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    DARMERA peltata
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    DARMERA peltata

    AWARD
    Bergenia-like, white to bright pink flowers followed by large leaves on tall stems.
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    2 to 3 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
    Available again from APRIL 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available again from APRIL 2025 - When fresh stock arrives
     
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    • Good to know
      An alternative to Gunnera. Softer and easier to manage. Makes an imposing, umbrella-like clump for a pond or streambank
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      USA. (southwestern Oregon to northwestern California)
    • White
      White to bright pink
    • Bog garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      To 2m (6½ft)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Slowly spreading rhizomatous perennial with leaf stalks to 2m (6½ft) long. Rounded, coarsely toothed, prominently veined dark green leaves to 60cm (24in) across, turning red in autumn. Produces rounded cymes of numerous, 5-petalled flowers to 1.5cm (½in) across
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Wet or boggy soil
      Will tolerate drier conditions
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      to 2m (6½ft)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Average Person
        1m (39in)
      		  
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