Madrona Nursery

Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’

Cootamundra Wattle

Beautiful form of Wattle with finely bipinnate fern-like foliage. New foliage is deep purple contrasting with the glaucous older leaves. Only hardy in the most sheltered garden, but a good conservatory plant

Price:

 £8.75 

Acacia pravissima

Arching shoots densely set with bright green triangular leaves. Yellow flowers in spring. Hardy in a very sheltered garden

Price:

 £10.5 

Acer ‘Silver Cardinal’

A recently discovered form of snakebark maple with leaves a striking pink, cream and green. Slow growing .

Price:

 £16.5 

Acer campestre ‘Carnival’

A new variegated form of the Field Maple with dark green leaves margined cream and flushed pink. The leaf colour stays bright all summer turning butter-yellow in autumn.Compact habit and may be pruned to keep as a shrub.

Price:

 £13.5 

Acer campestre ‘Pulverulentum’

A rare form of the Field Maple with leaves attractively mottled and suffused cream. Easily grown forming a small tree.

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Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’

Young, 5-7 lobed leaves emerge bright yellow in spring, fading to green, then maturing to butter yellow in autumn

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Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple

Cinnamon coloured peeling bark. Good autumn colour.

Price:

 £14.5 

Acer japonicum aureum

Soft yellow leaves held in 'clouds' on an elegant large bush. Very slow growing. Hardy but requires a site sheltered from cold spring winds.

Price:

 £16.5 

Acer negundo ‘Flamingo’

Striking plant with leaves opening pink, becoming green variegated white and tinted pink. Forms small tree but lightly prune annually to keep as a shrub.

Price:

 £14.5 

Acer palmatum atropurpureum

Purple-red form of Japanese Maple.

Price:

 £7.5 

Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ (Dissectum Group)

Beautiful form of Japanese Maple with pale green lacy filigree foliage on a small mushroom-shaped bush .

Price:

 £16.5 

Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’ (Dissectum Group)

Finely divided rich purple foliage retains its colour all season.

Price:

 £16.5 

Acer pensylvanicum ‘Erythrocladum’

One of the brightest snakebarks with glowing carmine red bark striped white. Forms a small tree

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Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Brilliantissimum’

Remarkable small tree, grafted on a 5ft stem. Forms a neat bun-shaped head. Leaves open bright shrimp-pink, change through reddish pink to orange, to yellow fading to white and then turn dark green, the colour changes last for 2 months. Invaluable for brightening a corner. Hardy and undemanding.Will grow in shade.

Price:

 £23.5 

Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’

Red Maple

Glossy green leaves give long-lasting, intense red autumn colour

Price:

 £21.5 

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset’

Red Maple

Intense red autumn colours. Forms a dense upright medium sized tree.

Price:

 £21.5 

Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’

A. rubrum x A. saccharinum—intermediate between its parents with deeply lobed leaves and exceptional red autumn colour. A medium sized tree.

Price:

 £21.5 

Actinidia kolomikta

Price:

 £5.75 

Aesculus

Horse Chestnut

Easily grown handsome foliaged trees with tall upright flower panicles

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Aesculus glabra 'Autumn Blaze'

Price:

 £16.5 

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Digitata'

An old variety, it is a dwarf form with small, dark green, deeply incised leaves.

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Aesculus hippocastanum 'Monstrosa'

An incredible curiosity. Shoots are compressed cristated fans bearing many small leaves. Very slow-growing. A limited number of small plants available.

Price:

 £25 

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Pyramidalis'

Narrow, upright growth. Forms a medium sized tree.

Price:

 £22.5 

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Wisselink'

Beautiful form with leaves dusted silver, strong growing and does not burn in full sun.

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Aesculus indica 'Sydney Pearce'

Very large panicles of white flowers flushed pink and marked yellow produced in abundance during June. Handsome dark green foliage turns orange-yellow in autumn. A magnificent large tree raised at Kew, where there are two large specimens.

Price:

 £25 

Aesculus parviflora

A large shrubby mound freely producing large white candles with whiskery red anthers in July/Aug. An excellent lawn specimen.

Price:

 £21.5 

Aesculus pavia 'Atrosanguinea'

Red Buckeye

Beautiful small tree with glossy deep green leaves and 6 inch tall panicles of deep red flowers in June/July. Small plants.

Price:

 £15.5 

Aesculus x carnea 'Aureomarginata'

Pale red flowers and leaves margined gold.

Price:

 £21.5 

Aesculus x dallimorei

A periclinal-chimera from A. hippocastanum with A. flava. This interesting tree originated from a branch arising from the graft union of a plant of A. flava probably on A. hippocastanum rootstock, the discovery occurring in a garden in Bidborough, Kent in 1955. The foliage is intermediate between the two trees. The flowers are white with red markings but a few flowers are produced with yellow petals.

Price:

 £28.5 

Aesculus x mutabilis 'Induta' ('Rosea Nana')

Flowers are pink with yellow anthers, produced in abundance, even on young plants, in May/June. Forms a large shrub.

Price:

 £14.5 

Aesculus x neglecta Erythroblastos'

New growth carmine red turning shrimp-pink then green. Slow growing.

Price:

 £18.5 

Ailanthus altissima

Tree of Heaven

Lush tropical–looking pinnate leaves produced on a very fast-growing easily grown tree. Tolerant of most soils and situations. Even larger leaves may be attained by hard pruning annually in spring to keep as a shrub

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Akebia quinata

Chocolate Vine

Handsome climber with palmate leaves, brown-purple flowers and peculiar light violet sausage-shaped fruits. To 30ft.

Price:

 £7.5 

Albizia julibrissin var. rosea

Silk tree

Exotic looking small tree with very large pinnate leaves on elegant arching branches and fluffy heads of bright pink flowers in summer after a few years. Usually hardy in a sheltered sunny spot.

