2Nd Plant Id

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Eucalyptus gunnii

Evergreen 10-24m

- warm well drained soils, full sun but sheltered position

- attractive bark, scented foliage, as tree or shrub

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Galanthus nivalis

Perennial bulb 10-15cm

- frost hardy, acid to alkaline well drained soils

- naturalising winter interest, understory ground cover

Hint 2

Snowdrop

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Pinus sylvestris

Evergreen 30m

- tolerant of sandy soils, full sun but sheltered, not dry soils

- specimen tree, hedging, natural planting

Hint 3

Sylvestris sliver thin branch

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Pinus mugo

3.5m short evergreen

- full sun sheltered to exposed, well drained lime tolerant

- rock gardens with heather, specimen tree

Hint 4

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Tsuga heterophylla

30 - 60m evergreen

- very hardy, moisture retentive soil

- specimen tree, commercial harvest for timber

Hint 5

Western Hemlock

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X Cuprocyparis leylandii

35m+

-Tolerant to full sun/shade. Moist soils, well drained

- hedging, good to prune

Hint 6

Leyland Cyprus

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Disidous 30m 5m biggest spread

- moist but well drained, full sun

- attractive Autumn colour, specimen tree

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Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Garnet'

Deciduous 2m domed crown

- sheltered from strong dry winds, moisture retentive soils

- architectural contrast, shrub borders

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Tilia x europaea

30m deciduous

-best in fullsun, best in cold climates and frost hardy

- street side, specimen tree

Hint 9

Common Lime

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

3m deciduous

- moist but well drained, full sun to partial shade

- architectural contrast, specimen plant

Hint 10

Corylus curly contorta contorted

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Betula utilis

18m

- cool climate required, acid soils

- specimen tree, winter feature

Hint 11

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Myrica gale

1-2m

- fully hardy, tolerant of waterlogged soils

- banks and slopes, pond margins

Hint 12

Bog mertel

Small shrub, buds close intervals alternative

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Cornus mas

8m

- full sun to partial shade, fertile well-drained soils

- winter colour and hedging

Hint 13

Cornus corn coloured Mas of flowers

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Nothofagus solandri

27m deciduous

- acid soils, well drained but moist

- architectural contrast, low maintenance

Hint 14

Antarctic Beech from New Zealand

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Garrya elliptica

Shrub 2.5-8m

- fullsun to shade, frost Hardy

- winter specimen interest, informal hedging/wall shrub

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Berberis darwinii

1.5-2.5m bushy evergreen

- Moist but well-drained, acid to alkaline

- slopes and banks, low Maintenance hedging

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Darwins berry

looks like a jolly but with brigh big flowers

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Prunus laurocerasus

15m + evergreen

- tough evergreen, tolerates alkaline soils

- large hedging and borders, specimen planting

Large shiny leaves

Hint 17

Cherry laurel

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Lonicera pileata

1.5m x 2.5m

- full sun to partial shade, moist but well drained

- hedging, ground cover

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Lonicera standishii

1.8m

- full sun to partial shade, tolerant of wide range of soils

- winter flowering shrub, hedging or mixed borders

Hint 19

Standish's honeysuckle

scented pink/white flowers

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Crocus tommasinianus

10cm

- Very frost hardy, cool to cold areas

- understory winter flowering, easy to grow

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Vinca difformis

Evergreen 10-50cm spreading

- well drained but most soils tolerant, very hardy to -10°C

- ground cover, good for difficult soils

Hint 21

low lying for bedding in difficult soils

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Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae

1m x 1m shape

- hardy in all but coldest regions, what else?

- herbaceous & mixed border, attractive to pollinators??

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Helleborus argutifolius

1m clump forming habit

- full sun tolerant, drought tolerant

- winter/spring flowering, bedding /borders

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Holly-leaved hellebore

spiky leaves

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Primula vulgaris

12cm perenial

- light shaded woodland, alkaline to slightly acidic

- understory cover, banks and borders

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Rubus tricolor

prostrate and spreading

- frost hardy and best in cold climates, full sun and well drained soils

- ground cover plant, shady undercover planting

Hint 25

Chinese Bramble

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Vitis coignetiae

10m climbing deciduous vine

- moist soils, can cope with poor soils

- cover over buildings & fences, attractive autumn colour

Hint 26

related to grapes