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Sambucus 'Sutherland Gold'

Added on 7 Jul, 2016 | 1 photo

Genus: Sambucus.
Species: Sambucus.

Tiny plant bought from Wilkinsons 2015, doing really well, planted in curved border near pond to the left of hyp...

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Sambucus Nigra 'Madonna'

Added on 1 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Genus: Sambucus.
Species: sambucus.

Compact bushy shrub with yellow margined grey/green leaves flat heads of white flowers in early summer followed ...

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Sambucus Nigra 'Black Lace'

Added on 23 Jan, 2010 | 9 photos

Genus: Sambucus.
Species: Sambucus nigra.

Love this shrub, can't grow acers here as to windy but this is next best thing, deeply divided almost black...

Sambucus Nigra 'Black Beauty'

Added on 7 Jul, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Sambucus.
Species: Sambucus nigra.

Dark leaves and pink flowers like Black Lace but without the ferny foliage.
Had this years another plant I forg...

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Sanguisorba Menziesii (burnet)

Added on 8 Sep, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Sanguisorba.
Species: sanguisorba.

Grown from seed this year, perennial,fluffy vivid red bottlebrush flowers from late spring, grey feathery foliag...

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Sanguisorba Tenuifolia

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 4 photos

Genus: Sanguisorba.
Species: sanguisorba.

Lovely plant 4-5ft tall with ferny foliage and white bottlebrush flowers summer.
Grown from seed.
Bottom of ga...

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Saponaria Officinalis Rosea Plena

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Saponaria.
Species: Saponaria officinalis.

Bouncing Bet ancient member of the carnation family, sprays of sweetly scented double pink flowers, forms a slow...

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Saxifraga fortunei 'Five Colour'

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Saxifraga.
Species: Saxifraga fortunei.

Semi evergreen bears panicles of white flowers above kidney shaped foliage, colourful leaves from late summer to...

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Saxifraga fortunei 'Black Ruby'

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Saxifraga.
Species: Saxifraga fortunei.

Stems of red flowers in autumn displayed above compact mound of dark foliage, good for full or part shade.
In p...

Lilac Scabious

Added on 29 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Species: Scabious.

3ft tall, lilac/pink flowers on tall wiry stems, just the same as knautia macedonica just different colour flowe...

Kaffir Lily

Added on 30 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Schizostylis.
Species: Schizostylis coccinea.

Dark and pale pink mixed colours,late autumn flowerer, rapid increaser.
Grown from swapped seed.
Border outsid...

Sedum Cauticola 'Coca Cola'

Added on 19 Sep, 2011 | 0 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: sedum.

Mat forming/trailing perennial with purple flushed stems and grey green foliage, bright pink flowers in late sum...

Sedum Matrona

Added on 22 Sep, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum.

Leaves flushed bronze with purple stems, soft pink flowers autumn.
Planted in front garden to left of striped p...

Sedum Confusum

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum confusum.

Spreading succulent foliage with yellow flowers.
Swapped couple of these on swapshop, really easy to take cutti...

Sedum Pachyclados

Added on 14 Aug, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum Pachyclados.

Alpine
Rose pink trailing flower heads ,fleshy blue leaves.
For new area near waterfall.
99p Pot Belly Pig nu...

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Sedum pulchellum 'Sea Star'

Added on 9 Jul, 2015 | 1 photo

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum pulchellum.

Mat forming perennial with pink flowers on the end of stems resembling a starfish shape,.
Brigg garden centre 5...

Sedum Sieboldii 'Dragon'

Added on 25 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum sieboldii.

Cascading mound of grey green succulent leaves with pencil linevred edge, soft pink flowers in late summer, idea...

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Sedum spectabile

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum spectabile.

Late flowering sedum loved by butterflies and insects, dark pink flowers, succulent leaves.
Border top of hill...

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Sedum Spurium Varigatum

Added on 10 Apr, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum spurium.

Sempervivum Monstrosum

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Sempervivum.
Species: Sempervivum.

Tiny houseleek swapped on swapshop, has grown a bit this year but not as fast as other varieties I have.

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senecio

Added on 18 Mar, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Senecio.
Species: Senecio.

Have several of these shrubs, bought one grew all the others from cuttings, can be a bit rampant have to cut bac...

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Iris 'Chrysographes'

Added on 28 May, 2012 | 1 photo

Species: siberian iris.

Grown from seed last spring and planted in border at top of hill.
Dramatic indigo violet almost black flowers M...

Sidalcea 'Party Girl'

Added on 5 Oct, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Sidalcea.
Species: Sidalcea.

Pink mallow like flowers July to September, full sun to part shade, well drained soil.
Harrogate Autumn Show
P...

Sisyrinchium 'Brachypus'

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Sisyrinchium.
Species: Sisyrinchium.

Dwarf form only around 6inches tall with yellow flowers, good for rockeries or front of border.
Seeds around pr...

Sisyrinchium Bellum

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Sisyrinchium.
Species: sisyrinchium.

Another dwarf variety with tiny veined lilac flowers.
Grown from seeds sent to me by a friend on swapshop.
Fro...

