Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

10 AUGUST 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 27

Four snow white fl owers

RosaFlower

CarpetWhite‘Noaschnee’

Thisgroundcoverrose

maynotbeparticularly

fragrant,butcompensates

bymakinga profusion

of doublewhiteblooms

in summerandautumn.

Disease-resistantplants

canreacha heightof

18-36in(45-90cm)and

spread of up to 5ft (1½m).

Hibiscussyriacus

WhiteChiffon

Thisvigorousdeciduous

shrubputsona luxuriant

displayof whitebloomsto

4in(10cm)across.These

appeardoublebutconsist

of fiveouterpetalsaround

centralpetaloidstamens.

Reaches to 8ft (2.4m).

Hydrangea

arborescens‘Annabelle’

Thiscultivarof deciduous

American‘Sevenbark’(so-

calledbecausepeelingbark

revealsseveralcolours)

bearssphericalheadsof

whitesterileflowerscapable

of reaching10in(25cm)

across.Bloomsopenduring

summeronplants 5-8ft

(1½-2.4m) tall.

Carpenteriacalifornica

Adistinctivesun-loving

evergreen,Itsglossy,

dark-greenleavesactas

a greatfoilin midsummer

tofragrantwhiteflowers

3in(8cm)across,each

onelit bya bossof bright

yellowstamens.Will

reach 6ft (1.8m) high.

Thesewoodlandshrubsand

climbersenjoygood,moistbut

well-drainedsoilwhereroots

willbecool,perhapsagainsta

north-facingwallorfence.

Mulchregularlywithsome

leafmouldorwell-rottedcompost.

Wheresoilis reliablymoist,

hydrangeaswillgrowin sun,but

youhavedrysoilthen a semi-sh

positionis best.

Pruneshrubsbythinningouta fewolder,weakerstems

in thespring.Cutclosetothebaseora healthysideshoot.

Deadheadplantsin earlyspring, cutting above the

top-mostpairof fatbuds.

In containers,use50:50JohnInnesNo2anda

soillessmix,orericaceouscompostfor blue-flowering

varieties. Keep moist and well fed.

Pruningolderstemsof

H. macrophylla

TI Media

Hydrangea care