Red Flowering Crabapple (Malus ioensis ‘Rubra’) Malus ioensis ‘Rubra’ has among the best floral displays of all crabapples bearing impressive single red-pink flowers in spring that become more pink as they mature. Attractive dark green leaves with a copper hue become deep orange to...
Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana) Magnolia x soulangiana is a deciduous tree, 6m x 5m, with large, early-blooming flowers that appear before the leaves. Flowers are solitary, perfect, bell-shaped opening to 13-25 cm diameter, white to pink to purplish (outside petals often purplish). A...
Sensation Lilac Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' (Lilac) bears unusual bicolor, sweetly scented flowers in large, pyramidal panicles of purplish red florets with white edges. Flowers in late spring. Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit...
Shirotae Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus 'Mt Fuji-Shirotae') The stunning Shirotae Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae') is a double/semi-double white with pink blush ornamental flowering cherry from Japan. It is probably most popularly known as the Mt Fuji Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Mt...
Shōgetsu Flowering Cherry (Prunus 'Shōgetsu') Commonly misnamed in Australia as Prunus 'Shimidsu Sakura'. Somewhere in the history of recording flowering cherries the highly prized P. 'Shogetsu' was misnamed as P. 'Shimidsu Sakura'. While the naming is not precise the plant itself is unmistakable...
Sioux Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei 'Sioux' more than earns its keep with clouds of strong pink flowers over summer. Flowers: pink through summer into autumn Size: approx. 5m tall x 3m wide Features: orange-red autumn foliage, attractive bark, narrow...
Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) Magnolia stellata, sometimes called the star magnolia, is a slow-growing shrub or small tree native to Japan. One of the earliest spring flowering magnolias it bears lots of fragrant, star-shaped white flowers in early spring, before its...
Star Wars Magnolia (Magnolia lilliiflora x campbellii 'Star Wars') Magnolia x liliiflora x campbellii 'Star Wars' is an award winning Magnolia adorned with huge rosy-pink, fragrant flowers, each measuring up to 11 in. (28cm) across. Flowering begins before the leaves emerge in mid-Spring and generally...
Sweetheart Lilac Syringa ×hyacinthiflora 'Sweetheart' (Lilac) bears clusters heart-shaped, pale to deep pink double flowers after rose-pink buds. Flowers are sweetly scented and appear in mid-spring. Around 3m tall x 2m wide. Origin: W.B. Clarke, California, USA,...
Tai-Haku Flowering Cherry (Prunus 'Tai-Haku') The Tai-Haku or Taihaku Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Tai-Haku') has large single white flowers to 6 cm wide, and pink buds from October. The new leaves in spring are a bronze colour, becoming green for summer, then orangey yellow in...
Tonto Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei 'Tonto' produces a small tree with striking fuchsia red flowers throughout summer and into autumn, foliage turns red before leaf fall. Flowers: fuchsia red through summer into autumn Size: approx. 3m tall x 3m...
Ukon Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Ukon') Prunus 'Ukon', a very old variety, is a superior cherry amongst the greenish or cream-coloured forms. Ukon is the Japanese word for turmeric, the ground dried root of an Indian ginger plant, which imparts a yellow colour in curries. Although not as...
Vulcan Lilac Syringa x 'Vulcan' Lilac - A small tree or large shrub with a beautiful vase shape and lavender-purple, fragrant flowers with green foliage. Deciduous. Partial shade to full sun. A perfect specimen tree which is sure to please. Reaching approx. 2.4m -3...
Vulcan Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana 'Vulcan') Magnolia x soulangeana 'Vulcan' is a stunning deciduous shrub or small tree with an upright and narrow habitat. Rich ruby-red flowers - one of the darkest red Magnolias - appear in early-mid spring before foliage. Giant cup-and-saucer-shaped...
Weigela florida 'Alba' Weigela Weigela florida 'Alba' bares Large bright snow-white tubular flowers in mid-spring, light green foliage with a vigorous habit. Best in full sun in fertile, free-draining soils. Prune after flowering. Hardy, deciduous. Size: 1.5m x 1.5m Features:...
Weigela florida 'Eva Rathke' Weigela Weigela florida 'Eva Rathke' is a sought after small deciduous shrub producing a profusion of long-lasting tubular, crimson flowers, not unlike fox-glove flowers in spring, sometimes with a sparse second late summer burst of flowers. It features...
Weigela florida 'Foliis Purpureis' Weigela Weigela florida 'Foliis Purpureis' is a small, spreading deciduous shrub with deep green leaves that turn a bronze shade as the season progresses. Clusters of funnel-shaped, rosy-pink flowers, paler pink within, in spring and summer. Full sun to...
Weigela florida 'Rosea' Weigela Weigela florida 'Rosea' has elegant arching branches with rose-pink tubular flowers during spring and summer. A larger growing Weigela it can be kept compact and dense with pruning. Mid-green leaves turn amber yellow in the autumn. Can be used as a hedge...
White Flowering Apricot (Prunus mumé 'Alboplena') Double white Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus mumé 'Alboplena') is the earliest blooming scented white blossom. It has an abundance of fragrant double/semi-double white flowers to cheer up winter and are magnificent against a clear blue sky. It...
Witch Hazel 'Arnold Promise' The Arnold Promise Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise') is a very attractive upright deciduous garden shrub. It has crinkled yellow highly fragrant flowers towards the end of winter. The leaves emerge after the flowers. Green leaves turn...
Witch Hazel 'Diane' The Diane Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane') is a very attractive deciduous garden shrub. It has crinkled red to coppery-red fragrant flowers from mid to late winter. The leaves emerge after the flowers. Green leaves turn to...
Witch Hazel 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Witch Hazel) is a medium to large attractive, vase-shaped, deciduous shrub. Abundant flowering. Dense clusters of fragrant, frost tolerant, copper to orange flowers from mid to late winter. Green leaves emerge...
Witch Hazel 'Pallida' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida' is a medium to large attractive, vase-shaped, deciduous shrub. Abundant flowering. Dense clusters of fragrant, frost tolerant, bright yellow flowers from mid- to late winter. Great for woodland gardens, or...
Yulan Magnolia (Magnolia denudata) Magnolia denudata, the Lilytree or Yulan Magnolia is native to central and eastern China. It may have been in cultivation for around 4,000 years and has been grown in Chinese Buddhist temple gardens since 600 AD. Its flowers were regarded as a symbol of...
