Plants: 6
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Acacia verticillata | Prickly Moses | shrub, tree | 38ft (9m). Evergreen. Dark green needle-like leaf stalks. Bright yellow `bottlebrushes' in spring. | Half hardy, 7°C. | |
Agonis flexuosa | Willow Myrtle | shrub, tree | 30ft (10m). Evergreen. Weeping tree with narrow, scented leaves. Immature leaves are bronze-coloured. White flowers in June, July, August. | Tender, min 10°C. Sunshine and moist soil.. | |
Arbutus unedo | Strawberry Tree | shrub, tree | 30ft (10m). Evergreen. Glossy dark green leaves with white flowers in autumn and winter. Pendant clusters of orange-red, edible fruit. | Frost hardy. Full sun, fertile soil. Protect from cold winds. | |
ILEX genus | Holly | shrub, tree | c. 5-70ft (1.5-20m). Evergreen. Dark, glossy leaves with wavey, usually spined edges. Red or yellow berries. Poisonous. | Half-hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Single-sexed, so both sexes required for berries. Sun or shade. | |
LIGUSTRUM genus | Privet | shrub, tree | c. 10-30ft (3-10m). Deciduous or evergreen. Oval, glossy leaves. Tubular flowers in loose clusters, white or cream, in summer. Black, rounded fruits. Poisonous. | Frost hardy, °C, to fully hardy. Sune or partial shade. | |
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: 6