BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

This fascinating cultivar is named after one of the owners of Bluebell Nursery, Suzette Vernon and has aromatic, cream variegated leaves and dark, purple-red stems.

The cream variegation is very pretty, appearing almost as though the dark green leaves have been splashed with a creamy-yellow paint. Drimys lanceolata 'Suzette' also has pretty, white flowers in April and May.

Supplied Size: 3L pots (approx 3 - 4 years old, 20 - 30 cm tall) - very limited availability ths year

• Position: Full sun or partial shade.
• Soil: Moist, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Reasonably hardy. Drimys lanceolata 'Suzette' requires shelter from cold winter winds and may require protection in exceptionally cold winters.
• Flowering Period: April - May.
• Flower Colour: Creamy white
• Rate of Growth: Slow.
• Habit: Drimys lanceolata 'Suzette' grows to be a medium sized, densely branching shrub.
  • Height: 2.5 m (8 ft).
  • Spread: 2.5 m (8 ft).

• Notes: This plant is particularly suitable for coastal areas. A specimen of Drimys lanceolata 'Suzette', planted in the woodland garden surrounding our nursery had reached a height of 1.8 m and a spread of 1.5 m after 10 years.