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Rare & Unusual Plants 

 We stock a varied selection of rare and unusual plants in the nursery. Stock changes throughout the year, with more available in spring and summer. The majority of these plants are hardy in the UK climate and make an exciting change from the usual garden favourites. Below are all the plants we have had before but may not be in stock at the moment. You can click the link above or below to see what we currently have in stock.

 

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  • Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda'

    Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda'
    Clump-forming, evergreen bamboo  with bright green culms tinged pink and orange, bearing narrow, linear, blue-tinged, bright green leaves. Average height 6-10ft Full sun partial shade. 
    Price: £38.00
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  • Wisteria 'Grande Diva Nathalie' 4ltr

    Wisteria 'Grande Diva Nathalie' 4ltr
    A beautiful deciduous climber bearing strongly fragranced xxx flowers that hang down from the branches in graceful pendants from May to June. Prefers full sun but can also be grown in light shade...
    Price: £42.00
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  • Cornus kousa 'Coppacabana' 15L

    Cornus kousa 'Coppacabana' 15L
    A deciduous small tree or large shrub with a conical habit and oval-shaped foliage with wavy edges, emerging maroon-red in the spring, green in the summer and red in autumn. Creamy white-pink flowers...
    Price: £120.00
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  • Campanula pyramidalis 'Alba'-1L

    Campanula pyramidalis 'Alba'-1L
    A clump-forming, vigorous,herbaceous perennial sending up tall upright stems with green, lance-shaped foliage and large, white bell-shaped flowers in summer.  Full sun partial shade.  Average height...
    Price: £4.50
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  • Acacia pravissima 2L

    Acacia pravissima 2L
    Common name: Oven's wattle An evergreen shrub with triangular shaped leaves. Small flowers bloom in late winter early spring.  Average Height: 4m - 13ft Average Spread: 5m - 16ft Full Sun  Flowering...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Wisteria flor. 'Black Dragon' 5ft (7L)

    Wisteria flor. 'Black Dragon' 5ft (7L)
    Common name: Japanese wisteria A very unusual and strking Wisteris that proiduced long racemes of striking deep purple double flowers from May to June. This variety of twining climber is particularly...
    Price: £45.00
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  • Stipa gigantea 3L

    Stipa gigantea 3L
    A robust, tufted evergreen grass with arching linear green leaves. Large panicles of oat-like, airy purplish flowers, maturing to gold, appear in summer and autumn.  Full sun Average height 4-8ft 
    Price: £9.50
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  • Polygonatum bilflorum

    Polygonatum bilflorum
    Common name : Smooth Solomans seal This woodlander has a slight appearance but actually is a reliably hardy plant that will do well in shade for many years.  Average height 1ft Shade.
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

    Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
    Common name: Smooth hydrangea A small, bushy deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves and very large, spherical heads of white sterile flowers in summer.  Average height 5-6ft  Full sun partial shade...
    Price: £8.50 - £55.00
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  • Hakonachloa macra 'Sunflare' 2L

    Hakonachloa macra 'Sunflare' 2L
    Deciduous perennial grass, producing mounds of bright chartreuse-yellow leaves in spring, tipped crimson, the colour becoming golden-yellow as the season progresses to autumn, with dark orange and...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Jasmine mesnyii 3L

    Jasmine mesnyii 3L
    Primrose jasmine.  A singularly beautiful evergreen species with bright yellow, semi-double flowers from March till mid May. Best grown against a wall in favoured locations or ina conservatory.  Full...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Ophiopogon planiscapus 3L

    Ophiopogon planiscapus 3L
    A useful evergreen for partial shade with arching deep green leaves, giving depth and shine to your garden. Bears pale blue flowers in late spring, followed by dark blue berries.  Average height 0...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Nepeta 'Magical Mr Blue Sky' 2L

