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  • EDGEWORTHIA
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    EDGEWORTHIA

    Commonly known as Paper bush

    Tricky but well worth taking care over for the beautiful early season scent.

    Genus of 3 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs with papery bark found in woodland in the Himalayas and China.

     

     

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    • Good to know
      Grown for its tubular flowers, each with 4 spreading lobes.
    • Place of origin
      China, Himalayas.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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    Varieties

    EDGEWORTHIA chrysantha
    A rare plant with spherical scented yellow flowers densely covered with silky white hairs
     
    Small
    £22.50
    Not available until May 2025
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    EDGEWORTHIA chrysantha 'Red Dragon'
    Very scarce and rare form with eye-catching red flowers
     
    Small
    £27.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £40.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Useful extras...

    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
    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™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    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.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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