{"product_id":"franklinia-alatamaha","title":"Franklinia alatamaha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranklinia alatamaha\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin tree\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the most storied plant we sell: discovered on a single Georgia riverbank, named for Benjamin Franklin, and never seen in the wild since 1803. Every Franklinia on Earth descends from seed the Bartram botanists saved in the 1770s. To plant one is to hold a chapter of botanical history in trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plant honours the legend. In late summer and autumn it opens fragrant, cupped white flowers with golden stamens, like wild camellias, often against foliage already turning scarlet and burgundy. Rated H4, it is a slow, elegant, multi-stemmed small tree with fluted grey bark for a lifetime of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun to light shade, warm and sheltered; sun ripens flowering wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e acid, humus-rich, moist but sharply drained; no lime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e slowly to 4-6 m over decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H4, around -10C established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it specimen billing: a lawn position, the head of an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, or a large ericaceous container while young. It converses across the seasons with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hydrangea-aspera-hot-chocolate\"\u003evelvet hydrangea\u003c\/a\u003e and the autumn-flowering rarities of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown young trees of a plant rarely offered in the UK; we hold only a few. Care honesty in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58370036990335,"sku":"FRAKALAT17","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/franklinia.jpg?v=1789653266","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/franklinia-alatamaha","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}