Salix Flamingo Willow Bush
So Decorative! Bang On Trend, Award-Winning And Fully Hardy... Fall In Love With The Changing Foliage Colour
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Key Features
RHS Garden
Merit
Merit
RHS Perfect
Pollinators
Pollinators
Perfect
In Pots
In Pots
Plant
In Sunshine
In Sunshine
Plant
Part Shade
Part Shade
Winter
Hardy
Hardy
Width: 250cm
Height: 250cm
Height: 250cm
- Striking and beautiful pink foliage erupting into fountains of colour every year
- The leaves are an amazing combination of green, cream and lovely powder pink - hence it's common name 'Flamingo Willow'
- A fabulous specimen shrub, loved by pollinators - even recommended by the RHS
- Totally hardy, this low maintenance plant is great to add height to gardens
- Responds brilliantly to pruning, so you can control size and shape while encouraging even brighter, fresher foliage displays year after year
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Description
A superb addition to your garden - this Salix 'Flamingo' bush is a rockstar of foliage colour - one of the best you can grow!
Early spring catkins emerge on bare branches, before giving way to stunning variegated foliage patterned in pink, green and white with the colours retained throughout summer.
An ideal centrepiece even for smaller gardens, it's easy to grow and will look amazing planted in a large pot on the patio. To keep its neat and compact shape, just give it a trim every spring. Labelled a 'Plant for Pollinators' by the RHS.
Top Tips
It is really hardy and easy to grow, simply prune back to shape in late autumn, & it is not fussy at all about soil conditions, just don't let it dry out.
Care Information
- Grow in full sun is moist, well-drainded soil - willows love moisture so you can be sure that they'll be happy with a regular dousing.
- Container plants especially should be kept well-watered, however don't let them sit in permanent wet.
- Pruning is simply a case of a light trim in spring to reshape the canopy.
Delivery Information
Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.
Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.
We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.
*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.
For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.
**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.
For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!
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