Ivydene Gardens Plants:
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The plants normally selected by most landscapers and designers are by nature low-growing, rampant, spreading, creep-crawly things and yet the concept of ground cover demands no such thing. The ideal description of a groundcover plant includes:-
Ground Cover a thousand beautiful plants for difficult places by John Cushnie (ISBN 1 85626 326 6) provides details of plants that fulfill the above requirements. Using these groundcover plants in your planting scheme (either between your trees/shrubs in the border or for the whole border) will - with mulching your beds to a 4 inch depth and an irrigation system - provide you with a planted garden with far less time required for border maintenance. Plants for Ground-Cover by Graham Stuart Thomas. Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd in 1970 - reprinted (with further revisions) in 1990. ISBN 0-460-12609-1. This gives details on many more ground cover plants with inclusion (in the Index) of figures denoting the Hardiness Zones for each species in the United States of America. |
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Plant Name with link to page with photos and mail-order nursery in Comments Row |
Type with link to mail-order nursery in UK |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) |
Foliage with link to mail-order nursery in USA |
Flower Colour in Month(s). Use Pest Control using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected groundcover plant or deter its pests |
Comments United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone Map - This map of USA is based on a range of average annual minimum winter temperatures, divided into 13 of 10-degree F zones, that this plant will thrive in USA, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. There are other Hardiness Zone Maps for the rest of the world including the one for Great Britain and Ireland of zones 7a to 10a. Zone 5-9 indicates that the minimum zone temperature this plant will grow is 5 and top minimum zone temperature is 9 - above this number is too hot or below 5 is too cold for the plant. If your zone in your area of your country is within that range or your zone number is greater, then you can grow it in your garden. |
Echinops bannaticus |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 24 |
Spiny, Hairy, Grey-Green. |
Dark Blue in |
"Blue Globe Thistle". Globe-like spiky flower heads. Clump-forming. Vigorous Echinops companions - rudbeckia, helenium, hemerocallis, campanula, echinacea, monarda, smaller miscanthus, phlox, allium, nepeta, santolina, perovskia. Echinops flowers attractive to bees, last well in a vase, and are also suitable for drying (when cut before the flowers open). |
Echinops ritro |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 18 |
Spiny Dark Green above, White-downy below |
Dark Blue in |
"Small Globe Thistle". Good for cutting. Clump-forming and reliably repeat-flowering |
Echinops sphaerocephalus |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 36 |
Spiny Grey-Green |
Silvery-Grey in |
"Great Globe Thistle". Clump-forming, and vigorous |
Echium wildpretii |
Evergreen Biennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 24 |
Silver hairy, Light Green |
Red in |
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Eleagnus angustifolia |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
240 x 240 (600 x 600) |
Silvery-Grey |
Creamy-Yellow in |
"Oleaster, Russian Olive". From souhern Europe to China. The new branches coated in silvery scales. |
Eleagnus commutata |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
144 x 72 |
Intensely Silver |
Yellow-White in |
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Eleagnus ebbingei |
Evergreen Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
156 x 96 |
Green, Yellow margins |
Silvery-White in October-November |
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Eleagnus ebbingei 'Limelight' |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
120 x 120 (300 x 300) |
Silvery young leaves, become marked with Yellow and Pale Green in the centres |
Creamy-White in |
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Enkianthus campanulatus |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
144 x 144 (360 x 360) |
Dull Green in Spring and Summer, Bright Red in Autumn |
Creamy-Yellow in |
"Redvein Enkianthus". From Japan and southern China. |
Epilobium angustifolium f. album |
Deciduous Rhizome Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 36 |
Pale to Mid-Green |
White in |
"Rosebay Willowherb". Rapidly colony-forming plant best admired at a distance at roadsides, woodland margins and disturbed ground. Its root system should be confined and seedheads promptly removed to prevent rapid spread. |
Epimedium pubigerum |
Evergreen Rhizome Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 18 |
Glossy Mid-Green |
Creamy-White in |
Unusually drought-tolerant plant making a compact clump |
Epimedium rubrum |
Deciduous Rhizome Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 12 |
