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Plant of the Day
Saturday 21 February 2026
An early flowered Rhododendron dauricum (Dahurian rhododendron) provides a punch of late winter colour. This is a robust, deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which can reach up to 2m.
Jill Raggett
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Plant of the Day
Saturday 21 February 2026
An early flowered Rhododendron dauricum (Dahurian rhododendron) provides a punch of late winter colour. This is a robust, deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub which can reach up to 2m.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 22 December 2025
Useful for planting at the edge of a path is Daphne × transatlantica 'Blafra' (‘Eternal Fragrance’). This compact, semi-evergreen shrub has highly fragrant flowers from April to October. It is a cross Daphne caucasica and Daphne sericea. All parts of the plant are toxic if eaten and can be a skin irritant so it is best to wear protective equipment when handling.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Sunday 29 June 2025
Ideal for edging a border is the semi-evergreen, ground-covering perennial Alchemilla conjuncta (silver lady's mantle). This plant is native to the southwest Alps and Jura Mountains in France and Switzerland. It has been cultivated in Britain as a rock and scree garden plant since c. 1800.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Sunday 1 September 2024
In a moist but well–drained, semi-shaded raised bed a wonderful Gentiana ornata (decorated gentian) was flowering. This low-growing, semi-evergreen perennial, produces a basal rosettes of leaves and pale blue, bell-shaped flowers in the autumn.
Jill Raggett
Scientific Name: Symphyotrichum ericoides Common Name(s): White heath aster Family: Asteraceae (aster) Life Cycle: Perennial Leaf Retention: Semi-evergreen (location dependent) Habit: Forb USDA L48 Native Status: Native Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Fall
Scientific Name: Rubus trivialis Common Name(s): Southern dewberry Family: Rosaceae (rose) Life Cycle: Perennial Leaf Retention: Semi-evergreen Habit: Vine, subshrub USDA L48 Native Status: Native Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Spring