Family: Lamiaceae. A low-growing, woody-based evergreen to 30cm tall. HxS: 40x50cms. Foliage: Small, lobed, paired, dark green leaves. Flowers:...
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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....
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...
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Chalky, Clay, CM2GD, Fertile, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant ID, Poor, Position, Role, Sandy, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Winter, 0A bushy, medium textured, deciduous medium sized dogwood shrub with deep red stems and grey-green white-margined narrowly ovate leaves....
Salix babylonica
Biba Hartigan, , Feature, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Moist, water retentive, Plant type, Position, Season, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, Tree, Wet areas, pond, stream banks., Where to use, Woodland, 0a medium-sized, deciduous tree of upright, open habit with narrow, green leaves Small, yellowish catkins are borne in spring....
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...
Echium candicans
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, Mediterranean border, Medium, Neutral, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Season, Shrub, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, Tropical, Well drained, Where to use, 0Pride of Madiera A bushy biennial sub-shrub with grey-hairy lance-shaped leaves and dense terminal spike-like panicles of white, pale...
Oenothera lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, CM2GD, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant ID, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, 0Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’ Formerly Gaura Butterfly bush Good end of season herbaceous perennial which flowers prolifically over a...
Cleome hassleriana
Biba Hartigan, , Annual, Autumn, Courtyard, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, 0Origin: South America. An exotic annual with mini chestnut leaves and long seed pods. Dramatic exotic stems with leaves...