Milan Havlis - gardening

Mardi Gras is a miniature crape myrtle. It bears rich panicles of violet to pink flowers from mid summer until frost. The upright branches tend to weep with age making an oval-weeping appearance. Deciduous leaves are ovate to oval, bright green and glossy. Leaves of lagerstro ...

Natchez is another hardy hybrid of crape myrtle. It has profusion of white flowers from mid summer. Deciduous leaves are 3-4 cm long, elliptic to obovate, very glossy, mid green in summer, turning red and orange in autumn. Older plants reveal cinnamon red flaking-off bark. Natch ...

Pink Velour® is a very attractive crape myrtle with upright panicles of pink-red to purple red flowers with crepe margins and rich yellow stamens in the centre. It starts flowering earlier than the species which makes it suitable for colder regions where the summer begins a ...

Tonto is one of four successful varieties of lagerstroemia which are end results of Dr.Donald Egolf’s breeding programme which started in 1959. The plants show great colours and manifest better cold hardiness than the species. Tonto bears deep fuchsia red flowers opening f ...

Blue Scent is a compact, clump-forming variety with violet-blue flowers on 20-40 cm long stalks. They come out in June and continue blooming until August. Evergreen leaves are narrow, silvery blue-green. You can remove the stalks with spent flowers after flowering to make the clump loo ...

Hidcote is a very popular variety of lavender with the brightest violet-blue flowers. It forms a compact and dense clump, ideal for beds where tall and leggy perennial is not required. Evergreen leaves are narrow, silvery blue-green. You can remove the stalks with spent flowers ...

Broadway Lights™ is a new variety of Shasta daisy. Such an elegant perennial is so easy to combine with almost any other flowering perennials that it should find its place in every garden. This variety has large flowers of three colours – it opens rich yellow and ch ...

Sometimes labeled Dwarf Snow Lady this shasta daisy is a compact and robust perennial which remains small = dwarf. Its flowers are large, about 6 cm wide, pure white with fat yellow centres. The plant is covered with blooms from mid June until mid summer. Deadheading may prolong ...

Blazing star is a popular perennial in European gardens. It makes 45-70 cm long spikes of pink button-like flowerheads which open from the top of the inflorescence downwards and last for a long time. Linear leaves are mid green leaves are arranged in basal tufts and are very attractive even w ...

Blazing star is a popular perennial in European gardens. Floristan White makes spikes of pure white button-like flowerheads which open from the top of the inflorescence downwards and last for a long time. Linear leaves are mid green leaves are arranged in basal tufts and are ver ...

Blazing star is a popular perennial in European gardens. It makes spikes of button-like flowerheads which open from the top of the inflorescence downwards and last for a long time. Kobold is a variety with the deepest purple flowers and shorter stems – upto 50 cm. Linear l ...

“African Queen” bears large, trumpet-shaped flowers that keep its shape even when fully opened. The colour is rich apricot orange to golden yellow inside with brown stripes with light green shades outside. It is derived from Asiatic species. It can get quite tall – ...

“Aphrodite” is a very unusual and plays with colour as well as your senses. It main colour is pale pink but shows shades of beige, cream or even yellow towards the centre of the flower. Flowers are double and appear on 70 cm long stalks in June. It belongs to Asiatic specie ...

“Fata Morgana” is a double-flowering Asiatic lily with lemon yellow flowers. There are upto 7 blooms on each, about 1m long stalk in June/July. It is pollen-free so won’t leave a mess on your table if cut for a vase. Petals have a few burgundy dots near the throat. ...

First Crown is a popular lily with large flowers combining two colour shades: golden-orange and orange red in the centre. It often has a few extra petals inside the flower. It is derived from Asiatic species. It grows about 1m when mature. Lilies are easy, maintenance-free t ...

“Kissproof” has a challenging name, doesn’t it? You just want to try whether it really is kiss-proof. Well, I suggest you’d rather smell it than kiss it. It has a lovely perfume. The colour is rich reddish-purple with elegant, white margins. Each flower is a lit ...

Recent hybridizing of some lilies from Latvia resulted in very attractive Asian-type lilies called Tango lilies. Their speckles and dots that are usually present in the middle third of the flower petals are merged into a nearly solid bend around the flower centre. Netty´s Pride

Orange Art brings extraordinary, large flowers of deep orange colour with black-ish spots all over the throat. This variety is very strong with about 80 cm tall, sturdy stems which do not get damaged in the wind. Lilies are easy, maintenance-free tuberous perennials that do best whe ...

Dwarf lilies are perfect for even the smallest gardens, or for containers on patios or balconies. Orange Pixie has large flowers of deep, pure orange colour with a few burgundy red dots. Lilies are easy, maintenance-free tuberous perennials that do best when left grown withou ...

Recent hybridizing of some lilies from Latvia resulted in very attractive Asian-type lilies called Tango lilies. Their speckles and dots that are usually present in the middle third of the flower petals are merged into a nearly solid bend around the flower centre. Pup Art bears ...

Red Alert is a hybrid lily between longiflorum and Asiatic. The flowers are large, deep red, and unlike other LA hybrids they have a light sweet perfume. It has strong stems and flowers profusely. Grows about 1m tall. Lilies are easy, maintenance-free tuberous perennials that ...

“Siberia” really looks like fresh, white snow. Pristine flowers are large and sweetly scented. It flowers in July on about 80 cm long stems. Superb cut flower – just remove pollen sacks to prevent staining clothes or table linen. Lilies are easy, maintenance-free ...

Recent hybridizing of some lilies from Latvia resulted in very attractive Asian-type lilies called Tango lilies. Their speckles and dots that are usually present in the middle third of the flower petals are merged into a nearly solid bend around the flower centre. Tiger Play®

“Willeke Alberti” was named after a female Dutch singer. It is watermelon-pink with almost white centre. Fully opened, this oriental lily looks like a star. The colour varies with growing conditions but the best results are in full sun. It flowers in mid summer on about 1m ...

Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading. This is the tree with huge lyra-like "cut" leaves which do appear to miss a lobe. They are vivid green in summer and change to golden yellow in autumn. The flowers look like small tulips of creamy yellow colour. If p ...

Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading. This is the tree with huge lyra-like "cut" leaves which do appear to miss a lobe. This variety has broad creamy-yellow variagtion on them. Leaf colour changes to golden yellow in autumn. The flowers look like small t ...

Fastigiatum is a columnar variety of yellow poplar tree / tulip tree which has two advantages as opposed to the species. First - it is narrower and will fit into a mid-sized garden. And secondly, and for most of us perhaps more importantly, it flowers from very young age. As opp ...

Lily-turf is a unique plant that is often sold in grass sections of garden centres. However, it belongs to the lily family, hence its name. It comes from shady forests of Eastern Asia. Liriope has dark green, ribbon-like, semi-glossy foliage. The leaves are narrow and evergreen in mild wi ...

If you like honeysuckles and want to enjoy a variety with the longest possible blooming period try this one. It belongs to sempervirens group which are honeysuckles that keep some portion of foliage in mild winters. Its name is Blanche Sandman and bears trumpet-shaped flo ...

Firecracker is an attractive perennial with purple leaves and yellow flowers. The lance-shaped leaves are mahogany to burgundy red, and star-shaped flowers are bright yellow offering a good contrast with the foliage. The leaves turn bright red in autumn. It is soil tolerant as far a ...