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Category Archives: Shrubs

Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Merveille Sangine’, Hydrangea Macro ‘Zorro’ (blue), Sweet Woodruff, Dryopterris filixmas ‘Cristata’

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Hydrangea Macrophylla Merveille Sanguine & Hydrangea Macro Zorro (blue), Sweet Woodruff herb & Dryopteris filixmas Cristata 010814
Hydrangea Macrophylia ‘Merveille Sanguine’, Hydrangea Macro ‘Zorro’ (blue), Sweet Woodruff, Dryopterris filixmas ‘ Cristata’ A lovely collection of plants at Downside last week – The Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Merveille Sanguine’ A stunning cultivar with mopheads of intense deep red florests turning to a deep rich plum (or royal purple if on...
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Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Lady in Red’

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Isn’t this stunning? ‘Lady in Red’ is a compact, branching, thicket-forming, suckering, deciduous shrub with lobed, doubly-toothed, veined red to red-purple leaves and clusters of small, cup-shaped, pale pink flowers in summer followed by pale brown to red fruit in autumn.  That’s a lot of adjectives on one descriptive ticket!...
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Our newly refurbished shrub growing area

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Downside's refurbished shrub growing area
Do check out our newly refurbished shrub growing area at the top end of the Nurseries. The photinia in the picture is a popular evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves, white flowers in flattened flower heads and young red shoots.  The best known is Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin’ which is often...
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Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ and Camellias Brushfield’s Yellow and Lady Campbell

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A glorious mixture of colours for March.  The Camellias Brushfield’s Yellow and Lady Campbell sitting alongside the Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’. Brushfield’s Yellow is an upright, evergreen shrub with dark glossy foliage and creamy-white flowers with light yellow centres whilst Camellia japonica ‘Lady Campbell’ is an upright evergreen shrub with glossy green...
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