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Trees and Shrubs
| | Hibbertia aspera Spring Sunshine
|  | An evergreen shrub with bright yellow flowers in spring. Makes a use full groundcover plant, height 30-50cm spread 1m.Plant in free draining soil in full sun. |
| | Price each - £6.50 | | |
| | Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseua Bleu' 'Blue Bird'
(Tree Holly Hock)
|  | An erect shrub with toothed dark green leaves and single bright blue flowers with a small red eye from mid-summer to autumn. Max Height 1.8m. Max Spread 1.5m. Flowers July to October. Full sun. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
| | Hypoestes aristata Ribbon Bush
|  | A South African shrub with purple flowers that have dark purple dots. The flowers appear in the winter. The plant reaches about 1m tall. Will grow best in full sun but will take some shade. Reported to be good for coastal planting. Protect from severe or prolonged frosts. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | Itea Virginia Little Henry
|  | A hardy deciduous shrub with long fragrant creamy white tassels in summer and good autumn foliage. Height 1m with a spread of 1m. Plant in moisture retentive but free draining acid soil in sun or partial shade. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
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a picture of this plant |
| | Jovellana violacea
(Not currently in season)
|  | Small evergreen shrub with tiny curled green leaves and pale violet flowers with darker markings in summer. Height and spread 90cms. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Can be trained to climb, or cut back to shape. In our experience they have stood as low as minus 6 degrees. |
| | Price each - £5.95 |
| | Kalopanax septemlobus
|  | A spreading exotic tree with shallow to deeply lobed dark green leaves with can reach 35cms across. Panicles of white flowers are borne in the summer and these are followed by blue black fruit. Grow in fertile, moist, but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade. A great plant for the jungle garden. |
| | Price each - £35.00 | | |
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a picture of this plant |
| | Kniphofia uvaria
|  | Very hardy perennial with broad lax linear coarse foliage and red buds opening to orange flowers –fading to yellow in autumn. The leaves are up to 60cms in length. Height and spread to 1m. Plant in deep fertile sandy soil in full sun. Very exotic looking plant. |
| | Price each - £5.95 | | |
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a picture of this plant |
| | Lagerstroemia indica 'Rubra Magnifica'
(Purple Crepe Myrtle)
|  | A rare deciduous tree that depending on conditions will reach between 3-6m high and up to 2m across with an upright habit and great autumn colour. Purple flowers are borne late spring to summer. A lovely tree for most gardens in the sun or partial shade.Seeds stay on the tree in the winter giving added interest. |
| | Price each - £9.95 | | |
| | Laurelia sempervirens
|  | A hardy evergreen conical shaped small tree from Chile with large aromatic leaves, and panicles of tiny cup shaped green flowers in early summer. Height 10m, spread 5-7m, grow in fertile moisture retentive free draining soil in full sun or partial shade in a sheltered site. |
| | Price each - £26.95 | | |
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a picture of this plant |
| | Leonotis ocymifolia Syn. Leonitis leonorus
(Lion’s Ear)
|  | A hardy fast-growing, drought-resistant shrub from South Africa. Orange tubular flowers are produced in the late summer. These flowers resemble lion’s ears hence the common name. Sage like downy dull green leaves. Height 2m. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | We have
a picture of this plant |
| | Leptospermum burgundy Queen
|  | A great evergreen shrub from New Zealand with green foliage that is tinged reddish purple foliage and in the spring and summer has lots of lovely small red flowers. Can reach up to 3-4m tall and nearly as wide. Good for some coastal exposure and should be hardy to around minus 5°C in a free draining soil. Plant in full sun. |
| | Price each - £8.50 | | |
| | Leptospermum Copper sheen
|  | An evergreen shrub from Australia with distinctive deep bronze - purple glossy leaves and single white flowers with green centres in early summer. Height 3m with a spread of 1.5m Plant in free draining soil in an open sunny spot. Reputed to be hardy to minus 10°C |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
| | We have
a picture of this plant |
| | Leptospermum Electric Red
|  | This new introduction has been bred for its intense red flowers and prolific flowering habit. Grows best in full sun in a free draining soil. Reaches to about 2.5m tall and 1m wide but will perform best when pruned back by about a third in the autumn to encourage a bushy habit. Should prove hardy but protect from severe frost. |
| | Price each - £8.50 | | |
| | Leptospermum juniperinum
|  | A compact growing shrub from Australia with small fragrant white flowers from spring to summer and tiny neat leaves. Height 1.5-2m with a spread of 1m. Plant in light well drained soil in a sunny position. Grows well in seaside gardens when planted in amongst other shrubs. Seems fairly hardy to about minus 6 degrees so far. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | Leptospermum Karo Pearl Star
|  | A dwarf evergreen shrub with big bright cerise pink flowers with a green centre in late spring. Height 1m - 1.2m with a spread of 70-90cms. Plant in free draining soil in an open sunny position. Hardy to minus 6 degrees C when mature. |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
| | Leptospermum lanigerum
(Woolly Tea Tree)
|  | A tall shrub or small tree from Southern Australia. Grey green leaves are offset in the summer by sweetly scented white flowers about 1.5cm across. Can reach 6m high with a spread of 3m. It can be clipped or pruned to make a very useful screen or hedge. Grows well in most soils in either full sun or partial shade. Hardy to most frosts with the danger zone being around minus 10 degrees. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | Leptospermum myrtifolium Syn. Cunninghamii
|  | An evergreen shrub from Australia with 1cm wide cup shaped flowers that can completely cover the bush. Height 2m with a spread of 1.5m. Will grow in a wide range of soils generally on the acidic side. Grow in full sun and in our experience has taken temperatures as low as minus 7 degrees but should prove hardier. |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
| | Leptospermum nitidum
|  | This is a white flowering ‘tea tree’ flowering in summer with a height of 2m and a spread of 1.5m. The young foliage is silky hairy. Coming from Tasmania this plant is fairly hardy to about minus 7 degrees C but protect from severe frost when young. Needs a well drained moisture retentive soil. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | We have
a picture of this plant |
| | Leptospermum Pink Cascade
|  | An evergreen large shrub or small tree reaching about 3m tall. Single pink flowers in summer, plant in full sun in well drained soil. |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
| | Leptospermum polygalifolium
|  | Spreading evergreen shrub with white/cream single cup-shaped flowers in early summer. Height 2-7m. Spread 1-3m. Plant in well-drained fertile soil in sun/part-shade. Plants are hardy to most frosts but provide protection when the temperature drops to around minus 6 degrees C. Although this plant was introduced to England as early as 1800 it is still uncommon. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | We have
a picture of this plant |
For further information please contact:
Trevena Cross Nurseries
Breage, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9PS
Telephone: +(44) 01736 763 880 Fax: +(44) 01736 762 828
Web: www.trevenacross.co.uk
E-Mail: info@trevenacross.co.uk
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