Mail order plants from Junker's Nursery

	HEPTACODIUM miconoides (syn. HEPTACODIUM jasminoides) A stunning plant giving a wonderful display of scented white flowers in September, often a difficult time for colour. This plant impresses me more every year! It is so easy to grow even on heavy clay. Introduced from China as recently as 1981, this large shrub is very hardy. It develops peeling bark and the glossy leaves are retained well into the autumn. The season is extended by the pink bracts which remain after the flowers have faded. It can even be grown as an unusual small tree by removing lower side growth. Available from September at £12.00
NEW	HIBISCUS syriacus Aphrodite We have various Hibiscus around the garden which have surprised us by thriving on our clay soil. They are so useful for late summer colour that I felt we had to add them to our list. I adore the clean contrast of pure white flowers and rich green foliage so I was captivated by this recent selection. The name is suitably alluring too! Available from September at £12.00
	HOHERIA Glory of Amlwch (H.glabrata x H.sexstylosa) This large deciduous shrub or small tree has larger flowers than Stardust below - up to 3.75cm across. Perfectly hardy (indeed ours keeps it's leaves well into the winter in a fairly exposed position) but best in a sunny site with good drainage. I become more impressed with this plant each year. It is a truly magnificent sight in flower. From £10.60
	HOHERIA sexstylosa Stardust This evergreen selection was named by Roy Lancaster and flowers at an early age, producing dense clusters of star shaped white flowers during late summer. Will perform best in a well-drained sunny spot. Potentially large. Indeed both these Hoherias can very successfully be grown as trees, by cleaning off the lower growth progressively to give a clean stem. Alternatively, I have this season planted a row of Stardust to give me a wonderful evergreen hedge, a backdrop that will be covered in flower for the summer barbecue season! I intend clipping it to about 3m high. From £10.60
	HYDRANGEA quercifolia Snowqueen This is a fantastic form of the "Oak-leafed Hydrangea". The panicles of single white sterile florets are so big that they often need to be supported. Lovely crimson autumn colour. Prefers a sunny well drained site. We have selected this clone due to the particularly attractive foliage. Don't confuse it with the woodland growers though; it does best in a well drained sunny site. £15.00
	HYDRANGEA seemanii Similar to H.petiolaris, this rare species is a little more refined. A strong growing evergreen climber which is ideal for a north wall and other "difficult" sites. The large white lace-cap flowers are freely produced in June. £12.00
	ILEX aquifolium J.C van Tol As a mature plant the habit of this is wonderful. Tall and relatively narrow, but distinctly pyramidal with gently drooping branches, the rich green leaves provide a dramatic foil for other plants. It is self fertile so the red berries are reliably produced in great profusion. From £12.00
	ILEX Handsworth New Silver We are now really understanding the problems of developing new beds in large open areas, and are looking to Hollys to generate an evergreen framework to aid the establishment of young plants and create something to look at in the winter. This is the first of several we intend to grow over the next couple of years. The creamy white margin defines the longer than average leaf, which contrast well with the purple stems. Female and free fruiting. From £12.00
	ITEA virginica Henrys Garnet I cannot begin to do justice to the fantastic autumn colour! It is semi evergreen but turns the most amazing deep purple which is held until after Christmas. 15cm long racemes of fragrant white flowers are produced in early summer. Best colour in a sunny site with moist, fertile soil. Only growing to 4' or so, every garden has room for it. I love it! £9.80
	ITEA virginica Long Spire I am so captivated by this species that I feel another collection coming on..! this variant has longer flower spikes, the weight of which make them droop rather than being upright as the others we have. Although we have not grown them side by side for long enough to be sure, I suspect that this one will be the largest of the three. Sold out for 2002
	ITEA virginiana Merlot We have been so impressed by "Henry's Garnet" that we have been looking out for other cultivars of this easily grown shrub. This form is slightly smaller growing, but still has the same wonderful wine-red autumn colour. The white flowers, which occur in spikes in April, are fragrant too. £9.80
	JASMINUM parkeri This unusual evergreen Jasmine is perfect for the rock garden, growing as it does to approx 30cm high by twice as wide. It will be covered in a myriad of small yellow flowers in June. It thrives in a sunny site with good drainage. Sold out for 2002
NEW	JASMINUM humile Revolutum As my regular readers will know, every so often I fall in love all over again with a plant that has been in the garden so long I've almost forgotten about it. Such is the case with this one. Evergreen, so of value all year, the typically Jasmine shaped, but vivid yellow, flowers in mid summer are so beautiful that I couldn't resist it. Easily grown, even on our clay surprisingly, though normally I would recommend a well drained sunny site. Expect most of 2m in 10 years. Available from September at £10.60