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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
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Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceGUNNERA manicata
Commonly known as Chile rhubarb, Giant prickly rhubarb
The more boggy the conditions the larger the giant, umbrella-shaped leaves.
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Height - 2.5m (8ft) -
Spread - 3-4m (10-13ft) or more.
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - very large clump forming perennial. Rounded to kidney-shaped, palmately-lobed, sharply-toothed, dark-green leaves to 2m (6ft) long on prickly stalks to 2.5m (8ft) long. Tiny, greenish flowers in conical panicles to 1m (3ft) or more tall in early summer followed by small, spherical, red-green fruit.
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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) -
Full sun - shelter from cold drying winds. Protect crowns in frost prone areas. -
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Additional Features - Good to know - - invasive. Should never be allowed to escape into the wild. -
Pests & Diseases - slugs, snails. -
Place of origin - Colombia to Brazil -
Garden Location/Conditions - Bog garden -
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Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Wet or boggy soil - - or deep, permanently moist, humus- rich soil.
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