evergreen shrub with variegated
feathery sprays of yellow-green foliage
Great alternative to Box or Buxus sempervirens because it is resistant to Box blight and not prone to leaf scorch when pruned
The cones are a valuable source of food for a variety of wildlife
golden yellow flowers with golden stamens and orange anthers bloom in summer and autumn
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | American Ivy | Virginia Creeper- 150cm- 3lt Carpinus evergreen shrub with variegatedParthenocissus quinquefolia is a large, vigorous, fast growing, deciduous climber which needs no support because it clings to the surface by adhesive holdfasts at the tendril ends. It has very attractive, palmate leaves purplish in spring, green in summer, and purple and crimson red in autumn. Inconspicuous, greenish white flowers bloom in late spring and are followed by round, fleshy, blue black berries. Parthenocissus quinquefolia is adaptable to