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Rhododendron High Summer
Another later flowering beautiful yellow variety raised by our own Ted Millais. It has soft creamy yellow flowers in late June which always attract attention. It is best in light shade to preserve the blooms. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!).
Recommended for: Late flowers.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Dappled...
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 Naomi (AM form)
Richly textured, lightly scented flowers in trusses of pale pink with lilac shading to yellow and white in the centre. Flowering in early May this is a tall growing plant with shiny rounded leaves. Height 160-180cm after 10 years.Also known as Exbury Naomi.
Recommended for: pretty fragrant flowers.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Dappled shade.
Habit: Open.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage:...
Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'
(H5) Double, rose-form red flowers to 10cm across in Spring. A vigorous, compact and upright, bushy shrub of medium size.
Best grown in partial or dappled shade, in a sheltered position away from morning and hot afternoon sun and damaging strong/cold winds. Height 125-150cm in 10 years
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.
Evergreen Azalea serpyllifolium albiflorum
(H6) A rare plant with single small white flowers at the ends of wiry little branches, in May. A quaint and pretty little shrub from Southern Japan, with small leaves. Height 25-50cm in 10 years.
Low evergreen azalea, though mainly deciduous in winter. It grows to 75cm high, with slender stems covered with appressed, linear, dark brown bristles, that point towards the end of the shoot. Leaves narrowly...
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 Autumn Joy (Herbstfreude)
Picture owned by and supplied by Tomma, Schroeder Rhododendron
(H6) Delicate rosy-white flowers with blackberry red spotting in the upper lobe of each flower a full truss is made up of 16 flowers and measures approximately 11cm across. An interesting variety which flowers most years in September, and again in May - giving two bites of the cherry! This is a broadly upright plant with light green foliage....
Magnolia Galaxy AGM
Due to the height of the 12 litre plants (160-180cm), we are unable to send them in boxes. They can be collected direct from our nursery or delivered via a pallet delivery service.
Striking purple pink to red slightly scented flowers in mid to late spring make a stunning statement in the garden. This plant makes a wonderful small to medium sized deciduous tree, initially upright in habit, but maturing...
Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg' AGM
Deep purple foliage which curls downwards at the edges. Will take full sun without burning. Foliage slowly turns deep reddish green, and then a rich crimson in the autumn. A strong, fast growing small tree with an open habit. Named after the beautiful Trompenburg arboretum in Rotterdam. Expected height is 200cm in 10 years.
Deciduous Azalea Goldtopas
(H6) Fantastic large bright golden yellow flower, with a deeper blotch. This is a Silver Medal plant raised by Hans Hachmann in Germany, and is very tough. Large flowers up to 70mm across on a truss of 5 to 7 with good autumn foliage colours. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Recommended as one of the best bright yellow azaleas.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Exbury hybrid).
Parentage: 'Cecile'...
Deciduous Azalea viscosum rhodanthum
Known as the 'Swamp Honeysuckle'. Beautifully scented pink honeysuckle type flowers, with darker blotches. A superb late summer flowering shrub for July and August. Good autumn foliage. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Recommended for wonderful late fragrant flower.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: most garden situations, with some shade.
Habit: upright.
Group: Deciduous Azalea.
Subsection: Pentanthera.
Introduction...
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.
Calycanthus Aphrodite
Due to the height of the 12 litre plants (150-160cm), we are unable to send them in boxes. They can be collected direct from our nursery or delivered via a pallet delivery service.
(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...
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...
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Cameo' AGM
(H4) Coral pink, medium to large double flowers, 10-11cm. Mid to late season flowering during April. A hardy japonica hybrid with compact, upright growth. Height 150cm in 10 years.
Nuccio's Nurseries, California, 1983
Rhododendron taliense 'Woolly Dane'
(TALIENSIA H7) Creamy pinkish white bell shaped and spotted flowers in April - May. Honey scented foliage. Thick tawny indumentum on underside of leaves.
This selection of R. taliense, 'Woolly Dane' has dense woolly felted indumentum in a cognac colour. This thick soft felt graces the new leaves, their undersides, and the shoots throughout the year. The foliage is elliptic to oval, with quite...
