Shrub ID - Walkabout No.2 Flashcards

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1 Euryops pectinatus
* Evergreen
* Summer Plant
* Silver in colour
* Hairs on leaf
* Drought tolerant
* Likes poor soil
* Doesn’t like too much water
* Height - 1m
* Spread - 1.5m

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3 Ugni molinae ‘Variegata’
* Evergreen
* Variegated which causes less flowers & fruit.
* Sept - Nov, produces red fruit that tastes like strawberry.
* Hardy, can grow back if it’s near failing.
* Thrives in well drained soil.
* Likes full sun.
* Height 1.5m
* Spread 1m

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4 Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’
* Evergreen
* Irish cultivar
* Thrives in well drained soil
* Likes full sun
* Small white flowers
* Myrtle and Vani are relatives
* Produces black berries

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5 Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’
* Sends out suckers
* Flowers for 3 months
* Scented flowers
* Semi-evergreen or deciduous
* From Himalayas
* Height - 3m

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6 Ligustrum japonicum ‘Rotundifolium’

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7 Fatsia japonica

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8 Callistemon violaceus

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9 Fascicularia bicolor
* A bromeliad
* Generally houseplantish
* Serrated edges
* Creates exotic expression
* Hardy
* Height - 2ft
* Spread - 1.5m

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10 Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’

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11 Thuja occidentalis ‘Rhiengold’

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14 Azara microphylla ‘Variegata’

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15 Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Barmstedt Gold’

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19 Astelia chathamica

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20 Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’

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21 Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’

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22 Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’

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24 Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’

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25 Chaenomeles x superba ‘Salmon Horizon’

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29 Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Golden King’

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32 Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Nutty’s Leprechaun’