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\n\u2022 Soil: Moisture retentive
\n\u2022 Rate of growth: Moderate
\n\u2022 Flowering period: Mid summer
\n\u2022 Hardiness: Hardy
\n\u2022 Pot size: 2L
\n\u2022 Eventual height and spread: 90 x 45cm<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Soil: Moisture retentive
\n\u2022 Rate of growth: Moderate
\n\u2022 Flowering period: Mid summer
\n\u2022 Hardiness: Hardy
\n\u2022 Pot size: 1L
\n\u2022 Eventual height and spread: 3ft x 18″<\/p>\n