Gordonia - fried egg plant
Ideal small tree or screen for Australian gardens with glossy dark leaves and big white flowers in autumn-winter. Easy to grow and undemanding, given protection from frost while young.
Would look wonderful planted alongside its relative, a white sasanqua camellia. The old flowers drop off and fall to the ground, sunny-side-up, so the plant always looks neat.
Gordonia axillaris (now Franklinia axillaris, Polyspora axillaris) - fried egg plant
APPEARANCE : Small rounded tree with glossy dark green leaves. Large white blooms with golden centres appear in autumn and early winter. Related to camellia and shares a similar appearance to sasanqua varieties.
USE FOR : Ideal used as a shade tree and street tree, even in small gardens. Can be pruned to a hedge or tall screen.
CLIMATE : Protect from frost until established.
PLANTING: Plant in a sunny or shaded position in the garden in well drained soil with reliable rainfall or irigation. Mulch well.
CARE: Easily maintained; give it a little clip after flowering to maintain bushiness or shape if needed. Feed in spring with azalea & camellia food.
HEIGHT AND WIDTH: 3-5m H x 3m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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