Flushed Red when young, turning Red and Reddish Brown in Autumn, and remaining throughout Winter |
Crimson and Pale Yellow in |
Floriferous and clump-forming. Epimedium companions - Anemone blanda, narcissus, muscari, hyacinthoides, arisarum, hosta, astilbe, ferns, pulmonaria, brunnera, helleborus, primula; under trees and shrubs. Spring mulch of leafmould or composted bark will help maintain vigour and protect the rhizomes in cold climates. |
Epimedium x versicolor |
Evergreen Rhizome Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 12 (30 x 30) |
Reddish-Purple in Spring, Dark Green in Summer and Autumn |
Pale Yellow in |
Clump-forming Epimediums - "Barrenwort, Bishop's-hat" - thrive in the light shade of other acid-soil plants such as the taller rhododendrons, camellias and ferns. Their roots compete well with tree roots, so plant them around trees such as crab-apple and magnolia. |
Eranthis cilicica |
Herbaceous Tuber Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
2 x 3 |
Glossy, Bronze-tinged, Mid-Green |
Bright Yellow in |
Cup-shaped flowers |
Eranthis hyemalis |
Herbaceous Tuber Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
2 x 2 |
Bright Green |
Bright Yellow in |
"Winter Aconite". Has bright green circles of leaves below large, bright yellow flowers in late winter and early spring. |
Eranthis x tubergenii |
Herbaceous Tuber Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
4 x 2 |
Bronze-Green |
Golden in |
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Evergreen Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
78 x 32 |
Golden See its foliage and form in the summer. When it has flowered , it then creates seedheads which are usually brown and tend to obstruct the view of the foliage that this plant may have changed to for the periods that the seedheads stay. |
White in |
Have a look at my comments on the Heather Beds in the Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Wisley during 2015 about labels and heather bed maintenance and Valid Label Moved Elsewhere page - this page details how to photo heathers. Since I cannot get validated photos from heather nurseries and I cannot rely on my own photos, then I see little point in continuing the work on the remaining 836 heathers in the 9 heather galleries using the 15,451 photos taken between August 2012 to May 2015 by Heather Kavanagh and myself. "Tree Heath". Seldom bears flowers. More Details can be had from Heather World as linked to in the last row in this table. |
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Evergreen Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
78 x 34 (195 x 85) |
Mid-Green |
White in |
"Tree Heath". I like heathers, but I have wasted from August 2012 to May 2015 taking photos and I could not validate those photos with their labels and I see no point in wasting further time, so see if you can find valid data somewhere else that can help you. Why cannot we have a proper plant database in the UK like the Missouri Botanical Garden and its map can show the visitor exactly where their plant is. |
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Erica arborea |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 30 (120 x 75) |
Lime Green tipped bright Yellow |
White in |
"Tree Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 10 |
Orange with bronze tips in Spring, Summer and Autumn, Crimson in Winter |
Rose Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". "Erica carnea is one of the hardiest of all heaths, and very easy to grow in almost any soil. Exceptionally hardy, they are able to flower through snow and ice, and are also tolerant of lime. Their dwarf hugging habit make them ideal weed smotherers, and trimming is only required every few years." from Ashwood Nurseries Maybe you will have more luck in finding heathers correctly labelled, identity validated and suitable for viewing by the public, so that you can decide whether you want them in your garden. Perhaps instead of allowing garden staff of gardens to plant and maintain plants, they should be planted by the nursery that raised them and then that nursery maintain their plants in gardens open to the public. |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 12 |
Yellow in Spring, Summer and Autumn, Orange in Winter |
Deep Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath, Snow Heath". From the mountains of central and southern Europe, this frost-hardy species will thrive in chalk soils. |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 18 |
Dark Green |
Magenta in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 18 |
Mid-Green |
Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
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Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 8 |
Dark Green |
Magenta with Cream sepals in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 16 |
Yellow with Bronze tips in Spring, Summer and Autumn, Orange/Red in Winter |
Heliotrope in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 14 |
Dark Bronze Green |
Lilac Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
