Cordyline australis 'Cherry Sensation'
cabbage tree
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: slow to average
- Flowering period: July to August
- Flower colour: white (on mature plants)
- Other features: mature trees produce white or blue-tinted berries
- Hardiness: half hardy (will need winter protection in colder areas)
- Garden care: In spring when new growth appears and all danger of hard frosts has passed cut back frost-damaged branches to just above the newly formed shoots.
Strap-shaped cherry pink leaves, each striped with a dark bronze-pink, radiate from the stem, creating an exotic-looking display, which is perfect for jungle-style borders or creating a feature in a large pot. A dazling new form, it will produce clusters of creamy-white summer flowers, followed by white or blue tinted berries when it matures.
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dusky cranesbill
Small, deep maroon flowers. Good for groundcover
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double red
Lenten rose hellebore
Fabulous double, red blooms
£9.99
9cm pot
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Heuchera 'Obsidian' (PBR)
coral bells
Striking new variety with glossy jet black-maroon leaves and pure white flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
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Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Bronze autumn foliage
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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Cordylines are tufted evergreen shrubs that originate from Southeast Asia and the Pacific rim, where they mature to form awkwardly shaped stubby trees with tufts of spiky leaves that resemble huge pineapple tops at the end of each branch. In...
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