Liquidambar styraciflua 'Albomarginata' - sweetgum Plants / Deciduous Trees Sweet gums are highly ornamental trees or shrubs which have been on top of the popularity list for centuries. These come from North America from where they spread to nearly whole world: from colder parts of temperate regions to southern countries where summer temperatures easily reach 40°C. Their give-away … Contributed by havlis 19.10. 2016 11:11:12 (13539 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' - cherry laurel Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Rotundifolia is one of the most popular cherry laurels in Great Britain, Belenux, and southern Europe. It has mid green to dark green, widely ovate leaves as opposed to most cherry laurels whose leaves are more narrow and elongated and usually very dark. It makes a neat, compact habit because new shoots … Contributed by havlis 06.07. 2012 11:06:20 (48273 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia x soulangeana 'Alexandrina' - saucer magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Alexandrina is a very popular variety of saucer magnolia. Thanks to the rich colour of outer petals it is rated commercially best-selling saucer magnolia. The flowers are upto 10 cm across, white inside, flushed deep pink and purple outside, with a lovely fragrance. … Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:30:10 (56515 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Garnet' - Japanese maple Plants / Deciduous Shrubs “Dissectum Garnet” is one of the top selling Japanese maples ever. It has been popular around the world for many decades. Its filigree leaves are deeply cut = dissected, hence its name. They look like giant snowflakes cut in pieces and densely cover even young plants. The colour show begins with … Contributed by havlis 16.02. 2008 19:06:42 (70356 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Magnolia 'Susan' - girl magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs In 1955 and 1956 several crosses between Magnolia liliflora and Magnolia stellata were made at the U.S. National Arboretum by William F. Kosar and Dr. Francis de Vos. These selections bloom two-four weeks later than other spring blooming magnolias, reducing the possibility of frost damage to minimum. … Contributed by havlis 01.02. 2010 14:19:32 (43563 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Campsis x tagliabuana 'Indian Summer' - trumpet vine Plants / Trees and Shrubs Indian Summer® is another gorgeous variety of trumpet creeper which was trained into a small tree. It is a brilliant idea because such form does not need a trellis or a wall, it can stand anywhere in the garden, on its own or in the middle of other, smaller shrubs. … Contributed by havlis 08.09. 2016 15:18:42 (18851 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cornus controversa 'Variegata' - wedding cake tree, giant dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This giant dogwood has another name which, in my opinion, characterizes the plant much better = wedding cake tree. Looking at the habit of the more commonly grown cultivar Variegata one knows exactly what it means. This beauty can easily become a show-stopping specimen in a garden of literally any style. … Contributed by havlis 01.08. 2011 11:38:01 (47673 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Taxus x media 'Hillii' - yew Plants / Conifers Yews could be called common shrubs, where common not only means omnipresent but mainly dull. Well, perhaps for someone. We see yew and predominantly its varieties as very useful and attractive features of gardens of almost any size. They vary by size, shape and even foliage colour. … Contributed by havlis 23.09. 2016 16:28:26 (18036 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra Select' - purple lily magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This lily magnolia is a special selection from Italy, found by Mr.Giovanni and Mr.Rolando Tesi in their nursery in late 1980´s. It has deep burgundy petals on the outside with light to rich purple red inside. It belongs to the darkest purple magnolias in the market. The cup shaped flowers are borne … Contributed by havlis 21.02. 2008 08:51:38 (35505 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hibiscus syriacus 'Duc de brabant' - Rose of Sharon Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Rose-of-Sharon deserves more attention for its abundant flowering in summer. These maintenance-free shrubs come from eastern Asia and are the inevitable ingredient of every summer garden which they highlight with a wide range of coloured flowers. There has been a number of cultivars available since its … Contributed by havlis 28.08. 2012 12:31:55 (41103 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the … Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:24:57 (27560 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Mesgolg' GOLDEN GIRL ® - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa. Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue holly before. And it has at … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:22:17 (38942 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Osmanthus aquifolium - sweet olive, tea olive Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Osmanthus is a genus of about 15-20, while only a few ones are hardy enough to grow down to zone 6. Those are often mistaken for hollies owing to their foliage appearance. Osmanthus is native to Japan and China, some species originate in the south of USA. … Contributed by havlis 12.08. 2011 10:56:00 (47552 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia denudata - Yulan magnolia Plants / Deciduous Trees Yulan magnolia is the most spectacular species among white flowering magnolias. The flowers are snow white and appear on bare branches in April. The bark is quite dark and offers a nice contrast to the flowers. … Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2017 22:12:14 (15945 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Magnolia campbellii 'Lanarth' - magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Lanarth is another breathtaking rare magnolia. It belongs to campbelli group which originated in Nepal and India. Its full name is Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata Lanarth. This one, however, comes from Yunnan Province in China, where it was raised from a seed in 1924 by a famous collector George … Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2017 22:05:05 (14669 readers) Match on Article's text | |
x Cornus 'Rutgan®' - STELLAR PINK® dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs STELLAR PINK® | Stellar Pink® is another beautiful cross coming from hybridization of flowering dogwood and Japanese dogwood. It was the answer to the so-called dogwood decline in the USA caused by the anthracnose epidemic in the last decades of 20th century. This variety, same as a number of others, … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:45:03 (56983 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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