Common Name: Californian LilacLatin Name: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ‘Skylark’Soil: Well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May to June/ Dark Blue flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2m x 1.5mSpecial features: Arching branches bearing narrow, dark green leaves and clusters of dark blue flowers (Evergreen) Ceanothus ‘Skylark’ is a delightful California lilac with chunky, oblong, dark…
Common Name: Mexican Orange BlossomLatin Name: Choisya ternata ‘Aztec pearl’Soil: any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May / pink-tinged white flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2.5mSpecial features: An evergreen shrub with slender, glossy, dark green leaves An evergreen shrub with slender, glossy, dark green…
Common Name: Mexican Orange BlossomLatin Name: Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’Soil: any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May and sometimes again in September / clusters of white flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m x 2.5mSpecial features: Cheerful, bright yellow, glossy young leaves. (Evergreen) Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ is a…
Common Name: OsmanthusLatin Name: Osmanthus x burkwoodiiSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May/Strongly scented white flowers.Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Finely toothed dark green and shiny leaves. This popular, rounded, evergreen shrub has glossy, finely toothed, dark green leaves and highly…
Common Name: Red Robin TreeLatin Name: Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’Soil: Fertile well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, Sheltered positionHardiness: Hardy, frost hardy down to -8°CFlowering Period: Mid springFlowering Colour: White flowersEventual Height/Spread: 4m x 4mSpecial features: Evergreen tree with glossy bright red young growth and white flowers in spring. Photinia fraseri…