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bog rosemary, marsh andromeda "NIKKO"

Andromeda polifolia
Andromeda polifolia
"NIKKO"

bog rosemary, marsh andromeda

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.2-0.4m x 0.2-0.6m
LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
April - June
LOCATION
full to partial sun		 FLOWERS
less showy but noticeable
USDA zone (lowest)
2   (down to -45°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

pink
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Evergreen broadleaf
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION
Bog rosemary is a low growing shrub from mountainous parts of Europe and Asia. It comes from moist and wet moors and woodlands. It is one of the few plants that survived Ice Age.

Nikko is my favourite bog rosemary with green foliage and profusion of flowers. Leaves are rosemary-like, linear-lance-shaped, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped, pink flowers appear in abundance from end April until early summer. It is a slow, mound-forming groundcover.

It loves moist to wet places with humus-rich, cool, and acidic soil. Grow it in constant moisture or even a boggy location in full sun or partial shade. It needs to be mulched as drying out quickly ends up in losing leaves along the stems. Pest and disease free. Extremely hardy to -45°C but dislikes heat over 40°C.

Last update 09-01-2009