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- aquifolia `Handsworth New Silverī. Female and so produces berries, has long spiny leaves, mid-green, creamy margins and bright red berries, evergreen. Trim late summer if used in hedges or as a bush, if left will make a small tree up to 9m. Fully Hardy. Plant in ordinary soil. Wind tolerant.

IMPATIENS 

The following Impatiens are all hardy to a greater or lesser degree in most parts of the UK. All are herbaceous although some may hang on well into December in a sheltered position.

Impatiens arguta.JPG (608830 bytes)- arguta. Deep blue flowers on a rather sprawling plant, a good candidate for a hanging basket. Flowers midsummer onwards. Likes damp shade. Ht 30cm

Impatiens omeiana 4.JPG (824164 bytes)- omeiana Compact plant with lovely primrose yellow flowers over apple green leaves that develop reddish midribs. Flowers from midsummer onwards.  Likes damp shade and if happy will gently spread. Ht 30cm

Impatiens omeiana silver.JPG (846356 bytes)- omeiana 'Silver' Very similar in habit to I. omeiana but the flowers are much paler, more cream and butter in colour. However this plant is worth growing for the foliage alone as it has the appearance of being coated in powdered silver. When grown in damp shade it can really stand out. Ht 30cm

Impatiens stenantha (1).JPG (582926 bytes)- stenantha Covered in small deep yellow 'Pixie hat' flowers from mid summer onwards, likes damp shade and will occasionally seed itself about. Ht 20cm

Impatiens tinctoria 3.JPG (719283 bytes)- tinctoria  A larger Impatiens, this will grow to about a metre in height and spread and is best suited to a mid border position in damp shade. The flowers are large and, amazingly for an Impatiens, are quite strongly scented. Forms a clump which slowly gets bigger.

IMPERATA

- cylindrica rubra `Red Baronī. Japanese Blood grass, dies back in winter, new growth in spring, develops strong red colour in summer. Hardy. Plant in ordinary moist but well drained soil.

INCARVILLEA

- delayvi. Flowers from June to July. Gloxinia-like cerise-pink trumpets and dark green foliage. Hardy. Prefers full sun, in rich moisture retaining soil.

IOCHROMA

Iochroma australe.JPG (315758 bytes)-australis. A lovely half hardy shrub producing masses of blue bell shaped flowers in an initial flush in May and then throughout the summer. Related to Brugmansia. I have wintered this plant outside in a sheltered position so it seems to be able to take several degrees of frost. Needs trimming to keep to a neat shape. Ht 3ft+