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Viburnum x bodnantense Dawn
Viburnum
Common Name: ViburnumLatin Name: Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'Soil: Average, medium moisture, well-drained; soils, acid, alkaline or neutral.Position: Full sun to part shade.Flowering period/colour: March/AprilHardiness: Fully hardyHeight and spread in 20 years: 3m/1.5mSpecial features: Attractive, fragrant, pink/white spring flowers, autumn colour in foliage.Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' belongs to the Adoxaceae family, and was bred as a cross between V. farreri and V. grandiflorum at Bodnant Garden, Tal-y-Cafn, in north Wales. It is ideal for low maintenance gardens, and is best sited in flower beds and herbaceous borders. It requires only very occassional pruning to keep its shape tidy, and is generally maintenance-free. If required, the plant tolerates hard restorative pruning, and so is ideal for a garden that receives only occassional maintenance.Viburnam x bodnantense 'Dawn' is best grown in medium soils that are neither dry or wet. It flowers best in full sun, and in a protected area, as the blooms can be lost to an early frost. The plant is very flexible as to soil pH, growing happily in acid, alkaline and neutral soils.This shrub is at its most valuable in spring, when visual effect is of a large structure of upright branches, free of leaves, and covered in small clouds of pink/white blossom. This creates an attractive image when viewed at a distance from a house. The blooms are valued for their attractive scent and fine trumpet shape when viewed close-to.The leaves are also striking in summer, dark green with a slightly purple tint and a strong veined shape. The leaves take on an attractive autumn colour.
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Vitis coignetiae
Crimson Glory Vine
Common Name: Crimson Glory VineLatin Name: Vitis CoignetiaeSoil: Any fertile, humus rich, well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Very frost hardy down to -15°C (late frost can cause leaf damage but the plant will recover)Flowering Period: May to JuneFlowering Colour: Insignificant FlowersEventual Height/Spread: 15m x 5mSpecial features: Vigorous vine with dark green heart shaped leaves that turn a brilliant wine-red in autumn.Vitis Coignetiae is an extremely vigorous vine with dark green heart shaped leaves with distinct veining that turn a brilliant wine-red in the autumn. Green flowers in appear in spring/summer which are followed by small sour grapes highly appreciated by birds. This Crimson Glory Vine can be used to climb a large dull tree or simply used for its foliage to cover a large wall or fence.
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Vitis Purpurea
Dyers Grape
Common Name: Dyer's GrapeLatin Name: Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'Soil: Any Fertile, Humus rich, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Full frost hardy down to -15°C (needs no winter protection)Flowering Period: May to JuneFlowering Colour: Insignificant flowersEventual Height/Spread: 6m x 5.5mSpecial features: Grey green foliage that turns a very attractive dark purple in autumn.Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' is most attractive deciduous, fast growing, tendrilled vine grown mainly for its grey-green foliage that turns a dark purple in autumn. It produces dark purple sour grapes, very attractive to birds, which look very ornamental against the leaves. It will need some support from the start as the leaf mass gets fairly weighty. Dyer's Grape is best suited to roam freely, perhaps around a tree, or to brighten a long stretch of wall or fence.
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