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Specimen Plants from Italy - Linea Verde Collection

Specimen Plants – Exceptional Finds from Linea Verde

Discover the extraordinary beauty and resilience of our specimen plants, sourced from the renowned Linea Verde, "The Green Line" valleys of Italy.

Our collection features a fabulous range of both small and large specimen plants showcased in our new structure adjacent to the car park. Selected for their ability to flourish in hot days and withstand harsh nights, these plants develop impressive strength and character.

A standout in our range is the magnificent Olive tree, just one example of the stunning species on display. Each plant has been nurtured to perfection, offering a unique blend of aesthetic appeal and robust performance.

Now available exclusively at Mount Folly, our specimen plants are the perfect addition to elevate any garden or landscape. Visit us and experience the charm of Italian elegance brought directly to your outdoor space.

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Specimen Plants

Plant Name: Abelia edward goucher

Plant Description: Semi-evergreen shrub with lilac-pink flowers; attracts pollinators; good for small hedges/accents.

Plant Name: Abelia grandiflora

Plant Description: Glossy evergreen/semi-evergreen shrub with white, mildly fragrant flowers over a long summer season.

Plant Name: Akebia quinata

Plant Description: Vigorous twining vine with chocolate-scented purple flowers; ornamental seed pods.

Plant Name: Akebia quinata (Cream Form)

Plant Description: Similar to standard Akebia but with paler, creamy-white blooms; lightly fragrant and fast-growing.

Plant Name: Albizia julibrissin (Silk Tree)

Plant Description: Airy, fern-like leaves and pink “powderpuff” blooms; thrives in warm climates and well-drained soil.

Plant Name: Aucuba japonica ‘Crotonifolia’

Plant Description: Variegated, glossy leaves with yellow speckles; shade-tolerant evergreen shrub for year-round color.

Plant Name: Callistemon citr. linearis ½

Plant Description: Bottlebrush plant with narrow leaves, showy red brushes; enjoys sunny spots and moderate watering.

Plant Name: Callistemon citr. linearis

Plant Description: A shaped bottlebrush form with upright growth and striking red flower spikes; ideal as a focal point.

Plant Name: Campsis ‘Flamenco’

Plant Description: Trumpet vine featuring red blooms in summer; vigorous climber suitable for walls/trellises.

Plant Name: Campsis x tagliab. Mme Galen

Plant Description: Hybrid trumpet vine with large orange-red blossoms; heat-loving, perfect for sunny walls/fences.

Plant Name: Campsis (Yellow Trumpet)

Plant Description: Yellow-blooming trumpet vine; great for covering pergolas or arches; attracts pollinators.

Plant Name: Catalpa (Indian Bean Tree)

Plant Description: Broad, tropical-looking leaves; produces pod-like seeds; showy white-lilac flowers in summer.

Plant Name: Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’

Plant Description: Blue Atlas Cedar with pendant branches; dramatic accent when staked or allowed to weep.

Plant Name: Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’ 3/4

Plant Description: Weeping form top-grafted for a cascading effect; distinctive silver-blue needles.

Plant Name: Cedrus deodara ‘Feeling Blue’

Plant Description: A dwarf weeping cedar with bluish foliage, often used for container or small-garden conifer displays.

Plant Name: Chamaerops humilis

Plant Description: European Fan Palm; hardy dwarf palm with fan-shaped leaves; suitable for sunny spots/patio tubs.

Plant Name: Chamaerops humilis cerifera

Plant Description: A silver-blue variant of the European Fan Palm with multiple trunks and striking foliage color.

Plant Name: Clematis armandii

Plant Description: Evergreen clematis with fragrant white blooms; vigorous climber for a sheltered spot.

Plant Name: Cordyline australis

Plant Description: A cabbage palm with arching, swordlike leaves; grows well in containers or borders in mild climates.

Plant Name: Cordyline ‘Red Star’

Plant Description: Red-bronze foliage; dramatic accent in beds or pots; prefers sunny, well-draining conditions.

Plant Name: Cordyline ‘Torbay Dazzler’

Plant Description: Variegated leaves with cream margins; eye-catching focal point for patio or garden.

