Prunus 'Shirofugen'
Japanese flowering cherry
- Position: full sun
- Soil: tolerates most soils
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: March to April
- Flower colour: white
- Other features: late flowerer
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Pink buds cover the branches in spring, opening up into fragrant, large double white blooms which fade to pink with age. The young bronze foliage turns dark green in summer then copper red in autumn. The attractive spreading habit and umbrella-like canopy make this a popular Japanese cherry for medium sized gardens. - Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker. Cut back any dead, diseased or branches which cross to healthy wood.
Helleborus niger
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£8.99
1.3 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
bleeding heart (syn. Dicentra spectabilis)
Arching sprays of pink, heart-shaped flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
barrenwort
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£7.99
1.5 litre pot
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Crocus tommasinianus
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£3.99
25 bulbs
available to order from summer 2013
Convallaria majalis
lily-of-the-valley
Scented white bells in spring
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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