Monthly Archives: February 2016

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  Stachyurus salicifolia

  Posted on February 17, 2016 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, evergreen, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Good Pot Plant, Shrubs, winter interest

  This plant has to be elegance personified so obviously you need one! I grew it some years ago from imported seed having never seen it but I was already in love with the Genus as I already stock S. praecox, S. himalaicus, and S.yunnanensis. This plant grows to about 2metres with long arching stems clothed with evergreen […]

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  Canna compacta

  Posted on February 11, 2016 by stephenryan in Bog plants, Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good Pot Plant, Perennials

  There is something softer and more subtle about the species Cannas compared to the vast majority of Hybrid ones. Not that I necessarily want subtle when I want a Canna! This one if you except it as a species (some authorities don’t) grows to about a metre tall and has classic green leaves over topped […]

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