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LP80 Acacia Dealbata
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Acacia Mimosa Silver Wattle

Fast growing evergreen, with feathery blue-green leaves and plumes of bright yellow flower heads from late winter into spring.

This native plant from Australasia  is an excellent garden or pot plant and can be used as cut flowers Dealbata produces the classic florist cut flower and also hardy to about -7°C.

Prefers well drained soil in sun, drought tolerant once established. Can be slow to flower and may be cut back to ground in hard winters, but will usually re-grow quickly.
If required, prune after flowering. Can be pruned to make more tree-like or open. Alternatively the leader can be pruned out to create a more bushy habit. Remove any dead branches, which can be caused by excessive shade.(22-25cm potted plant)
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LP138 Albizia Julibrissin 'Rosea
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Silk Tree                   

Large shrub or small, graceful tree with attractive foliage of pale to mid green, long fern-like 2-pinnate leaves composed of numerous small sickle-shaped leaflets. Pink flowerheads in summer. Slightly smaller growing than the species and reputed to be more frost hardy. minimum temperature -12°C (20cm plant)                                                                                           More details

LP185 Banana Tree
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Musa

If you like your garden house or conservatory to have a tropical look then you must have a banana plant. Their fresh green leaves can grow huge and will provide a wonderful exotic background for any display plants.(3l potted plant)                                                                                                                 Read more

LP82 Bird Of Paradise
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Strelitzia  reginae

An easy plant to grow in the garden. They do well in full sun or semi-shade, love a rich loamy soil and plenty of water throughout the year. They respond well to regular feeding with a slow release fertilizer. A beautiful display as a pot consevatory or patio plant Supplied as a fully grown plant  Ideal for cut flowers. Available now 2l.                                                                                                                                        More reading

                                                                                                                                                                                           

LP191 Brugmansia
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Datura White Lady

A showy and dramatic plant for the greenhouse or conservatory, This plant is widely know as datura with his large trumped shaped flowers that will add a tropical look to any conservatory.

The best way to grow it is to give free root, but it will grow very large. Best way will be to give it a large pot and plant out on the patio, greenhouse or conservatory and then prune it back hard every winter. The new growth will soon appear and in no time it’s again in full growth. If grown in a pot they can be moved out in the summer when the risk of frost has passed. 3L

LP61 Mirabilis
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Mirabilis Jalapa

 

Mirabilis jalapa, also known as four o'clocks, marvels of Peru or beauties of the night, are tuberous herbaceous perennials that are often grown as annuals. The fragrant flowers can be of various colors, and open in the evening.
Leaves - Leaves are opposite and pointed. They can be up to 4 in (10 cm) long.
Flowers - Four o'clock has tubular scented flowers, which are white, yellow, pink, red, or bicolor. Flowers open in the evening, and wilt the following morning. No Stock

LP95 Oleander
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This fast growing evergreen shrub can reach up to  6.1m tall but it can be trimmed at  (1.8-3.1 m).  It is a tough, versatile plant with showy summertime  in white, red, pink, salmon and light yellow.  It will survive  frost and temperatures to -6-7ºC. Sold out