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Berberis Helmond Pillar
Barberry
Common Name: BarberryLatin Name: Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'Soil: well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to May/ pale yellow flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m x 0.6mSpecial features: A narrow upright barberry with rich purple foliage.This deciduous barberry is grown for its dark red-purple leaves and its narrow upright habit. It has small, red-tinted, pale-yellow flowers in mid-spring and in autumn, the leaves turn a brilliant shade of red. It is low maintenance, and useful for giving vertical interest in shrub borders. Trustpilot
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Berberis x ottawensis Superba
Barberry
Common Name: BarberryLatin Name: Berberis x ottawensis f. purpurea 'Superba'Soil: Well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Spring/ Yellow-orange flowers.Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2m/2mSpecial features: Beetroot red leaves and pretty orange-yellow flowers in spring.The 'Superba' is an all-round great shrub which features stunning beetroot red leaves that start out bronze and turn to a brighter red colour in autumn. Small and glossy berries also appear in autumn and these are popular with wildlife. This deciduous barberry grows to be vigorous and the spiny branches arch over with age. This shrub is perfect for planting as a contrast plant against green-leaved forms of barberry like the ‘Starburst’ and works really well as a low-maintenance hedge. Trustpilot
Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy'
Cabbage Tree
Common Name: Cabbage TreeLatin Name: Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy’Soil: fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: summer/ tiny white flowers in hot summersHardiness: Half hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m/ 1.5m Special features: Bright pink and deep purple leaves The ‘Charlie Boy’ is a boldly colourful shrub that makes a real statement. It is renowned for its vivid foliage which is wine red and bright pink in colour, adding a real touch of drama to any garden. In particularly warm summers you may get a show of tiny, white flowers; these are popular with bees and insects. This Cordyline stands out from the others as it is hardier (down to around -9) and is also brighter than most. If you want to add some structure to a border then this is an excellent architectural plant; we also think it looks great in a pot on a sunny patio. Trustpilot
Cornus alba Kesselringii
Black Stem Dogwood
Common Name: Black Stem Dogwood Latin Name: Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' 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: Dark red, then black, stems that create a striking winter focal point. This Dogwood boasts distinctive stems that really stand out in a winter garden; once the leaves fall the dark red shoots are visible and over winter these darken and become purple-black in colour. Aside from the shoots, the leaves are of interest throughout the growing season and these are highly ornamental themselves: the leaves are ovate in shape and dark green in colour, but some leaves have a deep purple blush to them. Furthermore, small sprays of creamy white flowers appear in summer and these later become tiny people berries. This hardy shrub works really well in a winter border, either on its own, in groups, or with other shrubs. In order to really make the colour of these stems stand out, we would recommend planting it alongside an accenting Cornus, like the 'Midwinter Fire', for a dramatic winter focal point.
Phormium Evening Glow
New Zealand Flax
Common Name: New Zealand FlaxLatin Name: Phormium 'Evening Glow'Soil: Fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July/YellowishHardiness: Frost hardyEventual height/spread: 0.9m x 0.9mSpecial features: Leaves are variegated a dark but bright pink and bronze-red.Phormium 'Evening Glow' is an evergreen shrub forming a clump of strap-shaped leaves (around 50-60mm wide) that are predominately red with pink, bronze and purple variegations. Its foliage is upright and gently arching. Excellent leaves for flower arranging.
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Phormium Flamingo
New Zealand Flax
Common Name: New Zealand FlaxLatin Name: Phormium 'Flamingo'Soil: Fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July/Yellow-greenHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1m x 1mSpecial features: Lovely pink leaves with deeper pink margins.Phormium 'Flamingo' has lovely pink leaves with deeper pink margins which can change to brown with age. Arching habit. Good for coastal gardens: it withstands salt laden winds. Trustpilot
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Phormium Platts Black
New Zealand Flax
Common Name: New Zealand FlaxLatin Name: Phormium Platts BlackSoil: Fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: August to September/RedHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1m x 0.8mSpecial features: Foliage almost blackA wonderful new introduction with sword-like, deep purple-black leaves. The perfect evergreen for a stunning centre piece in a container, or as a specimen plant in the border, providing a fabulous contrast for silvers, pinks, blues and whites, or, in fact, just about anything colour.
