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POLYANTHESE tuberosa

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - cultivated for the perfume and floristry trade. Cut flowers last well.
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    Pests & Diseases - prone to viruses

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    Place of Origin - Mexico

  • Scented Plant: Scented flowers

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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 AWARD POLYANTHESE tuberosa

Tuberose

Mexican bulb producing spikes of double creamy-white heavily scented flowers which will normally bloom 6 weeks after initial planting at any time of the year. Best grown as a pot plant for the greenhouse or conservatory

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Herbaceous - tuberous perennial. Funnel-shaped, waxy flowers to 5cm (2in) long with 6 widely-flared lobes.

Hardiness Rating

Frost tender - This plant may be damaged by temperatures below 5°C (41 °F).
Will grow outside in milder locations - This could include plants which would survive happily in a greenhouse or conservatory if not in a mild location. If you have a sheltered spot in your garden then it may do well here. - loam based compost for glasshouse cultivation - full light

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 1.2m (4ft)
Spread - in metres - 15cm (6in)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun

Soil Conditions

fertile well drained soil - moderatey fertile soil. In Mexico they grow in woodland and sandy areas

Buy POLYANTHESE tuberosa

Pot size: 1.5 or 2 Litre
Single Flowers
£8.00 each
3+£7.33 each
 MULTIBUY SAVING 
Pot size: 1.5 or 2 Litre
Double Flowers
£8.50 each
3+£8.00 each
 MULTIBUY SAVING 

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