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Rhododendron Pinguin
(H6) Striking lilac to white flowers with dark red almost black markings in the upper lobe of each flower and a soft wavey edge, which open in mid to late May. The flower trusses can get up to 13cm across. This plant grows to be around 1.2m high and spread in 10 years.
• Recommended for: striking flowers• Easy to grow.• Ideal position: Most garden situations with light shade.•...
Evergreen Azalea kiusianum 'Hillier's Pink' AGM
Extremely attractive clear lilac pink flowers in May. Semi-dwarf prostrate plant from Japan which often loses leaves in winter but is very hardy. Height 45-60cm in 10 years.
kiusianum is one of the most common native azaleas of Japan and is treated as a species. This is a wonderful pink flowered clone hybridized by Hilliers Nursery.
Ideal for cascading over walls .
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen...
Rhododendron Yaku Angel
(H5) Pink in bud, opening to trusses of white flowers with light brown spotting during early May. Deep green leaves with a tan indumentum on the underside, and white tomentum on the new upper surfaces. A neat growing compact plant, growing wider than taller with lovely foliage. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for containers and small gardens.• Interesting foliage.• Group: yakushimanum...
Rhododendron argipeplum
Superb scarlet red bell-shaped flowers in a small truss flowering early, between February and April. A striking plant that has bristly branchlets when young. It has reddish smooth flaking bark and white, turning buff, indumentum on the underside of it's leaves. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
This species was redefined in 1996, formerley being known as R. smithii and R. macrosmithii.
Recommended...
Rhododendron campanulatum
Attractive white, pale rose or lilac flowers, in loose but fairly compact trusses. Flowering in April and May it has lovely glossy leaves up to 18cm long with a continuous fawn/rusty brown indumentum underneath. It makes a fine shrub/small tree. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
Recommended for outstanding foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: needs careful site selection, good drainage and not too...
Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' AGM
Gorgeous white scented flowers (up to 15cm wide) in late March and early April. This deciduous plant forms a large, spreading shrub or small to medium tree. It will perform best in full sun and in any reasonable soil except waterlogged. Magnolia kobus was hybridised with M.stellata by Max Loebner prior to 1914 to produce the Magnolia x loebneri cultivar. Diverse habits resulted and this is a great...
Rhododendron Special Dane
(H6) Pure white flowers in a neat dome shaped truss during May, on a plant with wonderful foliage. Silver new growth in June turns light brown contrasting with the darker older leaves. Height 125 -150cm in 10 years.
Another wonderful 'Dane' series rhododendron noted for their excellent foliage, and raised by Svend Hansen in Denmark. The parents of this one are 2 great foliage species, R. bureavii...
Rhododendron Dr H.C. Dresselhuys
(H6) Conical truss of purplish crimson red, funnel shaped flowers, in late May early June. Like most reds the flowers do better in a shadier spot. This plant is very fast growing with dark green foliage easily reaching 180-200cm in 10 years given the right conditions.
• Recommended for: Tough fast-growing variety• Ideal position: Dappled shade.• Habit: Bushy.• Group: Hardy Hybrid.•...
Rhododendron Claudine
(H7) Frilled, pink flowers, paler at the edges, and darker in the centre, with reddish speckling on the upper petal. Late May - early June. A hardy variety which grows wider than tall. Height 120cm in 10 years.
• Recommended for: Tough variety, Hedging and Screening, later flowers• Ideal position: Dappled shade in most garden situations.• Habit: Bushy.• Group: Hardy Hybrid.•...
Deciduous Azalea Royal Command
Attractive vivid reddish-orange flowers fading to yellow in full sun. Flowering in May - June, this deciduous azalea has good autumn leaf colour and a bushy habit. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.
Ideal for mixed borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Exbury hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1958).
Bred by: Exbury. Origin: British.
Habit: upright.
Ideal position:...
Rhododendron Le Progres
Very attractive frilly pale rose pink flowers with a prominent crimson speckled blotch that flowers in late May. A tough dense plant with good glossy foliage. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.Also known as Rhododendron Progres.
