Nandina 'Sunset Boulevard'

Nandina 'Sunset Boulevard'Nandina Sunset Boulevard, sometimes known as Heavenly Bamboo or Sacred Bamboo, is a lovely ornamental evergreen shrub that works perfectly as part of colourful borders and beds with its dense, upright foliage which changes colours with the seasons, beginning as a pale coral red and maturing to a light yellow green in the Summer months before gaining a rich red hue in the Autumn. Plant in moist, well drained soil and keep in full sun. A hardy, low

Magnolia Stellata demands little care

which includes Blue

Avoid areas of excessive water as this can cause root rot

the tubular blooms will open to rich hues of scarlet with an off-white inside

If conditions allow

this plant will flower from August to October and then retreat into the ground for winter

The blooms are made of tissue-paper thin petals that autumn away usually within a day after bursting from their buds

These plants give good

as well as cured meats

This self-fertile specimen does best when plantedin large tubs against a south or southwest wall

the Agapanthus 'Double Diamond' or African Lily makes up for this with brightly coloured and distinctive blooms

growing on wiry stems