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Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 12 |
Mid-Green |
Heliotrope in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 18 |
Dark Green |
Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
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Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 18 |
Mid-Green |
Shell Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 18 |
Mid-Green |
Pink/Mauve in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 16 |
Bronze in Spring, Mid-Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 6 |
Bright Green |
White in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
10 x 14 (25 x 35) |
Bronze |
Purplish-Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
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Erica carnea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 12 |
Yellow |
Shell Pink in |
"Alpine Heath, Winter Heath". |
Erica ciliaris |
Deciduous Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
9 x 14 |
Mid-Green, turns Bronze-Green in Winter |
Rose-Pink in |
"Dorset Heath". |
Erica ciliaris |
Deciduous Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
16 x 18 (40 x 45) |
Dark Green above, White beneath |
White Base with Purplish-Pink mouths in |
"Dorset Heath". |
Erica cinerea
See others in |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
11 x 20 (27 x 50) |
Dark Green |
Magenta in |
"Bell Heather, Twisted Heath". Good Ground Cover. "Erica cinerea species are commonly found on drier moors and heathlands, well worth growing for the great richness and range of their flowers. They enjoy an open, sunny position, and should be planted with plenty of peat. Acid soil is essential to grow this species successfully. Only taller varieties require pruning." from Ashwood Nurseries Zones 5-9 |
Erica cinerea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
10 x 18 (25 x 45) |
Golden Yellow that deepens to Red |
Lilac Pink in |
"Bell Heather". |
Erica cinerea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
14 x 28 (35 x 70) |
Pale Yellow in Spring, Summer and Autumn, Yellow with Orange tips in Winter |
Amethyst in |
"Bell Heather". |
Erica cinerea |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 14 |
Deep Green that is Bronze when young and in Winter |
Rose Pink in |
"Bell Heather". |
Erica darleyensis |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 18 |
Dark Green |
White in |
"Darley Dale Heath". "Erica x darleyensis cultivars are exceptionally hardy plants and vigorous growers. Easy to grow, they are also ideal as weed smotherers. They are lime tolerant and will flower over a long period." from Ashwood Nurseries Zones 6-9 |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 22 (30 x 55) |
Mid-Green with Cream tips in Spring, Mid-Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Shell Pink in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
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Erica darleyensis |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
14 x 24 (35 x 60) |
Dark Green with Pink tips in Spring, Dark Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Lilac Pink in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 25 (30 x 62) |
Light Green with Cream tips in Spring, Light Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Pink in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
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Erica darleyensis |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 24 (30 x 60) |
Mid-Green with Cream tips in Spring, Mid-Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Heliotrope in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 24 (30 x 60) |
Yellow-Orange |
Heliotrope in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
14 x 24 (35 x 60) |
Dark Bronze-Green |
Magenta in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 18 |
Mid-Green with Cream tips in Spring, Mid-Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Lilac in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
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Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
14 x 32 (35 x 80) |
Faintly Cream-tipped Deep-Green in Spring, later Deep Green, Tinged Red in Winter |
Ashen White in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
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Erica darleyensis |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
16 x 28 (40 x 70) |
Bright Green |
White in |
"Darley Dale Heath". |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 16 (30 x 40) |
Bright Golden Yellow |
White in |
"Irish Heath, Mediterranean Heath". "Erica erigena are a lime tolerant species, with a shapely habit making a good architectural inclusion in the heather garden. This group provides a valuable link between the main heather flowering seasons of winter and summer." from Ashwood Nurseries Zones 7-9 |
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Erica erigena |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 18 (60 x 45) |
