| Description | Nerium oleander 'Madoni Grandiflorum' (White Oleander)
Nerium oleander is a bushy, evergreen shrub that grows thickly and quickly in almost any conditions. It has long, slim leaves and bright, star-shaped, open,creamy/white flowers. Its dense bushy fast-growing nature lends itself well to hedging - but ensure you plant rows of the same variety as they have different foliage characteristics.
The Oleander has suffered from poor press over the years and that is a great shame for it is a tough beautiful shrub which should come into to its own in these new drought filled years. The plants easily cope by the seaside, not seeming to be worried with salt laden air; in arid hot conditions, and even where the drainage is poor.
CAUTION: It is poisonous nature, containing glycocytes, which means that animals won't touch it - but it takes large quantities to poison humans - and it tastes so awful you'd have to be determined or raving mad! There are no recorded cases of serious poisoning for humans.
Approx 2-3m h+w | Rosa hybrid tea
Lady X has long perfect buds of pale lilac petals and an almost thornless stems making it very popular for cut flowers. Mild fragrance. Repeat flowering.
2ft Standard Rose
Available online ONLY - Not in store. | Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
The Cut-Leaf Birch is a very graceful tree with distinctive feathery foliage and fine white bark. It is slender and graceful enough to be a part of a small garden without appearing too dominant, and is also effective in larger areas planted alone or in groups. A moderate growing and medium sized tree, ideal for either a small garden setup or even a larger forest-like vista, this tree will grow well in most soils in a sunny to part shade position. A beautiful specimen tree not to be looked over!
10"/25cm pot size | Clethra Arborea "Lily Of The Valley Tree"
Lily Of The Valley Tree is an evergreen shrub or small tree with shiny green leaves. The long bunches of small white lily-shaped flowers are produced in summer and autumn.
This plant is a pretty specimen tree for small gardens. Its think foliage makes it great for hedging or screening.
13" pot size. |
| Content | Nerium oleander 'Madoni Grandiflorum' (White Oleander)
Madoni Grandiflorum prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. Once established they need no extra watering, surviving through the toughest of droughts and the hottest of summers (it can even cope with reflected heat from buildings), as well as surviving through cold winters and the occasional frost.
Approx 2-3m h+w | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last two centuries although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renown for their flowers and beauty they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit, the rose hip which can be made into an old fashioned jam or for garden uses such as ground covers and hedging.
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| botanical name |
Betula pendula ?Dalecarlica?
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| height x width |
7m x 3m
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| features |
Slender tall tree with elegant hanging branches and fine light green deeply cut leaves which turn golden in autumn
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, group planting, avenues, great for small gardens
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| botanical name |
Clethra arborea
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| height x width |
6m x 3m
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| features |
Glossy dark-green leaves and long panicles of Lily-of the Valley like flowers
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| conditions |
Part shaded position in moist well-drained soil, prefers acid soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, shaded spots, avenues
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