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  • GOMPHOSTIGMA virgatum
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    GOMPHOSTIGMA virgatum

    Commonly known as Otterbush

    Silvery, slender leaves with small white flowers.
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    1.5 to 2 Litre
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £15.00  
    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.
     
    Plant Details
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    • Good to know
      Grown for the attractive foliage and scented flowers
    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble free
    • Place of origin
      Southern Africa
    • Evergreen
      Opposite leaves 1-6cm (½-2½in) long covered with silvery hairs
    • White
    • Star-shaped
    • Fully hardy
    • Linear
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Broom-like shrub with vase-shaped habit and slender, flexible, 4-angled, silver-grey branches. Produces showers of 4-lobed flowers to 1cm (½in) long in narrow clusters at the shoot tips
    • 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)
    • Scented flowers
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1m (39in)
       
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Garden Location/Conditions
      Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Pruning group
      Pruning group 4
      Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
      Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
      When: Annually in early Spring.

    • Soil Conditions
      Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Ensure soil is kept moist during the growing season
    • Sun Requirements
      Full sun
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