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Friday Finds – 22/08/14
I thought it was time for a new little featurette on the blog and something, I hope, that we can all make use of. So, here’s the inaugural ‘Friday Finds’; the place to discover new plants, deals, offers and goodies from around the horticultural world.
Viola Teardrops Pink Blush
If you’re already looking ahead to winter (which, I suppose, we all should be), then it’s time to think about some colour. I’m not a huge fan of bedding plants, be it summer or winter. However, these little violas – available for pre-order at Plant Me Now – are pretty gorgeous. They’re new, profusely flowering and ideal for hanging baskets or pots. £6.50 for five plants isn’t bad, and if you buy two, you get 10 for £12.
If we have a winter like last, then we’ll need something to cheer us all up. Wet, windy and grey was not exactly fun, was it? But I reckon this viola’s will stand against grey or white; whatever the winter decides to throw at us!
Eryngium – Neptunes Gold
Eryngium’s (Sea Hollies) are pretty special plants and make a great statement piece in a garden. The bright blue of their sea head and leaves is hard to miss when you have a great swathe of them. This year, Suttons Seeds have got a new variety called Neptunes Gold – the iconic blue seed heads remain, but this time, there’s golden foliage to contrast. It’s a little expensive at £9.99 for one potted plant, so you might want to buy it as your month’s treat.
They’re shipping from mid-September, so if you get your order in soon, you won’t have to wait long.
Aralia Cordata ‘Sun King’
This came to my attention thanks to Michael Perry’s FB page. The new variety of hardy perennial is/was available from Van Meuwen, and has golden leaves in spring which turn to citrus in the summer. The remarkable thing is that it’s leave as chlorophyll fluorescent, and it’s marketed as being able to ‘glow’ after dark. Unfortunately, though these were selling on Ideal Home, I’ve yet to find out outlet on line (Van Meuwen doesn’t have any on their site at the moment). However, I’ll keep investigating – let me know if you find them!
Free Daffodil and Tulip Bulbs
If you scour the web, there’s normally some good deals to be found on spring flowering bulbs. I often buy plants from J Parkers, and they’ve got a great offer available if you’re already in the mindset for spring 2015 – which you should be because all those bulbs need planting THIS autumn. 😉
For every order, there’s a free pack of 50 assorted dwarf narcissus bulbs. I’m big fan of the dwarf varieties, particularly because in the post-flowering stage, you don’t have huge clumps of flopping green leaves that you can’t cut off for fear of damaging next year’s blooms. In addition, orders over £50 get a free bag of 25 mixed orange tulips. The autumn’s a great time to buy plants as you can get them in to overwinter so they start off in spring with vigour. If you’re thinking of spending a few quid, then cash in at J Parkers and get a load of free bulbs!
Chitalpa Tree
Lastly, though my street is decked out with an avenue of flowering cherries, the council planted a strange tree that I’d never seen before. It didn’t do much last year, though I did notice a small pink flower, but this year it exploded into colour. A little research, some tweeting and I discovered that it’s the Chitalpa tree; a deciduous species hybridised from the Arizona desert willow. It’s low maintenance, likes full sun and is drought-tolerant, so I suspect some eager green-fingered fellow in the council thought they’d pop one in and see how it does….well, extremely well, it seems.
Unfortunately, it seems extremely hard to come by in the UK, but I haven’t given up hope of getting one. They’re beautiful trees!
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