Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your present even
more special with by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of around 1-1.5m. The total height from the ground is approximately 2-2.5m.
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
Phormium 'Tricolor' (New Zealand Flax)
Striking evergreen forming clumps of lax sword-shaped leaves. (Evergreen)
Common Name: New Zealand Flax
Latin Name: Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor'
Soil: Fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: July / Yellow
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 1.5m/2m
Special features: Striking evergreen forming clumps of lax sword-shaped leaves.
A splendid phormium that has broad grey-green leaves with a creamy yellow margin and, ultimately, a fine band of red. The leaves are spreading and somewhat lax so it is much less dramatic than its spiky relatives. It has yellowish flowering panicles, which mature in late summer and reach over 1m in height.
This shrub is supplied in a 3 litre container for year round planting.
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