{"product_id":"flowering-peach-magnifica-prunus-persica","title":"Magnifica Flowering Peach - Prunus persica ‘Magnifica’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMagnifica Flowering Peach - Prunus persica ‘Magnifica’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Magnifica’ is the deep red of the flowering peaches, smothering bare branches in fully double crimson rosettes in late winter and early spring before a single leaf appears. Ornamental forms of \u003cem\u003ePrunus persica\u003c\/em\u003e are planted for that one spectacular fortnight and they are honest about it: quick to size, generous while young, and not especially long lived. Where a cold winter can be relied on, very little else flowers with that density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Magnifica Flowering Peach\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDouble Crimson Bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Densely petalled flowers in a deep rose red, packed along the entire length of each stem.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBare Wood Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowering precedes the foliage, so nothing dilutes the colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick to Flowering Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: It reaches a real display within a few seasons rather than a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVase Shaped Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Upright branching keeps the footprint tidy in a small garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Branch Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stems cut in bud open indoors and last well in a large vase.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Winter Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A colour event in a country or cottage garden when everything else is bare.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering Row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated along a fence line or boundary for a run of crimson.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Courtyard Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Scaled correctly for a compact garden with full sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown partly for branches to bring inside in August and September.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m in an informal flowering row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, while fully dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well drained loam. Peaches decline fast in compacted or waterlogged soil, so mound the planting position on clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first two summers and mulch to the drip line, keeping the trunk collar clear. Prune immediately after flowering to build the wood that carries next season's display, and apply copper at bud swell to control leaf curl.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species originates in China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep rose red to crimson, double\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795355631902,"sku":"ND-0818-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/j3nNbRNFiwbzdl6aoHRTj_n2JHFDbs.jpg?v=1787314051","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/flowering-peach-magnifica-prunus-persica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}