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    LIBERTIA 'Taupo Sunset'
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    LIBERTIA 'Taupo Sunset'

    Leaves striped with green, yellow and orange. Flowers white
    Jump to full plant specifications
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    2 to 3 Litre
    Delivery Information
    Available Early Spring 2025
    individually £14.50 each , 3+ £13.00 each 
    Available Early Spring 2025 - Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
    Plant Details
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    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      New Zealand
    • Evergreen
      Fans of linear, leathery leaves 20-30cm (8-12in) long.
    • Orange
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      60cm (24in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Dense, 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.
      Produces dense panicles of, usually, 2-10 flowers 7mm (¼in) across.
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Mature Size
      60cm (24in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
      		  
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Soil Conditions
      Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile, humus-rich. Protect with a winter mulch in frost prone areas.
    • Sun Requirements
      Full sun
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g - Free c&p
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.00
    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™.
    1 ltr - inc c&p
    £7.50
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