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Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross'
  • RHS AGM

agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross'

'Ludgvan Cross' is an evergreen shrub with fine, arching branches bearing lance-shaped leaves up to 5cm long. Hanging clusters of urn-shaped, pink flowers appear along the branches from spring to summer

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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Pink Green
Summer Pink Green
Autumn Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Partial shade
Aspect

West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H2
Botanical details
Family
Ericaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus

Agapetes can be upright or scrambling, usually evergreen shrubs with simple, leathery, opposite leaves and solitary or clustered, bell-shaped, tubular or urn-shaped flowers with 5 short lobes

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow under glass in well-drained, lime-free compost in bright, filtered light. Can stand outdoors in summer, preferably in partial shade

Propagation

Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in late summer, or propagate by layering in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Patio and container plants
Pruning

Pruning group 11, but keep pruning to a minimum

Pests

May be susceptible to scale insects

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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