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The Mencap & Cater Allen Bank Garden: Seeing the Whole Picture
Plant list
Planting is in blocks, the main 12 are six 'mirrored blocks' with different forms of the same variety or species. Specimen trees and hedging are similarly paired. The unpaired blocks all feature species that are shown in at least two forms within the garden. Iris, our signature plant, is shown in nine cultivars.
Specimen trees
Betula pendula 'Purpurea'
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Hedging
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Pittospurum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
Block 1a
Philadelphus 'Manteau d'Hermine'
Polystichum setiferum
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
x Heucherella 'Kimono'
Block 1b
Philadelphus 'Snowgoose'
Polystichum munitum
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Heuchera 'White Marble'
Block 2a
Zantedeschia 'Majestic Red'
Block 2b
Zantedeschia 'Captain Rodin'
Block 3a
Iris 'Annabel Jane'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Block 3b
Iris 'English Cottage'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Block 4a
Iris 'Kildonian'; 'Silverado'
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Block 4b
Iris 'Victoria Falls'; 'White City'
Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Atropurpureum'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Block 5a
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess'
Heuchera 'Canyon Duet'
Block 5b
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Crowborough'
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
Block 6a
Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White''
Block 6b
Veronica gentianoides 'Robusta'
Iris 'Crowned Heads'
Block 7
Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata'
Block 8
Veronica spicata 'Sunny Border Blue'
Block 9
Iris 'Lilli White'
Block 10
Festuca glauca 'Azurit'
Festuca glauca 'Blaufuchs'
Paving area
Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin'
Thymus serpyllum var. coccineus