Washingtonia robusta Type | Size:Pot | 3L Hydrangea aspera Anthony Bullivant is

Hydrangea aspera Anthony Bullivant is much more suitable than the species for smaller gardens

a heavy cropper – fruit should be thinned

Season of interest: All year

Apple Rawley’s Seedling is believed to have been planted by a Mrs Rawley at her Co Cork farm in the early 20th century

four-sepalled flowers with golden centres

Washingtonia robusta Type | Size:Pot | 3L Hydrangea aspera Anthony Bullivant isSouthern Washingtonia Also known as the Mexican fan palm, Washingtonia robusta is a tender, fast growing, evergreen palm for container growing. It needs to be overwintered in a greenhouse but can be grown outside in summer, giving an exotic, tropical appearance to a sheltered garden. It has a rather narrow habit, and attractive, fan shaped, green leaves with very long leaflets. The trunk, initially slender, swells out at the base on mature specimens.