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Plant of the day - Leucothoe "royal ruby"


Plant of the day - Leucothoe "royal ruby"  (Leucothoe "royal ruby)

Plant features

Flower colour White
Flowering time Summer
Foliage Evergreen
Foliage colour Green, Red
Habit Bushy
Time to maturity 5 - 10 years
Ultimate height 0.6m - 1m
Ultimate spread 0.6m - 1m

PLANTING
Aspect South, East, West
Drainage Well-drained
Exposure Any
Hardiness Hardy
pH Acid, Neutral
Soil type Clay, Sand, Loam
Sunlight Full Shade, Partial Shade



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That is a nice looking plant.

5 Jan, 2012

 

Thanks Pimpernel - growing pretty quick too :)))

5 Jan, 2012

 

Have you stopped fiddling about with them for now Paul?

5 Jan, 2012

 

I think Paul was born to fiddle! lol

5 Jan, 2012

 

Yes always fiddling my plants :D

5 Jan, 2012

 

Oh aye! lol ;)

5 Jan, 2012

 

I am not going down this road again lol

5 Jan, 2012

 

lol

5 Jan, 2012

 

hahaha! ;)

5 Jan, 2012

 

nice specimen Paul..

5 Jan, 2012

 

Like the two tone colour Paul :o))

5 Jan, 2012

 

Thanks Meadowland - info from Woodlands garden centre site Hinckley - they're the rainbow rocks really nice :))))) Thanks Surreylad and Sixpence :))))))))))))))))))))

5 Jan, 2012

 

Wow Paul, that's so pretty

5 Jan, 2012

 

Thank you Sheilar :))))))))

5 Jan, 2012

 

:o))

5 Jan, 2012

 

Very nice...I've been staring at mine every day - is that wrong? :)))))

5 Jan, 2012

 

This is my kind of plant.....lovely.

6 Jan, 2012

 

Thanks Scottish - they are very eye catching :D

Thanks Dottydaisy :)))))))))))))))

6 Jan, 2012



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