ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE
THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE THIS YEAR’S MOST EXCITING NEW PLANTS
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The sun is shining and we’re all making the most of our gardens! Horticulturist Camilla Bassett-Smith celebrates some of this year’s most exciting new plant introductions.
Despite there being over 60,000 different plants listed in the RHS Plant Finder, the plantsmen and women of the world are always striving for more and thank goodness they are, for it is us gardeners who benefit from the beauty of these often-ground- breaking new garden additions.
This year I fell in love at first site with Prunus ‘Japanese Lantern’, swaying in the breeze with its greeny pinky creamy double blooms displaying the most frill-filled fantasy. Only this is not make-believe, it’s real! This cherry blossom is unlike any I have ever seen and has been picking up awards left, right and centre. The green tinged flowers with 30 or more petals are truly breathtaking and with bronze young foliage and good autumn colour too, this really is going to be my desert island tree (albeit it would be happier on UK soil!).
The best news of all is that it’s available nearby – from Frank Matthews Trees in our neighbouring Worcestershire.
Of course, at this time of year, the summer Clematis are really in their element and Raymond Evison, King of these climbers, has been busy releasing a plethora of new players. My favourite has to be ‘Ithemba’. Bright white blooms are complimented by a delicate pink stripe on each petal which is radiantly ruffled. A profuse flowerer, blooms appear now and for a second flush later in the summer, this one is certainly intent on impact. Being
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compact at around 1 meter, its perfect for pots or obelisks. ‘Ithemba’ means Hope in Zulu and this flower was named and launched in Cape Town, South Africa to help raise awareness for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trust in the Western Cape.
Clematis ‘Eliza’ meanwhile is soft and subtle, no need for markings, opening in a pale violet, maturing to simple pure white. Again, compact in size and flowering twice in the summer, this one will bring a sense of cooling calmness to any space.
Clematis ‘Ithemba’.
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