Tamarix ramosissima - 'Pink Cascade' (Tamarisk, Tamarix)

Tamarix has graceful filigree foliage and producing masses of delicate pink blossom in late summer. It is ideal as a screen in coastal locations and exposed areas where it is planted as an attractive and protective loose hedge.

This large shrub is ideally suited to extreme maritime planting, preferring any decent soil - other chalk in - full sun in an exposed coastal situation. This fast growing slender shrub requires pruning back hard in spring to keep a compact form, especially if exposed to coastal salt laden winds.

Strengths of Tamarix ramosissima:

• Sun loving drought tolerant plant
• Attracts wildlife to feed or nest
• All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
• Ideal for fast growing screening
• Suitable for exposed coastal planting
• Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
• Tolerates cold exposed locations
• Suitable for hedging or topiary
• Tolerates heavy clay soils

Design & Plant Use for Tamarix ramosissima:

• Tall summer flowering shrub suitable for back of border planting
• Ideal flowering shrub for problem clay soils

Common Missspellings: Tamerix, Tamarex, Tamarics

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