Mail order plants from Junker's Nursery

	EUCOMIS vandermerwei 'Octopus' Quite a departure for us I admit, but I saw this gorgeous little South African bulb flowering in September in Keith Wiley's garden, and I had to grow it! The "Pineapple Lilies" are gaining in popularity, but this is one of the smallest. Typical of the genus, the long tongue-like leaves form flat rosettes; in this case crinkly edged and heavily mottled with dark maroon. The spikes of dark red flowers are reminiscent in shape of a pineapple (complete with little leaf-like tuft on the top) but reach just 20cm tall, and form even from small bulbs. The smaller stature of this one makes it vulnerable to adversity, so choose a warm sunny, well-drained site (perhaps on a scree bed) or treasure it in a pot. £6.00

	EUCRYPHIA x intermedia (E. glutinosa x E. lucida) An extremely floriferous fast growing but small evergreen tree to 5m. Masses of fragrant white flowers up to 5cm across in August. Easier to establish and grow than 'Nymansay' being more tolerant of apparently less ideal sites. £18.00

	EUCRYPHIA lucida 'Ballerina' I first saw this delightful pink flowered cultivar listed in Australia. It is said to be the better than 'Pink Cloud', so of course we had to have it! Superb plants. The pink flowers are not the largest in the genus, but they are in proportion to the plant. The delicate shell pink flowers in August have delightfully prominent stamens and are just so pretty. £18.00

	EUCRYPHIA lucida 'Pink Cloud' A scarce recent introduction with pretty pendulous pale pink flowers, shading to white with red at the base, in June-July. It was discovered as a 20m tall tree in Tasmania, but in this country will only make a dense large shrub or small tree. E. lucida has much smaller leaves than many of the other species of Eucryphia. £18.00

	EUCRYPHIA x nymansensis 'Nymansay' (E. cordifolia x E. glutinosa) Beautiful, small but rapid, evergreen tree to 4m of dense upright habit. The white flowers are huge, up to 6cm across, in August-September. £18.00

	EUCRYPHIA x nymansensis Variegated form Definitely different, with the glossy leaves dramatically margined in creamy white. Guaranteed to provoke comment! Sold out

Deciduous EUONYMUS

Another addiction! This rewarding group should be wider planted and better known. Generally they become small bushy trees or large shrubs, but there are a few smaller growing varieties better suited to the smaller garden.

They all have utterly fantastic autumn colour, and most have spectacular fruits at the same time. Totally hardy and with no vices, nothing could be easier to grow almost anywhere! There are some really superb examples at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucs. They grow very happily on chalk too!


	EUONYMUS alatus 'Compactus' This dense, compact form to 1m, is one of the best small shrubs for vivid pinky-red autumn colour. The bright orange seeds hang often individually within the capsules. £18.40

	EUONYMUS alatus 'Fireball' (syn. E. alatus 'Select') Compact habit and particularly spectacular red autumn colour. £18.40

	EUONYMUS alatus 'Rudy Haag' The smallest of our E. alatus cultivars. This one has the most subtle, pinkish rose autumn colour. £18.40

	EUONYMUS alatus 'Timber Creek' Another compact American selection, this time with rich crimson autumn colour. Reputedly the freest fruiting of them. £18.40

	EUONYMUS atropurpurea var. cheatumii This has been re-named. See Euonymus grandiflorus 'Red Wine'

	EUONYMUS bungeanus 'Dart's Pride' Eventually a large shrub or small tree, of upright habit. As with most deciduous Euonymus it distinguishes itself in the autumn with lovely leaf colour and dramatic seed capsules. This is the plant on the corner of an upper stock line which is visible from our customer shed, attracting constant comment through the autumn! £18.40

	EUONYMUS bungeanus 'Fireflame' This version of this elegant species has particularly good red autumn colour. £18.40

	EUONYMUS bungeanus 'Pendulus' Elegant, gently pendulous habit. Not available this season

	EUONYMUS bungeanus var. semipersistens There is a magnificent plant of this at Wisley, which can only be described as a tree. The leaves are held long into the winter depending on the weather whilst the seed capsules are large and prolific if not as brightly coloured as in some of the other species. £18.40

	EUONYMUS cornutus var. quinquecornutus A rare small shrub of open habit with smaller leaves than most deciduous Euonymus. The flowers however, are considerably larger and the remarkable fruits bear 5 or 6 slender horn-like extensions, giving them the appearance of jester's hats. £18.40