Dregea sinensis 'Brockhill Silver'

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A half-hardy, twining, evergreen climber, with white-margined, heart-shaped leaves, grey-downy beneath. In summer it produces fragrant white flowers with pale pink speckles at the base of the petals, held in domed clusters to 6cm across

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

1.5-2.5 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H3

Colour & Scent

Fragrance Flower
Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Apocynaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing
Genus
Dregea are evergreen shrubs with twining stems and opposite, ovate leaves and umbels of small, very fragrant flowers
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Outdoors, grow in well-drained soil against a warm and sheltered wall in sun or partial shade; tie in shoots to their supports until they twine. In cold areas grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added extra grit; position in bright, filtered light, watering freely in the growing season, moderately at other times

Propagation

Propagate by stem cuttings in summer or autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Mediterranean climate plants
  • Climber and wall shrubs
  • Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

See pruning group 11, after flowering; remove dead wood in early spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free