Ivydene Gardens Plants:
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The plants normally selected by most landscapers and designers are by nature low-growing, rampant, spreading, creep-crawly things and yet the concept of ground cover demands no such thing. The ideal description of a groundcover plant includes:-
Ground Cover a thousand beautiful plants for difficult places by John Cushnie (ISBN 1 85626 326 6) provides details of plants that fulfill the above requirements. Using these groundcover plants in your planting scheme (either between your trees/shrubs in the border or for the whole border) will - with mulching your beds to a 4 inch depth and an irrigation system - provide you with a planted garden with far less time required for border maintenance. Plants for Ground-Cover by Graham Stuart Thomas. Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd in 1970 - reprinted (with further revisions) in 1990. ISBN 0-460-12609-1. This gives details on many more ground cover plants with inclusion (in the Index) of figures denoting the Hardiness Zones for each species in the United States of America. |
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Plant Name with link to page with photos and mail-order nursery in Comments Row |
Type with link to mail-order nursery in UK |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) |
Foliage with link to mail-order nursery in USA |
Flower Colour in Month(s). Use Pest Control using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected groundcover plant or deter its pests |
Comments United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone Map - This map of USA is based on a range of average annual minimum winter temperatures, divided into 13 of 10-degree F zones, that this plant will thrive in USA, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. There are other Hardiness Zone Maps for the rest of the world including the one for Great Britain and Ireland of zones 7a to 10a. Zone 5-9 indicates that the minimum zone temperature this plant will grow is 5 and top minimum zone temperature is 9 - above this number is too hot or below 5 is too cold for the plant. If your zone in your area of your country is within that range or your zone number is greater, then you can grow it in your garden. |
Halimium lasianthum |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 60 (90 x 150) |
Grey-Green |
Golden-Yellow in |
Low-spreading from Spain and Portugal. Suitable to coastal gardens. |
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida' |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
144 x 120 (360 x 300) |
Mid-Green in Spring and Summer, Yellow in Autumn |
Sulphur- |
Fragrant flowers appear on bare twigs in winter and their autumn foliage |
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
144 x 144 (360 x 360) |
Bright Green in Spring and Summer, Orange, Red and Scarlet in Autumn |
Coppery-Orange in |
Fragrant flowers appear on bare twigs in winter and their autumn foliage |
Hebe 'Autumn Glory' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 36 (60 x 90) |
Dark Green with Red margins |
Deep Purple-Blue in |
There are over 100 species of Hebe native to New Zealand and nearby islands, with a couple in Chile. In warm climates they grow equally well in Full Sun or Shade; in cooler climates Full Sun is preferred. They like moist but well-drained soil and the broad-leafed types benefit from a post flowering trim. |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 12 |
Dark Green, sometimes Red-margined |
Violet in |
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Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 48 (120 x 120) |
Glossy |
Bright Pink in August-November |
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Hebe brachysiphon 'White Gem' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 36 (90 x 90) |
Mid to Dark Green |
White in August |
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Hebe 'James Stirling' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 24 (60 x 60) |
Ochre-Gold Yellow |
White in |
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Hebe 'Pagei' |
Evergreen Shrub below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 30 |
Grey |
White in |
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Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 36 (90 x 90) |
Dark Green |
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Hebe x franciscana 'Blue Gem' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 48 (60 x 120) |
Mid-Green |
Violet-Blue in |
Spreading shrub. |
Hebe x franciscana 'Variegata' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 36 (90 x 90) |
Dull Dark Green broadly margined Creamy-White |
Purple in |
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Hedera canariensis |
Evergreen Climber above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
