Lucia has beautiful mulberry, purple flower buds that form early Spring, opening to a 5 petal star shaped flower with a bluish-purple tinge and yellow anthers, followed by purple berries.

Dimensions: 300 - 400mm tall x 500 - 600mm wide. Lucia has deep green, arching to weeping foliage with non invasive spreading rhizomes, which give it the ability to fill in gaps and repair itself from damage.

Flowers: Spring & Summer. Deep mulberry coloured flower buds opening to a star shape with a bluish-purple tinge, held high above the foliage, followed by purple berries.

Aspect: Grows in full sun to 90% shade. Protected coastal aspects. Grows well in inland climates and will handle cold to -7c and light frost.

Soil Types: Sandy loam, clay loam, free draining clay soils. Doesn't like water logged soils.

Mulch Type: No problems with any well composted, processed mulch type.

Maintenance Level 2: Trim back foliage in spring to 100mm above the ground every 2 to 3 years. Fertilize with slow release fertilizer after trimming.

Available Sizes: Viro-tubes & 140mm Pots

Planting Rates:

Mass planting: Viro-tubes 5 to 7/m2, Pots 3 to 5/m2

Specimen planting: Viro-tubes 3/m2, Pots 1 to 3/m2