Sollya heterophylla 'Ultra Blue'

Planting advice for Sollya heterophylla:

• Water your potted plant well.
• Dig a hole a little deeper and three times wider than the nursery pot.
• Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
• Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
• Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
• Refill the hole with the earth removed, which is a process called backfilling.
• Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
• Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar of compost, gravel or bark.
• If planting in a pot, use a good quality compost such as our premium, professional compost.

Aftercare advice for Sollya heterophylla:

• Tolerant of temperatures down to -5°C, however in frost-prone areas we recommend you bring your plant under cover.
• Keep well-watered during the summer, especially in the first year of planting. Water sparingly during the winter months.
• Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly in flowering months.
• Apply a winter mulch and if you are in a frost prone area or move the plant indoors into a cool, light room.

Pruning advice for Sollya heterophylla:

• In spring cut back the flowered shoots to 2-3 buds high.
  

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