Shrubs – Poplar Nurseries – Garden Centre – Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex

We offer a comprehensive A-Z of shrubs the year round and in a range of sizes.

With seasonally inspired displays changing weekly we try to cater for all our customers, whether the novice gardener or the plant connoisseur there is sure to be something for temptation.

A Selection Of Our Shrubs. Not available to purchase online. Please contact us before making your journey to check stock availability.

<h2>Exochorda Magical Springtime</h2><ul>
<li>A very lavish flowering Exocharda that is free standing, unlike The Bride which needs support.</li>
<li>The upright branches are totally covered with pure white flowers.</li>
<li>Repeat flowering in mid to late summer.</li>
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<h2>Edgeworthia Chrysantha</h2><ul>
<li>A rare form with scented yellow flowers on the end of every twig during February.</li>
<li>Best in a sunny position in moist, drained soil.</li>
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<h2>Edgeworthia Chrysantha Red Dragon</h2><ul>
<li>‘Red Dragon’ is a deciduous, bushy shrub to 1.5m tall with supple stems and oval, green leaves.</li>
<li>Green, woolly flower buds, borne in winter at the ends of the bare branches, open in late winter to early spring forming dense clusters of fragrant, orange-red, tubular, nodding flower.</li>
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<h2>Pyracantha Golden Paradise</h2>The first golden leafed Pyracantha in the world!
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<li>A thorny evergreen shrub of golden foliage, producing flushes of attractive copper-red new growth.</li>
<li>Clusters of dainty, cream coloured flowers appear during early summer, followed by dark orange berries during autumn.</li>
<li>Flowers June to July. Attracts bees and hoverflies.</li>
<li>Fruits August/September. Attracts birds.</li>
<li>Plant in full sun/partial shade.</li>
<li>Hardy.</li>
<li>Max height: 1.5m.</li>
<li>Max spread: 1m.</li>
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<h2>Hydrangea Paniculata Little Quick Fire</h2>An excellent ornamental shrub for the garden, containers or as a small hedge. <ul>
<li>Flowers from early June, first with white flower panicles that turn deep burgundy red.</li>
<li>Loves sunny and semi-shaded locations and prefers fresh and little moist garden soils that are rich in humus.</li>
<li>Robust and hardy variety.</li>
<li>Cutting back annually brings positive effects for the fullness and bigness of the flowers.</li>
<li>Height and spread: 1 – 1.5m x 1 – 1.5m.</li>
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<h2>Hydrangea Macrophylla Koria</h2>This gorgeous new Hydrangea is a medium sized shrub with white frilly lace cap flowers.
Plant in light shade in fertile soil.
Height: 80 - 120cms.

<h2>Hydrangea Macrophylla Lilac</h2>Flower heads are carried on strong stems above dark green, attractively serrated leaves.
The growth habit is naturally compact; better to ensure the plants reach you in perfect condition and much better in the garden.
From early summer, as the buds start to break, the intensity of colour is wonderful, with the blooms getting bigger every day and develop their tinted pastel tones for summer before gracefully fading to shades of green and red as autumn approaches.
Faded flower heads are attractive through the autumn.
Hydrangeas grow best in morning sunshine and afternoon shade, in moist but not waterlogged soil.
While perfectly hardy, they will benefit from being protected from late frosts, which can damage emerging foliage and developing flower buds.
Height and spread at maturity: 1.2m x 1.2m (4ft x 4ft).
Leave them as a feature through the winter and remove them in spring, cutting just above a new pair of buds.
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<h2>Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight</h2><ul>
<li>Robust, upright and spreading. Leaves are yellow-green, stems pale grey-green, slightly blushed pink in places, pale brown below. Panicles form a very dense, broad cone, entirely green at first. Sterile florets open pale lime green, later grading through to white. A slight pink flush in places gradually deepens a little to give a pink and green colour mix at maturity.</li>
<li>Grow in moist but well-drained moderately fertile, humus-rich soil in full sun or partial shade.</li>
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<h2>Hibiscus Walberton's Rose</h2>Hibiscus Walberton's Rose Moon looks stunning today in our displays with it's huge 18cm wide blooms that appear during July and August every summer on a neat plant with upright, vase-like habit. <ul>
<li>Plant in a sunny position in well-draned soil.</li>
<li>Height: 2m (80in) in ten years.</li>
<li>Spread: 1m (40in) in ten years.</li>
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<h2>Sambucus Nigra Black Lace</h2>A striking medium sized shrub with finely cut, almost black foliage.
Flowers are pink flushed.
Plant in any fertile soil in sun.

