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 Plant list: Autumn foliage
They’ve put so much effort into growing leaves only to drop them all come the autumn, but some deciduous plants really do go out in a blaze of glory.
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| Latin name: | | Berberis |
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| Common name: | | Barberry |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Orange yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1m to 4m x 1m to 2.5m (3.3ft to 13.1ft x 3.3ft to 8.2ft) |
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| Description: | |
Some barberries are evergreen, others are deciduous, and it’s the latter that put on a spectacular display of autumn foliage in reds, oranges and yellows. They also have attractive flowers and some have black fruits.
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| Latin name: | | Hamamelis |
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| Common name: | | Witch hazel |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Yellow, orange or red |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green turning yellow in autumn |
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| Height and spread: | | 4m x 4m (13.1ft x 13.1ft) |
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Deciduous, upright, open, small tree. Following a wonderful display of autumn leaf colour, small, spidery, flowers appear on the bare branches. Prefers a slightly acid soil.
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| Latin name: | | Cotinus coggygria |
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| Common name: | | Smoke tree |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Pink |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green or dark purple |
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| Height and spread: | | 3m to 4.5m x 3m to 4.5m (9.8ft to 14.8ft x 9.8ft to 14.8ft) |
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A deciduous, bushy shrub with oval, leaves that turn a wonderful red/yellow in autumn. The flowers are smoky plumes that envelop the branches. Prefers full sun, will tolerate partial shade.
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| Latin name: | | Acer palmatum |
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| Common name: | | Japanese maple |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | N/A |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green or red |
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| Height and spread: | | 6m x 6m (20ft x 20ft) |
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Japanese maples prefer slightly acid soil, and need a sheltered spot out of the wind. They are grown for their very attractive leaves, that turn spectacular colours in the autumn – red, yellow, orange, depending on type.
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| Latin name: | | Liquidambur |
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| Common name: | | Sweet gum |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy to frost hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | N/A |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green |
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| Height and spread: | | 6m to 25m x 4m to 12m (20ft to 83ft x 13.1ft to 40ft) |
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Grown for the leaves which look a bit like a maple, and also turn spectacular colours in the autumn – red, yellow and purple. Prefers sun or partial shade, and grows poorly on chalky soils.
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