Birchwood Plants :: Families

KEY

: Award of Garden Merit (RHS Award) indicating a plant that is rated excellent for garden use, of good constitution, and not requiring specialist conditions to grow well.
***: Fully hardy
**: Hardy to -5°C
*: Unlikely to withstand a frost
T: Tender
#: New addition to this year's catalogue.

You have found: 8 Plant Families and 23 plants

Oenothera
	acaulis 15 x 30cm. Large trumpet-shaped white flowers, opening late afternoon and turning pink by morning. Requires very good drainage, and a sunny position. Short-lived perennial. May self seed. For sunny well-drained areas Attracts bees, butterflies etc. Evergreen	*** (borderline)
	fruticosa ssp. glauca Erica Robin 15cm. Foliage red-speckled in late winter-spring. Yellow flowers in mid-summer.	***
	stricta Sulphurea 70cm. Large pale lemon,fragrant trumpets, fading to apricot, all summer and into autumn. Fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Self-seeds mildly. For sunny well-drained areas Evergreen	***
Omphalodes
	linifolia (Venus's Navelwort) 30-40 x 15cm. Masses of dainty white flowers produced from spring to summer. Good for cutting. Moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun.. Annual. Self seeds. Flower arrangers For sunny well-drained areas Annual or biennial	***
	verna (Blue-eyed Mary) 15cm. Sprays of bright blue flowers in spring. Fertile, humus-rich soil. Good ground cover in full or part shade.	***
Onobrychis
	vicifolia (Sainfoin) 50 x 30cm. Spikes of red-pink flowers in summer, with pretty foliage. Well-drained soil in sun.	***
Ophiopogon
	jaburan Vittatus 30cm. Cream-variegated leaves. Pale flower spikes late summer. Humus-rich soil, moist but well drained, sun or part-shade. Hardy in warmer areas.	**
	planiscapus Nigrescens 20 x 30cm. Black leaves, with spikes of light purple flowers in late summer, followed by dark berries. As above, but colour is better in sun.	***
Origanum These aromatic plants, some of which are culinary herbs, are very attractive to bees and other insects. The spikes of small flowers have conspicuous bracts, which often remain attractive for weeks. They generally prefer a poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun (exceptions noted).
	Dingle Fairy 15-20cm. Apple-green bracts with small pink-purple flowers, mid-late summer. Needs very well-drained soil. Suitable for a rock garden or pot culture. For sunny well-drained areas Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc. Container plant	***
	laevigarum Herrenhausen 45cm. Deep reddish-tinged foliage in winter and early spring. Pink flowers with conspicuous dark bracts. For sunny well-drained areas Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
	Rosenkuppel 30-50cm. Dark green, slightly hairy foliage, with purple-tinged stems. Purple-pink flowers late summer. For sunny well-drained areas Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
	rotundifolium 10-20 x 30cm. A mound of small blue-green leaves, in summer covered in masses of tiny pink flowers surrounded by conspicuous pale green bracts. For sunny well-drained areas Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
	scabrum ssp. pulchrum Newleaze 30cm. Pink flowers mid-late summer. For sunny well-drained areas Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
	vulgare (Wild marjoram) vulgare *** 50cm. Mauve-purple flowers in summer. Good culinary herb. Herb Chalk loving/tolerant Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc. British native or wildflower	***
	vulgare Aureum 30 x 30cm. Golden wild marjoram. Golden foliage, with mauve-pink flowers in summer. Good culinary herb. Herb Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
	vulgare Aureum Crispum 30 x 30cm. Crinkled, golden foliage, with small pale pink or white flowers in summer. Part shade. Good culinary herb. Herb Shade loving/tolerant Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
	vulgare Compactum 15 x 30cm. Pink flowers. Good culinary herb. Herb Fragrant/aromatic Attracts bees, butterflies etc.	***
Orlaya
	grandiflora 60 x 20cm. Annual. Divided foliage, with lacy white flowers in mid-summer. Well-drained soil in full sun. Good cut flower.	***
Ornithogalum All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested. Sap may irritate skin.
	Magnum 60-80 cm. Hardy bulb, producing a sturdy spike of starry white flowers in early summer. Sun or part shade, and well-drained soil.	***
	Mount Everest 30-45cm. Hardy bulb, producing a sturdy spike with masses of starry white flowers in early summer. Well-drained soil in a sunny position. A shorter version of O. Magnum.	***
Oxalis
	enneaphylla 6-10cm. Attractive blue-grey, pleated foliage, with showy pale pink flowers, veined deeper pink, summer, Well-drained soil in sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	enneaphylla Rosea Similar to above, but flowers are deeper pink with dark pink veining.	***
	perdicaria malacobolbos 15cm. Primrose-yellow flowers in October-December. Summer-dormant. Fertile soil. Sun. Not hardy. Overwinter in a cool greenhouse. Tender perennial	*

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