Price:

 £9.75 

Amelanchier ‘Ballerina’

Abundant racemes of large white flowers are produced in spring amongst bronze-tinted new foliage. Brilliant red autumn colour. A large upright growing shrub or may be trained into a small tree. Easily grown on a range of lime-free soils including here on heavy Wealden clay.

Price:

 £12.75 

Amelanchier ‘Princess Diana’

Another form exhibiting attractive autumn colour.

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Amelanchier ‘Robin Hill’

A form with pink flowers which fade to white. Compact upright habit. Forms a small tree.

Price:

 £16.5 

Arbutus 'Marina'

(Probably a hybrid between A. x andrachnoides and A. canariensis). Large panicles of rose pink flowers, beautiful peeling bark similar to the Madrona, robust and easily grown. The origins of Arbutus Marina are not known although it is thought that it was included in a batch of plants sent over from Europe in 1917 for the Exposition in San Francisco. A few plants were propagated by nurseryman Charles Abrahams and on the closure of his Western Nursery in the Marina district of San Francisco, a plant was purchased for the Strybing Arboretum. Arbutus 'Marina' was evaluated as a possible introduction by the Saratoga Horticulture Foundation Inc. The name 'Marina' was chosen to commemorate the location of the Western Nursery and as a tribute to Charles Abrahams. Smooth, satiny, cinnamon coloured bark, peeling off in rough strips to reveal the smooth pale green under-bark, most resembling the Madrona. It may be grown as a multi-stemmed specimen or trained on a single stem. Foliage is leathery dark green, similar to Arbutus unedo but larger and unfurling with a distinct orange-red blush. The flower clusters are in drooping racemes up to 6 inches long. Each raceme may contain 100 individual rose-red flowers. A tree in full bloom during autumn and winter is a stunning sight. Bright red strawberry fruits are about 1 inch in diameter. Arbutus 'Marina' is easily grown and fairly easy to establish. It is necessary to ensure that the planting site is adequately drained, it will tolerate some lime. Flowers will be produced most prolifically in full sun. Plants have withstood temperatures down to -15 deg. C.

Price:

 £13.5 

Arbutus 'Marina'

Large plants.

Price:

 £21.5 

Arbutus andrachnoides

A hybrid between A. andrachne and A. unedo and bearing features of both. Beautiful cinnamon-red, slightly flaking bark. Flowers in late autumn and winter

Price:

 £16.5 

Arbutus menziesii

Madrona

The Nursery’s namesake. Magnificent evergreen tree with large glossy deep green leaves. Bark peels off leaving yellow-pink areas, turns to smooth orange-red in winter. Native of the West coast of America, it grows in abundance and to its finest development, sometimes exceeding 100ft in height in the rich valleys of Northern California. W.L. Jepson describes the Madrona thus: ‘No other tree makes so strong an appeal to man’s imagination, and wherever it grows one is held by the spell of its crown of flowers and mass of red fruits; its terracotta bark and burnished foliage.’ Green above thy scarlet hose How thy velvet mantle shows Never tree like thee arrayed O thou gallant of the glade Plant in its final site while a small plant as it transplants badly.

Price:

 £13.5 

Arbutus unedo

Killarney Strawberry Tree

Small evergreen tree, slow to 20ft. Bark gnarled, dark and shedding. White flowers in autumn, strawberry-like fruit. Plants trained on a single stem as a tree. Available from June.

Price:

 £6.75 

Artemisia 'Powys Castle'

Ever-green with silky, silver lacy foliage on a hummock shaped bush. To 2 ft.

Price:

 £4.75 

Baccharis ‘Sea Foam’

Low-growing with small dark green leaves. Forms a neat dome smothered in small white ‘shaving brush’ flowers in July so densely set that the entire plant appears white. Collected in Chile in 1994.

Price:

 £4.75 

Baccharis genistelloides

Lowgrowing shrub with flattened, wing-like stems and tiny leaves. Golden yellow flowers, produced in winter, are scented of honey. Easily grown on well drained soil in most gardens and useful by the sea.

Price:

 £6.5 

Berberis

Spring flowering shrubs, usually of easy cultivation, enjoys most soils, sun or shade.

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Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond Pillar’

Striking accent plant forming a very narrow erect column with shiny deep purple foliage. Red berries and good autumn colour.

Price:

 £6.75 

Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’

Striking foliage, purple mottled silver, pink and rose. Compact to 4ft. Good autumn colour and red berries .

Price:

 £5.75 

Berberis valdiviana

One of the most handsome Berberis. Large leathery leaves are smooth glossy deep green, almost spineless. Drooping clusters of orange flowers in spring Difficult to propagate and rarely available.

Price:

 £16.5 

Betula

Birch

A group of trees grown for their graceful habit, and decorative bark which is often peeling. Grows well on most soils - avoid shallow soil over chalk.

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Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill'

Graceful vigorous tree with stout, smooth, creamy white flushed pink branches. An exceptional form from Grayswood Hill in Surrey.

Price:

 £24.5 

Betula ermanii 'Polar Bear'

Heavily branched strong growing tree with pure white branches and trunk.

Price:

 £24.5 

Betula pendula 'Bangor'

Price:

 £21.5 

Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'

Cut-leafed Birch

Cut-leafed form of Birch, found growing wild in Sweden in 1767. Small plants.

Price:

 £6.75 

Betula pendula 'Tristis'

Tall and graceful. Narrow crown and pendulous branches.

Price:

 £24.5 

Betula utilis 'Grayswood Ghost'

Price:

 £21.5 

Betula utilis 'Fascination'

An excellent selection with deep orange, dark mahogany peeling bark.

Price:

 £24.5 

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

Dazzling white, peeling bark on a graceful medium sized tree. Easily grown.

