Description
- Plant leaflet
Fill your outdoor space with masses of pink blooms with Plants2Gardens' Kalmia Rubra. With cup-shaped flowers finished with intricate markings, this shrub is the ideal addition to containers or borders. Plus, it has a long flowering period so you can enjoy it all through the summer months.Delivered directly from Plants2Gardens - please allow 7 - 10 working days for delivery to UK only (including UK Highlands and islands, and Northern Ireland).
- Plant type: hardy perennial
- Key wildlife attracted: bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators
- Flowering period: May - August
- Plant position: full sun, part shade
- Soil type: moist, well-drained
- Mature size (h x w): 100cm x 100cm (39.4" x 39.4")
- 1 x Kalmia Rubra (1.5L pot) - with non-scented pink flowers
- Remove plants from packaging upon receipt
- Plant out as soon as possible as long as the ground is not frozen
- Dig a hole slightly larger than the rootball and add some slow release ericaceous fertiliser to the planting hole
- Place plant in the hole and backfill using the soil from the hole, plant to the same level the plant was at in the pot
- Gently press the soil down around the plant
- Water in well
- Ensure the planter you have selected has drainage holes. You can plant 1 plant per 30cm (11.8") containers
- Fill the container with a good quality ericaceous compost and follow the steps above
- Please keep your plants well-watered whilst becoming established. Do not allow the soil to dry out completely
- You can check by feeling just below the soil surface to see if the soil is dry or damp
- Prune only to remove dead or damaged stems after flowering
- Feed twice a year in Spring and Autumn with a slow release ericaceous fertiliser. Please do not over feed your plants - particularly young plants as this can cause a great deal of damage or death
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