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Shrubs
Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Green | |||
| Autumn | Blue Green | White | ||
| Winter | Blue Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Colletia are spiny deciduous shrubs with sparse leaves and small, fragrant, tubular flowers in late summer or autumn
- Name status
Correct
- Plant range
- Argentina, S Brazil
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a sheltered border or against a warm, sunny wall, or in a cool greenhouse
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings of short sideshoots in late summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Architectural
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 1: tip prune young plants to promote bushiness. Tolerates moderately hard pruning
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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