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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

 

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  • Musella lasiocarpa 5L

    Musella lasiocarpa 5L
    Common name: Chinese dwarf banana A fantastic architectural shrub with attractive paddle-shaped, glaucous green leaves. It produces tropical-looking large, yellow flowers.  Full sun.  Sheltered position out of the wind.  Needs winter protection.  Average...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Acacia melanoxylon

    Acacia melanoxylon
    Common name: Australian blackwood An acacia species native to south-eastern Australia.  It has dark grey to black bark and has phyllodes as opposed to leaves for foliage. The phyllodes (modified petioles) are grayish green and about 1.5 to 6 inches (4 to...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Disporum megalanthum 2L

    Disporum megalanthum 2L
    An unusual semi-evergreen perennial with drooping creamy-white flowers from April to May followed by red berries. Average height 2ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy. "A striking addition to the spring garden"
    Price: £14.00
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  • Firmiana simplex (Chinese Parasol Tree) - 2ltr

    Firmiana simplex (Chinese Parasol Tree) - 2ltr
    Common name: Chinese Parasol Tree An unusual medium-size tree that originates from China and is suitable for smaller gardens. It has large handsome leaves and bears showy fragrant flowers from June to July Average height 20-25ft Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £18.00
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  • Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant Chain Fern) - 3ltr

    Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant Chain Fern) - 3ltr
    Common name: Giant Chain Fern An spectacular evergreen fern which is a feature in any garden all year round. Divided, dark green fronds that can reach up to 5ft tall. Likes a damp spot in shade, cover with mulch over winter. Average height 5ft,...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Sophora microphylla 'Sun King' 4L

    Sophora microphylla 'Sun King' 4L
    Spreading, evergreen, bushy shrub with pinnate leaves, each made up of pairs of tiny ovate, dark green leaflets, borne on silky shoots. In late winter and early Spring, bears long-lasting pendent racemes of pea-like, dark-yellow flowers. Eventual height...
    Price: £16.50
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  • Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger'

    Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger'
    Common name: Banana A variety of banana with a similar hardiness to Musa Basjoo.  It produces enormous tropical leaves that have red stripes running through them which appear as they mature.  Average height 4-6ft - grows quickly! Full sun...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Loropetalum chin. 'Fire Dance' 3L

    Loropetalum chin. 'Fire Dance' 3L
    An unusual evergreen shrub with striking deep red leaves. Clusters of Witch hazel-like bright pink flowers with a sweet scent are produced in late winter to early spring. Average height and spread 6ft. Partial shade. Hardy in a sheltered spot
    Price: £14.00
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  • Loropetalum chin. 'Fire Dance'

    Loropetalum chin. 'Fire Dance'
    An unusual evergreen shrub with striking deep red leaves. Clusters of Witch hazel-like bright pink flowers with a sweet scent are produced in late winter to early spring. Average height and spread 6ft. Partial shade. Hardy in a sheltered spot
    Price: £18.00
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  • Prosanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata' - 5L

    Prosanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata' - 5L
    An erect evergreen shrub with aromatic, green leaves margined with creamy-white. An abundance of small tubular purple flowers are produced in spring. Average height 6ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £18.00
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  • Edgeworthia chrysantha (p19)

    Edgeworthia chrysantha (p19)
    Common name Paperbush A bushy shrub producing round head of small white -yellow flowers in early spring.  Average height 1.5m Average spread 1.5m Full sun / partial shade Hardy
    Price: £28.00
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  • Indigofera pendula - 4L

    Indigofera pendula - 4L
    Common name: Himalayan Indigo A highly unusual and beautiful shrub that produces pendulous racemes of voilet pink flowers, up to 1ft long, throughout summer. It has an arching habit and small, deicate leaves. Sometimes dies right back in the winter but...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Hoheria Sexstylosa 'Stardust' -3L

    Hoheria Sexstylosa 'Stardust' -3L
    Common name: Ribbonwood A pretty evergreen shrub with glossy, toothed green leaves and numerous clusters of fragrant stary white flowers that are produced from mid to late summer.  Average height & spread 16-20ft Full sun /partial shade Hardy      
    Price: £14.50
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  • Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' (3L)

    Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' (3L)
    Common name  Sweetshrub A multi stem shrub with aromatic foliage and deep red - burgundy flowers bloom from mid summer. Average height: 2m - 6.5ft Average spread: 2m - 6.5ft Hardy  Full sun
    Price: £28.00
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  • Calycanthus 'Venus' (3L)

    Calycanthus 'Venus' (3L)
    Common name: Carolina Allspice A large branching shrub with dark green aromatic leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Exotic looking fragrant flowers which are white with burgundy centres, which are produced June - July. Average height 6ft  Partial...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Paeonia cambessedesii

