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 |
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 '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 '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 |
Polypodium interjectum (Western polypody)
Other names: Intermediate polypody, Polypodium vulgare var. attenuatum, olypodium vulgare subsp. prionodes
P. interjectum is a vigorous, terrestrial, evergreen fern with arching, narrowly ovate, pinnate, mid-green fronds divided into narrowly oval pinbae. New fronds emerge in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Primula vulgaris 'Drumcliffe' (Primrose 'Drumcliffe')
Other names: Primula acaulis 'Drumcliffe', Primula vulgaris 'K74', Primrose vulgaris 'Drumcliff'
'Drumcliffe' is a compact, rosette-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial with oblong, heavily veined, bronze- to purple-flushed, dark green leaves and, in spring, fragrant, salver-shaped, white to pale pink flowers with yellow throats.
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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 var. alba (White primrose)
Other names: Primula vulgaris 'Alba', Primrose 'Alba'
P. vulgaris var. alba is a rosette-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial with oblong, toothed veined, bright green leaves and fragrant, white flowers with yellow centres in spring.
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0.35m max. spread |
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0.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Globularia trichosantha (Globe daisy)
Other names: Globularia cordifolia var.borjae, Globularia pallida, Globularia vulgaris
G. trichosantha is a mat-forming, evergreen, woody-based perennial with glossy, dark green, spoon-shaped leaves and pale to bright blue flowers borne on erect stems in late spring and early summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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