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Cestrum elegans

Common name: Red Cestrum

Bees and butterflies will buzz with excitement

-1 to -5°C
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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7cm Pots
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A fantastic evergreen shrub, Cestrum elegans produces long, arching branches of evergreen foliage. Then, from June to September, clusters of highly fragrant, exotic looking, red blooms are produced. Flower are sure to add a tropical touch to your summer and autumn garden and pull in the pollinators too. Small, ornamental, non-edible purple berries follow in autumn. Slender and erect, Cestrum elegans is happy in either borders or large containers and is sure to provide structure and form to your garden. A half-hardy shrub with an RHS hardiness rating of H3, this beauty will struggle if unprotected when temperatures dip below -5 C - so why not grow as a conservatory plant during the coldest winter temperatures where it may flower all year round. Cestrum elegans prefers to be grown in well-drained soil in a sunny or partially shaded spot, where it will reach a height and spread of 1.5-3m.
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Key Information
Latin Name Cestrum elegans
Common Name Red Cestrum
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour Red
Type Shrub
Format 7cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 3.00 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 3.00
Soil Conditions Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes

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