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ILEX (Aquifoliaceae)
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x altaclerensis 'Golden King'  |
£8.00 |
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more vigourous plants in the first few years. 4 metres (12 feet) plus. |
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vomitoria |
£ 8.25 |
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(YAUPON HOLLY.) Evergreen Holly with smooth, spineless green leaves and small white flowers in spring followed by red
berries in autumn, persisting into winter. The species name; vomitoria refers to its use as an emetic by Native Americans in
S.E USA and Mexico. Prefers mild gardens. 4 metres (12 feet) plus. |
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JASMINUM (Oleaceae)
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(JASMINE.) The Jasmines with the best scent are usually the tender ones but many flower well in a medium sized planter so
can be stood out for the summer if your Conservatory or Sun Room gets too hot. They are also superb for training along wires
in the roof of a cooler conservatory, filling the whole room with their beautiful scent. The tender species we list may well
survive outside in mild areas such as coastal or inner city regions, taking a couple of degrees of frost. Grow in a loam based
compost with added grit and feed regularly in summer.
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officinale 'Clotted Cream' |
£ 7.75 |
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This variety has cream coloured very fragrant flowers, slightly larger than the species, produced over a long period from July
to September. Moisture retentive well-drained soil in sun/part shade. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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KADSURA (Schizandraceae)
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japonica |
£ 7.50 |
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Beautiful glossy green foliage that is evergreen in its warmer reaches. It has small yellow flowers in summertime but is
usually grown for the handsome foliage. 3 metres (10 feet).
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japonica 'Variegata' |
£ 8.25 |
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Semi-deciduous climber with attractively variegated glossy foliage, green with cream and pink markings. Needs a sheltered
wall in part shade. Yellow flowers followed by red blackberry-like fruit on female plants - sorry, we don't know the sex of ours
yet! 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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LAURUS (Lauraceae)
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nobilis |
£ 7.50 |
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(BAY.) Evergreen shrub/ tree commonly known as the culinary herb, Bay. For moist, fertile, well drained soil in sun/ part
shade, sheltered from strong winds. Can be pruned back in spring to restrict size. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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LEYCESTERIA (Caprifoliaceae)
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formosa |
£ 7.50 |
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(FLOWERING NUTMEG Quick growing shrub with dark red -purple bracts housing deep purple berries which are good for birds.
2 metres (6 feet).
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LONICERA (Caprifoliaceae)
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Attracts Hummingbird Hawk Moths
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japonica 'Halliana' |
£ 7.50 |
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(HONEYSUCKLE.) Vigorous climber with sweetly-scented white flowers that age to yellow from late spring-late summer. For
moist, well drained soil preferably in part shade but will grow in full sun. Prune after flowering if needed. Semi evergreen. 4
metres (12 feet) plus.
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periclymenum 'Graham Thomas' |
£ 7.75 |
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(HONEYSUCKLE.) Vigourous deciduous climber with whorls of very frangrant white and yellow flowers over a long period in
summer. Needs a sturdy support, in sun or part shade. After flowering, prune back to strong new growth. Good for wildlife
(including the Hummingbird Hawk Moth), providing nectar, fruit and sheltered roosting sites. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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LUMA (Myrtaceae)
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apiculata 'Glanleum Gold' |
£ 7.75 |
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Evergreen shrub, closely related to the Myrtle, with aromatic yellow and green leaves and white flowers with long stamens
from mid summer-mid autumn followed by purple berries. Hardy in a well drained, sheltered site to minus 10°C. 4 metres (12
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MANDEVILLA (Apocynaceae)
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laxa |
£ 7.75 |
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(CHILEAN JASMINE.) One of our star plants this climber has large, beautifuly scented, pure white trumpet flowers from mid
summer to the first frosts. Flowers are followed by long decorative seed pods. Hardy against a sunny, sheltered wall in well
drained soil. In cold regions grow in a conservatory. Min -5 to - 7°C. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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MELIA (Meliaceae)
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azedarach |
£ 8.00 |
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(PERSIAN LILAC, PRIDE OF INDIA.) Deciduous spreading tree with toothed leaves and fragrant lilac flowers in spring. These
are followed by orange fruit, the seeds of which are used as beads in Asia. For well drained soil in full sun. Hardy in mild
gardens. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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MYRTUS (Myrtaceae) |
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apiculata 'Glanleam Gold' |
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See Luma a. 'Glanleum Gold'
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MYRTUS (Myrtaceae)
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communis |
£ 7.50 |
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(MYRTLE.) The common species grown for its aromatic foliage and small white flowers from mid-late summer, followed by dark
purple berries. Won't withstand prolonged periods of frost. Slow growing. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. 3 metres (10
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communis ssp. tarentina |
£ 7.50 |
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(MYRTLE.) Evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves & white flowers followed by black berries. Hardy in sheltered, well drained
spot down to minus 10°C. A sunny spot will bring out the scent of the leaves. (We often have plants trained as small
standards and these will remain at the height where the main stem has been 'stopped') 1.5 metres (5 feet).
