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    ZENOBIA pulverulenta
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    ZENOBIA pulverulenta

    Commonly known as Honeycup

    Beautiful small deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub. White bell-shaped flowers resembling a large 'lily of the valley' are aniseed scented and appear in clusters in June-July. New leaves have a conspicuous glaucous appearance
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    3 Litre  
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    £25.00 each 
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    • Good to know
      A good subject for a woodland garden
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      USA (Virginia to South Carolina)
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      leaves to 8cm (3in) long.
    • White
    • Border
      Suitable for a shrub border
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Woodland garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Oblong
    • Ovate
    • Height
      2m (6½ft)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Spreading shrub with slender, arching shoots. Flowers, 1.2cm (½in) long, are produced in erect racemes to 20cm (8in) long.
    • Pruning group 2
      Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
      Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
      When: Annually, after flowering.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Aniseed scented
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Acid / ericaceous loving
      Moist and humus rich
    • Full sun
      sheltered site
    • Partial shade
      Plant in shade if soil dries out in summer.
    • Mature Size
      2m (6½ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        1.5m (5ft)
      		  
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    Varieties
    ZENOBIA pulverulenta 'Blue Sky'
    Honeycup
    An improved form with intense blue new growth and leaves which appear alongside large white flowers
     
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    Honeycup
    White flowers are edged and striped with red. A most unusual and attractive plant
     
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