144 x indefinite (360 x indefinite) |
Glossy Bright Green |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Canary Island Ivy, North African Ivy". Black, Orange or Yellow fruits are valuable winter food source for birds. Suitable for a sheltered wall, which is not part of a house (non-building wall). It spreads rapidly, rooting as it goes. Ivies are marvellous as ground-covering plants in that they are all evergreen and the ability to take over any site. While they prefer an alkaline soil, they are prepared to put up with just about any conditions short of a waterlogged bog. |
Hedera colchica |
Evergreen Climber above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
360 x 180 (900 x 450) |
Dark Green |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Bullock's Heart Ivy, Persian Ivy". |
Hedera colchica |
Evergreen Climber above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
180 x 120 (450 x 300) |
Light Green, mottled Grey-Green, and broadly margined Creamy-White |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Ivy". Ivies can be used as a lawn substitute, carpeting beneath shade trees, and protective covering of slopes, -it can also climb anything. |
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart' |
Evergreen Climber above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
180 x 120 (450 x 300) |
Mid-Green , suffused with Creamy-Yellow |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Ivy". Ivies can be trained over topiary forms to create an umbrella tree, christmas wreath, a cone-shaped christmas tree or other shape in a pot. These pots can then be plunged in the bedding area during the summer to provide height to the arrangement. Recommended cultivars are 'Hahn's', 'Maple Queen', 'California', 'California Gold', 'Golde Heart' and 'Glacier'. |
Evergreen Climber 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 120 (180 x 300) |
Mid-Green |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Common Ivy". |
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Evergreen Climber 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 48 (90 x 120) |
Dark Green |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Ivy". |
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360 x 240 (900 x 600) |
Dark Green |
Yellowish-Green in |
"Irish Ivy". |
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Hedysarum coronarium |
Biennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 24 (90 x 60) |
Mid-Green |
Very Fragrant Deep Red in |
"French Honeysuckle". Sweetly scented flowers for the back of a border, attracting butterflies and making good cut flowers. |
Helenium |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 24 (90 x 60) |
Mid-Green |
Gold, Crimson and Brown in |
"Sneezeweed". A good cut flower. Clump-forming. Companions - crocosmia, rudbeckia, achillea, artemisia, monarda, solidago, tall grasses, phlox, anthemis |
Helianthemum apenninum |
Evergreen Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
16 x 24 (40 x 60) |
Grey-Green |
White with Yellow anthers in |
"Rock Rose, Sun Rose". |
Helianthemum |
Evergreen Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 18 (30 x 45) |
Silver-Grey |
Pale Pink in |
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Helianthemum |
12 x 18 (30 x 45) |
Pale Primrose-Yellow with deep Golden-Yellow centres in |
One of the best of the Rock Roses, quickly spreading over the ground. |
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Annual above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
160 x 24 (150 x 60) |
Mid to Dark Green |
Yellow ray-florets and Brown disc florets in |
"Sunflower". Clump-forming Helianthus companions - arundo donax, rudbeckia, aster, solidago, miscanthus, cortaderia selloana. |
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Helianthus x multiflorus |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 36 (180 x 90) |
Dark Green |
Yellow-Brown in |
"Sunflower". Clumps should be top-dressed annually with garden compost, and divided every 3 or 4 years in spring to maintain vigour or to control spread. |
Helianthus x multiflorus |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 36 (150 x 90) |
Dark Green |
Rich Yellow in |
"Sunflower". Clumps should be top-dressed annually with garden compost, and divided every 3 or 4 years in spring to maintain vigour or to control spread. |
Helichrysum italicum subsp. serotinum |
Evergreen Perennial below 2 feet |
6 x 6 |
Silvery-Grey |
Bright Yellow in |
Smells of curry which seems stronger after a shower of rain. |
Helichrysum splendidum |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 48 (120 x 120) |
Silvery-Grey |
Dark Yellow in |
Dense shrub from mountains of Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape. It should be kept compact by regular pruning. |
Heliopsis helianthoides |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 24 (120 x 60) |