<h2>Argyocytisus Battandieri Yellow Tail</h2>Pineapple Broom.
An upright tree-like shrub with silvery grey-green leaves.
Attractive upright racemes of yellow flowers, strongly pineapple-scented.
Flowers July to August.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 5m.
Max spread: 5m.

<h2>Aucuba Japonica Marmorata</h2>Spotted Laurel.
A rounded shrub with glossy green, scorch resistant leaves, speckled golden yellow.
Small purple-red flowers followed by bright red berries.
Flowers in April to May.
Fruits in June.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 3m.
Max spread: 3m.

<h2>Berberis Thunbergii Admiration</h2>Barberry.
Attractive shrub, glossy oval leaves are a vibrant orange-red with a yellow edging.
Delicate pale pink flowers in summer are followed by glossy red fruit.
Flowers: March to April.
Fruits: May.
Plant in a sunny position in moist soil.
Hardy.
Max height: 1.2m.
Max spread: 1.2m.

<h2>Lavandula Stoechas Ruffles Mulberry</h2>French Lavender.
Scented bushy evergreen perennial with spikes of pink flowers mid and late summer.
Grow in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun.
Height: 56 - 60cm.
Spread: 45cm.

<h2>Lavandula Stoechas Lusi Pink</h2>French Lavender.
A truly beautiful French Lavender with large purple-blue flowerheads topped with pink 'ears'.
Attracts bees and butterflies into the garden.
Ideal for patio pots or garden planting.
Easy to grow.
Thrives in any well-drained position.
Height & spread: 40cm x 40cm (16in x 16in).

<h2>Lavandula Angustiflolia Rosea</h2>English Lavender.
Scented bushy evergreen perennial with spikes of pink flowers mid and late summer.
Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun.
Height: 45cm.
Spread: 45cm.

<h2>Lavandula Angustifolia Hidcote</h2>English Lavender.
Scented bushy evergreen perennial.
Silver-grey leaves with spikes of dark blue flowers mid and late summer.
Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun.
Height: 60cm.
Spread: 75cm.

<h2>Lavandula Angustifolia Coconut Ice</h2>English Lavender.
Scented bushy evergreen perennial with spikes of pink flowers early to late summer.
Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun.
Height: 40 - 45cm.
Spread: 45cm.

<h2>Ilex Aquifolium Alaska</h2>Holly.
A handsome shrub with glossy prickly edged foliage and attractive berries in the autumn.
Flowers May to June.
Fruits: September.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 4m.
Max spread: 2m.

<h2>Ilex Aquifolium Silver Queen</h2>Holly.
Male variety.
A dense evergreen upright shrub with purple stems and spiny green leaves with creamy white margins.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 6m.
Max spread: 4m.

<h2>Ilex Crenata Fastigiata</h2>Japanese Holly.
A pretty tiny leaves holly with deep green spineless leaves.
Flowers: May to June.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 1.2m.
Max spread: 40cm.

<h2>Forsythia x Intermedia Weekend</h2>A bushy shrub with clusters of deep yellow flowers borne before the green leaves emerge.
Flowers: March to April.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 2m.
Max spread: 2m.

<h2>Fothergilla Major Monticola</h2>An upright shrub with glossy dark green leaves, turning brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn.
Fragrant white bottlebrush flowers borne before the leaves.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 2.5m.
Max spread: 2m.

<h2>Fremontodendron California Glory</h2>An upright evergreen shrub with rounded, lobed dark green leaves.
Bears attractive saucer-shaped deep yellow flowers.
Flowers: May to October.
Plant in full sun.
Frost hardy.
Max height: 6m.
Max spread: 4m.
Skin and eye irritant.

<h2>Genista Porlock</h2>Broom.
A rounded, bushy shrub with slender stems and small green leaves.
Attractive golden yellow, very fragrant flowers produced between autumn and spring in mild weather.
Flowers: September to April.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy to -80 degrees C.
Max height: 1.5m.
Max spread: 1.5m.

<h2>Halimiocistus x Wintonensis</h2>A spreading shrub with narrow white woolly, grey-green leaves.
Clusters of pretty saucer-shaped white flowers with yellow stamens and dark crimson-maroon bands in early spring and summer.
Flowers: May to August.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 60cm.
Max spread: 90cm.

