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    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 - Click to close
    • 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 crocothyrsos
    Golden Himalayan honeysuckle
    Upright shrub with arching shoots and golden yellow flowers. Reintroduced by Roy Lancaster
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    LEYCESTERIA formosa
    Pheasant Berry - with wine-red flower bracts and large red fruits which turn purple
     
    3 Litre
    £14.50
    LEYCESTERIA formosa 'Golden Lanterns'
    Young foliage is a delicate yellow becoming lighter yellow. Best in partial shade
     
    3 Litre
    £15.50
    LEYCESTERIA formosa 'Little Lanterns'
    Small growing form with golden-green leaves, white pendant flowers and purple berries
     
    3 Litre
    £15.50

    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    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 - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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