Rubus thibetanus (Ghost bramble)
Other names: Rubus thibetanus 'Silver Fern'
R. thibetanus is a deciduous shrub grown for its arching, prickly stems that have a striking white bloom in winter. It has pinnate leaves and panicles of small purple flowers in summer that are followed by black inedible fruits.
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2.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Lavandula pinnata ( Fern leaf lavender)
Other names: Jagged lavender
L. pinnata is a tender, compact shrub that has silver-sage green, narrow, fern-like foliage. In mid summer until early autumn it has blue-violet flowers.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Jacaranda mimosifolia (Green ebony tree)
Other names: Jacaranda acutifolia, Jacaranda ovalifolia, Jacaranda ovatifolia, Blue jacaranda, Fern tree
J. mimosifolia is a tender, spreading, deciduous tree bearing broad, pinnate leaves with small, narrowly elliptic, softly-hairy, bright green leaflets. Pyramidal panicles of white-throated, purple-blue flowers bloom on leafless branches or with emerging leaves in spring to early summer, followed by woody, disc-shaped, brown seed pods.
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10m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Lavandula multifida 'Blue Wonder' (Fernleaf lavender 'Blue Wonder')
Other names: Egyptian lavender 'Blue Wonder'
'Blue Wonder' is a compact, bushy, tender to borderline hardy, evergreen shrub, often grown as an annual, with aromatic, bi-pinnate, grey-green leaves and, in summer, dense spikes of fragrant, violet-blue flowers topped with purple bracts.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Omphalodes verna (Blue-eyed Mary)
Other names: Creeping forget-me-not
O. verna is a clump-forming, stoloniferous, semi-evergreen perennial with pointed, hairy, oval to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and racemes of white-eyed, bright blue flowers in spring.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Phacelia tanacetifolia (Fiddleneck)
Other names: Purple tansy, Scorpion weed, Lacy phacelia, Fernleaf fiddleneck
P. tanacetifolia is a bushy hardy annual with dark-green feathery leaves and terminal clusters of lavender-blue, bell-shaped flowers in summer. Very attractive to bees and also used as a green manure.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Lavandula 'Spanish Eyes' (Lavender 'Spanish Eyes')
Other names: Lavandula multifida 'Spanish Eyes', Fernleaf lavender 'Spanish Eyes', Egyptian lavender 'Spanish Eyes'
'Spanish Eyes' is a compact, bushy, tender to borderline hardy, evergreen shrub, often grown as an annual, with aromatic, bi-pinnate, grey-green leaves and dense spikes of fragrant, violet-blue flowers from early summer to early autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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