Hot Colours
Red, Orange, Yellow. The hot end of the colour spectrum and purple, the bridging colour.
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Acanthus mollis
A strongly architectural herbaceous perennial with tall white and purple floxglove-like flowers above large glossy green leaves
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Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
- A bright pink, summer flowering Achillea thriving in sunny, dry gardens.
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Allium x hollandicum
- Large stately ornamental onion with tiny deep purple flowers in a large 10cm spherical flower head produced during mid summer.
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Alstroemeria aurea
- A golden yellow to orange lily shaped perennial which enjoys full sun and well drained soil.
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Arbutus unedo
- Large shrub or small tree with attractive brown bark and unusual fruits
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Berberis darwinii
- Large evergreen shrub with small darkgreen leaves and bright orange flowers in mid to late spring.
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Berberis thunbergii 'Roseglow'
A tough compact deciduous shrub grown for its fabulous red-purple mottled pink and white foliage
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Berberis x stenophylla
- large evergreen shrub with arching brances, linear leaves and deep yellow flowers in srping.
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Bergenia cordifolia
Useful grown cover perennial grown for its large leaves and winter flowers
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Buddleja globosa
- A large semi evergreen shrub producing clusters of unusual yellow globes in early summer.
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Large ornamental tree providing strong autumn colours and a unique scent
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Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson & Gold'
- Spring flowering shrub of variable size with long lasting flowers and autumn edible fruits. Commonly known as Quince
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Cornus alba
- Useful hardy shrub grown predominantly for it's bright winter stem colour and grow anywhere attitude.
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Cotoneaster horizontalis
- Extremely versatile ground cover, wall or rockery shrub. Very good for wildlife especially loved by bees.
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Crinodendron hookerianum
- The Chilian lantern bush. A large evergreen shrub that prefers the shelter of a warm wall.
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Embothrium coccineum
- A large tender evergreen shrub or small tree which produces clusters of bright red tubular flowers. Best suited to a coastal or city climates.
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Eranthis hyemalis
- Pretty early spring flowering perennial. Bright yellow flowers are followed by attractive bright green foliage.
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Hamamelis x intermedia
A large shrub grown for its early spring flowers, in shades of yellow or burnt orange, frost resistant and scented.
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Hemerocallis sp.
- Robust herbaceous perennial with large lily like flowers usually in the hotter colours of the spectrum.
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Hepatica nobilis Rubra
Delicate spring flower with exquisite cerise flowers.
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