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SHRUB EVERGREEN GALLERY PAGES Site Map of pages with content (o) Introduction FOLIAGE COLOUR |
7 Flower Colours per Month in Colour Wheel below IN EVERGREEN SHRUB GALLERY. Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month. |
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HEATHER ERICA CARNEA EVERGREEN SHRUB GALLERY PAGES Introduction 1 (o)January |
Photos from Chris Garnons-Williams are added to that respective flower colour or foliage colour page in the Shrub Heather Gallery and the relevant index page in Shrub Heather Index Gallery IRRESPECTIVE OF THE ACTUAL FLOWER COLOUR OR FOLIAGE COLOUR (stated in the Handy Guide) IN THE IMAGE THAT WAS TAKEN BY CHRIS GARNONS-WILLIAMS. |
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Heather Evergreen Shrub Name |
Flower Colour |
Flowering Months |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) (1 inch = 2.5 cms, 12" = 1 foot = 30 cms) |
Foliage Colour |
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Summer |
Autumn |
Winter |
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Erica carnea |
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Adrienne Duncan - H12 in |
Heliotrope - H12 |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 14 |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Alan Coates - H12 in |
Heliotrope - H12 |
February, March |
6 x 12 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Altadena - H11 |
Opens Lilac Pink - H11, then darkens with time to Heliotrope - H12 corollas and Rose Pink - H7 sepals |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 14 |
Yellow is tipped Pink and Bronze at various times through-out the year |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Ann Sparkes - H7 in |
Open Rose-Pink - H7 and darkens to Heliotrope - H12 |
February, March, April, May |
6 x 10 |
Orange turns Crimson under cold stress with Bronze tips during the rest of the year |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Atrorubra - H8 in |
Deep Pink - H8 |
January, February, March, April, May |
6 x 16 |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Aurea - H8 |
Open Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12 with time |
January, February, March, April, May |
6 x 14 |
Gold tipped Orange |
Gold |
Gold |
Gold |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Aztec Gold - H16 |
Shell Pink - H16 to Reddish-Purple - H10 |
January, February, March, April |
8 x 14 |
Golden-Yellow |
Golden-Yellow |
Golden-Yellow |
Deep Gold with Bronze tints |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Barry Sellers' - H14 |
Deep Pink-Magenta - H14 |
10 x 12 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Beoley Pink - H12 |
Heliotrope - H12 |
February, March, April |
6 x 18 |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Pale Lavender - H3 |
March, April |
6 x 12 |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Bells Extra Special' |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Carnea' - H16 |
Shell-Pink - H16 to Lilac-Pink - H11 |
6 x 14 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Cecilia M. Beale - H0 |
White - H0 |
January, February, March |
6 x 10 |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Challenger' - H13 |
Magenta corollas with crimson sepals - H13 |
6 x 18 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Opens Shell Pink - H16 and darkens through the season to Heliotrope - H12 |
March, April |
6 x 22 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Clare Wilkinson - H16 in |
Shell Pink - H16
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January, February, March, April, May |
6 x 14 |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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David's Seedling - H8 in |
Opens Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12 |
December, January, February, March, |
6 x 20 |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'December Red' - H12 |
Open pink - H8 and deepen to heliotrope - H12 |
8 x 18 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Duncan' |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Dwingeloo Pride - H15 |
Salmon - H15 |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 12 |
Mid-Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Early Red - H11 in |
Pale Lilac Pink - H11
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October, November, December, January, February, March |
6 x 16 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Eva - H14 |
Magenta - H14 |
December, January, February, March |
6 x 12 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Bronze |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Foxhollow - H12in |
Heliotrope - H12 to Shell Pink - H16, depending on exposure to sun |
January, February, March, |
6 x 16 |
Yellow tipped Bronze |
Yellow tipped Bronze |
Yellow tipped Bronze |
Orange-Red in very cold weather |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Foxhollow Fairy' - H8 |
The flowers on first opening have a bicolor effect with the corolla near white (pale H16) and the calyx pink (H8) before the flowers ages to pink (H8) |
6 x 14 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Lilac Pink in January becomes Pink - H8 in March |
January, February, March |
6 x 10 |
Orange-Green |
Orange-Green with shoots tipped Yellow |
Orange-Green |
Orange-Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Golden Starlet' - H0 |
White - H0 |
6 x 16 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Gracilis - H11 |
Bright Lilac Pink - H11 |
November, December, January, February |
6 x 12 |
Dull Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Heathwood' - H11 |
