Plant list 7

Question 1

Brugmansia x candida ‚Alba Plena‘

Answer 1

Double White Angel‘s Trumpet
3 x 1.8 m
Medium/tall semi deciduous shrub
Soft greyish green leaves
White/ creamy flowers in AUTUMN (double layered, tubular)
Highly toxic
Frost tender, soft wood
Prune in SPRING
Half hardy

Question 2

Leucodendron ‚Jester‘

Answer 2

Conebush or Jester
2.5 x 2 m
M/large evergreen shrub
Green/yellow/red foliage
Insignificant flowers inside showy BRACTS in AUTUMN/WINTER
Full sun
Well drained
Good for floristry

Question 3

Melianthus minor

Answer 3

Dwarf Honey Bush
1.5 x 2 m
Herbaceous perennial shrub
Silvery/ green leaf, deeply serrated
Rusty red flower spikes in LATE SPRING/SUMMER
Seed heads in AUTUMN
Low maintenance
Likes poor soil
Prune yearly

Question 4

Garrya elliptica ‚James Roof‘

Answer 4

Silktassel Bush
3.5 x 3 m
M/large evergreen shrub
Grey/ green leathery leaves, silver underside
Insignificant purple flowers SPRING
Long cascading catkins in SUMMER/WINTER
Full sun
Drought tolerant
Slow growing

Question 5

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‚Screen Master‘

Answer 5

Pittosporum
5-6 x 2-3 m
Tall evergreen shrub
Columnar, bushy
Small silvery green leaves
Insignificant flowers
Black stem
Vigorous, hardy
Good for screening/ hedging