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Shrubs for Sun

Sun Loving Shrubs

During the spring & summer we have a huge range of shrubs in stock. Below you will find the shrubs currently available on the nursery (Autumn - Winter). If you have any questions or there is a particular shrub you are looking for that is not listed on our site please send us an email.The shrubs listed below are best suited to the spots which are in the sun for most of the day

Delivery information: All of our shrubs are available for local delivery. Delivery cost is dependent on postcode and will work out automatically at checkout. Click here for more info. We are dispatching all orders as fast as we can but please bear with us if it takes a little longer.

 

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  • Cornus alba (Red-barked dogwood) 60-80cm - 3ltr
    Common name: Red-barked Dogwood A vigorous shrub with red winter shoots and grey-green leaves, margined white, that turn red in autumn. White flowers are produced from April to June, followed by small berries.  Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £4.50
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    Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' 3L
    A bushy evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves.  Pretty apple-blossom-pink flowers with white centres from May to June. Average height 6ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' (10L)
    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: £45.00
  • Osmanthus burkwoodii  - 1.2m trellis
    1 plant in a 10 litre pot with a 4ft bamboo trellis Common name: Burkwood Osmanthus A rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of very fragrant, tubular white flowers that are borne from April to May.  Average height 9-12ft (if...
    Price: £42.00
  • Ceanothus 'Concha' - 1-1.25m cane
    Common name: Californian Lilac A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches and finely toothed, dark green leaves. In late spring, reddish purple buds open to dark blue flowers which clothe the whole bush Average height & spread 8ft Full sun Hardy
    Price: £45.00
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  • Chaenomeles 'Cameo' - 1.2m trellis
    Pretty peach pink flowers appear on this upright japonica/ quince this is anupright vigorous wallshrub, yellow quinces appear after flowering Average height: 6ft Average spread: 6ft Full shade - Partial shade walls will go on north or east walls
    Price: £38.00
  • Ceanothus 'Skylark' (5L)
    Common name: California Lilac. Bushy evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, mid-green leaves. Abundant dark blue flowers clothe the shrub from March to May. Average height 6-8ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
  • Fuchsia 'Riccartonii Hawkshead'
    A hardy fuchsia with an upright habit ·      Height: 1m / 3ft ·      Spread: 1m / 3ft ·      Full sun ·      Season of interest: Early summer through to the first frost ·      Hardy
    Price: £12.00
  • Cotinus 'Grace' - 5ltr
    1 plant in a 15ltr pot Common name 'Smoke bush'. A bushy tree or shrub with striking oval, deep purple leaves that turn red in autumn. Pink coloured, plume-like inflorescences give a smoke like effect.  ·      Height: 2.5m / 8ft ·      Spread: 2.5m /...
    Price: £23.50
  • Ceanothus 'Concha' (5L)
    Common name: Californian Lilac A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches and finely toothed, dark green leaves. In late spring, reddish purple buds open to dark blue flowers which clothe the whole bush Average height & spread 8ft Full sun Hardy
    Price: £15.00
  • Escallonia 'Iveyii' (5L)
    An upright evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. Pretty pure white fragrant flowers, contrasting well with the dark leaves, are produced from May to July. Average height 6ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
  • Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue' (5L)
    California Lilac. Upright evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, bright green leaves. Rich long-lasting sky-blue flowers are produced in large panicles from April to May. Average height 8-10ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £18.00
  • Cistus 'Alan Fradd' (5L)
    Common name: Rock Rose or Sun Rose A rounded, evergreen upright shrub with wavy-margined, grey leaves. White flowers with distinctive red marks at the base of each petal are produced from June to July/August. Average height 2-3ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
  • Hydrangea 'Annabelle' (7.5L)
    A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and very large round clusters of creamy flowers that are produced from July to August. Average height and spread 6ft  Full sun/Partial shade Hardy
    Price: £25.00
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  • Cistus corbariensis 2L
    Common name: Rock Rose, Sun rose A evergreen upright shrub, white flowers, which bloom in June through to August  Average height: 1m - 3ft  Average spread: 1m - 3ft  Full sun  Hardy   
    Price: £9.50
  • Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud' - 3ltr
    An upright rounded evergreen shrub with bright green leaves, flushed purple-red beneath when young. Spikes of lilac-purple flowers fading to white are produced in from July to August. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun/partial shade.  Hardy.    
