Majeekahead's Garden
Tamarisk
Genus: Tamarix.
Species: Tamarix aphylla.
bought from woolworths as a tiny dead looking sprig in the sale spring 2007 with lots of tlc it is now about 2 1/2 ft high and bushy and very healthy in the bed at the back infront of greenhouse
fast growing must be pruned every year! cut back shoots withfaded blooms immediately after flowering and can cut back most of last years growth in march
most well drained soils dose not like heavy clay full sun
flowers may can grow to 12ft