Price:

 £22.5 

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'

Price:

 £21.5 

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Jermyn's'

Vigorous, broadly conical tree with very white bark. Catkins are spectacular, up to 7 inches long.

Price:

 £24.5 

Betula utilis 'Wakehurst Place Chocolate'

The darkest form of B. utilis with dark chocolate coloured bark.

Price:

 £24.5 

Buddleja

Robust plants of great garden value, thriving in most soils, preferring sunny sites and will grow in coastal gardens. Flowers scented and attractive to butterflies.

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Buddleja alternifolia

Long wreaths of scented lilac flowers in May. Delicate-looking foliage on arching branches. May be trained up to form a small tree to good effect.

Price:

 £6.5 

Bupleurum spinosum

Glaucus leaved subshrub with umbels of yellowish flowers in late summer. Full sun. 8ins

Price:

 £8.75 

Buxus sempervirens

Common Box

A native evergreen small tree, slow growing and tolerant of most soils and fairly dense shade. It withstands intensive clipping and is widely used for topiary and hedges.

Price:

 £4.75 

Buxus sempervirens ‘Longifolia’

Dark green narrowly-oblong leaves. Very effective trained as a small tree

Price:

 £8.75 

Buxus sempervirens 'Longifolia'

Large plants.

Price:

 £21.5 

Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’

Charming miniature tree. Weeping branches clothed with finely cut fern-like foliage. Yellow pea flowers in May. Thrives on poor dry soils and fully hardy. Plants with well balanced heads on a 4ft stem

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Carmichaelia petrie

Bright green whorls of leafless stems bear clusters of sweetly scented violet purple flowers in summer. Usually hardy in a sunny site on well-drained soil. 4ft

Price:

 £6.75 

Carpinus japonica

Neatly pyramidal small tree with handsome deeply and densely veined leaves. A beauti-ful and hardy tree that is rarely planted

Price:

 £22.5 

Caryopteris x clandonensis

Compact sun-loving shrubs with dove-grey aromatic foliage and blue flowers in late summer. Require good drainage and thrive on chalk. Full sun. Hard prune in spring.

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Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice’

Recently introduced plant resulting from a breeding programme to produce the darkest flowered Caryopteris. Flowers are the darkest blue, even deeper in bud.

Price:

 £6.75 

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'

Deep blue flowers. Compact to 2ft

Price:

 £5.75 

Caryopters x clandonensis 'Grand Bleu'

Price:

 £5.75 

Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’

Golden Indian Bean Tree

Magnificent fairly slow growing small tree. Large velvety leaves held like plates, holds a rich golden colour all summer. Plant with shelter from strong winds,

Price:

 £16.5 

Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’

Form of the largest leaved Catalpa. Dark purple, almost black new leaves. Best foliage colour is achieved by hard pruning in spring

Price:

 £16.5 

Ceanothus

Californian Lilac

Fast growing bushy plants, excelling in dry soil and full sun and happy by the sea. Inland they should be grown against a wall. The following are all evergreen:

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Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'

Tree-like , with large leaves and large blue flower clusters.

Price:

 £11.5 

Ceanothus prostratus

Squaw Carpet

Dark evergreen toothed leaves on ground hugging stems. Forms a mat 6 ft across but only a few inches high. Blue flower clusters in spring.

Price:

 £7.5 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens

Vigorous mound-forming plant covered in Cambridge-blue flowers in June. 3ft high by 6ft spread .

Price:

 £5.75 

Ceratostigma willmottianum

Hardy Plumbago

Rich blue flowers produced from July to October, neat shrub to 3ft. Red autumn tints. Best in sun on well-drained soil .

Price:

 £5.75 

Ceratostigma willmottianum 'Desert Skies'

Superb new form with rich golden yellow foliage

Price:

 £8.75 

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’

Magnificent large shrub with elegantly poised large deep purple, almost black new leaves on horizontal branches. There is a good plant in the RHS garden at Wisley. Various sized plants usually available from.

Price:

 £25 

Cercis siliquastrum

Judas Tree

Bright pink flowers burst not only from new shoots but also from old wood right down to the bole. A spectacular sight in spring. Forms a bushy low tree

Price:

 £6.75 

Cestrum fasciculatum

Upright clusters of deep carmine pink flowers in summer. Free flowering even as young plants. Hardy against a sunny wall or a good pot plant.

Price:

 £6.5 

Cestrum parqui

Sweetly scented greenish yellow flowers in short terminal panicles in June and July are fragrant at night. To 8ft in a sunny sheltered site .

Price:

 £6.75 

Chaenomeles cathayensis

A deciduous shrub with contorted branches bearing spurs several inches long. Long, narrow, toothed leaves. Small flowers, white flushed pink produced in spring. To 9ft

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Chiliotrichum diffusum ‘Siska’

Silver-leaved evergreen Rosemarylike shrub with large, pure white daisy flowers in summer. Native to Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands and related to Olearias but hardier and more beautiful. To 3ft .

Price:

 £9.5 

Chimonanthus praecox

Winter Sweet

Greenish yellow waxy flowers produced in abundance in midwinter on bare branches are sweetly scented and useful for winter flower arranging. Compact bushy habit. 8ft.

Price:

 £6.75 

Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe Tree

Fragrant white flowers in pendulous racemes produced during summer. Large hand-some leaves. Hardy and easily grown large shrub. Plants offered are grafted and will flower at an early age .

Price:

 £14.75 

Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ (C. arizonica x C. ternata)

New hybrid forming a small compact evergreen shrub with deep glossy green slender leaves and white flowers flushed pink in May and Sept .

Price:

 £6.75 

Choisya ternata

Mexican Orange Blossom

Glossy evergreen foliage and scented white flowers May. Forms a neat shrub to 5ft .