Recommended for: Striking flower and great habit.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Will grow in sun or light shade.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: caucasicum...
Deciduous Azalea Rumba
(H6) This deciduous azalea has bright vivid orange flowers which start to open in May and continue well into June helping to extend the flowering season for the orange deciduous azaleas.The new leaves emerge green with a red hue around the margins before turning golden orange and crimson red in the autumn months. This plant grows to be around 1.5m high and 1.2m wide and prefers to be in a sunny spot.
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Rhododendron Brigitte
Very pretty pale pink flowers with a darker pink edge in late May and early June. This plant has fine shiny foliage and has a compact habit, growing wider than tall. Height 100-120cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Pretty flowers and good foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations, dappled shade.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid.
Parentage: insigne (s) X 'Mrs...
Rhododendron Sir Charles Butler
Stunning fragrant blush white funnel shaped flowers in May. It forms a large plant, but needs protecting from cold wind and the worst frosts. A wonderful fast growing plant that flowers after 5 years. Height 180cm in 10 years.
Recommended for lovely scented flower.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: sheltered woodland.
Habit: upright, tree-like.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: unknown, probably...
Hydrangea paniculata 'Whitelight'
(H6) Attractive spherical panicles of pure white flowers in the summer, lasting well into the autumn. Happy in all aspects, full sun and partial shade. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soil.
Cornus florida Cherokee Brave
A free flowering dogwood with pink bracts, and pale pink or white centre. Each flower head has 4 conspicuous petal like bracts in May. Originating from North America, Cherokee Brave is choice clone which forms a small bushy tree or a large shrub, with rich autumn colours. Dogwoods always look good planted near water, and will grow on most garden soils, but poor shallow chalk soils are best avoided....
Neudorff Pyrol Bug & Larvae Killer Concentrate 250ml
Pyrol Bug and Larvae Killer concentrate is a contact insecticide to be applied diluted for use against pests on ornamental plants grown indoors and outside. Controls larval stages and adult bugs and provides partial contol of whitefly and spider mite eggs.
Apply to control pests such as aphids, thrips, spider mtes, whitefly mealy bugs, scale insects, leaf-feeding beetles, caterpillars and flea beetles....
Dryopteris affnis 'Cristata The King'
(H5) Dryopteris affnis 'Cristata The King'. Other Common names: King Of Male Ferns, King Of The Ferns, King Of British Ferns
'Cristata The King' is one of the largest and most accommodating crested ferns it is possible to grow. A robust, nearly evergreen fern to 1.2m tall. The young fronds unfurl a golden green with rosettes of erect to arching bipinnate fronds, handsomely crested at the tips of...
Rhododendron Cunningham's White (Second's)
Please note these plants have been reduced due to leaf damage, please see above images. However please contact us if you require further images to be emailed. The smaller 7.5 litre plants are slight seconds or slightly mis-shaped.
Mauve buds open to white flowers with a pale yellow eye in early May. With delicate small flowers, it is a very tough dense plant which is good for screening and difficult...
Rhododendron Halfdan Lem AGM (Second's)
These plants are not to our 1st grade quality, they may be a little wonky or have some gaps but are still strong and healthy. Please contact us if you are interested and would like to anymore advice on these.
Please note the 100-110cm & 110-120cm plants have been reduced due to leaf damage, please contact us if you are interested in these plants and we can email you an image.
This one is a real...
Rhododendron Astrid
Lovely deep pink flowers with white throat, fading to pale pink. She flowers in May - June and has good glossy dark green foliage. Height 100-120cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: Fantastica x Hachmanns' Feuerschein.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1976)
Bred by: Hans Hachmann. Origin: Germany.
Habit: Compact bushy.
Ideal...
Deciduous Azalea periclymenoides
An attractive sweet-smelling azalea, with small pink flowers, and a deeper tube, appearing with the leaves in May. This is a very hardy low growing, stoloniferous plant (meaning it bears stolons which are stems which creep along the surface of the ground, taking root at intervals) from Eastern America. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Also known as nudiflorum
Recommended for pretty scented flowers.
