Hoffmannia x hybrida 'Fantasia'

Horticultural hybrid between Hoffmannia ghiesbregtii and H. roezlii.

Stems up to 1 m tall with a quadrangular section, purplish-red. Ovate leaves, 30 x 9 cm in size, velvety, with a corrugated appearance, of an olive green color with red-bronze nuances and a reddish underside. Small and inconspicuous flowers each consisting of 4 pinkish-white petals and gathered in small racemes at the axils of the leaves.

Not hardy.

Fertile, loose, slightly drained soil. Shaded location. Regular and abundant watering, even in winter. The old stems tend to strip in the lower part so that, when repotting, they can be cut at the base to favor the emission of new shoots.

Potted plant.