Mid-Green |
Yellow in |
Clump-forming, long-blooming and a good cut flower. Companions - Helenium, aster, phlox (white), monarda, late salvias, smaller miscanthus, solidago. |
Heliopsis helianthoides |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
42 x 24 (105 x 60) |
Dark Green |
Bright Yellow in |
Clump-forming, long-blooming and a good cut flower. Cut heliopsis back to the ground in winter and top-dress with organic matter. Divide every 2-4 years to mantain vigour. |
Helleborus argutifolius |
Deciduous Rhizome Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 36 (120 x 90) |
Pale Green in |
"Corsican Hellebore". It is short-lived and self-sows. Replace by seedlings after 4 or 5 years. Helleborus companions - viola, primula, ferns, hosta, polygonatum, arum, corydalis, ulmonaria, oxalis, galanthus and other spring bulbs, brunnera; helleborus foetidus and helleborus argutifolius look best on their own; plant helleborus niger in among a groundcover or mulch so the flowers stay clean |
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Deciduous Rhizome Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 18 (75 x 45) |
Dark Green |
Green in |
"Stinking Hellebore". Needs more alkaline soil and sun but avoid intense sun, self-sows. Can only be raised from seed. |
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Evergreen Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 12 (30 x 30) |
Dark Green |
White in |
"Christmas Rose". Long blooming, but slugs are a problem. Slugs are deterred by Lithocarpus densiflorus, rosemarinus officinalis, helleborus niger, artemesia absinthum, or artemesia frigida (see Pest Control |
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Deciduous Rhizome Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 18 (45 x 45) |
Deep Green |
White in |
"Lenten Rose". Long blooming and long-lived. Clump-forming. When using helleborus as a cut flower, pierce up and down the stem with a pin and soak for several hours or overnight in the bathtub or kitchen sink (lay them in the water). Now they are ready for arranging and should last at least 2 weeks. All parts are poisonous. |
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Hemerocallis 'Aquamarine' |
Evergreen Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
28 x 24 (70 x 60) |
Dark Green |
Lavender-Blue in |
"Day Lily". Daylilies make excellent cut flowers. Choose a stem with several ready-to-bloom buds. In the house the buds will open, one per day, lasting only one day. Hemerocallis companions - grasses, crocosmia, nepeta, geranium, polygonum, persicaria; the summer border. |
Hemerocallis |
30 x 24 (75 x 60) |
Dark Green |
Light Lavender-Pink in |
"Day Lily". |
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Hemerocallis |
Evergreen Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
16 x 16 (40 x 40) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Pink-flushed White in |
"Day Lily". |
Hepatica nobilis |
Semi-Evergreen Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
4 x 6 |
Mid-Green |
White, Pink or Blue in |
Clump-forming in woodland slopes in North America, Europe and Asia. New leaves appear after flowers Companions - anemone nemorosa, helleborus, omphalodes, trillium, primula, ferns, erythronium; the spring woodland garden |
Hesperis matronalis |
Herbaceous Biennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 24 (75 x 60) |
Dark Green |
White in |
"Sweet Rocket, Dame's Violet". Naturalized by hedgerows, rivers and woods. Self-sows Companions - alchemilla, lupinus, lunaria rediviva, euphorbia, tulips, tall alliums, digitalis purpurea, smyrnium. leave seedheads on to ripen 9takes a long time), or cut back for repeat bloom before they set seed. |
Heuchera |
Evergreen Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 30 (75 x 75) |
Dark Green |
Green in |
"Alum Root, Coralbells". Heuchera companions - artemisia, hemerocallis, ferns, hosta, geum, smaller geraniums, campanula, carex (especially the gold and orange forms), astilbe, rodgersia, spring bulbs, scilla, muscari, smaller iris, galanthus. Heucheras can suffer weevils which are normally repelled by nepeta cataria or allium sativum planted amongst them. Heuchera flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies and last for 14 days in water. The leaves are excellent in arrangements and last from 4 to 6 weeks. If a number of different heucheras are grown in the same garden, they are likely to cross with each other and so not come true from seed. A distinctive ground cover for small areas. They are good edging plants for perennial borders in which roses, delphiniums, peonies and similar plants grow. |
Heuchera |
Evergreen Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
20 x 10 (50 x 25) |
Dark Green marbled with Pale Green |
Scarlet-Crimson in |
Light Shade |
Heuchera micrantha |
18 x 18 (45 x 45) |
Deep Purple |
White in |
Light Shade |
