Popular Shrubs In Ireland

One of its best features is that it blooms in late spring to early summer. Plain leaved varieties are available but the speckled yellow cultivars are the most popular and give rise to the common name spotted laurel.

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Popular shrubs in ireland

The callistemon myrtaceae is a genus of about 25 species originating in austalia. Aloe vera plant 10 cm pot 4 97 9 95. Over 70 of ireland s 900 native plant species are found here and of the 28 orchids that are native to the island of ireland 24 are in the burren.

Many of the bamboos grown in ireland are also exceptionally hardy. Festuca glauca elijah blue 12 95 13 95. They ll tolerate some shade.

Lucky bamboo dracaena sanderiana 5 95. However some are invasive such as pseudosassa and others resent strong winds. However do not try to trim laurels as you would boxwoods.

Aloe humilis 7 25 7 50. Keep your eyes out for lesser butterfly orchid fly orchid and autumn lady s tresses as well as irish eyebright thyme broomrape and maidenhair fern. It blooms white cream flowers followed by clusters of dark berries.

The pink flowering types are the most popular. Viburnums are some of the toughest shrubs out there and these spring bloomers have pretty white to pinkish white blooms with a distinctively spicy scent and attractive reddish fall foliage. Though sometimes regarded as a pest both the flowers and berries can be used to make cordials syrups jams and wine.

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