Lilac-pink flowers - H11, deepening to magenta-pink - H14 |
6 x 18 |
Dark Bronze Green. Leaves take on Bronze tints |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Hilletje' - H11 |
Dark Lilac Pink - H11 |
December, January, February |
6 x 12 |
Dark Green/Gold |
Dark Green/Gold |
Dark Green/Gold |
Orange/ Red |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Ice Princess' - H0 |
White - H0 |
6 x 14 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Isabell' - H0 |
White - H0 |
6 x 14 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'James Backhouse' - H3 and |
Lavender - H3 |
6 x 16 |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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January Sun - H8 and |
Pink - H8
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December, January, February, March |
4 x 12 |
Golden |
Golden |
Golden |
Golden |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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'Jason Attwater' - H11 |
Lilac Pink - H11 |
February, March, April |
6 x 24 |
Creamy-Yellow (Creamy-Yellow juvenile foliage) |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Open Pink - H8 and darken with age to Heliotrope - H12 |
November, |
8 x 14 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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John Kampa - H12 |
Heliotrope - H12 |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 14 |
Dark Green |
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Spring Mar-May |
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Summer Jun-Aug |
Autumn Sep-Nov |
Winter Dec-Feb |
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Heather Evergreen Shrub Name |
Flower Colour |
Flowering Months |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) (1 inch = 2.5 cms, 12" = 1 foot = 30 cms) |
Foliage Colour |
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Spring |
Summer |
Autumn |
Winter |
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Adrienne Duncan - H12 in |
Heliotrope - H12 |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 14 |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
Dark Green with Bronze hue |
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Alan Coates - H12 in |
Heliotrope - H12 |
February, March |
6 x 12 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Altadena - H11 |
Opens Lilac Pink - H11, then darkens with time to Heliotrope - H12 corollas and Rose Pink - H7 sepals |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 14 |
Yellow is tipped Pink and Bronze at various times through-out the year |
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Ann Sparkes - H7 in |
Open Rose-Pink - H7 and darkens to Heliotrope - H12 |
February, March, April, May |
6 x 10 |
Orange turns Crimson under cold stress with Bronze tips during the rest of the year |
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Atrorubra - H8 in |
Deep Pink - H8 |
January, February, March, April, May |
6 x 16 |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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Aurea - H8 |
Open Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12 with time |
January, February, March, April, May |
6 x 14 |
Gold tipped Orange |
Gold |
Gold |
Gold |
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Aztec Gold - H16 |
Shell Pink - H16 to Reddish-Purple - H10 |
January, February, March, April |
8 x 14 |
Golden-Yellow |
Golden-Yellow |
Golden-Yellow |
Deep Gold with Bronze tints |
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'Barry Sellers' - H14 |
Deep Pink-Magenta - H14 |
10 x 12 |
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Beoley Pink - H12 |
Heliotrope - H12 |
February, March, April |
6 x 18 |
Mid Green |
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Pale Lavender - H3 |
March, April |
6 x 12 |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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'Bells Extra Special' |
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'Carnea' - H16 |
Shell-Pink - H16 to Lilac-Pink - H11 |
6 x 14 |
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Cecilia M. Beale - H0 |
White - H0 |
January, February, March |
6 x 10 |
Mid Green |
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'Challenger' - H13 |
Magenta corollas with crimson sepals - H13 |
6 x 18 |
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Opens Shell Pink - H16 and darkens through the season to Heliotrope - H12 |
March, April |
6 x 22 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Clare Wilkinson - H16 in |
Shell Pink - H16
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January, February, March, April, May |
6 x 14 |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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David's Seedling - H8 in |
Opens Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12 |
December, January, February, March, |
6 x 20 |
Mid Green |
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'December Red' - H12 |
Open pink - H8 and deepen to heliotrope - H12 |
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'Duncan' |
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Dwingeloo Pride - H15 |
Salmon - H15 |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 12 |
Mid-Green |
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Early Red - H11 in |
Pale Lilac Pink - H11
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October, November, December, January, February, March |
6 x 16 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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Eva - H14 |
Magenta - H14 |