Dark Grey-Green |
Rose Pink in |
"Irish Heath, Mediterranean Heath". |
Erica erigena |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 22 (75 x 55) |
Rich Green |
White in |
"Irish Heath, Mediterranean Heath". |
Erica stuartii |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
10 x 32 (25 x 80) |
Lemon Yellow in Spring, Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Mauve in |
The low-growing heaths serve very well not only as ground covers but also as borders and edging plants. Deep and tightly woven roots help prevent soil erosion on banks and slopes. These plants tolerate salt-laden coastal air and exposed windy locations. The flowers dry and last many months indoors. Heaths are excellent low-maintenance ground covers, requiring almost no attention once established. |
Erica tetralix |
Deciduous Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
10 x 20 (25 x 50) |
Grey-Green above, White beneath |
Magenta in |
"Cross-leaved Heath". |
Erica tetralix |
Deciduous Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 14 |
Grey-Green above, White beneath |
Lilac-Pink in |
"Cross-leaved Heath". Due to white colour below the leaf, it is advisable to put this plant above you vision into a rock garden to appreciate it. |
Erica vagans |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
14 x 26 (35 x 65) |
Bright Green |
Off White in |
"Cornish Heath, Wandering Heath". "The Cornish heath - Erica vagans - make a vigorous, spreading shrub with attractive flowers in late summer and early autumn. The faded flowers add colour in winter, with shades of brown and russet. It prefers an open sunny position in any well drained soil. It will require pruning each spring to keep plants in shape." from Ashwood Nurseries Zones 8-9 |
Erica vagans |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 18 (30 x 45) |
Dark Green |
Rose Pink in |
"Cornish Heath, Wandering Heath". |
Erigeron 'Charity' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 18 (60 x 45) |
Dark Green |
Lilac-Pink in |
Full Sun |
Erigeron karvinskianus |
Deciduous Rhizome Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 36 |
Hairy Grey- Green |
Yellow centred flowers opening White and fading through Pink to Purple in |
Excellent for softening stone edges and naturalizing in walls. Cut back clumps in the autumn to keep it neat and tidy. Considered a serious weed in New Zealand, where its sale is prohibited. Erigeron companions - lavandula, coreopsis, iris, rudbeckia, stachys, anaphalis triplinervis, heuchera, oenothera, plox, smaller grasses, eryngium, sedum, artemisia, kniphofia. |
Erinacea anthyllis |
Evergreen Sub-Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 36 |
Dark Grey-Green |
Violet-Blue |
"Hedgehog Broom". This low-growing sub-shrub requires well-drained soil and it has small leaves on green stems. |
Eriobotrya japonica |
Evergreen Tree above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
300 x 300 (750 x 750) |
Dark Green |
Fragrant White in |
"Loquat". Native to China and Japan. A shapely conical tree. |
Eriophyllum lanatum |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 18 (45 x 45) |
Silvery-Grey |
Bright Yellow in |
"Golden Yarrow, Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine". Clump-forming. Cutting back after flowering will help to maintain a compact habit. |
Erodium manescavi |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 8 |
Mid-Green |
Magenta-Purple in |
"Heron's Bill, Stork's Bill". Clump-forming. Ideal for the front of a border, rock garden and as a small-scale ground cover which takes no traffic (ie do not walk on it). Self-seeds, especially if mulched with gravel. From the Pyrenees. |
Eryngium alpinum |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
28 x 18 |
Mid-Green |
Steel-Blue or White in |
"Sea Holly". Eryngium companions - Ornamental grasses, late alliums, helenium, artemisia, echinacea, brodiaea, anthemis, achillea, alchemilla mollis, hardy fuchsias, phlox paniculata, aster, galtonia; the summer border; flowers loved by bees and butterflies. Flowers can used fresh or dried (pick before all the florets are finished opening and hang them to dry). |
Eryngium planum |
36 x 18 (90 x 45) |
Dark Green |
Light Blue in |
"Sea Holly, Blue Eryngo". Comes from dry, poor soils in the wild |
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Erysimum |
Evergreen Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 24 (75 x 60) |
Grey-Green |
Mauve in |
Upright, long-blooming, short-lived and can make a 48 inch high (120 cms) high hedge in the front of the border. Cut its flower stems before they finish flowering for arrangements to get it to rebloom. Erysimum companions - aquilegia, dicentra, viola, primula, scabiosa, knautia, tulips, narcissus, hyacinth, nassella. |
Erysimum cheiri |
Evergreen Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
23 x 12 (58 x 30) |
Dark Green |
Bright Yellow-Orange in |
"Wallflower". |
Herbaceous Bulb below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 5 |
Mid-Green marbled purplish-Brown |
White, Pink or Lilac in |
