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Sambucus nigra Black Beauty (Gerda)Black Elder Black Beauty Perhaps the best of the black leaved elders, Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Beauty (also called Gerda) is a large, deciduous shrub with a spreading, suckering habit. The leaves are highly ornamental, finely dissected and a rich purplish black, which does not change in summer, as some black leaved elders do. In June, dark red buds open to beautiful, broad heads of pale pink flowers, delightfully scented of lemon; these

Height: 60 ft (18m) Spread: 40ft (12m)

Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum is a large

as it keeps its narrow form into maturity

Pick the fruit when fragrant

pure white flowers with conspicuous yellow stamens

and the late flowering is an asset in very cold areas

Grows best in soils with low fertility

glossy green leathery foliage that always looks tidy and clips well into topiary or hedging

Comes into bearing early

or where there is no room to plant a big shrub

Bred in Berkshire in the first half of the 20th century

Stewartia pseudocamellia var