Family: Asteraceae. A compact, bushy shrub. Foliage: oval, silvery-grey to grey-green, hairy leaves. Flowers: yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer....
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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....
Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’
Biba Hartigan, , CM2GD, Cottage/informal, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, Medium, Moist, water retentive, Ornamental, Partial shade, Plant ID, Position, Shrub, Sun, Wet areas, pond, stream banks., Winter, 0Deciduous shrub. Good against a dark background. Cut back at the end of summer every 2-3 years. Deeper in...
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...
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...
Crataegus persimilis ‘Prunifolia’ AGM
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Cottage/informal, L3PP, Large gardens, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Sun, Texture, Wildlife friendly, Woodland, 0A large deciduous shrub with an elegantly drooping habit, covered with a profusion of large red berries in autumn...
Actea simplex ‘Pritchard’s Giant’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Cottage/informal, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Moderately fertile, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Shade, Soil, Texture, Where to use, 0A tall, shade tolerant herbaceous perennial with spikes of flowers in late summer and autumn. Statuesque, goes with Persicaria...