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POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Commonly known as Buttercup shrub, Shrubby cinquefoil
Pale yellow.
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DeciduousPinnate, grey-green leaves to 4cm (1½in) composed of usually 5 or 7 oblong leaflets
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Height1.5m (5ft)
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Spread1m (39in)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightSpreading shrub. Produces flowers singly or in cymes of 3
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Very hardyHardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
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Full sun
POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowBlooms over a long period from late spring to autumnPests & DiseasesTrouble freePlace of originGarden origin. Holland. CannegieterResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Flower ShapeSaucer-shaped3cm (1¼in) across
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Garden Location/ConditionsBorderSuitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
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HardinessFully hardy
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Pruning groupPruning group 7Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that flower on previous year's growth in Spring, or current year's growth in late Summer/Autumn.
Action: Cut back flowered shoots to within 1 inch of previous year's growth.
When: Annually after flowering or in Spring if flowering on current year's growth.
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Seasonal InterestAutumnSummer
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Soil ConditionsWell drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
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WildlifeBee friendlyRabbit Resistant
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BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Purple'
Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Available from £15.00
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POTENTILLA fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Buttercup shrub
Available from £13.50
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CEANOTHUS thyrsiflorus var repens
Creeping blueblossom
Available from £14.50
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COTINUS coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Purple smoke bush, Venetian sumach, Wig tree
Available from £16.50
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
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.
3 options from £6.00
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
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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.
Only £8.00
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Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
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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™.
Only £7.50