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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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    IRIS sibirica
    IRIS sibirica 'Snow Queen'
    IRIS sibirica 'Snow Queen'
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    IRIS sibirica 'Snow Queen'

    Commonly known as Siberian flag

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    • Good to know
      Beardless Siberian iris
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails, thrips, viral infections, grey mould(Botrytis)
    • Place of origin
      Central and eastern Europe, northeastern Turkey, Russia.
    • Deciduous
      Usually. Grey-green, narrow, grass-like leaves to 45cm (18in) long
    • White
      Sometimes flushed purple.
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      85cm (34in)
    • Spread
      50cm (20in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial. Each branched stem produces, usually, 2 flowers to 7cm (2¾in) across
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile. Humus-rich. Will tolerate moist, but not waterlogged, soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
      Neutral to slightly acid.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • skin irritant
      People
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      85cm (34in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        50cm (20in)
      		  
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    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.
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    £8.50
    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.
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    SB Plant Invigorator
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    500 ml
    £8.00
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