    Price: £8.50
  • Buddleja 'Summer Bird Violet'
    Common name: Dwarf butterfly bush. This compact variety grows to just 120cm in height. Narrow long panicles of pale purple-blue flowers are borne from May - August. Loved by butterflies and pollinators.   Full sun /partial shade Average height an...
    Price: £8.50
  • Hebe 'Margret'
    A dwarf bushy evergreen shrub with deep green leaves and spikes of bright blue flowers fading to white in mid to late summer. Ultimate height approx 2-3ft (if left un-pruned). Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.  
    Price: £11.00
  • Syringa vulgaris 'Beauty of Moscow' - 5ltr
    Common name: Lilac A vigorous shrub with unusually large panicles of strongly fragrant white flowers that open from pinky buds from May to June. The blooms are produced in profusion and create a stunning display. Average height 12ft, spread 8ft (if left...
    Price: £22.00
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    Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer' 2L
    Firethorn. An upright shrub with glossy bright green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer followed by cluster of Golden berries.  Average height approx: 2.5m / 8ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.  
    Price: £7.50
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  • Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' 3ltr pot
    Common name: Butterfly Bush A fast-growing shrub with arching stems of slender green leaves. Narrow panicles of pale lilac-blue flowers that are loved by butterflies, are borne from May to August. Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.  
    Price: £9.50
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  • Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight' 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot Butterfly bush. A large shrub that produces long racemes of purple-red flowers in summer that are loved by butterflies and other pollinators. ·      Height: 4m / 13ft (reccomended that you prune hard each year to control...
    Price: £8.50
  • Choisya 'White Dazzler'
    Common name: Orange blossom Compact evergreen shrub with palate narrow dark green leaves that are aromatic when crushed. Masses of fragrant white flowers are borne in spring and again in late summer and fragrant white flowers in late spring and summer...
    Price: £9.50 - £28.00
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  • Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or' (Firethorn) - 2ltr pot
    1 plant in a 2ltr pot Firethorn. An upright shrub with red tinged stems and glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced from June to July followed by golden yellow berries in July. Average height: 2.5-2.5m / 6-8ft Full sun/partial...
    Price: £7.50
  • Prunus 'Kojo-no-mai' 5ltr
    Common name: Dwarf Ornamental Cherry A compact shrub that becomes gently spreading with age. Abundant pretty pale pink flowers, opening from red buds, are produced in April/May. The leaves emerge a light green, darkening to deep green in summer before...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Buddleia alternifolia - 3ltr
    Common name: Butterfly Bush An unusual and beautiful buddleia with a weeping habit, that can be trained into a small tree. The scented, lilac coloured flowers are produced on long, arching branches, on the previous years growth. Average Height &...
    Price: £8.50
  • Chimonanthus praecox 80-100cm (27ltr)
    Common name: Wintersweet A large shrub with pendant, very fragrant flowers produced in Januray and February on the bare branches, followed by glossy mid-green leaves.  Average height 12ft Full sun  Hardy
    Price: £51.50
  • Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue' 3L
    Common name: Butterfly Bush  A compact variety with spires of blue- violet flowers. Great for attracting butterflies and bees. Average height: 1.5m - 5ft Average spread: 1.5m - 5ft Full sun - partial shade Hardy
    Price: £12.00
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    Ligustrum ovalifolium (Privet) 80-100cm - 5ltr
    Bulk offer: 5+ plants £15.50 each / 20+ plants £13 each Common name: Garden Privet Privet is a quick growing, evergreen/semi-evergreen shrub with oval, rich green leaves. It produces clusters of pretty white flowers from August to September (only if not...
    Price: £19.50
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  • Chaenomeles 'Mango Storm' - 3ltr
    1 plant Chaenomeles Mango Storm.  Common name Japanese quince. A bushy decidious shrub with ovate glossy dark leaves. Clusters of scarlet orange flowers are borne in spring.   Full sun / partial shade Average height: 2.5m - 8ft  Average spread:  2.5m -...
