Fumaria parviflora

RHS Plant Profile

small-flowered fumitory

Annual Biennial

A scrambling or climbing annual, reaching between 15 to 40cm in height. It has a branching habit and finely divided, blueish-green leaves, giving a delicate, feathery appearance with dull white flowers with purple tips appearing from May to October

Position

Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 1 year
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full shade Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H5

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Papaveraceae
Native to GB/Ireland: Yes
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Trailing
Genus: A genus of annual flowering plants with a scrambling habit, often found on waste ground or in fields as well as gardens where it can be seen as a weed. They have grey-green leaves and crimson-red tipped pink flowers, which appear in spring and summer
Name Status: Correct

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in light, well-drained soil in a sunny location

Propagation

Propagate by seed. Self-seeds freely

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Wildlife gardens

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free