Plant Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii 2001

Plant Description: A compact top-worked Leyland cypress variety known for its dense evergreen foliage.

Plant Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii CWG Cloud

Plant Description: Topiary style cypress with multi-cloud pads, offers a Japanese-garden look.

Plant Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii CWG Spiral SM

Plant Description: Spiral topiary shape for ornamental interest; evergreen and fast-growing.

Plant Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii CWG Spiral LG

Plant Description: Taller spiral topiary shape of Leyland cypress, suited to formal gardens.

Plant Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii CWG 1/4

Plant Description: A smaller top-worked cypress form, providing a neat trunk with a shaped canopy.

Plant Name: Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Gold Rider’

Plant Description: Golden-foliage version shaped into cloud forms; bright year-round color.

Plant Name: Cupressus ariz. fastig. glauca Cloud

Plant Description: Arizona cypress shaped into multi-tier cloud form; distinct bluish foliage.

Plant Name: Cupressus ariz. fastig. glauca Bush

Plant Description: Slim, upright conifer with silvery-blue needles; good for narrow screens.

Plant Name: Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’

Plant Description: Lemon cypress with vivid golden foliage; top-worked to show off trunk and canopy.

Plant Name: Cupressus sempervirens ‘Totem’

Plant Description: Italian cypress, tall and narrow; iconic Mediterranean look.

Plant Name: Diospyros kaki

Plant Description: Edible fruit tree known for orange persimmons in autumn; ornamental value with glossy leaves.

Plant Name: Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat)

Plant Description: Evergreen fruit tree with large, leathery leaves and fragrant winter blossoms; produces loquat fruit.

Plant Name: Fagus sylvatica atropunicea

Plant Description: Purple-leaved beech with tall, feathered form; popular for striking hedges or specimen trees.

Plant Name: Ficus carica (Fico)

Plant Description: Edible fig tree, produces sweet figs; thrives in warm, sunny conditions.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Brogiotto Bianco

Plant Description: White fig variety producing pale greenish figs; sweet flavor; ornamental trunk form.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Brogiotto Nero

Plant Description: Dark fig variety with tasty, rich figs; classic Mediterranean feel.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Brown Turkey (Nero)

Plant Description: Popular hardy fig with brownish-purple fruit; suitable for cooler climates.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Ice Crystal

Plant Description: Unique deeply lobed leaves with a frosty appearance; produces sweet figs.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Kadota

Plant Description: Well-known greenish-yellow figs, mild sweet taste; good for container or in-ground planting.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Nazareth

Plant Description: Possibly an Israeli fig variety with sweet fruit; excellent in warm, sunny positions.

Plant Name: Ficus carica Rouge de Bordeaux

Plant Description: Dark red figs with rich flavor; a classic French variety.

Plant Name: Ginkgo biloba Ornamental

Plant Description: Ancient deciduous tree with fan-shaped leaves turning golden in autumn.

Plant Name: Ginkgo biloba Bush

Plant Description: A smaller/juvenile form of ginkgo, suited to gardens; distinct leaf shape.

Plant Name: Hibiscus syriacus 1/2

Plant Description: Hardy shrub with showy summer blooms (pink, white, or purple); forms a small standard lollipop form.

Plant Name: Ilex aquifolium ‘Argenteomarginata' V1

Plant Description: Silver-variegated holly with bright red berries; ornamental trunk and dense top.

Plant Name: Ilex aquifolium ‘Argenteomarginata’ V2

Plant Description: Another variegated holly form, slightly smaller diameter canopy.

Plant Name: Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

Plant Description: Hybrid holly known for abundant red berries and glossy leaves; ideal for formal topiary.

Plant Name: Laurus nobilis

Plant Description: Culinary bay tree, fragrant leaves used in cooking; shaped as a lollipop standard.

Plant Name: Ligustrum ionandrum 4

Plant Description: Ornamental privet with multiple ball topiaries on a single stem.

Plant Name: Ligustrum ionandrum 3

Plant Description: Similar multi-ball privet topiary, a statement piece for formal gardens.

Plant Name: Ligustrum texanum

Plant Description: Waxleaf privet shaped with a half trunk and round head, good for evergreen structure.

