Cordyline Torbay Dazzler 2L Pot

Cordyline Torbay Dazzler 2L Pot (BOGOF) A striking evergreen shrub, Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler' will add spectacular Mediterranean style to your garden this summer. With its long, arching sword-like green foliage that typically grows on a single stem, Torbay Dazzler has a distinctive palm-like appearance and compact growth, making it perfect as a container plant to jazz up patios and sunny balconies. Also known as the cabbage palm the leaves of this cordyline are edged in creamy yellow with cream stripes and mature plants produce clusters of sweetly scented blossom in the summer, also make it perfect as a specimen plant in a mixed border. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Hardy to around -5C, we recommend that Torbay Dazzler is grown in a large pot where it can be moved under cover in the autumn to protect it from the worst of the winter weather. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot, will reach approx. 2.5m x 1m in 10 years. Specifications Category: Instant Impact Ideal For: Beds/Borders/Containers/Instant Impact Flowers: July - August Position: Full Sun Height/Spread: 250cm x 100cm Hardiness: Fully Hardy Supplied as : An established plant in a 2L pot 60-70cm tall, will reach approx. 2.5m x 1m in 10 years. Planting Advice for your Cordyline 'Torbay Dazzler': Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you're planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill one the shrub is in place. We've found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through. Before planting soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain. Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots. Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker. Place your shrub in the hole at the same level at the pot and refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling). Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well. Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc. If youre planting into pots, place some old rocks, stones or gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage and ballast. Use the best compost you can buy such as our premium professional compost along with some sand or grit for drainage. Aftercare Advice for 'Torbay Dazzler' Cordyline: Water plants freely during the growing season, and sparingly in winter. Feed monthly with a balanced, liquid fertiliser from spring to late summer. Top-dress or pot up in spring. Although frost hardy, young Cordyline plants, and also coloured varieties are more prone to cold damage. This can be prevented by tying up the foliage to reduce wind damage and prevent water collecting around growing points and causing rotting. In areas prone to severe winters, wrap the trunk with layers of fleece and place a 15cm (6in) layer of mulch, such as bark, over the root area. Move container grown plants to a frost-free location, such as a greenhouse, during periods of cold or wet weather - temporary shelter in a shed or garage will do. Pruning Advice for Torbay Dazzler: Pruning is not normally necessary, just remove any dead or damaged leaves with a sharp pair of secateurs Contents 2 x Plants