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    DANAE
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    DANAE

    Alexandrian laurel is a genus of one rhizomatous perennial with attractive stems, foliage and fruit.

    An old favourite in the 1800s.

    Suitable for a light woodland border or shrub border.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Grown for its attractive foliage and red or orange-red berries.
    • Place of origin
      Iran, Turkey
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Shrub-like 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.
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Danae - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection

    Varieties
    DANAE racemosa
    Alexandrian laurel
    (Ruscus racemosus) - shade tolerant evergreen with arching sprays of narrow polished leaves
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £20.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    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.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    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 - 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.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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