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paulownia [Fast Blue] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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paulownia [Fast Blue]

Paulownia fortunei Fast Blue ('Minfast')

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Paulownia
Family: Paulowniaceae

About this plant

A fast-growing tree with a pyramidal habit reaching to 8m tall. Large, ovate to heart-shaped leaves have hairy undersides and are up to 20cm across. Upright panicles of fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers are borne in spring and are lilac-blue outside and creamy-white inside with a yellow throat

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Protect flower buds and young growth of small plants from hard frosts by growing in a sheltered position. Grow for foliage effect only by cutting back young shoots hard in spring which results in production of very large leaves up to 60cm across

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or Pruning group 7 for foliage effect

Propagation

Propagate by root cuttings

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years