{"product_id":"hippophae-rhamnoides-romeo","title":"Hippophae rhamnoides 'Romeo'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHippophae rhamnoides\u003c\/em\u003e 'Romeo' is a male sea buckthorn, the pollinator that lets nearby female plants bear their orange berries.\u003c\/strong\u003e One male can pollinate several females that flower at the same time, and it has the same narrow, silver, willow-like leaves and thorny stems as the berrying plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea buckthorn is very hardy (H7, below -20°C) and is not affected by wind or salt, so 'Romeo' earns its place in its own right as a tough \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal plant\u003c\/a\u003e and windbreak. It never fruits itself, but the berries it unlocks on female plants such as 'Leikora' are the edible sea buckthorn crop, sharp, rich in vitamin C and prized for juice and jam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant about one male to every six to eight females. Suckering and thorny, it builds into a dense \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreen\u003c\/a\u003e or hedge on exposed sites, and sits well alongside other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotic-shrubs\"\u003ehardy exotic shrubs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you receive: a young male plant in a 17cm (2 litre) pot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58819702063487,"sku":"HIPPROME17","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/hippophae-rhamnoides-romeo.jpg?v=1793279185","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/hippophae-rhamnoides-romeo","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}