Monthly Archives: May 2016

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  Genista hispanica

  Posted on May 8, 2016 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, Foliage plants, Ground cover, Shrubs

  The Spanish Gorse is a rarely seen but highly attractive non invasive ground cover shrub ideal for sunny dry banks. It grows to about 1metre tall by as much as 3metres wide and has spiky green stems without foliage for much of the year so is texturally interesting. Come spring it erupts with a mass […]

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  Dahlia excelsa

  Posted on May 2, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Perennials

  This is a rarer tree Dahlia that I find in many ways better suited to my garden and climate that the common D. imperialis. For a start it is usually slightly smaller topping out at about 3.5 metres tall with smaller and more interesting leaves. The flowers are a richer mauve and with a flatter […]

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