Easy...
Rhododendron fulgens BLM330
A choice plant with striking deep red to bright scarlet tubular bell shaped flowers in February - April. It has handsome dark shiny foliage with a wonderful thick fawn wooly indumentum on the underside of the leaves. With pinky-red smooth peeling bark and fantastic young growth, it really is a stunner. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
Recommended for excellent foliage and gorgeous early flowers.
Plantsman...
Callicarpa bodinieri Profusion AGM
Also known as Beautyberry
(H6) Small lilac flowers in summer turning to amazing violet purple fruits in clusters in the autumn. Lovely purplish young foliage turned pink in autumn. Height 3m in 10 years. Deciduous with an upright habit. Requires moist, well drained acid soil in full sun or partial shade.
Rhododendron calophytum AGM (seed raised)
This plant has wonderful loose white or pale pink flowers with a deep reddish blotch and spots. Flowering in March-April it has exceptional large bright green leaves up to 36cm long. It will develop into an umbrella shaped tree. Height 150cm in 10 years. Big leaf Rhododendron species have great architectural foliage which looks stunning in a woodland setting or city courtyard garden. However, the lovely...
Magnolia Spectrum AGM
Gorgeous rich pinkish red flowers which are lighter on the inside on a small to medium size deciduous tree, flowering from mid-April to late May. It has an upright habit when young, but develops into a broad pyramidal shape after 15-20 years. Magnolia liliiflora has been hybridized with many species and has produced fantastic results. William Kosar of the US National Arboretum raised this Magnolia...
Rhododendron montroseanum
Beautiful pink flowers with a crimson blotch flowering in March. This is a wonderful foliage plant for milder gardens with dark green shiny leaves up to 45cm long with whitish indumentum on the underside. Young growth is particularly attractive. Height 150cm in 10 years. Please note this is one of the more tender of the large leaved species and really does need good shelter from wind and cold.Named...
Magnolia George Henry Kern AGM
Deep pink in bud, opening to rose pink on the outside, and pale pink on the inside of thick textured long lasting tepals. Long lasting flowers on a compact plant, ideal for small gardens. Height 2-3 metres in 10 years. Prefers sun and acid soil.
The flowers are composed of 8-10 strap shaped, thick textured tepals giving a flower of excellent quality. They flowering over a long period, starting on...
Deciduous Azalea Fraseri
Unusual free flowering small purple pink flowers in May. An historic low shrub of twiggly habit raised in 1912 by George Fraser in British Columbia. This is an extremely tough variety. Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
Recommended for interesting purple flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (hybrid).
Parentage: canadense X molle subsp. japonicum.
Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1912).
Bred...
Vitax Copper Mixture
A blend of 3 vital trace elements for use on crops suffering from trace element deficiencies. An inorganic micronutrient mixture containing 2.8% copper, 3.0% manganese and 2.1% zinc.
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
New foliage is deep crimson red, changing to very dark purple red. It holds its leaf colour well but will burn slightly in full sun. Bright scarlet autumn colour. Classic weeping habit. Expected height is 150cm in 10 years.
Rhododendron floccigerum
(NERIIFLORA H5) Bell-shaped flowers of crimson or mixed bicolors. March - May. Height 120cm in 10 years.
Empathy After Plant - Organic Based Biostimulant & Feed
Description taken direct from back of bottle.
Empathy liquid 'After Plant' for ericaceous plants. A liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids, fortified with sequestered iron specifically formulated to benefit ericaceous plants. Regular use will boost flowering and keep your plants healthy all year round.
Organic based biostimulants will encourage strong root and shoot...
Evergreen Azalea nakaharae Mount Seven Star AGM
Wonderful funnel shaped brick red flowers around 55mm across. Flowering in June-July this is a great little plant that really extends the flowering season. Mount Seven Star is very dwarf selection of nakaharae with a dense, creeping habit. Height and spread 30-40cm in 10 years.
