Future Forests Perennial Flowers. Updated
July 26th 2010 |
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| Most Perennials are easy to grow, and
whatever the nature of your soil, site or the effect you are trying to create, there are
bound to be several that will meet your particular needs.......but which ones? We hope
that the brief descriptions are helpful and have also indicated approx
mature height in centemetres and months when each plant is likely to be in flower. In most cases prices reflect pot size from the cheaper plants in 9cm pots to the more expensive in 2 ltr or larger |
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| Genus, species/variety | Common name | Description, mature height, flowering time | uro | |
| Acaena microphylla 'Copper Carpet' | Excellent carpeting alpine, red flowers fromlate summer 8-15cm | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Acanthus mollis | Bear's Breeches | Sataely plant, Mauve/white flower spikes 130cm 6-8 | 2.25 |
| Acanthus spinosus | Deeply cut leaves, mauve/white flowers 80cm | sold out | ||
| Achillea argentea | Yarrow | Daisy like white flowers. 15cm 5-7 | 2.25 | |
| Achillea x huteri | Snow white flowers above scented, silvery foliage, excellent for rockeries and walls 10cm x 20cm | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' | Feathery foliage, flat pink flowerheads | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of gold' | Yellow flat heads dry well, needs sun 60cm. 6-8 | 6.50 | |
| Pic | Achillea 'King Alfred' | Carpeting alpine with creamy yellow flowers10cm x 25cm | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl' | White pompom flowers 75cm 6-8 | 2.25-6.50 | |
| Achillea 'Summer Pastels' | Yarrow flowers in mixed pastel shades 60cm 6-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Agapanthus umbellatus blue | Blue flower clusters on tall stems.Strappy leaves 75cm 6-9 | 3.50 | |
| Ajuga in variety | Bugle | Dark green/purple leaves, blue flwers, groundcover | 2.25-3.50 | |
| Pic | Alchemilla mollis | Ladys mantle | For sun or shade, yellowy green flowers.40cm. 5-9 | 2.25-6.50 |
| Allium cernuum | Wild Onion | Nodding purple flower heads 45cm 6-7 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Allium christophii | Globes of purple flowers on spikes strap like leaves | sold out | |
| Allium karataviense | Purple leaf margins, pinkish purple flowers 6-7 | sold out | ||
| Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' | Large rich purple flower balls 90cm 5-6 | sold out | ||
| Althaea officinalis | Marsh Mallow | Pale pink flowers 120cm 8-9 | 2.25 | |
| Alyssum montanum | Vivid buttercup yellow flowers 10cm 3-5 | 2.25 | ||
| Anacyclas pyrethrum depressus | Mount Atlas Daisy | Crimson-backed daisy like petals 6 x 25cm 5-6 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Anchusa azurea 'Feltham Pride' | Blue flowers, good for semi shade 90cm 5-9 | sold out | |
| Pic | Anthemis punctata cupaniana | Silvery leaves, white daisy flowers, 15cm | 3.50-6.50 | |
| Aquilegia Beidermeier Hybrids | Columbine | Columbines in a range of colours 5-6 | sold out | |
| Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' | Dark purple/black columbine double flowers. 5-6 | sold out | ||
| Aquilegia 'Cameo Blue' | Blue flowers with white centres, good for rockeries 15cm x 15cm 5-6 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Aquilegia flabellata pumila | Lower growing, violet/white flowers 20cm 5-6 | sold out | |
| Aquilegia 'William Guiness' | Dark flowers with white corolla | sold out | ||
| Arabis 'Snow Cap' | Low growing evergreen, white flowers 3-5 | 2.25 | ||
| Arabis 'Spring Charm' | Rock Cress | Hardy, pink spring flowering for rockeries | 2.25 | |
| Areneria balearica | Evergreen mat former.2.5x45cmWhite flowers on stems 3-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Areneria montana | Pure white flowers. suits a rockery or wall 15cm 4-6 | sold out | |
| Arenaria montana 'Blizzard' | Low, mat-forming evergreen, white flowers, 20cm 6-9 | sold out | ||
| Armeria juniperifolia 'Bevan's Variety' | Deep pink flowers from late spring 10cm x 25cm | sold out | ||
| Armeria maritima 'Alba' | White flower tufts, grass like leaves. 20cm. 5-7 | 2.25-6.50 | ||
| Armeria maritima 'Rubifolia' | Reddish grass-like leaves | 2.25 | ||
| Armeria maritima 'Splendens' | Thrift | Grass like leaves, mauve flowers 20cm 5-7 | 2.25 | |
| Artemisia 'Powis Castle' | Big grey leaved perennial for dry ground | sold out | ||
| Arum italicum | Lord's & Ladies | Spear-shaped white veined leaf poisonous orange berries. 30cm. | 5.50 | |
| Aruncus dioicus 'Sylvester' | White astilbe like blooms for semi shade.1.5m. 6-8 | 6.50 | ||