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Sisyrinchium Palmifolium (bird of paradise sisyrinchium)

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Sisyrinchium.
Species: Sisyrinchium.

Plantworld introduction, lovely plant up to 50 small yellow flowers on each stem which arches over at the top, s...

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Sisyrinchium Striatum

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Sisyrinchium.
Species: Sisyrinchium striatum.

11/2 -2FT tall with pale yellow flowers along stem, straplike leaves, seeds around.
Front border, near drive, b...

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Skimmia

Added on 30 Jan, 2010 | 5 photos

Genus: Skimmia.
Species: Skimmia japonica.

Evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves, buds start to develope winter, creamy white highly scented blossom in ...

Smilacea (Mainathamus Racemosa)

Added on 16 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Smilacina.
Species: Smilacina racemosa.

Lovely plant for shade or part shade, arching stems with small white star shaped flowers in panicles in spring f...

Sorbaria Aitchisonii

Added on 17 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Sorbaria.
Species: Sorbaria.

Elegant medium sized shrub with toothed leaves and panicles of white flowers.
Border at bottom of garden.

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Sorbus Aria 'Lutescens'

Added on 12 Feb, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Sorbus.
Species: Sorbus aria.

Have 5 of these lovely trees planted as sapplings 6 years ago, leaves are silver grey in early spring ageing to ...

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Spiraea 'Goldflame'

Added on 30 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Spiraea.
Species: Spiraea.

Shrub with bronze leaf growth in spring turning gold then green, followed by flat heads of pink flowers in summe...

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Spirea 'Bridal Wreath'

Added on 30 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Spirea.
Species: spirea.

Shrub with arching stems covered in spring with tiny white flowers.
Have two of these one in border at top of d...

Spirea 'Goldflame'

Added on 20 Apr, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Spirea.
Species: spirea.

Bought from wilko's when we first moved here, lovely gold coloured foliage in spring ageing to green, flat ...

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Stipa Gigantea

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Stipa.
Species: Stipa gigantea.

Love this grass, tall stems topped with goldy coloured flowers, lovely when the sun catches them.
Border at top...

Stipa tennuissima 'Ponytails'

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Stipa.
Species: Stipa tenuissima.

Grows to around 2ft, lovely soft fluffy grass, in spring don't cut back just run fingers throungh to remove...

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Symphyandra cretica

Added on 15 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Symphyandra.
Species: Symphyandra.

6-12 inch tall covered in spring in blue bell shaped flowers, lovely little plant.
Grown from free seed sent to...

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Tamarix

Added on 11 Mar, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Tamarix.
Species: tamarix.

Shrub with thin arching branches bearing plumes of tiny pink flowers.
Bought from Wilko's several years ag...

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Telekia Speciosa

Added on 18 Jan, 2010 | 5 photos

Genus: Telekia.
Species: Telekia speciosa.

Huge perennial just gets better every year 6-8ft tall huge leaves and yellow daisy flowers, seeds around.
Swapp...

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Tellima (fringecups)

Added on 18 Jan, 2010 | 7 photos

Genus: Tellima.
Species: Tellima grandiflora.

Woodland plant with rounded leaves and tiny fringed flowers that start of cream and fade to pink, seeds around.
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Thalictrum Aquilegifolium

Added on 19 Jan, 2010 | 5 photos

Genus: Thalictrum.
Species: Thalictrum aquilegiifolium.

Fern like foliage fluffy lilac flowers that look like powder puffs.
Grown from seed last year so hasn't fl...

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Thalictrum delavayi 'Album'

Added on 19 Jul, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Thalictrum.
Species: Thalictrum delavayi.

White form of the normally lilac meadow rue, with masses of tiny flowers.
Bought from Hall Farm, planted in sem...

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Thalictrum Delavayii

Added on 18 Jan, 2010 | 4 photos

Genus: Thalictrum.
Species: Thalictrum delavayi.

One of my absolute favourite perennials, up to 6ft tall with ferny foliage and tiny lilac flowers with yellow st...

Tiarella 'Wherryi' (foam flower)

Added on 18 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Tiarella.
Species: Tiarella cordifolia.

Mounds of pale green foliage and feathery tiny creamy white star flowers June - Sept.
Bought from little nurser...

Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket'

Added on 8 May, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Tiarella.
Species: Tiarella cordifolia.

Explosive heads of shrimp pink flowers held above deeply cut marked foliage, found in woodlands and stream banks...

Tradescantia purple (moses in the bullrushes)

Added on 18 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Tradescantia.
Species: Tradescantia.

Strappy leaves and purple flowers, 2ft tall.
Border round pond.

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Tradescantia white(moses in the bullrushes)

Added on 18 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Tradescantia.
Species: tradescantia.

Strappy leaves and white flowers, 2ft tall.
Border near drive and long right hand border near bird bath, (must ...

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Tricyrtis'Gilt Edge'

Added on 28 Sep, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Tricyrtis.
Species: Tricyrtis formosana.

Another Malvern buy 4 for £5,bargain, lovely toadlily with pink flowers and the leaves have a creamy margin, pla...

Tsuga Canadensis Fantana

Added on 22 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Tsuga.
Species: Tsuga canadensis.

