| Name | Ficus nitida 'Chinese Banyan' remove | Rose 'Busy Bee' Bush Form remove | Dymondia 'Silver Carpet' remove | Acer 'Nicholsonii' Japanese Maple 8" Pot remove |
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| SKU | FICMNITI | RSBUSYB | DYMSC | APNICH8N42 |
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| Price | $299.99 | $36.99 | $4.99 – $14.99Price range: $4.99 through $14.99 | $129.99 |
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| Description | Ficus microcarpa var. nitida
Common names: Chinese Banyan, Malayan Banyan or Indian Laurel Fig.
A hardy evergreen ficus plants and are the number one choice for standardizing. The soft, white bark contrasts beautifully against the exuberant, glossy green foliage, making a feature out of your pleached hedge or standard topiary. It can tolerate a wide range of soils from clay to sandy, preferring a rich, moist loam in which it would thrive. They grow best in full sun to part shade and produce no flowers, making it a no mess hedging option!
Ficus roots are known to be quite vigorous, but can be controlled by keeping the foliage and head of the plant trimmed, roughly 2-4 times a year. They are best planted away from water pipes, easements and pools to avoid any root issues.
See our Ficus Hedging & Screening Factsheet here for more about the different Ficus varieties!
For care instructions, features and more, check out Additional Information below | Rosa floribunda
Plant in full sun and part shade with well-drained soil and trim back after flowering season to promote new healthy growth.
- Mass flowering
- Groundcover creeping rose
- Repeat flowering
Bush/Groundcover Rose | Dymondia margaretae
Mini Gazania or Silver carpet is a low growing, groundcover with fine silver and green foliage and sharp, bright yellow flowers from summer. It spreads quickly and is native to South Africa so it will thrive in full harsh sun and coastal or sandy soil. Perfect for keeping away the weeds, mass planting, in between pavers and stones. Mature growth: 5cm tall x 40cm wide. | Acer palmatum
Nicholsonii Japanese Maple shows large sharply pointed dark green leaves that change to a bright cherry red in autumn. It will create a vase-like shape making it a stunning feature tree! Requires morning sun in well drained soil.
8"/20cm pot |
| Content | | Rosa floribunda
Busy Bee Rose is an excellent mass-flowering rose with a low-growing groundcover habit and great disease resistance. It produces fluffy pink flowers from late spring.
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. Renowned for their flowers and beauty, they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit. The rose hip can be made into an old-fashioned jam. Roses range in size and variety from your standard and bush roses to climbers and weeping varieties. Amongst all their beautiful colours, varieties and fragrances there is bound to be the perfect rose out there for your garden. For more information on selecting and growing roses, visit our Rose Factsheet. | | |
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| Additional information |
| Other Common Names |
Chinese Banyan, Indian Laurel, Malayan Banyan, White Trunk Ficus
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| Origin |
Asia, Australia
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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 |
Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
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| Soil Type |
Clay, Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy, 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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| Planting Distance |
1 every 80cm, 1 per metre
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| Best time to plant |
All Year
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| Max Height |
8m
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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, 3m
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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 |
Hedging & Screening, Pots, Standard, Topiary
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