Holmskioldia sanguinea

Also Known As

Cup and Saucer Plant
Orange Chinese Hat Plant
Parasol Flower
Parasol Plant

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'-10'
W: 5'-7'

planting zones

9a-11

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Holmskioldia sanguinea plant details

Holmskioldia sanguinea is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In fall and summer orange flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Holmskioldia sanguinea

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 5 FT - 7 FT - wide, 4 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: orange blooms in fall and summer
Uses: easy-to-grow, unique

GROWING CONDITIONS for Holmskioldia sanguinea

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: seaside / salt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Known as Chinese Hat, Cup & Saucer, Parasol plant. A irregular plant or shrub with arching stems, leaves 2-4" slightly toothed, ovate and slender pointed. Producing the most unusual flowers clusters that look like chinese hats. The flowers are narrow trumpet shaped with crimson petals and orange red calyces. Likes sun to part shade . Hardy zone 9-11

By: Accents for Home and Garden

Clusters of orange, 1", Chinese Hats are produced from summer to autumn along the arching stems of this unusual shrub. An excellent late summer and fall flowering shrub-like to die-back perennial for a sunny location. Easy and begins flowering just in time for the Hummingbird migration southward. Provide a deep winter mulch in the northern portions of its range.