    Price: £12.00
  • Buddleja globosa - 3ltr pot
    Orange Ball Tree. Rounded shrub with stems of handsome veined dark green leaves. Rounded ball-like, fragrant, dark orange and yellow flowers are borne from May to June. Average height and spread 15ft. Flowers May to June. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Buddleja 'Empire Blue' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Butterfly Bush A fast-growing shrub with arching stems of slender green leaves. Narrow panicles of vivid blue flowers that are loved by butterflies, are borne from May to August. Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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  • Hebe 'Garden Beauty Blue'
    A compact evergreen shrub with narrow green Lilac flowers bloom in summer Average Height: 1m - 3ft  Avearg Spread: 1m - 3ft Full sun / partial shade.  
    Price: £11.00
  • Hebe 'True Love'
    A compact evergreen shrub with purple red leaves Average Height: 1m - 3ft  Avearg Spread: 1m - 3ft Full sun / partial shade.  
    Price: £11.00
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  • Ceanothus 'Italian Skies' - 1.2m Trellis
    Common name: California Lilac A bushy evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, mid-green leaves. Bright blue flowers in dense panicles are produced in abundance from May-June. Average height 6ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £45.00
  • Syringa 'Bloomerang Pink Perfume' - 3ltr
    Common name: Lilac A lovely, compact, repeat-flowering variety of lilac with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of sweetly scented pink flowers that appear initially in late spring and will then continue to bloom intermittently right through into...
    Price: £21.50
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    Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry) - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Darwin's barberry Upright evergreen shrub with glossy, spine-tipped, dark green leaves. Pendent racemes of dark orange flowers are produced from March to April, followed by dusky-blue black fruit in May.  Good for hedges. Average height...
    Price: £6.50
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  • Eucalyptus gunni 'Azura' -3L
    Common name: Cider gum A new form of gunni which can withstand temperatures of -20C. A compact evergreen shrub with aromatic silvery grey leaves.   Full sun Average height 10ft+ Hardy.  
    Price: £20.00
  • Sarcoccoca confusa - 3L pot
    Common name: Christmas box, sweet box Great for hedges - as an alternative to buxus (box). Prune to keep neat.  A compact evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves.   It produces clusters of small fragrant creamy-white flowers in the winter, followed...
    Price: £13.50
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  • Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian' p17
    Common name: Laurustinus A compact evergreen shrub that is good for hedging. Clusters of pink-flushed, white flowers open from dark pink buds, from February to May, followed by dark blue-black fruit. The buds are a deeper pink than 'Eve Price'. Has the...
    Price: £12.00
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    Griselinia littoralis 80-100cm (5ltr)
    BULK OFFER 10+ = £19 £15.20 each Common name: New Zealand Broadleaf A dense upright, evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery light green leaves. Very small yellow/green flowers are borne in spring. Good in coastal areas. Average height 12ft+ (but can be...
    Was: £22.00
    Now: £17.60
  • Euonymus japonica 'Bravo' - 3ltr
    Common name: Japanese Spindle A bushy upright evergreen shrub. The leaves are long and smooth, plump but roughly lance-shaped. They are dark green in the centre and have a broad, slightly irregular, creamy white edging. Average height and spread 7ft...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Pittosporum 'Margaret Turnbull' 5ltr pot
    A compact bushy evergreen shrub with wavy-edged shiny yellow leaves with green margins. In spring, small, fragrant maroon flowers are produced. Average height 6ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy (roots may need a little winter protection)
    Price: £18.00
  • Weigela 'Wine & Roses'
    Purple tinted foliage which gets darker with age, tubular pink flowers are borne in late spring early summer. Average Height: 1.8m / 6ft Average Spread: 1.8m / 6ft Full sun / Partial shade Hardy   
    Price: £15.00
  • Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' 5 ltr
    Common name: Laurus tinus A compact shrub with dark green leaves. Clusters of white flowers open from carmine-pink buds, from late winter to spring, followed by dark blue-black fruit. Average height 6-8ft. Prune to desired height or shape. Full Sun or...
