Monthly Archives: December 2013

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  Disporopsis arisanensis

  Posted on December 28, 2013 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Good Pot Plant, Ground cover, Perennials, Woodlanders

  This shade loving woodland perennial from Taiwan is from a Genus only just making some impact in horticulture. It is evergreen and grows to about 20cms. tall and is related to Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal) and looks very like a small evergreen version. Its arching stems produce nodding white bells in spring with an almost black […]

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  Asarum caudatum ‘Album’

  Posted on December 21, 2013 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Ground cover, Perennials, scented, Woodlanders

  This North American woodlander has become one of my favourite ground cover plants for moist shade. Its lovely kidney shaped leaves cover the ground with a weed suppressing mat year round and in only a couple of years it has covered about 2 square metres. It grows to about 30cms. tall and falling leaves drop […]

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  Clerodendrum trichotomum

  Posted on December 14, 2013 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, perfumed, Trees

  Alright I know my last post was about a Clerodendrum but I can’t help it I love them! This one can grow to a small tree and like so many others it does sucker so you can end up with a free copse! It is deciduous and will grow to about 4metres or so with […]

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  Clerodendrum bungei

  Posted on December 1, 2013 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Deciduous, drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, perfumed, Shrubs

  This genus consists mainly of tropical shrubs and climbers but there are a few cold hardy representatives and I’m out to collect them all if I can, and this species was the first I found and still one of my favourite shrubs even though it has some characteristics that would mark it down in many […]

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