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    SCHISANDRA
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    SCHISANDRA

    Genus of about 23 species of twining, woody, monoecious or dioecious, deciduous or evergreen climbers from woodland in eastern Asia, with one species from southeastern USA.

    Brightly coloured fruits are dependent on both male and female plants of dioecious plants being grown.

    The Chinese name, wu wèi zi reflects the basic 5 flavours, salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy) and bitter.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Asia
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
      Woody, dioecious or monoecious climbers
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    Varieties
    SCHISANDRA rubriflora
    Flowers deep scarlet borne on pendulous stalks during late spring.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    SCHISANDRA sphenanthera
    Twiner with flowers of greenish outer and terracotta inner tepals
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50

    Useful extras...

    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
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    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 Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    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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