Olive Grove Nurseries

 

 

 

 


OLIVE TREES, PALM TREES
& Mediterranean Plants

 

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

COMMON NAME
DESCRIPTION
Abelia Grandiflora

Abelia

Glossy Abelia
A semi-evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and fragrant white flowers tinged with pink.

Acacia Dealbata

Acacia Dealbata

Mimosa
Pretty long feathery leaves with attractive fluffy heads of fragrant flowers

Agapanthus Umbellatus Albus

Albus

African Lily
A beautiful late summer flowering plant with large round heads of pure white flowers

Agapanthus Umbellatus Ovatus

Ovatus

African Blue Lily
A beautiful late summer flowering plant with large round heads of deep blue flowers

Agave Americana

Agave Americana

Century Plant
An impressive succulent with spiny lance shaped leaves with large panicles on very tall flower stems of greenish-yellow flowers

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera

Medicinal Aloe
An attractive tree-like succulent with long, bright green toothed leaves.
Brahea Armata

Brahea Armata

Mexican Blue Palm
A dramatic architectural plant, with blue-green fan shaped leaves which are edged with sharp teeth
Butia Capitata

Butia Capitata

Pindo Palm
Single trunk cold-hardy palm with curved fronds, producing a yellow inflorescent flowering structure
Callistemon

Callistemon

Crimson Bottlebrush
An attractive shrub, arching pink-red young stems, with dark green leaves, lemon scented when crushed. Crimson bottlebrush-like flowers
Camellia Japonica

Camellia

Camellia
Classic spring flowering evergreen shrub with colourful waxy flowers and fine glossy foliage
Chamaerops Humilis

Chamaerops Humilis

European Fan Palm
A hardy clump forming palm with trangular fan-shaped leaves producing yellow flowers in summer

Chamaerops Humilis Cerifera

Chamaerops Cerifera

Dwarf Blue Fan Palm
One of the hardies of blue palms. Pale blue waxy leaves with multiple trunks

Cordyline

Cordyline

New Zealand Cabbage Plant
Erect palm-like tree with arching, narrow light green leaves. Mature trees bear tiny white flowers followed by blue or blue-tinted berries

Cortaderia Selloana

Cortaderia Sellowiana

Pampas Grass
Densely tufted, clump forming perennial grass with arching mid green leaves and tall stems of silky, silvery plumes

Cycas Revoluta

Cycas Revoluta

Sago Palm
An architectural plant with stiff, palm-like glossy arching leaves which grow out from a fat bulbous stem

Dasylirion Wheeleri

Dasylirion Wheeleri

Blue Desert Spoon
A dramatic round ball of long spiky looking leaves that ray out from the trunk. It is especially magical at night when against the light

Dicksonia Antartica

Dicksonia Antartica

Woolly Tree Fern
A tree-like evergreen fern with delicate fronds, pale green at first then darkening with age

Diospyros Kaki

Diospyros Kaki

Persimmon
A deciduous shrub or tree with handsome polished leaves and producing bright orange edible fruits

Eriobotrya Japonica

Eriobotrya Japonica

Loquat
A vigorous spreading tree with bold, pointed dark green glossy leaves. Large panicles of fragrant white flowers followed by orange coloured fruits

Euonymus Japonicus

Euonymus Japonicus

Japanese Spindle
A large shrub with evergreen glossy, dark green leaves narrowly margined creamy white

Feijoa Sellowiana

Feijoa Sellowiana

Pineapple Guava
A bushy shrub with grey-green leaves, silvery white underneath. Flowers hae long red stamens with purple red petals

Ficus Carica

Ficus Carica

Common Fig
A deciduous shrub with handsome foliage of large, deeply lobed leaves. Minute petal-less flowers are contained in a hollowed out receptacle which enlarges to form edible fruit

Grevillea

Grevillea

Grevillea
A wild flower of Australia, with attractive needle-like foliage with distinctive spidery flowers.