December, January, February, March |
6 x 12 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Bronze |
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Foxhollow - H12in |
Heliotrope - H12 to Shell Pink - H16, depending on exposure to sun |
January, February, March, |
6 x 16 |
Yellow tipped Bronze |
Yellow tipped Bronze |
Yellow tipped Bronze |
Orange-Red in very cold weather |
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'Foxhollow Fairy' - H8 |
The flowers on first opening have a bicolor effect with the corolla near white (pale H16) and the calyx pink (H8) before the flowers ages to pink (H8) |
6 x 14 |
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Lilac Pink in January becomes Pink - H8 in March |
January, February, March |
6 x 10 |
Orange-Green |
Orange-Green with shoots tipped Yellow |
Orange-Green |
Orange-Green |
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'Golden Starlet' - H0 |
White - H0 |
6 x 16 |
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Gracilis - H11 |
Bright Lilac Pink - H11 |
November, December, January, February |
6 x 12 |
Dull Green |
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'Heathwood' - H11 |
Lilac-pink flowers - H11, deepening to magenta-pink - H14 |
6 x 18 |
Dark Bronze Green. Leaves take on Bronze tints |
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'Hilletje' - H11 |
Dark Lilac Pink - H11 |
December, January, February |
6 x 12 |
Dark Green/Gold |
Dark Green/Gold |
Dark Green/Gold |
Orange/ Red |
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'Ice Princess' - H0 |
White - H0 |
6 x 14 |
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'Isabell' - H0 |
White - H0 |
6 x 14 |
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'James Backhouse' - H3 and |
Lavender - H3 |
6 x 16 |
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January Sun - H8 and |
Pink - H8
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December, January, February, March |
4 x 12 |
Golden |
Golden |
Golden |
Golden |
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'Jason Attwater' - H11 |
Lilac Pink - H11 |
February, March, April |
6 x 24 |
Creamy-Yellow (Creamy-Yellow juvenile foliage) |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
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Open Pink - H8 and darken with age to Heliotrope - H12 |
November, |
8 x 14 |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
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John Kampa - H12 |
Heliotrope - H12 |
January, February, March, April |
6 x 14 |
Dark Green |
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STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY
Cultivation Requirements of Plant |
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Outdoor / Garden Cultivation |
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Indoor / House Cultivation |
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Cool Greenhouse (and Alpine House) Cultivation with artificial heating in the Winter |
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Conservatory Cultivation with heating throughout the year |
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Stovehouse Cultivation with heating throughout the year for Tropical Plants |
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Ground Cover 0-24 inches (0-60 cms) |
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Ground Cover 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) |
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Ground Cover Over 72 inches (180 cms) |
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Use of Plant |
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STAGE 4D Plant Foliage |
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Flower Shape - Simple |
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Flower Shape - Elaborated |
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Natural Arrangements |
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STAGE 4D |
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STAGE 1
Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:- |
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STAGE 2 Fan-trained Shape From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well. The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years. |
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STAGE 2
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STAGE 4D Trees and Shrubs suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slightly acid) Trees and Shrubs suitable for Dry Acid Soils Trees and Shrubs suitable for Shallow Soil over Chalk Trees and Shrubs tolerant of both extreme Acidity and Alkalinity Trees and Shrubs suitable for Damp Sites Trees and Shrubs suitable for Industrial Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Cold Exposed Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Seaside Areas Shrubs suitable for Heavy Shade Shrubs and Climbers suitable for NORTH- and EAST-facing Walls Shrubs suitable for Ground Cover Trees and Shrubs of Upright or Fastigiate Habit Trees and Shrubs with Ornamental Bark or Twigs Trees and Shrubs with Bold Foliage Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Colour Trees and Shrubs with Red or Purple Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Golden or Yellow Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Grey or Silver Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Variegated Foliage Trees and Shrubs bearing Ornamental Fruit Trees and Shrubs with Fragrant or Scented Flowers Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Foliage Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Every Month:- |