 |  Plant list: Plants for silty soil
Silty soil produces some of the most colourful displays as it is rich and retains quite a lot of moisture.
| | | | Latin name: | | Mahonia | | | | Common name: | | Mahonia | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Yellow | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 2.7m x 3.7m (8.9ft x 12.1ft) | | | | Description: | |
This evergreen shrub has attractive spiky leaves. It brightens up the garden in winter with its scented, yellow flowers which are followed by bluish berries.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Phormium | | | | Common name: | | New Zealand flax | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Dull red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green or variegated | | | | Height and spread: | | 3.7m x 1.8m (12.1ft x 5.9 ft) | | | | Description: | |
The strappy leaves of this evergreen perennial bring a touch of the exotic to displays. Once established, plants produce towering spikes of flowers.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Vitis coignetiae | | | | Common name: | | Ornamental vine | | | | Type of plant: | | Climber | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Pale green | | | | Leaf colour: | | Mid-green turning scarlet in autumn | | | | Height and spread: | | 15m x 10m (50ft x 33ft) | | | | Description: | |
This vigorous climber can be slow at first but will soon cover large areas. Its handsome leaves provide shade in summer and turn bright red in autumn.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' | | | | Common name: | | Hakonechloa | | | | Type of plant: | | Grass | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Golden yellow | | | | Height and spread: | | 40cm x 60cm (1.3ft x 2ft) | | | | Description: | |
This slow-growing grass produces colourful displays of golden foliage. As well as looking good in the border, it makes a useful container plant.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Nicotiana alata | | | | Common name: | | Tobacco plant | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial commonly grown as an annual | | | | Hardiness: | | Half-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Creamy-white | | | | Leaf colour: | | Mid-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 75cm x 30cm (2.5ft x 1ft) | | | | Description: | |
Older varieties only open their tubular flowers at night but modern ones bloom all day long. Raise from seed each spring.
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