Not as colourful as expected
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I bought this to provide some winter structure in a mixed border under a weeping willow. It seems to have established itself but the leaf colour is not as bright as I hoped it would be.
Eema
Cheshire
Leucothoe Scarletta ('Zeblid')
switch ivy
2 litre pot
in stock
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- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, acidic soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: spring
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Long, slim, glossy leaves emerge dark maroon, turning greener as they mature and then taking on lovely bronze and wine tints in the autumn. Although it prefers partial shade, the leaves of this spreading, evergreen shrub look almost metallic in sun. It forms an attractive dome of dense foliage and if kept low, makes ideal groundcover in acid soil. In a pot, it needs to be planted in ericaceous compost. - Garden care: Minimal pruning is required. Remove misplaced, dead or diseased branches in late spring.
Eventual height & spread
Goes well with
Enkianthus campanulatus
£24.99Blechnum spicant
£11.99Beautiful
5
To add colour to the garden year round.
Orangeplumoz
Sussex
LeucothoeScarletta('Zeblid')
4.0
2
50.0
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Josee Mallet
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Hello Josee, It is always difficult to give a definitive answer to the shade issue, but looking at the Shady Pink border, the most shade tolerant plants include Anemone hupehensis Hadspen Abundance, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium and Dryopteris erythrosora. If you click on the following link it will take you to all our shade-loving shrubs http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/plcid.1/vid.11/ and for the shade -loving perennials http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/plcid.2/vid.11/ Of the plants you have listed, the Prunus, Helleborus foetidus, Kniphofia and Crocosmia will be OK as long as there is more sun than shade. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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COLIN WATSON
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Hello Sheila, I'm afraid this does not sound ideal, and I would not recommend it as a long term option. You could however try growing it in a really large pot filled with ericaceous compost and leave it on your patio. I'm sorry not to be more help. Helen Plant Doctor
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