Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen'
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Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' produces wonderfully showy, yellow-eyed, bright orange flowers, above clumps of handsome, deeply divided mid-green leaves. ...
3 × 9cm pots
£22.99
£7.66 each
available to order from summer
9cm pot
£9.99
available to order from summer
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Plant description
Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' produces wonderfully showy, yellow-eyed, bright orange flowers, above clumps of handsome, deeply divided mid-green leaves.
Flourishing in moist soils, its cheery, buttercup-like flowers are perfect for bringing early summer colour to the margins of a pond or stream.
Flourishing in moist soils, its cheery, buttercup-like flowers are perfect for bringing early summer colour to the margins of a pond or stream.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Trollius chinensis Golden Queen:
Choose a location with moist or boggy soil. Prepare the bed well by digging in lots of composted organic matter before you plant. For best results it is essential that the plants are kept well watered for the first year, particularly during warmer weather.
Lift and divide large clumps in late autumn or early spring. In spring apply a 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plants and water in very dry weather, to prevent the soil from drying out.
Lift and divide large clumps in late autumn or early spring. In spring apply a 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plants and water in very dry weather, to prevent the soil from drying out.
Please note:
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
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