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NANDINA (Berberidaceae)
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domestica |
£ 7.50 |
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Semi evergreen shrub with pinnate leaves which turn red from autumn-spring. Bears panicles of small star shaped white
flowers in mid summer followed by ornamental red fruit. For moist, well drained soil in full sun. Needs a sheltered site. 2
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PASSIFLORA (Passifloraceae)
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We should have the following Passion Flowers during the summer, but stock varies, as demand often outstrips supply.
They need good drainage, so use good quality potting compost with some grit & or bark added. Use a pot no more than 1"
bigger all round each time you pot up, and don`t pot up later than August. A liquid feed once a week using tomato food will
encourage flowers. Keep on the dry side during the winter, and only pot on in spring once the plant has resumed active root
growth. In a hot conservatory, shade from sun or move outside. Prune (hard back if needed) in spring.
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caerulea |
£ 7.50 |
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Hardy vigorous passion flower with pale blue to white petals and blue and white filaments, followed by decorative orange fruit.
If frosted right back, may take until June for new shoots to appear. For well drained soil in sun/part shade. Tends to sucker. 4
metres (12 feet) plus.
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caerulea 'Constance Elliot' |
£ 7.50 |
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Hardy, vigorous passion flower with scented, pure white flowers with white filaments in summer, followed by orange fruit. If
frosted right back, may take until June for new shoots to appear. Prune back in late spring if needed. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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PHILADELPHUS (Hydrangeaceae)
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'Virginal' |
£ 7.50 |
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Large deciduous shrub with beautifully scented double, cup-shaped, pure white flowers from early-mid summer. Grow in well
drained soil in full sun/ part shade. Trim lightly after flowering and thin out by removing old stems when the plant becomes
congestested 3 metres (10 feet).
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PHOTINIA (Rosaceae) |
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x fraseri 'Little Red Robin' |
£ 7.50 |
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Evergreen shrub with new growth flushed bright red. A dwarf form of 'Red Robin'. reputedly with better foliage colour. Ideal for small gardens. Cut back occasionally to promote new growth. Ultimate height as yet unknown , but can probably be kept to 2 - 3 ft with pruning. |
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PHYGELIUS (Scrophulariaceae)
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Somerford Funfair Wine |
£ 7.50 |
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Comapct cultivar with spikes of pendant, long-tubular, red-pink flowers from June-September. Grow in moist, well drained soil
in full sun. 60 cms (2 feet).
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PHYSOCARPUS (Rosaceae)
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opulifolius 'Diabolo' |
£ 8.25 |
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Hardy deciduous shrub with very dark chocolate brown leaves. Has small white flowers in early summer but really grown for
its foliage. Prefers fertile, acidic soil in sun/part shade. 3 metres (10 feet).
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POTENTILLA (Rosaceae)
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(CINQUEFOIL.) Genus of herbaceous perennials and shrubs related to the Rose. Herbaceous plants are usually clump-forming
in habit with lax stems to 60cm (2ft) long on average. They also have very similar foliage to the Strawberry plant (Fragaria-
which is also in the Rose family) Grow in poor or fertile, well drained soil in full sun.
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fruticosa 'Katherine Dykes' |
£ 7.50 |
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A long flowering shrub studded with lemon yellow flowers. Prefers sun but will flower in part shade. 90 cms (3 feet).
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RHODOTYPOS (Rosaceae)
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scandens |
£ 7.50 |
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Deciduous shrub, related to the rose, with arching stems of attractive toothed leaves and white flowers (to 4in across),
followed by ornamental black berries. Flowers from late spring to early summer. Grow in moist, well drained soil in sun or part
shade. 1.5 metres (5 feet).
