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Fagus Dawyck Gold
Golden Upright Beech Tree
Common Name: Golden Upright BeechLatin Name: Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'Soil: Moist but well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: HardyFlowering period: SpringFlowering colour: Insignificant green flowersEventual height/spread after 20 years: 12m/3m This golden beech has a narrow upright habit and has an eye-catching, flame-shaped structure. This tree really stands out when planted alongside the sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple' as the two contrasting colours complement one another well. The 'Dawyck Gold' features bright yellow leaves in spring that turn green in summer, then yellow-brown in autumn. This variety of beech prefers to be left alone to thrive and does not benefit from regular pruning.
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Liquidambar Slender Silhouette
Sweet Gum Tree
Common Name: Slender Silhouette Sweetgum TreeLatin Name: Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'Soil: Moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral soil. Dislikes shallow chalky soils.Position: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May to June/Inconspicuous light green flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 18m/2mSpecial features: A slender, upright tree with yellow to reddish-purple autumn colour. Liquidambar 'Slender Silhouette' is a new introduction from the USA which really lives up to its name with a very slender, upright habit. The deeply lobed dark green leaves first turn yellow then to reddish-purple as the autumn progresses. Small light green flowers are followed by spiky fruits that ripen from green to brown and stay on the tree well into winter.
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Phormium Bronze Baby
New Zealand Flax
Common Name: New Zealand FlaxLatin Name: Phormium Bronze BabySoil: Fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July/RedHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.8m x 0.8mSpecial features: Bronze-purple, sword-shaped leavesArching, bronze-purple, sword-shaped leaves, and spikes of tubular, red flowers in summer. This compact Phormium is great for creating dramatic punctuation marks in a sheltered, sunny, patio or courtyard garden.To accentuate the dark-purple foliage, mulch with natural-coloured gravel. In frost-prone areas, over-winter container-grown specimens in a greenhouse or conservatory.
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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’.
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