Originally raised from seed collected by C.S. Kuo on Mount Seven Star in Taiwan in 1969, and selected as an excellent dwarf...
Vitax Epsom Salts 1.25kg
A rapid cure for magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is needed to produce chlorophyll and nice green leaves. This helps to avoid yellowing between the leaf veins. Apply as directed as a base dressing or liquid feed.
Vitax Sulphate of Iron 1kg
Can be used to reduce the alkalinity of soils. Helps to improve leaf colour and prevents yellowing.
Dryoptheris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactylon' AGM
(H7) Dryoptheris filix-mas ‘Linearis Polydactylon’ AGM. Other common name: male fern 'Linearis Polydactyla'
A deciduous, bushy fern, forming large, shuttlecock-like clumps of erect to arching fronds. A male fern with mid-green fronds that have an airy, skeletal-like appearance as the pinnae are very narrow and widely-spaced; the tips of the pinnae and fronds are multi-forked. Although...
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever & Ever' Pink
(H5) Hydrangea Forever & Ever as the name suggests is a long flowering Hydrangea, however what makes this plant truly special and unique is the number of flowers it produces and the fact that it flowers on both new and old wood so even after hard pruning it will produce an abundance of flowers annually.Forever & Ever remains a compact plant that does not grow larger than 90cm. So, you don’t...
Deciduous Azalea Jessica Rose
(H6) Luscious rich warm pink, double flowered Homebush hybrid. Grows best in light dappled shade or full sun. Height 150cm in 10 years.
One of 4 lovely 'Homebush' hybrids bred by noted New Forest Azalea breeder George Hyde, who bred the Solent strain of Azaleas for Exbury Gardens. We have propagated these exclusively from the garden of his daughter, Rosemary Legrand, and they have just been named...
Rhododendron cardiobasis 'Pink Cloud' AC4221
(FORTUNEA H4) Large pinky white funnel shaped campanulate flowers with 7 lobes, late May-June. Distinctive large rounded leaves with a heart shaped base. Related to R. orbiculare. Height 50-75cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soils.
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Edelweiss' AGM
A choice form of the species R. yakushimanum which is found in the mountains of Japan. This lovely plant was selected in Germany and its bell shaped flowers comes straight from the 'Sound of Music'! Rose pink in bud opening to pure white flowers in mid to late May. Dark green leaves, with white indumentum above when new, and creamy brown indumentum below. Height 50-60cm in 10 years.
Ideal for...
Acer palmatum 'Going Green'
(H6) Lime green leaves in spring, maturing to bright green, then turning orange and red in autumn. Green bark adds winter colour. Requires moist well drained soil in partial shade, although full sun can be tolerated if soil is reliably moist. Height 400-800cm in 10 years
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever & Ever' White
(H5) Hydrangea Forever & Ever as the name suggests is a long flowering Hydrangea, however what makes this plant truly special and unique is the number of flowers it produces and the fact that it flowers on both new and old wood so even after hard pruning it will produce an abundance of flowers annually.Forever & Ever remains a compact plant that does not grow larger than 90cm. So, you don’t...
Roseclear fungicide/insecticide 200ml
Dual action control of pests and bugs, and fungus control for use on roses and ornamental shrubs. We have used this to control leaf-hoppers and therefore to reduce bud-blast. Contains bifenthin and myclobutanil. Read the label and use as directed.
Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea' AGM
A beautiful variegated 'dogwood' forming a large shrub or small tree with tiers of horizontally spreading branches. Leaves have a beautiful creamy-white margin. Best in a light shadey position. Forms a dense plant about 2.0m in 10 years.
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba-shidare' AGM STANDARD
Dissected green to red foliage with a weeping habit. Colour lasts well during the summer. This small tree has an open, light and airy appearance. Brilliant crimson autumn colour.
These Standards have a clean stem of about 50cm and have been top-work grafted at that height. Standards will always require staking with a good tree-tie to prevent wind damage. Any shoots developing on the stem or from...