    Nepeta 'Magical Mr Blue Sky' 2L
    A catmint with a difference. Cats don't go mad over it. This variety flowers all summer and has big, bold foliage. The flowers are plae blue and held in the large flower spikes.  Average height 4ft...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Thalictrum Ghent Ebony 2L

    Thalictrum Ghent Ebony 2L
    Meadow Rue.  Herbaceous perennial with clumps of green to dark purple foliage. Tall stems topped with white flowers.  Full sun partial shade.  Average height 2.5ft. 
    Price: £12.00
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  • Tulbaghia violacea alba 2L

    Tulbaghia violacea alba 2L
    Common name: Society Garlic A clump-forming perennial with narrow, arching greyish green leaves. It produces fragrant white flowers in summer.  Average height 1.5-2ft  Full Sun.  Hardy.
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hosta 'Carnival' 2L

    Hosta 'Carnival' 2L
    The green and golden leaves of this strong growing perennial are fairly slug resistant and produces and good clump in just a few seasons. Also does well in a pot and saucer. Lavender coloured flowers...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Gallardia aristata (wild form)

    Gallardia aristata (wild form)
    Blanket flower.  Free flowering North American perennial with relatively large, daisy-like yellow flowers. Flowers throughout the summer months.  Full sun.   
    Price: £12.00
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  • Liriope spicata 2L

    Liriope spicata 2L
    Low growing evergreen perennial. Grass-like dark green foliage. Spreading spiked of voilet-pink flowers late summer.  Full shade.   
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hosta 'Touch of Class' 2L

    Hosta 'Touch of Class' 2L
    Plantain Lily.  Herbaceous perennial. Blue, green and yellow foliage. Stems of lavender flowers in summer.  Partial shade.  Average height 1.5ft. 
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hakonechloa 'Mulled Wine' 2L

    Hakonechloa 'Mulled Wine' 2L
    Japanese forest grass.  Herbaceous perennial with variegated cream and green foliage, purple in autumn. Mound-forming and architectural.  Partial/full shade.  Average height 1.5ft. 
    Price: £14.00
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  • Acacia retinoides 3L

    Acacia retinoides 3L
    Evergreen shrub/small tree.  Unlike many of the mimosa's, this form has strappy willow like leaves. It bears clusters of fluffy yellow flowers during the summer.  Average height 8-9ft  Partial shade
    Price: £18.00
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  • Cercis 'Ace of Spades'

    Cercis 'Ace of Spades'
    Common name: Redbud A large spreading shrub or small tree with heart shaped vibrant rich purple leaves. A profusion of long-lasting vivid rosy-pink flowers clothe the bare branches in spring. A...
    Price: £195.00
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  • Acacia mimosa cone 70cm

    Acacia mimosa cone 70cm
    Common name: Mimosa An open evergreen tree with fern-like, silvery-green soft leaves. Long striking racemes of round, fragrant yellow flowerheads are produced from January to April. Average height...
    Price: £38.00
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  • Wasabi/Eutrema jap. 'Mi Dori Utogi' 3L

    Wasabi/Eutrema jap. 'Mi Dori Utogi' 3L
    Common name: Japanese horseradish or wasabi A slow-growing perennial herb that is known for it's use in Japanese cooking. It forms a clump of rounded, heart-shaped leaves on long-stalk.  It is the...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Wollemi pine (3ft) 12L RARE

    Wollemi pine (3ft) 12L RARE
    This specimen is approximately 3ft (90cm) from top of pot. An amazing and rare tree that was only recently discovered. It has been around since the dinasours were walking the earth and is considered...
    Price: £850.00
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  • Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken' (30-40cm)

    Common name: Dwarf Maidenhair Tree A dwarf, slow-growing variety with dense, slightly pendulous, branches of tightly packed fan-shaped verdant green leaves. The foliage turns a brilliant golden...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Ficus 'Panache' (Tiger Fig)

    Common name: Tiger Fig tree A small deciduous tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed green foliage. In late summer, edible figs are produced in abundance with striking yellow-green striped skin...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Ficus 'Desert King'