Plant Name: Liquidambar styraciflua

Plant Description: Sweet gum with star-shaped leaves turning vibrant reds/oranges in fall.

Plant Name: Liriodendron (Tulip Tree)

Plant Description: Known for tulip-like flowers and distinctive leaves; can become quite tall.

Plant Name: Liriodendron tulipifera

Plant Description: Tulip tree trunk raised with a clear stem, large upright form.

Plant Name: Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiata

Plant Description: A columnar variety of tulip tree, narrower shape than typical.

Plant Name: Loropetalum chinense ‘Fire Dance’ 1/4

Plant Description: Chinese fringe flower with deep pink ribbon-like blooms, top-worked for compact shape.

Plant Name: Loropetalum chinense ‘Fire Dance’ Bush

Plant Description: Evergreen shrub with vivid pink tassel flowers and purple-hued foliage.

Plant Name: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Gallissonensis’ Bush

Plant Description: Evergreen magnolia with large fragrant white flowers; glossy leaves.

Plant Name: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Gallissonensis’ Frame

Plant Description: Trained (espalier or panel) magnolia, ideal for screening or a focal wall.

Plant Name: Magnolia loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’

Plant Description: Deciduous magnolia with pale pink starry blooms in spring; multi-stem form.

Plant Name: Magnolia stellata

Plant Description: Star Magnolia with white, star-shaped flowers in spring; compact and slow-growing.

Plant Name: Morus alba ‘Pendula’ (Weeping Mulb.)

Plant Description: A graceful, weeping mulberry with edible blackberry-like fruit.

Plant Name: Nandina domestica

Plant Description: Heavenly Bamboo; semi-evergreen with red-tinged foliage and small white flowers.

Plant Name: Nerium oleander mix

Plant Description: Mediterranean evergreen with pink/white/red funnel flowers; needs warmth & caution (toxic sap).

Plant Name: Olea europaea Tuscan

Plant Description: Classic olive tree form with a trunk of ~100 cm, silver-green leaves.

Plant Name: Olea europaea 1/2

Plant Description: Similar olive standard with a slightly lower trunk, decorative for patios or gardens.

Plant Name: Olea europaea 1/4

Plant Description: Even lower standard trunk forming a small canopy.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Cipressino’

Plant Description: A slender, upright olive cultivar; good for screening or ornamental grouping.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Leccino’ 1/4

Plant Description: Tuscan variety known for high-quality olives, shaped with a small trunk.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Leccino’ Standard Trunk

Plant Description: Taller trunk, can produce edible olives if conditions allow.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Leccino’ Moderate Trunk

Plant Description: Another half standard version with moderate trunk girth.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Leccino’ 1/2

Plant Description: Slightly thicker trunk circumference.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Leccino’ Bonsai 1

Plant Description: A bonsai-styled olive with a thicker trunk and aged character.

Plant Name: Olea europaea ‘Leccino’ Bonsai 2

Plant Description: Larger trunk bonsai; striking ancient look, prized for patios or focal points.

Plant Name: Photinia compacta ‘Little Red Robin’

Plant Description: Smaller form of red-tipped photinia, excellent for topiary lollipop effect.

Plant Name: Photinia ‘Red Robin’

Plant Description: Popular evergreen with red new growth, shaped as a half standard for formal effect.

Plant Name: Phyllostachys aurea 1

Plant Description: Golden bamboo with tight, upright canes; can form a screen or ornamental clump.

Plant Name: Phyllostachys aurea 2

Plant Description: Taller form, same golden canes, used for privacy or tropical effect.

Plant Name: Phyllostachys aureosulc. aureocaulis 1

Plant Description: Stunning bright yellow canes with green sulcus, ornamental screening bamboo.

Plant Name: Phyllostachys aureosulc. spectabilis 2

Plant Description: Showy, striped bamboo with green-and-yellow canes; more compact.

Plant Name: Phyllostachys aureosulc. spectabilis 3

Plant Description: Taller variety of the same striking yellow/green canes.

Plant Name: Phyllostachys nigra

Plant Description: Black bamboo with dark culms; highly decorative for contemporary gardens.

Plant Name: Picea pungens ‘Koster Gl. Globosa’

Plant Description: Dwarf globe blue spruce on a short trunk, providing a spherical blue crown.

