Saturday, January 9, 2016

The World of Flowers

Abies koreanaAbies koreana
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Common Name: Korean Fir, Silver Fir
Pinaceae
Hardy perennial
For the first five years or so this tree grows slowly, it then speeds up to become one of the fastest of conifers both for height and timber volume. This exceptionally handsome, easily grown and disease-resistant tree produces extremely ornamental... (Click for more details)

Abutilon x suntenseAbutilon x suntense
Common Name: Indian Mallow
Malvaceae
Half hardy shrub
This frost hardy plant is surely the most desirable of all mallow relatives. Clusters of large, bowl-shaped, pale to deep purple flowers, with the occasional white flowered form, open from late spring to summer over a foil of felted grey-green lea... (Click for more details)

Rosaceae
Hardy perennial
This previously unreleased plant has romped around our "Chilean garden" here since we collected it from Chiloe Island, Chile, in 1994.(RB94002) Plum-sized, spiky, brown 'toffee apples' stand erect above a carpet of attractive, d... (Click for more details)

Acaena saccaticupula blue hazeAcaena saccaticupula blue haze
Common Name: Syn: Acaena caesiiglauca. New Zealand Burr
Rosaceae
Hardy perennial
Probably the most lovely of all of the "New Zealand Burrs", this species forms a low mat of beautiful, steel-blue, ferny leaves. Short-stemmed, greenish flowers are produced on short stems in summer, followed by attractive mahogany-red b... (Click for more details)
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Acanthus mollisAcanthus mollis
Common Name: Bear's Breeches
Acanthaceae
Hardy perennial
This very hardy, statuesque and handsome plant has large ornamental glossy leaves and strong spikes of very lovely 'hooded' pink and cream flowers which over the years makes impressive clumps. A superb and long-lived plant that makes a per... (Click for more details)

Acer palmatum atropurpureumAcer palmatum atropurpureum
Common Name: Blood leaf maple
Aceraceae
Hardy tree
Grown for its tiny purple spring flowers and spectacular red purple foliage that turns darkest fiery crimson in autumn, this beautiful tree is a superb specimen with a slow growing, compact rounded habit that makes it ideal for growing in small ga... (Click for more details)
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Acer dissectum pendula nanaAcer dissectum pendula nana
Common Name: Weeping Dwarf Maple
Aceraceae (Hippocastanoideae)
Hardy tree
This exquisite dwarf form has a pronounced drooping habit producing a domed effect, covered with delicate, papery, lace-like leaves that turn all shades of yellow, bronze and red in the autumn. Very slow indeed to grow, these few valuable seeds we... (Click for more details)

Acer_pseudoplatanusAcer_pseudoplatanus
Common Name: Maple
Platanaceae
Hardy tree
Sycamores are wonderfully hardy and robust trees, growing in places that would stunt most others. They were introduced to Britain from Europe during the Middle Ages, then spread rapidly and colonised new areas. Sycamore trees posses a shadiness th... (Click for more details)

Achillea_erbarottaAchillea_erbarotta
Common Name: Ptarmica erba-rotta, Achillea cuneifolia, Achillea haussknechtiana, Achillea morisiana, Achillea nana, Ptarmica erba-rotta
Compositae
Hardy perennial
This typical and lovely high alpine plant grow on the mountains of Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria where it prefers a sunny location in pastures and rocky areas, usually at an altitude of 2,000–2,800 metres. (Click for more details)

Aciphylla aureaAciphylla aurea
Common Name: Golden Spaniard, Golden Speargrass
Apiaceae
Hardy perennial
This rarely-grown New Zealand relative of our UK "Cow Parsley" is a large plant with handsome tussocks composed of dense clusters of sharply-pointed, sword-like, yellowish-green leaves, and bearing huge, impressive, broad heads of golden...

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