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Trees and Shrubs
| | Acacia baileyana purpurea
|  | Small evergreen tree with dense pinnate, purple –grey foliage and yellow flowers in late winter or early spring. Height and spread 3-5m. Plant in a sheltered site in full sun and well-drained soil. Hardy to minus 7 C.
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| | Acacia cultriformis
(Knife Leaved Wattle)
|  | A medium to tall shrub from Australia with very distinctive angular leaves which give rise to the common name. The leaves are blue grey in colour. The plant has a very graceful drooping habit and needs to be planted in full sun in a free draining soil. A very useful plant for spring colour from the bright yellow flowers. Believed to be able to stand hard frosts. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
| | Acacia dealbata
(Mimosa)
(Not currently in season)
|  | Evergreen tree with fern-like silvery-green foliage and fragrant yellow flowers in late winter and spring. Height eventually to 8m with a spread of 6m. Plant in full sun, in neutral to acid, well drained soil. Hardy in all but the most severe winters. |
| | Price each - £9.50 |
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| | Acacia mearnsii
(Black Wattle)
|  | A fast growing Australian spreading evergreen tree with fern like foliage & racemes of fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Height & spread in the region of 10m (20-30ft). Plant in well drained fertile soil in full sun in a sheltered site. Able to stand down to minus 5 degrees C Possibly more when mature. |
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| | Acacia melanoxylon
|  | An evergreen tree from Australia with an erect to spreading habit with 15cms long lance shaped leaves and cream to pale yellow flowerheads from late winter to late spring. Height 5-25m with a spread of 4-12m. Pruning after flowering will help to maintain a more manageable size. Plant in neutral to acid well drained soil in full sun. Hardy to minus 8 degrees C. |
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| | Acacia paradoxa Kangaroo Thorn
|  | This evergreen large shrub from Australia has erect spiny stems with lance shaped leaves and spherical golden yellow flower heads that cover the plant in spring. Height and spread 2-4m. Plant in very well drained soil in an open sunny position. Hardy to minus 7 degrees when established. |
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| | Acacia retinodes
(Swamp wattle)
|  | A fast growing large evergreen shrub to small tree with long green leaves from Australia. Fragrant globular light yellow flowers mainly in summer but on and off in flushes at any time of the year. Height 4-8m with a spread of 3-7m. Plant in well drained slightly acid soil in an open sunny position or grow as a large tub plant in cold areas. Hardy to minus 5 degrees C. |
| | Price each - £12.95 | | |
| | Acacia riceana
|  | Evergreen small tree or tall shrub from Australia with pungent pendant foliage and lemon-yellow flowers in spring. Widely cultivated in Europe. Height 3-6m with a spread 2-4m. Plant in full sun. Frost tolerant and able to stand moist conditions. Adaptable to most soil types this is a useful plant for screening and windbreaks. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
| | Acacia vericillata riverine form
|  | A stunning evergreen large shrub to small tree from Australia that has yellow catkin like flowers in spring that completely cover the bush. Height 3-4m with a spread in the region of 3m. Plant in well drained soil in full sun. Should be hardy to about minus 8°C. |
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| | Acca sellowiana Syn. Feijoa
|  | An evergreen South American shrub grown for its attractive shallow cup shaped red flowers, which are produced singly in mid summer. These are complimented by the grey green foliage. Height and spread in the region of 2.5m. Plant in a well drained soil in full sun or grow as a conservatory plant in a large tub where if the temperature does not go below 5 degrees C. you might get the pineapple and strawberry flavoured oblong fruit in the autumn. Outside hardy to minus 7 degrees. |
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| | Acradenia Frankliniae
|  | An evergreen shrub to small tree from Tasmania with attractive aromatic palmate leaves and pannicles of white star shaped flowers in late spring. Grow in moist but well drained acidic fertile soil in partial shade with some shelter from cold north and easterly winds. Height up to 3m, spread up to 1.5m after 10 or 20 years. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
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| | Agapanthus praecox Purple Cloud
(Purple Cloud)
|  | A strong, tall growing perennial plant with evergreen strap-like foliage and deep purple-violet large rounded flower heads in summer up to 1.5m high, Plant in well drained soil in full sun. Protect from severe frost. A wonderful plant for creating an exotic feel to the garden. |
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| | Agapanthus rosewarne
(Not currently in season)
|  | African Blue Lily. A clump-forming perennial with strap-shaped deep green leaves. Clusters of open bell-shaped, rich blue flowers. Height 1.2m. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Blue. Flowers from July to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy in most conditions but protect in very cold weather. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting. |
| | Price each - £6.95 |
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| | Agonis flexuosa
|  | Bushy evergreen willow-like tree from Australia with clusters of small white flowers in summer. Height and spread 5-6m. Plant in fertile slightly acid moist (but not boggy) soil in full sun. Mature plants will tolerate more dry and shady conditions. Should be hardy to minus 6 degrees C but fresh growth can be burnt back from less severe frosts. |
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| | Albizia julibrissin
(Silk Tree)
|  | Grow in a sunny situation in a well-drained soil. Fully hardy very exotic looking deciduous shrub with mimosa like foliage and fluffy yellow green flowers in summer. Dome shaped crown when mature. Height 6m spread 4m. Can be grown as a container plant. |
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| | Albizia julibrissin rosea
(silk tree)
|  | Fully hardy very exotic looking deciduous shrub with mimosa like foliage, fluffy pink flowers in summer. Dome shaped crown when mature. Height 6m spread 4m. Can be grown as a container plant. Grow in a sunny situation in a well-drained soil. |
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| | Amomyrtus luma Syn. Myrtus lechlerana
|  | Large hardy evergreen shrub from Chile with copper-coloured young foliage and masses of fragrant white flowers in spring. Height 3m Spread 2m. Plant in sun or part-shade in moist but well-drained soil. |
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| | Anigozanthus flavidus
(Kangaroo Paw)
|  | A vigorous clump forming perennial from Australia with sword shaped leaves and unusual yellow-green tubular flowers on long 2m high stems from late spring to late summer. This exotic looking plant grows 2m high by 1.5m wide in a very well drained sandy, slightly acid soil in full sun. Needs to be kept moist in the summer. Makes a very attractive conservatory plant and useful cut flower. Can be grown outside in mild areas surviving with us to minus 4 degrees so far. |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
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| | Aralia spinosa
(The Devils Walking Stick)
|  | A hardy deciduous tree that gets its common name from the stout spiny stems that form an upright tree up to 10m tall and 5m wide after many years. The two pinnate leaves can be up to 1.5m long with the umbels of white flowers in 60cm long panicles turning to black fruit in the autumn. Plant in fertile humus rich moist soil in sun or partial shade. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
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| | Araucaria bidwilli
|  | A rare evergreen coniferous tree from Australia that forms a conical shape when young becoming rounded with age. A slightly tender plant that is probably best grown as a large patio plant that can be protected from hard frost or grown in very mild areas. Grow in moist but well drained soil in full sun. Withstands mild frosts. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
For further information please contact:
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Breage, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9PS
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