| Aruncus aethsifolius n Mini Goatsbeard | White flower blooms 30cm 7-8 | sold out | ||
| Asphodeline lutea | Dense spikes of yellow flowers 1m 5-6 | 6.50 | ||
| Aster alpinus 'Albus' | White flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Aster alpinus 'Happy End' | Deep pink daisy flwr, yellow centre, low for rockery | sold out | ||
| Aster novi-belgii 'Lady in Blue' | Low growing, powder blue flowers 20cm. 9-10 | sold out | ||
| Astrantia major | Masterwort | Attractive green/white flowers tinged pink | 2.25-6.50 | |
| Pic | Astrantia major 'Alba' | White flowering Astrantia | 2.25 | |
| Astrantia major 'Rubra' | Red flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Astrantia m. 'Hadspen's Blood' | Blood red flowers | sold out | ||
| Astilbe pumilla | Lilac pink flower spikes, likes damp ground 25cm 8-10 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Aubrieta in variety | Carpets of blue, purple or red spring flowers for rockery | 2.25 | |
| Aubrieta collection |
A mix of 10 plants in 9cm pots |
20.00 | ||
| Bergenia 'Bressingham White' | Large evergreen leaves, white flowers 45cm 3-4 | 8.00 | ||
| Bergenia cordifolia | Elephants Ears | Large evergreen leaves, light pink flws in spring 45cm Very hardy, grows anywhere | 2.25 | |
| Bergenia cord. 'Rotblum' | Darker flowers, leaves have strong red winter tints | sold out | ||
| Brunnera mac 'Variegata' | Variegated foliage, blue flowers 45cm | 10.00 | ||
| Camassia leichtlinii | Tall stems of blue star shaped flowers 60cm 4-5 | sold out | ||
| Campanula garganica 'Filigree' | Delicate starry flowers in shades of purple 10cm 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Campanula muralis | Blue bell shaped flowers, low for rockery | 2.25 | |
| Campanula poscharskyana | Starry blue flowers, low for walls & rockery | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Campanula persicifolia white | Large white flowered version 60cm 6-7 | sold out | |
| Cardiocrinum giganteum | Giant Himalayan Lily | Fragrant white flowers 200-400cm 6-8 | 20.00 | |
| Centaurea montana | Perennial Cornflower | Large blue flowers, needs sun. 50cm 7-8 | sold out | |
| Cerastium tomentosum | Snow in summer | Felted leaves white flowers for rockery 10cm 5-6 | 2.25 | |
| Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley | Fragrant white bell flowers hang from slender stems | 2.25 | |
| Coreopsis verticillata | Tickseed | Dark green, ferny foliage, golden yellow flowers | 7.50 | |
| Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' | Soft yellow daisy flowers | sold out | ||
| Corydalis flexuosa | Ferny foliage, delicate blue tubular flowers 30cm 5-6 | sold out | ||
| Crocosmia 'African Beauty' | Large orange flowers/yellow centres.Autumn flowering | sold out | ||
| Pic | Crocosmia 'Babylon' | Montbretia | Orange red flowers on slender stems | sold out |
| Crocosmia 'George Davison' | Yellow flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Crocosmia 'Lucifer' | Deep red flowers, sword shaped foliage100cm. 7-8 | 6.50 | |
| Crocosmia 'Star of the East' | Extra large orange flowers | sold out | ||
| Pic | Cyclamen coum | Mixed colours, white to strong pink 5cm. 1-3 | 4.00 | |
| Pic | Cyclamen hederifolium | Autumn flowers, beautifully marked foliage | 4.00 | |
| Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon | Tall with violet flowers...and delicious to eat | 2.50 | |
| Cynara scolymus | Globe Artichoke | Taller with violet flowers...and delicious to eat 150cm | 2.50-6.50 | |
| Pic | Delosperma congestum | Bright yellow flowers over glossy, green tubular leaves, good for rockeris 10cm x 60cm 6-8 | sold out | |
| Delosperma cooperi | Cooper's Ice Plant | Prostrate evergreen succulent, deep pink daisy flws, needs sun | sold out | |
| Delphinium | Larkspur | Tall cottage garden flower.120-150cm 5-8 | sold out | |
| Delphinium 'Astolat' | Pink flowers | sold out | ||
| Delphinium 'Black Knight' | Dark blue flowers | sold out | ||
| Delphinium 'Blue Bird' | Mid blue flowers with pale eye | sold out | ||
| Delphinium 'Galahad' | White flowers | sold out | ||
| Delphinium 'Magic Fountain' mix | Flowers in a mixture of pastel shades | sold out | ||
| Diascia barberae 'Ruby Field' | Masses of salmon pink flowers from early summer 25cm x 60cm | sold out | ||
| Diascia 'Coral Belle' | Pink flowers | sold out | ||
| Dianthus deltoides 'Albus' | Maiden Pink | Evergreen mat, Pure white flowers 15cm 5-9 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Lights' | Evergreen mat, bright cerise flowers. 20cm. 6-8 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Dianthus in variety | Pinks | Blue green leaves, pink, white or red 30-60cm 5-9 | 4.50 |
| Dicentra formosa 'Langtrees' | Silvery foliage white flowers tinged pink 30cm 4-6 | 2.25 | ||
