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Category Archives: Shrubs

New shrubs available at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Shrubs, Spring colour | March 9, 2019 at 14:51 , by Downside Nurseries

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Hydrangea macrophylla Merveille Sanguine

Plant highlights with approx HxS sizes Acca sellowiana (1.5-2.5 x 1.5-2.5m) – this is one we do ourselves, but it takes months to root, so we were glad to get extra. Evergreen, with Hypericum-like red and white flowers, it does need a really sunny position to flower well. Akebia quinate...

Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill

Posted in: Shrubs | April 24, 2018 at 15:59 , by Downside Nurseries

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Daphnes are wonderful small shrubs with highly scented flowers. Unfortunately, they are difficult to propagate and slow growing. Daphne bhoula Jacqueline Postill is one of the most desirable and has been unobtainable for some time since the only nurseryman in the country still propagating it retired. Commercial production has started...

Viburnum × hillieri ‘Winton’ arrowwood ‘Winton’

Posted in: Autumn colour, Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:48 , by Downside Nurseries

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Viburnum × hillieri ‘Winton’ arrowwood ‘Winton’ An unusual evergreen viburnum with white flowers in the spring. The copper-tinted leaves have red autumn colours. Bushy and hardy to H6 but the fruit can cause a stomach upset if ingested. Ultimate H&S in 5-10 years of 1.5-2.5m Here’s the link to our plant list on...

SinoCalycanthus × raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’

Posted in: Autumn colour, Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:43 , by Downside Nurseries

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SinoCalycanthus × raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ sweetshrub ‘Hartlage Wine’ A deciduous shrub with aromatic leaves and scented burgundy flowers touched with cream in the centre, produced over a long period from early to late summer. It’s deciduous, bushy and fully hardy to H5. What’s not to like?...

Mahonia nitens Cabaret

Posted in: Autumn colour, Shrubs | October 14, 2017 at 15:41 , by Downside Nurseries

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Mahonia nitens Cabaret A new red-flowered variety of this highly-scented winter-flowering shrub. It has the same glossy, holly-like, evergreen foliage, that you would expect to see on a Mahonia, but this compact variety produces its flowers from the end of summer and all the way through autumn. These appear initially...