Large creamy white flowers on lush green foliage to 3ft tall. They’re fine in damp shade, but will tolerate dry conditions. In the shade the leaves will be dark green, the sun tends to bleach them. In the winter the foliage will die down to re-appear around April. In all but the mildest gardens, mulch over the crown to help protect it. It’s always odd to see these in mid-winter in central London. They remain completely evergreen. Rather galling to realise it’s considerably warmer in London outside than in Pulborough in our not-so-cosy greenhouse.
Large over wintered crowns can be divided by lifting before there is too much top growth, and chopping the roots into smaller pieces with a spade.
Propagated by us by division.
| Soil Type | Clay, Dry / Well Drained, Soggy /Damp (Plant high and you can get away with murder) |
|---|---|
| Light | |
| Plant Type | Big Leaves / Exotics, Evergreen, Flowers, Grown by Us, Herbaceous |
| Continent of Origin | |
| Specialist Plants | Aquatics & Marginals, Grown by Us, House Plants/ Indoor Plants |
| Situation | Coastal, Mild City Gardens, Plants for Pots, Sheltered Garden |
| Flower Colour | |
| Hardiness |
Well know shapely little evergreen tree: 20ft in 30 years. Needs well drained soil. Masses of little white flowers followed by fruits that look (a bit) like strawberries. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The 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.
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.
Yellow 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.
A 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.
A familiar evergreen British native with bright green entire fronds to 2 ft. OK on acid soil, but loves very alkaline soil (chalk). 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.
Gigantic leaves on slender spiky trunks that grow to 15 ft. Enormous white flower clumps are born aloft followed by copious purple berries. Deciduous, hardy and dramatic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
