| Description | Ficus microcarpa hillii 'Flash'
-One of the fastest growing hedges
-Evergreen and no mess from seeds or flowers
-Dense and lush Australian native
-High tolerance of poor conditions | Bambusa textilis Gracilis
Slender Weavers Bamboo's stalks are tall, narrow and straight, and graceful leaves with ever changing green/blue stems make this bamboo a real stunner. It is ideal as a large screening plant for privacy against a double story next door or planted in a small courtyard as a great specimen.
Gracilis is a unique and tall narrow screen for a confined area. It can withstand partial shade and requires regular watering (we recommend a watering system installed). It makes it a fabulous option for pleaching!
It is also an extremely fast grower and will grow in a wide range of situations including such locations as a blustery coastline or a shady mountain gully. | |
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Why buy ficus hedging plants?
One of the fastest no mess hedges, Ficus 'Flash' are chosen for their rapid growth, lavish green foliage and high tolerance of poor conditions. These gorgeous Australian natives produce no flowers and seeds therefore no mess! And their upright, dense habit lends them to being used as not just solid hedging but as topiary, standards and pleached hedging.
Ficus plants for pleaching
The beauty of the pleached hedge is that it is very good for small gardens as you can do a 2 or even sometime 3 layer effect. It allows for a garden bed underneath the hedge, maximising your gardens beauty, colour and depth.
It’s like having a 2 or 3 story garden as you really get the 2 story effect which is becoming more and more stylish in the modern garden. Pleaching creates another dimension to your garden!
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The secret with pleaching is that ficus are evergreen and pleach very easily, and are very lush and are fantastic for doing a pleached hedge.
Also as Ficus hedge plants have gotten a bit of a bad name for growing an aggressive root system. The pleaching effect actually keeps the roots under control and allows for you to grow these Ficus in very confined spaces and gardens. These days with the rapid growth of our cities, lots of people are having smaller and smaller gardens!
See our Ficus Hedging & Screening Factsheet here for more about the different Ficus varieties! | | |
| Additional information |
| Other Common Names |
Evergreen Fig
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| Origin |
Australia, Pacific
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| Plant Type |
Tree
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| Leaf Drop |
Evergreen
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| Sunshine |
Afternoon Sun, Full Sun, Part Shade
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| Tolerances |
Frost Sensitive, Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
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| Soil Type |
Clay, Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
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| pH |
Acidic, Neutral
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| Water Requirement |
Moderate
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| Fertilise Me |
December, February, January, March, November, October, September
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| Fertilizer Frequency |
Monthly, When needed
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| Best time to plant |
All Year
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| Planting Distance |
1 every 80cm, 1 per 1.5 metres, 1 per metre
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| Max Height |
10m
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| Max Width |
3m
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| Growth Speed |
Fast
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| Prune Me |
3-5 times a year, Only in the warmer months
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| Size Maintained at |
2m
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| Flowering |
No
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| Foliage Colour |
Green
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| Fruit / Seed |
No
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| Toxic To |
Dogs
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| Uses |
Balcony, Fenceline, Hedging & Screening, Standard, Topiary
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