Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
red maple
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, moisture-retentive, well-drained neutral to acid soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: April to May
- Flower colour: red
- Other features: brilliant red in autumn tints
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This magnificent tree is still rarely seen here in the UK, but it is a real head-turner - especially in autumn when the attractive, lobed green leaves turn spectacular shades of red and purple. This autumn colouring starts early, lasts for a long time, and is intensified if the tree is grown on acidic soils. It is a reasonably large tree, but it has an upright, oval shape, so it can be placed in medium to large-sized gardens with ease. - Garden care: Add a top-dressing of a multi-purpose fertiliser around the base of the plant in late spring. No routine pruning is required, just remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches in late autumn or winter when they are fully dormant.
Vinca minor
lesser periwinkle
Superb ground cover
£8.99
1.5 litre pot
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Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
barrenwort
Heavenly pure white flowers
£5.99
9cm pot
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Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
spindle tree
Fantastic autumn colour and gorgeous berries
£12.99
2 litre pot
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Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
midwinter fire dogwood
Flame-coloured winter stems
£6.99
9cm pot
available to order from summer 2013
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