<h2>Hebe Baby Marie</h2>A beautiful neat evergreen shrub with small green leaves and pale lilac flowers smothering the plant in early spring.
Flowers: April to May.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 30 - 40cm.
Max spread: 40cm.

<h2>Hydrangea Kanmara, Lilac</h2>The elegance and splendour of Kanmara are the recipe for a stunning patio or garden.
Large, majestic blooms
Strong, stout stems and elegant deep green foliage.

<h2>Hydrangea Macrophylla Zorro</h2>A strong growing plant of medium size producing large blue flowers through the summer.
Plant in a sunny site.

<h2>Hebe Youngii</h2>A mat forming evergreen shrub with dark stems and dark green leaves.
Large spikes of violet flowers with white throats in summer.
Flowers: June to August.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 20cm.
Max spread: 60cm.

<h2>Hebe Franciscana Variegata</h2>A bushy rounded shrub with dark green leaves, margined creamy white.
Flowers purple from summer to autumn.
Flowers: July to September.
Plant in sun/partial shade.
Frost hardy.
Max height: 2m.
Max spread: 2m.

<h2>Hebe Ochracea</h2>An attractive compact arching whipcord shrub with rich ochre-yellow leaves and pretty small white flowers in late spring and early summer.
Flowers: May to June.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 45cm.
Max spread: 45cm.

<h2>Helichrysum Augustifolium Serotinum Korma</h2>Curry Plant.
A bushy evergreen subshrub with woolly stems and soft silver-grey leaves.
Deep yellow flowerheads from summer to autumn.
Flowers: June to September.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 40cm.
Max spread: 50cm.

<h2>Potentilla Fruticosa Red Ace</h2>Cinquefoil.
A bushy shrub with dark green leaves.
Pretty cup-shaped vermillion-red flowers fading to yellow in full sun from late spring to mid-autumn.
Flowers: May to July.
Repeat flowering.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 1m.
Max spread: 1.5m.

<h2>Potentilla Fruticosa Red Lady</h2>Cinquefoil.
A busy shrub with dark green leaves.
Pretty cup-shaped, deep red flowers that do not fade with age from late spring to mid-autumn.
Flowers: May to July.
Repeat flowering.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 75cm.
Max spread: 75cm.

<h2>Photinia Fraseri Red Robin</h2>An upright, evergreen shrub or tree with dark green leaves, bright red when young.
Small white flowers are sometimes followed by bright red fruit.
Flowers: April to May.
Fruits: August.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 5m.
Max spread: 5m.

<h2>Sarcococca Orientalis</h2>Christmas Box.
Sweet Box.
An upright evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves.
Clusters of richly scented white flowers with pink tinged anthers and sepals in winter, followed by glossy black fruit.
Flowers: January to February.
Fruits: March.
Plant in partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 1.5m.
Max spread: 1 - 1.5m.

<h2>Santolina Chamaecyparissus Incana Nana</h2>Cotton Lavender.
A dwarf compact rounded shrub with grey-white leaves.
Yellow flowerheads from mid to late summer.
Flowers: July to August.
Plant in full sun.
Frost hardy.
Max height: 45cm.
Max spread: 75cm.

<h2>Spiraea Japonica Candlelight</h2>A dwarf compact shrub with bright yellow young leaves, turning to a deeper yellow in summer.
Clusters of pink flowers from mid to late summer.
Flowers: July to August.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 40cm.
Max spread: 50cm.

<h2>Spiraea Japonica Firelight</h2>A dwarf compact shrub with rich orange-red young leaves,turning to a bright orange-yellow and finally to pale green.
Clusters of deep rose-pink flowers from mid to late summer.
Flowers: July to August.
Plant in full sun.
Hardy.
Max height: 50cm.
Max spread: 50cm.

<h2>Pittosporum Tenuifolium Elizabeth</h2>A large evergreen shrub with grey-green leaves margined white and pink.
Bell-shaped dark purple flowers.
Flowers: May to June.
Plant in full sun.
Not hardy.
Max height: 3 - 5m.
Max spread: 3 - 4m.

<h2>Philadelphus Virginal</h2>Mock Orange.
An upright shrub with clusters of double, very fragrant, pure white flowers.
Flowers: June to July.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 3m.
Max spread: 2.5m.

<h2>Philadelphus Belle Etoile</h2>Mock orange.
An arching shrub with clusters of fragrant, single cup-shaped, white flower with a purple-flushed centre.
Flowers: May to June.
Plant in full sun/partial shade.
Hardy.
Max height: 1.2m.
Max spread: 2.5m.

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