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Rhamnus frangula
Rhamnus frangula - growing as a small tree, covered with masses of insects when in flower
Rhamnus frangula - butterfly
Rhamnus frangula
Rhamnus frangula - growing as a small tree, covered with masses of insects when in flower
Rhamnus frangula - butterfly

Rhamnus frangula

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(Alder Buckthorn) Rhamnus frangula is a native, medium sized to large shrub with dark green summer leaves, tiny white summer flowers and dark red berries.

It is excellent for wildlife one of the few plants in our garden on which we are delighted to find caterpillars on, since it is the most important host plant to the beautiful Brimstone butterfly.

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  • 3 litre pot

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One of the few plants in our garden on which we are delighted to find caterpillars since it is the most important host plant to the Brimstone butterfly. A very hardy, large shrub with dark green leaves and small red fruit, the wood makes the finest charcoal for the manufacture of gunpowder!

Excellent garden shrub for attracting wildlife and can be planted as a hedge if required. Also known as Frangula alnus.


  • Position: Full sun or partial shade.
  • Soil: Well drained, fertile soil. Will tolerate damp (but not waterlogged) conditions.
  • Hardiness: Hardy.
  • Flowering Period: May.
  • Flower Colour: White
  • Rate of Growth: Vigorous.
  • Habit: Rhamnus frangula grows to be a large branching shrub.
    • Height: 4 m (13 ft).
    • Spread: 4 m (13 ft).
How Much Sun
Light Shade, Full Sun
Eventual Size
Shrub - Large (3m+), Shrub - Medium (1.5m - 3m)
Growing Conditions
Soil: Not Fussy, Site: Windy, Soil: Dry/Sandy, Soil: Damp/Wet
Special Features
Screening/Hedge, Fruit - Ornamental, Honey Fungus Resistant, Wildlife Friendly - Bees, Wildlife Friendly - Birds
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