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Dear Customers. Please be advised that Thursday 18th of December is the last order date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Our hard working despatch teams finish on Friday.

The Nursery will be open as normal during the Christmas period, except Bank Holidays, and will be closing at 1.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for their valued support this year.
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    EPIMEDIUM
    EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'
    EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'
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    EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'

    Commonly known as Barrenwort, Bishop's hat

    AWARD
    Orange flowers in profusion. Sometimes blooms again in autumn
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available from December to January
    £13.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ for £12.00
    Available from December to January -
     
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    • Good to know
      Clip back old leaves in late winter or early spring before flower spikes form
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevil, mosaic virus
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. UK. Robin White, Hants.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      Thick, heart-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves flushed and mottled red-brown when new
    • Orange
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      45cm (18in)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial. Produces spider-like flowers with off-white spurs in long, arching sprays
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich. An Asiatic variety.
    • Full shade
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      45cm (18in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        30cm (12in)
      		  
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