Monthly Archives: December 2015

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  Chionanthus retusus

  Posted on December 31, 2015 by stephenryan in autumn colour, bird attracting, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Good for cutting, shade trees, Trees

  This small genus is usually represented in horticulture by the American species C. virginicus and the Chinese one that is the topic of this blog. However both are worth growing and for sale at the moment in 15cm. pots for $28.50. Both are large deciduous shrubs or small trees that can reach 4 to 5 metres and […]

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  Aucuba chinensis

  Posted on December 23, 2015 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interest

  I love plants with bold gutsy foliage particularly if they grow well in the shade and this evergreen shrub which obviously hails from China certainly does. It will grow to about 3metres tall and has glossy heavily veined leaves that can get to about 30cms. long and that at least for the time being is […]

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  Abutilon megapotamicum ‘Variegata’

  Posted on December 7, 2015 by stephenryan in drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Good Pot Plant, Insect attracting, shade tolerant, Shrubs

  There can’t be a cheerier plant in my garden than this hardy scandent shrub nor one that pays its way more. If grown without support it will arch over and make a mound of spotty golden variegated foliage with yellow petalled flowers with dark stamens and a red calyx. However as the flowers hang down […]

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