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Rhododendron Wanna Bee
Pink buds that open to delightful white bell shaped flowers with a prominent calyx and an interesting red orange flare in the throat. Flowering in early May this plant has deep green glossy foliage with an interesting buff indumentum on the underside of the leaves. A characterful and choice plant that has an upright dense habit. Height 50-75 cm in 10 years.
The breeder Warren Berg, was also a keen...
Rhododendron Crest AGM
Orangey buds open to glowing long-lasting clear primrose yellow flowers in May. This beautiful plant has deep green shiny leaves and has long been considered one of the best yellow hybrids. As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!) especially in winter. It prefers a little shelter. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: stunning yellow...
Rhododendron Schneekrone AGM
A tough plant with white flowers tinged soft pink and spotted ruby red in a ball shaped truss of 12 to 17 flowers, each approximately 50mm. Flowering in May this is one of the best white yakushimanum hybrids for cold climates. Height 80-100cm in 10 years. Translated, this plant is 'Snow Crown' and it certainly is a real beauty.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage:...
Bulrush Professional Ericaceous Compost Deal 30 x 60L Bags
This is a BULK PALLET DEAL for 30 x 60L bags of Bulrush Professional Ericaceous compost at £5.95 each, saving over 14% (Same bags are £6.95 each when bought as singles). This compost will be delivered on non returnable wooden pallet by 18 tonne lorry with a tail lift. The full pallet will weigh just under 1/2 tonne, so be prepared for some heavy lifting! PLEASE ONLY ORDER IF YOU HAVE GOOD...
Rhododendron Hydon Dawn AGM
This is one of our favourite plants with very attractive frilled pale pink flowers fading to near white in May. It has excellent foliage with fawn indumentum on the underside of the leaves, and silvery new growth. Height 80-100cm in 10 years. Raised by Arthur George of Hydon Nursery, Godalming.
Ideal for containers and small gardens
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: yakushimanum...
Rhododendron Lem's Cameo AGM
Not surprisingly this is one of the most sought-after rhododendrons. It's flowers have a sensational mix of pink, apricot and cream with red spotting in the throat, in large trusses during May. Young fresh growth is a red mahogany colour. Height 150cm in 10 years. Lems Cameo needs more feed and shelter than most and is tricky for us to propagate, so you won't find it widely available elsewhere. It...
Rhododendron makinoi AGM (best narrow leaf)
A stunning plant with compact trusses of pinky white flowers in May and June. This selection has interesting long recurved leaves and dense fawn indumentum on the underside and lovely wooly young shoots. It benefits from staking and is certainly worth growing for it's wonderful foliage. As the name suggests, we think this is our best makinoi selection! Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Recommended for...
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi AGM
A choice medium sized 'dogwood', with a spreading habit, covered with lovely pinky red flower bracts in June. Excellent rich autumn colours of orange and red. Best in full sun, in moist acid or neutral soils, this makes a fantastic garden plant.
Named after the grand-daughter of a Japanese nurseryman.
Evergreen Azalea Rosa
(H6) Very attractive large star-shaped pink hose-in-hose (double) flowers. Flowering in May this is an easy and strong growing plant with a fairly upright habit. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
Ideal for small gardens and mixed borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Kurume hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: unknown but certainly before 1958.
Bred by: unknown. Origin: unknown.
Habit:...
Maxicrop Seaweed plus Iron
Maxicrop Seaweed extract is a natural product with added sequestered iron for rapid correction of yellow leaves and iron deficiency. We like this product and use it on the nursery to green up our plants. Improvement can often be seen within days during the spring. Apply as directed as a liquid foliar feed.
Cornus kousa 'China Girl' AGM
A choice strong growing 'dogwood', with a profusion of lovely white flower bracts in June. Excellent autumn colours. Best in full sun. Height 2 - 4 metres in 10 years. Grow in acid or neutral soils.
Deciduous Azalea Ginger
A striking plant with brilliant orange flowers with golden upper petal. It flowers about a week earlier than most Exbury type azaleas, so it's lovely in starting the Exbury azalea flowering season in mid May. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Ideal for mixed borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Exbury hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1947).
Bred by: Exbury. Origin:...
