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Lavender / Lavandula

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Lavandula stoechas ‘Silver Anouk’ – A 2008 Dutch introduction with distinct silvery-grey evergreen foliage and spikes of deep purple, caterpillar-like blooms topped with a pale purple wing or bract. Blooming from spring and well into summer, some might describe its … Continue reading →

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Japanese Cedar II / Cryptomeria japonica

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Black Dragon’ – A compact form of Japanese Cedar with a congested growth habit of ascending stiff needles that emerge lime green (as shown in the photo) and mature to a very dark black-green colour. This is a … Continue reading →

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Spring-Tips Scotch Heather / Calluna vulgaris

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Calluna vulgaris ‘Copper Splendour’ – This sport of ‘Manitoba’ features golden-orange foliage (bronze highlights in winter) with bright reddish-copper new growth in spring. ‘Copper Splendour’ has an erect growth habit and bears mauve flowers from August to September. Scotch heather … Continue reading →

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Sempervivum / Hens & Chicks

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Sempervivum ‘Commander Hay’ – This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner features pointed deep red leaves (often with green tips) that forms 4″ wide rosettes. ‘Commander Hay’ bears greenish-pink flowers in summer on 4″ high stems. As with all Sempervivum, … Continue reading →

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Vinca / Periwinkle

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Vinca minor – Old-fashioned periwinkle has been in cultivated gardens for hundreds of years. The species bears periwinkle-blue flowers from March to May (with sporadic summer blooms) and thrives in deep shade to part sun, tolerating full sun in coastal … Continue reading →

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Winter Heather IV

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Erica x darleyensis ‘Ghost Hills’ (Erica carnea x Erica erigena) – A long-blooming winter heather (late winter into spring) with light purplish-pink flowers that are darker near the tips. These are contrasted against light green foliage that emerges in spring … Continue reading →

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Spring-Flowering Camellias II

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Camellia japonica ‘Spellbound’ (syn. ‘Marie Bracey’) – This cultivar features an open, upright growth habit with variable shrimp pink blooms (5″ wide) of semi-double to peony form, and contrasting yellow stamens. This seedling was developed by Malbis Nursery of Mobile … Continue reading →

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Holly II / Ilex

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Ilex aquifolium ‘Golden van Tol’ – This sport of ‘J.C. van Tol’ features slightly puckered green foliage (on purplish stems) with bright gold margins and very few spines. It is considered self-fertile but produces a larger crop of red berries … Continue reading →

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Japanese Cedar / Cryptomeria japonica

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’ – The Green Japanese Cedar lives up to its name with bright lime summer foliage that shifts to chartreuse or yellowish-green in the colder weather. ‘Elegans Aurea’ is much slower growing than other Japanese Cedars and … Continue reading →

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Spring-Flowering Camellias

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Camellia x ‘Crimson Candles’ – This cross of Camellia reticulata and Camellia fraterna features late winter to early spring single blooms of rose-pink with contrasting golden stamens – these emerge from red buds. The glossy foliage emerges a bronze-red in … Continue reading →

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