"European Dog's-Tooth Violet". |
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Escallonia |
Evergreen Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
84 x 96 (210 x 240) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Pink in |
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Escallonia |
Evergreen Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
84 x 96 (210 x 240) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Rose-Red in |
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Escallonia |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 120 (180 x 300) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Pinkish-Red in |
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Escallonia 'Langleyensis' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 120 (180 x 300) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Bright Rose-Red in |
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Escallonia |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 96 (150 x 240) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Light Red in |
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Escallonia rubra |
Evergreen Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
120 x 120 (300 x 300) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Rose-Red in |
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Eucalyptus gunnii |
Evergreen Tree above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
840 x 240 (2100 x 600) |
Silver-Blue in Spring, Blue-Green in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
White in |
"Gum Tree". |
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophil |
Evergreen Tree above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
240 x 360 (600 x 900) |
Grey-Green |
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"Alpine Snow Gum". Grows at altitudes over 5,000 feet (150,000 cms) where snow lies through most of the winter. |
Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay' |
Evergreen Tree above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
480 x 300 (1200 x 750) |
Dark Green above, paler beneath |
White in |
A small compact tree of narrow habit. |
Euonymus fortunei |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 24 |
Green edged Yellow in Spring, Summer and Autumn, Green edged Red in Winter |
Greenish-White in |
Euonymus fortunei spreads or climbs by aerial roots like ivy and can climb a brick or stone wall as high as 240 inches (600 cms). As a groundcover it has an indefinite spread, but it is mostly more compact forms that are grown in gardens |
Euonymus fortunei |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 48 (120 x 120) |
Glossy Dark Green |
... |
"Wintercreeper". Highly effective at trailing over walls or between rocks and stepping-stones. |
Euonymus alatus |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 120 (90 x 300) |
Dark Green in Spring and Summer, Brilliant Dark Red in Autumn |
Greenish-White in |
"Winged Spindle, Winged Euonymus". From Japan, China and Korea. Spreading and much branched. |
Euonymus fortunei |
Evergreen Shrub above 2 feet in height |
96 x 60 (240 x 150) |
Yellow in Spring, Green with White margins in Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Greenish-White in |
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Eupatorium cannabinum |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 48 (150 x 120) |
Mid to Dark Green |
Pink, Purple or White in |
"Hemp Agrimony". Self-sows and considered a weed in Britain. Companions - Grasses, sedum 'Herbstfreude', hydrangea paniculata, echinacea purpurea, helenium autumnale, aster, cimicifuga, solidago, rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'; attractive to butterflies and bees; flowers are good for both fresh and dried arrangements. |
Euphorbia amygdaloides |
Evergreen Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 12 |
Matt Dark Green above, Red beneath |
Greenish-Yellow in |
"Wood Spurge". Self-sows. Produces their flowers in the second year and then that flowering shoot dies to the base. |
Euphorbia amygdaloides |
18 x 24 (45 x 60) |
Shiny Dark Green |
Lime-Green in |
Part Shade Euphorbia companions - |
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Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii |
36 x 36 (90 x 90) |
Yellow-Green in |
"Frog-spawn Bush". |
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Euphorbia cyparissias |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x indefinite (30 x indefinite) |
Bluish-Green, turn Yellow in Autumn |
Yellow-Green in |
"Cypress Spurge". Very aggressive - it produces runners below the soil, often secretly during the winter, and shoots can appear in the spring in the middle of its neighbours as much as 40 inches (100cms) from the original plant. |
Euphorbia griffithii |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 24 (90 x 60) |
Dark Green, turn Red and Yellow in Autumn |
Yellow and Red in |
"Griffith's Spurge". Good autumn foliage colour. |
Evergreen Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
4 x 12 |
Greenish-Yellow |
