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Acacia pravissima

Oven's Wattle

Acacia pravissima is a completely whacky and remarkable member of the Mimosaceae family. One can expect a breath-taking abundance of bright yellow flowers in the form of tiny pom-poms. These flowers usually form during late summer and sit on the ...

Architectural
Evergreen
Yellow flowers
Fragrant
Exotic
Unusual foliage
from £19.50
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Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'

Vine-leaved maple

Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium' is just a beautiful, spreading japanese maple, with broad, fan shaped leaves with 10 - 12 lobes emerging a very pale green in the spring before turning a dark green for the summer. the leaves turn orange and red in the aut...

amazing autumn colour
attractive leaf shape
a wonderful medium sized specimen tree
from £19.50
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Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

Purple Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' is a small tree of bushy habit, with deep purple leaves divided into about 7 lobes, and becoming red in autumn. Inconspicuous red-purple flowers in spring may be followed by winged, purple fruits. Deciduous. Prefers part...

Deep purple leaves
Attractive leaf shape
Suitable for container growing
from £19.50
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Acer palmatum 'Bi Hoo'

Japanese maple 'Bi Ho'

Also known as 'Bihou', or 'Golden Bark Japanese Maple', a rare form with stunning gold bark that lights up all year round. The leaves emerge salmon pink in spring then turn yellow green before turning a gold butter yellow in the autumn before giving ...

Golden stems
Gold butter yellow autumn colour
Year round interest
from £64.50
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Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'

Japanese Maple

A small tree has maroon coloured, wispy, finger-like leaves throughout the summer. In autumn, the attractive foliage takes on startling shades of green, orange, yellow and red.One of the smallest Japanese maple tree varieties, Red Pygmy will reach a ...

maroon coloured, wispy, finger-like leaves
one of the smallest acers
ideal for a container
from £64.50
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Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku'

Coral-bark maple

Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku' or coral barked maple is well known for it's bright orange-red coloured bark on young branches which creates a pleasing winter feature. During summer it has pale green leaves with a pinkish tinge to the margins which in aut...

Bright red stems
Orange-yellow autumn colour
Year round interest
from £19.50
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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

Japanese Maple

Discovered by Ed "Skeeter" Rod in Pennsylvania this is a witches broom with the usual twiggy growth but a very vigorous upright habit. The small attractive leaves emerge bright red in spring before turning dark red in summer. This plant holds it's co...

Red, scarlet, crimson leaves
Compact, upright habit
Perfect for small gardens
from £19.50
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Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold'

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold' Position: Semi- shade sheltered site preferred out of strong winds Soil: All soils, but avoid waterlogged areas very dry soils will need extra watering Eventual Size: Habit: Foliage: Deciduous Common Names: Japanese ...

from £69.50
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Acer palmatum Dissectum 'Crimson Princess'

Japanese Maple

Japanese maple. A small, deciduous tree with feathery red leaves in spring turning bronze in summer and bright scarlet in autumn. Grows to form an elegant mushroom-shaped tree no much more than 2 metres tall, but can often be wider. Will need some...

deep purple-red leaves
upright weeping habit
crimson-scarlet in autumn colour
from £19.50
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Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan'

Japanese Maple

Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan' Vivid yellow/lime green leaves turning a richer green then orange red shades in the autumn. Really stunning, great for lightening up an area in semi shade. Plant in a sheltered spot away from cold winds....

Upright, golden leaves
Fantastic summer colour
Red/orange colouration in autumn
from £69.50
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Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata

False Tillandsia

A super rare bromeliad from the cool mountains of Brazil. The stiff recurved leaves turn an amazing deep rich burgundy with red with pinky red flowers in the centre of each roseate. Eventually form a tight clump of many rosettes of leaves and flower...

Hardy bromeliad
Deep red, blue colour
Easy to grow
from £8.99
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Agapanthus orientalis "Queen Mum'

African Lily

Agapanthus orientalis 'Queen Mum' is a relatively recent introduction, spectacular in that it is an enormous Agapanthus with thick, almost leek like stems and leaves which produce very large flower spikes and tubular white flowers which are deep blue...

Huge Flowers
Exotic
White Flowers
Floriferous
from £9.50
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Agave Americana

American Aloe

Agave Americana is a beautiful slow-growing structural plant with blue-green fleshy leaves tipped with a sharp point. Will need some protection from frost when young but in well drained soil and a sunny position it will withstand cold temperatures ...