    Paeonia cambessedesii
    Common name: Marjorcan Peony Red-pink flowers in spring with green leaves Young plants should flower in a couple of years. Average height: 1.5ft Full sun, partial shade Free-draining soil  
    Price: £10.00
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  • Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' (4L)

    Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' (4L)
    Common name: Chinese redbud A larges-spreading shrub or small tree with heart-shaped vibrant leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn.  A profusion of long-lasting vivid fuchsia-pink flowers clothe the bare branches in spring.  Average height: 9ft Full...
    Price: £30.00
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  • Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Glaucum' - 3ltr pot

    Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Glaucum' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Blue sequoia A tree of unique appearance, this unusual form of the Califonian evergeen tree has a narrow conical shape & beautiful blue-green, glaucous foliage.  Height: 25ft in 10 years.  Full sun, partial shade. 
    Price: £22.00
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  • Humulus aurea (Golden Hop)

    Humulus aurea (Golden Hop)
    Common name: Golden Hop  A herbaceous perennial climber with bright yellow, deeply lobed leaves. Green then straw-coloured flower spikes from July to August. Average height 15ft+. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £12.00
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  • Akebia 'Silver Bells' (3L)

    Akebia 'Silver Bells' (3L)
    Unusual variety of Chocolate Vine. A semi-evergreen twining climber. Fragrant clusters of sweetly-scented violet-purple flowers are borne from March to April. These contrast against bright green foliage. Average height 15ft. Average spread 10ft. Full sun...
    Price: £9.50
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  • Akebia alba (3L)

    Akebia alba (3L)
    An unusual semi-evergreen climber. Fragrant racemes of white-cream flowers are borne from March to May which stand out aginst attractive dark green leaves. Average height 20ft. Average spread 6ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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  • Lonicera 'Serotina' (3L)

    Lonicera 'Serotina' (3L)
    Late Dutch Honeysuckle. A twining climber with mid-green leaves and very fragrant creamy white flowers produced from May to June, streaked dark purple-red. Average height 20ft . Fruits July. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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  • Musa Basjoo (Banana)

    Musa Basjoo (Banana)
    Japanese Banana. Aver handsome plant with large, tropical looking foliage with cremay yellow flowers in late summer which are sometime followed by inedible fruit. Average height: 15ft - 4.5m Average spread: 12ft - 3.6m Full sun - Partial shade.  Requires...
    Price: £20.50
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  • Koelruteria 'Coral Sun'

    Koelruteria 'Coral Sun'
    Golden-rain Tree, Star of India. A spreading tree with leaves emerging a strong red-pink then turning mid-green. Small yellow flowers are followed by bladder-like pink or red flushed fruit. The stems are dark red. Average height and spread 25ft. Full sun...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Pterostyrax hispada (Epaulette tree)

    Pterostyrax hispada (Epaulette tree)
    Epaulette Tree. An unusual spreading tree with peeling aromatic grey bark and pale green leaves. Bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers in impressively long, pendent clusters are produced from June to July,  followed by unusual ribbed fruit. Average height...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Schisandra (Magnolia vine)

    Schisandra (Magnolia vine)
    A deciduous twining climber with slender red stems and lush green leaves. Attractive bright dark crimson flowers with yellow centres are produced on pendulus stalks from late spring to summer, followed by fleshy red fruit if pollinated. Average height...
    Price: £32.00
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  • Lonicera 'Gold Flame' (4L)

    Lonicera 'Gold Flame' (4L)
    Honeysuckle. A twining climber with dark green leaves, blue-green beneath. Bright clusters of tubular, pink, orange and yellow flowers from June to August. Average height 15ft+. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy
    Price: £18.00
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  • Decaisnea fargesii (Blue sausage fruit)

    Decaisnea fargesii (Blue sausage fruit)
    An unusual shrub with impressively large blue-tinged dark green leaves. Panicles of petalless, bell-shaped, trailing green or yellow-green flowers from May to June are followed by long, metallic deep blue seed pods. Average height and spread 12ft. Full...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Humulus (hop)

    Humulus (hop)
    1 plant in a 15 litre pot Common name: Hop  A herbaceous perennial climber with light green, deeply lobed leaves. Green then straw-coloured flower spikes in summer. Flowers July to August. Average height 20ft.  Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £21.00
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  • Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia' (4L)

    Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia' (4L)
    A dense evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves that are red-tinted when young. Fragrant white flowers are borne on racemes in early summer, followed by red fruit ripening to black in July. It is more compact than its larger cousin Average height...
    Price: £24.00
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  • Ginkgo biloba - 3ltr