Ilex Aquifolium

Ilex Aquifolium

Common Holly
An evergreen shrub with spiny glossy wavy margined, dark green leaves. Insignificant flowers in summer producing long lasting red berries in autumn

Laurus Nobilis

Laurus Nobilis

Bay Tree
An excellent foliage plant with lends itself to topiary. Long dark green leaves that are aromatic with a dense habit

Ligustrum Jonandrum

Ligustrum Jonandrum

Privet
A bushy shrub with dark green leaves and creamy white flowers, followed by black berries

Magnolia Grandiflora

Magnolia Grandiflora

Magnolia
A broadly conical evergreen tree with glossy dark green leaves, large showy cup-shaped creamy white flowers produced from late summer to early autumn

Nandina Domestica

Nandina Domestica

Heavenly Bamboo
An evergreen shrub with elegant green foliage and pretty white flowers with large yellow anthers in mid-summer followed by bright red fruit

Nerium Oleander

Nerium Oleander

Rose Bay
A tender Mediterranean evergreen shrub, very free flowering with large clusters of beautiful flowers.

Olea Europaea

Olea Europaea

Olive Tree
An evergreen rounded tree with silvery green leather leaves and tiny fragrant white flowers which are followed by edible green fruits, ripening to black

Phoenix Canariensis

Phoenix Canariensis

Canary Island Date Palm
An impressive foliage plant with a stout trunk and deep green, arching pinnate leaves

Phormium Tenax Purpureum

Phormium Purpureum

New Zealand Flax
A clump forming perennial with striking sword shaped purplish-bronze leaves. Atrractive tubular flowers

Phormium Tenax Variegatum

Phormium Tenax

New Zealand Flax
The tallest variety of Phormiums with sword shape lime coloured leaves margined cream, producing tubular orange to red flowers

Photinia Serrulata

Photinia Serrulata

Christmas Berry
A spreading evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves, red when young. Smal white flowers are followed by bright red fruit

Phyllostachys Aurea

Phyllostachys Aurea

Golden Bamboo
A clump forming erect bamboo with grooved bright mid-green canes becoming yellow-brown. Narrow yellowish to golden green leaves

Pittosporum Tobira

Pittosporum Tobira

Japanese Mock Orange
A very attractive foliage plant with lustrous green leaves and clusters of sweetly scented small bell-shaped flowers

Rhyncospermum Jasminoides

Rhyncospermum Jasminoides

Star Jasmine
A twining climber with glossy dark green leaves, turning bronze -red in winter. Pure white flowers from mid to late summer

Sabal Causiarum

Sabal Causiarum

Puerto Rican Hat Palm
A solitary fan palm with stout stems and inflorescences of creamy white flowers producing oval-shaped black fruit

Sabal Minor

Sabal Minor

Dwarf Palmetto
A trunkless, slow growing palm with blue-grey pinnate fronds and renowned as one of the hardiest of all palms

Sabal Palmetto

Sabal Palmetto

Cabbage Palm
A single-trunked, slow growing palm with pinnate green fronds producing yellowish-white flowers

Trachycarpus Fortunei

Trachycarpus Fortunei

Chusan/Windmill Palm
A single stemmed palm with large fan-shaped dark green leaves. Small yellow flowers emerge close to the leaf bases in early summer. The hardiest palm in Britain

Vitis Vinifera

Vitis Vinifera

Grape Vine
A deciduous climbing shrub with a twisted stem and long, flexible branches which support themselves when near walls, fences or other structures, producing edible fruits (grapes)

Washingtonia Filifera

Washingtonia Filifera

Desert Fan Palm
A beautiful architectural plant with hanging filaments from the segmented fan shaped leaves.

Washingtonia Robusta

Washingtonia Robusta

Thread Palm
A tall, tender, fast-growing palm with a slender tapering trunk and sharply toothed leaf stalks bearing bright-green leaf blades

Wollemi Pine

Wollemi Pine

Wollemia Nobilis
A fast growing, tall, coniferous tree with multiple trunks, bubbled dark brown bark and pendulous branches bearing needle-like leaves

Yucca Aloifolia

Yucca Aloifolia

Spanish Bayonet
An excellent architectural shaped plant with lance shaped stiff, leathery leaves each ending with a sharp point

Yucca Filamentosa

Yucca Filamentosa

Adams Needle
A clump forming shrub with rosettes of rigid, dark green leaves, margined with curly white hairs. Upright spikes of nodding, bell-shaped white flowers in mid and late summer

Yucca Rostrata

Yucca Rostrata

Beaked Yucca
An exceptionally distinctive single trunked species with a magnificent, almost spherical head of very narrow, flexible, powder blue leaves

Cordyline Yucca Chamaerops Olive Tree