Shrubs M - P
Magnolia 'Butterflies' A small deciduous tree. Yellow goblet shaped flowers
with 10 - 16 incurved petals and reddish pink stamens. Likes sun or semi
shade and acid soil. 2 litre £ 14. 50
Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' Evergreen shrub or tree, large glossy leaves and
even larger flowers. Very fragrant and about 8 inches across. Neutral to acid soil.
Grows 20 feet in 20 years. 3 litre £15.50
Magnolia 'Heaven Sent' (liliiflora x veitchii) Large pink tulip shaped flowers
in late spring. Deciduous tree, likes neutral to acid soil. Up to 20 feet.
3 litre £12.50
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' A deciduous shrub or small tree. Fragrant star
shaped white flowers are borne in mid spring. Grows 10 - 15 feet.
Flowers while still young. 5 litre £16. 50
Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' Fragrant pink narrow petalled flowers
in mid spring. Flowers very reliably at an early age. 10-15 feet.
5 litre £16. 50
Magnolia x loebneri 'Merril' A vigorous small deciduous tree with large white
fragrant flowers mid spring. Sun or semi shade, neutral to acid soil.
Grows 10 - 15 feet. 5 litre £16. 50
Magnolia Susan A medium sized deciduous shrub, which in early summer has
six petalled flowers, deep purple in bud showing paler inside when open.
Enjoys sun or semi shade and acid soil. Grows 6 - 10 feet. (A liliflora hybrid)
2 litre £12. 50
Magnolia x wieseneri Saucer shaped creamy flowers with crimson anthers open
in early summer. They are extremly fragrant.
Temporally out of stock 5 litre £18. 50
Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue' Spikes of fragrant yellow flowers appear in
winter, followed by black berries. The very prickly leaves are evergreen. It makes
a handsome shrub up to 10 feet. 3 litre £9. 50
Myrtis communis 'Variegatus' Evergreen bushy shrub has quite small cream and green
variegated leaves. Fragrant white flowers in early summer followed by black fruits.
Likes a sunny sheltered position. Grows up to 6 feet.
2 litre £6.50
Neillia affinis A beautiful arching shrub with smallish reddish-green leaves. In
early summer it bears racemes of small pink flowers. Has good autumn colour.
2 litre £7. 50
Osmanthus delavayi Small fragrant white flowers in spring, dark evergreen
leaves. Quite slow growing although it does reach 10 feet
5 litre £8. 50
Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii (tree peony) Large golden yellow saucer shaped
flowers four inches across bloom in early to mid summer. Given full sun and
a sheltered site it will thrive in any well drained soil growing up to 8 feet tall.
5 litre £16. 50
Paeonia suffruticosa (mouton) tree peony Large cup shaped pink
flowers
with a central maroon blotch. Grows up to 7 ft
3 litre £14.50
Passiflora
caerulea (passion flower) Semi evergreen tendril climber. White
flowers
conspicuously marked with purple veins appear in summer. Grow on a sunny
sheltered
wall for maximum
flowers. Large orange inedible fruits will follow after a hot summer.
Up to 20 feet tall. 4 litre deep £
6. 50
Paulownia fortunei This deciduous tree has very large hairy oval mid green leaves.
Pale purple foxglove like flowers spotted inside with purple and white, smelling
strongly of violets. Up to 25 feet.
2 litre £9.50
Paulownia elongata A very similar tree to Paulownia fortunei but
taller. Used
as a timber tree in its native America. It has the same large velvety leaves and
purple flowers. 50 - 80 ft.
2 litre £9.50
Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile' (mock orange) Deciduous arching shrub has very fragrant
white flowers with mauve markings inside. This early summer flowering shrub
reaches up to 8 feet. 2 litre £5. 00
Philadelphus microphyllus (mock orange) Small delicate deciduous shrub. In summer
it produces extremly fragrant cream flowers in much abundance. The smell reminescent
of bananas. Grows 3-4 feet tall. 5 litre £8. 50
Philadelphus 'Virginal' (mock orange) Highly perfumed double white flowers in summer.
A fairly upright deciduous shrub which can reach up to 10 feet.
2 litre £6 .50
Phormium tenax 'Purpurea' Purple sword like leaves which are evergreen. Reddish
flowers in summer. Grows 6 feet x 4 feet.
2 litre £6. 50
Pieris 'Forest Flame' Very slow wing evergreen shrub. The new growth is a brilliant
red ageing to yellow then green. The flowers resemble lily of the valley and hang in
fairly large clusters. Eventually reaches 12 feet. Likes a moist peaty acid soil.
2 litre £7. 50
Pieris 'Flaming Silver' Slow growing evergreen shrub which has bright crimson
young growth it then turns variegated with age. The bell shaped white flowers
are similar to lily of the valley. Likes a moist acid soil eventually reaching 10 feet.
2 litre £7. 50
Polygala chamaebuxus 'Grandiflora' Small evergreen subshrub has
purple and
yellow flowers early summer. Enjoys partial shade and acid well drained soil
6 inches x 12 inches
1 litre pots £4.50
Poncirus trifoliata (hardy orange) Deciduous shrub has green stems and prominent
spikes. White fragrant flowers in spring are followed by yellow edible fruits. Prefers
sun and fertile well drained soil. Up to 10 feet tall. 3 litre £10. 50
