Pot Size: 7.5 litre Price: £50.00 Description: Not many of this genus hail from the other side of the pond, where they are regarded as being underwhelming. Which is why we were surprised to find this garden worthy species known as the strawberry bush, growing in the wilds of North Carolina in 2011. There it formed small to medium sized well branched evergreen shrubs with four angled branches of long narrow fresh green leaves in this form. The small flowers held on short stalks succeeded by fuzzy or rough textured shallowly lobed red capsules splitting to reveal the orange aril covered seed. Easily grown in any type of fertile soil in sun or part shade, although given its provenance it will appreciate heat.
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