| Description | Loropetalum chinense
China Pink Loropetalums are evergreen low growing and spreading shrubs with unusual and ornamental reddish-purple foliage providing year round interest in the garden landscape.
Additionally a striking display of candy pink, tassle-like flowers are produced in Spring with spot flowering occurring throughout the year. Use Loropetalum to underplant trees, or even clip them into purple hedges! A very versatile plant. | Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa
A glossy green, rounded leaf box hedging plant
• Used for low to medium hedging and topiary
• Planted in the garden, along borders, pathways and in pots
• Tolerates shady positions | Crowea saligna
Crowea Saligna (Wax Flower) is a medium sized shrub that grows up to a metre high. It has lance-shaped leaves and beautiful flowers that are 5-petalled and usually ranges from pale to mid pink in colour . The flowers are usually quite large with some forms having flowers up to 45 mm diameter. They are usually seen in late summer through to mid-winter.
6"/14cm pot |
| Content | | If your looking for a small hedging plant then this is the one for you. Dutch Box is a dwarf box that grows with dense, glossy green foliage and works well in shaded areas.
Dutch Box also likes part shade in moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions. It should be clipped to maintain a formal shape.
Slight yellow discolouration of the leaves on Dutch box may occur during cooler months, but don't worry, this is normal! This is remedied by applying with Dolomite Lime, and a slow release fertilizer a month later. Or you can just leave your Dutch Box alone and it will come back lovely and green and spring.
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| Additional information | |
| botanical-name |
Buxus sempervirens "Suffruticosa"
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| height-x-width |
Up to 1m, but usually kept quite low as slow growing
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| planting-distance |
For border: 5 or 6 per metre
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| features |
An evergreen dwarf shrub with glossy green oval foliage and a dense growth habit
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| conditions |
Sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions, clip to maintain formal shape
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| landscape-use |
Edges and borders, topiary, pots and general garen planting, widely used in formal gardens
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