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Narcissus ‘Rapture’

Close up of two bright yellow daffodils focusing on their long yellow trumpet-shaped centres

This daffodi has been a favourite of mine for some time.

Filed Under: Plant of the month March Spring

Camellia ‘China Clay’

A honey bee rests on the white petals of the camellia

It flowers reliably in March/April with semi double white flowers and is now about 5m high.

Filed Under: Plant of the month March Spring

Clivia miniata (Natal lily)

Clivia Miniata (natal Lily) has orange red petals and thick long dark green leaves

March is usually a very yellow month with cheery daffodils and forsythia in full bloom. Orange flowers are harder to find, unless you head indoors that is.

Filed Under: Plant of the month March Spring

Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake)

A bed of Spring snowflakes

In the garden of my childhood home in north London, what my parents called ‘giant snowdrops’ grew at the bottom of our garden and I was often tasked with picking some for a tall vase in late spring.

Filed Under: Plant of the month March Spring

Corylopsis pauciflora (Winter Hazel)

Corylopsis pauciflora IMG 4463

A beautiful little shrub that deserves to be grown more widely.

Filed Under: Plant of the month March Spring

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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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