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ROSA (Rosaceae)
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'Madame Alfred Carrčire' |
£ 7.50 |
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(ROSE Vigorous climbing Noisette rose with beautifully scented, cream-pink flowers continuously in summer. Thrives on a
North facing wall. Disease resistant and not too thorny. Prefers rich, heavy soil but will tolerate sandy soil. Roses don't grow
well on Chalk. Prune, when dormant, between late autumn and spring. Train shoots laterally to encourage flowers along the
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ROSMARINUS (Lamiaceae)
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Prostratus Group |
£ 7.50 |
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(ROSEMARY.) Prostrate Rosemary, good for ground cover with mauve-blue flowers from April-June. Good plant for coastal
gardens and trailing over the edge of walls. 20 cms (7").
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SALVIA (Lamiaceae)
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(SAGE.) Much loved garden plants and rightly so with their elegant spikes of hooded flowers. Salvias have flowers in a very
wide range of colours but those with blue flowers are particularly prized as they really live up to the claim of having truly blue
flowers, which is a rarity in the plant world. It is usually winter wet rather than frost which kills half-hardy Salvias. Cuttings of
tender species should be taken as insurance. It is important to pay as much attention to providing really good drainage as it is
to providing frost protection. (Please note - we have Salvias listed under 'Hardy Perennials' or 'Conservatory Plants'.)
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x jamensis 'La Luna' |
£ 6.50 |
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Hardy sub-shrub with pale creamy-yellow flowers June-Dec (if mild). Prune lightly and remove any dead growth in late spring
to promote good flowering. Sunny, sheltered, well drained spot. 60 cms (2 feet).
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microphylla v. microphylla 'Newby Hall' |
£ 6.50 |
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Bushy shrub with blackcurrant-scented leaves and bright red flowers from June to September. Needs sun and good drainage -
take cuttings as an insurance against winter loss. 60 cms (2 feet).
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SAMBUCUS (Caprifoliaceae)
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nigra 'Eva' |
£ 7.50 |
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(BLACK ELDER.) Upright shrub/ small tree with very dark finely cut leaves and large flat panicles of scented pale pink flowers
in early summer followed by black fruit. For moist, well drained soil in sun/part shade. Will tolerate hard pruning to restrict size
in spring. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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SANTOLINA (Asteraceae)
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chamaecyparissus |
£ 7.00 |
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(COTTON LAVENDER.) A popular shrub for a hot sunny position, with finely-cut grey leaves and closters of small yellow
flowers in summer. Cutting back to 12" in spring may reduce the flowering, but makes a more compact plant. Take cuttings to
replace plants, which eventually get woody. 60 cms (2 feet). |
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SARCOCOCCA (Buxaceae)
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confusa |
£ 7.50 |
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(CHRISTMAS BOX.) Upright evergreen shrub with sweetly-scented, small tubular white flowers in winter followed by shiny black
berries. For moist, well drained soil in part-full shade. Will grow in sun if the soil is moist. 2 metres (6 feet).
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SENECIO (Asteraceae)
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scandens |
£ 7.75 |
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(YELLOW GERMAN IVY.) Scrambling climber with a froth of small yellow daisies in summer & autumn. Hardy against a warm
wall. Certainly survives outside at the nursery, where, mingling attractively with Solanum laxum 'Album', it has survived 7
degrees of frost. Deciduous at low temperatures. Feed monthly in summer. Prune in spring. An excellent supply of late flowers
for bees. 2.5 metres (8 feet). |
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SOLANUM (Solanaceae)
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crispum 'Glasnevin' |
£ 7.50 |
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Climber with lightly scented lilac-blue flowers in summer followed by ornamental yellow-white fruit. Semi evergreen, sometimes
evergreen in mild regions. Grow in moist but well drained neutral to alkaline soil in full sun in a sheltered location. 4 metres (12
feet) plus.
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laxum |
£ 7.50 |
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(POTATO VINE Climber with very pale blue flowers for most of the summer. Hardy outside in most gardens. Vigorous so may
need trimming back occasionally. Feed monthly in summer. 10 cms (4").
