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Uncinia rubra
Red Hook Sedge
Common Name: Red hook sedgeLatin Name: Uncinia rubraSoil: Any fertile, moist, well-drained soil; add organic matter before plantingPosition: Full sun or partial shade, sheltered or exposedHardiness: Frost hardy down to -5cFlowering period: July to August but mainly grown for foliageFlowering colour: BlackEventual height/spread: 25cm/30cmSpecial features: Bright red year round colour adds colour to even the gloomiest winter garden.Uncinia rubra is a New Zealand native, evergreen grass grown for its shiny red foliage that looks good throughout the year; the colours are even more vivid at a younger age. The Red hook sedge is ideal when planted in multiples to really enhance its vibrant colour, perfect for containers or to be used as a very attractive ground cover.
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Viburnum Davidii
Viburnum
Common Name: ViburnumLatin Name: Viburnum davidiiSoil: Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m x 1.5mSpecial features: Metallic, turquoiseblue fruit.Flattened heads of tubular, white flowers in May, followed by metallic, turquoise-blue fruit, and distinctively veined, dark green leaves. This compact, evergreen shrub is an attractive groundcover plant for the front of a border in sun or partial shade. Forming a low, dome-like shape, it's an important visual 'anchor' for taller perennials and shrubs.
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Viburnum Mariesii
Japanese Snowball Bush
Common Name: Japanese Snowball BushLatin Name: Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3.5mSpecial features: A superb shrub with a tabulate arrangement of branching.Wonderful, white, lacecap-like flowers on horizontally tiered branches in May and toothed, deeply veined, dark-green leaves, turning red-purple in autumn. This beautiful, deciduous shrub makes an excellent specimen plant for a sunny shrub or mixed border. Hardy and easy-to-grow, its distinctive, horizontal habit works particularly well in a Japanese-style garden.
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Viburnum plicatum tom. Shasta
Viburnum
Common Name: Viburnum 'Shasta'Latin Name: Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Shasta'Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May-June/ WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m/3mSpecial features: Grows to have an attractive spreading habit with tiered shoots.The 'Shasta' is widely planted in the US for its attractive habit: the spreading branches are tiered when mature and the shrub grows to be twice as wide as it is high. It features large clusters of lacecap-like white flowers that appear in May-June. The serrated leaves are bright green in colour ad ovate in shape: they turn to a pretty plum purple colour in autumn. This is a great choice for planting in a bed or border and also works well as a specimen shrub due to its attractive formation.
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Vinca major Variegata
Greater Periwinkle
Common Name: Greater Periwinkle Latin Name: Vinca major ‘Variegata’ Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ Violet blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.5m / 1.2mSpecial features: Perfect for groundcover on banks and slopes.This is a great choice for planting as groundcover as the creeping shoots reach outwards and will trail downwards over a wall or down a slope. This shrub features violet blue flowers that appear from April to September and add a healthy splash of colour to the plant. The evergreen leaves are dark green with creamy white variegation and these really stand out in a winter garden. Plant this shrub in a sunny position to get the optimum amount of flowers.
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Vinca minor alba
Small White Periwinkle
Common Name: Small White PeriwinkleLatin Name: Vinca minor f. albaSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade and full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ Violet blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.4m/1.2mSpecial features: Pretty white flowers that are long-lasting from April to September. This periwinkle stands out from most periwinkle varieties as the flowers are not the usual purple, but are a soft white colour instead. The single, star-shaped leaves flower from April to September and the dark green leaves cover the shrub all year round. This is the perfect shrub for groundcover and the creeping shoots will naturally work their way over a wall for a cascading floral and foliage waterfall effect.
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Vinca minor Argenteovariegata
Lesser Periwinkle Variegata
Common Name: Lesser periwinkle ‘Variegata’ Latin Name: Vinca minor ArgenteovariegataSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ VioletHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.1m/0.8mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen which has deep violet flowers from April to September.This is a truly wonderful little creeping plant which is great for colourful groundcover. The leaves are ovate in shape and grey-green in colour with creamy white margins and with this being an evergreen variety they hold all year round. This is one of the best shrubs for floral interest as the flowers start out in spring and last into autumn. The pretty flowers have 5 petals and are deep violet in colour; they add great interest when they are in flower.
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Vinca minor Atropurpurea
Purple Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Purple lesser periwinkle Latin Name: Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ Violet blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.1m/1.2mSpecial features: An attractive creeping plant that is great for evergreen groundcover.This is a delightful little shrub which features ovate, dark green leaves and a pretty floral display. The flowers are long-lasting and show from April to September: they are deep purple in colour and are nestled between the healthy foliage. You can plant this periwinkle for groundcover and it will soon spread outwards towards or flow over a wall or over the edges of a basket.
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Vinca minor Bowles Variety
Lesser Periwinkle La Grave
Common Name: Lesser periwinkle ‘La Grave’Latin Name: Vinca minor ‘Bowle’s Variety’Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ Violet blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.4m/0.8mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen which has violet blue flowers from April to September.This is a delightful variety of periwinkle which features delicate lavender blue flowers that have soft white centres. The flowers are long-lasting and will provide great interest throughout spring, summer and until the first frosts in autumn. With this being an evergreen variety the leaves will also give you year-round colour. This creeping shrub is great for groundcover and is particularly well-suited to the smaller garden.
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Vinca minor Gertrude Jekyll
Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Lesser periwinkleLatin Name: Vinca minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/pure whiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.2m x 0.5mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen with pure white flowers which appear from April to September This periwinkle features a luscious display of glossy green lance-shaped leaves that hold on this creeping plant all year round. From April to September pure white flowers appear and these look beautiful against the dark green foliage. The ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ is a creeping plant and so it will provide excellent groundcover in a border. You can plant this next to another Vinca, like the ‘Ralph Shugart, to get evergreen foliage and different coloured blossom during the growing season.
Vinca minor Illumination
Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Lesser Periwinkle Latin Name: Vinca minor 'Illumination' Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shade.Flowering period/colour: April to September/ VioletHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.4m/1mSpecial features: A vibrant evergreen shrub with long-lasting flowers.The ‘Illumination’ is aptly named as the glowing foliage is perfect for brightening up a bed in your garden. This creeping plant spreads outwards and covers the ground and as this is an evergreen shrub it adds a vibrant burst of colour all year round. The glowing golden green leaves are ovate with dark green variegated margins and these make the perfect colourful foil for the long-lasting flowers. From April to September the delicate deep violet-blue flowers are nestled amongst the leaves and the flowers are popular with pollinating insects. Due to the trailing habit of this shrub, you can use it in hanging baskets or to creep down a slope or over the edge of a wall.
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Lesser Periwinkle
Common Name: Lesser periwinkleLatin Name: Vinca minor Ralph ShugertSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun, partial shade, full shadeFlowering period/colour: April to September/VioletHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.2m x 0.6mSpecial features: A creeping evergreen which has flowers from April to September This periwinkle is a wonderful choice for adding year round interest to a border as its evergreen leaves are deep green with attractive yellow margins. This creeping plant will provide groundcover and has the added feature of violet flowers which appear from April to September. This is a great choice for adding colour to your garden and it works well when planted alongside other creeping Vincas like the Gertrude Jekyll.
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