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Heuchera x Heucherella alba 'Bridget Bloom' |
16 x 12 (40 x 30) |
Mid-Green |
White in |
Excellent Ground cover. Clump-forming. x heucherella companions - viola, arisarum, arum, smaller bulbs, helleborus, geranium, brunnera, dicentra, hosta, polygonum; a good plant for colour contrast or echo. |
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Heuchera x Heucherella tiarelloides |
Evergreen Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 18 (45 x 45) |
Light Green |
Pink in |
Excellent Ground cover. Stoloniferous. Steadily creeping mound. |
Hibiscus syriacus |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
120 x 84 (300 x 210) |
Dark Green |
Bright Blue in
May suffer from aphids, mealybugs and white fly. |
"Blue Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon". From temperate Asia. Prune to shape in the first 2 years of growth, trimming lightly thereafter to mantain compact form. |
Hibiscus syriacus |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
120 x 84 (300 x 210) |
Dark Green |
Pink and Crimson in |
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Hibiscus syriacus |
Deciduous Shrub above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
120 x 84 (300 x 210) |
Dark Green |
White in |
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Hippophae rhamnoides |
Deciduous Tree above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
156 x 84 (390 x 210) |
Silvery-Green |
Yellow in |
"Sea Buckthorn". Bushy arching habit found along the coast or river banks and in sandy woodlands within Asia and northern Europe. Very narrow silvery green leaves with paler insides appear after the flowers |
Horminum pyrenaicum |
Deciduous Rhizome Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
8 x 12 |
Glossy Dark Green |
Dark Violet-Blue in |
"Dragon-s Mouth, Pyrenean Dead Nettle". Shiny, leathery leaves that form basal rosettes. |
Hosta 'August Moon' |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
20 x 30 (50 x 75) |
Pale Green becoming Golden-Yellow |
Greyish-White in |
"Plantain Lily, Funkia". Hosta companions - ferns, bulbs, astilbe, dicentra, hemerocallis, iris, grasses, helleborus, hakonechloa, luzula, geranium, polygonatum, primula. Good alone as a container plant: police for slugs, feed them on a regular basis with a water-soluble, mixable fertiliser - they make fantastic show plants. |
Hosta 'Big Daddy' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 36 (60 x 90) |
Greyish-White in |
Ground Cover. Very floriferous, robust, big plant. Slug-resistant, heavily corrugated foliage. The different colour of leaves of Hostas are almost indispensable for flower arranging. Companion - Behind dramatic clumps of this puckered foliage can be contrastingly golden-green, lacily divided, shuttlecock fern Atteuccia struthiopteris, which spreads to develop a network of roots throwing up elegant ostrich fern fronds. |
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Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 36 (90 x 90) |
Greyish-White in |
Ground Cover. Fast grower, big plant Hostas make superb plants for containers. A mature hosta carries an enormous amount of foliage and this foliage loses a great deal of moisture. So why not use Amberol Self Watering Planters in your garden, where you can top up every day. Besides the big hostas many of the smallest cultivars can be sited by doorways or on shady patios where they can be appreciated at close quarters. |
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Hosta 'Golden Tiara' |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 20 (30 x 50) |
Mid-Green |
Deep Purple in |
Ground Cover. Vigorous. Use for edging. |
Hosta 'Ground Master' |
Deciduous Stolon Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
10 x 22 (25 x 55) |
Matt, Olive-Green |
Purple in |
Ground Cover. Prostrate, good en masse, vigorous. |
Hosta 'Halycon' |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
15 x 28 (37 x 70) |
Bright Grey-Blue |
Lavender-Grey in |
Ground Cover. The standard blue hosta, upright, best in shade. Slugs and snails tend to avoid those hostas with thick foliage, usually preferring plants with thinner more tender leaves. You can use Pest Control using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected groundcover plant or deter its pests. These hostas, although not immune to slug damage, are relatively resistant:- |
Hosta 'Thomas Hogg' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 36 (75 x 90) |
Green with White margins |
Pale Violet in |
Ground Cover |
Hosta 'True Blue' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 36 (60 x 90) |
Grey-Blue |
Off-White in |
Ground Cover. Keeps colour well in sun. Plantain lilies make excellent border plants and have long been used to edge perennial beds and shrubs. Where shade is heavy, as it can be under trees or facing a northern exposure, these plants are of great practical value. Used singly as accent plants, plantain lilies break up the monotony of too many smaller-leaved plants. |
