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Dear Customers. Please be advised that Thursday 18th of December is the last order date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Our hard working despatch teams finish on Friday.

The Nursery will be open as normal during the Christmas period, except Bank Holidays, and will be closing at 1.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for their valued support this year.
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    ASTILBE 'Willie Buchanan'
    ASTILBE 'Willie Buchanan'
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    ASTILBE 'Willie Buchanan'

    Commonly known as False goatsbeard

    Dwarf Varieties

    Creamy-white flowers with red stamens
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      The white flowers with pink stamens give an overall pink appearance Flowerheads can be left for winter interest
    • Pests & Diseases
      Powdery mildew and leaf spot possibly.
    • Place of origin
      South eastern Asia, North America.
    • Deciduous
      Broad, fern-like, red-tinted leaves
    • Cream
      Creamy white with red stamens
    • Panicles
    • Bog garden
    • Border
      Suitable for a damp border
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      30cm (12in)
    • Spread
      20cm (8in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • 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)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Wet or boggy soil
      Moist, humus-rich boggy site . For drier areas, grow in shade. Avoid chalk and clay.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      30cm (12in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        20cm (8in)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    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
    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 - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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