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Rhododendron Goldika
Extremely attractive large bright yellow flowers with a showy red eye in late May and early June. This plant has bright green oval leaves. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!).
Recommended for: stunning yellow flowers.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Dappled shade, needs careful site selection.
Habit: Open.
Group:...
Cornus Norman Haddon AGM
This strong growing 'Dogwood' pruduces lovely white bracts at an early age, gradually turning pink. Each flower head has 4 conspicuous petal like bracts in May. Cornus originate from North America, and Norman Haddon is a 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...
Evergreen Azalea Hino Crimson AGM
This popular plant has small bright crimson flowers in April and May. With abundant flowering, it has good glossy foliage that turns reddish in winter. Height 75-90cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens, including rock gardens and front of borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Kurume hybrid).
Parentage: 'Amoenum' (s) X ' Hinodegiri'
Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1944).
Bred...
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 Apricot Belle
(H5) Another interesting hybrid raised by the late Ted Millais who succeeded in breeding this R. cinnabarinum xanthocodon hybrid which is resistant to the powdery mildew and is hardier than previous clones. The buds are a deep apricot colour, opening to attractive creamy bell shaped flowers in May. Interesting glaucous foliage on a bushy plant about 75-100cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Its interesting...
Rhododendron Paola
(H6) Wonderful soft pink flowers with darker reddy-brown centres, opening in late May/early June with dark green matt foliage. This variety forms a dense compact plant growing wider than high. 125-150cm in ten years. Once again, its compact habit makes this plant ideal for middle of large boarders or perfect for the smaller modern garden.
• Recommended for: Smaller modern Gardens.• Easy...
Acer palmatum 'Bi-Hoo'
New leaves have tints of pink as they emerge in spring, then green summer leaves turn gold to red in autumn. Handsome yellow and orange winter stems. Best in sun or light shade. Forms a small tree or large shrub 2-4 m tall in 10 years.
With the colourful winter stems, Acer palmatum 'Bi-hoo' is an eye-catching plant all year and grows to be a large shrub or very small tree in time. It is best in...
Dwarf Rhododendron calostrotum keleticum AGM
(SALUENENSIA H6) A real dwarf gem with flatish crimson-purple flowers held above the foliage in May and June. Deep green shiny leaves forming a low mounded shrub. Height up to 30cm 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 containers, rock...
Rhododendron Ilam Violet
Wonderful deep violet blue flowers in compact clusters flowering in April-May. These flowers really glow on the plant! The lovely reddish young aromatic leaves turn lettuce green in summer, then bronze in winter. The plant is best in light shade. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Recommended for small gardens and mixed borders with great foliage
Easy to grow
Ideal position: most garden situations but...
Rhododendron Tibet
Tibet is a gorgeous compact neat growing plant with pink buds that open into pure sparkling white bell-shaped flowers in April. A williamsianum hybrid with attractive rounded foliage with deep-green leaves. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: williamsianum.
Parentage: 'Bismarck' (s) X williamsianum.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1966)
Bred...
Deciduous Azalea Sommerduft (Summer Scent)
Picture owned by and supplied by Tomma, Schroeder Rhododendron
(H6) Stunning almost pure white trumpet-shaped flowers with a very faint pink tinge to the outer edges opening in July typically after the foliage has appeared. The flowers are strongly scented which comes from azalea viscosum which makes up most of this plant’s parentage. The leaves are soft green in colour. The plant itself has...
Dwarf Rhododendron Snow Lady
(H4) Pure white in bud and flower, very slightly scented, with chocolate brown anthers in March/April. A low spreading shrub which can be slightly tender and may require some protection from frosts. Height 50-75cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soil.
• Recommended for: small gardens and earlier flowers.• Ideal position: Some sun.• Habit: Low growing spreading shrub.• Group: Dwarf...
Rhododendron Ted's Cream Cracker
(H5) Sweetly scented large cream flowers with a deeper centre and burnt orange markings. Stunning flowering in late June and July. Broad habit, best in dappled shade to preserve the flowers. Height & spread 150cm in 10 years.