Hosta 'Wide Brim' |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
18 x 36 (45 x 90) |
Dark Green |
Pale Lavender-Blue in |
Ground Cover. Big plant, vigorous. |
Hosta 'Zounds' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
26 x 36 (65 x 90) |
Yellow-Green |
Pale-Lavender-Blue in |
Ground Cover. One of the best glossy-leaf types Hostas are naurally shade-loving plants. This is a selection of relatively sun-proof hostas:- |
Hosta fortunei |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
22 x 30 (55 x 75) |
Dark Green |
Mauve in |
Ground Cover |
Hosta fortunei 'Albopicta' |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 36 (75 x 90) |
Yellow edged Green in Spring, Soft Green and Olive in Summer and Autumn |
Pale Violet in |
Ground Cover in Part Shade |
Hosta fortunei 'Aureomarginata' |
Herbaceous Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
22 x 36 (55 x 90) |
Deep Olive-Green irregularly margined Yellow |
Mauve in |
Ground Cover. Vigorous. |
Hosta opipara |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
28 x 60 (70 x 150) |
Glossy Bright Green with broad, wavy, Yellow margins, turning Cream |
Purple-striped Mauve in |
Ground Cover |
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans |
Herbaceous Perennial 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 36 (90 x 90) |
Grey-Blue |
White in |
Ground Cover. The standard perfect hosta. |
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' |
Deciduous Rhizome Perennial below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
4 x 24 |
Green, Yellow and Red |
White in |
Good foliage plant, which is also good in pots, where its spread can be restricted. Companions - perssicaria, carex, other water plants, and other invasive plants. Best in that constrained spot at the base of a rock garden, where it cannot go far since it can run to nearly an infinite extent. |
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' |
Herbaceous Climber above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
240 x 12 (600 x 30) |
Yellow-Green |
Green in |
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Herbaceous Bulb below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
16 x 4 |
Glossy Dark Green |
Blue in |
"Spanish Bluebell". Erect, strap-shaped, shiny, dark green leaves and bell-shaped blue flowers on long stalks. Quite rampant, quickly forming large drifts. |
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Hyacinthoides hispanica |
Herbaceous Bulb below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
21 x 4 |
Glossy Dark Green |
Violet-Blue in |
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Herbaceous Bulb below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 3 |
White in |
"English Bluebell".It has long, glossy, dark green leaves and thin, bell-shaped bright blue scented flowers. It is quickly spreading to cover large areas. |
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Hyacinthus orientalis |
Herbaceous Bulb below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
12 x 4 (30 x 10) |
Bright Green |
Strongly fragrant single colours in April-May |
"Hyacinth". Flower colour depends on cultivar. Details of Culture in Water in bottom row. |
Deciduous Climber above 72 inches (180 cms) in height |
600 x 240 (1500 x 600) |
Dark Green turning Yellow in Autumn |
White in |
"Climbing Hydrangea". |
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Hydrangea macrophylla |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 60 (90 x 150) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Pink to dark Purple-Blue in |
"Common Hydrangea, Bigleaf Hydrangea, Garden Hydrangea". From Japan. |
Hydrangea macrophylla |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 36 (60 x 90) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Deep Red in |
"Common Hydrangea". |
Hydrangea macrophylla |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 72 (150 x 180) |
Glossy Dark Green |
White in |
"Common Hydrangea". |
Hydrangea macrophylla |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 72 (150 x 180) |
Glossy Dark Green |
Rosy Pink or Pale Blue in |
"Common Hydrangea". |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 84 (150 x 210) |
Dark Green in Spring and Summer, Red and Purple in Autumn |
White in |
"Oak-leaved Hydrangea". Native to the USA. |
Hydrangea 'Preziosa' |
Deciduous Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
60 x 60 (150 x 150) |
Mid-Green |
White in |
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Hypericum |
Semi-Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
36 x 60 (90 x 150) |
Mid-Green |
Golden-Yellow in |
