Conventional wisdom suggests that this is only partly evergreen and likes growing on the margins of ponds and rivers. We find that neither are true : it’s amazingly evergreen and doesn’t need to be grown in damp places – in fact, it’ll grow almost anywhere and remain looking as fresh as a daisy (even fresher) all through the year. Light shade, sunny, any soil. It spreads slowly so if you want to cover a large area, you need to be generous with the number of plants. As with any plant of this nature, old and dead leaves will accumulate after many years so occasionally cutting down in the spring to allow only new growth, would be a good idea. Remarkably, we know of no pests or diseases it’s susceptible to. It’s a good ground cover and gets to about 1ft high.
Propagated by division, by us.
| Soil Type | Clay, Soggy /Damp (Plant high and you can get away with murder) |
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| Situation | Coastal, Exposed (To wind and sun), Mild City Gardens, Plants for Pots, Sheltered Garden |
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Exotic low spreading deciduous tree from Central and East Asia. Masses of red powder puff flowers from July on. Slow to leaf in early summer but well worth waiting for. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Purple leaves as long as they have plenty of light. If shaded, they go green. Easy plant in a pot but only leave it outside for winter in very mild gardens. To about 2ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The best autumn colour of all the acers. Leaves are green in summer but turn the most brilliant, fiery scarlet in the autumn. Slow growing : 15ft in 25 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The most ferocious plant in a nursery full of fearsome specimens. Brutal, monstrous, beautiful and hurricane resistant. King of all the Vlads. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
A compact (1ft tall), free flowering herbaceous perennial with loads of large, beautiful, blue flowers for a long period during the summer. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Tender evergreen perennial with long, lush, strappy leaves forming clumps 1 to 2ft high. Huge blue or white flower heads on 4 to 5ft stems appear in mid summer. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Rare and desirable shapely little evergreen tree. Red stringy bark, masses of little white flowers, needs well drained soil. Quite fast growing to 25ft in 15 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Silvery green sword shaped leaves with a darker mid rib. Gets to about 3-4ft. It grows as an epiphyte in N.Z. Would it do the same in Britain? Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
