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Category Archives: Autumn colour

Schizostylis Plants: Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

Posted in: Autumn colour, Season Plants | October 3, 2015 at 12:53 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of the display table at Downside Nurseries showing Schizostylis Plants: Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

The soft Pink Princess and vivid red Cindy Towe Schizostylis plants make a beautiful addition to late summer and autumn gardens, producing clumps of spiky, rich-green foliage and spears of star-shaped flowers that are reminiscent of a wide open crocus. Flowers September to December. The Pink Princess Kaffir Lilly’s long thick...

Eunonymous phellomanus

Posted in: Autumn colour, Trees - Ornamental Spindle | August 30, 2015 at 15:02 , by Downside Nurseries

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One of the ornamental Spindle Trees, the Eunonymous phellomanus is a very interesting tree with attractive bark and good autumn colour. It has fasciated branches and the 4-lobed fruits appear in the autumn and, when they split, the orange seeds make a dramatic colour contrast with the bright pink fruits. Just...