    Ginkgo biloba - 3ltr
    Common name: Maidenhair Tree   A beautiful tree with fan-shaped green to yellow-green leaves that turn a bright, clear yellow in autumn. The Ginkgo is a 'living fossil' and has been around since Jurassic times. Makes a striking specimen...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Solanum 'Creche du Pape' 4ltr

    Solanum 'Creche du Pape' 4ltr
    Common name: Potato vine  A vigorous climber which bears white flowers flushed purple throughout the summer and into autumn Average height: 10-12ft Full sun  A vigorous climber which bears white flowers through out the summer and into autumn. Average...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Ceratostigma 'Sapphire Ring' - 3ltr

    Ceratostigma 'Sapphire Ring' - 3ltr
    Ceratostigma shrub which provides great colour in autumn, short spikes of blue flowers are borne  in late summer - autumn. Average height: 1m  - 3ft  Average spread: 50cm - 1.5ft Full sun   
    Price: £13.00
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  • Holboellia latifolia

    Holboellia latifolia
    Common name: Broad-leaf sausage vine A vigorous climber with twining stems and bright green, ovate leaves. Clusters of small white, often purple-tinged, flowers are produced from May to June. These are often followed by sausage-shaped fruits.  Average...
    Price: £30.00
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  • Yacon 'Van Gough'

    Yacon 'Van Gough'
    Earth Apple. Originating from South America, Yacons are a perennial tuber with an interesting flavour and texture that is juicy and crunchy, a bit like a savoury apple! Yellow daisy-like flowers appear from late summer. Easy to grow in a sunny, sheltered...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Paulowina 'Fast Blue' - 4ltr pot

    Paulowina 'Fast Blue' - 4ltr pot
    1 plant in 4ltr pot. A deciduous tree with large  heart shaped leaves. Erect panicles of fox glove like flowers bloom in spring which are lilac on the outside and cream in the centre.  Has a pyramidal habit.  Average height: 8m /...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Phillyrea angustifoloia ' Rosmarinifolia' 3ltr pot

    Phillyrea angustifoloia ' Rosmarinifolia' 3ltr pot
    Common name: Jasmine box An evergreen shrub with narrow, leathery dark green leaves. It produces fragrant, creamy flowers from May to June followed by dark purple/black berries.  Good alternative to olive trees. Average height: 10ft.  Full sun Hardy   A...
    Price: £11.00
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  • Ribes speciosum

    Ribes speciosum
    The fuchsia-flowered gooseberry is a semi-evergreen shrub which has bristly red stems, red fruit and shining green leaves. Grown for its amazing display of fuchsia like bright red flowers which are produced in spring. Received the RHS award of garden...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Schisandra propinqua var sinensis

    Schisandra propinqua var sinensis
    This charming twining shrub with glossy leaves, bears clusters of yellow flowers during the late summer followed by red berries. Originating from China it is hardier than its Himalayan counterpart and is very rarely found in the mainstream gardening...
    Price: £20.00
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  • Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Snow sensation'

    Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Snow sensation'
    Common name: Japanese Hydrangea Vine A fast growing, self-clinging climber. Splendid selection of free-flowing brilliant white blooms are borne from June to August. Average height 8ft+, spread 16.5ft (if left un-pruned). Partial shade. Moist, acidic soil...
    Price: £24.00
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  • Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum' - 3ltr pot

    Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum' - 3ltr pot
    Weeping Giant Redwood. An unusual and handsome tree with a unique appearance, the long branches hang down parallel with the trunk often creating fantastic shapes. Grows to form a conical shape over time with a weeping habit. Average height 12-13ft,...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Thalictrum 'Hewitts Double' - 2L

    Thalictrum 'Hewitts Double' - 2L
    Common name: Meadow Rue A very attractive summer flowering perennial that has dainty leaves and bears tall stems with panicles of long-lasting, double mauve-pink cupped flowers from July to September. Suits borders with moderate moisture. ilac-mauve...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hosta 'Praying Hands' - 3ltr pot

    Hosta 'Praying Hands' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Plantain lily A variety with very distinctive, upright, narrow leaves that give it its name 'Praying Hands'. Average height 1-2ft. Average spread 2ft.  Moist soil in partial shade Hardy
    Price: £12.00
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  • Magnolia 'Fairy Blush' - 4ltr pot

    Magnolia 'Fairy Blush' - 4ltr pot
    A new variety of evergreen magnolia with dark, glossy leaves and a bushy habit. Beautiful cup-shaped white blooms, blushed with pink, are borne along the stems in late spring. Flowers are produced even on young plants...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Disporum contoniense 'Moonlight' - 2L

