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Ficus carica 'Bornholm´s Diamond' - fig tree (6629 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:48:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Another hardy fig that can grow and even fruit in our climate (zone 6) is called Bornholm’s Diamond ( Bornholms Diamant ). Its name and characteristics were derived from a Swedish variety called Bornholm bred on on island of the same name. This one is more tolerant of damp weather which makes it suitable for continental climate. ...
Albizia julibrissin 'Ernest Wilson' - acacia (5531 readers)
Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:37:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Mimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate. Ernest Wilson is a selection found in Korea in early 1900´s. It grew in a colder zone which predestined it to be ideal for testing in colder climates of the USA as well as Europe later on. ...
Ailanthus altissima - tree of heaven (10393 readers)
Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:30:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Tree of heaven is a beautiful name for an extraordinary plant. It comes from China but is completely hardy in our climate. It is a tall tree suitable for large garden, parks or as a street tree. It is grown for unusually big leaves that can be half a meter long. The are compound of upto 30 individual, elongated leaflets. ...
Azalea 'Glowing Embers' - deciduous azalea (3335 readers)
Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 05:24:51 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Knapp Hill rhododendron | Glowing Embers is true to its name. As if you were watching the very centre of fire, the petals are vivid orange with golden flashes. Mid green leaves have bronze highlight from spring already. ...
Rhamnus frangula 'Aspleniifolia' - fernleaf buckthorn, cutleaf buckthorn (3956 readers)
Contributed by havlis 27.05 2008 on 10:54:26 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs We always notice a happy smile on our customers´ faces when we show them a plant that is beautiful and easy to care for at the same time. This is the case of fernleaf buckthorn – a gorgeous shrub that you do not have to anything about from the minute you plant it (apart from regular watering the first year obviously). ...
Azalea 'Satan' - deciduous azalea (2599 readers)
Contributed by havlis 27.05 2008 on 10:47:22 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Knapp Hill rhododendron | Deciduous azaleas are probably the most striking flowering shrubs. Their colours are vivid and bright, and often have the shades that not many rhododendrons can offer. They need full sun. ...
Weigela florida 'Victoria' - weigela (19408 readers)
Contributed by havlis 27.05 2008 on 10:42:28 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / beginning of summer and sporadically towards the end of summer. ...
Ulmus x hollandica 'Wredei' - golden elm (3541 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:34:38 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This elm is a slender shrub - a cross between ulmus minor and ulmus glabra from Germany, yet from 1875. It has been a popular small tree or rather a shrub ever since. Its size is suitable for gardens with restricted space as it seldom grows more than 1,5m wide and can be 3-5m tall. ...
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' - flowering curran (2429 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:26:34 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Flowering currant is one of the most beautiful and easy-to-grow plants with early spring flowering. The flowers are formed in short, pending racemes. Their colour is bright pinkish-red and they come out gradually for about 3 weeks as the racemes grow. Deciduous leaves are palmate, lobed, mid green and turn yellow, orange and pink in autumn. Fruits are small berries that are edible but not very tasteful. ...
Malus 'Evereste' PERPETU® - crab apple (4286 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:20:36 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Malus Perpetu® is another crab apple. This variety offers snow-white flowers, very similar to those you can see on apple trees. They open from pink buds and their number is very high every year. Deciduous leaves are green, ovate, mid-sized. The best attraction is the fruit – many tiny apples of vivid golden yellow colour with orange and red highlights mature in September. ...
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony' - oakleaf hydrangea (2697 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:09:09 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Oakleaf hydrangea comes from southeastern USA. It is an attractive mound-forming shrub with oak-like, deeply cut leaves of bright green colour turning purple-bronze in autumn. The flowers of Harmony variety appear at the beginning of summer. They come out in heavy panicles of pure white, double flowers that get so heavy when mature that they droop. Hydrangeas like moist (not wet), slightly acidic soil. This variety can stand in full sun if enough moisture is provided. ...
Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' - European elder (3623 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:19:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Aren’t the breeders krafty, I often say to myself. Take European elder, for instance. This omnipresent shrub grows anywhere, without any maintenance and the more you prune it the thicker it gets. Well, what a promising start for cultivation, someone said. And here we are! So forget this common weed of our countryside and dive in the world of SAMBUCUS, the world of colours, shapes and sizes that, with 10 different varieties, could well do for one complete garden. ...
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' - lilac (10766 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:15:44 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Lilacs are famous shrubs with showy flowers from May to June. Rich and dense upright panicles of tiny, fragrant flowers last for 3-4 weeks. Sensation is a variety with a perfect name. Its individual flowers are deep purple to violet with rich, white margins = an eye-catcher even for those who consider lilacs far too usual. They are strongly fragrant. ...
Malus 'Royalty' - crab apple (4028 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:07:43 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This crab apple is a beautiful small tree with excellent flowering in the spring. The flowers are deep pink to bright purple and are followed by non-edible dark purple small fruits. The leaves are small-ish as opposed to real apple, shiny, deep purple throughout the season. ...
Malus COCCINELLA® 'Courtarou' - crab apple (2467 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 08:54:23 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Coccinella® is a relatively new variety of crab apple. It is protected as a registered trademark and its features speak for itself. The flowers are pale to rich purple, with tints of red rather than pink as on ornamental cherries. Moreover, this selection has burgundy leaves and dark red branches for an exquisite display throughout summer. ...
Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking' - black chokeberry (3658 readers)
Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:19:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Black chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too. The lustrous fruits are black, slightly larger than black currant, contain vitamin C and other important microelements such as ferrum and iodine. They can be eaten fresh, in fruit salads or sundaes, or processed as stewed f ...
Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose' - common lilac (7604 readers)
Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:08:03 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Lilacs are famous shrubs with showy flowers from May to June. Rich and dense upright panicles of tiny fragrant flowers last for 3-4 weeks. Variety Primrose has yellow-green buds and light creamy yellow flowers. Stiff leaves are heart-shaped, upto 10 cm long, mid to dark green. ...
Azalea 'Arneson Gem' - deciduous azalea (3571 readers)
Contributed by havlis 20.04 2008 on 21:00:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Knapp Hill rhododendron | Deciduous azaleas are probably the most striking flowering shrubs. Their colours are vivid and bright, and often have the shades that not many rhododendrons can offer. They need full sun. “Arneson Gem” is a true jewel. Its reddish buds open to soft golden-yellow flowers with apricot orange tips and petal margins. It is fragrant and the leaves are disease resistant. Prolific bloomer. ...
Azalea japonica 'Snow' - Japanese azalea (5714 readers)
Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:51:37 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Japanese azaleas are very popular features of our gardens. In their home climate they grow to relatively substantial shrubs, as opposed to limited sizes in our continental, dry climate. Azaleas are very floriferous, maintenance-free shrubs that bloom from end April until end May. Snow is a pure white variety with large, scented flowers. It grows moderately fast into an irregular-shaped shrub. ...
Azalea japonica - japanese azalea (6228 readers)
Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:46:53 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Japanese azaleas enhance every flowering spring garden. They are an ideal choice for evergreen compositions; they can be easily pruned to reach a shape you like. We offer shrubby forms, cones and half standards. There are plenty of colours to choose from – shades of red, pink, purple or violet, and obviously white. ...
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