This stunning plant was one of the last hybrids bred by Ted Millais, crossing a late flowering form of R. decorum which he had collected in the Himalayas, with R. Lem's Monarch....
Rhododendron trichanthum 'Honey Wood'
This excellent selection has striking deep purple flowers with green mottling, paler in the throat, and reddish purple on the outside. Flowering in June this is a bushy plant with interesting small hairy leaves and stems. This selection was grown by J.B. Stevenson and introduced by A.E. Hardy in 1969. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for lovely late flower to extend the season.
Easy to...
Deciduous Azalea Midsummer Girl
(H6) Stunning pink scented flowers with light yellow markings. Raised by Ted Millais at Crosswater Farm, particularly to extend the flowering season. Flowering in late June with glosy light green foliage that turns to a bronzey sheen with glaucous undersides throughout the growing season. Good autumn leaf colour adds extra interest. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
This lovely plant is as a result of...
Rhododendron Silver Copper
NEW! Masses of pinky-white frilly flowers with a dark red blotch in the centre, flowering in May. The plant is named for its wonderful new foliage during the summer months. The new growth in June and July is covered in a bright silvery tomentum (powdery coating) which turns a copper colour before washing off in autumn rains to reveal dark green leaves during the winter months. The leaf undersides are...
Deciduous Azalea Coccineum Speciosum AGM
Beautiful small orange red honeysuckle type flowers. This is a historic Ghent variety that flowers in May. Height 120 - 150cm in 10 years.
Also known as 'Coccinea Speciosa'.
Recommended for attractive flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Ghent hybrid).
Parentage: unknown
Hybridization date: pre 1900 (before 1836).
Bred by: L. Seneclause. Origin: French.
Habit: upright.
Ideal position:...
Rhododendron Silbervelours
**** Launched at Chelsea Flower Show 2019****
(H5) Rounded trusses of pale pink, fading to cream with yellow green spotting in a truss of 14-16. Late April-May. A wonderful foliage plant with beautiful silvery white new growth for most of the season, with yellowy thick wooly indumentum on the undersides all summer, especially in full sun. Excellent habit. Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
• Compact...
Rhododendron Midnight Beauty
(H6) Almost black buds open to dark burgundy red flowers with a darker blotch and wavy edges. Cream coloured anthers add extra interest. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
• Recommended for: Tough variety and stunning colour.• Easy to grow.• Ideal position: Dappled shade in most garden situations.• Habit: Can be thin so plant with other Rhododendrons.• Group: Hardy Hybrid.•...
Rhododendron Blaue Jungs INKARHO
Deep mauve blue flowers with a prominent chocolate blotch on the upper lobe. Mid to late May flowering. A very tough plant and striking plant from Germany. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
A tough plant which translates to 'Blue Boys' in English.
Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended for: Hedging/screening.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden...
Evergreen Azalea Flower Arranger
Large, soft lilac semi-double flowers with a fluted edge in May up to 40mm. This is an excellent plant with a compact neat habit. Height 50-65cm in 10 years. It does like a sheltered position.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Hyde hybrid).
Parentage: Unknown.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (late 1960's).
Bred by: W.G.T. Hyde. Origin: British.
Habit:...
Rhododendron degronianum heptamerum 'Oki Koki'
(PONTICA H4) Pink in bud, opening to white flowers with a deeper lining in a dense truss during April-May. A tough, neat growing plant forming a dome shape, with dark recurved leaves (130-180 x 40-55mm) and fawn indumentum on the undersides. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
This plant was selected and named by David Millais from a batch of seed kindly sent by botanist Yuji Kurashige, who collected...
Rhododendron Marlis AGM
Fantastic red buds open to rose pink flowers with paler centres and star-shaped white lines. This plant flowers in May, buds up young and is neat growing. This is a consistently reliable plant and one that we would recommend. Height 80-120cm in 10 years. The registered name is 'Hachmann's Marlis'.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: Mars X yakushimanum...