"Donkeytail Spurge". Short-lived, self |
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Euphorbia polychroma |
20 x 20 (50 x 50) |
Bright Yellow in |
"Cushion Spurge". Extremely reliable, clump-former forming hemispherical domes. Requires staking to prevent it falling apart. |
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Evergreen Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 12 |
Silvery-Grey |
Deep Yellow |
It has waxy silver leaves and bright yellow, daisy-type flowers. It needs a well-drained site protected from winter rain. |
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Exochorda x macrantha |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 96 (180 x 240) |
Light to Mid-Green |
White in |
Masses of white flowers on arching stems in spring. |
Height in inches (cms):- 25.4mm = 1 inch I normally round this to |
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Welcome to Heather World Heather World extends a very warm welcome to everyone entering the world of heathers, especially to newcomers who have recently developed an interest in these attractive shrubs. The four heathers groups, Andromeda, Calluna, Daboecia and Erica are shown in the cultivar lists, together with images of many. Every aspect of heathers, from the wild heathers of European heaths and moorlands to the rare and unusual splendours of South African or “Cape” heaths can be seen here. Cultivation tips, including choosing, growing and propagating heathers, to scientific studies and nomenclature, are available. Here is the Publications published by The Heather Society. The website was also home to the old Heather Society, a group of heather enthusiasts who were dedicated to enhancing the interest in heathers to the world. The society closed at the end of 2020, but their Yearbooks and Newsletters can be viewed here. |
PLANTS PAGE PLANT USE Poisonous Cultivated and UK Wildflower Plants with Photos
Following parts of Level 2a,
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PLANTS PAGE MENU Plant Selection by Plant Requirements
Photos - with its link; provides a link to its respective Plant Photo Gallery in this website to provide comparison photos. |
PLANTS PAGE MENU REFINING SELECTION Photos - 12 Flower Colours per Month in its Bloom Colour Wheel Gallery
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To locate mail-order nursery for plants from the UK in this gallery try using search in RHS Find a Plant. To locate plants in the European Union (EU) try using Search Term in Gardens4You and Meilland Richardier in France. To locate mail-order nursery for plants from America in this gallery try using search in Plant Lust. To locate plant information in Australia try using Plant Finder in Gardening Australia. To see what plants that I have described in this website see |
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Top ten plants that are bad for bees from Countryfile Magazine "Lavender, alliums, fuschias, sweet peas - keen gardeners know the very best flowers to entice bees to their gardens. But what about plants that are bad for bees? Here is our expert guide to the top ten plants that you should avoid to keep bees happy and buzzing, plus the perfect alternatives. 1. Rhododendron 2. Azalea 3. Trumpet flower, or angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens) 4. Oleander (Nerium oleander) 5. Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) 6. Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) 7. Stargazer lily (Lilium 'Stargazer') 8. Heliconia Exotic and interesting, heliconia, or lobster-claws as its sometimes called, is very toxic to bees. You should not prune your heliconias, as the 'stem' is actually made up of rolled leaf bases and the flowers emerge from the top of these 'pseudostems'. However, each stem will only flower once, so after flowering you can cut that stem out. This is recommended, to encourage more flowering, to increase airflow in between the stems of your plant, and also to generally tidy it up and improve the appearance. 9. Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia - 10. Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) This is another list of Plants toxic to bees, which includes:- |
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The following details come from Cactus Art:- "A flower is the the complex sexual reproductive structure of Angiosperms, typically consisting of an axis bearing perianth parts, androecium (male) and gynoecium (female). Bisexual flower show four distinctive parts arranged in rings inside each other which are technically modified leaves: Sepal, petal, stamen & pistil. This flower is referred to as complete (with all four parts) and perfect (with "male" stamens and "female" pistil). The ovary ripens into a fruit and the ovules inside develop into seeds. Incomplete flowers are lacking one or more of the four main parts. Imperfect (unisexual) flowers contain a pistil or stamens, but not both. The colourful parts of a flower and its scent attract pollinators and guide them to the nectary, usually at the base of the flower tube.
