{"product_id":"rhaphiolepis-indica-oriental-pearl","title":"Oriental Pearl Indian Hawthorn - Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Oriental Pearl’","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\u003eOriental Pearl Indian Hawthorn - Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Oriental Pearl’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dense, naturally rounded evergreen that holds its own shape without constant shearing, \u003cem\u003eRhaphiolepis indica\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Oriental Pearl’ carries clusters of white flowers from late winter into spring above leathery dark green foliage. Designers reach for it where a low hedge or a block of massed shrubs has to look tidy year round with minimal intervention, and where salt wind, reflected heat off paving or a long dry summer would thin out buxus or lilly pilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Oriental Pearl Indian Hawthorn\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-shaping habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: It builds a tight dome of roughly equal height and width, so a run of plants reads as a hedge after one light tip prune rather than four cuts a year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool season flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pink-flushed buds open white through late winter and early spring, when most evergreen hedging plants offer nothing at all.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: The thick waxy leaf surface shrugs off salt-laden wind, which makes it dependable on exposed beachside frontages.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants handle hot western walls and reflected heat from driveways across most of southern and eastern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage to the ground\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves are held right down to soil level, so a hedge does not go bare-legged at the base the way pittosporum often does.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiting note\u003c\/strong\u003e: Birds spread the berries, so remove any seedlings that appear in areas near bushland.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow front hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a line it forms a knee to waist high boundary that defines a garden without blocking the view from the street.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blocks of five or more create a uniform evergreen carpet under established trees or across a difficult slope.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePath and driveway edging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its predictable width means it will not creep over pavers and need constant cutting back.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A reliable structural filler in beach house gardens where salt spray rules out softer-leaved shrubs.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring are ideal; container grown stock can go in through summer and winter outside heatwaves and heavy frost.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable to sand, loam or improved clay provided drainage is free. Avoid low spots that stay wet for days after rain, as root rot is its one real weakness.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week for the first two months, then taper to a good soak weekly through the first summer. 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