Calceolaria or Pocketbook / Purse Flower is frost tender perennial that blooms in spring and summer. Choose from orange or yellow. Plant in pots. Part sun, moderate water, cut flower, attracts butterflies.
- Landscape Size: 6″-12″ tall, 6″-12″ wide
- Light Requirement: Morning or Filtered Sun/Afternoon Shade
- Water Needs: Moderate
- USDA Zone: 10a
- Growth Habit: Compact, Upright
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Attributes: Attracts Butterflies, Flowers for Cutting
See Green Thumb Guide below for region specific information.
Thrives in enriched, well draining soil. Protect from hot, afternoon sun. Mid season, trim spent flowers to shape. Feed regularly with an all purpose fertilizer.
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices(Opens in a new window) (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices(Opens in a new window) (Opens in new window)
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