Incarvellia arguta

A rarely offered plant that we’ve injoyed the past few years in our flower beds and containers is Himalayan Gloxinia. It’s actually not a Gloxinia or even related to them. It is in the same family as the Trumpet Creepers. The pinkish-lavender tube-like flowers that come and go all summer are a delight to hummingbirds, even though they sometimes fade to white during extreme heat. Himilayan Gloxinia also has attractive dark green and shiny pinnately compound leaves which are often reffered to as fern-like. It is hardy down to 15 degrees, so it might work well as a bring-into-the-garage-and-let-it-go-dormant plant.