    Common name: Fig tree A small deciduous tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed foliage. In mid-to-late summer, edible figs are produced in abundance with yellow-green skin. The sweet flesh is...
    Price: £45.00
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  • Caryopteris icana 'Sunny Blue' 3L

    Caryopteris icana 'Sunny Blue' 3L
    Common name: Bluebeard A useful, compact shrub to add a late pop of colour to the garden with clusters of pale blue flowers that are attractive to pollinators. This variety has golden-tinted leaves...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Helwingia chinensis (Narrow Leaf Form) 3L

    Helwingia chinensis (Narrow Leaf Form) 3L
    An unusual evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves that are flushed with burgundy when young.  A smattering of small greenish cream flowers are produced in April and May. The leaf stalk and the...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Staphyllea pinnata 2L

    Common name: Common Bladdernut A large, upright shrub with pinnate foliage and descending panicles of scented white flowers from May to June. Unusual papery seed capsules follow the flowers. Average...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' - 3L

    Common name: False Spiraea An upright shrub with long leaves made up off many small leaflets. The foliage is tinted orange in spring, later turning green and eventually a stunning red in autumn...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Potentilla x Hopwoodiana 2L

    Potentilla x Hopwoodiana 2L
    Common name: Hopwood's Cinquefoil Attractive soft peach-pink flowers with a creamy splash and deep red centres. Long-flowering from late spring to late summer and loved by bees. Average height...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Teucrium chamaedrys 2L

    Common name: Wall Germander A bushy aromatic subshrub with glossy light green leaves. It produces clusters of mauve-pink flowers from mid-summer to early autumn that are loved by bees. Avereage...
    Price: £9.50
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  • Styrax fargesii

    Styrax fargesii
    Common name: Japanese snowbell A beautiful small tree that origniates from Japan and Korea.  It's graceful branches are adorned with masses of white, bell shaped flowers in the spring. Average...
    Price: £30.00
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  • Spiranthes odorata 'Chadd's Ford'

    Common name: Lady's tresses or fragrant spiranthe A spectaular clump-forming terrestrial orchid with a basal rosette of narrow folliage. In the autumn it produces spikes of fragrant white flowers...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Sinnigia tubifolia 2L

    Common name: Trumpet-flowered sinningia or hardy gloxinia A tuberous perennial from South America. It produces unusual drooping tubular, highly scented flowers from spring to autumn. Best grown in a...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Rudbeckia 'Green Wizard' 3L

    Common name: Coneflower A clump-forming perennial with mid-green leaves. Curious flowers of black cones with small green sepals and no petals from late summer to mid-autumn. Average height 3-4ft...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Rosa Belle Epoque 3L

    Hybrid tea rose A beautiful free flowering variety with two-toned effect blooms that are produced from May to September.  Excellent for cutting. Average height 3-4ft. Full sun.  Hardy. 
    Price: £15.00
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  • Potentilla 'Esta Ann' 2L

    Common name: Cinquefoil A clump-forming perennial with finely toothed mid-green leaves.  It produces attractive yellow flowers with blood red centres in summer. Average height 1.5ft.  Full sun...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Podranea ricasoliana 4L

    Common name: Pink trumpet vine A rambling climber with compound, glossy, deep green leaves. In late summer and through into the autumn pink-purple, tropical looking trumpet shaped flowers. Acid...
    Price: £35.00
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  • Pittosporum eugniodes 'Red'

    Pittosporum eugniodes 'Red'
    Common name: Lemonwood An evergreen shrub with mottled green foliage which has purple-red tips. Small scented brown-purple flowers spring.  Average height 6ft  Full sun or partial shade.  Hardy.
    Price: £12.00 - £30.00
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  • Liriope muscari 'Okina' 2L

    Liriope muscari 'Okina' 2L
    Common name: Lily tuft A low growing evergreen perennial with grass-like dark green folliage. It has striking white young growth & produces spikes of blue flowers late summer.  Average height 1ft...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Kniphofia 'Toffee Nosed'

