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 Plant list: Green plants
It is quite unusual to find plants with green flowers, so use them to make a bit of a statement.
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| Latin name: | | Euphorbia characias subsp.wulfenii |
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| Common name: | | Spurge |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Lime green |
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| Leaf colour: | | Grey green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1.7m x 1.7m (6ft x 6ft) |
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| Description: | |
An architectural upright plant that does best in full sun, and produces stems that are biennial – leaves one year, spikes of flowers the next. If it gets too big the plant can be cut back, but the sap can irritate the skin.
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| Latin name: | | Nicotiana langsdorfii |
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| Common name: | | Tobacco plant |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial, commonly grown as a half-hardy annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Frost tender |
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| Flower colour: | | Pale green |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1m to 1.5m x 30cm (3ft to 5ft x 1ft) |
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A slow growing branching perennial grown as an annual. The flowers are bell-shaped and the leaves are oval. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
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| Latin name: | | Dryopteris filix-mas |
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| Common name: | | Male fern |
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| Type of plant: | | Fern |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Green |
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| Leaf colour: | | Deep, glossy green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1.2m x 1m (4ft x 3ft) |
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| Description: | |
Semi-evergreen or deciduous fern with spear-shaped, finely divided, arching fronds that are arranged in a shuttlecock shape and arise from large, upright, brown-scaled rhizomes.
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| Latin name: | | Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' |
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| Common name: | | Red-hot poker |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Half-hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Greeny yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Blue-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1m x 50cm (3ft x 2ft) |
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Evergreen, upright perennial. From the tuft of coarse-edged (sharp!), arching, narrow, lance-shaped leaves arise the stout stems that bear the flower spikes. Prefers full sun.
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| Latin name: | | Helliborus argutifolius |
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| Common name: | | Coriscan hellebore |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Pale green |
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| Leaf colour: | | Deep green |
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| Height and spread: | | 60cm x 45cm (2ft x 1.5ft) |
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An evergreen perennial with divided leaves which have spiny edges and cup-shaped flowers. Appears in large clusters in winter or early spring. Prefers partial shade.
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