3 Litre Plastic Plant Pots (Black Round) Pack of 50 by Elixir Gardens ®

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The good news is that our all of our plants, regardless of size, are established. This means they are garden-ready, and you can plant them as soon as you’re ready to get gardening (provided there is no frost on the ground).

Climbers should be planted at the same depth as the pot. Water the plant thoroughly after planting, especially in the first few years and during bad weather. Plants against walls may not receive as much rainfall as the plants in the rest of the garden. A lot of climbers have the natural tendency to climb, and won’t need supports or to be tied-in. Wall shrubs, however, don’t climb naturally but they can be trained to do so. If left untrained, wall shrubs will bush outwards and grow like normal shrubs. Slightly larger than a 2L, we generally use these for our garden centre plants and some amenity lines. We have selected compact cultivars for the tricolour plant, so would expect them to reach an ultimate height or around 1.5-2 metres (5-8ft) in the garden, depending on how hard you prune each year. Keep them at 3-4ft by growing in larger planters and pruning to near ground level before they start in to growth each spring. Most shrubs will grow happily in containers, but they will be much more demanding on feeding and watering than shrubs in the ground would be. They will also need potting on every couple of years so that they don’t suffocate or become stunted in their pot.Shrubs are deciduous or evergreen woody plants, and often provide fragrant flowers, berries and foliage. They are good for structural framework, and they can provide a wonderful shelter and food source for wildlife. The type of soil that you will need will vary from climber to climber. Clematis, for example, tend to prefer soil that is moist, but well-drained. Hardiness will also vary from climber to climber, but tender plants should not be planted until the spring, and they should not be planted in an exposed area. Hardy climbers include ivy and Russian vine. Some varieties of clematis are hardier than others. At crocus, we have over 30 different sizes of pots that plants and trees are grown in. Here is a simple guide to the different options (and some nice pics of Mike our webmeister).

For deliveries the size of ours, this just doesn't make sense for us or for our international customers, and so we have made the difficult - but necessary - decision to stop selling our plants internationally. We do very much hope that this will be a temporary measure and look forward to resuming trading internationally in the future. Delivery Information Our Tricolour Buddleia really is a fantastic plant, it is the very special Butterfly bush to have, as you'll get three different flower colours on the same plant - or at least that how it appears, as we have grown three different varieties together as one. As the plant develops, the branches intermingle, creating an intriguing mixed colour effect that will really get the neighbours talking! We refer to the size of pots by their volume capacity in litres. The below graphic gives an approximate measurement of the most common pot sizes that we use – think of the ones you’d find in your local garden centre!Some shrubs may show signs of reverted growth or ‘sporting’. This is where random shoots of different leaves associated with the plant’s parentage begin to appear. Most commonly this is where plants with variegated leaves sprout pure green growths instead of variegated ones.