Magnolia obovata
(H5) Large highly scented white flowers in late May-June, which start off cup-shaped before opening into large flat saucer-shaped flowers up to 20cm across. As they age the flowers turn creamier white and the outer petals turn a reddish brown adding one more depth of colour. The leaves of this magnolia are just as note worthy as the flowers, they are ovate in shape and can grow to be 40cm in length...
Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Audrey'
(H4) One of the Paradise range of Autumn and Winter flowering Camellias. A lovely evergreen shrub producing masses of informal double shell pink flowers over a long period from October onwards. Good dark green glossy foliage, and suitable for sun or shade, but not for the coldest of gardens. Height 150cm in 10 years.
Raised by Bob Cherry, one of the leading Camellia breeders in Australia. It has got...
Rhododendron Award
What a great plant! It has fragrant pinky white flowers that have a light yellow flare which open subtly to almost pure white with green spots. It forms a wide ball shaped truss in May. The foliage has fabulous bronzey young growth. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.This plant stole the show at our gold medal winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit in 2009. It proved very popular at the show and we absolutely...
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...
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...
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...
Camellia japonica 'C.M.Hovey' AGM
(H5) Bright rose-pink, formal double flowers to 10cm wide in spring, wit a few white strwaks on the inner petals. A strong-growing shrub of compact habit. Height 200-400cm in 10 years.
Massachusetts, USA, 1850.
Compact Rhodo Box Deal (3 x 7.5 litre plants)
Picture for example only. Please see descriptions below
Here is a fantastic box deal of 3 choice 7.5 litre sized Compact Rhododendrons that will grow to around 100cm in 10 years. These are strong 3-4 year old plants which are about 30-40cm in size, and nice and bushy. They are all tough and hardy plants that will grow well throughout the UK.
We have selected three varieties that compliment each other...
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
(H4) White, lightly scented flowers in the summer on a compact tree of columnar habit. Glossy leaves with a deep brown felt on the underside. Best in full sun. Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Requires moist acid soil. Height 200-400cm in 10 years.
Dwarf Rhododendron groenlandicum 'Helma'
(LEDUM H7) A selected floriferous form of this dwarf plant with distinctive inflorescences of small white flowers, at the ends of woolly shoots. The flower clusters are made up of 10-40 tiny white fragrant and sticky star shaped flowers, forming a prominent cluster between 30-50mm in diameter. The foliage is pale green, with a wooly mat of hairs (indumentum) on the underside which darken to rusty...
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 Catawbiense Boursault
(H7) Deep lilac purple buds opening to long lasting funnel shaped soft lilac purple flowers, with a small amount of reddish or pale brown markings in the upper lobe, create dense trusses opening in late May and carrying on well into June.This vigorous tough variety makes the perfect rhododendron for hedging and screening as it forms a lovely dense plant, easily growing between 175-200cm in 10 years...
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:...
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:...
Cornus kousa Milky Way
Due to the height of the 12 litre plants (170-180cm), we are unable to send them in boxes. They can be collected direct from our nursery or delivered via a pallet delivery service.
(H5) Large star shaped creamy white flowers in early June, followed by raspberry like fruits which will attract birds. Dark green leaves with a blue-green underside and a purple-red autum colour. Height 250-300cm in 10...
Rhododendron Europa EX7694
(H5) Rosy pink funnel shaped flowers of heavy substance with darker spotting in the throat, flowering late into the summer. It is also a wonderful foliage plant with heavily veined dark green leaves, and thin grey indumentum on the undersides. The new growth during August is spectacular with leaves and shoots covered in a whitish tomentum, which gives way to the dark leaves later in autumn. Height...
Rhododendron King's Ride
(H5) A neat domed truss of white bell shaped flowers, speckled brown and flushed purple-pink when young. Late May. A lovely and really choice foliage plant raised at Windsor Park, which looks good all year, with whitish tormentum in summer on the upper surfaces, turning glossy dark green in winter. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: Yakushimanum.
...
Deciduous Azalea Delicatissimum AGM
(H6) Beautiful creamy white flowers, flushed pink with an orange flare. Nicely scented and flowering in May - June. Height 120-150cm in 10 years. Requires a fairly sunny position.