Androecium (male Parts or stamens) Gynoecium (female Parts or carpels or pistil)
It is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary. Each pistil is constructed of one to many rolled leaflike structures.
The following details come from Nectary Genomics:- "NECTAR. Many flowering plants attract potential pollinators by offering a reward of floral nectar. The primary solutes found in most nectars are varying ratios of sucrose, glucose and fructose, which can range from as little a 8% (w/w) in some species to as high as 80% in others. This abundance of simple sugars has resulted in the general perception that nectar consists of little more than sugar-water; however, numerous studies indicate that it is actually a complex mixture of components. Additional compounds found in a variety of nectars include other sugars, all 20 standard amino acids, phenolics, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, vitamins, organic acids, oils, free fatty acids, metal ions and proteins. NECTARIES. An organ known as the floral nectary is responsible for producing the complex mixture of compounds found in nectar. Nectaries can occur in different areas of flowers, and often take on diverse forms in different species, even to the point of being used for taxonomic purposes. Nectaries undergo remarkable morphological and metabolic changes during the course of floral development. For example, it is known that pre-secretory nectaries in a number of species accumulate large amounts of starch, which is followed by a rapid degradation of amyloplast granules just prior to anthesis and nectar secretion. These sugars presumably serve as a source of nectar carbohydrate. WHY STUDY NECTAR? Nearly one-third of all worldwide crops are dependent on animals to achieve efficient pollination. In addition, U.S. pollinator-dependent crops have been estimated to have an annual value of up to $15 billion. Many crop species are largely self-incompatible (not self-fertile) and rely almost entirely on animal pollinators to achieve full fecundity; poor pollinator visitation has been reported to reduce yields of certain species by up to 50%." |
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The following details about DOUBLE FLOWERS comes from Wikipedia:- "Double-flowered" describes varieties of flowers with extra petals, often containing flowers within flowers. The double-flowered trait is often noted alongside the scientific name with the abbreviation fl. pl. (flore pleno, a Latin ablative form meaning "with full flower"). The first abnormality to be documented in flowers, double flowers are popular varieties of many commercial flower types, including roses, camellias and carnations. In some double-flowered varieties all of the reproductive organs are converted to petals — as a result, they are sexually sterile and must be propagated through cuttings. Many double-flowered plants have little wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.
There is further photographic, diagramatic and text about Double Flowers from an education department - dept.ca.uky.edu - in the University of Kentucky in America.
"Meet the plant hunter obsessed with double-flowering blooms" - an article from The Telegraph. |
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THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 10,000:-
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Choose 1 of these different Plant selection Methods:-
1. Choose a plant from 1 of 53 flower colours in the Colour Wheel Gallery.
2. Choose a plant from 1 of 12 flower colours in each month of the year from 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery.
3. Choose a plant from 1 of 6 flower colours per month for each type of plant:- Aquatic
4. Choose a plant from its Flower Shape:- Shape, Form
5. Choose a plant from its foliage:- Bamboo
6. There are 6 Plant Selection Levels including Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers in Plants Topic.
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7. when I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-
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There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-
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