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Daphne Leucanthe
Daphne odora 'Leucanthe'
Upright strong growing form with large flower heads. Blooms over a long period from late winter into spring. Sweetly scented and good for cut flowers. Plant in sun or light shade, very hardy. Acid lover, don't use lime. Evergreen 1m x 1m.
Daphne flowers possess a magical perfume, miles better than anything that comes in a bottle. Enjoy the scent to the full: plant near a path or doorway, or a window which is often left open. The flowers, produced for a long time in late winter and early spring, can be picked and brought indoors, but be sure to cut them with green stems - cutting back into old wood is not good for the bush.
This previously little known plant made a bold entrance into the new millennium. And rightly so! A native of north Burma, it’s a bold shrub with large hydrangea-like leaves, glossy and dark green. From late-spring large heads of pale blue flower buds progressively open to rich-denim-blue starry flowers. Truly impressive.
A free-flowering evergreen shrub with a compact and tidy habit built in. Early in spring tiny buds form, colouring to red prior to opening to a myriad of white star-shaped flowers. An excellent border choice that lends itself to floral use - flowers last well in a vase and crushed foliage has a distinctive fresh fragrance.
A compact well formed and bushy evergreen shrub. Similar in all aspects to E pectinatus but having a more compact habit. Choice silvery-green foliage that contrasts well with the yellow flowers in Spring and on into Summer. A good container subject. Grows 1x1 metre.
A compact bushy grower producing a profusion of bright yellow blooms for long periods during late spring & summer. Trim after flowering to encourage further blooms in autumn. Will withstand dry conditions & any soil with good drainage. Evergreen. Grows 1x1m.
Fast growing small tree with glossy rich green leaves year round and large white flowers with yellow centres in winter. Member of the camellia family, hardy to light frosts, needs good drainage and full sun. Great feature or shade plant. Grows to 3-4m high & 2m wide.
An exciting vigorous evergreen ground cover with beautiful bronze coloured new foliage. Attractive wine-red toothbrush flowers show throughout the year with a massed display in Spring. Plant in full sun or semi-shade, well-drained soil. Spreads to 3m x 2m high.
A fast growing sun lover with lush green needle-like foliage and spider-like bright creamy-green flowers from autumn right through to spring. Tolerant of a wide range of conditions, this is an excellent, evergreen garden shrub.
A dwarf, cascading and free-flowering shrub, that’s at home among groundcovers, in rockeries, over walls and down banks. It has soft grey-green fine foliage tipped with red buds which open for a showy display of red spider-like flowers from autumn through to spring.
