Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

10 AUGUST 2019 AMATEURGARDENING 33

All photography Alamy, unless otherwise credited

9 berrying plants

PyracanthaSaphyrRougeAGM

Ausefulevergreenwallshrub.The

solidmassof shinyleavesis paired

withblossomin MayandJune,and

scarletberriesin autumn.Sun or

semi-shade. H: 6½ft (2m).

Lonicerapericlymenum‘Serotina’AGM

Thislovelyhoneysucklewillfilltheair

withscentwhenit bloomsin latesummer

andearlyautumn.Birdsfeastonthe

redautumnberries.Growin sun or

semi-shade. H: 20ft (6m).

SorbuscashmirianaHedl.AGM

TheKashmirrowanis anopen-branched,

spreadingtreewithblush-whiteflowers

in May,followedbygoldenleavesand

whiteberriesin autumn. Sun or semi-

shade. H: 26ft (8m).

Berberisthunbergiif.atropurpurea

‘Harlequin’AGM

Acompactdeciduousformof Japanese

barberry,withsmallpurpleleavesthat

aresplashedpinkandcream,primrose

yellowspringflowersandscarlet autumn

berries. H: 32in (80cm).

Gaultheriamucronata

‘MulberryWine’AGM

Shrubwhosedensemassof small

evergreenleavesprovidestheperfect

backdroptowhiteflowersin Mayand

June,andmagenta-purpleautumnfruit.

Shade or semi-shade. H: 2½ft (75cm).

Clerodendrumtrichotomum

var.fargesiiAGM

Weirdbutwonderful,Fargesharlequin

gloryboweris adornedwithturquoise

berriesencircledbycrimsoncalyces.

A deciduousshrubin coldregions;a

tree in warm areas. H: 6½-20ft (2-6m).

Ruscusaculeatus

‘JohnRedmond’AGM

Perfectlyproportionedfora pot,this

dwarfself-fertilecultivarof butcher’s

broomhasleaf-likegreenshootsand

scarletautumnfruit.Growin sunorshade;

will tolerate dry shade. H: 1½ft (45cm).

Leycesteriaformosa‘PurpleRain’

Thearchingstemsof thisHimalayan

honeysuckleareweigheddownby

longclustersof whiteflowersand

purplebractsin summerandautumn,

withpurpleberriestakingoverasthe

blooms fade. Deciduous. H: 6½ft (2m).

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Euonymuseuropaeus

‘RedCascade’AGM

Acultivarof ournativehedgerow

spindle,in autumnthisdeciduous

shrubhaspinkfoliageandorangeand

magentafruit.Bestgrownin a west-

or south-facing position. H: 8ft (3m).