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Acer griseum |
[Paperbark maple] Decorative peeling bark and red leaves in autumn. Tree |
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Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia' |
Grows anywhere. Small white flowers. Red berries. Attribute foliage. Evergreen shrub |
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Bergenia cordifolia |
[Elephants Ears] Rhizomatous. f. atropurpurea bottom left. Flower Feb. Propagate: division. Herbaceous perennial |
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Cardamine hirsuta |
[Hairy bittercress] Ephemeral. Explosive seed pods sensitive to touch. Control=hoe, mulch Weed |
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Carex buchananii |
Bronze ornamental grass Comb-out dead leaves. Lift and break in Spring every 3 years. Herbaceous perennial |
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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' |
Propagate by division Herbaceous |
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Eranthis hyemalis |
[winter aconite] Early winter flowering. Propagate: divide immediately after flowering. Herbaceous perennial |
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Eucalyptus gunnii |
[Cider gum] Prefer shelter. Quick-growing. May be coppiced. Tree |
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Galanthus nivalis |
[Common snowdrop] Numerous cultivars including 'Flore pleno' shown. Possible to propagate via leaf cuttings. Alpine |
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Helleborus niger |
[Christmas rose, black hellebore] Dark leaves = woodland plant, flowers tend to look down. Evergreen |
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Helleborus x hybridus |
[Christmas or lenten rose] cv. selected for longer stems and more upright flowers. Propagate seed or division. Evergreen herbaceous perennial |
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Jasminum nudiflorum |
[Winter jasmin] Long, scandant green stems. Flowers on 2nd year growth. Nudiflorum = flowers without leaf Deciduous shrub |
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Mahonia aquifolium |
[Oregon grape] Flowers January. Apically dominant --> scandant. Drops leaves late spring. Deep shade. Evergreen shrub |
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Mahonia x media 'Charity' |
Architectural foliage with large pannicles of fragrant flowers. Edible berries. Propagate: leaf-bud cuttings. Evergreen shrub |
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Mealybug (Pseudococcus spp, Planococcus citri) |
Require good greenhouse hygiene. Destroy affected plants. Ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. Pest |
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Ranunculus repens |
[Creeping buttercup] Weed |
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Rosmarinus officinalis |
[Rosemary] High quantities can be toxic. Can prune hard after flowering. Propagte: stem cutting. Evergreen shrub |
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Sarcococca confusa |
[Christmas box] White tubular flowers - pollinated by moths - scent at night. Dry soil, dark position. Evergreen shrub |
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Scale insect |
If you get these then give up. |
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Taxus baccata |
[Common yew] Dioecious: Male plant generates clouds of pollen. Aril seed toxic ('Taxol') with sweet fruit surround. Conifer - native to UK |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' |
Feathery mature foliage. New foliage is like Thuja plicata. Turns bronze/red in cold weather. Propagate: semi-ripe cuttings. Conifer |
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Carpinus betulus |
[Hornbeam] Grey fluted bark, saw edged leaves, hop like fruits. Heavy wetsoils. Green catkins late spring to autumn, clusters of winged fruit in autumn. Good for hedging. Propagate: Seed. Tree (20ft x 12ft) |
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Fagus sylvatica |
[Common beech] Wavymargined leaves, glossy green, spreadinglarge tree. Marcescent leaves. Not heavy or wet soil. Hedging (retains copper foliage). Propagate seed (purple produces 50% green) TREE 35ftx 20ft (11m x 6m) in 20 years |
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Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ |
[Red-barked Dogwood] Winter stem colour. Ovate dark green leaves. Flatcymes of white flowers and then white berries in autumn. Best planted in groups, beside water. Propagation - hardwood cuttings,stem cuttings Deciduous shrub |
