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  • ASTILBE 'Chocolate Shogun'
    ASTILBE 'Chocolate Shogun'
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    ASTILBE 'Chocolate Shogun'

    Commonly known as False goatsbeard

    Mid Season Flowering Varieties

    Rich chocolate-coloured foliage and contrasting pale pink flower spikes
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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 from January to February
    £14.00 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £12.00 each
    Any 10+ £11.00 each
    Available from January to February -
     
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    • Good to know
      Flowerheads can be left for winter interest
    • Pests & Diseases
      Powdery mildew, leaf spots possibly
    • Place of origin
      Southeastern Asia, North America
    • Deciduous
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
    • Panicles
    • Bog garden
    • Border
      Suitable for a damp border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      60cm (24in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • 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.
    • 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)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Wet or boggy soil
      Moist, humus-rich boggy site . For drier areas, grow in shade. Avoid chalk and clay.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      60cm (24in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    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
    Unavailable
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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