Deciduous Azalea Toucan
Beautiful cream coloured flowers in May-June. We think this is one of the best creams available with good autumn leaf colour. Large flowers up to 90mm across. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for lovely cream flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Knaphill hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1941).
Bred by: Waterer (Knap Hill). Origin: British.
Habit:...
Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan'
New leaves appear a lovely pastel orange, turning to bright creamy yellow in summer, with red seeds that push up above the leaves. Provides a good splash of colour in the garden or containers. Hardy, with good sun tolerance. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in well drained acid soil.
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet' AGM
Red dissected leaves which hold their colour well through the summer. The best leaf colour occurs in a sunny location. Weeping habit, vigorous when young, which forming a mound shaped plant about 3 metres high at maturity. Red autumn colour.
Rhododendron oreotrephes 'Pentland' AGM
Wonderful clone with deep mauve flowers with a paler centre in April-May. A very desirable species with beautiful sea-green foliage which is highly recommended. This selection was obtained from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh by Peter Cox and introduced in 1990. R. oreotrephes Pentland has a tidy upright habit. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
Recommended for wonderful foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal...
Evergreen Azalea Hanako
(H5) Mauve pink flowers with reddish spotting in May. Dense and compact with hairy growth. Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
syn. 'Takako' and 'Geisha Lilarosa'.
Rhododendron Germania INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! This is an outstanding plant introduced from Hobbie in Germany, with huge buds opening to deep pink flowers in a large upright truss during late May. It has an excellent habit, is tough and has large pale green rounded leaves. Tends to grow wider than it is tall. Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended for: Striking...
Magnolia x loebneri 'Donna' AGM
A recently introduced late flowering plant with huge 15 to 20cm wide flat-shaped white fragrant flowers in April. An extremely beautiful and hardy loebneri hybrid. Densely branched deciduous upright habit growing 3.0m in 10 years. It will perform best in full sun.
Magnolia kobus was hybridised with M.stellata by Max Loebner prior to 1914 to produce the Magnolia x loebneri cultivar. Diverse habits...
Rhododendron Loderi Sir Edmund
(H4-5) Sweetly scented trusses of blush pink flowers, veined deeper when first open in early May. Rare. A fast growing upright plant needing a sheltered woodland position and moist acid soil. Of all the many Loderi clones, this one grows best for us with clean healthy and more vigorous leaves and shoots. Height 180cm in 10 years. Named after Sir Edmund Loder, who owned Leonardslee Gardens in Sussex...
Camellia x williamsii 'EG Waterhouse'
(H5) Beautiful formal double pale pink flowers, March-April. Flowers set off by green foliage on a vigorous plant which forms an upright habit. A good hardy williamsianum hybrid with slightly matt leaves with serrated edges. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
This was one of the first formal double williamsii camellias to be bred, and it received many awards during the 1960s and 70's.
Camellia x williamsii...
Hybrid PALLET DEAL - (24 x 5 litre plants)
Picture for example only. Please see descriptions below.
Here is a fantastic PALLET DEAL of 24 choice 5 litre sized Rhododendrons that will grow to 1.5 - 1.75 metres in 10 years. We have grown these plants in 5 litre pots here on our nursery and they are about 40cm in size, and nice and bushy. They are first grade plants and look great now, and will soon grow to make a wonderful colourful addition...
Evergreen Azalea Shiko Lavender
(H4) Choice large lavender pink flowers in May, with tan coloured spotting in the throat, on a neat and compact growing plant. Variable flowers, with sports of white or lavender on the same plant, and occasional petaloid stamens to add greater interest! Height 25-50cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and most garden situations, including rock gardens and front of borders. Suitable for bonsai.
Easy...
Rhododendron Maroon Sappho
(H6) Lilac in bud opening to white flowers with a lilac flush, and a prominent maroon red flare on the upper lobe. Late May flowering. A strong growing plant with a neat habit. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
This is a neat and much more manageable plant for most gardens than the well known R. Sappho, which is too large and sprawly for many gardens. Although the Maroon Sappho flower is a little smaller,...
Evergreen Azalea Scout
(H5) Large light purplish pink flowers in late April and early May. A Glenn Dale Azalea from America which grows broader than tall in habit. A good strong growing plant. Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for containers, most garden situations and front of borders.• Easy to grow.• Group: Evergreen Azalea.• Parentage: ‘Malvaticum’ (s) X indicum (deep salmon-flowered...