    Common name: Red hot poker A clump-forming perennial  with long narrow green foliage. It produces spikes of ivory flowers, tipped brown in summer.  Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
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  • Kniphofia 'Moonstone'

    Common name: Red hot poker Narrow sword-like folliage topped with spikes of apricot-yellow flowers. Flowers form June to September.  Average height 3ft Full sun or partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £18.00
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  • Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'

    Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'
    Common name: Oak-leaved Hydrangea A majestic shrub with large, lobed mid green leaves which turn beatiful shades of red and purple in autumn. Tall, conical white flowerheads becoming pink and then...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Hemeboa subcapitata 2L

    Common name: Glossy False Sinningia A rare woodland herbaceous perennial with fleshy dark green foliage & a spreading habit. It produces tubular mauve, pink throated flowers in autumn.  Sheltered...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Helwingia himalaica 3L

    Helwingia himalaica 3L
    Common name: Himalayan helwingia An unusual evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves that are flushed with burgundy when young. The small white flowers form, unusually, in the centre of each...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Harpochloa falx 2L

    Harpochloa falx 2L
    Common name: Caterpillar grass An evergreen, tuft-forming grass with narrow dark green foliage.  It produces unusual caterpillar-like flowers June-September. Average height 2ft  Full sun partial...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hebe Blue Gem 2L

    Common name: Veronica A spreading evergreen shrub with light to mid-green, glossy leaves.  Long panicles of light mauve flowers are produced over a long period from June to September. Average...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Grevillea 'Clearview David' 3L

    Common name: Spider flower A tropical looking evergreen shrub originating from Australia that is surprisingly hardy and easy to grow. Aromatic needle-like foliage and and dense clusters of spidery...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Gentiana zekuensis 2L

    Common name: Gentian An unusual clump-forming perennial that produces clusters of creamy-yellow flowers that are blue at the base.  Average height 1.5ft  Partial shade.   Hardy.     
    Price: £12.00
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  • Geranium phaeum 'Lilly Lovell' 2L

    Geranium phaeum 'Lilly Lovell' 2L
    Common name: Dusky cranesbill An unusual type of geranium with stunning deep purple flowers borne in late spring or early summer.  Average height 1ft  Full sun, partial shade or full shade.  Hardy.
    Price: £12.00
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  • Geranium nodosum 'Silverwood' 2L

    Common name: Cranesbill  An attractive perennial with lobed leaves. It produces bright white trumpet-shaped flowers throughout the summer into autumn. Great for growing in dry shady spots or used as...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' 5L

    Common name: Hardy fuchsia or Lady's eardrops. A robust, upright, deciduous shrub with small dark green leaves that are slightly bronzed. In the summer & autumn it produces small single flowers,...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Euphorbia schillingii 2L

    Common name: Schilling spurge An attractive perennial with veined, deep green leaves that have a central stripe. It produces flowers in early summer and into the autumn which have particuarly large...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Eucalyptus coccifera

    Common name: Mount Wellington peppermint or Tasmanian snow gum A medium sized tree with highly attractive silvery-blue leaves and stems that have a delicious scent. The young plants have different...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Eucalyptus camphora

    Common name: Swamp gum An amazing evergreen tree with silvery-blue aromatic foliage.  Grow in a moist spot eg. clay soil. Average height up to 32ft - prune regulary to keep in shape & foliage can be...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Darmera peltata 3L

    Common name: Umbrella plant or Indian rhubarb A rhizomatous perennial with architectural large parasol-shaped leaves.  In the autumn these turn an attractive red colour. It produces rounded heads of...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Clerodrendrum bungei 3L

    Common name: Glory flower An unusual deciduous shrub that has large leaves that are flushed purple when young that some people say smell like peanut butter (others disagree and suggust the smell is...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Astrantia 'Purple Happiness' 2L

