Abies koreana 'Oberon' - dwarf Korean fir Plants / Conifers Oberon is a cushion-like, dwarf variety of Korean fir. It grows slowly into a low, mounding shrub that is only about 30-40 cm tall and 40-60 cm wide in 15 years. Its evergreen needles are short, glossy, deep green with silvery underneath, and grow densely 360° around the branches. Oberon Korean fir … Contributed by havlis 20.09. 2016 16:20:08 (14109 readers) | |
Viburnum davidii - David viburnum Plants / Evergreen Shrubs David viburnum is a handsome, compact little shrub, with eye-catching foliage. The leaves are elliptic, emerald green with pink-red stalks, and have remarkable deep veins, which give this shrub an additional 3D image. The flower buds are pink-ish, too, but the flowers themselves are not what this plant … Contributed by havlis 01.02. 2010 13:53:15 (40521 readers) | |
Geranium himalayense 'Baby blue' - Himalayan cranesbill Plants / Perennials Cranesbill is a genus comprising of about 300 species. It is commonly used as a ground-covering perennial which can quickly form a respectable carpet. When if full bloom it offers a solid, one-colour show which in mass plantings looks stunning. Thanks to low growth it mostly finds its place under trees … Contributed by havlis 21.05. 2014 21:42:22 (23094 readers) | |
Athyrium filix-femina - lady fern Plants / Ferns Lady fern is an elegant and beautiful fern, one of the most popular. It has bright green fronds of lacy leaves. The plant is clump forming, growing into a dense perennial with profusion of leaves from one centre. If desired, divide in March-April, after frosts, before leaves emerge. … Contributed by havlis 24.09. 2016 07:40:27 (18942 readers) | |
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Pinus strobus 'Minima' - dwarf white pine Plants / Conifers White (Waymouth) pines are very popular for their soft needles which you want to touch over and over again. They are usually long and come in whorls of 5 … Contributed by havlis 20.09. 2016 16:15:45 (13273 readers) | |
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue' - bluebeard Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Bluebeard is an attractive shrub with rare late summer/early autumn flowering. In colder zones it is supposed to be a perennial rather than a woody shrub as it may freeze down to the ground. … Contributed by havlis 01.08. 2011 11:48:12 (25315 readers) | |
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' - cranesbill Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Cranesbill is a genus comprising of about 300 species. It is commonly used as a ground-covering perennial which can quickly form a respectable carpet. When if full bloom it offers a solid, one-colour show which in mass plantings looks stunning. Thanks to low growth it mostly finds its place under trees … Contributed by havlis 12.06. 2016 10:15:59 (16633 readers) | |
Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii - Mediterranean spurge Plants / Perennials Mediterranean spurge is an excellent architectural plant. It has linear grey-green leaves formed along the entire length of stem which is upto 1m tall. Flowers are yellow-green cyathias borne in dense cylindrical to spherical, terminal cymes from early spring to early summer. Cut out flowered stems to … Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2016 21:10:33 (18624 readers) | |
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Abies koreana 'Tundra' - dwarf Korean fir Plants / Conifers Tundra is a dwarf variety of Korean fir. It creates an almost perfect cushion of soft green colour. This dwarf conifer is evergreen, very compact, slow growing and mound-forming shrub with bright green needles whose colour remains fresh from January until December. The needles are short, glossy, soft … Contributed by havlis 17.10. 2017 16:58:21 (31331 readers) | |
Liriope muscari - border grass, lily-turf Plants / Perennials Lily-turf is a unique plant that is often sold in grass sections of garden centres. However, it belongs to the lily family, hence its name. It comes from shady forests of Eastern Asia. … Contributed by havlis 24.08. 2016 22:43:31 (7379 readers) | |
Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner' - box Plants / Evergreen Shrubs If you are looking for a nice, evergreen plant that can be either trimmed to a desired shape or quite the contrary – left to its own devices, look no further. … Contributed by havlis 29.05. 2016 10:01:14 (14343 readers) | |
Vinca minor 'Bowles' - periwinkle Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Periwinkle is a European native plant growing wildly in the woods of Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a prostrate, evergreen groundcover offering a long flowering period. … Contributed by havlis 28.06. 2014 11:31:20 (26116 readers) | |
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Sedum spectabile 'Neon' - ice plant Plants / Perennials Sedum is a plant which we, when we were kids, called cabbage. Its leaves looks just like the vegetable that hardly any child likes to eat without moaning. However, when it came to flower in late summer it showed such beauty that we willingly forgot about cabbage and ripped off flowering stems for Mum … Contributed by havlis 04.09. 2016 11:52:10 (8222 readers) | |
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Tricolor' - holly osmanthus Plants / Evergreen Shrubs If you like the features of hollies such as toothed leaves, dense habit, and the fact that they are in leaf all year, you will love this plant: sometimes called false holly, osmanthus has rather dentate leaves than spiny, although touching it is not the best plan for Sunday afternoon. … Contributed by havlis 26.09. 2016 14:33:05 (19367 readers) | |
Coreopsis 'Ruby Port' - ticksead, thread-leaf coreopsis Plants / Perennials Thread leaf coreopsis is a wonderful, maintenance-free perennial which shines its way through any garden with rich-coloured flowers all summer long. You can have a country garden or be a town-garden enthusiast, coreopsis will still have features suitable for your plot. … Contributed by havlis 01.09. 2016 21:03:46 (13115 readers) | |
Tulipa (Darwin hybrid) 'Blushing apeldoorn' - tulip Plants / Bulbs Darwin hybrids were created by crossing formerly wild species of tulip from Central Asia (tulipa fosteriana). The result being huge flowers with almost regular pyramid shape before they open, brilliant colours, and tall, sturdy stems – excellent for cutting. Moreover, they can stand a little neglect … Contributed by havlis 19.05. 2016 10:53:08 (16838 readers) | |
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Helleborus 'HGC Goldmarie'® - hellebore, Lenten rose Plants / Perennials Hellebore (Lenten rose) is not a new plant to Czech and Slovak gardens. I remember those flowering stems that surprisingly pushed through the snow in late winter and I kept asking grandma how come that a plant can flower while there is still snow on the ground. These evergreen perennials are still very … Contributed by havlis 17.10. 2017 17:05:49 (33818 readers) | |