Price:

 £5.75 

Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’

Bright golden evergreen foliage and sweetly scented clusters of white flowers, May to June. Hardy but prefers some shelter. 3ft in 10 years.

Price:

 £6.75 

Chordospartium stevensonii

Most unusual broom-like shrub which in the juvenile stage appears dead. Branches are almost leafless and brown in colour. Grows into a small tree with pendulous branches bearing racemes of pink flowers in summer. Hardy.

Price:

 £12.75 

Clematis

Flowering climbers preferring a sunny site and a sheltered root run.

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Clematis ‘Broughton Star’

A form of C. montana - large semi-double pink flowers, beautiful, rarely grown.

Price:

 £6.5 

Clematis ‘Freda’

A lovely form of C. montana, rarely grown. Bronzy foliage and masses of small deep pink flowers with a metallic sheen .

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Clematis ‘Multi Blue’

Spectacular new Clematis. Double blue flowers open out to reveal a mass of narrow central petals, blue with a white edge .

Price:

 £7.5 

Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’

Evergreen leaves consist of three long, rich glossy green leaflets. Flowers produced in clusters mid to late spring are white, shaded pink. Best against a sunny wall.

Price:

 £12.75 

Clematis florida ‘Sieboldii’

Most unusual Clematis producing flowers more like a passion flower with white petals and violet-purple centre boss June to Sept. Sheltered site

Price:

 £10.75 

Clematis marmoraria

Discovered in New Zealand in 1970 this is the smallest of all clematis, reaching only 2 inches. Large creamy-white flowers are produced April to June. Dark green foliage resembles parsley leaves.

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Clematis montana

Very quick growing strong trouble-free climbers flowering profusely in May and often again in September:

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Clematis x cartmanii ‘Joe’

This very showy plant, with large trusses of anemone-like white flowers with a greenish tint and fern-like evergreen foliage, is a natural hybrid from New Zealand (C. marmoraria x C. paniculata) .

Price:

 £6.5 

Clerodendrum bungei

Large heart-shaped leaves on dark coloured stems topped by bold clusters of rosy-red flowers in Aug/Sept. Forms a thicket of stems to 8ft. The leaves emit an unsavoury odour when crushed while the flowers are sweetly fragrant

Price:

 £8.75 

Clerodendrum bungei 'Pink Diamond'

A smaller, variegated the leaves have four different shades of green and white. Smaller than the species. The very fragrant flowers, attractive to butterflies.

Price:

 £9.75 

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Large plants trained asa small tree.

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Clerodendrum trichotomum 'Carnival'

A striking new form with large heart-shaped leaves variegated green, white and yellow.

Price:

 £12.75 

Clerodendrum trichotomum fargesii

Fragrant maroon and white flowers in August followed by startling bright blue berries with maroon calyces. Quick growing large shrub or small tree colouring well in autumn. There is a magnificent plant in Appledore High Street.

Price:

 £8.75 

Clerodendrum trichotomum fargesii

Large plants.

Price:

 £19.75 

Colletia

Curious and distinct spiny shrubs from South America. Plants are almost leafless and produce small white flowers in late autumn with a strong fragrance of marzipan. Generally hardy but best not in exposed cold areas.

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Colletia hystrix (C. armata)

Branches are formed into long stout spikes. A vigorous shrub. 6ft

Price:

 £7.5 

Colletia paradoxa (C. cruciata)

A garden oddity. The plant is almost entirely composed of flat triangular plates armed with spines. Slowgrowing to 8ft

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Cordyline australis

Cabbage Palm

Not a palm. Long narrow sword-like leaves radiate out from a stiff upright central stem.At a height of about 6ft flowers are produced and the top branches out to form a small tree. Provides a tropical effect. A good tub plant in cold areas. In the south and west, particularly near the coast, it will survive most winters. Large specimen plants usually available.

Price:

 £5.75 

Cordyline australis

Cabbage Palm

Large plants.

Price:

 £15.75 

Cordyline australis 'Purpurea'

Deep purple leaves.

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Cornus

A wide group of shrubs and trees, mainly easily grown, some of which have large showy bracts. Those grown for their winter stem colour should be hard pruned every spring:

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Cornus 'Norman Hadden'

Flowering Dogwood

Large cream-coloured bracts fade to deep pink. Stunning! (related to Cornus kousa).

Price:

 £12.75 

Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’

Leaves broadly margined white against red stems, very effective. Will grow in shade. To 5ft .

Price:

 £5.75 

Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'

Almost black stems and dark flushed foliage .

Price:

 £5.75 

Cornus alba 'Sibirica'

Westonbirt Dogwood

Brilliant crimson stems .

Price:

 £5.75 

Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea'

Small creamy-white margined leaves hang on horizontally tiered branches. A choice architectural plant growing to 6ft

Price:

 £14.5 

Cornus kousa var. chinensis

Flowering Dogwood

Large white 'flowers' smother the branches in June followed by strawberry-like fruits. Rich crimson autumn colour. Slow to 10ft. Prefers a humus rich soil.

Price:

 £8.75 

Cornus macrophylla

A small deciduous tree producing white, flat heads of tiny yellowish-green flowers in late summer, followed by blue berries. .

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Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'

Branches are yellow at the base deepening to fiery orange at the tips. Soft green leaves turn orange and yellow in autumn .

Price:

 £6.75 

Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'

Yellow stems .

Price:

 £5.75 

Corokia cotoneaster

Wire Netting Bush

Open, evergreen, bushy shrub with small, spoon-shaped, dark green leaves. Fragrant yellow flowers in late spring followed by red autumn fruits. Frost hardy. Full sun. 8ft.

Price:

 £5.75 

Corylopsis sinensis 'Spring Purple'

Price:

 £8.5 

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’

Curiously curled and twisted branches provide a striking silhouette in the winter garden, enhanced in spring by the long pendant yellow lamb's tails. Fairly slow-growing, forming a large shrub

Price:

 £13.75 

Corylus colurna ‘Te Terra Red’

A beautiful new form, rich, deep purple foliage and purple-flushed catkins. As vigorous as the type, forming a neatly conic tree .

