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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceSYRINGA vulgaris 'Carpe Diem'
Commonly known as Lilac
A startling new introduction with pinkish-mauve semi-double flowers opening first a delicate light blue and then fading to light mauve
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Deciduous - heart-shaped to ovate leaves to 10cm (4in) long
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Shades of pink - All shades of pink through to Carmine (red) - pinkish mauve -
Height - 4m (13ft) -
Spread - 4m (13ft)
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Tall Shrub - branching, upright shrub.
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - - will tolerate hard renovation pruning -
Pests & Diseases - leaf miners, thrips, lilac blight, honey fungus -
Place of origin - garden origin. Netherlands. -
Flower Shape - Panicles -
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Semi-double - Two rows of petals with conspicuous stamens
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Garden Location/Conditions - Coastal / windswept - - slightly back from the sea with more shelter
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Scented Plants - Scented flowers -
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Seasonal Interest - Spring -
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Summer
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich
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Neutral to alkaline soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly - -
Rabbit Resistant
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