    Price: £18.00
  • Philadelphus 'Virginal' (Mock Orange) 3L
    Common name: Mock Orange An upright shrub which produces clusters of double, wonderfully fragrant, pure white flowers from June to July. Average height: 6.5ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Convolvulus cneorum - 3 litre pot
    Common name: Silverbush A compact evergreen shrub with silvery narrow leaves It produces large pink tinged white flowers with yellow centres are produced from May - July. Average height: 2ft - 60cm Average spread: 3ft - 1m  Hardy   1 plant in 3ltr pot 
    Price: £12.00
  • Cistus pulverlentus Sunset - 7.5L
    Common name: Rock Rose, Sun Rose A compact spreading evergreen shrub with wavy-margined, grey-green leaves. Rose-pink flowers with a yellow centre are produced from June to September. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Average height 2-3ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £22.00
  • Cistus 'Snow Fire' - 7.5L
    1 plant in a 7.5 litre pot Common name: Rock Rose A drought-tolerant evergreen shrub which forms a neat mound of foliage with white flowers bearing a distinctive deep red patch at the base of each petal from May to August. Average height: 2ft Aspect:...
    Price: £22.00
  • Cistus purp. Alan Fradd - 7.5L
    1 plant in a 7.5 litre pot Common name: Rock Rose, Sun Rose. A rounded, evergreen upright shrub with wavy-margined, grey leaves. White flowers with distinctive red marks at the base of each petal are produced from June to July/August. Average height:...
    Price: £22.00
  • Hydrangea 'Little Lime' 5ltr
    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 shade...
    Price: £28.00
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    Vinca major 'Variegata' (Periwinkle) - 2ltr
    Common name: Greater Periwinkle An evergreen shrub with arching stems of dark green leaves, margined creamy white. Dark violet or violet-blue flowers produced from April to September. Average height 1.5ft. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.
    Price: £6.00
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  • Euonymus 'Emerald & Gold' - 5ltr
    An outstanding evergreen shrub that has bright green leaves with a broad golden contrasting margin, tinted pink in winter. Provides year-round colour and makes a good groundcover plant. Tough and tolerant of  most soil types. Average height 2ft, spread...
    Price: £18.00
  • Spiraea 'Little Princess' - 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot. A slow growing, mound forming shrub. An abundance of pink flowers bloom from mid to late summer. ·      Height: 2m / 6.5 ft ·      Spread: 1cm /3ft ·      Full sun/ partial shade  ·      Season of interest: Summer ·      Hardy
    Price: £7.50
  • Choisya ternata - 5ltr
    Common name: Mexican Orange Blossom A compact evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, and masses of sweetly scented white flowers borne in spring and again in late summer. Low maintenance any pruning should be done April to May or after...
    Price: £18.00
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  • Ceanothus 'Blue Mound' (Californian Lilac) - 3ltr
    Common name: California Lilac A mound-forming, evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, dark green leaves. The whole shrub is clothed  in dark blue flowers from April to September. Average height 5ft Average spread 8ft Full sun Hardy
    Price: £8.50
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  • Berberis darwinii (Darwin's Barberry) - 5ltr
    1 plant in a 5ltr pot Darwin's barberry. Shiny green foliage, producing small yellow or orange flowers. Good for hedges. Height: 2.5m / 8ft Spread: 2.5m / 8ft Full sun/part shade - Well drained soil Flowers during spring, followed by berries in the...
    Price: £12.00
  • Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile' - 3ltr
    Common name: Mock Orange An arching shrub with clusters of fragrant, single cup-shaped, white flowers with a purple-flushed centre that are borne from May to June. Average height 4ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry) - 10ltr
    Common name: Darwin's barberry Upright evergreen shrub with glossy, spine-tipped, dark green leaves. Pendent racemes of dark orange flowers are produced from March to April, followed by dusky-blue black fruit in May.  Good for hedges. Average height...
    Price: £28.00
  • Elaeagnus 'Limelight' - 5ltr
    1 plant in a 5ltr pot Oleaster. A vigorous shrub with silvery young leaves, which become marked with yellow and pale green in the centres, silvery beneath. Creamy white flowers from September to October, followed by orange speckled silver fruit in...
