Tag Archives: winter-flowering

Winter Pansies / Viola x wittrockiana

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Viola x wittrockiana ‘Delta Premium Neon Violet’ – A heat tolerant winter pansy with intense violet blooms with dark purple wings, a purplish-black central blotch and a tiny yellow eye. This F1 hybrid is floriferous with short, sturdy stems and … 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 Bulbs for Forcing

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Iris reticulata ‘Harmony’ – A fragrant bulb iris with royal blue flowers and white-edged yellow blotches on the falls. Naturalizes well and grows 6″ high. Zone 3. Force bulbs by planting them in shallow bulb pans using a porous planting … Continue reading →

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Winter Heather III / Erica

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Erica carnea ‘Nathalie’ – An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner with intensely coloured reddish purple blooms that really stand out in the dull winter weather. The flowers are borne from midwinter through to early spring over dark green foliage … Continue reading →

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Winter Heather II / Erica

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Erica x darleyensis ‘Alice’ (Erica carnea x Erica erigena) – A newer introduction with very large deep magenta blooms, almost like a big-flowered ‘Kramer’s Red’. These are borne from January to April over contrasting dark green foliage. Given the size … Continue reading →

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Daphne

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Daphne mezereum – February Daphne is a small deciduous shrub that bears intensely fragrant purplish-pink blooms on bare stems, before the leaves emerge. As the name implies, these can be borne as early as late winter and are followed by … Continue reading →

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Evergreen Hellebores III

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘Winter’s Bliss’ (syn. ‘HGC Champion’)       (Helleborus niger x Helleborus x sternii) – Another introduction out of Joseph Heuger’s Nursery in Germany which has been tissue-cultured, so all plants will be identical. The very large outward-facing flowers are … Continue reading →

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Lenten Rose V / Helleborus x hybridus

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Sparkling Diamond’ – One of the Winter Jewels Series and the perfect addition to any ‘Alba’ garden. ‘Sparkling Diamond’ features slightly nodding, fully double flowers of pure white (with the occasional soft pink picotee). This floriferous strain … Continue reading →

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Winter Heather / Erica

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Erica x darleyensis ‘J.W. Porter’ (Erica carnea x Erica erigena) – An Award of Garden Merit winner with deep bronze-green winter foliage (with hints of burgundy) and attractive new spring growth of cream and red. The purplish-pink or mauve-pink flowers … Continue reading →

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Lenten Rose IV / Helleborus x hybridus

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Amber Gem’ – This member of the Winter Jewels Series features fully double blooms varying from yellow to pale peach with a picotee of rose-pink. This deer-resistant perennial was bred by Marietta O’Byrne and flowers from late … Continue reading →

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