This is a dense ground cover, excellent for mass planting. Its strong root system makes it useful for erosion control on slopes. The species can be invasive unless confined. Using a composite gravel board or other divider contains the plants and also helps keep the planting trim. |
Hypericum 'Hidcote' |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
48 x 60 (120 x 150) |
Dark Green |
Golden-Yellow in |
Dense, bushy shrub. |
Hypericum 'Rowallane' |
Semi-Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
72 x 36 (180 x 90) |
Dark Green |
Dark Golden-Yellow in |
Arching shrub. |
Hypericum calycinum |
Evergreen Shrub above 2 feet in height |
6 x 60 |
Dark Green |
Bright Yellow in |
"Rose of Sharon". |
Hypericum ceraistoides |
Herbaceous Alpine below 24 inches (60 cms) in height |
6 x 17 |
Downy Grey-Green |
Deep Yellow in |
Star-shaped flowers. |
Hypericum kalmianum |
Evergreen Shrub 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
30 x 30 (75 x 75) |
Bluish-Green |
Golden-Yellow in |
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Herb 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 36 (60 x 90) |
Mid-Green |
Dark Blue in |
"Hyssop". It likes a poor, dry sandy soil. |
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Hyssopus officinalis 'Albus' |
Herb 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) in height |
24 x 36 (60 x 90) |
Mid-Green |
White in |
An excellent white form of above. |
Height in inches (cms):- 25.4mm = 1 inch I normally round this to |
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Hyacinth
Culture in Fibre Culture in Water
" from The Culture of Bulbs, Bulbous Plants and Tubers Made Plain by Sir J. L. Cotter. Published by Hutchinson & Co. |
PLANTS PAGE PLANT USE Poisonous Cultivated and UK Wildflower Plants with Photos
Following parts of Level 2a,
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PLANTS PAGE MENU Plant Selection by Plant Requirements
Photos - with its link; provides a link to its respective Plant Photo Gallery in this website to provide comparison photos. |
PLANTS PAGE MENU REFINING SELECTION Photos - 12 Flower Colours per Month in its Bloom Colour Wheel Gallery
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To locate mail-order nursery for plants from the UK in this gallery try using search in RHS Find a Plant. To locate plants in the European Union (EU) try using Search Term in Gardens4You and Meilland Richardier in France. To locate mail-order nursery for plants from America in this gallery try using search in Plant Lust. To locate plant information in Australia try using Plant Finder in Gardening Australia. To see what plants that I have described in this website see |
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Top ten plants that are bad for bees from Countryfile Magazine "Lavender, alliums, fuschias, sweet peas - keen gardeners know the very best flowers to entice bees to their gardens. But what about plants that are bad for bees? Here is our expert guide to the top ten plants that you should avoid to keep bees happy and buzzing, plus the perfect alternatives. 1. Rhododendron 2. Azalea 3. Trumpet flower, or angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens) 4. Oleander (Nerium oleander) 5. Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) 6. Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) 7. Stargazer lily (Lilium 'Stargazer') 8. Heliconia Exotic and interesting, heliconia, or lobster-claws as its sometimes called, is very toxic to bees. You should not prune your heliconias, as the 'stem' is actually made up of rolled leaf bases and the flowers emerge from the top of these 'pseudostems'. However, each stem will only flower once, so after flowering you can cut that stem out. This is recommended, to encourage more flowering, to increase airflow in between the stems of your plant, and also to generally tidy it up and improve the appearance. 9. Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia - 10. Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) This is another list of Plants toxic to bees, which includes:- |
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The following details come from Cactus Art:- "A flower is the the complex sexual reproductive structure of Angiosperms, typically consisting of an axis bearing perianth parts, androecium (male) and gynoecium (female). Bisexual flower show four distinctive parts arranged in rings inside each other which are technically modified leaves: Sepal, petal, stamen & pistil. This flower is referred to as complete (with all four parts) and perfect (with "male" stamens and "female" pistil). The ovary ripens into a fruit and the ovules inside develop into seeds. Incomplete flowers are lacking one or more of the four main parts. Imperfect (unisexual) flowers contain a pistil or stamens, but not both. The colourful parts of a flower and its scent attract pollinators and guide them to the nectary, usually at the base of the flower tube.
