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The dotted leaves love light! The Dieffenbachia is easy to care for. Water the plant once a week. You can do this more often in the summer.The plant does like light, but not strong, midday sunshine. Morning and evening sunshine, however, are fine for this plant. Place the plant in a warm, humid place, between 18 and 23 degrees. Make sure soil is moist. water less frequently in Winter.
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A breakthrough intergeneric hybrid, combining Digitalis, a hardy perennial, with Isoplexis, a tender plant native to the Canary Islands. 'Berry Canary' has a more compact, proportional habit and thus a neater appearance in containers and landscapes. Spikes of hot pink flowers with creamy yellow, burgundy speckled throats are borne all the way around the stems above the rosettes of large, glossy, dark green leaves. Best in full sun, but grows well if shaded for some parts of the day.Needs good garden soils avoid wet areas or grow in patio containers.Removal of spent flowers will encourage re flowering.Flowers are toxic if eaten.Plant care: keep well watered until firmly established, feed with a good liquid fertiliser every two weeks in the flowering season.Sold in a 2 litre pot.
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An interesting British introduction, this hybrid Foxglove is sterile so it flowers for many weeks, beginning in midsummer. It forms a low rosette of dark green leaves, bearing taller stems that hold spikes of dangling bells. Blooms are an intriguing peachy-yellow tone, marked with maroon-red spots. Stems are good and strong for cutting.Position: full sun, partial shadeSoil: normal, sandy, claySold in a 1.5 litre pot.
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Venus Flytrap, or 'Seymour' as we call him, is an intriguing little fellow - almost something straight out of a monster movie - he will actively catch and digest his own food!A small plant, the leaves have special clever traps attached with tiny hairs inside, these trigger the trap to close when an insect comes close, and Seymour get's his dinner!Better known to most as the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey mostly insects and arachnids. The trapping structure is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves.The plant's name refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love and plant life. The trapping mechanism is so specialised that it can distinguish between living prey and non-prey stimuli such as falling raindrops.
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Height x Spread: 10cm (4") x 30cm (12")Fabuolous dark foliage rosettes will provide interest over a long period. Sun or part shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil or potting compost. Plant at same depth as pot and gently firm and surrounding soil. Tubs plants will need watering regularly, especially if dry and windy. Border plants need regular watering until established. Feeding is only necessary in spring and summer.Sold in a 11cm pot.Web Orders:Due to the nature of this product we are unable to send by post or courier.We deliver to locally, we also offer a click and collect service.
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Wonderfully decorative evergreen succulent with fleshy, obovate leaves growing as a rosette. These rosettes can be up to 15cm wide, developing a beautiful purple sheen which grows in intensity in brighter light. Naturally it is grown for this lovely foliage, but this interesting plant can also produce panicules of pale red flowers.Position: bright, indirect lightSoil: good potting compostRate of growth: slowHardiness: tender (indoors only)Sold in a 11cm pot.
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Architectural rosettes of succulent foliage provide years round appeal. Orange-yellow flowers rise above the foliage in early summer on established plants. Hardy and perennial in milder parts of the UK.Sun or part shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil or potting compost. Plant at same depth as pot and gently firm and surrounding soil. Tubs plants will need watering regularly, especially if dry and windy. Border plants need regular watering until established. Feeding is only necessary in spring and summer.Height & Spread: 15cm (6") x 30cm (12")Sold in a 11cm pot.Web Orders:Due to the nature of this product we are unable to send by post or courier.We deliver to locally, we also offer a click and collect service.
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A type of heather, "Heath", Kramer's Rote' has pink tips of new growth in spring and bronze foliage in the winter. Buds form in late summer or very early autumn, and can begin flowering as early as late September, often lasting until May. The flowers open pale and deepen as the season progresses.Performs best in full sun in sandy, acidic, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Part shade is welcomed in hot summer areas. Newly planted Heath can dry out quickly once planted, so it is important to water regularly and thoroughly when the plant is young.Sold in a 2 litre pot.
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A stunning typical eucalyptus, this tree is tall and slender, with almost blue young foliage, turning to grey-green in adulthood. Commonly known as the Tasmanian Cider Tree, this gum is evergreen, and will reach almost a 12m height, in a conical shape. Whilst this tree may look slender and vulnerable, it is a very hardy plant, and will easily survive most winters. This gorgeous tree is best planted either as a specimen tree or a garden shrub border.Tolerance: frost tolerant, fairly drought tolerant once establishedGrowth: fastSoil: neutral, clay, loam, sandMoisture: moist, well-drainedPicture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews Sold in a 7 litre pot.