    Price: £18.00
  • Olearia haastii (Daisy Bush) - 3ltr
    Common name: Daisy Bush A large, upright shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. In July and August it is clothed in dense clusters of fragrant, daisy-like, white flowers. Makes a nice low hedge. Average height 6-8ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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    Vinca minor (Periwinkle) - 2ltr
    Common name: Lesser Periwinkle A mat-forming evergreen shrub with trailing stems of dark green leaves.  Violet-blue flowers produced from  April to September. Excellent groundcover for shady sites. Average height 0.5ft Average spread 1.5ft Full...
    Price: £6.00
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  • 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: £15.00
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  • Buddleja glomerata - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3 litre pot An attractive and unusual evergreen shrub, native to South Africa, with silvery, crinkled leaves and mustard yellow acacia-like flowers borne on upright panicles throughout summer. Average height 5ft. Full sun. Hardy in a...
    Price: £11.00
  • Rosemary Prostratus (Rosmarinus) - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in 3ltr pot  An evergreen herb which can be grown as a shrub. Has a fantastic aroma and is great for seasoning and cooking. Flowers blo ·      Height: 50cm / 1.5ft  ·      Spread: 50cm / 1.5ft  ·      Full sun  ·      Season of interest: Spring...
    Price: £12.00
  • Pervoskia 'Blue Spire' -10ltr pot
    1 plant in a 10ltr pot Common name 'Russian Sage'. A compact shrub with grey green foliage and clusters of blue flowers in late summer.  ·      Height: 1m / 3ft  ·      Spread: 1m / 3ft  ·      Full sun ·      Season of interest: Summer   ·      Hardy  
    Price: £40.00
  • Caryopteris 'Dark Knight' - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in 3ltr pot.  Common name 'Bluebeard'. Foliage has a silvery appearance with an abundance of blue - purple flowers in late summer.  ·      Height: 1.5m /5ft ·      Spread: 1.5m /5ft ·      Full sun  ·      Season of interest: Summer - Autumn...
    Price: £12.00
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    Libertia 'Sunset Strain'
    Common name' New Zealand Iris' An evergreen shrub with dark-green, narrow leaves. White starshape flowers bloom in early summer, this is followed by orange fruit. ·      Height: 60cm / 1.5ft  ·      Spread: 60cm / 1.5ft ·      Full sun ·      Season of...
    Price: £9.50
  • 1 plant in 15ltr pot Common name ' Broom'. A semi evergreen shrub producing raceams of fragrant yellow flowers.  ·      Height: 2.5m / 8ft  ·      Spread: 2.5m /8ft ·      Full sun ·      Season of interest:Spring  ·      Wont tolerate gard pruning...
    Price: £38.00
  • Ceanothus 'Dark Star' - 5ltr pot
    Common name: California Lilac An excellent purplish-blue flowering shrub giving a stunning display in late spring. The dark green glossy leaves are held on arching stems. Deep blue flowers open from pink buds and clothe the shrub from April to May...
    Price: £12.00
  • Ceanothus 'Skylark'
    Common name 'Californian Lilac'. Evergreen shrub with clusters of deep blue flowers in early summer. ·      Height: 2m / 6.5ft ·      Spread: 2m / 6.5ft ·      Full sun ·      Season of interest: Early Summer ·      Hardy
    Price: £7.50
  • Ceanothus 'Concha'
    Common name: Californian Lilac A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches and finely toothed, dark green leaves. In late spring, reddish purple buds open to dark blue flowers which clothe the whole bush Average height & spread 8ft Full sun Hardy
    Price: £7.50
  • Pittosporum 'Garnettii' -10ltr pot
    1 plant in a 10ltr pot A large bushy shrub with greyish green, pink-spotted leaves margined white. Bell-shaped dark purple flowers are produced from May to June. Average height: 10-12ft Aspect: Full Sun/partial shade Hardiness: Hardy in a sheltered spot
    Price: £38.00
  • Pittosporum tenuifolium - 10ltr pot
    1 plant in a 10ltr pot 'A large bushy shrub with mid-green, leaves with wavy margins. An excellent evergreen foliage plant that makes a lovely foil for perennials. Good for screens and hedges and tolerant of partial shade. Tint bell-shaped,...
    Price: £38.00