Carex Pendula Plants

This is an easily expanded, large but very elegant flower appropriate for wet and sketchy areas where little else will develop. In addition to stunning sections of high grassy vegetation, it generates sagging, pet's tail-like, russet-coloured rises of blossoms up to 6in (15cm) long in summer season.

Family: Cyperaceae

Genus: Carex

Species: pendula

Plant type: Hardy perennial

Flower colour: Brown

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Feature: Flowers, Attractive to wildlife

Sun exposure: Partial shade, Shade

Soil: Clay/heavy, Moist, Boggy

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 140cm

Spread: 150cm

Time to divide plants: March to April

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Capsicum Annuum Grossum group 'Redskin' Plants

Sweet sweet peppers, or sweet peppers, are flowering mounds of plants that have a charming hairy increasing habit. The fruit are natural when premature but turn amazing colors and shapes as they older. 'Redskin' is a neat compact plant, ideal for increasing on a windowsill or in pots on the patio. The medium-sized bright natural fruit turns amazing red as it develops.

Family: Solanaceae

Genus: Capsicum

Species: annuum grossum group

Cultivar: Redskin

Plant type: Vegetable

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Feature: Fruit

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy

Hardiness: Half hardy

Skill level: Experienced

Height: 40cm

Spread: 30cm

Time to plant seeds: March to April

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