| Description | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa Beni'
Silky Wisteria is a gorgeous flowering plant. What makes it different compared to other Wisterias is its silky foliage and stumpy racemes of flowers. This is a recently introduced variety that is noted for its pink and white flowers with a conspicuous yellow spot. The individual flowers are about twice the size of other Wisterias.
Silky Wisteria produces flowers that open late – in late Spring or early Summer they produce a lovely scent. They are followed by long bean-like seed pods which are poisonous. These thrive in a full sunlight position.
10"/25cm pot size.
See our Wisteria Factsheet here for more about the different Wisteria varieties!
For care instructions, features and more, check out Additional Information below | Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
Stunning succulent cottage plant with large, pink flower heads
• Flowers throughout summer and autumn
• Fleshy green leaves that bronze, dying down in cold climates & returning in the spring
• Prefers full sun and will tolerate a range of soil types, excluding soggy soils | Sweet Marjoram is a delicately flavoured cousin or Oregano. It has mild pine and citrus flavours. It is native of North Africa, the Mediterranean region and South-Eastern Asia. Although it is a herbaceous perennial, it is treated by most as an annual due to its sensitivity to frost and cold temperatures. It like a sunny well drained position, and regular watering. It can grow up to 50cm tall, but due to its spreading nature is brilliant to use at the edge of large containers to trail, in hanging baskets, in rockeries and for borders. Excluding the roots, all parts of this plant is edible, even the little white or very pale pink flowers. This herb is great used fresh or dried. In the kitchen, sweet marjoram enhances many dishes, and is deceivingly strong. The tender fresh leaves are great in salads, or mixed with spring veggies. And used fresh or dried goes great in any tomato, pork or beef dishes. It also adds a nice flavour to pizza. When adding this herb to a hot dish, add it in the last 10 minutes of cooking. This herb has many remedy uses. It has been used as a therapy for headaches, toothaches, indigestion, asthma, rheumatism, flatulence, earache, epilepsy, as well as for providing relief from labor pains. The oil extracted from this herb has been used as a healing cream for bruises and sprains. Sweet marjoram is an excellent common tonic, and it has a more potent affect on the nervous system than its close cousin oregano. However pregnant women should not take this herb medicinally.
4"/10cm pot |
