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    RUSSELIA equisetiformis yellow
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    RUSSELIA equisetiformis yellow

    Commonly known as Coral plant, Firecracker plant

    Yellow tubular flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £17.50 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble free
    • Place of origin
      Mexico
    • Deciduous
      Elliptic, scale-like, mid-green leaves 1cm (½in) long which fall early
    • Yellow
    • Tubular
    • Tender (greenhouse & conservatory)
    • Elliptic
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      2.5m (8ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Branching subshrub with rush-like, erect and pendent mid-green stems. Produces flowers to 3cm (1¼in) long in pendent cymes
    • Pruning group 6
      Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs or climbers that need little to no pruning.
      Action: Trim back shoots that spoil symmetry and to fit available space.
      When: Annually after flowering if on previous year's growth, or in later Winter or Spring if flowering on current year's growth, or as requires.

    • Heated greenhouse - subtropical
      Can be grown outside in summer. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 10°C (50°F).
      Use loam-based compost (JI No.2) in full or bright, filtered light
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
      If growing outdoors requires a warm, sheltered site
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        2.5m (8ft)
       
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