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Future Forests Seaside Perennials. Updated 9th May 2012 |
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| Genus | Species / variety | Common name | Brief Description Mature height in cm flowering time in months (e.g. 5-8 = May to Aug) | Pot Size | Euro | |
| Agapanthus | africanus 'Albus' | African Lily | Neat evergreen foliage. Clusters of white flowers.90cm | 7cm | 3.50 | |
| praecox | Indigo blue flowers on tall stems. 80cm 7-9 | 2 lt | 12.50 | |||
| 'Snowball' | Strappy leaves. White flower heads 90cm 7-9 | 2 lt | 8.00 | |||
| Pic | Alchemilla | mollis | Ladys Mantle | For sun or shade, yellowy green flowers.40cm. 5-9 | 9cm | 2.50 |
| Allium | cernuum | Wild Onion | Nodding purple flower heads 45cm 6-7 | 9cm | 3.50 | |
| Armeria | maritima 'Splendens' | Sea Pink | Grass like leaves, mauve flowers 20cm 5-7. Native. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Centaurea | atropurpurea | Magenta thistle flowers, silvery leaf. 120cm 6-8 | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| montana | Perennial Cornflower | Intense blue thistle like flowers. 45cm 5-7 | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| Crambe | cordifolia | Large crinkled leaves, scented white flowers summer | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| Pic | Crocosmia | 'Emily McKenzie' | Mombretia | Sword like leaves, orange/dark red flowers | 9cm | 2.50 |
| Lucifer | Intense red flowers 8-9. Strappy leaves. 60cm | 9cm | 3.00 | |||
| 'Mistral' | Tall, deep orange red flowers | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| 'Red King' | Red flowers/yellow centres. 60cm.Strappy leaves | 9cm | 3.00 | |||
| Cynara | cardunculus | Cardoon | Architectural grey green leaves, purple flower to 2m | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| scolymus | Globe Artichoke | Tall striking flower-heads, beautiful and delicious | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| 2lt | 6.50 | |||||
| Delosperma | sutherlandii | Spreading succulent.Bright pink daisy flowers 5cm 6-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Dianthus | in variety | 'Pinks' | Blue grey leaf, pink/white/red flowers 30 to 60cm 5-9 | 9cm | 4.50 | |
| deltoides Albus | Maiden Pink | Low evergreen mat former.15cm. White flowers 5-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Echinops | bannaticus 'Blue Globe' | Globe Thistle | Powder blue globe flowers, sun, poor soil. 1.2m 7-9 | 2lt | ||
| Echium | pininana | Giant Viper's Bugloss | Very tall spires of blue flowers. Biennial 4m | 3 lt | ||
| vulgare | Viper's Bugloss | Blue flower spikes 80cm 6-9.Native biennial self sows | plugs | 1.20 | ||
| Echinacea | purpurea | Coneflower | Purple daisy flowers brown centres 1.5m 7-9 | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| Erigeron | aurantiacus | Orange Sneezeweed | Unusual orange flowers yellow centres 25cm 4-5 | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| glaucus | Beach Aster | Soft purple daisy flowers, yellow centres 50cm | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| glaucus 'Sea Breeze' | Light blue daisy flowers. Sun. 60cm 6-8 | 2 lt | 6.50 | |||
| Eryngium | agavifolium | Agave like toothed leaves. White cylindrical flowers.1.5m | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| bourgatii | Med. Sea Holly | Silver veined leaves.Blue spiny flowerheads.7-8. 45cm | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| 2lt | 7.50 | |||||
| planum | Sea Holly | Pale blue thistle flowers. 6-9. 75cm.Sun.Bees love this. | 2lt | 6.50 | ||
| planum 'Jade Frost' | Dwarf Sea Holly | Cream edged leaves, blue flowers, likes dry. 60cm 6-9 | 2 lt | 8.00 | ||
| Pic | varifolium | Sea Holly | Blue thistle flowers, spiny variegated leaves | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| Francoa | sonchifolia | Bridal Wreath | Tall pink flower spires in summer. Evergreen | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| Pic | Geranium | 'Claridge Druce' | Strong pink with darker veins. 60cm 5-10 | 2 lt | 5.50 | |
| sanguineum | Bloody Cranesbill | Mauve pink flowers.Deeply divided scrambling foliage. | 9cm | 3.00 | ||
| Helianthemum | 'Apricot' | Rock Rose | Apricot flowers, 30cm 5-8.Low growing rockery .Sun | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 'Pink' | Pink flowers. 20 cm 5-8.Low growing rockery. Sun | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| Hemerocallis | (in variety) | Day Lily | Strappy leaves, red/yellow flowers, damp tolerant | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| 'Crimson Pirate' | Red flowers with a yellow eye | 1.5 lt | 4.50 | |||
| 'Frans Hals' | Bicolor orange / yellow | 1 lt | 4.50 | |||
| 'Pink Damask' | Bright plum pink flowers | 1 lt | 4.50 | |||
| Iris | hookeri | Canada Beach Head Ir | Mid blue/purple flowers 30cm good in seaside gardens | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Kniphofia | caulescens | Red Hot Poker | Evergreen, coral red flws fade to yellow 120cm 7-9 | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| 2 lt | 6.50 | |||||
| citrina | Showy lime green / yellow flowers | 9cm | 3.00 | |||
| Lampranthus | roseus | Rosy Dew Plant | Tender. Succulent leaves rosy pink daisy flowers.30cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Libertia | formosa | Small white spring flowers on stems, clump forming | 9 cm | 3.50 | ||
| grandiflora | White flower spikes above grassy leaves 70cm 4-5 | 9cm | 3.50 | |||
| 2lt | 6.50 | |||||
| Nepeta | mussinii | Dwarf Catmint | Lavender blue flowers. Grey green leaves 40cm 5-9 | 9cm | 3.00 | |
| 2lt | 6.50 | |||||
| Pic | 'Six Hills Giant' | Catmint | Larger growing catmint 90cm 7-9 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| 'Walker's Low' | Masses of violet blue flowers 6-9 but not 'low' 90cm | 2 lt | 6.50 | |||
| Phlomis | russeliana | Jerusalem Sage | Huge leaves, yellow flowers 90cm 7-9, dry ground | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 2lt | 6.50 | |||||
| Sedum | album | White Stonecrop | Succulent, white flowers. Good for walls/rockery. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 'Autumn Joy' | Stonecrop | Succulent leaves. Red flowers for butterflies50cm 8-10. | 3lt | 8.00 | ||
| 'Brilliant' | Fleshy leaves45cm.Flat heads rose pink flowers9-10 | 2lt | 6.50 | |||
| reflexum | Yellow Stonecrop | Evergreen succulent, rich yellow flower clusters 25cm | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Pic | Sempervivum | (in variety) | Houseleek | Neat rosettes of succulent leaves, pink flowers | 9cm | 2.50 |
| Thymus | polytrichus brittanicus | 9cm | ||||
| Pic | Verbena | bonariensis | Vervain | Wiry stems topped with tufts of purple flowers | 9cm | 3.00 |
| grows tall, 1.5m 7-9 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||||