Strobilanthes - pewter plant

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$4.55

Cousin to the dark-leaved goldfussia, this strobilanthes gives you bronze-silver foliage when new, maturing to deep green. It loves sunny locations, where the new leaf colour is brighter. The leaf colour is thanks to a soft furry covering on each leaf, which also acts as a sunscreen for the plant.

bronze leaves: Tatters silver leaves: Forest & Kim Starrcropped to size.

We love pewter plant for its soft silver-bronze colours, soft-to-touch furry leaves

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Description

Strobilanthes gossypinus - pewter plant

APPEARANCE : Silver-bronze-green foliage, lighter on new leaves which are covered in fine hairs; mature leaves are deep green. Herbaceous shrub with mounded shape. Gossypium is the botanic name for cotton, referring to the cotton-wool downy leaf.
USE IN: Feature planting, contrast foliage plant, container plant.
CLIMATE : Frost free location, full sun for best leaf colour
PLANTING : Plant in a free draining soil rich in organic matter and not over wet. A potting mix rich with peat moss or humus is ideal added at the time of planting.
CARE: Mulch and water well, prune and fertilise in spring to promote healthy growth. Lightly prune all over if needed to shape the plant.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 1 m H x 1.5 m 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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