Plants: 21
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearl Everlasting | perennial | 30in (75cm). Narrow, greyish leaves, edged white. Clusters of small white flowers in August. Useful in dried flower arrangements. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial-shade, damp soil. Good for ground cover or for dried flowers. | |
Anchusa azurea "Loddon Royalist" | perennial | 4ft (1.2m). Narrow, hairy leaves. Spikes of gentian blue flowers in June and July. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | ||
ANEMOME genus | Wind Flower | perennial | c. 2in to 5ft (5cm-1.5m). Some have tubers or rhizomes. Oval leaves divided into leaflets. Cup-shaped flowers, colours include white, pink, blue. Poisonous. | Frost hardy to fully hardy. Light or partial shade, humus. | |
Bougainvillea glabra | climber | 15ft (5m). Evergreen. Scrambler. Oval leaves. Clusters of tiny white flowers, surrounded by purplish bracts, in August and September. | Frost tender, 10°C. Sun. | ||
Echinacea purpurea | Coneflower | perennial | 4ft (2m). Narrow leaves. Large, daisy-type flowers with purplish red petals and yellow centre cones, from July to September. | Fully hardy. Likes sun and fertile soil. | |
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. | |
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. | ||
Leycesteria formosa | Himalayan Honeysuckle | shrub | 6ft (2m). Deciduous. Oval, dark green leaves. Funnel-shaped, white flowers with red bracts from July to September. Purple-blackish fruits. | Frost hardy, -5°C.Sun or partial shade. | |
Lycium barbarum | Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree, chinese Box Thorn | shrub | 8ft (2.5)m. Deciduous. Spiny. Narrow, greyish leaves. Funnel-shaped pink or purple flowers, then orange-red berries. | Fully hardy. Sun. Thrives in poor, dry soil. Useful for hedging. | |
Populus alba | Abele, White Poplar | tree | 100ft (30m). Deciduous. Leaves have white undersides, turning yellow in autumn. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Plant away from drains and buildings. | |
Populus alba "Raket" | tree | 100ft (30m). Deciduous, slender column. Lobed, dark green leaves with white beneath, turning yellow in autumn. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Plant away from drains and buildings. | ||
Populus alba, f. pyramidalis | tree | 70ft (20m). Deciduous. Oval, wavy-edged leaves, white undersides, turning yellow in autumn. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | ||
Romneya coulteri "White Cloud" | Tree Poppy | perennial | 6ft (2m). Deeply lobed, greyish leaves. Large, scented, white flowers with gold centres. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and sheltered position. | |
Salix reticulata | Net-Veined Willow | shrub, rock plant | 4in (10cm). Deciduous. Rounded, strongly veined leaves, with white undersides. Erect, pinkish catkins in spring, much liked by bumblebees. | Fully hardy. Sun, tolerates poor soils that are not too dry. Good ground cover. | |
Sambucus racemosa | Red-berried Elder | shrub | 10ft (3m). Deciduous. Leaves divided into leaflets. Clusters of cream flowers, followed bny round, red fruits which are poisonous when raw.. | Fully hardy. Sun and moist, fertile soil. | |
Schlefflera actinophylla | Queensland Umbrella Tree | tree | 50ft (15m). Evergreen. Large leaves divided into leaflets. Big clusterse of small red flowers in summer and winter. | Frost tender, min. 16°C. Sun or partial shade. | |
Tamarix ramosissima "Pink Cascade" | Tamarisk | shrub | 20ft (6m). Deciduous. Very small, narrow, glaucous leaves. Feathery, pink flowers in August and September. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil.Tolerates very exposed conditions. | |
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. |
Plants: 21