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By Keith Wiley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 29 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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April sees spring swing into bloom. Here\u2019s plantsman\u00a0Keith Wiley<\/a>\u2018s choices of the best flowers to plant this month. For Keith\u2019s monthly column,\u00a0 subscribe to\u00a0Gardens Illustrated<\/em>\u00a0magazine.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss our round up of the best gardens to visit this month<\/a>, or what to plant in May.<\/p>\n

The best may flowers in the UK<\/h2>\n
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Rhododendron<\/em> \u2018Muncaster Trumpet\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Although spoilt for choice in May for rhododendrons, I have always had a soft spot for those cultivars sporting hanging bells, as in \u2018Muncaster Trumpet\u2019. Many of this type are hybrids of Rhododendron cinnabarinum<\/em> and have relatively small, oval, blue-green leaves and a stiff upright growth habit. They need and merit a sheltered, woodland setting with good air movement, as they are not the easiest of plants to grow well, but when covered in flowers they rank among the most beautiful we can grow outside. Height<\/strong> 2-3m. Origin<\/strong> Garden origin (species east Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet). Conditions<\/strong> Neutral or acidic soil; part shade. Hardiness<\/strong> RHS H4, USDA 5a-8b. Season of interest<\/strong> Spring.<\/p>\n
Acer palmatum<\/em> \u2018Matsukaze\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
This Japanese maple is truly multi-seasonal in its attributes. Its leaves emerge in spring a rich, bronze to red colour that very gradually fades to green by mid-summer before exiting in the autumn in glorious scarlet before they fall. These colour changes are by their very nature short-lived, so the display of crimson-red seedheads, which appear soon after leaf emergence and can last for months, if frosts haven\u2019t spoilt the flowers, is eye-catching and very welcome. It is very similar to Acer palmatum<\/em> \u2018Chitose-yama\u2019. Height<\/strong> 2-3m (3-4m wide). Origin<\/strong> Garden origin (species Japan). Conditions<\/strong> Well-drained, good soil; full sun to part shade. Hardiness<\/strong> RHS H5, USDA 5a-9b. Season of interest<\/strong> Year round; spring to summer for seeds.<\/p>\n
Roscoea<\/em> \u2018Ice Maiden\u2019<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Roscoeas, members of the ginger family, are hardy, tuberous-rooted perennials that can be in flower from April right through to September. Pure white ones, such as this, are fairly thin on the ground at any time of the year. This cultivar, one of the earliest of the roscoeas to flower each year, is a seedling selection by Irish plantsman, Gary Dunlop that has pristine pure-white Roscoea humeana<\/em> f. alba<\/em> in its DNA. Unlike the straight species, it is easy to grow, and seems to have very few foibles. The pale yellow in the flower centre is extremely distinctive. Height<\/strong> 30-45cm. Origin<\/strong> Garden origin (species China). Conditions<\/strong> Well-drained, humus-rich soil; full sun to part shade. Hardiness<\/strong> RHS H4, USDA 8a-10b. Season of interest<\/strong> Spring.<\/p>\n

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