Sasa palmata
broad-leaved bamboo
- Position: full sun or to deep shade
- Soil: tolerant of most soils except dry soils if planting in full sun
- Rate of growth: fast growing
- Leaves: mid-green, dying back from the tips and edges in winter
- Canes: green
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A vigorous medium-sized bamboo with green canes and mid-green leaves. The leaves tend to die back from their edges and tips during the winter, but it is quickly replaced with lush green foliage in late spring. This robust bamboo is best used as groundcover and for clipping into low moulds. It should only be introduced if you are prepared to keep it under control, since it can be extremely invasive and hard to eradicate once established. - Garden care: Plant in a large container or surround the roots with a non-perishable barrier that restricts the plant's spread.
Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)
plantain lily
Olive-green leaves with smart white margins
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Dryopteris filix-mas
male fern
Ideal for the woodland garden
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
montbretia
Fabulous orange blooms
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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