Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Purpureum' (Pittosporum 'Purpureum')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Purpureum', Tawhiwhi 'Purpureum'
'Purpureum' is a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree bearing rounded to elliptic, wavy-margined, purple leaves and, sparingly, small, fragrant, bell-shaped, black-red flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by black capsules.The new leaves are pale green before gradually changing to purple.
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1.5m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Rhododendron 'Purpureum Grandiflorum' (Rhododendron 'Purpureum Grandiflorum')
Other names: Rhododendron catawbiense 'Purpureum Grandiflorum', Azalea purpureum grandiflorum, Mountain rosebay 'Purpureum Grandiflorum', Mountain rose bay 'Purpureum Grandiflorum', Catawba rosebay 'Purpureum Grandiflorum', Catawbiense Group rhododendron 'Purpureum Grandiflorum'
'Purpureum Grandiflorum' is an upright to rounded, evergreen shrub with narrowly ovate, leathery, dark green leaves and spherical clusters of bell-shaped, yellow-blotched, lilac to lilac-pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
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2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum tinus 'Purpureum' (Laurustinus 'Purpureum')
'Purpureum' is a mid-sized evergreen shrub with dark-green, ovate leaves that are purple when young. In winter, it has dense clusters of white flowers that open from pink buds, followed by blue-black berries in autumn.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Other names: Cestrum purpureum
C. elegans is a vigorous, evergeen shrub with arching branches, matt, mid-green leaves, panciles of tubular, red to purple-red flowers in summer and autumn followed by purple-red fruit.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group (New Zealand flax Purpureum Group)
Purpureum Group forms very long, robust, dull bronze-purple, strap-shaped leaves and panicles of tall red flowers.
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2m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Calluna vulgaris 'Hammondii Aureifolia' (Heather 'Hammondii Aureifolia')
Other names: Calluna vulgaris 'Aureifolia', Calluna vulgaris 'Hammondii Aurea'
'Hammondii Aureifolia' is a dense, mat-forming, evergreen shrub with narrow, light green leaves with yellow tips in spring and early summer, turning bronze-green in winter, and short racemes of white flowers in summer and autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch' (Heather 'Spring Torch')
Other names: Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Charm'
'Spring Torch' is a compact, spreading, evergreen shrub bearing narrow, mid-green leaves with cream, orange, and red tips in spring and short racemes of mauve flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Primula vulgaris 'Bellerose' (Primrose 'Bellerose')
Other names: Primula vulgaris 'Belle Rose'
'Bellerose' is a compact, rosette-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial with oblong, heavily veined, dark green leaves and, in spring, fragrant, double, pale yellow flowers quickly turning pale pink to apricot.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Primula 'Moonstone' (Primrose 'Moonstone')
Other names: Primula vulgaris 'Moonstone'
'Moonstone' is a rosette-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with oblong, wrinkled, dark green leaves and, from midwinter into spring, fragrant, salver-shaped, white flowers with violet-blue veins and yellow centres.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Primula vulgaris 'Lilacina Plena' (Primrose 'Lilacina Plena')
Other names: Primula vulgaris 'Quaker's Bonnet', Primula vulgaris 'Ladies' Delight'
'Lilacina Plena' is a compact, rosette-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial with oblong, heavily veined, dark green leaves and fragrant, double, lilac to mauve flowers in spring.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.15m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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