{"product_id":"sorbaria-sorbifolia","title":"Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the plant\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sorbaria sorbifolia, the false spiraea, is a deciduous shrub grown for two things, its ferny foliage and its big summer plumes. The leaves are pinnate and look a lot like a rowan, opening with a bronzed flush before turning fresh green. In summer it throws up large, frothy panicles of creamy-white flowers that \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003ebees\u003c\/a\u003e work over happily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e: It is thoroughly hardy, rated H5, and comes through severe winters without fuss. Being deciduous, it drops its leaves in autumn and reappears each spring, often with that attractive coppery new growth. Flowering runs through the summer months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is an easy, adaptable shrub that takes full sun or partial shade and almost any soil that stays reasonably moist, from clay to chalk. The one thing worth knowing up front is that it spreads by suckers and can form a wide thicket in time, reaching 2.5 to 4m each way if left to its own devices. That habit is a gift for filling a difficult bank or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening a corner\u003c\/a\u003e, and a nuisance in a tight border, so choose the spot with that in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGetting it established and keeping it in check\u003c\/strong\u003e: Water through the first year while it roots in. After that, the main job is control. Cut it hard in late winter to keep it compact and to encourage the best foliage, and simply dig out unwanted suckers as they appear. It regrows strongly, so you can hardly prune it wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom our nursery\u003c\/strong\u003e: Supplied in a 19cm pot, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003egrown outdoors and weather-hardened\u003c\/a\u003e, ready for the open garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":58184450703743,"sku":"SORBSORB19","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/sem.jpg?v=1786804624","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/sorbaria-sorbifolia","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}