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5 Aucuba japonica longifolia green A useful, hardy, evergreen shrub that tolerates shade, drought and neglect to a ridiculous extent. To 6 ft. Azara microphylla orange Tiny round shiny evergreen leaves and sweet vanilla scented flowers in February/March. Another lovely little tree from Chile that loves our climate. Azalea japonica green A small leafed evergreen - vital in your clipped karikomi Japanese garden. We sell several forms that flower in a variety of garish hues. Baccharis patagonica green Unusual little shrub with tiny shiny evergreen leaves, proving itself incredibly tough. According to Christine, flowers smell like freshly baked fairy cakes(??) Beschorneria yuccoides amber A Yucca lookalike with outrageous great red flower spikes in early summer. Not desperately hardy but ESSENTIAL in the milder garden. Betula jacquemontii green Very White Barked Himalayan Birch. Mostly multistemmed. At their best in proximity to dark green clipped foliage for that ‘Holland Park’ look. Home grown flowering Myrtle Niwaki at Chichester Blechnum chilense green Seersucker Fern from South America. By far the most distinctive of our few reliably hardy evergreen ferns. Looks like seersucker, grows to 3 ft or more. Blechnum spicant green The Hard or Deer Fern. A familiar evergreen British native fern with pinnate fronds to 2 ft long. Lime hater. Butia capitata red The Jelly Palm. A proper Palm Tree from Argentina - known to be perfectly hardy west of Torquay. Not known by enough people ! How about Islington? Buxus sempervirens green Box Topiary. We do Balls, Cones, Pyramids and Cubes and we do them very well. Nothing cutting edge here, just good, traditional stuff and lots of it. Callistemon subulatus amber Bottle Brush - the hardiest and one of the best. Evergreen shrub with highly distinctive arching branches and masses of crimson 'bottle brush' flowers. Camellia japonica green We usually have a stock of bush and half standard Camellias with either pure white or dark red flowers. Canna indica red Exotic banana-like herbaceous plant to about 5 ft, bright red and yellow flowers in late summer, beloved by French roundabout designers. ESSENTIAL. Canna iridiflora red A huger version of the above for summer bedding or pot, with shocking pink flowers. 8 ft in a year - hardy in mild areas. Screaming exotica. Canna coccinea red Green leaves and orange flowers. Cannas are best dug up in autumn and bunged under a bench for the winter. Plant out in early April. Carpobrotus edulis red Mesembryanthemum, Ice Plant. Fleshy leafed ground cover. For salt resistance, the next best thing to bladder-wrack. ESSENTIAL by the sea. Catalpa ‘Bungea’ green Dwarf Indian Bean Tree. Neat, compact deciduous, rounded shrub, grafted onto a 6 ft trunk. Very formal. Popular on the continent, not so here. Why?! Ceanothus arboreus amber Californian Lilac. Small evergreen tree for a sheltered spot. Covered in huge quantities of blue flowers in early summer. Spectacularly fast growing. 12 ft.
6 Ceanothus azureus 'Concha' green Left alone, a bit of a blob - but, judicious pruning can make it into a beautiful little weeping tree. Some plants have architecture thrust upon them... Chamaerops humilis amber Dwarf Palm, surprisingly hardy if well sited. The only native European palm. Better than Trachycarpus in a windy spot. To about 5ft x 5ft. ESSENTIAL. Choisya ternata green Mexican Orange Blossom. Well known evergreen shrub with shiny leaves, and a pedestrian reputation. But have you ever tried clipping it? Unrecognisable. Cistus lusitanicus 'Decumbens' amber Essential in your Mediterranean bits with its deliciously aromatic leaves. Masses of white flowers and growing in low spreading Japanesey mounds. Cistus ladanifer ‘Paladin’ amber More upright than above with masses of white flowers but it’s the exquisite stickiness and powerful aroma that makes this so special. Clematis armandii green The best known evergreen one. Very vigorous climber with fragrant white flowers in the spring. Easy to grow, very exotic. Clematis cirrhosa green Less vigorous than above. Delicate cut leaves and whitish bell like flowers through the winter. All Clematis are busy at the top and thin at the bottom. Colletia armata green Small evergreen tree halfway between a Tree Heath and a pile of barbed wire. Butterflies flock to its sweet almond scented flowers. Can you live without it? Colocasia ‘Black Magic’ red Black Leafed Taro. A giant exotic vegetable with huge dark purple (rather than black) leaves for a pot and a greenhouse in the winter. Cordyline australis red Cabbage Tree, Torquay Palm... It's not a palm, doesn't look anything like a cabbage and it comes from New Zealand (not Torquay) anyway. ESSENTIAL. Cordyline australis 'Albertii' red A remarkable Cordyline with a head of sword shaped green leaves variegated red and cream. Frost tender, easy in a pot, slow growing and well behaved. Cordyline indivisa amber Mountain Cabbage Tree. All exoticists are in love with this plant. However, its voluptuousness is matched only by its temperamentalness. Ask for details! Corokia X virgata amber An unusual little wiry evergreen shrub with tiny leaves from New Zealand. Tiny yellow flowers in May followed by bright orange fruits. Cortaderia richardii green Toe-Toe (pronounced Toy-Toy) from N.Z. Similar to pampas grass (much greener in the winter), a little smaller, and summer flowering. Very hardy. Cortaderia sellowiana 'pumila' green Dwarf Pampas Grass from the land of the Gauchos. Clumps growing to 4 ft with 6 ft white flower plumes. A little more manageable than real Pampas. The Jetty at Nuthurst Crocosmia 'Lucifer' green Montbretia. To 3 ft with strong reddy orange flower spikes in late summer. For sun or shade, dies down in winter. Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’ green Delicious mounds of neat, tight, dark, evergreen foliage from Japan. Slow growing, best in some shade and slightly temperamental. Cupressus sempervirens 'Pyramidalis' green A neat and narrow form of the Italian Cypress. Plant with Pinus pinea for an immediate evocation of the Med. Be warned though - it’s high maintenance. Cycas revoluta red Japanese Cycad or Sago Palm. Somewhere between a Tree Fern and a Palm Tree. Hardy in a few warm spots, especially central London. Good in a pot. Cynara cardunculus green Cardoon. Near relative, but larger version of, the artichoke with huge silvery leaves to 4 ft long. Optional 8 ft stalks with thistle-like flowers Cyperus alternifolius amber Dwarf (3-4 ft) version of Papyrus - like a clump of miniature Palm Trees. Perfect for the conservatory - it can't be over watered!
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