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Future Forests Plants for Dry Shade . Updated 6th September 2011 |
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| If included on the list below but without a price.We expect to be able to order in the future. | ||||
| Species, variety | Common name | |||
| Alchemilla mollis | Lady's Mantle | Frilly mid green leaves catch raindrops. Green/yellow flowers. 40cm 5-9 | 6.50 | |
| Ajuga 'Black Scallop' | Bugle | Dark leaved groundcover.Blue flower spires in spring.Great under trees. | 2.50-6.50 | |
| Astrantia major | Masterwort | Delicate pink/green flowers 60cm 6-7 | 2.50 | |
| Astrantia major 'Rubra' | A dark purplish pink flower. 60cm 6-7 | 2.50-6.50 | ||
| Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley | Poisonous but sweetly scented wildflower of ancient woodland. | 2.50 | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | Easy to grow tall fern for the border 120cm | 3.50 | |
| Bergenia cordifolia | Elephant's Ears | Large evergreen leaves, light pink flws in spring 45cm Very hardy, grows anywher |
6.50 |
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| Bergenia cord. 'Rotblum' | Darker flowers, leaves have strong red winter tints | |||
| Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | Spires of purple flowers 5-6 | 2.50 | |
| Digitalis purp. alba | White flowering foxglove. | 2.50 | ||
| Geranium macrorrhizum | Low growing, the best for dry shade, pale flowers, semi-evergreen | 5.50 | ||
| Geranuim phaem | Dusky Cranesbill | Deep maroon- black flowers 5-6 80cm. | 5.50 | |
| Heuchera 'Palace Purple' | Deep purple leaves, sprays of tiny white flowers. | |||
| Iris foetidissima | Stinking Iris | Decorative bright scarlet seeds in winter. | 2.50 | |
| Lamium in variety | Silvery variegated leaves, good ground cover | |||
| Liriope muscari | Lily Turf | Green leaved grassy groundcover, mauve flowers 30cm 8-10 | 3.50 | |
| Pachysandra 'Green Carpet' | Excellent evergreen groundcover for shade | 2.50 10 for 20 euro | ||
| Pulmonaria | Lungwort | Speckled hairy leaves 30cm, blue/pink flowers 4-5 | ||
| Vinca major | Periwinkle | Large glossy leaves, bright blue flowers, vigorous | ||
| Vinca major 'Variegata' | As above with variegated foliage | |||
| Vinca minor | Smaller green leaf, less rampant than V. major | |||
| Vinca minor 'Bowles' | Purple blue flowers | |||
| Vinca minor 'Gertrude Jekyll' | Select form with glistening white flowers | |||
| The full
range may not always be available at any one time. If you plan to collect your plants, we
suggest you contact us a couple of weeks beforehand to avoid disappointment For our full range of perennials see , see 'All Perennials A to Z' |
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