| Shrubs List: I - K |
Ilex" x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ (AGM)Foliage is mid green with golden margin variegation. Red berries. Female. Sun or shade in ordinary garden soil, though a moist well drained soil is preferable. Evergreen. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Lawsoniana’ (AGM)Dark evergreen foliage with a central splash of gold. Red berries. Female. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Ripley Gold’A bright golden centre to dark and wavy, evergreen, foliage. Red berries. Female. Height 6-8ft. " aquifolium ‘Alaska’Compact form of the common green holly. Red berries in winter. Female. Height 5-6ft. " " ‘Angustifolia’Congested, spiny, evergreen foliage, forming a rounded, irregular shrub. Female clone. Height 4-5ft. " " ‘Argentea Marginata’ (AGM)The brightest of the silver variegated hollies, red berries and glossy evergreen foliage. Female. H 6-8ft. " " ‘Argentea Marginata Pendula’ (Perry’s Weeping Holly)Pendulous branches form an umbrella of glossy, evergreen, white margined foliage. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Ferox Argentea’ (AGM) (Silver Hedgehog Holly)Spins along the edges and upper surface of the silver variegated foliage on deep purple stems. Male clone. Evergreen. Ht 4ft. " " ‘Ferox Aurea’ (Golden Hedgehog Holly)Bright, creamy-yellow, variegated leaves, especially around the margins. Male clone. 3-4ft " " ‘Golden Milkboy’Male holly with golden variegated evergreen foliage. Ht. 6ft. " " ‘Golden Van Tol’A bright primrose-gold splash to the foliage of this red berried self fertile form. Evergreen. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Handsworth New Silver’ (AGM)Bright silver variegation against deep purple stems. Red berried female clone. Evergreen. Ht 6-8ft. " " ‘J.C. Van Tol’ (AGM)Glossy. almost spineless, evergreen foliage. Self fertile bearing red berries. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Madame Briot’ (AGM)Purple stems and glossy evergreen foliage splashed with gold. Red berried female clone. Ht 6-8ft. " " ‘Myrtifolia Aureomaculata’ (AGM)Compact male form with pale green, evergreen foliage with a central blotch of bright golden yellow. Height 3-4ft. " " ‘Pyramidalis’ (AGM)Glossy, evergreen, almost spineless leaves, self fertile form producing red berries. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Pyramidalis Fructu-luteo’Similar to ‘Pyramidalis’ in habit but with profuse, bright yellow fruits. Self fertile. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Silver Queen’ (AGM)Blackish-purple stems clothed in dark green leaves, bordered with creamy-white. Male. Height 6-8ft. " " ‘Silver Van Tol’A sport of ‘J. C. Van Tol’ with creamy white margined leaves. Female. Height 6-8ft. " crenata ‘Convexa’ (AGM)Delightful, evergreen, with rounded, golden-yellow leaves, becomes brighter winter. Height 2ft. " " ‘Fastigiata’An erect form of this lovely species, with deep green, box-like foliage. Black berries. Height 3ft. " " ‘Golden Gem’ (AGM)A dwarf, compact, most un-holly like shrub. Forms a flat topped plant with small, rounded, golden foliage. Best in a warm sunny spot on a free draining soil. Evergreen. Height 2ft. " myrtifolia (Myrtle leaved Holly)Medium sized shrub with fine, narrow foliage, dotted with red berries. Height 5-6ft. " pernyiLarge, evergreen shrub with small, peculiarly spined, almost triangular leaves, red fruits. Ht.5-6ft.
Indigofera" amblyantha (AGM)Delightful, shrimp-pink flowers through summer until the frosts. Best in a sunny position in a well drained soil. Prune in early spring to remove winter damage. Height 3-4ft. " heterantha ‘Gerardina’Bright, purplish-rose, pea-like flowers and laburnum-like foliage. Height 3-4ft.
Jasminum" nudiflorum ‘Compactum’ (see also climbers catalogue)Charming, winter flowering shrub, Small bright primrose-yellow flowers through the winter. Tolerant of most soils and positions including north and east facing exposures. Height 3-4ft.
Kalmia" angustifolia f. rubra (AGM) (Calico Bush)Deep rosy-red, octagonal flowers in June. For maximum flowering, plant in a sheltered sunny position in a moist acid soil. Add a little bark mulch to your soil to mop up excess nitrogen. Evergreen. Height 3-4ft. " latifolia ‘Minuet’ (AGM)Clusters of maroon red octagonal flowers white edged. Evergreen. Height 2ft.
Kerria" japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ (AGM)Very large, single, golden-yellow flowers, fading to a creamy-primrose. Semi-evergreen. 6-8ft " japonica ‘Pleniflora’ (AGM) (Jew’s Mallow)Masses of orange-yellow, ball shaped flowers on green stems. An un-fussy, easy to grow plant, sun or shade, but more flowers in full sun. Ordinary garden soil. April-May. Semi-evergreen. Height 6-8ft.
Kolkwitzia" amabilis ‘Pink Cloud’ (AGM) (Beauty Bush)
" amabilis ‘Maradco’Soft yellow foliage provides a foil to pink flowers in the spring. Easy and hardy. Height 6ft. |