AGM 2013
Camellia sasanqua 'Crimson King' AGM
(H4) Deep crimson, semi double, fragrant flowers, up to 12cm across in Autumn/Winter. A medium-sized evergreen shrub of open and spreading habit. 150-200cm in 10 years.
Originally from Japan. The original Japanese name is lost, the present and wisely accepted name was first recorded in England in 1937 by Wada.
Camellia x williamsii 'Elegant Beauty' AGM
(H5) Deep rose-pink anemone form flowers in Spring. Long, arching, vigorous growth makes this an excellent variety for training against a wall. Bronze-coloured young foliage. Height 175-200cm in 10 years.
C. saluenensis x C. japonica 'Elegans'. Les Jury, New Zeland, 1962.
Rhododendron tsariense
Gorgeous pinky white flowers with crimson spotting in April. A rare plant with superb foliage that has dense rufous indumentum on the lower leaf surface and sometimes on the upper surface. A lovely compact slow growing plant that needs good drainage to perform well. Avoid using fertilizer with this plant. Height 40-50cm in 10 years.
Ideal for small gardens.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: sheltered...
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...
Dwarf Rhododendron Lavendula
(H5) Large deep lavender frilly flowers with darker spots, flowering in April. Dark green leaves turn bronze in winter. Very tough compact growing plant bred in Northern Germany. Height 50-75cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soil.
• Recommended for: small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Ideal position: Sun or partial shade.• Habit: Shrub.• Group: Dwarf Rhododendron hybrid.•...
Hamamelis mollis 'Jermyns Gold' AGM
(H5) Clusters of large sweet fragrant golden yellow flowers from December to March on a large handsome shrub, with good yellow autumn foliage colour. Originally collected by the great plant collector Ernest Wilson in China, and named by Hillier Nurseries in 2000. Height 150-175cm in 10 years. Best in moist sunny positions.
'Chinese Witch hazel' - Perhaps the most handsome of all witch hazels and deservedly...
Cornus kousa 'Big Apple'
Large white flowering bracts in June, followed by extremely large red edible fruits in the autumn. Dark green leathery and heavily textured leaves on a large spreading tree. Height 2-4m in 10 years. Best in full sun or partial shade.
Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Belinda'
(H4) One of the Paradise range of Autumn and Winter flowering Camellias. Large (up to 11cm across) glowing pink single flowers with distinctive golden stamens. It has an exceptionally long flowering season from October onwards. Will grow in sun or shade, but not recommended for very cold gardens. Height 150cm in 10 years, or can be kept to a low hedge with occasional pruning.
Bred by Bob Cherry at...
Rhododendron Renoir AGM
Renoir has pretty rose pink flowers with a paler throat and distinctive crimson spots flowering in May. We like this plant because it is excellently floriferous and compact. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: Pauline X yakushimanum.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1951)
Bred by: F E W Hanger. Origin: British. (Francis...
Rhododendron qiaojiaense 'Dusky Pink'
(FORTUNEA H5) RARE! This is our selected clone of this choice species with good purple-pink flowers which are lightly scented. A notable feature is the new dusky pink foliage which keeps its colour for early summer.
R. qiaojiaense (This is pronounced something like “cheow-jiense”) is a species which was described for the first time in 2009. It is similar to R. decorum and R. vernicosum,...
Rhododendron uvariifolium 'Reginald Childs'
Pretty pinky white bell shaped flowers, with a dark central blotch in a large truss of 12 to 18 flowers, in March - April. This is a handsome foliage plant with silvery woolly indumentum on the underside of the leaves and wonderful silver new growth. Height 150-180 cm in 10 years. A choice clone of R. uvariifolium introduced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Wakehurst Place, and registered in 1976.
Sometimes...
Cornus kousa 'Gold Star'
(H6) Mid to dark green leaves have a bold, yellow, central, yellow splash. Turning red with purple margins in autumn. Small white flower clusters in early summer surrounded by bracts which open white then turn pink, followed by red strawberry type fruit. Forms a spreading shrub 125-150cm in 10 years. Requires moist well drained acid or neutral soil in a sheltered sunny position.