Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red – Compact and exuberant spring bloomer

A robust and colorful perennial plant

Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red is a hardy, compact perennial known for its rapid emergence and long-lasting blooms in spring. With its deep red flowers, this variety brings intensity and vibrancy to borders, pots, rock gardens, or lawn edges.

With its compact growth, long flowering period and low maintenance, Speedstar® Plus Red is ideal for hobby gardeners, professional growers and landscaping projects looking for a fast, eye-catching spring bloomer.

Features of Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red

Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red grows in low rosettes 10–15 cm tall, making it perfect as a foreground planting in borders or as a cheerful edge along paths. The flowers are double or semi-double, resulting in a rich, dense display of flowers.

Key Features:

• 🌞 Flowering period: March to June

• 🌿 Height: 10–15 cm, compact growth

• 🌸 Flower color: deep red

• ❄️ Hardy and durable

• 🌱 Low maintenance and suitable for mass plantings

• ⚡ Fast emergence and flowering

Versatile applications in garden and pot

The Speedstar® Plus Red is versatile:

• Border boxes: adds a deep red colour when combined with primroses, violets or other spring flowers

• Pot cultures: compact height and abundant flowering make the plant ideal for pots, containers and balcony boxes

• Rock gardens: low growth and rich flowering provide an attractive foreground

• Lawn edging: classic daisies along lawns and paths create a cheerful, natural effect

Thanks to the fast and long-lasting flowering period, the garden remains intensely red and vibrant for weeks.

Care tips

Position: full sun to partial shade
Soil: well-drained, nutritious soil; avoid wet feet
Watering: regular, especially during dry periods, but no prolonged wet soil
Fertilization: light spring fertilization promotes more profuse flowering
Care: faded flowers can be removed to prolong flowering

The Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red is winter hardy and can flower for several years, making it a sustainable choice for borders and pots.

Benefits of Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red

✅ Deep red flowers – intense and striking
✅ Compact, low growth – ideal for borders, pots and lawn edges
✅ Hardy and durable – several years of flowering
✅ Low maintenance and easy to care for
✅ Quick emergence and flowering – perfect spring bloomer
✅ Suitable for mass plantings and edge plantings

With the Speedstar® Plus Red you bring a classic spring bloomer into your home that provides a striking and long-lasting display of flowers in both borders and pots.

Summary

• Latin name: Bellis perennis Speedstar® Plus Red

• Flower color: Deep red

• Height: 10–15 cm

• Location: Sun to partial shade

• Uses: Borders, pots, rock gardens, lawn edges

• Flowering period: March – June

• Special features: Hardy, low maintenance, quick emergence and flowering, suitable for mass plantings.