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Physocarpus opulifolius Diabolo
Ninebark Diabolo
Common Name: Ninebark 'Diabolo'Latin Name: Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Summer/ White-pinkHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2m/2mSpecial features: Striking dark purple foliage and clusters of white-pink flowers.The 'Diabolo' is a shrub that certainly packs a visual punch: it features dark purple three-lobed leaves that add a rich burst of colour to your garden. In summer, delicate white flowers are packed onto corymbs and the flowers open from pink buds and have a hint of pink in the petals when young. This is a great choice for planting in a mixed shrub border and looks particularly effective when planted alongside a brighter variety like the physocarpus ‘Dart’s Gold’.
Pittosporum Tom Thumb
Pittosporum
Common Name: Pittosporum Tom ThumbLatin Name: Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May to June/Dark purple flowers (unreliable)Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1m x 0.8mSpecial features: An evergreen shrub with bronze-purple leavesWavy-margined, bronze-purple leaves and dramatic, dark grey or black young stems. This compact, rounded evergreen shrub is perfect for providing all-year foliage interest in a sunny, well-drained mixed border. While it sometimes produces honey-scented, dark-purple flowers in late spring and early summer, it's not a reliable flowerer. Protect from cold, drying winds.
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Sambucus Black Beauty
Purple Elder
Common Name: Purple ElderLatin Name: Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April/Fragrant pink flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/ spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Black berriesA very dark foliaged elder. The leaves appear near black, especially in spring. It makes a striking contribution to the border. This will reach 3m in 10 years but you may prefer to keep it hard pruned to maximize the foliage effect. (Harmful if eaten)
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Sambucus Black Lace
Black Elder
Common Name: Black Lace ElderLatin Name: Sambucus nigra porphyrophylla 'Black Lace'Soil: Will tolerate most soil typesPosition: Full sunHardiness: HardyFlowering Period: SummerFlowering Colour: Pale PinkThe Sambucus 'Black Lace' is known for its distinctive foliage which is near black in colour, the foliage later develops to a wine-red colour come autumn. The flowers appear in small pink clusters and are followed in autumn by blackish-red berries. The fruits are good for attracting wildlife to your garden- they also make a fantastic cordial or jelly. The 'Black Lace' can be grown as a small tree or large shrub and benefits from a good pruning in early spring.
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Sambucus Black Tower
Upright Purple Elder
Common Name: Black Tower Elder / Eiffel 1Latin Name: Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black TowerSoil: Will tolerate most soil typesPosition: Full sunHardiness: HardyEventual height/ spread: 2.5m / 1.2mFlowering period/colour: Summer/ Pink- whiteSpecial feature: Tower-like structure and dark purple-black leaves. The 'Black Tower' is aptly named due to its upright and slender habit and unusual trait of its leaves forming right from the base of the plant. The leaves are large, finely serrated at the edges and dark purple-black in colour when mature. This plant needs a sunny position to ensure that the fresh green leaves can develop their darker colouring. In summer, flattened heads of pink scented flowers appear and these are attractive to wildlife. The flowers later become small black berries which are popular with the birds. This is a great choice for planting at the back of a mixed border and it will be sure to add colour and structure to your garden.
Viburnum Purpureum
Viburnum
Common Name: ViburnumLatin Name: Viburnum tinus 'Purpureum'Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: December to April/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3.5m x 3.5mSpecial features: Very dark green leaves, purple tinted when young.Viburnum tinus 'Purpureum' has exceptionally dark green leaves, which are plum purple in their young spring growth. There are white flowers for months over winter, from broad, domed clusters of pinkish brown buds, which form an attractive feature in themselves, before flowering. It may come into flower in late, rather than early winter. In summer, the dense, dark quality of the foliage makes it exceptionally useful as a background shrub.
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