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    PHLOMIS purpurea
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    PHLOMIS purpurea

    Woolly grey-green leaves and purple-pink flowers.
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Leafhoppers
    • Place of origin
      Spain, Portugal
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Lance-shaped, leathery leaves to 10cm (4in) long with star-shaped hairs above, woolly beneath
    • Tubular
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Fully hardy
      Borderline
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      60cm (24in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
      Upright shrub with woolly shoots. Produces flowers to 2.5cm (1 in) long in dense, axillary whorls
    • 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)
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    • Mature Size
      60cm (24in)
      Dwarf Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    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
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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