ALEXANDRIAN Laurel Danae racemosa Bamboo Like Evergreen, 5-8cm seedlings in a 7cm Pot

• Our best available 5-8cm seedlings (CUT BACK TO BUDS ON SOIL LEVEL) in a sturdy 7cm pot
• no plant movement in transit: with our special packing method, developed by us
• with FREE growing kit including full growing instructions.
• Its slender branches arch up and away from the center of crown
• The lustrous, evergreen modified stems are beautiful, especially with the orange-red berries from September

A very slow growing but as much interesting perennial-like shrub. Its slender branches arch up and away from the center of crown. The new stems arise from the base of the plant once a year (at Spring) so it is vital to water the plant at this time as the more water the larger the stem will grow. After May, there is no more growth on the plant for the year. The lustrous, evergreen modified stems (the "foliage") are beautiful, especially with the orange-red berries from September. The branches are ideal in flower arrangements as it lasts for several weeks in a vase. The plant keeps these showy fruits until about January! Makes excellent ground cover when it grows enough large and prefers partial shade or full shade. This plant is adapted to all sort of soils form sand to clay but prefers slightly moist, well drained soil when it will grow better and bigger. It is highly drought tolerant but will grow much slower in dry conditions, for example in a rock garden, in the shade. It won't however reach more than 1m in height and 1m in spread even on the best places in the garden, maybe in 10 years (in the first 3 years of its life, Danae produces only 1 new leaf-like modified stem/year). Danae is an unusual, evergreen with a bamboo-like appearance but ideal for small gardens (and for patient gardeners). Also known as: Ruscus racemosus, Poet's Laurel Native to: Azerbaijan, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey Family: Asparagaceae - Asparagus Family Habit (UK conditions): small, perennial-like evergreen shrub; spread by rhizomes Growth rate: very slow, first branch usually appears in its 4th year of life Max size (UK conditions): 1 x 1m Main value: lustrous "foliage" (modified stems) and arching habit, orange-red berries in Autumn