Streptosolen (Browallia) jamesonii is known to its friends as the marmalade bush. It’s a hardy yet totally beautiful evergreen shrub that’ll do you proud all year round.

If you give this marmalade bush a good home with plenty of sun, decent well-drained soil, and water when it’s dry it can flower most of the year. 

Even though it’s kitted out with fiery 3-4cm trumpet-like flowers of yellow, orange, peach and gold on flexible stems this shrub is so low maintenance. A feed of decent fertiliser in spring will boost the bright flowers and if you’re feeling generous a layer of mulch around the base will keep the weeds away and moisture in.  There’s no need to prune the branches unless you want to keep it smaller, but removing the dead flowers will encourage fresh new blooms.

You won’t be the only one that’ll love this absolute stunner because birds and pollinators adore this tangerine dream too.

Quick Facts

• What to use me for: This is a great tropical feature plant. . If you have a bare garden, maybe you’ve just moved in, or simply fancy a change the marmalade bush is a low-cost way of transforming your outdoor space. This beauty will grow and last for years with little care.

• I grow to: To 3m high and 2m wide, but it’ll take a few years to get there.  

• Where to place me: A sunny or partly shaded warm spot will suit me down to the ground.  

• How far to space me for a hedge: 1m apart

• Soil Conditions: Well-drained, not boggy.   

• My features: So many! Beautiful bright flowers, a long blooming season and evergreen foliage that attracts birds make this one a garden winner. The marmalade bush is a vibrant youthful splash of colour to brighten your year.

Our plants are beautifully grown, mature tube stock with well-developed roots. They are guaranteed sun-hardened, can be planted directly into the ground and are excellent performers for your garden.

We carefully package your plants into a customised box to ensure safe transport, healthy plants and delivery to your door.