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Aucuba Crotonifolia
Spotted Laurel
Common Name: Spotted LaurelLatin Name: Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'Soil: Any garden soil (except waterlogged soils)Position: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May/insignificant, red-purple flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Leaves are large and splashed with pale yellowThis resilient evergreen shrub has become popular because it will thrive in inhospitable, shady areas of the garden where little else will grow. It copes well with dry shade, urban pollution and salt-laden air, and is easy to look after. The leaves are large and splashed with pale yellow, and it has insignificant, small clusters of red-purple flowers in April and May. It will light up a shady corner of the garden, or make an excellent dense hedge for an urban or coastal site. Trustpilot
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Aucuba Golden King
Spotted Laurel
Common Name: Spotted LaurelLatin Name: Aucuba japonica 'Golden King'Soil: Any garden soil (except waterlogged soils)Position: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May/Insignificant dark-purple flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2.5mSpecial features: Bold splashes of gold variegation.Evergreen variegated shrub very similar to Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia, but with even more striking variegation on the leaves. A male variety of the Aucuba family. A shade loving plant which will thrive in any soil or situation. Good coastal plant. Drought tolerant. Trustpilot
Aucuba Variegata
Spotted Laurel
Common Name: Spotted LaurelLatin Name: Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'Soil: Any garden soil (except waterlogged soils)Position: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May/Insignificant small purple flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Handsome glossy foliage, splashed with yellow. Red fruit in the Autumn and Winter.A female variety of laurel with big handsome glossy leaves covered in yellow blotches, this plant is tolerant of adverse conditions and manages to do well in dry shade. It positively flourishes when given a more amenable site. The variegated plant was the first Aucuba to be introduced to the west and is a well known feature of the Victorian shrubbery. Trustpilot
Escallonia Gold Ellen
Golden Escallonia
Common Name: Escallonia Gold EllenLatin Name: Escallonia laevis 'Gold Ellen'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun/ light shadeFlowering period/colour: Summer/ pinkHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2.5mThe 'Gold Ellen' is a wonderful evergreen shrub which features glossy yellow leaves that are splashed with green. This shrub also features pretty pink flowers which appear in summer and contrast beautifully with the golden leaves. A great choice for adding year round colour to your garden. Although 'Gold Ellen' will thrive in full sun or partial shade, the best leaf colour will be produced when this shrub is planted in full sun.
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Ilex Ferox Argentea
Silver Hedgehog Holly
Common Name: Silver hedgehog hollyLatin Name: Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea'Soil: AnyPosition: AnyHardiness: Full HardyEventual Height/Spread: 6m x 4mSpecial features: Self-fertile specimen with creamy white border around a green glossy leaf.Ilex aquafolium 'Ferox Argentea' has an effective combination of deep purple twigs spiny green glossy leaves with a creamy white margin. This silver hedgehog holly can be planted as a specimen shrub or used to create a dense, prickly evergreen hedge, which retains its the bright variegation even in the shade. Ilex Ferox Argentea is also a self fertile variety of Ilex. Produces glossy red berries that are retained into winter.
Ilex Golden King
Female Holly
Common Name: HollyLatin Name: Ilex x altaclerensis Golden KingSoil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May to June/white flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 6m x 5mSpecial features: Female holly which must have a male companion to produce red berries in autumn and winter.Glossy leaves with grey-green mottled centres and bright, golden-yellow margins. Despite its confusing name this compact, evergreen shrub is a 'female' variety of holly producing reddish-brown autumn berries that ripen to red. One of the best golden variegated hollies, it's a great specimen plant for a sunny shrub or mixed border.
Ilex Madame Briot
Female Holly
Common Name: HollyLatin Name: Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'Soil: AnyPosition: AnyHardiness: Frost hardy down to -15°CEventual Height/Spread: 12m / 8mSpecial features: Evergreen holly bearing bright-red berries throughout autumn and winter.Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot' is a female holly, it is yet another attractive variegated holly with purple stem and spiny green leaves fringed with a golden yellow border. In spring it bears small, white flowers followed in autumn and winter by bright-red berries, very attractive to wildlife. This Holly is ideal for any garden situations especially were an evergreen screen is needed or can also be grown as a standalone specimen. Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot' is a female holly.
Ilex × altaclerensis Lawsoniana
Common Name: Holly LawsonianaLatin Name: Ilex × altaclerensis 'Lawsoniana'Soil: Most soil types.Position: Full sun, part shade, shade,Hardiness: Frost hardy down to -18cEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 4mSpecial features: Yellow-green leaves, berries in the Autumn and small white flowers. Ilex × altaclerensis 'Lawsoniana' is a small evergreen tree or large shrub. The 'Lawsoniana' is a female holly which produces small pale white flowers followed by pale red berries in the Autumn. It also features spineless yellow/green leaves.
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Juniperus chinensis Kuriwao Gold
Juniper
Common Name: JuniperLatin Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Kuriwao Gold'Soil: Moist, well drained soil in sun (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: HardyHeight in 10 years: 0.9m to 1.2mSpecial features: An outstanding plant, with sharp and upright branches. (Evergreen)Juniperus chinensis 'Kuriwao Gold' has a dense and branching habit. The branches grow upright and are very sharp. This is a green and yellow looking plant which is suitable for hedging, screening, shrubbery or ground cover. 'Kuriwao Gold' is a hardy plant which tolerates most soil types as long as it is moist and well drained.
Ligustrum Aureum
Gold Privet
Common Name: Gold PrivetLatin Name: Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'Soil: Any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: July to August/white flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Attractive evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubThis is a golden leafed variety of privet, popular as a hedging plant, which has pleasantly oval leaves with an attractive, broad, greenish gold margin. Close examination will show that the variegation varies in its detail from leaf to leaf; the colour is also limier in shade, brighter in sun. In difficult sites, its bright foliage is welcome in winter. If you contemplate planting this as a hedge decide whether you want a yellow hedge that gives a bright rim to your garden.
Thuja plicata Zebrina
Western Red Cedar
Common Name: Western red cedarLatin Name: Thuja plicata 'Zebrina'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 3m - 4mSpecial features: A tall conical conifer with bright green foliage tinged with yellowish flecks.A variegated conifer with foliage sprays, pendulous at their tips, in shades of yellow and green. This is a most attractive, graceful feature. At a distance, the tree is seen as a light yellowed green shade.Because of the subtlety of its foliage, it deserves a place where it can be viewed, hence a position near a sitting area is recommended rather than treating it as an isolated specimen. The fruity odour of the crushed foliage is an added attraction.
x Cupressocyparis Castlewellan
Gold Leylandii
Common Name: Gold LeylandiiLatin Name: x Cupressocyparis 'Castlewellan'Soil: deep, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 25m x 5mSpecial features: One of the best known of all plants, makes a great screenx Cupressocyparis Castlewellan is an extremely vigorous conifer with flattened sprays of golden young foliage. Hedges of Gold Leylandii are ideal for reducing noise and screening out unsightly buildings. These plants cope very well with exposed, windy and coastal conditions. To keep a good compact hedge and to save upsetting any neighbours, we advice trimming at least twice a year.All of our Gold Leylandii plants are supplied container grown suitable for planting all year round.
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