Trees & Shrubs K-O
Kolkwitzia amabilis ‘Pink Cloud’ AGM
A lovely form of ‘Beauty Bush’. Kolkwitzia have arching branches with deep green, glossy foliage & produce masses of soft pink, bell shaped flowers with yellow throats from early summer. Deciduous, prefers moist but well-drained soil in full sun/part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 2m
Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Gumball’
At last a form of this amazing tree ideal for a small garden! Gumball still has the mid green, maple foliage and the stunning autumn colours but is more of a rounded shrub growing to about 2m x 2m. Happy in any moist, fertile soil though colours are better in neutral/acid soil. Full sun. HGT 2m
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Liriodendron tulipifera Aureomarginatum
A lovely tree with gold-edged, mid-green, distinctively-shaped foliage that turns golden yellow in autumn. Produces orange flowers in summer. Fully hardy, prefers lime free soil in full sun/part shade. Wind resistant. HGT: 15m
Lonicera elisae
A rare & beautiful, shrubby form of honeysuckle having deciduous foliage that emerges dark purple before aging to green and producing clusters of small, tubular, primrose yellow, pink flushed flowers on bare branches in Winter. Prefers fertile. moist but well drained soil in part shade. Dislikes cold winds. Fully hardy. HGT 2m
Lonicera syringantha
A rare & very lovely form of shrubby honeysuckle having grey-green foliage and producing masses of highly scented, tubular, pale lilac flowers in early summer on arching branches. Prefers well drained fertile soil in full sun/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT 1.8m
Lonicera tartarica ‘Hack’s Red’
A lovely, shrubby form of honeysuckle having mid green, deciduous foliage and producing masses of small tubular, rosy red flowers in late Spring. These are followed by orange-red berries. Prefers fertile. moist but well drained soil in full sun/part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 4m
Magnolia ‘Atlas’
A beautiful magnolia prized for its very large, goblet shaped, soft pink flowers with white inners that appear in spring before the foliage. Very free flowering from a young age. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 12m
Magnolia ‘Butterflies’
An unusual variety of magnolia prized for its, lemony scented, goblet shaped, butter yellow blooms with red stamens that appear in spring before the foliage. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 5m
Magnolia ‘Daphne’ AGM
Said to be the best of the yellow magnolias, Daphne produces large, goblet shaped, yellow blooms in spring before the foliage appears. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 3m
Magnolia denudata ‘Festirose’
A beautiful & new variety of magnolia prized for its goblet shaped, rose pink blooms with white centres that appear in spring before the foliage. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 4m
Magnolia ‘Genie’
A beautiful new variety of magnolia bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand. The goblet shaped, deep burgundy red blooms appear in spring before the foliage. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 4m
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Kay Parris’ AGM
A beautiful & rarely offered variety of magnolia with large, glossy, evergreen foliage that produces large, highly fragrant, double white flowers from mid summer. Prefers humus rich, moist but well drained soil in full sun/part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 3-4m in 10 years
Magnolia ‘Heaven Scent’ – AGM
Another stunning Gresham hybrid prized for its very fragrant goblet shaped, soft pink blooms with white centres that appear in spring before the foliage. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Deciduous and Fully hardy. HGT 8m
Magnolia kobus ‘Esveld Select’
A lovely selection with foliage that emerges red in spring before aging to a mid green. Produces fragrant white, goblet shaped flowers in early spring before the foliage. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 6m
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Magnolia liliiflora Nigra – AGM
A really lovely & striking variety of magnolia perfect for the Spring garden. Nigra produces large, cup-shaped flowers that are deep purple-red on the outside & paler inside, in spring as the foliage emerges. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade out of cold winds. Fully hardy. HGT 3m
Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’
A highly floriferous Gresham hybrid producing tulip shaped white flowers with a pink smudge at the base that appear in spring before the foliage. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Deciduous and Fully hardy. HGT 6m
Magnolia michelia ‘Figo’
A beautiful & rarely offered form of magnolia originating from China. Figo produces creamy-copper flowers with a fantastic scent of bananas in spring. Evergreen, it prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Hardy to -5. HGT 3m
Magnolia michelia ‘White Caviar’
A beautiful & rarely offered form of magnolia originating from China. White Caviar produces highly scented, creamy-white flowers with a striking pink centre in spring. Evergreen, it prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Hardy to -10. HGT 2m
Magnolia sieboldii
A much sort after, large shrub or small tree with deciduous, mid-green, narrow foliage that produces stunning highly fragrant, pure white flowers with red stamens in summer. Happy in most, moist but well drained soils in part shade. Dislikes chalk soil. Fully hardy. HGT 6m
Magnolia soulangeana ‘Black Tulip’
Said to be the darkest of the magnolias, Black Tulip produces large, goblet shaped, deep burgundy red blooms in spring before the foliage. A young tree may not produce dark flowers initially but will when mature. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 6m
Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’
A really lovely variety of magnolia perfect for the Spring garden. Rustica rubra produces large, cup-shaped flowers that are rosy-pink on the outside and pure white inside, in spring as the foliage emerges. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade out of cold winds. Fully hardy. HGT 6m
Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’
A lovely variety of magnolia perfect for the smaller garden. Produces fragrant, white, star shaped flowers with more petals than straight stellata, in spring before the foliage emerges. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 3m
Magnolia wilsonii AGM
A much sort after, large shrub or small tree with deciduous, mid-green, narrow foliage that produces stunning highly fragrant, downward facing, pure white flowers with red stamens in summer. Happy in most, moist but well drained soils in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 6m
Magnolia ‘Yaeko’
A beautiful magnolia bred in Japan. Yaeko forms a slender tree & produces large, purple-red buds that open to pale pink blooms in spring before the foliage appears. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 5m
Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ AGM
An unusual variety of magnolia prized for its, sweetly scented, goblet shaped, butter yellow blooms that appear in spring before the foliage. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, neutral to acid, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 7m
Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’
An unusual & lovely variety of magnolia perfect for the Spring garden. Produces large, cup-shaped, multi-coloured flowers in shades of pink, green & purple in spring as the foliage emerges. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade out of cold winds. Fully hardy. HGT 10m
Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ AGM
A lovely variety of magnolia perfect for the Spring garden. Produces highly fragrant, fully double, white or pale pink flowers in spring as the foliage emerges. Deciduous. Prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 8m
Morus kagayamae ‘Fruitless’
Often used in France to provide shade, this form of Mulberry tree is virtually sterile so produces hardly any fruit. A quick growing tree, Kagayamae has large, 3 lobed, deciduous foliage and is very tolerant of pruning. Fully hardy, prefers well drained soil in full sun/part shade. HGT: 8m
Nandina domestica ‘Summer Sunset’
A lovely new form of semi evergreen shrub with lance-shaped, dark red, young foliage that matures to dark green before turning bright orange-red in autumn/winter. Produces panicles of white flowers in summer. Fully hardy, prefers fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun/part shade. HGT: 1.5m
Niellia thibetica
An arching, thicket-forming shrub with bright green, toothed foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn. Produces short racemes of rose pink flowers in late Spring/early Summer. Prefers a fertile, well drained soil in full sun/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT 2m