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aka Trailing Lantana

Lantana montevidensis Alba is a trailing form of Lantana. The blooms are white, appear in masses from spring to autumn. Purple Trailing Lantana’s foliage will change to a red to purple color in the colder months. The foliage is very aromatic. Evergreen.

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aka Fettebush

Red to bronze winter colouring with pendant racemes of white flowers. These are very easy to grow and will grow in most conditions from full sun to heavy shade and well drained to moist soil, but not waterlogged. It is also tolerant of more extreme conditions e.g. strong winds. Evergreen.

It will benefit from an occasional acid feed.

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aka Curly Leaf Ligustrum

A designer's delight. The unique, undulating dark green leaves of this evergreen shrub are thick and leathery and add architectural interest to any planting scheme. Use as a feature plant in the garden or a special container. Hardy, compact and easy care. Evergreen.

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aka Box Honeysuckle

Bushy evergreen shrub with tiny oval deep green leaves. Small creamy white fragrant flowers in summer. Often used as a faster growing Box substitute. Ideal for topiary work and very effective for hedging. Fast growing and hardy.

If you want to quickly establish a nice compact low hedge then this is the plant for you. Lonicera needs a little more clipping than Box but it is very easy to maintain. When used for hedging or topiary then the flowers and fruit will be non existent.

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Not only is this shrub exquisitely beautifully it is also powerfully fragrant. Large, lush, green foliage with large showy flower heads of soft white blushed pale pink that emit a fragrant in autumn-winter. Must have evenly moist, free draining soil and a frost free position. Evergreen.

A more rare and unusual shrub.

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aka Luculia

This shrub is exquisitely beautifully it has a powerful fragrant. Large, lush, green foliage that has bronze overtones in winter and large showy flower heads of mauve-pink in autumn-winter. Must have excellent drainage and a frost free position. Likes a semi-shaded position. eg woodlands.

Though technically evergreen Luculia does tend to drop quite a few leaves in cold winters. If at all possible protect from all but the lightest of frosts. Can be cut back reasonably hard to maintain a tidy shape.

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aka Micromyrtus Ciliata

An Attractive low growing shrub with arching branches of white turning pinkish red. Flowers in spring. Highly desirable for picking due to long flowering time and long lasting ability of the cut flower. Needs well draining sunny situation. Cut back after flowering. Evergreen.

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aka Orange Jessamine

This delightful evergreen shrub with aromatic foliage and highly perfumed flowers is a close cousin of Citrus. The summer flowers are white and are followed by lovely red berries. The foliage is a rich green. Likes a sunny spot with humus rich soil and protection from frost. Evergreen

Murraya responds very well to clipping (after flowering) and can be used as a low hedge or for topiary - as you would use Box. An extremely popular landscaping plant for frost free areas and it really does smell simply wonderful.

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A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with red new growth in spring and autumn (when other varieties are green). In winter months, turns vivid red all over. Fabulous foliage contrast and texture. This smaller variety is a perfect height for fences, borders or hedging. PVR.AKA

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aka Chinese Sacred Bamboo

A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with lime green summer foliage that turns shades of bright red, and deep salmon-pink in autumn and winter as the weather cools. Fabulous for foliage contrast and texture. Nice to pick too. Hardy and will grow almost anywhere. Evergreen.