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  • DORYCNIUM hirsutum
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    DORYCNIUM hirsutum

    Commonly known as Hairy canary-clover

     AWARD
    (Lotus hirsutus) - pink-tinged white pea-shaped flowers during late summer and autumn. Requires full sun to show off its silvery hairy foliage to full effect
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    Delivery Information
    Available again from March 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available again from March 2025 - New stock in early spring.
     
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    • Good to know
      AGM as syn. Lotus hirsutus. Shrub with a wonderful name. Suitable for a dry rock garden.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Under glass - mealybugs, aphids, red spider mites.
    • Place of origin
      Southern Portugal, Mediterranean.
    • Evergreen
      Densely hairy leaves each consisting of 5 elliptic to narrowly obovate leaflets to 2cm (¾in) long
    • White
      Pink tinged
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Fully hardy
    • Pinnate
    • Elliptic
    • Height
      45cm (18in)
    • Spread
      90cm (36in)
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
      Creeping, soft-hairy woody subshrub. Produces flowers in axillary and terminal umbels of 4-10. Flowers are 2cm (¾in) long and are followed by reddish brown seed pods.
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
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    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Moderately fertile. Dislikes wet soil in winter.
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      45cm (18in)
      Dwarf Shrub - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        90cm (36in)
       
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