Downside Plant Nursery News

Clerodendrum bungei (Glory Flower)

Posted in: Late summer colour, Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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Clerodendrum bungei Glory Flower Large terminal clusters of pink flowers in late summer – very exotic looking. It’s a suckering deciduous shrub with large, ovate leaves, often flushed purple when young, Its ultimate height within 5-10 years would be 1.5-2.5m. Please see this link to our plant list on our...

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Californian lilac) Millerton Point

Posted in: Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:26 , by Downside Nurseries

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Millerton Point Californian lilac ‘Millerton Point’ A strong white variety of this familiar blue shrub.and perfect for a fashionable white garden. is a vigorous evergreen shrub with mid-green leaves. It produces dense clusters of creamy-white flowers from the late spring. It likes full sun in well-drained soil. It...

New arrivals – Shrubs Buddleja alternifolia ’Unique’

Posted in: Patio Plants, Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:20 , by Downside Nurseries

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Buddlieja alternifolia ‘Unique’ This is a dwarf selection of this attractive but rather large shrub. It is an ideal plant for a large patio container – good in a sunny place and is best pruned hard every year in March. .’Unique’ makes a compact plant, no more than 1m (3ft) tall, its prolific...

New arrivals – climbers: Actinidia pilosula and Akebia quinata – chocolate vine

Posted in: Climbers | October 14, 2017 at 15:14 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are always trying to increase the range of plants we offer; here are some interesting new arrivals:- Climbers Actinidia pilosula– similar to the familiar Actinidia kolomikta, but white variegated only – no pink – very smart. Hardy in average winter, deciduous, scented flowers and happy in partial shade –...

RHS Hardiness Ratings

Posted in: RHS | October 14, 2017 at 15:09 , by Downside Nurseries

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Here’s a link to the RHS Hardiness Ratings used more and more with plants I’ve copied and pasted the information for H3/4/5 but the link gives you all the information in a table. H3 1 – -5 Half hardy – unheated Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the...