Evergreen Azalea Anouk
(H5) Rose-pink trumpet shaped flowers. Flowering in May, early to mid season. A compact growing variety. Height 60-80cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soil.
Prunus incisa Kojo no Mai AGM
10 litre plant top worked on a 45cm clear stem
(H5) Pink buds open to delicate single flowers with white petals, and deeper pink centres, in early spring. A lovely plant for spring interest, with rich orange autumn colours. Height 75-100cm in 10 years. Best in sun, and moist well drained soil.
'Kojo-no-mai' is a deciduous shrub to 2.5m tall, with zig-zag branches bearing mid-green, lance-shaped leaves....
Dwarf Rhododendron Cream Crest
Lovely bright creamy yellow flowers in April. With a dense compact spreading habit this plant has great glossy deep green foliage. The flowers may need protection from spring frosts. Height 40-50cm in 10 years. Dwarf Rhododendrons don't mind the sun but they hate too much heat, so do avoid reflected heat from South facing walls and patios, particularly if planting in containers.
Recommended for...
Deciduous Azalea Tower Dragon (Cote # 10)
Delicate salmon pink flowers with a delightful scent flowering in May - June. Height 140-160cm after 10 years. It does like a fairly sunny position.
This plant was raised by J. B. Stevenson at Tower Court in Ascot. It is from the Cote Group of deciduous azaleas, bred by Stevenson. It was named by General Harrison after 'Dragon' one of his gun dogs, and 'Tower', his wife's former home at Tower Court.
Recommended...
Rhododendron Bremen
Glowing scarlet red flowers in a loose truss appear in April. This plant has bright silvery green leaves and is neat and compact. It is hardy, but needs a sheltered site. Height 40-60cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: williamsianum.
Parentage: unknown x williamsianum
Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1945)
Bred by: D G Hobbie. Origin: German.
Habit: Compact...
Camellia 'Black Lace' AGM
(H5) Fully double rich red flowers long lasting in spring. A very hardy reticulata x williamsii hybrid that performs well even at low temperatures throughout Europe. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in moist acid soils.
C. xwilliamsii 'Donation x C. reticulata 'Dataphong'. L. W. Ruffin, Mississippi, USA, 1971
Rhododendron orbiculare (Hydon BH1786) AGM
(FORTUNEA H6) Rose or purplish-pink bell shaped flowers in a loose truss. April-May. Distinct bright green rounded leaves with heart shaped base. Height 80-120cm in 10 years. Best in a fairly sunny spot.
Recommended for distinctive foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: most sunny garden situations.
Habit: compact and dense.
Group: Species Rhododendron.
Subsection: Fortunea.
Introduction date:...
Dwarf Rhododendron camtschaticum
An extremely rare dwarf deciduous shrub which is sometimes evergreen. It has wonderful soft hairy leaves and profuse purple flowers in June/July. Height 30cm with a spreading habit. Dwarf Rhododendrons don't mind the sun but they hate too much heat, so do avoid reflected heat from South facing walls and patios, particularly if planting in containers. This is a tough plant that prefers cooler conditions.
Recommended...
Evergreen Azalea Chipmunk
Prolific bright pink hose in hose double flowers in late June up to 55cm across. This is a lovely compact plant with neat glossy foliage. Height 40-60cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens and to extend the flowering season.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Northern European hybrid).
Parentage: 'Vida Brown' (s) X 'Lemur'
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1979).
Bred by: P.A....
Deciduous Azalea Imago
Lovely deep yellow double flowers, tinged purplish red flowering in late May. One of Donald Waterer's later hybrids but still rare. Height 150cm in 10 years.
Recommended gorgeous flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Knaphill hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1959).
Bred by: Waterer (Bagshot). Origin: British.
Habit: compact.
Ideal position: Most sunny garden...
Rhododendron yuefengense
This is a new species recognised by Chinese authorities (Rhodos of China volume 3). Pale pink bell shaped flowers on a dense compact plant, with attractive rounded leaves. It flowers profusely from a young age, and the flowers seem to last well. Height 75-100cm in 10 years, growing in a broad mounded habit. Unusual, and sort after.
• Recommended for compact and lower growing.• Easy to grow...
