Plants: 141
| Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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| Erigeron "Quakeress" | Fleabane | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Oval, greyish green leaves forming clumps. Daisy-type, pale lilac pink with yellow centres. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained site.Likes to be damp in summer, dry in winter. |  |
| Eryngium alpinum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (1m). Basal leaves are heart-shaped and glossy, with jagged edges. Purplish-blue floewr heads with blue bracts. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Good for cutting and drying. | |
| Eryngium giganteum | Sea Hollly | perennial | 4ft (1.2m). Basal leaves are heart-shaped. Large, thistle-like flower heads are blue with silvery bracts, in August. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | |
| Eryngium tripartitum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Forms clumps of glossy, dark green leaves. Small rounded, violet-blue flowers with greyish-blue bracts, from July to September. | Fully hardy. Tolerates sandy soils. Good for cutting and drying. | |
| Eryngium x oliverianum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Basal leaves are leathery, blueish grey with jagged edges. Big, blue, thistle-like flower heads, in August and September. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Good for cutting and drying. | |
| Eschscholzia californica | Californian Poppy | annual | 12in (30cm). Glaucous green, feathery leaves. Open, single flowers in shades from cream to red, during summer and autumn. | Fully hardy.Sun. Thrives in poor, dry soil. | |
| Eucalyptus coccifera | Tasmanian Snow Gum | tree | 100ft (30m). Evergreen. Blueish grey, peelling bark. Grey-green leaves, aromatic. White clusters of stamens in May and June.. | Frost hardy. Full sun. Protection from cold winds. | |
| Eucalyptus coccifera | Tasmanian Snow Gum, Mount Wellington Peppermint | tree | 100ft (30m). Evergreen. Peeling grey and white bark. Narrow, blue-green leaves, becoming green. White flowers in May and June. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun, protect from cold winds. Prune to encourage juvenile leaves. | |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Tasmanian Blue Gum | tree | 100ft (30m). Evergreen. Peeling bark, Oval, silver-blue leaves, becoming green. Clusters of white stamens from summer to autumn. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and shelter from cold winds. Prune to promote juvenile foliage. | |
| Eucalyptus gunnii | Cider Gum | tree | 100ft (30m). Evergreen. Young leaves are rounded, silver-blue, turning narrow, blue-green. White flowers in July. | Frost hardy. Full sun. Likes neutral to acid soil. | |
| Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Niphophila | Snow Gum | tree | 50ft (15m). Evergreen. Flaking bark, blue and white. Young leaves are glaucous, becoming greyish with red edges. White flowerse in summer. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun, protect from cold winds. Prune to encourage juvenile foliage. | |
| Eucharis x grandiflora | bulb | 24in (60cm). Evergreen. Clumps of strap-like leaves. Pendant clusters of scented, white flowers, at most times of year. | Frost tender, 15°C. Partial shade and damp soil. | |
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| Euphorbia characias subsp. Characias | Spurge | shrub | 5ft (1.5m). Evergreen. Narrow, greyish leaves. Pale, yellow-green flowers with reddish-brown centres in from April to June. Poisonous. | Frost hardy. Sun or partial shade, moist soil | |
| Euphorbia characias wulfeni | Spurge | shrub | 5ft (1.5m). Evergreen. Greyish leaves and yellow-green flowers produced in alternate years. Poisonous. | Frost hardy. Sun or partial shade, moist soil. | |
| Euphorbia griffithii "Fireglow" | perennial | 3ft (1m). Narrow leaves with pink midribs. Flowering heads with flame-coloured bracts in June. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | |
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| Euphorbia mellifera | Honey Spurge | shrub | 6ft (2m). Evergreen. Rounded shape. Bright green leaves with light midrib. Clusters of honey-scented tan-coloured flowers in May. Poisonous. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sunny but sheltered position, sandy soil. | |
| Felicia amelloides | Blue Marguerite | annual, sub-shrub, shrub | 5ft (1.5m). Evergreen. Dark green leaves, with blue, daisy-like flowers in summer and autumn. | Half hardy: 0°C. Grown as annual. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
| Ficus macrophylla | Australian Banyan, Moreton Bay Fig | tree | 70-100ft (30-40m). Evergreen. Large, oval leaves, glossy green. | Frost tender. Sun or semi-shade. | |
| FORSYTHIA genus | shrub | c. 5-10ft (1.5-3m). Deciduous. Abundant yellow flowers in spring, followed by oblong, serrated leaves. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
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| Fuchsia magellanica | shrub | 10ft (3m). Deciduous. Oval leaves.Red and purple flowers (other colours in varieties) in from June toOctober. Varieties include: molinae var. molinae (pale pink). | Frost hardy, 0°C. Useful for hedging. -5°C. Semi-shade, some shelter. |  |
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| Fuschia "Riccartonii" | shrub | 6ft (2m). Deciduous. Oval leaves, red and purple flowers from June to October. | Frost hardy, 0°C. Useful for hedging in mild areas. | |
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| Galtonia candicans | Summer Hyacinth | bulb | 4ft (1.2m). Greyish-green, strap-like leaves. Spikes of pendant white flowers. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sunny, sheltered position. | |
| GAZANIA genus | annual, perennial | c. 6-10ins (15-25cm). Evergreen. Carpet-forming. Long, narrow leaves. In summer, daisy-like flowers: colours include white, yellow, pink or red. | Half hardy, -0°C. Sun and sandy soil. | |
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| Genista hispanica | Spanish Gorse | shrub | 5ft (1.5m). Deciduous. Narrow leaves, profusion of golden pea-type flowers from May to July. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
| Geranium sanguineum | Bloody Cranesbill | perennial | 12in (30cm). Forms clumps of deeply divided leaves. Open, deep pink flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun. Useful in rock gardens and for ground cover. | |
Plants: 141