Hill into wood.
3 for £5 Brigg GC.

Uncinia Rubra

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Uncinia.
Species: Uncinia rubra.

Low growing red leaved sedge.
Swapped on swapshop.
Growing by front pond.

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Verbascum 'Snow Maiden'

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Verbascum.
Species: Verbascum.

Huge verbascum tall spikes of large creamy white flowers, 5-6ft tall, for long period in summer, HB but seeds ar...

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Verbascum 'Bannana Custard'

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Verbascum.
Species: Verbascum.

Another huge verbascum, 5-6ft tall, with exceptionally large yellow flowers 2inch across all summer, HB but seed...

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Verbascum Blattaria (moth mullein)

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Verbascum.
Species: Verbascum blattaria.

2-3ft tall lemon flowers with a violet eye and stamens,said to resemble a mothes antennae,very pretty.
Swapped...

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Verbascum 'Chaixii'

Added on 7 Jul, 2016 | 1 photo

Genus: Verbascum.
Species: Verbascum chaixii.

Grown from seed sent to me by Siris.
White flowers with lilac stamens , 2 plants beside black elder, 3 plants n...

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Verbascum 'Phoeniceum'

Added on 19 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Verbascum.
Species: Verbascum phoeniceum.

Grown from seed several years ago, purple pink and white, 11/2-2ft tall.
Growing in border round house and long...

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Verbena Hastata 'Rosea'

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Verbena.
Species: verbena.

Shocking pink version of the normally blue verbena, candelabra flowers open from bottom to top in summer, 2-4ft ...

Verbena Bonariensis

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Verbena.
Species: Verbena bonariensis.

Tall airy plant 5-6ft with purple flowers loved by bees, seeds around.
Have lots of this dotted through borders...

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Vernonia Gigantea (tall ironweed)

Added on 8 Sep, 2011 | 5 photos

Genus: Vernonia.
Species: vernonia.

Grown from seed 3 years ago.
Perennial 6-8ft tall (not reached that here yet), great late flowering plant with ...

Veronica (variegated)

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Veronica.
Species: veronica.

Grows to around 2ft with variegated cream and green foliage and pale blue flowers in spring.
Border outside lou...

Veronica

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Veronica.
Species: veronica.

2ft tall with pale blue flowers in spring, don't know variety.
Border beside drive.

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Veronica longifolia 'Charlotte' (pbr)

Added on 5 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

Genus: Veronica.
Species: Veronica longifolia.

Upright perennial with narrow mid green leaves edged with cream, spikes of white tubular flowers in summer and e...

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Veronica longifolia 'Marietta'

Added on 5 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

Genus: Veronica.
Species: Veronica longifolia.

Upright perennial with narrow dark green leaves, spikes of dark blue flowers in summer, height 40cm spread 40cm,...

Veronicastrum Virginicum 'Pink Glow'

Added on 15 Aug, 2011 | 0 photos

Genus: Veronicastrum.
Species: veronicastrum.

Tall spikes of pink flowers July-September over whorls of dark green leaves, 100cm tall.
Planted in long right ...

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Viburnum 'Bodnantense Dawn'

Added on 23 Jan, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: viburnum.

Lovely shrub highly scented pink flowers on bare stems in winter.
Border beside drive.
Bought from Saundby gar...

Viburnum Davidii

Added on 16 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum davidii.

Evergreen ground cover shrub for full sun or part shade, white flowers in May blue berries autumn.
Planted new ...

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Viburnum Opulus

Added on 23 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum opulus.

Deciduous shrub with flat heads of creamy flowers spring followed by red berries in winter.
Have several of the...

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Virburnum Tinus 'Eve Price'

Added on 23 Jan, 2010 | 5 photos

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum tinus.

Evergreen shrub with clusters of pinky buds opening to scented white flowers late winter to early spring, blue/b...

Vinca (Periwinkle) green and cream leaves

Added on 13 Feb, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Vinca.
Species: vinca.

Can't remember variety will search it later, green and cream variegated leaves and lilac flowers in spring,...

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Viola Labridorica

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Viola.
Species: viola.

Lovely viola with dark purple foliage and violet flowers, seeds around.
Swapped on swapshop.
By front pond and...

Viola (purple)

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Viola.
Species: Viola odorata.

Purple spring flowering viola.
Sloping border near pond.

Viola (white)

Added on 21 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Viola.
Species: Viola odorata.

White form of spring flowering viola.
Sloping border near pond.
Brought small piece of this and purple one fro...

Waldsteinia Ternata

Added on 15 Aug, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Waldsteinia.
Species: Waldsteinia ternata.

Alpine
Clear yellow saucer shaped flowers.
For new are near waterfall.
Pot Belly Pig nursery Morton, 99p.

Weigelia (pink)

Added on 23 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Species: weigelia.

Shrub with large tubular pale pink flowers in spring.
Have two of these near cherry in sloping border by pond.
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Weigelia florida 'Alexandra'

Added on 23 Jan, 2010 | 2 photos

Species: weigelia.

Love this one has dark purply foliage and dark pink/red tubular flowers.
Border beside drive.