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    ARISTEA ecklonii
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    ARISTEA ecklonii

    Rhizomatous plant, hardy outside only in milder areas, with attractive panicles of strong blue saucer shaped flowers
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    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
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    individually £14.00 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
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    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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    • Good to know
      Resents root disturbance
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Central Africa, South Africa
    • Evergreen
      Tufts of linear basal leaves 30-45cm (12-18in) long and smaller, stem-clasping leaves
    • Blue
    • Panicles
      Loose, spike-like panicles of flowers 2cm (¾in) across
    • Saucer-shaped
    • Border
    • Half hardy (down to 0)
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • 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.
    • Tender - cool or frost free greenhouse
      Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen. Except in frost-free inner-city areas or coastal extremities requires glasshouse conditions. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 1°C (34°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile, humus-rich.
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45cm (18in)
      		  
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    Aristea ecklonii - Growing Guide
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