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Burncoose Nurseries - part of the Caerhays Estate
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    • Good to know
      Grown for their bold, dissected leaves and showy flowers.
    • Medicinal properties
    • Pests & Diseases
      Swift moth larvae, eelworms, viruses, peony wilt, honey fungus.
    • Place of origin
      Northwest China
    • Deciduous
      Each leaf has 9 elliptic or oval leaflets, deeply cut into pointed lobes.
    • Bowl-shaped
      15-30cm (6-12in) across
    • Cup-shaped
      15-30cm (6-12in) across
    • Height
      To 2.2m (7ft)
    • Spread
      To 2.2m (7ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Upright, sparsely branched shrub. Some flowers have maroon marks at the bases.
    • Scented flowers
      Some slightly fragrant
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • skin irritant
      (May be a skin irritant to pets)
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      to 2.2m (7ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        to 2.2m (7ft)
      		  

    Varieties
    PAEONIA suffruticosa black
    Japanese tree paeony
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
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    PAEONIA suffruticosa orange
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
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    PAEONIA suffruticosa pink
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
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    Unavailable
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    PAEONIA suffruticosa purple
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
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    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.
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    PAEONIA suffruticosa red
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
    PAEONIA suffruticosa white
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
    PAEONIA suffruticosa yellow
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
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    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
    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 - 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 - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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