| Description | Stachys byzantina (syn. lanata)
Irresistibly soft, furry silver foliage, the 'Lambs Ear' is a must have in every Cottage garden.
• Tall purple flowers
• Looks great in pots, rockeries, along pathways and mass planted
• Tolerates dry soils
6"/14cm pot size. | Malus purpurea
The Purple Crab Apple makes a handsome small tree, quite round topped in maturity. With beautiful flowers which are a deep, red-purple colour creating an effect that looks almost unbelievably rich.
A great specimen tree, in Autumn the Purple Crab Apple has dark purple fruit and leaves which turn shades of yellow and red.
13" pot size. | Cornus capitata
Also known as an Evergreen Dogwood, Cornus capaitata is an evergreen, rounded, low branched tree with dense, oval, lanceolate, grey/green foliage. In spring it produces bracts of creamy to lemon-yellow flowers which turn to large, juicy, scarlet fruits (but they are tasteless). They attract lots of birds when in fruit and are generally a very attractive and hardy garden specimens. An excellent ornamental specimen tree best suited to medium to larger gardens, as the look really good at a distance as well as up close.
6''/14cm pot | Olea europaea 'Picual' Olive tree
Picual is a small sized tree that has thin, leather like foliage which is green with a silver underside. The olives are fantastic for cooking and snacking on.
Picual is great when planted in bunches if room permits. It can also be potted or planted in small to medium gardens for interest and fruit. This evergreen likes hot weather with no humidity and well draining soil. It is self-fertile but can benefit from cross pollination.
6" pot size. |
| Additional information |
| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Border, rockeries, groundcover
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| botanical name |
Malus ioensis ?Purpurea?
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| height x width |
5m x 3m
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| features |
Bronze-coppery green flowers with single showy red flowers with a hint of pink and strong golden stamens from mid to late spring
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| conditions |
Full sun in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, group planting, floral arrangements, general landscaping
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