Robinia pseudoacacia 'Umbraculifera' (False acacia 'Umbraculifera')
Other names: Black locust 'Umbraculifera', Robinia pseudoacacia 'Inermis', Mop-head acacia
'Umbraculifera' is a multi-stemmed, suckering, thornless, deciduous shrub or compact, rounded tree with pinnate, leaves divided into oblong, dark blue-green leaflets turning yellow in autumn and, infrequently, racemes of white, fragrant flowers in summer followed by dark brown seed pods.
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6m max. spread |
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6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
'Burgundy Lace' is a slow-growing tree or shrub forming a compact dome of deeply cut leaves that are burgundy red in spring. Its size makes it suitable for a small gardens or for growing in a large container.
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3m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Eriogonum giganteum (St Catherine's lace)
Other names: St. Catherine's lace, Saint Catherine's lace
E. giganteum is a tender, rounded, evergreen shrub with leathery, oblong to oval, grey-green leaves, white-downy beneath, and, in summer, dense cymes of small, white flowers turning reddish-brown with age.
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2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'French Lace' (Pittosporum 'French Lace')
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'French Lace', Kohuhu 'French Lace'
'French Lace' is a compact, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub with small, ovate to rounded, glossy, wavy, olive-green leaves that turn purple in autumn and small, fragrant, dark red flowers in late spring and early summer.
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1.2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Robinia x margaretta 'Pink Cascade' (False acacia 'Pink Cascade')
Other names: Hybrid false acacia 'Pink Cascade', Robinia x margaretta 'Casque Rouge', Robinia pseudoacacia 'Pink Cascade', Robinia pseudoacacia 'Casque Rouge'
'Pink Cascade' is a vigorous, conical to rounded, thorny, deciduous tree with pinnate leaves divided into ovate, mid-green leaflets, bronze when young, and racemes of fragrant, pink to purple-pink flowers in summer followed by flat, dark brown seed pods.
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8m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Sorbus aucuparia 'Chinese Lace' (Mountain ash 'Chinese Lace' )
Other names: Rowan 'Chinese Lace'
'Chinese Lace' is a small tree of upright habit. The dark green leaves are deeply cut giving it a lace-like effect. In autumn the leaves change to reddish-purple while dark red berries hang in long clusters.
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3m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Emerald Lace' (Cut-leaved Japanese maple 'Emerald Lace')
Other names: Threadleaf Japanese maple 'Emerald Lace'
'Emerald Lace' is a vigorous, mound-forming, decidous shrub with arching branches bearing rounded, lobed, deeply and finely cut, bright green leaves turning shades of red in autumn. Small, pendent clusters of tiny, reddish-purple flowers in spring are followed by red-winged fruit in summer.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Rhododendron 'Snow Lady' (Rhododendron 'Snow Lady')
Other names: Small-leaved rhododendron 'Snow Lady', Dwarf rhododendron 'Snow Lady'
Rhododendron 'Snow Lady' is a compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with elliptic, hairy, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, funnel-shaped, white flowers in spring.
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1.1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Lady in Blue' (Michelmas daisy 'Lady in Blue')
Other names: Autumn aster 'Lady in Blue' , Fall aster 'Lady in Blue' , Aster novi-belgii 'Lady in Blue'
'Lady in Blue' is a compact, bushy, clump-forming, perennial with narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and clusters of semi-double, lavender-blue flowers from late summer into autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Chantilly Lace' (Japanese maple 'Chantilly Lace')
'Chantilly Lace' is a mound-forming, deciduous shrub or small tree with pendent branches bearing deeply dissected, lobed, red-flushed bronze-green leaves in spring, turning green in summer and orange-flushed, golden yellow in autumn. Small, red-purple flowers in spring are followed by red fruit in summer.
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2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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