Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
crab apple
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A gorgeous, upright crab apple with masses of cup-shaped, pink-flushed, white flowers in late spring. These are followed in autumn by a profusion of small, golden-yellow crab apples which remain for many weeks, while the dark green leaves turn butter-yellow and fall. This compact, pollution-tolerant crab apple is a beautiful ornamental tree for an urban site. It flowers and fruits best in full sun. - Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Remove dead, diseased and crossing branches while the tree is dormant.
Geranium phaeum
dusky cranesbill
Small, deep maroon flowers. Good for groundcover
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
lungwort
Bright blue flowers
Bergenia 'Abendglut'
elephant's ears (syn. Evening Glow)
Deep magenta flowers in spring
Crocus × cultorum 'Pickwick'
Dutch crocus bulbs
Larger sized, stripey flowers
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