hoping. 3 stars for now, 4-5 if it over winters.
