| Description | Persicaria odorata
Common names: Vietnamese coriander, Vietnamese cilantro, Cambodian mint.
Vietnamese Mint is a creeping, herbaceous perennial, that is not actually a member of the mint family however, it's fragrance and appearance are extremely similar. It requires full sun, well-drained soil, and protection from frosts in winter. This is a herb that is used in Southeast Asian and Indian cooking.
4"/10cm pot | Magnolia laevifolia x michelia (Princess series) 'Cinderella'
This is a beautiful little evergreen Magnolia. It's compact, tidy form lends itself well to creating an easily maintained, neat and tidy flowering hedge. Deep green, leathery foliage gives a year-round lush appearance and a display of lightly fragrant, creamy-white flowers appear in two flushes per year - late winter-spring and again in late summer-autumn. Approx 4m tall x 1.5m wide
10''/25cm pot | Lonicera nitida
Fast growing, fine leaf box hedging and topiary plant with a defined edge.
• Get your box hedge or topiary twice as fast!
• Responds very well to pruning, becoming beautifully dense
• Tolerates very poor soils and hot conditions |
| Content | | | BoxOz Lonicera has been specially developed by Chris, and is our exclusive hedging plant. It has a deeper green foliage, a denser finish and more clearly defined shape than the traditional English Box.
BoxOz Lonicera is the best plant with which to create your perfect hedge or border as it grows quickly and once your hedge has developed its easy to maintain with only a few trimmings a year. New shoots are soft and easy to cut and trimming is an effortless relaxing experience.
Some traditional hedging plants grow only an inch or two a year. BoxOz Lonicera will produce a calf high border in under twelve months, a knee high hedge in around 18 months, and a waist high hedge in 30 months. Almost any soil is suitable, as long as it is not too swampy. Fertilise your BoxOz Lonicera occasionally with a complete fertiliser, and water as required. |
| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Persicaria Odorata, or Vietnamese Coriander
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| height-x-width |
Up to 1.2 metres, or trimmed lower
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| planting-distance |
For border: 5 per metre For dense bushy hedge or border
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| features |
Small attractive deep green leaves, fast growing
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well drained soil, trim regularly to promote bushy growth and maintain formal shape
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| landscape-use |
Hedges, borders and topiary
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