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    THALICTRUM delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
    THALICTRUM delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    THALICTRUM delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

    Commonly known as Meadow rue

    Maidenhair foliage, filmy double mauve flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025 - Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, powdery mildew
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Tibet to western China
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Mauve
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Erect, hairless, clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with slender stems, shaded dark purple. Usually 2- or 3-pinnate or ternate () leaves to 35cm (14in) long with entire or 3-lobed leaflets. Produces long-stalked flowers to 2.5cm (1in) across. Flowers lack stamens but have more numerous sepals giving a pompon effect
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
      		  
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    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
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
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    £25.00
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    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™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
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    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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