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Viburnum tinus
Winter flowering and wildlife friendly
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
The highlights
- A large evergreen shrub with white flowers from winter to spring
- An attractive hedge or border plant for any light conditions
- Grows to 2.5-4m
- RHS Plants for Pollinators certified
Description
- A large evergreen flowering shrub with a bushy growth habit
- Dark green ovate foliage with clusters of creamy white flowers, often pink tinted in bud. Flowers throughout late winter and well into spring, followed by blue-black berries
- Grows well in any light conditions, in borders or as a hedge
- Grows to 2.5-4m tall and wide
- Hardy and attractive to many wildlife species
- RHS Plants for Pollinators certified
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Can have issues with aphids, Viburnum whitefly and Viburnum beetle. Check the leaves regularly for any possible infestation. If you see aphids or whitefly, pick the bugs off by hand and spray the infected area with some soapy water. You can also plant a companion plant nearby such as Marigolds. These will attract predatory insects such as ladybirds that will eat the bugs. With Viburnum beetle, damaged leaves are often discoloured with brown dried up edges to the holes. The beetles and larvae can be removed by hand, or you can encourage their predators - birds and ground beetles. Where possible tolerate populations of larvae and adult beetles, as Viburnums usually recover well.
Water when new
Water regularly when newly planted, especially during dry periods. Once the roots have established, it will need very little watering except in prolonged hot and dry periods.
Full sun, partial shade or full shade
The best flowers will result from growing in full sun, but this plant will do well in any light conditions.
Any moist, well-drained soil
Thrives in a variety of soils as long as they're well-draining. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or gets waterlogged often then consider mixing in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost and possibly some perlite to improve drainage.
No feeding required
No need to feed - but you can give the soil a nutrient boost by applying a layer of mulch each spring. ?v=1613300718
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South Downs National Park
Meet John
110 years' expertise free with every plant
Straight from the capable hands of our shrub specialist John to your garden, you can be sure that each bush, hedge and plant is grown to last. Nurtured in the fields of the South Downs and professionally pruned for the best shape, these hardy feature plants will be adding structure, colour and variety to your garden for many years to come.
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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen