Chaenostoma cordatum Copia Gulliver Blue Sensation ('Gulliver Blue Sensation') (Copia Series)

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bacopa [Copia Gulliver Blue Sensation]

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Synonyms

Sutera 'Gulliver Blue Sensation' (Scopia Series)
Sutera scopia 'Gulliver Blue Sensation'
Sutera Copia Gulliver Blue Sensation

Bedding

An evergreen, bushy to semi-trailing, compact perennial usually grown as an annual for hanging baskets or containers. Small, mid- to dark green, toothed leaves are covered from summer into early autumn by a profusion of small, purple-blue flowers

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1–2 years
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 sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
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)
H2

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Scrophulariaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy, Trailing
Genus
Chaenostoma is a small genus of annuals, evergreen perennials and small evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, native to South Africa. Often used for bedding, containers, hanging baskets or in greenhouses, leaf shape can be elliptic, toothed, lobed or scalloped with leaf colour varying between pale and dark green. Flowers appear from summer to autumn and are white, pale mauve or blue.
Name Status
Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings or by layering

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Patio and container plants
  • Hanging Basket
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Garden edging
  • Bedding

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free