Bupleurum fruticosum
Shrubby hare's ear
Bupleurum Bupleurum
B. fruticosum - B. fruticosum is a dense, spreading, evergreen shrub with long, slender, erect shoots bearing oval, waxy, blue-green leaves and domed umbels of small, star-shaped, yellow flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
Bupleurum fruticosum is: Evergreen
Leaves have a pungent scent when crushed.
Bushy, Spreading
Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Blue-green in All seasons
Deadhead to avoid self-seeding. Pruning group 9 as necessary. Will tolerate hard pruning.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Bupleurum fruticosum (Shrubby hare's ear) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Ground Cover, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Salt tolerant, Wallside and trellises, Wildlife, Wind-breaker, Woodland
Plant in free-draining soil in full sun. Needs a sheltered site in areas with cold winters. In warm areas, will tolerate exposed coastal conditions.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Bupleurum fruticosum
Shrubby hare's ear
Bupleurum Bupleurum
B. fruticosum - B. fruticosum is a dense, spreading, evergreen shrub with long, slender, erect shoots bearing oval, waxy, blue-green leaves and domed umbels of small, star-shaped, yellow flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
Evergreen
Leaves have a pungent scent when crushed.
Bushy, Spreading
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Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Blue-green in All seasons
Deadhead to avoid self-seeding. Pruning group 9 as necessary. Will tolerate hard pruning.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Bupleurum fruticosum (Shrubby hare's ear) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Ground Cover, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Salt tolerant, Wallside and trellises, Wildlife, Wind-breaker, Woodland
Plant in free-draining soil in full sun. Needs a sheltered site in areas with cold winters. In warm areas, will tolerate exposed coastal conditions.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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