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Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen
€4.00
Male Variegated Holly A slow-growing evergreen tree, well known for its spiky leaves. Holly is tough, and robust enough to handle the harshest of environments, from dark valleys to extreme coastal locations - though it thrives best with the protection of other trees around it. Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen is a non-fruiting variety, but makes an...
Leycesteria formosa
Leycesteria formosa
€8.00
Pheasant bush Native to China and Tibet, Leycesteria formosa is a vigorous, medium-sized to large, deciduous shrub with a bushy habit, grown for its good looks, long season of interest and importance for pollinators and other wild-life. The mid-green, pointed leaves are borne on upright, grey-green stems. From mid- to late summer, 4 inch-long ta...
Leycesteria formosa Golden Lanterns
€5.00
Golden Pheasant bush A more compact cultivar of the species, Leycesteria formosa Golden Lanterns is vigorous, medium-sized, deciduous shrub with an upright, bushy habit, grown for its lovely primrose-yellow foliage and long season of interest. The heart-shaped leaves emerge yellow, and fade to a delicate primrose colour – grow in partial shade t...
Ligustrum ovalifolium - Green Privet
€3.00
Green Privet A vigorous, upright semi-evergreen shrub and a familiar urban hedge, this versatile plant has a lot going for it. Ligustrum ovalifolium can be kept very neat, as it responds well to clipping. It is also tough, tolerating some coastal exposure and it will grow in relatively poor soils. It is considered a semi-evergreen hedge, it can ...
Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum - Golden Privet
€3.00
Golden Privet The foliage of the Golden Privet will brighten up any garden. It is semi-evergreen, holding its leaf year round in all but the harshest of Winters. Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum will grow nearly anywhere - including poor soils, in moderate shade and can be seen growing well in some coastal areas. If your garden needs some colour, Go...
Luma apiculata (Myrtus luma)
Luma apiculata (Myrtus luma)
€10.00
Myrtle - Myrtus luma Also know as Myrtus luma, this is a vigorous, upright, bushy tree or large shrub with very attractive, peeling cinnamon-brown and creamy-white bark. Aromatic, glossy dark green leaves are bronzy when young. Small cup-shaped, 5-petalled, white flowers appear from midsummer to autumn, followed by purple berries. Needs a mild c...
Luma apiculata Glanleam Gold
Luma apiculata Glanleam Gold
€10.00
Variegated Myrtle A colourful evergreen to brighten up your garden in Winter. Also known as Myrtus luma Glanleam Gold, this striking small evergreen tree or large shrub of dense growth. The bright green leaves are edged with creamy-yellow and tinged with pink when young. Slightly fragrant, white flowers appear from midsummer to autumn and are f...
Olearia lacunosa
Olearia lacunosa
€15.00
Lancewood tree daisy Stunning attractive evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves that are long, thin, and tough; their white-felted underside gives a beautiful contrast. Clusters of daisy-like white flowers appear in June/July. One of the best choices for a seaside garden. Its moderate growth rate makes it easy to maintain and even if left unto...
Olearia x oleifolia Waikariensis
€12.00
Daisy Bush Waikariensis A hybrid daisy bush from New Zealand, Olearia x oleifolia Waikariensis is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub with an upright, rounded habit, particularly useful in coastal gardens as it’s tolerant of salty winds. The grey-green leaves with a tan midrib and whitish undersides look rather like olive leaves. Prolific clusters o...
Phormium Apricot Queen
Phormium Apricot Queen
€8.00
New Zealand Flax Apricot Queen A compact form of New Zealand flax with wonderful colouring, Phormium Apricot Queen is an evergreen perennial forming a medium-sized clump of long, arching leaves, a striking structural plant for even small gardens. The long, sword-shaped leaves are creamy yellow tinted with apricot and striped longitudinally in b...
Phormium Evening Glow
Phormium Evening Glow
€10.00
New Zealand Flax Evening Glow A beautiful red cultivar of New Zealand Flax. Phormium Evening Glow produces long, upright leaves that are gently arching. The coloured leaves range from a glorious mix of reds, and pinks, to bronze and purple tones on each leaf. Flowers are rarely produced on this variety, but the leaf colour makes up for that. New...
Phormium Jester
Phormium Jester
€17.00
New Zealand Flax Jester This is a great flax. Phormium ‘Jester’ is a new variety bearing long coloured leaves with a broad, dark pink stripe and limey-green margins down each leaf- a true stunner. They make ideal specimens for seaside and low maintenance gardens, providing extra all year colour. Jester also makes an excellent container plant.Sit...
Phormium Margaret Jones
Phormium Margaret Jones
€20.00
New Zealand Flax Margaret Jones A smaller, hybrid New Zealand flax with a rich, variegated colour, Phormium Margaret Jones is a medium-sized, fast-growing, evergreen perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. The beautiful, glossy, strap-shaped leaves are longitudinally striped, rust-red in the centre and a subtle bronze along the sides, an...
Phormium Pink Stripe
Phormium Pink Stripe
€20.00
Phormium Pink Stripe A wonderfully architectural plant of year-round interest, Phormium Pink Stripe is a large, clump-forming, evergreen perennial; it’s a ‘monocot’, like grass, with a similar, fountain-like habit. The broad, sword-like leaves are bluish-green, with bright pink edges. Occasionally, tall, upright stems with tubular, wine-red flow...
Phormium Tricolor
Phormium Tricolor
€20.00
Mountain Flax Tricolor A big mountain flax with striking colouring, Phormium cookianum subsp hookeri Tricolor is a large, evergreen perennial with long, narrow leaves, a wonderful structural plant for the larger garden, and particularly good by the sea. The long, sword-shaped leaves are striped longitudinally in creamy-yellow and deep green wi...
Phormium Yellow Wave
Phormium Yellow Wave
€10.00
New Zealand Flax Yellow Wave Originating in New Zealand, phormiums do very well in milder, coastal parts of Ireland, and will even naturalise. Phormium Yellow Wave is an evergreen perennial which forms a huge clump of long arching leaves. The long, sword-shaped leaves, up to a metre long, are green with a broad yellow stripe, like a splash of su...
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
€12.00
Pink Variegated Pittosporum A popular evergreen grey-green leaved shrub growing as a tall broad column. Its leaves have appealing cream/pink tinged margins while small honey-scented deep purple flowers open in clusters in late spring and early summer. Pittosporum tenufolium Elizabeth can also be grown as part of a hedge in coastal locations. It ...
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gold Star
€13.00
Pittosporum Goldstar Compact bushy evergreen shrub. Attractive foliage with ovate wavy leaves that are dark green with conspicuous pale midribs when mature. This contrasts with the young spring growth which is bright golden green on reddish branchlets. Site: Tolerates coastal winds Soil: Prefers well drainedPosition: Full sun, part shadeSeason...
Pittosporum tenuifolium Irene Paterson
€15.00
Pittosporum Irene Paterson A favourite of garden designers, Pittosporum tenuifolium Irene Paterson is a small, slow-growing, evergreen shrub with a bushy, rounded habit, grown for its lovely, variegated foliage. The wavy-edged leaves open cream and develop cream marbling and mid-ribs over green, occasionally tinted pink in winter. If the plant i...
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen
€12.00
Pittosporum Silver Queen A lovely shrub for seaside and other mild areas, Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen is a large, evergreen shrub with a bushy habit. The rounded, grey-green leaves on fine black stems have beautiful, narrow, irregular white margins, giving a light, mobile appearance to the shrub. In spring and summer, clusters of small,...