| Description | Penstemon hybrid 'Midnight'
A frost tolerant and generally hardy clump-forming summer flowering perennial. It bears masses of blue-purple flowers that last for months. Prefers full sun to part shade position and moist well drained soil. Bird bee and butterfly attracting.
6'' pot | Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'
With stunning, deep rich purple foliage in the summer the 'Merlot' Redbud makes for a stunning feature tree in the garden. In the spring, lavender pink blooms cover the bare branches and in the autumn the leaves turn vibrant oranges and yellows before falling. The 'Merlot' Redbud is perfect for small backyards.
See our Cercis Factsheet here for more about the different Cercis varieties!
For care instructions, features and more, check out Additional Information below | Cupressocyparis leylandii, Leyland Cypress
Leighton Green Conifer is the fastest hedge for total visual, noise, dust & dirt protection.
• Grow a 3-meter hedge in only 2 years
• Classy Rich Green Foliage
• Easy To Maintain | Rosa hybrid tea
The Olympic Torch rose has large white blooms heavily marked with pink and aging to red. When blooming full form flowers of around 40 petals are produced on a broad spreading and extremely healthy bush.
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| Content | | | Why buy Leighton Green conifers?
When it comes to finding the world’s fastest-growing and most effective screen for giving you complete privacy, protection from noise and dust, and creating the perfect windbreak, it easily comes down to our Conifer Leighton Green.
Leylandii conifers have beautiful dense, fine green foliage compared to any broadleaf Pittosporum, Lilly Pilly, Ornamental Pear, or Photinia. It grows faster than any other conifer or cypress. Conifer leylandii is also capable of growing up to 3 meters in the first 18 months when planted from a small-sized plant. For the best results, trim your Leighton Green Conifer hedge 2-4 times a year.
Leighton Green hedging conifers are best suited to large or rural properties, though can be grown in the suburban block providing they are trimmed and maintained to the appropriate size regularly.
Buy 1 Leighton Green conifer per metre to create a hedge, or one per 1.5 metres for a windbreak.
Click here to view our Leighton Green Hedging Conifer factsheet for more information on this fantastic plant. | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last two centuries although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renown for their flowers and beauty they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit, the rose hip which can be made into an old fashioned jam or for garden uses such as ground covers and hedging. |
| Additional information |
| Botanical Name |
Penstemon
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| Flower Colour |
Purple
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| Botanical Name |
Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'
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| Other Common Names |
Eastern Redbud, Redbud
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| Origin |
North America
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| Plant Type |
Tree
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| Leaf Drop |
Deciduous
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun, Part Shade
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| Tolerances |
Soggy Soil Sensitive, Frost Tolerant
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| Soil Type |
Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
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| pH |
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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| Water Requirement |
Moderate
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| Fertilise Me |
April, March, November, October, September
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| Fertilizer Frequency |
Bi-annually
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| Planting Distance |
2-3m apart
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| Max Height |
3.5m
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| Max Width |
4.5m
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| Growth Speed |
Moderate
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| Prune Me |
Only if required, Only in winter
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| Size Maintained at |
2m
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| Flowering |
Yes
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| Flowering Time |
October, September
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| Flower Colour |
Pink
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| Fragrance |
None
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| Foliage Colour |
Purple
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| Autumn Colour |
Orange, Red, Yellow
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| Fruit / Seed |
Rarely, Yes – Non-edible
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| Attracts |
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
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| Toxic To |
Non-toxic
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| Uses |
Shade Tree, Feature Tree
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| Botanical Name |
Cupressocyparis leylandii
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun
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| Planting Distance |
1-2m apart
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