    Common name: Hattie's  pincusion A clump-forming herbaceous perennial with lobed leaves. It produces clusters of dark purple flowers held above thin stalks. Free flowering from June-September...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Agapanthus 'Black Magic'

    Common name: African Blue Lily A really striking new variety with deep purple (almost black) pendulous bell-shaped flowers and strap-shaped deep green leaves. Flowers are produced from July to August...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Anemenopsis macrophylla 2L

    Common name: False anemone A refined plant for moist, cool shade. It produces flowers that are purple on the outside and lavender within. They hang in nodding clusters in the summer.  Average height...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Wilsonii'

    Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Wilsonii'
    Common name: Star Jasmine Evergreen climber with narrow glossy green foliage. Highly fragrant white flowers that are larger than the species type bloom all summer. Average height 12ft+ but slow...
    Price: £35.00
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  • Hosta 'Wu La La'

    Hosta 'Wu La La'
    A giant, clump-forming perennial with variegated blue-green foliage and yellow margins. Upright stems of lavender-purple flowers appear in summer. Average height 3-4.5ft Full shade partial shade. 
    Price: £15.00
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  • Liriodendron tulipifera 'Rotundiloba'

    Common name: Tulip Tree An upright, pyramidal form of the Tulip Tree. The attractive, saddle-shaped, dark green leaves, turn yellow in autumn.  Really unusual looking cup-shaped pale yellow-green...
    Price: £55.00
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  • Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora' 5ltr

    Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora' 5ltr
    Common name: Arrowwood A bushy shrub with dark green leaves turning red in autumn. Very fragrant pink flowers, opening from red buds from April to May, followed by black fruit. Average height and...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-Sugi'

    Common name: Japanese Cedar An attractive and unusual small coniferous tree with soft, creamy yellow needles which darken to green over the summer. The foliage takes on bronze and purple tints in...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Rhodotypos scandens 7.5L

    Rhodotypos scandens 7.5L
    A deciduous shrub with arching branches and deeply veined green leaves. White flowers are produced at the stem tips are produced from may to June, followed by glossy black fruit. Average height 4ft,...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Schefflera taiwaniana 2L

    Common name: Taiwanese schefflera A hardy version of what most people would think of as a houseplant.  It has glossy, dark green leaflets that are arranged like the spokes on a wheel. 
    Price: £18.00
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  • Prostanthera 'Rosetta' 2L

    Common name: Round Leaved Mint Bush A bushy shrub with rounded grey-green leaves. Pretty bell-shaped, light rose-pink flowers with mauve anthers from May to June.  Averge height 3-4ft. Full sun...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' 25L

    A thicket-forming shrub or small tree with impressively large, lobed leaves that are soft and pale grey beneath and can be up to 2ft across. Produces panicles of small white flowers in autumn.
    Price: £180.00
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  • Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' 20L

    A thicket-forming shrub or small tree with impressively large, lobed leaves that are soft and pale grey beneath and can be up to 2ft across. Produces panicles of small white flowers in autumn.
    Price: £140.00
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  • Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' 7.5L

    A thicket-forming shrub or small tree with impressively large, lobed leaves that are soft and pale grey beneath and can be up to 2ft across. Produces panicles of small white flowers in autumn.
    Price: £38.00
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  • Strobilanthes anisop. 'Brunetthy' 5L

    Common name: Conehead An evergreen shrubby perennial with striking foliage in shades of dark green and deep purple-bronze.  Tubular lilac flowers in late spring/early summer. Average height 4-5ft...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' 7.5L

    Common name: Abyssinian banana or red banana A great plant for adding a tropical feel to your garden.  It is extremely fast growing plant with giant jungle-like rich red & green leaves. Best grown in...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Mandevilla (rock trumpet) pink

    Common name: Rock trumpet A very attractive free flowering climber with glossy green leaves and funnel shaped flowers from June to August. Average height 9ft. Average spread 4ft. Best grown in a...
    Price: £8.50
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