Product Description
Lofospermum Wine Red (creeping Gloxinia) will add a unique dimension to your summer hanging baskets the flowering trails will reach over 1.2m (4ft) long by the end of the season and almost touch the floor!
The lovely trumpet-shaped flowers contrast brilliantly with the lush green foliage and look incredibly tropical. Lofos is a very fast grower, with the foliage tending to establish first and then, once the warm summer days arrive in June, the pretty flowers will commence, continuing thereafter right until first frost in the autumn. A very special and unusual summer flowering plant and if you have never grown it before, its one that is not to be missed!
Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
What Is Supplied
Item 400087 supplied as:
Supplied as 12 x plug plants, ready to grow on and plant out. Flowers from May until first frosts in the autumn. Trails to approx. 1.2m (4ft). Not frost hardy so keep protected until the last frost.
Plant Information
Top Tips
Your Lophospermum are supplied as jumbo plugs - larger sized plug plants that are slightly more established and can be planted into pots or baskets straight away.
Care Guide
- Initially your Lofos plants should be potted into 7.5-9cm (3-3½in) pots using a good quality compost. If planting directly into a basket, allow 3-4 plants for a 12-14in basket, or 6 for a really dense effect.
- Grow on in a greenhouse, conservatory or indoors at a minimum temperature of 15C (60F), moving outside during late May or early June and only when the risk of frost has passed.
- In the early stages keep the plants on the dry side and provide good ventilation as the young plants can be susceptible to the fungal disease.
- Pinch out the growing tip to produce a bushy habit when the plants have reached a height of about 10cm (4in).
- To keep your plants growing vigorously keep the plants well-watered and apply a balanced liquid feed at 10 day intervals.
- Mature plants can be over-wintered in a greenhouse at a minimum temperature of 5C (41F).
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
120cm
70cm
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The plants arrived in perfect condition and are larger than expected. We're confident that they will be exactly as shown in the catalogue.
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very good plants
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great thay will look good when grow
Review Submitted: 04/04/2023 - 11:33:52
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Ordered my lotus plugs and 3 were damaged in transit which were replaced with no trouble love garden bargains
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Fab plugs thank you garden bargains
Review Submitted: 04/04/2023 - 13:55:24
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Good plants in good order
Review Submitted: 01/04/2019 - 15:34:49
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Good prices good plants excellent service
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Plants healthy and as described jumbo plugs excellent value for miney
Review Submitted: 16/06/2018 - 22:14:05
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Delivery was advertised as 7-10 days but 15days later I had to email to find out why my plants hadn't been sent although the payment had been taken on the day of order. Following email the plants were despatched the next day, up to this point there had been no communication from the Company.
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Plants were excellent very well packed and strong.
Review Submitted: 23/05/2018 - 06:32:12
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Good plants and good service
Review Submitted: 02/05/2018 - 06:46:47
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I have found this site to be very reasonably on prices and choice. The plants I have bought are very sturdy and have planted well
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These plants are healthy and are growing on well
Review Submitted: 27/07/2017 - 05:49:38
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Very efficient
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Healthy and good looking plants.
Review Submitted: 11/07/2017 - 06:38:10
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Have purchased so many plant all arrived in good condition apart from my Biden bee hive plugs which I'm sorry to say were brown and dried up have had my money returned I watch all your plants on idealworld and purchase something almost every week do you have any akebia quinata cream chocolate vine looking for a long time
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Potted on doing really well going in the hanging basket at the weekend
Review Submitted: 10/05/2017 - 16:00:20
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Quick delivery and very well packaged.
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Healthy plants but will not know how they flourish till a few weeks time
Review Submitted: 02/05/2017 - 06:01:48
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They are trying to update their service?
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These plants died on first delivery and were replaced. The replacements are no better.
Review Submitted: 10/04/2017 - 15:31:00
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The service is better than in the past looks like they're trying harder.
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Had to be replaced. Replacement came within 48hours. That was better than expected.
Review Submitted: 31/03/2017 - 10:42:58
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Good service let down by the delivery, not Garden Bargains fault I would add.
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The plant were a bit stressed due to the long delivery time, again not Garden Bargains fault.
Review Submitted: 15/08/2016 - 08:29:57
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some items are out of stock when I order them other wise good sevice
Review Submitted: 25/07/2016 - 06:30:15
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Goods arrive as described.
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Too early to comment on whether or not they wil be as described.
Review Submitted: 14/07/2016 - 20:48:29
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Good website
Review Submitted: 13/07/2016 - 07:57:09
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i found their service excellent and have no complaints as they kept me in touch of what was going on
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plants arrived in very good condition and packaged well for their journey
Review Submitted: 13/06/2016 - 14:50:11
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Easy to use website
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Good plants
Review Submitted: 17/05/2016 - 15:58:12
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they arrived in a short time t y
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These plants were lovely and i am looking forward to them flowering
Review Submitted: 09/05/2016 - 17:23:07
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Arrived as they said in a couple of days
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Plants in good condition
Review Submitted: 01/05/2016 - 06:29:46
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very good service. Will use again
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Very good plants .Have bought 2 lots
Review Submitted: 24/04/2016 - 07:24:16
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Good service
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Very good plants
Review Submitted: 11/04/2016 - 15:12:15
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Friendly
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Look good
Review Submitted: 09/04/2016 - 13:42:38
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Excellent.. All products received and as described
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Excellent
Review Submitted: 07/04/2016 - 17:22:02
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Excellent Customer Service following arrival of some plants which had withered. Reply within 24 hours and replacement sent.
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Same as above
Review Submitted: 04/04/2016 - 09:07:32
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Good service. Plants arrived in good condition.
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Three days after potting on plants are looking good and already showing signs of increased growth.
Review Submitted: 04/04/2016 - 22:34:46
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Always come up with the goods nice and healthy plants would recommend to anyone
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Arrived in good health. Love the packaging just potted them up
Review Submitted: 01/04/2016 - 09:11:54
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Well packed, arrived when expected. No damage.
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One fatality but 11 healthy plants rowing well
Review Submitted: 01/04/2016 - 07:37:40