 |  Plant list: Plants for loamy soil
This fertile soil will support just about any type of plant.
| | | | Latin name: | | Wisteria | | | | Common name: | | Wisteria | | | | Type of plant: | | Climber | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Violet blue or white | | | | Leaf colour: | | Light to mid-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 9m x 5m (30ft x 17ft) | | | | Description: | |
Wisteria is one of the most popular of all the climbers. Its fragrant flowers appear in late spring and cover the bare stems.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Erythronium | | | | Common name: | | Dog’s-tooth violet | | | | Type of plant: | | Tuber | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White to yellow to pink | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green | | | | Height and spread: | | 25cm x 8cm (10in x 3in) | | | | Description: | |
A good choice for woodland gardens, this spring-flowering tuber gets its common name from the distinctive shape of the tubers.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Phyllostachys nigra | | | | Common name: | | Black bamboo | | | | Type of plant: | | Bamboo | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Mid-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 8m (27ft) x indefinite | | | | Description: | |
This clump forming bamboo is grown for its jet black canes which are green for the first few years. The arching canes are particularly graceful.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Rubus tricolor | | | | Common name: | | Rubus | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 60cm x 2m (2ft x 6.6ft) | | | | Description: | |
This low-growing shrub makes useful ground cover in wilder parts of the garden. In summer it bears saucer-shaped, red-purple flowers.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Delphinium | | | | Common name: | | Delphinium | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White to blue to purple | | | | Leaf colour: | | Mid-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m to 2m x 30cm to 60cm (3.3ft to 6.6ft x 1ft to 2ft) | | | | Description: | |
Delphiniums grown for their tall spires of flowers that look fantastic at the back of a border. Taller varieties must be staked to stop them blowing over.
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