Arena III Apricot lisianthus
Eustoma russellianum 'Arena III Apricot'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Rose, apricot
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Arena III Apricot' lisianthus (Eustoma russellianum 'Arena III Apricot') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Its rose and apricot blooms look like an antique tea rose, and butterflies and bees visit them. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It blooms in summer and again in autumn.
Pairs well with May Night salvia, Lemongrass, and Gerbera daisy.