Androecium (male Parts or stamens) Gynoecium (female Parts or carpels or pistil)
 It is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary. Each pistil is constructed of one to many rolled leaflike structures.
The following details come from Nectary Genomics:- "NECTAR. Many flowering plants attract potential pollinators by offering a reward of floral nectar. The primary solutes found in most nectars are varying ratios of sucrose, glucose and fructose, which can range from as little a 8% (w/w) in some species to as high as 80% in others. This abundance of simple sugars has resulted in the general perception that nectar consists of little more than sugar-water; however, numerous studies indicate that it is actually a complex mixture of components. Additional compounds found in a variety of nectars include other sugars, all 20 standard amino acids, phenolics, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, vitamins, organic acids, oils, free fatty acids, metal ions and proteins. NECTARIES. An organ known as the floral nectary is responsible for producing the complex mixture of compounds found in nectar. Nectaries can occur in different areas of flowers, and often take on diverse forms in different species, even to the point of being used for taxonomic purposes. Nectaries undergo remarkable morphological and metabolic changes during the course of floral development. For example, it is known that pre-secretory nectaries in a number of species accumulate large amounts of starch, which is followed by a rapid degradation of amyloplast granules just prior to anthesis and nectar secretion. These sugars presumably serve as a source of nectar carbohydrate. WHY STUDY NECTAR? Nearly one-third of all worldwide crops are dependent on animals to achieve efficient pollination. In addition, U.S. pollinator-dependent crops have been estimated to have an annual value of up to $15 billion. Many crop species are largely self-incompatible (not self-fertile) and rely almost entirely on animal pollinators to achieve full fecundity; poor pollinator visitation has been reported to reduce yields of certain species by up to 50%." |
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The following details about DOUBLE FLOWERS comes from Wikipedia:- "Double-flowered" describes varieties of flowers with extra petals, often containing flowers within flowers. The double-flowered trait is often noted alongside the scientific name with the abbreviation fl. pl. (flore pleno, a Latin ablative form meaning "with full flower"). The first abnormality to be documented in flowers, double flowers are popular varieties of many commercial flower types, including roses, camellias and carnations. In some double-flowered varieties all of the reproductive organs are converted to petals — as a result, they are sexually sterile and must be propagated through cuttings. Many double-flowered plants have little wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.
There is further photographic, diagramatic and text about Double Flowers from an education department - dept.ca.uky.edu - in the University of Kentucky in America.
"Meet the plant hunter obsessed with double-flowering blooms" - an article from The Telegraph. |
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THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 10,000:-
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Choose 1 of these different Plant selection Methods:-
1. Choose a plant from 1 of 53 flower colours in the Colour Wheel Gallery.
2. Choose a plant from 1 of 12 flower colours in each month of the year from 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery.
3. Choose a plant from 1 of 6 flower colours per month for each type of plant:- Aquatic
4. Choose a plant from its Flower Shape:- Shape, Form
5. Choose a plant from its foliage:- Bamboo
6. There are 6 Plant Selection Levels including Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers in Plants Topic.
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7. when I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-
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There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-
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