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TAMARIX
Commonly known as Tamarisk
The feathery, billowy, pink or white shrub of the coastal strip.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - shrubs or small trees
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Full sun - shelter from cold, drying winds in inland sites.
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Additional Features - Good to know - - grown for their feathery foliage and attractive plumes of flowers. Excellent for coastal planting where they may be used as windbreaks. Should be pruned regularly to avoid their becoming top heavy and unstable.
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Pests & Diseases - none
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Place of origin - western Europe, Mediterranean, eastern Asia, India
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Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Garden Location/Conditions - Coastal / windswept -
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Soil Conditions - Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil - - in coastal areas . If grown inland a more moist soil is preferred.
Tamarix - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of TAMARIX

TAMARIX ramosissima 'Hulsdonk White' >
Commonly known as: Tamarisk.
A little known Dutch variety with white rather than pink flowers


TAMARIX ramosissima 'Pink Cascade' >
Commonly known as: Tamarisk.
Reddish brown branches and pink flowers in summer. Ideal for coastal planting

TAMARIX ramosissima 'Rosea' >
Commonly known as: Tamarisk.
Flowers are rose-pink and a spectacle in late summer or early autumn when mingled with feathery green foliage


TAMARIX tetrandra >
Commonly known as: Tamarisk.
Pale pink flowers earlier in the year than ramosissima
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.
3 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50