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    LEYCESTERIA
    LEYCESTERIA
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    LEYCESTERIA

    Plucked from the shrubberies and game coverts of Victoriana an easy shrub for the modern wildlife garden and border foil for exotica.

    Genus of about 6 species of suckering deciduous shrubs from cliffs and mountain woodland in India, the Himalaya, China and Burma.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Grown for their terminal or axillary racemes of attractive flowers or bracts. Good for woodland gardens.
    • Place of origin
      India, Himalayas, China, Burma
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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    varieties
    LEYCESTERIA formosa 'Little Lanterns'
    Small growing form with golden-green leaves, white pendant flowers and purple berries
     
    3 Litre
    £15.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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