Foliage

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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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  Acer palmatum

  - A slow growing medium sized tree of rounded habit grown for its attractive foliage.

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  Araucaria araucana

  - Bizarre prickly architectural conifer from Chile, grown as a specimen tree.

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  Aucuba japonica

  - A moderately large, tough evergreen shrub with glossy, usually spotted, leaves. The flowers are insignificant.

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  Berberis thunbergii

  - Useful low growing deciduous shrub usually grown as the red leaved varieties and for excellent autumn colour.

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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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  Bergenia cordifolia

  Useful grown cover perennial grown for its large leaves and winter flowers

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  Brachyglottis greyi

  - Mound forming shrub with silvery-grey foliage and bright yellow daisy-like flowers. Often mis-labelled as Scenecio greyi.

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  Buxus sempervirens

  - Popular shade loving evergreen used to clipped into topiary shapes.

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  Cercidiphyllum japonicum

  - Large ornamental tree providing strong autumn colours and a unique scent

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  Clematis armandii

  - Scented evergreen climber with simple creamy white flowers usually appearing in April and early may.

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  Cyclamen coum

  Winter & early spring flowering tuberous perennial with white or purple flowers.

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  Dicentra formosa

  - Small spring flowering herbaceous ground cover with attractive frond like foliage

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  Fatsia japonica

  - Perhaps one of the best known plants for providing that jungle atmosphere in your garden.

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  Gaultheria mucronata

  - One of the very best low level shrubs providing long lasting colour in flower and fruit.

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  Ginkgo biloba

  - Ancient tree from the fossil record, extremely tough and polution tolerant. Suitable for large gardens.

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  Hedera colchica

  - Useful large leaved evergreen climber for shaded locations will grow on a wall, up trees or as a ground cover.

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  Hedera helix

  - Evergreen self clinging climber useful for dark north facing walls.

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  Hydrangea anomala ssp petiolaris

  - Self clinging deciduous climber suitable for growing up large trees and dark north facing walls.

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  Lysichiton americanum

  Attractive spring flowering bog or maginal plant that is followed by large architectural leaves.