{"product_id":"strobilanthes-gossypinus","title":"Strobilanthes gossypinus","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\u003eStrobilanthes gossypinus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown almost entirely for foliage, this Indian shrub covers every new leaf and stem in a dense silver felt that catches low light and holds its colour all year. \u003cem\u003eStrobilanthes gossypinus\u003c\/em\u003e makes a soft upright mound rather than a rigid shrub, and it earns its place where a silver grey mass is needed in a frost free bed among greens and burgundies. Spikes of small pale violet flowers appear on mature plants, but the felted leaves are the reason to plant it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Strobilanthes gossypinus\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoolly silver leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: A thick coat of fine hairs gives a matt pewter surface unlike the glaucous blue of most silver plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear round colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Being evergreen, the silver effect does not disappear in winter the way it does with herbaceous grey foliage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick fill\u003c\/strong\u003e: It bulks up fast, closing gaps in a new bed within a season or two.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut back hard in early spring it reshoots densely from old wood and stays compact.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike Mediterranean grey foliage plants, it holds up through humid coastal summers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContrast layer in a mixed border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set against dark cordylines or burgundy foliage the silver reads strongly from a distance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Adds a cool tone to the usual palette of glossy tropical greens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds a neat mounded shape in a pot with regular tip pruning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnder high branched palms\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fills the light shade at the base of a palm grove where grasses look thin.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer once night temperatures are reliably mild\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining, moderately fertile soil with organic matter; heavy wet clay in winter is the main risk\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two or three times a week through the first summer to settle it in, then reduce to weekly, avoiding overhead watering that flattens the felt on the leaves. Mulch to 75mm and pinch the growing tips two or three times in the first year to build a dense multi stemmed frame.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade; the felt is whitest in strong light but hot inland afternoon sun can scorch it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern India, in the hills of the Western Ghats\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale violet to lavender blue\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795320439070,"sku":"ND-1614-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Hbs4pCtKgBYWN25s-Sfh_uM35Yn7K.jpg?v=1787313309","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/strobilanthes-gossypinus","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}