Lonicera periclymenum – Flowering Honeysuckle

Habitat

• Native to all parts of the World

Habit and Form

• A great climbing plant
• Often used within a hedge using the hedge to climb on
• Tolerant of most soil conditions
• Hard to kill as it suckers continuously

Summer Foliage

• Mid sized round leaves green in colour

Autumn Foliage

• Prone to yellowing in the autumn

Flowers

• The native form has Red yellow flowers during the summer that flower freely
• Veryfragrent flowers held at the end of each branch

Fruit

• Large bright red fruits held in a clump at the end of its branches

Bark

• No ornamental value

 Top of Page

Mahonia aquifolium – Oregan Grape

Habitat

• native to North America and naturalised in Europe

Habit and Form

• low woody evergreen shrub
• Used to create a thicket
• Used for ground cover
• Tolerant of either an sunny or shaded site

Summer Foliage

• Evergreen holly like leaves
• Can look a little tatty in there appearance
• Dark green blueish colour

Autumn Foliage

• Leaves turn a good shade of red/purple

Flowers

• Beautiful delicate yellow flowers held in clusters
• Sweetlyfragrent

Fruit

• Mid sized blue fruits

Bark

• No ornamental value

 Top of Page

Prunus laurocerasus – Laurel

Habitat

• native to North America and Europe

Habit and Form

• Large evergreen spreading shrub
• Often used as a hedge or as a large screen

Summer Foliage

• Large evergreen rounded leaves of approx 6” long and 3” across

Autumn Foliage

• Large evergreen rounded leaves of approx 6” long and 3” across

Flowers

• White flowers held proudly on large racemes

Fruit

• The fruits are 1/2 in (1.3 cm) cherrylike drupes that ripen to dark purple.

Bark

• No ornamental value

 Top of Page

Rhamnus cathartica – Purging Buckthorn

Habitat

• native to UK and Europe

Habit and Form

• A small thorny native tree or shrub to about 16 ft

Summer Foliage

• The leaves are green pointed oval

Autumn Foliage

• Yellow colour in the autumn

Flowers

• No ornamental value

Fruit

• No ornamental value

Bark

• No ornamental value

Top of Page

Rhamnus frangula – Alder Buckthorn

Habitat

• native to UK and Europe

Habit and Form

• LikeRhamnuscathartica but more upright and thornless

Summer Foliage

• The leaves are green pointed oval

Autumn Foliage

• Yellow colour in the autumn

Flowers

• No ornamental value

Fruit

• No ornamental value

Bark

• Dark Black stems

 Top of Page

Rhododendron ponticum – Wild Rhododendron

Habitat

• native to North America and most of Europe

Habit and Form

• large tree like woody evergreen shrub
• makes dense thickets

Summer Foliage

• Leaveslanceolate to elliptic, up to 7 1/2" long, glabrous

Autumn Foliage

• Leaveslanceolate to elliptic, up to 7 1/2" long, glabrous