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  • LIGULARIA dentata 'Desdemona'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    LIGULARIA dentata 'Desdemona'

    Commonly known as Golden groundsel

    Orange-purple flowers of around 3 feet in height and shining brownish-purple foliage
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only
    Gift Wrapping available on this plant
    (UK Delivery Only)
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
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    • Good to know
      Makes an imposing waterside plant. Wildlife plant - insects, butterflies.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails
    • Place of origin
      China, Japan
    • Yellow
    • Bog garden
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump-forming perennial with rounded leaves, deep maroon-purple beneath, to 30cm (12in) long. Produces flat corymbs of many flowerheads to 10cm (4in) across.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Wet or boggy soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold winds. Prefers a little shade from midday sun.
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1m (39in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    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- inc c&p
    £7.00
    10m² - inc c&p
    £15.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.00
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