Price:

 £16.5 

Cotinus ‘Grace’

Large rounded leaves are soft purple, turning red in autumn. Pink, smoky inflorescences in late summer. Vigorous and quick-growing to 10ft. The best of the Dummer Hybrids. Easily grown..

Price:

 £8.75 

Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

Smoke Bush

Deep purple foliage, wine red in autumn. Pink inflorescences give smoky effect. 10ft.

Price:

 £7.75 

Crataegus

Hawthorn

Small, deciduous, often thorn-bearing trees or shrubs grown for their spring flowers, fruit and autumn colour. Very hardy and tolerant of a wide variety of conditions, including coastal conditions, dryness and excessive moisture.

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Crataegus arnoldiana

From the US, this small, thorny tree has shallowly lobed leaves, white flowers with yellow anthers are followed by large, red cherry-like fruit. To 10m

Price:

 £4.5 

Crataegus durobrivensis

One of the most ornamental of North American thorns, the flowers produced by this large shrub are perhaps the largest in the genus. Large red fruits remain until mid-winter. To 6m

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Crataegus laevigata 'Pink Corkscrew' (oxycantha 'Pink Corkscrew')

An uncommon form of one of our native hawthorn. Branches are contorted in a zig-zag pattern, with cerise-pink flowers in Spring.

Price:

 £15.75 

Crataegus macranthera

Attractive autumn colour. Leaves are doubly serrate. Bright crimson fruit. Produces the longest spines of all thorns - up to 13cm long.

Price:

 £15.75 

Crataegus monogyna 'Compacta'

A remarkable dwarf form making a tight dome

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Crataegus orientalis

Masses of white flowers produced in late spring, followed by red berries tinged yellow. Hairy, dark green, deeply lobed leaves.

Price:

 £14.5 

Crataegus paenopyrum

Thorny medium-sized tree bearing lovely, glossy dark green serrate leaves Clusters of white flowers with pink anthers are produced from early to mid-summer followed by rounded, dark red fruit.

Price:

 £14.5 

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

Polished oval leaves and stout 1 inch thorns. White flowers in May followed by large persistent bunches of red berries. Brilliant autumn colours - yellow through to dark red - reliably produced on all soils. A tough small broad-headed tree.

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Crataegus pinnafitida var. major

Vigorous, large-leaved form with harder, thicker leaves and young wood tinged red. Very large, shining, deep red fruits up to 1 inch across hang in pendulous clusters. One of the most spectacular Thorns. Forms a small tree.

Price:

 £14.5 

Cytisus battandieri

Pineapple Broom

Magnificent deciduous shrub unlike any other broom. Trifoliate, blue-washed leaves covered in fine silky silver hairs. Yellow flowers in erect tightly packed cones scented of pineapples. Best against a sunny wall, but generally hardy. Vigorous to 12ft if tied in.

Price:

 £9.5 

Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginta’

Shiny evergreen leathery foliage with a narrow cream margin. Rich purple buds open to pure white flowers with the most exquisite and powerful fragrance during winter and early spring. Easily grown in a sheltered spot. To 3ft.

Price:

 £8.75 

Daphne pontica

Dark shiny evergreen leaves and spidery yellow flowers. Good in shade.

Price:

 £8.75 

Daphniphyllum macropodum

Handsome large leaved evergreen resembling Rhododendron decorum. The leaves are pale green above, bluish white beneath with a red petiole and midrib. Fragrant green flowers produced in late spring. Will grow on most soils including chalk, and forms a tall shrub to 10ft, preferring part-shade. Small plants

Price:

 £6.75 

Davidia involucrata

Pocket Handkerchief Tree

A beautiful tree, particularly in late spring when clothed in large pure white bracts giving the impression of draped white handkerchiefs. The upper surface of the deciduous leaves are covered with silky hairs

Price:

 £24.5 

Decaisnea fargesii

Tall erect stems furnished with enormous pinnate leaves. Drooping clusters of bell-shaped greenish flowers followed by broad bean shaped pods with a metallic blue bloom. 10ft

Price:

 £7.5 

Dendromecon rigida

Upright growing shrub with narrow blue-grey leaves and shiny yellow poppy-like flowers during summer. Prefers well drained soil and a sunny wall. Small plants available from June.

Price:

 £9.75 

Drimys lanceolata

Mountain Pepper

Upright, evergreen shrub or small tree. Young shoots are a beautiful deep red with pungent, oblong dark green leaves. Clusters of white star shaped flowers in mid to late spring followed by glossy black berries. Prefers sun or semi-shade. Frost hardy. To 12ft.

Price:

 £6.5 

Drimys winteri

Handsome evergreen from Chile, forming an upright spire. The soft green leaves have a silver reverse. Jasmine-scented ivory-white starry flowers produced in May. Requires a sheltered site.

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Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver' (E. angustifolia var. caspica)

Intensely silver, broadly pointed leaves on a strong growing upright shrub. Tough and easily grown. Deciduous.

Price:

 £8.5 

Elaeagnus umbellata

A large shrub with graceful form. In early summer tiny, cream fragrant flowers are borne freely among narrow leaves, silvery beneath. Red fruit in autumn. Large plants.

Price:

 £16.5 

Emmenopterys henryi

A rare large shrub discovered in China in 1907 by Wilson who described it as “one of the most strikingly beautiful trees of the Chinese forests”. Handsome large leaves unfold bronze. On mature plants large terminal panicles of white flowers. On a proportion of the flowers one lobe of the calyx becomes extraordinarily enlarged—up to 2 inches long giving a very showy appearance.

Price:

 £14.5 

Erythrina crista-galli ‘Compacta’

Coral Tree

Shiny, bright crimson sweet pea-like flowers in large upright terminal racemes during summer and autumn. Very showy but requires a sunny sheltered wall and winter mulch, or suitable for a conservatory. A very rare form flowering freely even as a young plant

Price:

 £15.75 

Eucalyptus

Gum Tree

Vigorous quick growing evergreen trees originating from Australia. They mostly have attractive peeling white bark. Some forms produce very different juvenile foliage which can be maintained by annual pruning. They grow in a wide variety of soils but not shal-low chalk. They succeed on heavy wet acid clay around the Nursery site. They grow so quickly when first planted that they sometimes blow over. This can be remedied by cutting back to 1ft in spring and selecting a strong shoot to grow upward. The following varieties are fairly hardy in all but the coldest areas:

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Eucalyptus dalrympleana

Grey-green leaves are red-tinted when young. Bark becomes white with age. Forms a medium sized to large tree

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Eucalyptus gunnii

Cider Gum

Intensely silver-blue round juvenile leaves which can be maintained by annual cutting back, otherwise quickly forms a large tree .

Price:

 £8.75 

Eucalyptus niphophila

Snow Gum

Beautiful small tree. Large, leathery, sickle-shaped leaves on polished red twigs. Green cream and grey patchwork bark. One of the hardiest Eucalypts. Large plants.

Price:

 £24.5 

Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’

Vigorous and easily grown shrub. Spectacular in late summer when the branches are laden with scarlet fruit . Capsules split open to reveal orange seeds. Rich scarlet autumn colour. 8ft. This form self pollinates.

Price:

 £7.5 

Euonymus fortunei

Versatile and attractive shrubs for sun or shade and any soil. Evergreen foliage, can be used as ground cover, but will climb if grown against a wall. The following forms are available:

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Quick growing attractive creamywhite variegated foliage

Price:

 £4.75 

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'

Outstanding foliage shrub. Golden variegated leaves tinged pink in winter .

Price:

 £4.75 

Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'

A vigorous form which will climb strongly if against a wall. Up to 10ft.

Price:

 £5.75 

Euphorbia ceratocarpa

Tall willowy stems with long narrow glaucous green leaves topped by wide heads of green-yellow flowers. Remarkably long flowering period, from JuneOctober

Price:

 £5.75 

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

Striking evergreen plant of architectural merit. Bold dense whorls of foliage topped by terminal panicles of yellow-green flowers in spring. The flowering stems should be cut to the ground by midsummer to allow new shoots to develop. Easily grown but best in sun with well-drained soil. The following forms are available:

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Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii 'Jayne's Golden Giant'

Superb form with very large individual flowers of a good golden colour in large cylindrical heads

Price:

 £7.5 

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii 'Lambrook Gold'

Selected by Margery Fish of East Lambrook Manor, this form has large heads of golden yellow flowers in late winter/early spring. 4ft

Price:

 £7.5 

Euphorbia mellifera

Long narrow sea-green leaves on stout stems. Forms a neat dome-shaped bush with heads of yellow flowers in spring. Sheltered site.

Price:

 £6.75 

Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’

Upright shrub with arching branches. Pure white large flowers in long racemes, stamens are like a golden brush. Plant in sun with good drainage. Very showy indeed! 57ft

Price:

 £6.75 

Fagus sylvatica

Common Beech

Large growing trees tolerating most soils with reasonable drainage, including chalk. There are numerous cultivars, of which the following are available:

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Fagus sylvatica 'Black Swan'

Price:

 £12.75 

Fagus sylvatica 'Aurea Pendula'

Golden yellow foliaged form of narrow upright growth with weeping branches. Small plants

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Fagus sylvatica 'Miltoniensis'

A weeping form with green leaves. The main branches are arranged horizontally

Price:

 £21.5 

Fatsia japonica

Large polished dark green palmate leaves give a sub-tropical effect yet this is a very tough, generally hardy shrub, suitable for sun or shade and poor soils. Globular white flowers in Oct. Often grown as a houseplant but much more useful in the garden, 6ft.

Price:

 £8.5 

Fatsia japonica Moseri'

Form with more compact habit and larger leaves than the species.

Price:

 £8.75 

Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’

Large glossy deeply-lobed leaves on a stout shrub to 10ft. Best with some shelter. Brown Turkey is a good fruiting fig but the handsome foliage makes this plant worth growing on that count alone

Price:

 £8.75 

Ficus carica 'Laciniata'

A form with deeply lobed leaves.

Price:

 £18.5 

Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’

Miniature Forsythia forming a dense compact bush to 18ins. When established primrose yellow flowers are borne profusely in spring .

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Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’

Striking new plant. Powder-blue foliage on a compact shrub to 3ft. Acid soil

Price:

 £10.75 

Fuchsia magellanica 'Versicolor'

Grey-green leaf with white and pink high-lights, and deep red, hanging flowers. Highly decorative, small shrub.

Price:

 £4.75 

Genista aetnensis

Mount Etna Broom

Plants trained up to make a small tree.

Price:

 £19.75 

Genista aetnensis

Mount Etna Broom

Can be trained into a small tree 12ft tall with showers of golden-yellow flowers in spring. Elegant weeping habit, sunny site. Small plants.

Price:

 £5.75 

Gleditsia caspica

Caspian Locust

Small, deciduous tree grown for its beautiful fern-like, glossy mid-green leaves. The trunk has long, branched spines. Small plants.

Price:

 £6.5 

Hebe 'Red Edge'

Price:

 £4.75 

Hedera

Ivy

Evergreen climbers, self-clinging by aerial roots. Will grow in virtually any soil and in dense shade. Can be used as a dense ground cover for difficult places.

