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Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’ (Wood spurge)

Close up osEuphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea' (Wood spurge), with a red ladybird nestling in the heart of the plant

A bushy evergreen perennial with dark reddish purple leaves that withstand the winter weather.

Filed Under: Plant of the month December Winter

Polystichum munitum – Christmas Fern 

Polystichum Munitums deep green fronds spray out from the centyere of the plant in this border..

This evergreen fern’s long sword-like fronds make a lovely shape as they curve gracefully outwards from the central crown.

Filed Under: Plant of the month December Winter

Asarum europaeum (Wild Ginger)

The large kidney-shaped shiny green leaves of this Wild Ginger make good ground cover.

A creeping, evergreen perennial that can be seen covering the floor of central European woods, as ivy does in British woods.

Filed Under: Plant of the month December Winter

Clematis Cirrhosa ‘Freckles’

Close up of clematis cirrhosa

An evergreen variety with nodding flowers and droopy foliage that flowers from November to February.

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x Fatshedera lizei (Tree ivy)

Close up of Fatshedera

Fatshedera is an interesting hybrid between Fatsia (the Castor oil plant) and Hedera (ivy).

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June
Sisyrinchium striatum

Sisyrinchium striatum

This plant thrives in my south facing, dry spot and adds an upright shape to the mid summer border.

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