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Nepal laburnum | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Nepal laburnum

Piptanthus nepalensis

Genus: Piptanthus
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: evergreen laburnum

About this plant

P. nepalensis is a bushy evergreen shrub with leaves composed of 3 elliptic, dark green leaflets, blue-green on the underside, and short racemes of yellow flowers 4cm long in late spring and early summer, followed by flat green pods

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade with shelter from cold, drying winds

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or Pruning group 13 if wall-trained

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring or autumn; take heeled, semi-ripe cuttings (basal) in summer

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverFlower Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years