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Cornus alba Gauchaultii
Red Stem Dogwood
Common Name: Red Stem Dogwood Latin Name: Cornus alba 'Gauchaultii' Soil: Any moderately fertile soil (Will tolerate wet soils) Position: Full sun to part shade Flowering period/colour: May and June/ White Hardiness: Fully hardy Eventual height/spread: 4m/4m Special features: Vibrant red stems that light up a winter garden. The 'Gauchaultii' is a shrub with so much to offer, but its most notable feature has to be its striking winter stems. Once the leaves fall the most vibrant red stems are revealed and these really stand out in a winter garden; they look particularly special when surrounded by snow. Unlike some dogwoods, this one also has great interest in summer: the wavy leaves are mid-green in colour, but with a golden-yellow variegated edge; some leaves have a pink tinge to them, which adds further interest. Small sprays of creamy flowers appear in summer and these later become small, dark berries. This plant can tolerate waterlogged sites and we love it alongside other cornus plants, in a winter bed or border. Try alternating this with the darker Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' for winter contrast.
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Cornus amomum 'Blue Cloud'
Dogwood
Common Name: Dogwood ‘Blue Cloud’ Latin Name: Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: spring- summer/ white Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/ spread: 2.5m/ 2.5m Special features: Clouds of blue berries in autumn This colourful shrub has so much to offer. In spring, just before the leaves, arched sprays of tiny white flowers appear and these carry a light scent. The spring foliage is a healthy, rich green and the leaves then turn orange and purple in autumn. Autumn also sees the arrival of clusters of tiny, metallic blue berries. One final show of colour comes in autumn when the vivid purple-red stems put on a show. This really is a shrub that offers year-round interest. In terms of its position, although it is a little shade tolerant, you will get the best stem colour in full sun; it makes an excellent border shrub and will be a welcome addition to any garden.
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Cornus Aurea
Red Barked Dogwood
Common Name: Red-Barked DogwoodLatin Name: Cornus alba 'Aurea'Soil: Any moderately fertile soil (Will tolerate wet soils)Position: Full sun to part shadeFlowering period/colour: May and June / WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2.5mSpecial features: Great winter interest and white summer flowers followed by white-blue fruits The ‘Aurea’ is the perfect choice for adding colour to your garden all year round. In spring, the golden-green leaves appear and these are soon complimented by small sprays of creamy white flowers in late spring and early summer. Come autumn, the leaves turn red and small clusters of white berries appear. After leaf fall, you can appreciate the attractive red stems of the ‘Aurea’, and these look particularly effective when planted alongside the glowing green shoots of the ‘Flavirmea’ dogwood.
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Cornus Kelseyi
Compact Dogwood
Common Name: Compact Dogwood Latin Name: Cornus sericea 'Kelseyi'Soil: Any moderately fertile soil (Will tolerate wet soils)Position: Full sun to part shadeFlowering period/colour: May and June/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.75m/1.5mSpecial features: Fantastic winter interest with glowing red-yellow shoots. This Cornus is the perfect choice for year round interest and, unlike other cornus varieties, it maintains a compact form. In spring, new foliage emerges dark green and it is soon accompanied by pretty white flowers in late spring. The leaves later turn red-orange in autumn before falling, which reveals the attractive shoots. The glowing stems are red-yellow and add a brilliantly bold splash of colour to your winter garden.
Cornus Midwinter Fire
Dogwood
Common Name: Dogwood Latin Name: Cornus sanguine 'Midwinter Fire' Soil: Any moderately fertile soil (Will tolerate wet soils) Position: Full sun to part shade Flowering period/colour: May and June/ White Hardiness: Fully hardy Eventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2.5m Special features: Striking firey stems offer outstanding winter interest. Cornus are widely planted for their superb winter interest and the ‘Midwinter Fire’ is one of the best around. In winter, once the leaves have fallen, the yellow-orange stems are visible: over winter the tips turn to deep shades of red, giving you the effect of a fire in a sleeping winter garden. Aside from the shoots, the wavy leaves offer interest throughout the growing season and these are bright green, flushed with red. In summer delicate, creamy white flowers sit amongst the foliage. The prominent stems give this plant a definitive structure, particularly after leaf fall, so this is a great choice for structural planting. It works really well in a border with other cornus plants and alternating this with the golden stems of the Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’ looks particularly effective.
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Euonymus alatus
Winged Spindle Tree
Common Name: Winged Spindle TreeLatin Name: Euonymus alatusSoil: Any well-drained soil, including chalkPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Insignificant green flowers in summerHardiness: Full hardyEventual height/spread: 2.4m x 2.4mSpecial features: Fiery red mid autumn colour and striking fruits.The Euonymus alatus is one of the best shrubs for autumn colour. The ovate leaves produce a breathtaking autumnal display of vivid scarlet and deep purple; a truly magnificent sight. This shrub also offers interest in early winter when its reddish purple fruits burst open to reveal bright orange seeds. For the rest of the year this shrub has glossy green leaves which gently arch and curl at their tips. The 'alatus' is a great shrub that is often planted as a specimen.
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Euonymus alatus Compactus
Winged Spindle Tree
Common Name: Winged Spindle TreeLatin Name: Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'Soil: Any well-drained soil, including chalkPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Insignificant green flowers in summerHardiness: Full hardyEventual height/spread: 1m x 1mSpecial features: Fiery red mid-autumn colour and striking fruits. The Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' is one of the best shrubs for autumn colour. The ovate leaves produce a breathtaking autumnal display of vivid scarlet and deep purple; a truly magnificent sight. This shrub also offers interest in early winter when its reddish purple fruits burst open to reveal bright orange seeds. For the rest of the year this shrub has glossy green leaves which gently arch and curl at their tips. Another feature of this compact shrub is its bark; the bark develops prominent corky ridges which are revealed in winter after the leaves fall.
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Tilia henryana
Henry's Lime Tree
Common Name: Henry's Lime TreeLatin Name: Tilia henryanaSoil: Moist but well drainedPosition: Full sun/Partial shadeHardiness: HardyFlowering Period: Late summerFlowering Colour: Creamy whiteEventual Height/Spread after 20 years: 15m/12mTilia henryana is a very unique tree; it boasts distinctive glossy green leaves which have finely serrated margins - very similar in shape to the leaves of a Venus flytrap. Young leaves are a pretty pink colour, whereas older autumn leaves are a golden yellow colour. This deciduous tree holds late-blooming clusters of creamy- white fragrant flowers which appear in late summer to early autumn. This tree responds well to pruning and eventually grows to be a medium sized tree. Its growing habit is spreading and it has a rounded crown.
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Tilia Pallida
Kaiser Linden Lime Tree
Common Name: Kaiser Linden Lime TreeLatin Name: Tilia 'Pallida'Soil: Any moist but well drainedPosition: Full sun or light shadeHardiness: HardyFlowering Period: SummerFlowering Colour: YellowEventual Height/Spread after 20 years: 15m/ 15mThe Tilia 'Pallida' is a wonderful variety of lime, it is also known as the 'Kaiser Linden' tree which actually means King's Lime. This tree has an upright growth habit and it forms a broadly pyramidal shape, which can become more rounded with age. The ascending branches hold heart-shaped green leaves that have yellow undersides; they are accompanied in summer by umbels of pale yellow fragrant flowers which are later replaced by small, spherical, furry fruits. A further interest is added in winter, after leaf fall, when you can see the reddish brown fresh shoots. This tree is a very popular avenue tree worldwide, particularly in Berlin where they planted an avenue of these trees which is famously called this 'Unter den Linden' or 'Under the Linden Trees'. Other uses for this tree include screening and parkland planting.
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