B. ‘Peaches and Cream’
Zones 12, 13, 16-24; H1, H2
Sun or Shade
Regular Water
All Parts Are Poisonous If Ingested
These large, woody shrubs can be trained into small trees and have typically pendant blooms and bean-shaped seedpods. With their oversize leaves and big, tubular flowers that bloom mainly in summer and fall, they are imposing plants that will astonish your visitors. ‘Peaches and Cream’ grows to 5 ft. tall and wide. It flowers over a long, spring-into-fall season, producing richly perfumed, light peachy pink blossoms to 8 in. long that open from buds that are striped white and green. The plant blooms profusely, even in small containers, and its leaves are dark green, splashed with light green and edged in white and pale yellow.
More: See one in a garden
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