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TAMARIX
Commonly known as Tamarisk
The feathery, billowy, pink or white shrub of the coastal strip.
Genus of 54 species of deciduous shrubs and small trees from coastal sites and dry or marshy, often salt-rich areas inland from western Europe and the Mediterranean to eastern Asia and India.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous
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Tall Shrub
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TreeSmall tree
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Additional Features
Good to knowGrown for their feathery foliage and attractive plumes of flowers. Excellent for coastal planting where they may be used as windbreaks. Should be pruned regularly to avoid their becoming top heavy and unstable.
Place of originWestern Europe, Mediterranean, eastern Asia, IndiaResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus. -
Garden Location/ConditionsCoastal / windswept
Tamarix - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of TAMARIX
TAMARIX ramosissima 'Hulsdonk White'
Tamarisk
a little known Dutch variety with white rather than pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £14.00 each
£16.00 each
TAMARIX ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'
Tamarisk
reddish brown branches and pink flowers in summer. Ideal for coastal planting
TAMARIX tetrandra
Tamarisk
pale pink flowers earlier in the year than ramosissima
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £14.00 each
£16.00 each
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
