| Description | Ficus microcarpa hillii ‘Flash’
Standards don't come any better than with Ficus 'Flash'! The dense, upright habit and deep, glossy emerald green foliage make Ficus one of the best looking standards on the market.
The rapid growth of Ficus hillii 'Flash' means a fast standard or topiary can be achieved and, in this standard form, they lend themselves to becoming a beautiful pleached hedge with an underplanting of groundcovers, grasses or feature rocks.
This Australian native tolerates many conditions and is suitable for planting in pots and containers, on balcony's and cafe seating areas.
8”/20cm pot – 3ft Standard, approx 90cm tall!
| Banksia marginata 'Silver Banksia'
A classic woody native Australian shrub, Banksias are great for a low maintenance garden and create interest with their recognizable flower cones. Silver Banksias will grow to the size of a large shrub and and good for screening. They're also great for coastal areas, as they're naturally found by the sea and tolerate sand and salt.
10" pot size. | |
| Content | Our 3ft Standard Ficus have a 2ft clear trunk with approx. 1ft of foliage at the top.
To match your existing standards, measure the clear trunk from the base of the trunk to the beginning of the graft or foliage' | | |
| Additional information |
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| botanical name |
Banksia marginata
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| height x width |
2m x 2m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 1m
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| features |
Leaves are slightly serrated with the top being green and underneath silver, pale yellow flower spikes occur in winter
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| conditions |
Full sun or dappled shade in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Great screen or windbreak, mixed garden beds, specimen, cut flower or dried flower arrangements
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