phygelius_aequalis Yellow Trumpet

Very unusual Wagger!

There are quite a few different ones of these, Janey. Put phygelius in the search box and you'll see who's got what.

This is nice...my Dads got a coral coloured version but I like this one even more

Sorry to be a 'bighead',willowisp, but I've got this and the coral coloured one both flowering their socks off like this one. But I've also got a bright yellow leaf one that has only ever had 2 flowers and none for the last 3 years. I moved it last Autumn, and still no flowers!!

No Paul, lol, its not bigheaded. If I find a plant I really like I just have to have it in lots of colours!! Strange you can't get your 3rd one to flower though....

It is strange. However it is stunning just using it's glowing foliage as a foil for other colours. I used to have it in front of a red leaf Phormium and they looked great together but I've moved the Phormium as well and completley rearranged the planting in that area!

mmm that sounds nice....I forget to think foliage as well as flowers for 'prettyness' !

I am going to HOWL at all of you that succeed with Phygelius! It doesn't like me - I keep trying, but they fade out after a couple of years. Do you do anything special to them?

This was only put in a pot temporarily - two years ago and seems to be doing ok though it's been thoroughly mistreated. Perhaps you treat them too well, Spritz.

Strange, Spritzhenry, they grow easily around here(mostly clay soil) and , in fact, they can be too rampant. I had one of the coral/pink ones in a pot for a few years and it was ok but got a bit woody, so i put it in the border Autumn 2007 and there's no stopping it. It's spread to over double the size but has lots of flowers!

I don't do anything, Wagger - maybe I should?? I just dead-head them when the flowers fade from each stem.

The only other thing I do, Spritz is prune it hard in the spring - I pruned it after flowering last year as it was so leggy but the pot was then kept frost-free for the winter.

Been there, done that, lost the plant. :-(

Oh dear again Spritz !!!

I have the new ones in the new bed - we shall see what THEY do!

It'll be interesting to see won't it ?
Fingers crossed :)

I did wonder if it was due to being squeeeeeezed in my usual close-planting??

Hmmm, would that really have an effect though ?

No idea. Just a thought.

I think, SpritzH, if they were closely planted the Phygelius would tend to swamp the other plant (in most cases) rather than the other way round. So I wouldn't think that's the problem. I reckon the new ones will do better in the beds! Let's hope so!

I definitely am hoping, Paul! I have a creamy - yellow and three peach ones in. The peach ones are small, but the other one is a bit bigger, so fingers crossed.