Family: Fabaceae. A small evergreen shrub with blue-grey, pinnate leaves and heads of small, fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers in later...
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Brachyglottis Walberton’s Silver Dormouse = ‘Walbrach’ (PBR)
Biba Hartigan, , Coastal, Cottage/informal, Dry, Evergreen, L3PP, Medium, Mixed border, Position, Role, Sheltered, Shrub, Shrub border, Structure, Sun, Texture, Well drained, 0Family: Asteraceae. A compact, bushy shrub. Foliage: oval, silvery-grey to grey-green, hairy leaves. Flowers: yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer....
Thymus ‘Silver Posie’
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, Gravel garden, Ground cover, L3PP, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Neutral, pH, Position, Rock garden, Role, Season, Soil, Structure, Sub-shrub, Summer, Sun, Texture, 0Family: Lamiaceae. A dwarf, erect, bushy, variegated sub shrub with narrowly ovate, lemon-scented, dark green leaves with white margins....
Cupressus arizonica ‘Pyramidalis’
Biba Hartigan, , Dry, Evergreen, Fine, Hedging/screening, L3PP, Position, Role, Sheltered, Soil, Structure, Sun, Texture, Tree, Well drained, 0An evergreen conifer making a medium sized tree of narrowly conical habit and columnar or ovoid crown. Foliage aromatic,...
Brachyglottis (Dunedin Group) ‘Sunshine’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Chalky, Clay, CM2GD, Coastal, Cottage/informal, Dry, Evergreen, Fertile, Gravel garden, L3PP, Low maintenance, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Medium, Mixed border, Moist, water retentive, Partial shade, Plant ID, Poor, Position, Role, Sandy, Season, Shade, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Spring, Structure, Sub-shrub, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Winter, 0Origin: NZ and Tasmania. Family: Asteraceae. Classic woody sub-shrub. A useful small spreading evergreen shrub with white stems and...
Ulmus glabra
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, L3PP, Large gardens, Medium, Partial shade, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Spring, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Tree, Well drained, Where to use, 0Feathered elm. Large deciduous tree about 45m tall, developing a dome-shaped crown with spreading branches. Broad, toothed, dark green...
Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, Gravel garden, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Soil, Spring, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, 0a woody-based herbaceous perennial forming a loose clump of wiry stems to 45cm, with small, ovate, purple-flushed leaves and...
Chaemerops humilis
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Coarse, Courtyard, L3PP, Loam, Neutral, Partial shade, Plant type, Position, Role, Shrub, Soil, Structure, Texture, Tropical, Well drained, Where to use, 0One of the most cold hardy palms. A bushy evergreen palm making a medium-sized shrub, often stemless or multi-stemmed,...
Platanus x hispanica
Biba Hartigan, , Coarse, L3PP, Large gardens, Plant type, Position, Role, Soil, Structure, Sun, Texture, Tree, Well drained, Where to use, 0London plane tree. Large deciduous tree with flaking grey bark and large maple like leaves. Inconspicuous flowers and large...
Arbutus x andrachnoides AGM
Biba Hartigan, , Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, Mediterranean border, Medium, Moderately fertile, Plant type, Position, Role, Shrub border, Soil, Structure, Sun, Texture, Tree, Well drained, Where to use, 0A small, drought tolerant, evergreen tree with peeling cinnamon bark and a sculptural network of branches. Berries are produced...