HERBACEOUS
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DELPHINIUM
Stately border plants, like good soil in sun. NOTE: toxic if eaten
Blue Bird Group
Large blue flowers, July-Aug. 150 cm high
2L
£4.80
Pacific Giant Mixed
A bold and colourful mixture, flowers June-September. 200 cm high
5 modules
£5.80
DIANTHUS a
"Alpine/Rock Pinks". Silvery or blueish evergreen foliage in tufted mats. Likes sun and well drained soil.
David
Double red flowers, May-Sept. 40 cm high
2L
£4.90
Doris
Light rose double flowers with carmine central ring, flowers continuously May-Aug. 30 cm high
2L
£4.90
Haytor White
Pure white scented double flowers, May-Aug. 30 cm high
2L
£4.90
Heidi
2L
£4.90
Dianthus pink
2L
£4.90
Dianthus white
2L
£4.90
Dianthus yellow
2L
£4.90
DICENTRA
Plants liking sheltered cool light shade, well drained rich soil.
spectabilis
Bleeding Heart' Light green fern-like leaves and arching stems of pink and white flowers, April-June. 60 cm high.
2L
£5.65
s. Alba
As Dicentra spectabilis but white flowers with lime green foliage. 60 cm high.
2L
£5.65
DIGITALIS
"Foxglove" Easy to grow, best in part shade. NOTE Plants are toxic if eaten
Mixed
Colourful foxgloves in a spectacular range of colours and markings, June-August. 1 – 1.2m high
5 modules
£5.80
purpurea
2L
£3.40
ECHINACEA
purpurea
Purple-crimson cone-shaped flowers flushed cerise on branching stems, July-Sept. 90-120 cm high. Likes sun.
5 modules
£4.95
Twilight
Bright rose-red flowers with large red cone, June-July. 40 cm high.
5 modules
£4.95
purpurea White Swan
Cone-shaped white flowers, July-Sept. 90 cm high. Likes sun.
2L
£5.20
ECHINOPS
"Globe Thistle". Statuesque plant liking full sun, any soil.
bannaticus Blue Globe
Deep steel blue showy flowers, heads like E.ritro on shorter plant. July-Sept. 80-100 cm high
3 modules
£4.95
ritro Veitch's Blue
2L
£5.20
EPIMEDIUM
Evergreen early flowering foliage plants, good for ground cover, likes sun or shade
x perralchicum Frohnleiten
Fresh green foliage with clear golden yellow flowers in airy spikes, April-May. 25-30 cm high.
2L
£7.25
pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Attractive autumn and winter foliage tints. Profuse open yellow flowers March-May
2L
£7.25
x rubrum (alpinum Rubrum)
Neat mounds of foliage tinted red when young, matures to pale green. Small carmine dainty red flowers, April-May. 25 cm high.
2L
£7.25
x youngianum Niveum
Neatly growing plant with elegant ivory white flowers April-May. 20-25 cm high.
2L
£7.25
ERIGERON
Daisy-like flowers - sun-loving plants.
Pink Jewel (Rosa Juwel)
Large pink flowers, June-Aug. 60 cm high.
5 modules
£4.95
Sea Breeze
Glaucous green leaves, lilac daisy flowers with yellow eye, April-Sept. 20 cm. High. A compact form of Erigeron, a good maritime plant.
2L
£5.60
EUPHORBIA
"Spurge". Sun or part shade, any soil. NOTE: harmful if eaten, skin and eye irritant
amygdaloides Purpurea
An evergreen plant with bright red shoots and leaves in spring. Matures to purplish-mahogany. Green-yellow flowers April-May. 30-40 cm high.
2L
£5.00
amygdaloides var. robbiae
Rosettes of dark green stems support heads of sulphur-yellow flowers, April-June. 45-60 cm high. Good ground cover.
1.5L
£5.00
characias subsp. characias Humpty Dumpty
Evergreen with large yellow/green flowers, April-May. 30-50 cm high. Compact plant suitable for small gardens.
2L
£5.00
characias Silver Swan
2L
£10.35
characias subsp. wulfenii
Bold evergreen clumps of blue-grey foliage, spikes of sulphur-yellow flowers, March-May. 120-150 cm high.
2L
£5.00
griffithii Fireglow
Green leafy bushes with orange-red flowers, May-June. 90 cm high. Spreading roots.
2L
£5.00
Helena
2L
£10.35
mellifera
Mid-green evergreen leaves with pale midrib. Yellow honey-scented flowers. 2 m high. Best on south facing wall in full sun
2L
£5.00
polychroma
Neat domed mounds with flat heads of lemon-yellow bracts, April-May. 45 cm high
2L
£5.00
FERNS
Please see separate section
GAILLARDIA
Kobold (Goblin)
Large cardinal red tipped lemon-yellow flowerheads, June-Sept. 30-40 cm high. Dwarf plant needing sun and good well-drained soil.
