Product description
Helianthemum The Bride is the ultimate light-reflector for a baking hot gravel garden. It produces highly reflective, distinctly silvery-grey evergreen foliage that looks almost frosted, acting as a brilliant backdrop for a relentless display of crisp, pure white flowers featuring bright golden-yellow centres.
Place it at the very front of a dry border where it receives uncompromising, direct sunlight all day long, and actively step away with the hose. If you water this plant regularly, the beautiful silver leaves will turn green, rot, and fall off; shear it heavily after the white flowers drop to maintain a tight, weed-suppressing dome.
Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.
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Helianthemum 'The Bride'
Helianthemum 'The Bride'
Product description
Helianthemum The Bride is the ultimate light-reflector for a baking hot gravel garden. It produces highly reflective, distinctly silvery-grey evergreen foliage that looks almost frosted, acting as a brilliant backdrop for a relentless display of crisp, pure white flowers featuring bright golden-yellow centres.
Place it at the very front of a dry border where it receives uncompromising, direct sunlight all day long, and actively step away with the hose. If you water this plant regularly, the beautiful silver leaves will turn green, rot, and fall off; shear it heavily after the white flowers drop to maintain a tight, weed-suppressing dome.
Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.
Give your plants the best start
Garden Plant Size Guide
Plants in larger pots can be multiple years older than their smaller counterparts with more mature root systems and foliage. This makes them able to thrive as a full size plant in your garden quicker than smaller alternatives.
The most common size of pot that garden plants come in are 9cm/1L/3L/5L this is in reference to the diameter at the top of the pot.
9cm potted plants still remain the most popular cost effective option though, they just may take a little patience to allow them to grow into full maturity once planted in your garden.
Plant specs, care guide & tips
Key features
Specifications
When to plant
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Planting and period of interest times are general guidelines and may vary based on your location and conditions. For best results, consult local gardening resources.
Instructions
Top Tip
Shear Helianthemum The Bride heavily after the crisp white flowers drop to stop the woody stems from becoming hopelessly leggy and bare at the centre.
How to Water
Actively step away with the hose and force Helianthemum The Bride to survive on natural rainfall alone. Watering this plant regularly will quickly cause the highly reflective, silver-grey leaves to turn green, rot, and fall off. It thrives on absolute neglect and actively demands to be left alone in the baking heat.
How to Plant
Dig a shallow hole in poor, fast-draining chalk or sand that receives uncompromising, direct sunlight all day long to accommodate Helianthemum The Bride. Ensure the delicate crown sits completely flush with the surrounding gravel or topsoil to prevent water from pooling at the base. Place it at the front of a dry border where its reflective silver foliage can brilliantly catch the light.
