New products at Crocus
by Sarah - October 8th, 2015.Filed under: Crocus, New Products.
Crocus has these new products today
Sarcococca confusa (sweet box) £17.99
Position: partial to deep shade Soil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil Rate of growth: slow-growing to average Flowering period: December to March Flower colour: white Other features: the flowers are followed by spherical, glossy, black berries Hardiness: fully hardy Sweetly scented, pure white flowers from December to March and lustrous, dark green leaves. This wonderful, winter-flowering, dense, evergreen shrub is perfect for a shady border or woodland garden. To fully appreciate the fabulous, vanilla-like fragrance plant in moist, well- drained soil close to an entrance or path. Copes well with dry shade and urban-pollution. Garden care: In late winter or early spring lightly trim or prune back shoots that spoil the plant’s symmetry. After pruning apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost around the base of the plant.
Viburnum opulus ‘Roseum’ (snowball tree ( syn. Sterile )) £17.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Flowering period: May and June Flower colour: white or green-tinted white flowers Hardiness: fully hardy In May and June the branches of this vigorous deciduous shrub are smothered with large, snowball-like clusters of white or green-tinted white flowers – which sometimes age to pink. With maple-like, fresh green leaves that become purple-tinted in autumn it’s an excellent ornamental plant for a sunny shrub or mixed border with fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Garden care: After flowering prune established specimens, removing up to one in five of the oldest and weakest branches to the base. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant.