Plants: 140
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Silene schafta | Campion | perennial, rock plant | 6in (15cm). Narrow leaves. Magenta-pink flowers from May to November. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
Tabebuia chrysotricha | Golden Trumpet Tree | tree | 30ft (10m). Deciduous. Dark leaves divided into leaflets. Large, bright yellow flowers in February and March. | Frost tender, 16°C. Sun and moist position. | ![]() |
Thevetia peruviana | Yellow Oleander | tree | 30ft (10m). Evergreen. Narrow leaves, yellow flowers in winter, spring and summer. Poisonous. | Frost tender, min 16°C. Sun. | ![]() |
Tipuana tipu | Pride of Bolivia, Tipu Tree | tree | 30ft (10m). Evergreen. Long leaves divided into leaflets. Large, pea-like, orange flowers in spring, then winged pods in autumn. | Frost tender, 10°C. sunshine. | ![]() |
Tradescantia fluminensis | Spiderwort | perennial | 2in (5cm). Trailing evergreen. Thick, oval leaves without stems, purplish undersides. Variegated varieties have white stripes lengthwise. Minute pink flowers. | Frost tender, 15°C. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
Tropaeolum "Alaska" | climber | 12in (30cm). Annual. Round, variegated leaves. Trumpet-shaped flowers with spurs, yellow to red, from May to September. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | ![]() |
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Tropaeolum tuberosum | climber | 10ft (3m). Lobed, greyish green leaves. Orange-yellow flowers from July to September. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and well-drained soil. | ![]() |
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Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineamaculatum "Ken Aslet" | climber | 8ft (2.5m). Tuberous. Glaucous-green leaves. Red and orange flowers from July to September. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and well-drained soil. Store tubers under cover in cold areas. | ![]() |
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Trypterygium regelii | climber | 30ft (10m). Deciduous. Twining. Oval leaves. Clusters of small, whiteish flowers in August. Then winged, green fruit. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
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TULIPA genus | Tulip | bulb | c. 2in-26ins (5-65cm). Long, narrow green, or grey-ish green, leaves. Single or double, cup-shaped flowers in late spring or early summer.Colours include white, yellow, pink, red or purple. Poisonous. | Mostly fully hardy. Sun. | ![]() |
Ulex europeaus "Fore Pleno" | Gorse, Furze, Whin | shrub | 3ft (1m).Evergreen. Prickly. Scale-like leaves which soon fall. Pea-type, doube, yellow flowers from spring to winter. | Fully hardy. Sun. Thrives on poor, well-drained soil. | ![]() |
VERONICA genus | perennial, sub-shrub | c 6ins-4ft (15cm-1.2m). Some are evergreen or semi-evergreen. Leaves are narrow or oval, sometimes hairy. Flowers are saucer- or star-shaped, in summer. Colours include pink, blue or purple. | Frost hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil, but some prefer partial shade and moist soil. | ![]() |
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Viola cornuta | Horned Violet | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Oval, serrated leaves. Flat, angular, spurred flowers in deep purplish blue, or white, from spring to summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and moist but well-drained soil. | ![]() |
X CUPRESSOCYPARIS, hybrid genus | tree | c. 50-120ft (15-35m). Evergreen. Flattened sprays of scale-like leaves: some variegated or golden varieties.. Dark brown cones. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | ![]() |
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YUCCA genus | shrub, tree | c. 5-30ft (1.5m-10m). Evergreen. Tufts of leathery, sword-shaped leaves. Clusters of pendent white flowers in summer. | Frost tender, 7°C, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | ![]() |
Plants: 140