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laxum 'Album' |
£ 7.75 |
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(POTATO VINE.) Dainty white, star-shaped flowers with yellow stamens from Mid-late summer. Flowers year round under
glass. Grow on a sheltered South facing wall in well drained soil. Trim lightly after flowering. Can be pruned fairly hard in spring
to rejuvenate if needed. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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laxum 'Coldham' |
£ 8.00 |
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A cultivar with attractive blue-white flowers from May to September, the flowering period longer if grown against a sheltered
south-facing wall. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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SOLLYA (Pittosporaceae)
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heterophylla |
£ 7.75 |
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(BLUEBELL CREEPER.) Dainty twining climber with masses of small bell-shaped intense blue flowers in summer. Hardy in a
very sheltered spot, otherwise grow in a conservatory. Grow in a loam based compost and feed monthly in summer. Outdoors
grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Prune in spring if needed. 2.5 metres (8 feet). |
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heterophylla 'Alba' |
£7.75 |
| Twining climber with masses of small bell-shaped, white flowers in summer. Hardy in a mild, sheltered spot. Otherwise grow in a
conservatory. Feed monthly with a balanced fertilizer in summer. Prune in spring if needed. 2.5 metres (8 feet). |
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TRACHELOSPERMUM (Apocynaceae)
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Evergreen climbers from woodlands across Asia with sweetly scented flowers reminiscent of, but not related to, the Jasmine.
Grow in a sheltered spot on a sunny wall in well drained soil. Many are slow growing in this country, growing at a rate similar to
an average shrub. They prefer neutral to acidic soil
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asiaticum 'Goshiki' |
£ 7.50 |
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Attractive cultivar with some green leaves, and some white, with pink mottling. Quite variable from plant to plant. Mainly grown
for its foliage as it doesn't flower as reliably as T. jasminoides.
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jasminoides |
£ 8.00 |
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(CONFEDERATE JASMINE.) Evergreen species from China, Korea and Japan with sweetly scented white flowers to 2.5cm
(1in) across in summer. 4 metres (12 feet) plus.
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jasminoides 'Variegatum' |
£ 8.00 |
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Variegated cultivar with green leaves with a creamy-white margin and sweetly scented white flowers in summer. 2.5 metres (8
feet).
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jasminoides 'Wilsonii' |
£ 7.50 |
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Cultivar with smaller leaves with white veins and sweetly scented white flowers in summer. The leaves turn crimson in winter.
2.5 metres (8 feet).
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from Nanking China |
£ 7.50 |
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This name, however unconventional, is accepted in the RHS Plant Finder. Small oblong variegated leaves on wiry stems. |
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VACCINIUM (Ericaceae)
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corymbosum 'Jersey' |
£ 7.50 |
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(BLUEBERRY.) Deciduous shrub with racemes of pendant, slightly fragrant white flowers in late spring- early summer followed
by large edible blue fruit with a slightly tart flavour in late summer. Must be grown in acidic soil (pH between 4.8 to 5.2.) Can be
grown in ericaceous compost in a pot, eventually needing a large container. For sun / part shade. Only requires light pruning,
simply remove crossing branches when dormant in winter. 2.5 metres (8 feet).
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| VIBURNUM (Caprifoliaceae) |
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x bodnantense 'Dawn' |
£7.75 |
| deciduous hybrid with masses of sweetly scented pink flowers to cheer the garden during the winter months. For sun/part-shade. Older
plants can be thinned or hard pruned after flowering to keep them tidy & compact. 3 metres (10 feet). |
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WEIGELA (Caprifoliaceae)
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florida 'Alexandra' ('Wine & Roses') |
£ 7.75 |
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A beautiful cultivar - masses of deep pink flowers in spring, contrast with deep purple foliage which deepens to near black as summer progresses. Can be used for cut flower/foliage. Prune immediatley after flowering if required. Sun/part shade. |
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'Florida Variegata' |
£7.75 |
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A very attractive variegated deciduous shrub, with pink funnel-shaped flowers in early summer. In hot gardens is best shaded
from the mid-day sun. Prune back some branches after flowering to encourage new growth at the base. 1.2 metres (4 feet).
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WISTERIA (Papilionaceae)
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sinensis 'Amethyst' |
£8.50 |
| (CHINESE WISTERIA.) Vigorous deciduous climber with masses of lilac/blue pea-like fragrant flowers in 12" long racemes in early summer. Best on a warm wall in sun, fertile well-drained soil. In late summer, prune back side shoots to within 6" of the main branches, then in winter, trim these further back to 2 - 3 buds. |