Monday 7 June 2021

Lonicera chaetocarpa

Lonicera chaetocarpa
An unusual and distinctive shrub with rich green fuzzy foliage and large, pale, soft green calyces, holding pale yellow flowers within. The flowers are followed by pairs of orange fruits and the calyces turn to pale parchment. 
Lonicera chaetocarpa
Hardy, slow-growing, characterful, and of modest size. Oddly appealing.
£16

Clematis fremontii

Clematis fremontii 
A unique non-climbing species from the Prairies. The plant makes a low cluster of stems clothed in simple elliptical leaves, topped in spring with nodding bell-shaped flowers of very unusual colouring. 
Clematis fremontii
The flower colour is somewhat variable but mostly violet on the outside, white inside. The petals curl back over time.
Clematis fremontii
Easy to grow in a well-drained sunny site.
£20