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Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ |
[Golden-twig dogwood] Distinctive greenish-yellow stems that lighten in winter. It bears whiteflowers followed by white berries in autumn. Plant alongside Cornus alba. Propagation - hardwood cuttings,stem cuttings Deciduous shrub |
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Hamamelis x intermedia cv (e.g. ‘Jelena’ right, ‘Arnold Promise’ below left) |
[Witch hazel] Chinese witch hazel (H mollis) and the Japanese witch hazel (H japonica). Flowers in winter—curled, strappy petals. Most witch hazels have a good shape - open and architectural. Good scent. Propagate – grafted Deciduous shrub |
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Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ (bottom left) |
[Bluefescue] dense evergreen grass with narrow blue-green arching leavesand panicles of violet flushed blue/green flowers. Ideal forcontainers, especially terracotta. Flowering period:June to July; Hardiness: fully hardy. Propagation: division. Evergreen grass. |
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Phyllostachys nigra |
[Black bamboo] As the finger-thick canes mature, they becomeglossy jet black, showing up well against the frieze of airy evergreen foliage. Moist but not wet soil. Nigra-nigra is extra black. Propagation: division in spring Herbaceous grass ('woody evergreen shrub'!) |
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Taraxacum officinale |
[Dandelion] Hundredsof species. A hardy perennial that can grow to a height ofnearly 12 inches. Deeply notched, toothy, spatula-like leavesthat are shiny and hairless. Dandelion stems are capped by bright yellowflowers. The grooved leaves funnel rain to the root. Weed. |
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Elymus repens |
[Couchgrass] Rhizomesbecome entangled in clumps of herbaceous perennials and among shrubs and fruitbushes, difficult to remove. Spreads from infested lawns into adjacent borders. Weed. |
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Garden snail (Helixaspera) |
Snails leave the veins. Slugs make complete holes. Rasping radula. Tell-tale slime trails. |
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Araucaria araucana |
[Monkeypuzzle tree] with scale like leaves,sharply pointed, and 15 cm cones. Open spreadingconifer growingto 18m. Usually dioecious. Introduced to England by Archibald Menzies in1795. Propagation - seed |
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Pinus sylvestris (Small female flower top right male flowers bottom right) |
[Scotspine] is a nativeconifer growingto 30m. Needles are radially arranged in pairs. The only pine native to Britain (Scotland). Uniquely haphazard appearance. Telegraph poles, pit-props, by-products such as resin and tar. Propagation – seed. |
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Iris reticulata e.g. ‘Harmony’ (right), ‘Joyce’ ‘PurpleGem’ |
Bulbous, not rhizomatous. Well drained soil which bakes in summer. Soak for 24hrs before planting. Alpine |
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Garrya elliptica |
[Silk tassle bush] Garrya elliptica‘James Roof’ is a male form with dark, sea-green, slightly larger leaves andsilver-grey catkins up to 20cm (8in) long. Propagation: semi ripe cuttings/evergreenhardwood cuttings Evergreen wall shrub |
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Primula vulgaris Pin-eye (bottom left) Thrum-eye (bottom right) |
[Primrose] • Pin-eyedflower. Femalestigma protrudes above the male anthers • Thrum-eyedflower. maleanthers clearly visible, the stigma is beneath them Herbaceous perennial |
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Buxus sempervirens |
[Box] good for hedging, inconspicuous flowers, can be close clipped for topiary. Very glossy leaves, dark green, ovate.Distinctive scent, not necessarily pleasant. Native - Box Hill in Surrey…Propagation:Semi ripe cuttings Small tree or evergreen shrub |
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Stachys byzantina |
[Lamb's ears] Soiltype: Well-drained/light, Dry, Sandy Height: 45cmSpread: 60cm Divide: spring, Flowers mid/late summer. Propagation: seed or division Evergreen perennial |
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Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’ |
[Gardener’sGarters] is a running rhizomatous grass, a thug. Keep it confined.A vigorous spreading grass with white and green variegated foliage, particularly valuable for brightening shady areas undertrees or in a semi-wild garden. Herbaceous perennial |
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Sasa veitchii |
