{"product_id":"tamarix-tetrandra","title":"Tamarix tetrandra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTamarix tetrandra\u003c\/strong\u003e, the spring \u003cstrong\u003etamarisk\u003c\/strong\u003e, performs one of the great May tricks: dark, wiry, arching branches vanish overnight beneath plumes of tiny shell-pink flowers, a drift of pink smoke visible from the far end of the garden. The rest of the season its juniper-fine, feathery foliage keeps everything around it in soft focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is H5 hardy and famously salt-proof, the shrub that lines Mediterranean and Channel seafronts, which makes it one of the most reliable flowering choices for exposed and coastal gardens. Bees work the plumes hard.\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; loves open and exposed sites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e light and free-draining; avoid waterlogged clay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e arching to around 3 m; trims easily after flowering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H5 plus salt and gale tolerance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it as a flowering windbreak in a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal garden\u003c\/a\u003e, the soft pink counterpoint to \u003ca href=\"\/products\/acanthus-mollis-wofford-rhubarb\"\u003eAcanthus\u003c\/a\u003e and agaves in a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003edry gravel scheme\u003c\/a\u003e, or an airy veil at the back of an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e. Spring nectar seats it in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinator collection\u003c\/a\u003e within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown, well-branched plants. Season notes in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L (Collection Only)","offer_id":58370096562559,"sku":"TAMATETR17","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/tamarix.jpg?v=1789655710","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/tamarix-tetrandra","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}