Camellia vernalis Yuletide
Camellia ‘Yuletide’ has a profusion of rich red flowers in winter. Each crimson bloom boasts prominent golden yellow stamens in its centre, creating a vibrant festive display. Flowering from November to January, it reaches its peak around Christmas, so the perfect Christmas gift! The glossy evergreen foliage adds year round structure to the garden. Plant with ericaceous compost in borders,...
Rhododendron niveum AGM
Wonderful smoky purple mauve flowers in a ball shaped truss flower in April-May. A fine species with interesting foliage, young growth has downy white indumentum on the underside of the leaves maturing into a lovely fawn colour on the mature leaves. A rare plant from Sikkim that needs a little extra TLC and good drainage. Height 100 - 120 cm in 10 years.Looks good planted next to yellow varieties!...
Rhododendron Old Port
Extremely attractive medium reddish purple flowers with a deep blotch flowering in late May. This is a vigorous old hybrid with good glossy leaves. Height 150-180 cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Striking flower and great foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: catawbiense hybrid.
Hybridization date: pre 1900 ( before...
Rhododendron Blue Print
(H6) An interesting two tone purple and white flower from mid May - early June. The main bulk of the flower is purple with a white star shaped centre which darks to purple as the flowers age. Each individual flower has faint speckling in the upper lobe. This plant grows to form a dense mound of bottle green foliage. The new stems and leaf petioles open a dark purplish red before turning green over...
Deciduous Azalea Helena Evelyn
(H6) Rich sugar pink 'Homebush' hybrid. Grows best in light dappled shade or full sun. This is a doubled flowered plant of excellent quality and a lovely shade of pink. 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...
Rhododendron Nobleanum Venustum
Early pink flowers, shading to white in the centre with dark crimson markings. A dense bush which flowers any time from November to March, often flowering again after frosts, to welcome in the spring. The narrow leaves have a thin layer of silvery indumentum.Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Early flower.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group:...
Rhododendron Avalanche
Stunning large trusses of pure white flowers with a delightful rose blotch in the centre. A super early variety that flowers March to April. This plant forms a large woodland plant which has very attractive young growth. Height 180cm plus in 10 years.
Recommended for: Fabulous early blooms.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Sheltered woodland.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid.
Parentage:...
Rhododendron rex AGM
Wonderful pale rose or white flowers with a crimson blotch in April-May on a plant that will eventually make a small tree. One of our favourites, it has 30-40cm shiny dark green leaves with a pale buff woolly indumentum beneath. Height 150-180cm in 10 years. Awarded the AGM in 2013, this is one of the toughest and most reliable of all big leaved species.
Big leaved rhododendrons have great architectural...
Deciduous Azalea Golden Nectarine
Picture owned by and supplied by Tomma, Schroeder Rhododendron
(H6) This Knaphill style flower starts off light red-orange in bud before opening to a rich golden yellowy orange with tinges of red on the edges in late May. Very similar to Sunte Nectarine but much richer in colour. Quite often the new bronze, red leaves will start to open at the same time as the flowers which gives a very nice contrast....
Rhododendron lutescens Exbury clone
Selected clone of lutescens with larger deep primrose yellow flowers from February to April. This is an upright shrub with beautiful reddish bronze young growth. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for its superb early yellow flowers.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: sheltered, dappled shade.
Habit: upright.
Group: Small Leaved Rhododendron.
Subsection: Triflora.
Introduction date: pre...
Rhododendron Roseum Elegans INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Beautiful lavender flowers fading to pink, with reddish brown spotting. Flowering in late May early June this lovely old hybrid has olive green foliage. It tolerates sun, heat and cold and is a dense and vigorous grower. It is ideal for windbreaks or hedging and screening. Height 200cm in 10 years.
Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended...
Liquidamber styraciflua Worplesdon AGM
These trees sit at approximaltey 200-220cm not including the pot. They will come via Parcel Force on a 48 hour delivery due to height or they can be collected directly from the nursery.
A selection of 'Sweet Gum' with long narrow lobes, turning brilliant orange and yellow which lasts well in autumn. One of the best trees for autumn colour. Looks good all year. Height 2-4 metres in 10 years. Best on...