Aspreading bamboo which forms clumps of slender canes, bearing broad leaves,which can turn pale brown on the edges during the winter months. Edges are dead leaf lamina - not variegated. Propagation – divide if you dare Evergreen shrub |
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Vine weevil |
Plump white grubs with brown heads eat roots of container plants •Particularly cyclamen, begonias, primulas, fuchsias, heucheras, strawberries, viburnum, rhododendron. Especially pots. Insecticide. |
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Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ |
Deciduous tree, capable of a height of 8m, but usually rather less. The flowers are pink inbud, semi-double, 1cm (½in) across, pendulous, held in small clusters and whitewhen fully opened. 'Autumnalis' flowers in flushes between November andMarch or even April. |
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Pulmonaria rubra ‘Redstart’ |
Clump-forming herbaceous perennial to 40cm, with light green, unspotted leavesand short leafy stems bearing clusters of coral-red flowers from late winter. Position: partial shadeSoil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil. Liftand divide large clumps every three to five years. |
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Camellia japonica cv (e.g.‘Pink Perfection’) |
Shrubwith glossy evergreen leaves, large and elliptic with finely toothedmargins. Acid soil, some shade but needsunlight for flower bud formation, also constant water supply. Propagation: leaf bud cuttings |
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Crocus tommasinianus |
Dwarf, deciduous perennials growingfrom a corm, with linear leaves usually with a silvery central stripe, andgoblet-shaped, sometimes fragrant flowers in autumn or early spring. Propagation - seed |
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Narcissus (pseudonarcissus and hybrids) |
[Lent lily or common , native daffodil]. Shorterthan hybrid bulbs at about 25 cm, more delicate in appearance, sulphur yellowtrumpets, self-seeds. Hybriddaffodils - huge range shown here. |
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Hebe ochracea ‘James Stirling’ |
[Whipcord hebe] Hardy. 'JamesStirling' is a dense dwarf variety, with glossy stems, almost upright andtightly packed with minimal leaves. This characteristic is shared by several Hebes witha conifer-like appearance described as whipcord. |
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Crocus vernus ‘Pickwick’ - purple & white, 'Jeanne d’Arc’ - white or ‘Vanguard’ - mauve/blue |
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Asplenium scolopendrium |
[Hart's tongue fern] Varying levels of crinkle. But still same species. |
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Cyclamen coum |
Tuber. Roots from the bottom whereas Cyclamen hederifolium roots from top and sides. |
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Plantago lanceolata |
[Ribwort plantain, or Narrow Leaf plantain] |
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Aubrieta cvs e.g. ‘Elsa Lancaster’ |
Fullsun. Well-drained/light, DryHeight: 10cmSpread: 60cm. Form wide carpets of colour in late spring and earlysummer. Cut back hard after flowering. Propagation: seed for species, cvs by cuttings or division. Herbaceous Perennial. |
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Iberis sempervirens |
[Candytuft]. 'Alpine' but really a woody sub shrub. Full sun, free draining. |
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Senecio vulgaris |
Weed. Ephemeral. Hoe before seeds set. |
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Rhus typhina |
[Sumach] or [Stags horn sumach] Great decorative plant but can produce suckers, especially if roots are damaged. 'Tiger eyes' and 'lanceolata'. Deciduous shrub. |
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Ajuga reptans |
[Bugle] Shade. Prefers water meadows. (reptans = 'creed' or 'spread' like repans). Herbaceous evergreen perennial. |
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Thymus ‘Silver Queen’ |
[Thyme] Evergreen woody-based perennials, shrubs or sub-shrubs. |
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Prunus laurocerasus ‘Rotundifolia’ |
[Cherry laurel] or [Round-leafed laurel] Best as informal hedge since large leaves when cut look brown for a while. Used to shroud views. Evergreen. |
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Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ |
A great plant. Up to 3, 4 even 5 m high. Fantastic scent. Flowers all summer from before leaves appear. Remove 25% of stems to base every year to encourage new growth. |
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Ranunculus ficaria |