Evergreen Azalea Geisha Purple
Pretty small light reddish-purple hose in hose flowers (approximately 20mm) in May which are very floriferous. A very hardy compact growing plant bred to withstand the cold in Germany. Height and spread 40-60cm in 10 years.
Also known as Geisha Purpurrosa and registered name is Fumiko
W.Arends, (descendant of astilbe botanist Georg Arends (1863-1952)), bred the Geisha series of evergreen azaleas...
Rhododendron insigne AGM
A great plant with stunning pink bell shaped flowers with crimson spotting in May - June. It has distinctive pointed deep green glossy leaves with a silver/coppery metallic sheen on the underside. This is a tough plant with a neat bushy habit, particularly if grown in plenty of light. It does benefit from deadheading after flowering. Height 80 to 100cm in 10 years.
Recommended for good foliage and...
Rhododendron Karl Naue INKARHO
(H6) Strong red flowers in a domed truss, with dark red spotting on dorsal lobe, and prominent white filaments. Mid May-June flowering, set off with good dark green foliage. A tough plant from Hachmann, in Northern Germany. Height 150-175cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soils.
Introduced: Holger Hachmann 2007Etymology: named for the 71st birthday of the head of the Dittersdorf Baumschulen, Amtsberg...
Rhododendron Snow Fire
(H6) A recent and much admired German variety. Lovely white flowers in late May with a prominent dark orange-red centre. Good compact, broad and dense habit with attractive dark green foliage. The dark green leaves are narrowly lanceolate, leathery, with felty indumentum underneath.Easily withstands moderately sunny sites and winter cold. Height 75-90cm in 10 years.
Registered as Bohlken's Snow Fire.
Ideal...
Pieris japonica Little Heath
(H5) Pink flowers in spring on a neat compact growing plant with small variegated leaves, cream edging, pink new growth.
Flowers best in a light airey position.
Ideal for patio pots.
Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
Requires moist acid soil.
Rhododendron Catharine van Tol
Striking carmine rose flowers that are paler in the centre with green spotting in the throat. Flowering in late May, this plant has an open habit and is very hardy. Height 150 -175 cm
Recommended for: Vibrant pink flowers that stand out from a distance.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Open.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: catawbiense hybrid.
Hybridization...
Rhododendron Sennocke
Beautiful deep waxy-red funnel shaped flowers in late May. This is a low growing bushy compact plant with glossy bright green pointed leaves. Height 100-120cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Striking flower and interesting foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: Register states 'unknown', but an old Hydon Nurseries catalogue...
Rhododendron Veryan Bay
(H5) Pale pink bell shaped flowers which point downwards on red pedicels during April. A fine foliage plant raised by J C Williams at Caerhays in Cornwall crossing R. pseudochrysanthum x R. williamsianum. Height 50-75cm in 10 years. This is one of very few hybrids using the excellent foliage plant, R. pseudochrysanthum, which has given this plant some lovely foliage on a neat growing rounded plant....
Rhododendron Kokardia
Striking frilled lavender pink flowers with a prominent wine red blotch. Flowering in May this lovely plant has glossy green leaves. It is a dense plant that grows wider than tall. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Striking flower.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: 'Humboldt' (s) X 'Direktor E. Hjelm'.
Hybridization...
Rhododendron Amity
This yakushimanum hybrid has lovely reddish buds which open to rose pink campanulate flowers in late May. It has fabulous yellowish orange indumentum on the underside of the leaves and the new leaf growth has striking silvery indumentum. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: Grosclaude Group x 'Britannia' (s) X yakushimanum...
Deciduous Azalea Juniduft
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(H6) Sweetly scented stunning two tone pale pink funnel shaped flowers, that have a wonderful yellow spotted upper lobe, appear in late May early June. The new growth come through bronze in colour and turns deep green as the season progresses. Height 125-150cm in ten years.
• Recommended for: Gorgeous scented flowers.• Easy...
Deciduous Azalea Snow's Head
(H6) Almost pure white star shaped double flowers, forming large white balls of sweetly scented flowers in early May. Each flower is between 35 – 45mm and all the stamens are petaloid, adding more floral impact. This plant has lush bright green foliage and a broadly upright habit. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.A stunning plant bred and registered in Germany by top rhododendron breeder Holger Hachmann...