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  • WISTERIA sinensis 'Amethyst'
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    WISTERIA sinensis 'Amethyst'

    Commonly known as Chinese wisteria

     AWARD
    Early flowering variety with heavily perfumed light rose/purple flowers blotched yellow
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, brown scale, leaf spot, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Deciduous
      Leaves each with 7-13, mainly 11, leaflets.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Light rose purple blotched yellow
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Pinnate
    • Elliptic
    • Ovate
    • Height
      To 9m (28ft)
    • Spread
      5m (15ft)
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
      Vigorous twining climber. produces flowers in dense, pendent racemes to 30cm (12in) long.
    • 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)
    • Scented flowers
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
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    Garden Goodies
    Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots. Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
    Tie in slate labels
    £10.00
    Garden Goodies
    Natural garden twine, 500 grams, 350 metres. Ideal in the garden or the home.
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    £5.00
    Large
    £10.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    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.
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    £6.00
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