A cascading fountain of colour, movement and fragrance - without any effort

Perfect in borders and grand landscapes and a fabulous contrast in rock or pebble gardens, the fantastic, new, ground cover Cordyline, ‘Festival Grass’, has beautiful, cascading deep burgundy foliage and flowers in late Spring with large, multi-branched panicles bearing hundreds of delicate, eye-catching, fragrant, pale lilac flowers.

Festival Grass comes to the UK from Tesselaar International (Tesselaar), the worldwide horticultural experts sourcing stunning, unusual yet easy-care plants. It is amazingly vibrant, low-maintenance and stunning whether it is on its own in a large patio pot or as part of a patio pot garden. It even performs well as an indoor plant in any well-lit situation and can be brought outside on the patio or deck in the summer.


So easy to grow!

The stunning Festival Grass is easy to grow and perfect for low-maintenance gardening. It can be planted in pretty much any free draining soil, pot or planter, without the need for messy or expensive fertilisers. It can thrive in full or partial sun and will even survive light to moderate frost. It is usually not susceptible to disease or pests, so requires practically no tending. When mature, Festival Grass spreads to 120cm and never grows more than 100cm in height – so it offers predictably stunning results without taking over the garden or creating lots of work to tend it.

Festival Grass is a Cordyline species, which are indigenous to Australia, New Zealand and the western Pacific Region. They are small trees or palm-like evergreen shrubs and are often referred to as the Cabbage Tree. This hybrid is unique as it does not grow into a tree.

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Begonia BONFIRE Chocolate Orange

Plant retailers wanting to offer gardeners an eye-catching flowering plant that can cope with the alternating downpours and heatwaves of recent British summers can now order the new Begonia BONFIRE Choc Orange™.

The new release comes from Tesselaar International (Tesselaar), the worldwide horticultural management and marketing company renowned for the successful sourcing and branding of high quality plants.

The bright orangey red flowers of Begonia BONFIRE Choc Orange™ cover up to half the plant and are a stunning contrast for the dark chocolate/plum foliage with red serrated edges.

The easy-care begonia has a rounded, bushy habit, growing up to 60 cm wide and 60 cm high in the garden. It also looks sensational in patio pots and planters, and adds drama to larger hanging baskets.

The new variety comes into bloom in late spring and will continue to shower gardeners with masses of bright orangey-red flowers through the summer until the first frosts of late autumn.

BONFIRE Choc Orange™ is extremely low maintenance, can be grown in full sun or partial shade, and is not afraid of summer rains or drier summer conditions. It is drought-tolerant and heat hardy, and is generally resistant to pests.


Specifications:
· Flower size- 50mm diameter
· Spacing - 50cm apart
· Temperature – performs best at 22°C during the day and 18°C at night
· Pests - generally not damaged by pests
· Special care - will benefit from digging and dividing every three years
· Pruning - branches naturally, will benefit from pinching to induce side branches and more compact spreading growth
· Soil - performs bests in a well drained friable soil or good quality potting mix
· Water - keep moist but not wet through the growing season. Tolerates periods of dryness.

The new variety is a perfect complement for the original Begonia ‘Bonfire’, which has bright orange-pink flowers against the same rich chocolate foliage, and the same trailing growth habit.

The recommended retail price ranges between £4.00 and £6.00 for smaller sized plants. Larger products such as hanging baskets will retail at a higher value depending on product size.

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