Colquhounia 'Nepalese Flame'

On Arrival:

• Carefully unpack your plant as soon as possible after receiving it.
• If the compost feels dry to the touch, give it a light watering straight away.
• Place the plant outside in a bright, sheltered spot while you prepare for planting.
• Ideally, plant out within a few days of arrival for best results.

Planting In The Ground:

• Choose a sunny, sheltered position with free-draining soil.
• Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot and just slightly deeper.
• Gently remove the plant from its pot, teasing out any tightly wound roots if necessary.
• Place it into the hole, ensuring the top of the rootball sits roughly level with the surrounding soil.
• Backfill with a mix of garden soil and some multi-purpose compost to enrich the planting hole.
• Firm gently and water thoroughly to settle the soil around the roots.

Planting In Pots:

• Pick a large container at least 30-40cm wide, with good pre-inserted drainage holes - or drill your own!
• Use a gritty, free-draining compost - a mix of multi-purpose compost and horticultural grit or perlite is ideal.
• Aim to plant at the same depth it was in the supplied nursery pot.
• Water well and place your container in a sunny, yet sheltered spot.

Ongoing Aftercare:

• Water regularly during the first season to help roots establish. Once mature, Colquhounia become drought tolerant and need watering only during prolonged spells of dry weather.
• Apply a slow-release general-purpose fertiliser in early spring to encourage strong growth and abundant flowering.
• In early spring, lightly prune back any frost-damaged stems to healthy wood. Harder pruning can keep the plant compact if needed.
• A winter hardy variety. In colder areas, protect young plants with a thick mulch around the base in late autumn, or fleece if severe frost is forecast.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.