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Hedera 'Spetchley'

The smallest leaved Ivy. Tiny pointed leaves. Will climb (slowly) or make a dense mound

Price:

 £4.75 

Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'

Strong growing handsome form of he Persian Ivy. Large elliptic leaves are boldly splashed yellow

Price:

 £6.5 

Hedera helix 'Buttercup'

Slow-growing with rich golden yellow leaves, softening during summer. Best in partial shade

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Hedera helix 'Filigran'

Curiously bullated leaves are variously dissected with narrow, drawn out fingers. Slow growing and excellent for the rock garden. Large plants.

Price:

 £14.5 

Hedera helix 'Glacier'

Leaves are a silvery-grey colour, nar-rowly margined white.

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Helianthemum ‘Henfield Brilliant’

Dwarf evergreen forming wide mats studded with deep orange flowers during summer. Useful front of the border groundcover for dry sunny sites. This particular form is rarely grown which is surprising considering its striking warm flower colour and larger leaves than most, providing better ground cover

Price:

 £4.75 

Heptacodium jasminoides

Seven Son Flower of Zhejiang

Fragrant white flowers are borne in late summer. A vigorous hardy large shrub which has attractive peeling bark. .

Price:

 £8.5 

Hibiscus paramutabilis

Very rare deciduous shrub with enormous white flowers up to 5 inches across with a red blotch at the base of each petal. Free flowering and quite stunning. In flower it could be mistaken for a tender tropical plant but is hardy.

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Hibiscus syriacus

Magnificent long lived hardy shrubs. One of the glories of the late summer garden. A succession of large trumpet-shaped flowers from July to Oct. Flowers best in full sun. Forms an upright bush to 8ft.

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Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseau Bleu' (Blue Bird)

The best single blue. Lilac blue flowers with a red heart .

Price:

 £7.5 

Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge'

Very large deep red single flowers with a darker centre.

Price:

 £7.5 

Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’

Large semi-evergreen upright shrub producing a profusion of large pure white flowers in late summer

Price:

 £9.75 

Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’

Broad evergreen leaves bordered creamy-white. White flowers in August. Large shrub.

Price:

 £16.5 

Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Stardust’

Fast-growing evergreen with glossy dark green foliage. Forms a densely columnar shrub which is covered in white flowers in July and August. 'Stardust' is a recent selection with larger flowers produced at an early age.

Price:

 £9.75 

Holodiscus discolor

Feathery drooping panicles of creamy white flowers in early summer on a large, easily grown shrub.10ft . Large plants.

Price:

 £11.5 

Hydrangea

Useful shrubs easily cultivated if soil not too dry. Most will grow in sun or part shade and are happy by the sea. Blue forms will only be blue in acid soil.

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Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Large globular heads of creamywhite sterile florets cause the upright sterns to arch over creating a rolling mass of white. Forms a small bush to 4ft. H. a. 'Annabelle' is a form with exceptionally large flower heads .

Price:

 £6.5 

Hydrangea aspera 'Macrophylla'

Leaves and flowers of this form are even larger than the species. Flowers are pale blue with lilac-pink or white ray florets.

Price:

 £12.75 

Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa'

Wide lace-cap flowers - mauve with a ring of lilac-white sterile flowers produced in Aug/Sept. on a wide shrub with exfoliating stems and dark green softly hairy leaves. 4ft high by 6ft

Price:

 £7.5 

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia'

A real miniature Hydrangea, only 6 inches high. Pink flowers in an irregular small corymb.

Price:

 £5.5 

Hydrangea petiolaris

Self-clinging climber, large heads of white flowers in June. Invaluable for a shady wall or makes an attractive hummock as an open ground shrub.

Price:

 £6.75 

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oak-leaved hydrangea

Large velvety scalloped leaves colour red and purple in autumn. Panicles of white flowers in July/August. To 4ft .

Price:

 £6.75 

Hydrangea sargentiana

Huge velvety mossgreen leaves on bristly stems. Large blue lace cap flowers in July/August. Requires a sheltered site and shelter from strong winds. To 10ft.

Price:

 £12.75 

Hydrangea seemanii

A self-clinging vine with glossy dark green leathery leaves . Young foliage has copper tones. Large creamy-white lace cap flowers produced in summer. Tolerates shade on north walls, ideally not exposed to cold winds.

Price:

 £8.5 

Hypericum ‘Golden Beacon’

A new variety with gold-coloured, disease free foliage yellow flowers, produced from June to August, are followed by red then black fruit.

Price:

 £6.5 

Ilex

Holly

Hollies provide some of the best garden shrubs, most are evergreen and there is a great variety of form and colour of leaf. Tolerant of shade but grow more densely in the open.

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Ilex aquifolium 'Crassifolia'

Thick leathery leaves are narrow and curled, edged with broad spines. One of the most interesting leaf variants of all Hollies. Slow-growing

Price:

 £9.75 

Ilex aquifolium 'Myrtifolia'

Neat, narrow, sharply-spined dark green leaves on a narrow, upright shrub. With slight help will form a narrow 'pole' making a striking vertical feature

Price:

 £6.75 

Ilex cornuta 'Indian Chief'

Dark shiny green rectangular-shaped leaves with five sharp spines. Vigorous form

Price:

 £9.5 

Ilex dimorphophylla

Leaves are small—about ½ inch—spiny and pale green in colour

Price:

 £8.75 

Ilex latifolia

Large, dark black-green leaves to 8 inches long with bluntly serrated margins

Price:

 £12.75 

Ilex x altaclerensis 'Camelliifolia'

A large fruiting holly of pyramidal form. The large, mainly spineless leaves are reddish purple when young and dark green and gloriously shiny when mature.

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Ilex x koehneana 'Chestnut Leaf'

Magnificent strong growing holly with large leathery leaves boldly margined with strong spines. Hybrid between common holly and Ilex latifolia with the spines of the former and the large leaf size of the later. Very handsome. Large plants.