Structural plant
Suitable for containers
Blue-green fleshy leaves
from £12.50
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Agave americana 'Variegata'

Century Plant

An evergreen succulent with basal rosettes of spreading, lance-shaped, spine-tipped and spine-margined, grey-green leaves with creamy yellow edges Clusters of yellowish green flowers. Height 2m. Spread 3m.Flowers from June to July Sheltered site with...

Grey-Green leaves with contrasting yellow edges
One of the larger Agaves
Perfect for pot
from £44.50
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Agave arizonica

Arizona century plant

Agave x arizonica An extremely rare species native to Arizona. Discovered growing on rocky slopes in central Arizona between Payson and Tonto. a hybrid between Agave chrysantha and Agave toumeyana var. bella Rigid sword-like bright glossy green leav...

Structural plant
Suitable for containers
from £24.50
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Agave filifera

Thread Agave

A Mexican evergreen, rosette forming succulent that can grow up to 50cm tall and wide. Greenish-white flowers are borne on spikes of up to 2.5m high. Requires well-drained sandy or loamy soil in full sun. Suitable for coastal gravel gardens. Protect ...

Forms stemless rosette
Suitable for containers
Green foliage edged with white fibres
from £16.50
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Agave horrida

One of the most attractive and bizarre of the agaves. It forms a rosette of grey-green leaves formidably armed with papery teeth. Tolerates some frost but best grown in a container and given protection over winter. Grow in well drained soil in full s...

Glossy green foliage
Very drought tolerant
Perfectly symmetrical rosettes
from £16.50
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Aloe striatula

Hardy Aloe Vera

A fantastic Aloe closely related to Aloe vera which is proven to be hardy down to at least -10 degrees centigrade. Aloe striatula grows fairly quickly into an architectural multi-stemmed specimen around 1 metre in height and spread. Site in a sunny p...

Architectural hardy Aloe
bright orange/yellow flowers
multi-stemmed salt tolerant
from £9.50
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Ampelopsis glandulosa var. maximowiczii

Porcelain Vine

I first really noticed Ampelopsis glandulosa var. maximowiczii last autumn growing through an old mature Viburnum shrub when I was stopped in my tracks by the incredible show of brightly coloured shiny berries. The colours ranged from pale blue to ...

Amazing blue berries
Dainty vine like leaves
Hardy climber
from £16.50
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Araucaria araucana Monkey Puzzle Tree

Monkey Puzzle

The Monkey Puzzle Tree is instantly recognisable and a well known feature in many gardens throughout the country. Botanically known as Araucaria araucana, the Money Puzzle Tree originates from Chile where it grows in impressive forest groups. Ara...

Exotic Hardy Tree
Architectural form
Unusual Evergreen Foliage
from £34.50
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Bougainvillea (Mix)

A wonderful exotic climber originally from South America but now widely planted in the Mediterranean. It is best as a conservatory plant or on a patio during the summer months. Keep well fed and watered and it will flower for weeks. Protect from fros...

wonderfully scented flowers
tropical climber
suitable for containers
from £24.50
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Chamaerops humilis

Mediterranean Fan Palm

Second only to Trachycarpus fortunei, Chamaerops are a spectacular and hugely versatile hardy palm for British Gardens. Often known as the Mediterranean Fan Palm, we simply call them Chamaerops - less of a mouthful and for most, easier to spell! ...

Bushy and multi-stemmed
Salt and wind tolerant
Exotic
Jungly
from £12.50
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Chamaerops humilis 'Compacta'

Mediterranean Fan Palm

This Chamaerops palm is a recent introduction from a spectacular palm grower in Italy. It is a superb selection of the well known form Chamaerops humilis 'Volcano', differing from 'Volcano' by consistently growing very compact, dense and uniform le...

Bushy and multi-stemmed
Salt and wind tolerant
Exotic
Jungly
from £34.50
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Chamaerops humilis cerifera

Blue Mediterranean Palm

This super blue Chamaerops, Chamaerops humilis 'Cerifera' is every bit as tough as its cousin but tends to be slightly smaller and slower growing. This palm was fairly recently introduced into the UK originally from the high Atlas mountains in Morocc...

Bushy and multi-stemmed
Super blue Chamaerops
Compact bushy habit
from £34.50

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