Plant World Seeds - Tetrapanax Papyrifera Seeds (Exotic Tree & Shrub Seeds)

• Genuine Plant World Seeds branded packets supplied direct from Plant World Seeds UK!
• Common Name: Chinese Rice Paper Plant
• Height: 1.2-2.4m
• Approx. Packet Content: 5 seeds
• Possibly the most impressive plant you can grow outside in the UK, this rare, fast-growing shrub produces a compact thicket of upright, downy stems topped by astonishing, very large, deeply-lobed green leaves up to 60 cm. or more across. New shoots and leaves have an intriguing coating of fine, felted, pale brown hairs. Creamy clusters of attractive pompom flowers are produced in large sprays in the autumn, followed by black fruit. Pref...(continue reading in the description section below)

Possibly the most impressive plant you can grow outside in the UK, this rare, fast-growing shrub produces a compact thicket of upright, downy stems topped by astonishing, very large, deeply-lobed green leaves up to 60 cm. or more across. New shoots and leaves have an intriguing coating of fine, felted, pale brown hairs. Creamy clusters of attractive pompom flowers are produced in large sprays in the autumn, followed by black fruit. Preferring well drained soil in full sun, it may be cut back by the winter frost, but each year it comes back reliably in spring in all but the very coldest areas of the northern UK. In the right spot this is even more magnificent and desirable than the famous Gunnera, or "Giant Rhubarb". SOWING ADVICE: Sow immediately at any time onto preferably a soil-based compost, covering with fine grit to approximately their own depth. Germination MAY be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. but many seeds WILL NOT come up the year they are sown, needing winter chilling after sowing, and ONLY come up with natural spring germination. Genuine Plant World Seeds branded packets supplied direct from Plant World Seeds UK!