    Disporum contoniense 'Moonlight' - 2L
    Common name: Chinese Fairy Bells A woodland perennial species from China with attractive, oval shaped green and silvery white variegated leaves that develop pinky-purple sahdes in autumn. Small lemon yellow flowers are borne in clusters from late spring...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Akebia quinata' Cream Form' - 4ltr

    Akebia quinata' Cream Form' - 4ltr
    Common name: White flowered Chocolate Vine A semi-evergreen climber. Attractive dark green leaves above, blue-green beneath, purple tinged in winter. Fragrant racemes of cream flowers with purple stamens are borne from March to April followed by fruit...
    Price: £22.00
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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Wims Red' -3ltr pot

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Wims Red' -3ltr pot
    A stunning shrubs that produces panicles of creamy white flowers in July that gradually turn pink and eventually red by October. The Mid green leaves contrast with the red tinted stems.  Average height 6ft Hardy 
    Price: £13.50
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  • Disporopsis pernyi 3ltr

    Disporopsis pernyi 3ltr
    3 for £18 An unusual evergreen perennial similar to Solomon's Seal. The arching stems have deep green glossy leaves. From May, pendant, bell-shaped cream flowers, tinted green, are borne on the undersides of the stems. Average height/spread 45cm...
    Price: £8.50
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  • Pileostegia viburnoides (Climbing Hydrangea) 4L

    Pileostegia viburnoides (Climbing Hydrangea) 4L
    Common name: Climbing Hydrangea A self-clinging, evergreen climber with glossy dark green leaves. It produces panicles of tiny, creamy white starry flowers with conspicuous stamens from August to November. Average height 12ft+. Full sun/partial shade...
    Price: £28.00
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  • Mathiasella bupleuroides ‘Green Dream’

    Mathiasella bupleuroides ‘Green Dream’
    A lovely and unusual perennial that produces clusters of light green, very long lasting bracts that contain clusters of tiny white flowers. The flowerheads are produced in spring and gradually dry and turn pink. They persist on the plant until autumn,...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'

    Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'
    Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells' An attractive tree like shrub with matt green toothed leaves which turn bright red during Autumn. Clusters of delicate flowers are borne from March to May   Average height 12ft   Full sun / partial...
    Price: £31.50
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  • Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple)

    Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple)
    Acer griseum, common name Paperback Maple. A spreading tree with stunning , peeling orange brown bark. Yellow Pendant flowers are produced in spring followed by winged brown seeds. Average height and spread 30ft    Current height...
    Price: £30.00
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  • Cissus striata (Miniature Grape Ivy)

    Cissus striata (Miniature Grape Ivy)
    Common name: Miniature grape ivy, Ivy of Uruguay An excellent foliage plant with palmate leaves on trailing red stems. Reasonably fast-growing (up to 30cm per year). Prefers a bright spot with indirect light.
    Price: £4.00
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  • Disporum longistylum - 2L

    Disporum longistylum - 2L
    A tall evergreen perennial from China, related to Solomon's Seal. It has an upright habit and green glossy leaves with a purplish tint.  The light green pendulous, tubular flowers are borne on strong stems in spring.  Average height: 5ft+ Average spread:...
    Price: £15.00
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  • Daphniphyllum himalayense macropodum

    Daphniphyllum himalayense macropodum
    'An exotic-looking evergreen shrub with long, dark green, glossy rhododendron-like leaves. Male and female plants produce flowers on separate plants - deep pink/purple petal-less flowers on male, and green on female. Average height 12-20ft. Full...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' - 3L

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' - 3L
    A more compact version of Limelight. A spreading to upright, deciduous shrub with pointed, toothed, mid- to dark green leaves. Large conicle panicles of lime / creamy white flowers are produced in summer. Average height/spread 5ft. Full sun/partial...
    Price: £14.00
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  • Piptanthus nepalensis, Evergreen Laburnum

    Piptanthus nepalensis, Evergreen Laburnum
    Evergreen Laburnum. An open semi-evergreen shrub with blue-grey leaves and pea-like bright yellow flowers from May to June. Can be grown as a freestamding shrub or a trained against a wall. Average height: 7ft, spread 6ft. Flowers: May to June. Full...
    Price: £10.00
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  • Clerodendron trichotomum var. fargesii (Glory Flower)

    Clerodendron trich
    Common name: Glory Flower A deciduous upright shrub with dark green leaves, bronze when young. Clusters of very fragrant white flowers with green sepals from August to October are followed by bright blue berries surrounded by red bracts. Average height...
    Price: £25.00
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