All Year Interest Shrubs

Wonderful all year round interest
Just £34.99
3 x 3L Pots - SKU: 511454
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Key Features

  • Three stunning, compact, and hardy shrubs have been brought together to form this wonderful collection, offering colour and interest to the garden, month after month
  • Prunus ‘Kojo-no-Mai’ erupts into flower before the leaves appear in spring each year
  • 'Fire Power' produces deep orange foliage that intensifies and darkens to red as temperatures grow colder and colder
  • 'Midwinter Fire' offers glowing winter stems in a vibrant and orange-flushed shade of red
  • Supplied as a set of three established plants in 3L nursery pots, ready to plant out
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Description

Three stunning compact shrubs in one collection - witness interest and colour each and every month of the year with these established shrubs in 3L pots, ready to plant on arrival. Receive one each of:

Japanese Blossom Cherry Prunus 'Kojo-no-Mai' - The 'Fuji Cherry' is a superb compact shrub that bursts into flower even before the late winter to early spring leaves appear, year after year. Blooms start as red buds, appearing to 'dance' around the branches, before opening into pale-pink flowers, each red at the centre. Ideal even for smaller gardens or growing in patio pots, 'Kojo-no-Mai' also offers autumn interest as leaves turn from green to a bright reddish orange, before falling.

A treat to look at even on a freezing winter morning, when the plant has been left bare of any foliage, as the statuesque form is shown off to its best under a layer of frost. Fully winter hardy regardless of the weather, growing to just 250cm in 10 years if left un-pruned, but will be happy to receive a regular trim in early summer once flowering has finished.

Nandina 'Fire Power' - Enjoy spectacular winter colour from evolving leaves and red berries. Also known as the 'Sacred' or 'Heavenly' bamboo, Nandina is totally winter hardy and tough as old boots! With a bamboo-like habit, several upright stems emerge from a tight clump of leaves, which in spring and summer are mid-green with a red or purple tinge on new shoots, while small white flowers also appear for summer.

Autumn turns the leaves bonfire orange red, perfect for Halloween and seasonal colour, and they only get darker as temperatures continue to drop. The flowers give way to berries, very much like a classic Holly, which also get redder and redder too, so the whole plant is a frenzy of winter colour. Great as a specimen in a pot, this can be moved nearer doors or patio windows to lift spirits on darker days, while it equally looks at home in the soil of a mixed border.

Cornus 'Midwinter Fire', Dogwood - Glowing winter colour inspires the alternative name of 'Bloodtwig'. Grow a shrub with a reputation as one of the best for colour and is prized for vibrant orange-flushed red stems. Widely grown as ornamental plants, Dogwoods come into their own when their leaves change colour in autumn, falling to reveal flame-like branches.

Fully winter hardy, these popular shrubs thrive in any garden and even larger containers, as they are fairly unfussy and are both easy to grow and low maintenance, with year-round interest. In spring, dainty white blooms burst out and are magnets to butterflies and bees. These are then followed in late summer by black berries, which attract all manner of birds to the garden. This variety will grow whether in full sun or partial shade, but the former will promote the best stem colour.

Care Information

Planting Advice for Cornus 'Midwinter Fire':

  • Grow in full sun to partial shade.
  • Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you are planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to refill once the shrub is in place.
  • We've found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges, tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through.
  • Before planting, soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain.

Planting Advice for 'Nandina':

  • Nandina prefer acidic to neutral soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter and kept regularly watered.
  • Plants hate sitting in wet soil, so will benefit from added grit to the planting hole if your soil is heavy.
  • Plant in full sun if you want the best colour, however Nandina will also perform well in light shade.
  • No pruning is required, although you may want to remove any stems that have become long and leggy.

Planting Advice for 'Kojo-no-Mai':

  • Dig a square hole as deep as the roots and approximately 1.5 times as wide as the existing plant, as supplied.
  • Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the planting hole to help the plant establish quicker.
  • Spread the roots gently and place into the planting hole.
  • Mix well rotted compost or manure with the soil taken from the hole and then use to backfill around the tree.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 7-10 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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