{"product_id":"albizia-julibrissin-tropical-dream","title":"Albizia julibrissin 'Tropical Dream'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbizia julibrissin 'Tropical Dream'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a silk tree selection prized for flowers of a deeper, more vivid pink than the ordinary species and for better resilience in cooler gardens. It forms a multi-stemmed large shrub or small tree with a spreading, umbrella-shaped crown of delicate, ferny, bipinnate leaves. The foliage folds up as evening falls and opens again with the morning sun, a small daily ritual that never stops being charming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e The RHS rates it H4, hardy through most of the UK in a sheltered spot, and it is regarded as one of the hardier silk tree selections offered here. It is deciduous and comes into leaf late, usually well into late spring, then flowers from July to September, when the canopy is covered in fluffy, fragrant pink powder-puff blooms. Young plants are the most vulnerable, so give them winter protection in cold gardens for their first few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant it in full sun in a warm, sheltered, south or west facing position. It thrives in any well-drained soil, including chalk, loam or sand at any pH, tolerates poor soil, and is notably drought tolerant once established. The RHS gives an ultimate size of 4 to 8m after ten to twenty years, but in most UK gardens it stays much smaller and is easily kept compact by pruning, and it does well in a large container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsing it in the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003eFew hardy plants\u003c\/a\u003e look more exotic: the layered, umbrella canopy and silky pink flowers bring an instant subtropical feel to an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003esunny gravel garden\u003c\/a\u003e. The nectar-rich flowers are \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eloved by bees\u003c\/a\u003e. Use it as a centrepiece specimen, in a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge patio pot\u003c\/a\u003e, or trained informally against a warm wall where summers are cooler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58234096681343,"sku":"ALBIJULITROP17","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/albizia.jpg?v=1787318607","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/albizia-julibrissin-tropical-dream","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}