Price:

 £19.75 

Jasminum officinale

Summer jasmine

Strong-growing, twining climber. Deliciously fragrant white flower clusters June-Sept

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Jasminum officinale affine

An old cottage garden plant, J.o.affine is a superior form with slightly larger flowers than the species, tinged pink on the outside

Price:

 £6.75 

Jasminum officinale 'Argenteovariegatum'

Form of Summer Jasmine with leaves broadly variegated cream

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Jasminum officinale 'Aureum'

Leaves conspicuously variegated and suffused deep yellow

Price:

 £6.75 

Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith'

A striking new introduction! Red young growth and dark red flower buds that keep their colour once opened, giving an interesting contrast with the pure white inner of the flower .

Price:

 £6.75 

Jovellana violacea

Charming pale violet flowers with dark purple markings and a yellow throat in summer on an upright sub-shrub, evergreen in mild winters. Requires a sunny sheltered spot

Price:

 £4.5 

Justicia carnea

Spectacular pineapple-like flowers of a vivid pink produced in Aug/Sept. Not hardy but worth looking after in winter. Kept frost-free it dies to the base in winter, growing to about 2ft.

Price:

 £4.75 

Justicia ovata

Rounded grey green leaves on trailing stems producing tubular orange flowers in summer. A striking pot plant. Protect from frost. .

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Laburnocytisus 'Adamii'

Curious graft hybrid between Laburnum and broom. Forms a small tree with hanging panicles of yellow flowers on some branches while other branches bear purple broom-like flowers

Price:

 £24.5 

Laburnum x watereri ‘Vossii’

Very free flowering hybrid Laburnum with long racemes of yellow flowers in late spring. Easily grown.

Price:

 £22.5 

Laurus nobilis ‘Aurea’

A form of Bay laurel with golden leaves, particularly bright in winter. May be used in cooking. Large plants.

Price:

 £14.5 

Lavandula

Aromatic dwarf shrubs for sunny well-drained sites. Make good low hedges. The following forms are available:

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

Rich purple flowers, silver grey leaves , Compact habit.

Price:

 £5.75 

Lavandula stoechas 'Helmsdale'

Wonderful new form from New Zealand! Strong plant with com-pact upright habit, flower heads larger than any other L. stoechas, on long stalks, the colour a dark, rich purple with a trace of green in the long twirl at the top of the flower .

Price:

 £6.75 

Lavandula stoechas 'Pendunculata'

Spanish Lavender

Similar to French Lavender but with flowers topped by long lilac-blue wispy bracts

Price:

 £5.75 

Leucophytum brownii (Calocephalus brownii)

Cushion Bush

A native of Australia and Tasmania, this small, compact shrub requires full sun and well- drained soil. The finely branched grey-white stems are silvery, hairy when young and have tiny scale-like leaves. Inconspicuous yellow button-flowers are produced in spring/summer. Tolerant of coastal conditions

Price:

 £5.75 

Leycesteria crocothyrsos

Trusses of golden yellow trumpets with prominent stamens and bronze foliage. 4ft

Price:

 £8.75 

Leycesteria formosa

Price:

 £5.75 

Ligustrum

Privet

Most commonly known from L.ovalifolium which is widely grown as a useful hedging plant, but there are privets which are choice garden plants.

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Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'

Slow growing. Large dark polished rounded leaves

Price:

 £9.75 

Ligustrum lucidum

Sumptuous, dark shiny green camellia-like foliage, a perfect foil for the large white flower panicles produced in autumn. Forms a large hardy evergreen shrub.

Price:

 £6.5 

Ligustrum quihoui

Long slender racemes of fragrant white flowers in autumn. Elegant shrub. 8ft.

Price:

 £9.75 

Liquidambar formosana

Large pointed trilobed leaves unfold a glossy red brown turning black green with deep purple veins and red leaf stalks. Makes a very distinctive tree, colouring in the same way as L. styraciflua .

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Liquidambar styraciflua

Medium sized coneshaped trees with large shiny rich green star-like leaves giving a glorious autumn display. Parts of the crown colour in advance of others giving a grand marbling of various shades. Best results are on rich deep damp soils. The following selections are available:

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gumball'

Forms a dense rounded bush - fine autumn colour

Price:

 £16.75 

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'

A reliable display of rich black crimson-red

Price:

 £21.5 

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Orange and yellow autumn colour .

Price:

 £21.5 

Lonicera

Honeysuckle

Mostly twining climbers thriving in most soils, sun or shade, although some prefer shade. Trumpet-shaped flowers are fragrant in most species

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

Early dutch honeysuckle

Purple flowers fade to yellow, very fragrant, produced during May and June and again in September. Easily grown.

Price:

 £5.75 

Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

Sweetly fragrant cream coloured flowers fade yellow. Produced in abundance and over a long period .

Price:

 £6.75 

Lonicera periclymenum 'Harlequin'

New variegated honeysuckle. Leaves edged creamy white and tinged pink, especially pronounced on new growth.

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Lonicera tragophylla

Bronze tinted leaves, large clusters of bright yellow flowers. Best in shade

Price:

 £8.5 

Lupinus chamissonis.

Prostrate, shrubby lupin with blue-grey foliage and a profusion of blue-white lupin flower spikes.

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Lycium barbarum

Duke of Argyll’s Tea Tree

Vigorous medium sized shrub with grey-green foliage and purple flowers on arching stems. The flowers are followed by egg-shaped orange berries. In flower from June to September. Easily grown and will tolerate poor soils in seaside areas .

Price:

 £8.5 

Lyonothamnus floribundas subsp. asplenifolius.

Attractive shiny green fern-like foliage on a fast growing evergreen with red-brown shedding bark. Sheltered spot.

Price:

 £9.5