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Trusted friend container plant collection

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Trusted friend container plant collection

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Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection

Trusted friend container plant collection

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A beautiful and trustworthy collection of trailing purple and silver, perfect for baskets and patio pots. Supplied as either an...

1 × bedding collection | 15 plants
£19.78 £32.97 £1.32 each
In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Easyplanter
£26.99 £26.99 each
Delivered early May
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants
£39.56 £65.94 £0.88 each
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Plant description

A beautiful and trustworthy collection of trailing purple and silver, perfect for baskets and patio pots.

Supplied as either an easyplanter or as a bedding plant collection (a mix of rooted cuttings and jumbo seedlings).

Each pre-prepared easyplanter measures 30cm (12in) in diameter and 8cm (3in) high, and contains a colourful mixture of plants. The trays also contain a slow release fertiliser that will get the plants off to a flying start. Grow the potted up easyplanter on in a frost free environment and it should be ready to place outside 2-3 weeks later (weather/late frosts permitting).

Made from 100% recycled plastic, the trays can be widely recycled after your seasonal displays have finished. Alternatively, reuse them as bulb baskets - place a layer of compost in the bottom, add bulbs and plant - place a layer out in the garden. When the flowers fade, lift the basket and store the bulbs ready for another year.

Please note that the pots in the photographs are not supplied with the plants, but we have a wide and wonderful range on our website to choose from.

What's included:

In each collection you will receive five rooted cuttings or jumbo seedlings of each of the following:

  • 5 x Calibrachoa Can-Can Double Provence Blue: A trailing, small-flowered and prolific summer stunner, ‘Can-Can Double Provence Blue’ produces vivid purple to violet ‘mini-rose’-like blooms all summer which look glorious cascading from hanging baskets or pots. Supplied as rooted cuttings. Grows to 30cm.

  • 5 x Helichrysum 'Silver Mist': With finely textured silver foliage and stems, ‘Silver Mist’ makes a beautiful, branching foil plant for mixed containers or baskets. Easy to grow, this Helichrysum is a tender, perennial favourite with the woolly leaves intensifying in colour with more light. Supplied as jumbo seedlings. Grows to 20cm.

  • 5 x Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series): A mid purple summer stalwart with tones of lilac and lavender make this superb, free-flowering verbena one to try out combined with pale pink, regal red or burgundy. 'Enchantment Purple' has serrated foliage and is a wonderfully vibrant, wildlife friendly container and hanging basket 'bedding plant’, where it will trail happily in large pools of richly robed ground cover. Supplied as rooted cuttings. Grows to 30cm.

    • Flowering period

    • Jan
    • Feb
    • Mar
    • Apr
    • May
    • Jun
    • Jul
    • Aug
    • Sep
    • Oct
    • Nov
    • Dec

    Plant features

    Position

    Full sun

    Rate of growth

    Fast-growing

    Soil

    Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost

    Hardiness

    Frost tender

    How to care for Trusted friend container plant collection:

    If purchasing as a bedding plant collection, pot up and grow on under glass until all risk of frost has passed and they can then either be planted outside into a well-prepared bed, or used to fill decorative pots and hanging baskets for the patio. Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser at regular intervals throughout the summer will promote even more flowers to form.

    If receiving an easyplanter, half-fill your decorative pot or basket with compost (you'll need one with a diameter of at least 30cm or 12in), place the tray on top, and fill in any gaps around the edges with a bit more compost before giving it all a good water. The roots of the plants can grow through the base of the plastic tray and into the compost below, so provided it is kept frost free and well watered, the plants will soon start to fill out.

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