Plant Name: Prunus pissardii nigra 1

Plant Description: Ornamental purple-leaf plum with pink spring blossoms; tall trunk.

Plant Name: Prunus pissardii nigra 2

Plant Description: Multi-stem purple plum, ornamental dark foliage and spring flowers.

Plant Name: Prunus pissardii nigra (Purple-leaved)

Plant Description: Another reference to the same purple-leaf cherry variety.

Plant Name: Prunus serrulata ‘Kanzan’

Plant Description: Classic double-pink flowering cherry with a tall clear stem.

Plant Name: Prunus serrulata ‘Kiku-Shidare-Zakura’

Plant Description: A weeping Japanese cherry with abundant pink blossoms on drooping branches.

Plant Name: Pseudosasa metake (Japonica)

Plant Description: Broad-leaved bamboo, tolerant of shade; thick canes and lush foliage.

Plant Name: Quercus suber

Plant Description: Cork oak, known for thick bark used in cork production; ornamental trunk.

Plant Name: Rhus

Plant Description: Possibly sumac family with brilliant autumn color.

Plant Name: Rhus typhina

Plant Description: Architectural form with fuzzy shoots and vivid red fruiting spikes.

Plant Name: Rhus typhina dissecta

Plant Description: Finely cut leaves, intense fall color, minimal trunk.

Plant Name: Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’

Plant Description: Thornless, white double rose clusters in spring; vigorous climber.

Plant Name: Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’

Plant Description: Thornless, pale yellow double blossoms in spring; fast growth.

Plant Name: Sophora japonica ‘Pendula’ 1

Plant Description: Graceful weeping form, small pinnate leaves, ornamental trunk.

Plant Name: Sophora japonica ‘Pendula’ 2

Plant Description: Taller trunk version with drooping branches; good for specimen planting.

Plant Name: Trachelospermum asiaticum Star Tuscany

Plant Description: Evergreen vine with fragrant yellowish-white flowers; winter-hardy relative of star jasmine.

Plant Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides 1

Plant Description: Star jasmine with glossy evergreen leaves and intensely fragrant white blooms.

Plant Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides 2

Plant Description: Another star jasmine listing; excellent for walls and pergolas.

Plant Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides 3

Plant Description: A slightly shorter version, same fragrant qualities.

Plant Name: Trachycarpus fortunei 1

Plant Description: Sturdy trunk palm with fan-shaped leaves, cold-tolerant.

Plant Name: Trachycarpus fortunei 2

Plant Description: Taller trunk variant, durable and wind-hardy.

Plant Name: Trachycarpus fortunei 3

Plant Description: Even taller trunk, iconic “palm tree” look for temperate climates.

Plant Name: Trachycarpus fortunei 4

Plant Description: Short trunk windmill palm, ideal for smaller gardens/containers.

Plant Name: Trachycarpus wagnerianus

Plant Description: A compact windmill palm variant with stiffer leaves, very cold-hardy.

Plant Name: Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’

Plant Description: Evergreen viburnum with pink buds opening to white flowers, winter interest.

Plant Name: Vitis vinifera

Plant Description: Wine or table grape vine, dramatic trunk with broad leaves and potential fruit.

Plant Name: Vitis vinifera ‘Bianca’

Plant Description: White grape variety, hardy and sweet, grown for wine or fresh eating.

Plant Name: Vitis vinifera ‘Boskoop Glory’

Plant Description: Dark-skinned grape known for robust flavor, good for cooler climates.

Plant Name: Wisteria ‘Caroline’

Plant Description: Scented pale lilac flowers in trailing clusters, vigorous on walls or pergolas.

Plant Name: Wisteria floribunda ‘Rosea’

Plant Description: Japanese wisteria with soft pink racemes, very ornamental.

Plant Name: Wisteria ‘Prolific’

Plant Description: Abundant pale lilac-blue flower clusters, a vigorous grower.

Plant Name: Wisteria ‘Shiro Captain Fuji’

Plant Description: White-flowering wisteria with long racemes, fragrant and elegant.

Plant Name: Wisteria ‘Showa-Beni’

Plant Description: Light pink wisteria with delicate trailing blooms in late spring.