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| Situation | Coastal, Mild City Gardens, Plants for Pots, Sheltered Garden |
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Quercus myrsinifolia (Bamboo-leafed Oak)
Apparently this is not suitable for alkali soils and certainly it is very happy in woodland edge conditions. The seedlings grow best in loam. Otherwise – unfussy. Seems to respond well to sequestered iron. In the wild it can reach 9m/30ft in height with a head of 6m/20 foot diameter.
N.B. When clipping several plants with the same tool, have a bucket containing a 5% bleach solution and swish your blades around for 30 seconds between plants to sterilise them. This will help avoid the chance of cross contamination of disease.
As with all woody plants, plant high, exposing as much of the taper at the base of the trunk as possible. Allowing soil to accumulate round the base of a tree can be fatal. Keep very well watered when first planted.
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Acorus gramineus ‘Variegata’ (Japanese Rush)
View this plantA remarkable evergreen grass relative from Japan that always looks good, no matter the weather. It can grow in any soil – even being semi submerged by ponds and rivers. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Acer palmatum dissectum (Cut Leaf Maple)
View this plantThe 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.
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Allium ‘White Giant’
View this plantA statuesque bloom made up of hundreds of tiny white flowers. As the flower matures a pink glow appears. Height 4ft. Flowering June. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Arundo donax variegata (Variegated Spanish Reed)
View this plantThe variegated sugar cane lookalike seen in wet places throughout the Mediterranean. Dies down in winter. Dramatic yet well behaved. Grows to 10ft. Exotic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Albizia julibrissin rosea (Silk Tree)
View this plantExotic 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.
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Astelia nervosa (Mountain Astelia)
View this plantSilvery 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.
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Agave americana variegata
View this plantYellow stripes down the sides of the leaf, smaller than the non-variegated one, bigger than the one with the white stripe. Brilliant in a terracotta pot. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Agave americana ‘Mediopicta Alba’
View this plantThe one with the white stripe down the middle of each leaf. Slow growing, easy plant, grow it in a pot, bung it in a shed for the winter. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.