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Abutilon vitifolium
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$ 3.95 |
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| A small to medium sized deciduous shrub that can grow fairly rapidly when given favourable conditions. The velvet covered pale green leaves are attractive in their own right, but it is the large pale mauve flowers, produced abundantly in early summer, that really steal the show. |
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Aralia elata
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$ 3.25 |
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| A vigorous shrub or small tree with stout spiny stems. Initially upright, but eventually spreading. The leaves are very possibly the most amazing aspect of this plant - up to 1.2m (4ft) in length, they may be composed of eighty or more individual leaflets. The panicles of white flowers, produced in... |
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Arbutus unedo
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$ 3.25 |
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| A broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub with white flowers in the fall, often as the fruit from the previos year is ripening. The rich red-ochre coloured bark peels off in strips during the growing season. |
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Aronia arbutifolia
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$ 3.75 |
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| Growing to 2m this is a shrub that offers a long season of interest. The summer flowers are small but plentiful among the mid to dark green leaves, and are followed by bright red shiny fruit that can persist well into the winter. The autumn foliage colour ranges from orange through scarlet and is... |
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Aronia melanocarpa
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$ 3.65 |
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| Growing to 1.5m this Aronia is somewhat smaller than the closely related Aronia arbutifolia but still manages to put on a show most seasons. The summer flowers are small but plentiful among the mid to dark green leaves, and are followed by black shiny fruit that can persist well into the winter.... |
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Aronia x prunifolia
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$ 3.25 |
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| Growing 2-3m (6-9ft) at maturity, with a branch spread to match, Aronia x prunifolia is another reliable performer for the casual garden. Plentiful flowers in the summer, and bright shiny black berries in the autumn that are shown off to great effect with the golden to orange coloured foliage. |
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Aster albescens
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$ 3.85 |
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| When thinking of asters, we tend to think of them as being perennials, but this little treasure from the Himalayas is a small deciduous shrub with lance-shaped aromatic leaves, mid-green above and grey-green below. The flowers, produced in early to midsummer, are pale mauve to purple. A wonderful... |
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Berberis morrisonensis
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$ 3.25 |
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| Berberis morrisonensis is a prickly deciduous shrub that is extensively branched. Can reach 6 feet height and spread if sheltered from cold winds, but more typically grows to 2 feet high. It has obovate, sharp-toothed glossy green leaves and fine, long, sharp and prickly nodes. It produces yellow... |
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Brachyglottis 'Dunedin Group'
Syn. Senecio
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$ 3.25 |
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| Bushy, mound-forming evergreen shrub with obovate, white-hairy dark-green leaves 3 inches long. in summer and autumn, produces loose, terminal panicles of bright yellow flowerheads, 1-1/4 inches across, with conspicuous ray florets. Height to 5 feet; spread 6 feet. Brachyglottis 'Sunshine' has... |
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Callicarpa bodinieri
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$ 3.25 |
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| Bright purple berries ripen in autumn and persist until well into the winter and occasionally even into the spring. |
