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Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum)

Thousands of golden and red autumn leaves that have dropped onto the ground

November fireworks are what you get with a Sweet Gum tree.

Filed Under: Plant of the month Autumn November

Salvia greggii ‘Strawberries and Cream’

Close up of the light pink flowers of Salvia greggii.

The season for strawberries and cream has passed but this plant, alsp know as Autumn Sage, is still serving up plenty of flowers for late flying insects like bees and hoverflies. 

Filed Under: Plant of the month Autumn October

Fuchsia ‘Genii’

A close up of three deep red hanging flowers of Fuchsia Genii.

A popular fuchsia, because it’s one of the hardiest fuchsia cultivars and a very eye-catching shrub.

Filed Under: Plant of the month Autumn September

Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree)

Close up of Ginkgo Biloba’s golden leaves against a clea bkue sky

Ginkgo have distinctive, fan-shaped leaves and are known to have grown at least 200 million years ago.

Filed Under: Plant of the month Autumn November

Parahebe catarractae ‘Porlock’

Parahebe Catarractae Porlock 1000

Flowering since I planted it in May, this little evergreen is a joy and will still be blooming in early November. 

Filed Under: Plant of the month Autumn October

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August
A bumble bee settles on a lilac blue Agastache

Agastache ‘Black Adder’

his giant hyssop has fluffy, lilac blue flower spikes on straight stems that grow to about 90cm high.

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