[celandine] Grows from tubers. therefore difficult to eradicate. Weed. |
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Coral Spot |
Fungal disease. Especially Acer, Cercis, Magnolia Prune well. Clean secateurs. Cut-out infected plus 3 inches & burn. |
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Cupressus arizonica |
1907 from Arizona Conical tree, upswept branches. Bark flaking purples and reds. Nutty Smell. Conifer. |
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X Cuprocyparis leylandii |
[Leyland Cypress] Fast growing and a sterile intergenerichybrid will not regenerate if pruning cuts into old wood. Cupressus macrocarpa x Xanthocyparis nootkatensis. Propagation by cuttings Conifer |
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Viburnum tinus |
Very common winter-flowering shrub. Eaten by Viburnum beetle. Flowers at any mild time Nov to May. Always white flowers. Evergreen shrub |
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Euphorbia characias ssp wulfenii |
All Euphorbia are highly poisonous. Native to Euroasia. Herbacious perennial |
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Muscari armeniacum |
[Grape hyacinth] Very early blue flower. Propagate division. Also self-seeds. |
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Spiraea japonica ‘Goldflame’ |
Deciduousshrub Spiraeajaponica 'Goldflame'adds a touch of colour to the border. New growth is bronze-red, turning brightyellow, then eventually mid-green. Best colour: prune hard before growth in spring. |
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Berberis darwinii |
Berberis canbe deciduous or evergreen shrubs with spiny shoots bearing simple, oftenspine-toothed leaves, and small yellow or orange flowers in axillary clustersor racemes, followed by small berries. Almost unique: orange-flowered shrub! |
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Vicia faba |
[Broad Bean] |
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Solanum lycopersicum |
[Tomato] |
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Aphid |
They don't suck. Winged aphids only arrive when plant is dying/colony overpopulated. Up to five generations per day. Parthenogensis normal. Males in Autumn. |
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Aesculus hippocastanum |
[Horse chestnut] Parkland tree, not for small gardens. Sticky buds. Candelabras of white flowers. Propagate via conkers. Deciduous Tree. |
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Armeria juniperifolia |
[Sea thrift or sea pink] Tiny ~5cm high. Requires very well drained soil - e.g. cliff tops, sandy. Alpine |
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Sempervivum arachnoideum |
[Cobweb house leek] Grey webs over leaves collect morning dew. Don't allow to get too wet. Huge flower relative to small plant (10cm flower, 2cm plant). Extremely free-draining soil (75-80% grit + leafmould). Produce little babies - 'offsets'. Alpine. |
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Erodium x variabile cv. e.g. ‘Bishop’s Form’ (pink) |
Looks like a very small geranium (leaves, flowers). Don't allow to get too wet. Leaves approx 1cm diameter. Alpine. |
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Chionodoxa forbesii |
Early spring flowers. Beautiful. 8 to 10cm deep bulbs need a little heat in the summer. Alpine. |
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Leucojum aestivum |
[Summer snowflake] Taller than Gelanthus and slightly later flowering. Lots of leaves. Divide. Herbaceous perennial bulb. |
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Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ |
[Lily of the valley bush] - named because of flowers. Appreciates light shade. Prefers acid (otherwise iron-induced chlorosis). Use sulphur chips or iron sequestrone. Evergreen shrub so prune after flowering and frosts - May. |
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Photinia x fraseri ‘RedRobin’ |
Light trim after leaves turn green. Best as a free-standing shrub (3 x 4m). Never good as a hedge (no flowers). Prefers acid soild. Evergreen shrub. |
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Elaeagnus x ebbingei |
Very fragrant tiny flowers in winter. Quick growing and very large plant. Trimming screws it up. Edible berries. Prune after frost and flowering if you must. Evergreen shrub. |
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Fasciation |
Random genetic damage from numerous causes: physical damage of the apical meristem, virus, bacterium, solar radiation, mechanical damage. Not all plants susceptible. No harm - but prune out if unsightly. Cytisus, Forsythia, Delphinium, Floxglove, Primula, Euphorbia. |