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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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....
Correa reflexa var. nummulariifolia
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Cottage/informal, Evergreen, Fine, Ground cover, L3PP, MBWD, Mixed border, Neutral, Position, Role, Sheltered, Shrub, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0Origin: Tasmania. A prostrate, spreading, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with fragrant, rounded, grey-green leaves, white felted beneath and clusters...
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...
Rubus thibetanus [‘Silver Fern’] AGM
Biba Hartigan, , Cottage/informal, Fine, Hedging/screening, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mixed border, Ornamental, Partial shade, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, Winter, Woodland, 0A bramble with fine silver-green, matt foliage and silver white stems good for edge of woodland settings with long...
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,...
Tamarisk tentandra
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Coastal, Cottage/informal, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Neutral, Ornamental, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Spring, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0A lax, medium-sized, deciduous shrub with arching, almost black branches, minute green scale-like leaves and large plumes of light...