Plants of the Week

Each of these plants has featured in our Plant of the Week series and is a firm favourite with the Roots team. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with our latest recommendations.
  • Victoria Patio Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Victoria' Patio Plum Tree

    The UK's favourite - reliable, versatile and delicious!

    • The iconic British plum tree with a superb flavour
    • Damp, cold or partial shade? No problem
    • Makes the perfect plum frangipane
    • Expertly pruned patio tree perfect for pots

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  • Magnolia 'Genie' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £45 From £35

    Magnolia 'Genie'

    The kind of blooms you wish for!

    • Elegant upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Chalice-shaped, wine-coloured flowers
    • Winner of the Dutch 'KVBC Award Gold'

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  • Nashi Japanese Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    £45 From £32

    '20th Century' Japanese Pear Tree | Nashi Pear

    Tastes as good as it looks

    • Crisp and aromatic
    • A good, heavy cropper
    • Wonderful eaten fresh or used in chutneys
    • Harvest from late August

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  • Toffee Apple Tree | Cercidiphyllum Japonicum 'Katsura' Ornamental Trees
    From £55
    From £55

    Toffee Apple Tree | Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Katsura'

    The sweetest visual impact

    • Densely bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Colour changing, heart-shaped leaves
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Clematis Viticella 'Etoile Violette' | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Clematis viticella 'Étoile Violette'

    Gorgeous violet stars

    • Myriad violet blooms with yellow centres
    • Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
    • Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
    • Flowers July to September

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  • Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'

    Intensely dark - a must-have!

    • Deepest purple, almost black pompom shaped flowers on slender stems
    • Flowers from April right through to July
    • Brings colour and contrast to borders
    • Attractive to bees and butterflies

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  • Oregon Grape Hedging | Mahonia aquifolium Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Oregon Grape Hedging | Mahonia aquifolium

    Brightens the shadiest spots

    • Glossy green leaves & yellow flowers
    • Happy in shade & drought resistant
    • Slow growth rate - up to 30cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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  • European Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'G.S. Thomas' Climbing Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    European Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'G.S. Thomas'

    Cascading, pearly-white blooms

    • Flaxen yellow, tubular flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Dappled or part shade is preferred
    • Blooms from July to September

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  • Pink Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Milano' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Pink Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Milano'

    An explosion of pink stars

    • Pastel pink, starry flowers and glossy leaves
    • Blooms radiate a heady, tropical aroma
    • Prefers sun (tolerates partial shade)
    • Abundant pink flowers from June to August

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  • Tiger Orange Tree | Patio 'Arcobal' Orange Trained Fruit Trees
    £45
    £60 £45

    Tiger Orange Tree | Patio 'Arcobal' Orange

    The stripy orange!

    • A beautifully-balanced sweet-tart mix
    • Incredibly unusual striped rind
    • Juice and use in a blood orange G&T
    • Harvest from September to November

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  • Common Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' Shrubs
    From £10
    From £10

    Common Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'

    A blazing riot of winter colour

    • Burnt sienna stems, white summer flowers
    • Incredible winter stem colour
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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  • 'Herma' Kiwi Plant Soft Fruit
    £16
    £16

    'Herma' Kiwi Plant

    Big fruits, even bigger flavour

    • Wonderfully sweet and tangy
    • Self-fertile with seriously large fruits
    • Rustle up a kiwi meringue pie!
    • Harvest from August to October

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  • Chocolate Ice' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-fuki' Ornamental Trees
    From £26
    £65 From £26

    'Chocolate Ice' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-fuki'

    Chocolate brown foliage

    • Elegant narrow form with upswept branches
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Large white single flowers, with a pink blush
    • Blossoms in April-May

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  • Gift Wrap Gift Option
    £40
    £40

    Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'

    A lesson in planting elegance

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Small shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Pinkish-red double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • A prolific flowerer

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  • 'Snow Dance®' Snow Rose | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    'Snow Dance®' Snow Rose | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Marbled leaves and pastel blooms

    • Grows nicely in partial shade
    • Combine with grasses, ferns or heucheras
    • Early-flowering from December to March
    • Fully hardy in even harsh winters

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  • Early Flowering Perennial Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £48 From £45

    Early Flowering Perennial Collection

    Why wait for fantastic colour?

    • Includes early-bloomers for springtime colour
    • Likes full sun to partial shade
    • Blooms from April to May
    • Offers brilliant impact earlier in the year

    3 options available

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Wanvisa Pond Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Variegated Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Wanvisa'

    No two flowers are the same!

    • Spectacular multicoloured flowers
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in a fully sunny spot
    • 2010 Best New Waterlily winner

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  • Soft Tree Fern | Dicksonia antarctica Ornamental Trees
    From £100
    From £100

    Hardy Tree Fern | Dicksonia antarctica

    Fronds as old as the dinosaurs!

    • Glorious curving fronds
    • Perfect for shady gardens
    • Evergreen leaves up to 3m long
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Water Lily 'Gloire du Temple sur Lot' | Nymphaea | 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Blush Pink Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Gloire du Temple sur Lot'

    Up to 100 petals per flower!

    • Showy, fully double flowers in powder pink
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Appreciates a sunny position
    • Long-flowering from June through to September

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  • 'Rosetta' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    'Rosetta' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Delicately-shaded ombre blooms

    • Will grow in both partial shade and sun
    • Plant amongst your spring bulbs
    • Flowers from January into early spring
    • Offers nectar to early pollinators

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  • 100 Wildflower Meadow Plug Plants Vegetables
    From £50
    From £50

    Bee & Butterfly Friendly Wildflower Meadow Plants

    Bring all the pollinators!

    • Grows best in full sun (tolerates part shade)
    • Transform your lawn, beds and borders
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Highly attractive to pollinating insects

    Currently out of stock

  • 6 x 20cm Lavender 'Hidcote Improved' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Lavender 'Hidcote Improved'

    Blooms for months and months

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Great in beds, borders, hedges and pots
    • Flowers from May to September
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Kamtschatica' Honeyberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £10
    £13 From £10

    'Kamtschatica' Honeyberry Bush

    Fruits like heavenly nectar

    • Blueberry-like taste with rich undertones
    • Beautiful white flowers
    • Use to make a sticky jam
    • Harvest from June to July

    Currently out of stock

  • Award-Winning Raspberry Canes | Growers' Choice Soft Fruit
    From £36
    £40 From £36

    Award-Winning Raspberry Canes | Growers' Choice

    Three varieties loved by the RHS

    • Exquisitely sweet and tangy raspberries
    • Grow in borders or patio pots
    • Eat fresh, served with cream and sugar
    • Harvest fresh berries from early July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Black Butte Blackberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £13
    From £13

    'Black Butte' Blackberry Plant

    It's an absolute unit!

    • Traditional flavour that cooks beautifully
    • Twice the size of average blackberries
    • Makes a stunning blackberry sorbet
    • Harvest from mid July through to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Cucamelon Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Cucamelon Plants

    The cucumber x melon hybrid!

    • Distinctive tangy, citrusy flavour
    • Incredibly fast-growing
    • Perfect for pickling
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Passiflora 'Caerulea' | Passion Flower | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    £30
    £30

    Blue Passion Flower | Passiflora caerulea

    Exotic, otherworldly blooms!

    • Superb blue and white, gently concave blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Blooms from July to September

    Currently out of stock

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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