Rhododendron Karl Naue
(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 Rusty Dane
Pink buds open to pure white flowers, mid to late May. A wonderful foliage selection which looks good all year, with cream indumentum on the new leaves turning rusty reddish brown, and thickly felted on the lower surface as they mature. Height and spread is 50-75cm in 10 years with a broad habit.
Another great Danish foliage selection from Svend Hansen, using the species parents R. bureavii x R....
Rhododendron Caruso
(H5) Large vibrant pink full trusses made of 12 flowers, approximatley 15cm across. Richer pink towards the edges and on the back of each flower, they also contain darker red markings which turn orange in the throat. Flowering in early May. This plant has lovely dark glossy green foliage on a compact habit. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
• Recommended for: Tough variety.• Ideal position:...
Calycanthus Aphrodite
12 litre plant shown in second photo
(H5) Deep red fragrant flowers tipped with cream, are borne from late spring and into summer. Glossy leaves, turn yellow with good autumn colour. A multi-stemmed shrub with upright arching branches. Height 150-175cm in 10 years. Best in sheltered sun or shade.
Aphrodite' is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with Magnolia like flowers up to 10cm in diameter.
Calycanthus...
Dwarf Rhododendron Bengal
(H5) Bright dark scarlet-red trumpet shaped flowers in a loose truss of 4-5 flowers. April flowering. Dark green leaves on a low compact spreading plant. A tough plant from Hobbie, Northern Germany. Height 25-50cm in 10 years.
• Recommended for: small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Ideal position: Some sun, away from heat.• Habit: Low, Compact, Spreading.• Group: Dwarf Rhododendron...
Magnolia Heaven Scent AGM
These trees sit at approximaltey 170-190cm not including the pot. They will come via Parcel Force on a 48 hour delivery due to height or they can be collected directly from the nursery.
A magnificent small to medium sized deciduous tree, raised by Dr D Todd Gresham of Santa Cruz, California in 1955. Richly scented and free flowering pale pink tulip shaped flowers, getting darker towards the base,...
Deciduous Azalea Knaphill Apricot
Extremely attractive large apricot yellow flowers in early to mid May. This plant is an unusual colour which always attracts interest. Height 150-180cm in years. Requires a fairly sunny position.
Recommended for lovely flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Knaphill hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1950).
Bred by: Waterer (Bagshot). Origin: British.
Habit:...
Hydrangea paniculata Silver Dollar AGM
(H5) Elegant panicles of white flowers, turning light pink later in the season. These look good set against the dark upright stems. Fast growing, but neat compact habit. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in moist sunny positions.
Bred and selected by Dutch plantsman Peter Zwijnenburg at the turn of the century,
For large panicles, the laterals should be pruned back to within 5-8cm of the previous...
Pieris Japonica Passion
(H5) Panicles of maroon red flowers, March-April, followed by red new growth in spring. A neat evergreen shrub, best in a sheltered spot away from cold winds. Sun or light shade. Height 100-125cm in 10 years. Best in moist acid soils.
Deciduous Azalea vaseyi AGM
Pretty pale pink flowers appear before the leave in April - May. It has lovely pointed leaves and fabulous autumn foliage. It is hardy, but it does need extra winter protection when young. It prefers a relatively moist soil. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Ideal for more damp conditions and great foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: damp conditions with some protection.
Habit: upright.
Group:...
Miracle-Gro Sulphate of Potash
Potash encourages better flowering (and fruiting!) on your plants, by providing a fast acting source of potassium. This toughens up your plants and improves disease and drought resistance, and prepares them for cold winter temperatures.
This is an organic granular formula, which is easy to spread onto the soil surface, and gently fork in. We recommend using this in June-July to stimulate flower...
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' AGM
Large slender upright shrub with bright orange yellow foliage in the spring. Similar to Katsura, but with intense long lasting spring colour. Autumn colour of bright yellow gold. Expected height is 200cm in 10 years.