5 modules
£4.95
GALTONIA
See bulb section
GAURA
lindheimeri Crimson Butterflies
2L
£5.65
Sunset Dreams
2L
£5.65
GERANIUM
"Cranesbill". Easy, diverse and valuable plants, some good for ground cover, many with long flowering periods. Tolerate most soils
Ann Folkard
Rich magenta flowers with black centre, June-Sept. Attractive foliage with yellow cast. 60 cm high. Spreading habit
2L
£5.30
Brookside
Very flowery vigorous plant. Large violet-blue flowers with white centres, June-Sept. 50 cm high.
2L
£5.00
x cantabrigiense Biokovo
White flowers with pink veins above glossy leaves, June-July. 15-20 cm high. Spreading plant preferring part shade.
2L
£5.30
cinereum Ballerina
Flowers of lilac pink with contrasting pink-red veins and centre, May-Sept. 10 cm high. Free flowering, compact plant
1L
£3.85
cinereum Ballerina
Flowers of lilac pink with contrasting pink-red veins and centre, May-Sept. 10 cm high. Free flowering, compact plant
2L
£5.30
clarkei Kashmir White
Low mounds of filigree foliage with white drooping flowers, June-Aug. 30 cm high. Spreading habit.
1L
£3.85
clarkei Kashmir White
Low mounds of filigree foliage with white drooping flowers, June-Aug. 30 cm high. Spreading habit.
2L
£5.30
himalayense Gravetye
More compact than G. himalayense having larger flowers with pronounced purplish centre
2L
£5.00
Johnson's Blue
Massed elegantly divided foliage with abundant bright blue flowers, May-Aug. 30-50 cm high, likes sun or shade.
2L
£5.00
macrorrhizum
2L
£5.00
mixed
A varied selection of colours
5 modules
£4.95
macrorrhizum Spessart
1L
£3.70
macrorrhizum Spessart
2L
£5.00
x oxonianum Claridge Druce
Produces rich rose-pink-lilac pink flowers over a long period, May-July Good foliage cover for large scale planting plants. Likes sun to part shade.
2L
£5.00
x oxonianum Wargrave Pink
Deeply cut fresh green leaves in mounds beneath bright salmon pink flowers, June-Sept. 40 cm high.
2L
£5.00
phaeum
The Mourning Widow'. Soft green lobed leaves with dark maroon-purple flowers, May-July. Up to 80 cm high. A strong growing plant tolerating deep dark shade.
2L
£5.00
pratense
2L
£5.00
psilostemon (armenum)
Large clumps of elegant deeply cut broad leaves with autumn colour. Bright crimson-magenta flowers with black centre, June-Aug. 120 cm high. Likes sun or shade.
2L
£5.00
x riversleaianum Mavis Simpson
Spreading carpet of greyish divided leaves with trailing stems producing multitudes of clear pink flowers, June-Sept. 25-30 cm high
1L
£3.70
x riversleaianum Mavis Simpson
Spreading carpet of greyish divided leaves with trailing stems producing multitudes of clear pink flowers, June-Sept. 25-30 cm high
2L
£5.00
sanguineum
Deeply divided dark green leaves in wide hummocks with deep magenta flowers, June-Sept. 25-30 cm high
2L
£5.00
sanguineum Album
Leafy hummocks of deeply divided leaves with a succession of pure white flowers, June-Aug. 25-30 cm high.
1L
£3.40
sanguineum Album
Leafy hummocks of deeply divided leaves with a succession of pure white flowers, June-Aug. 25-30 cm high.
2L
£5.00
sylvaticum Mayflower
Rich violet-blue flowers with white centres, May-June. 70 cm high. Likes sun or semi-shade.
2L
£5.00
wallichianum Buxton's Variety
Clumps of luxuriant pale green leaves with large spode blue flowers with white centres, June-Sept. 30 cm high. Spreading habit.
2L
£5.00
GEUM
Lady Stratheden
Sun-loving semi-double golden yellow flowers, June-Aug. 60 cm high. Good for cutting.
2L
£4.70
Mrs J Bradshaw
Sun-loving semi-double carmine red flowers, June-Aug. 60 cm high. Good for cutting.
2L
£3.40
Mrs J Bradshaw
Sun-loving semi-double carmine red flowers, June-Aug. 60 cm high. Good for cutting.
2L
£4.70
GUNNERA
manicata
Superb plant for moist planting or by waterside with enormous ribbed leaves up to 1 m+ across, coarsely toothed. Brownish conical flowers, July-Aug. 180-240 cm high.
3L
£9.95
GYPSOPHILA a
Prostrata pink
Clouds of tiny pink double flowers from June-August.
5 modules
£4.95