Tamarix ramosissima
Five stamen tamarix
Also known as Tamarix pentandra
- Height × spread
- 5m × 5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This very pretty shrub or small tree produces masses of delicate, lilac-pink flowers along its slender branches in late summer and early autumn. Since the tree is otherwise retiring and hardly noticeable, the sudden influx of flowers is startling and very effective. The foliage is very fine and frothy in effect, and judicious pruning is advised to keep the shrub in order.
- Flower colour
- Lilac, Pink, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Brown, Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 5m
- Spread
- 5m
- Height in 10 years
- 3m
- Spread in 10 years
- 3m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Structural, Coloured stems, Bee attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune hard to the base
Prune back to within 30cm to 45cm of the plant base so that the year's growth will begin from this low framework. If you want the plant to grow larger, this need only be done every few years.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.