| Dicentra scandens | Yellow flowers on climbing stems in summer 1m x 1m | 2.25 | ||
| Dicentra spectabilis | Nodding pink flowers in spring, delicate foliage | 8.00 | ||
| Dierama pulcherrimum | Angels Fishing Rod | Graceful, pink/mauve trumpet flowers hang above grass like foliage. 30cm+ 7-9 | 7.50 | |
| Dierama pulcherrimum 'Guinevere' | White flowering Angel's Fishing Rd | 10.00 | ||
| Dierama pulcherrimum 'Lancelot' | As above with pink flowers | 10.00 | ||
| + | Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | Tall spikes of purple / mauve flowers in May, Native | 2.25 |
| Digitalis purpurea 'Pams Choice' | Tall spires of striking white flowers with maroon throat | 2.25 | ||
| Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple' | Intense purple flowres, spotted throat | 7.50 | ||
| Digitalis 'Dalmatian White' | Deep lavender white flowers 70cm 6-7 | 7.50 | ||
| Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' | Apricot flowers | 7.50 | ||
| Digitalis 'Excelsior' | Tall spikes of flowers in various shades | sold out | ||
| Digitalis lutea | Delicate tubular creamy yellow flowers 75cm 6-7 | sold out | ||
| Digitalis x mertonenesis | Perennial foxglove, rose pink 60-90cm 6-7 | sold out | ||
| Echeveria | Mixed varieties of low growing succulents for rockery | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Echinacea purpurea 'Prairie Splendour' | Cone flower | Deep pink daisy flowers 100cm. 7-9 | 2.25 |
| Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' | White flowered Echinacea | 2.25 | ||
| Echinops 'Ritro' | Glober Thistle | Blue thistle heads above silvery leaves 1.2m 7-9 | 8.00 | |
| Echium candicans (fastuosum) | Amazing tall blue flower spikes | 2.25-10 | ||
| Echium pininana | Talls spires of blue flowers for mild coastal sites | 2.25-10 | ||
| Epimedium x rubrum | Bishops Hat | Tiny red flwrs, attractive foliage, good groundcover | 8.00 | |
| Pic | Erigeron glaucum | Fleabane | Pink daisy flowers, good by the sea | 2.25 |
| Pic | Erigeron glaucus 'Albus' | White daisy flowers with yellow centres, 30-60cm | 2.25 | |
| Erigeron karvinskianus | Masses of small daisy flowers, low-growing 6-8 | sold out | ||
| Erodium x variabile 'Bishop's Form' | Storksbill | Deep pink flowers, cushions of scalloped foliage 5cmx25cm 5-9 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Eryngium planum | Sea holly | Metallic blue thistles, good by sea | sold out |
| Eryngium pandanifolium | Architectural evergreen thistle upto 240cm | sold out | ||
| Pic | Eryngium variefolium | Blue thistle flowers, low-growing with rosettes of spiny variegated leaves | 6.50 | |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | Evergreen, attractive white stems, 120cm | sold out | ||
| Pic | Erysimium 'Canaries Yellow' | Wallflower | Vivid bright yellow perennial wallflower 25cm 3-5 | sold out |
| Erysimium variegated | Variegated foliage | 3.50 | ||
| Eucomis bicolor | Spikes of green flowers edged purple 40cm 6-8 | sold out | ||
| Euphorbia amyg. purpurea | Spurge | Semi evergreen, yellow flowers 4-5 | sold out | |
| Pic | Euphorbia 'Efanthia' | Dark purple leaves, lime green flowers | sold out | |
| Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow' | Fiery orange flowers and new leaves, semi shade 80cm 5-6 | sold out | ||
| Euphorbia 'Helena' | Green flushed pink leaves | sold out | ||
| Euphorbia polychroma | Bushy perennial with bright yellow flower bracts 50cm 3-4 | 2.25 | ||
| Euphorbia 'Clarisse Howard' | Fine purple red young leaves, lime green flws. 30cm. 4-5 | 7.50 | ||
| Pic | Euphorbia 'Robbiae' | Great for dry shade 60cm 3-6 | sold out | |
| Felicia ammeloides Blue | Kingfisher Daisy | Wide kingfisher blue flowers. Sun/well drained. 45cm 7-10 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Fragaria 'Lipstick' | Pink strawberry flowers | 3.50 | |
| Galtonia candicans | Summer Hyacinth | Lush foliage, White pendant flowers 120cm 8-9 | 2.25 | |
| Galtonia viridiflora | Similar to above, green tinged petals | sold out | ||
| Pic | Galium odoratum | Sweet Woodruff | Woodland groundcover , white star flowers in spring | 2.25 |
| Pic | Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White' | Cranesbill | White flowers, 30cm 5-8 | 2.25-3.50 |
| Pic | Geranium endressii | Pink flowers 45cm 5-8 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Geranium 'Johnsons Blue' | Clear blue flowers over dark foliage 30cm 5-8 | 2.25 | |
| Geranium maderense | Ferny evergreen leaves, huge sprays of pink flowers 1.5m 5-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Geranium maderense 'Geurnsey White' | White flowering evergreen 1.5m 5-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Geranium x oxonianum 'Claridge Druce' | Strong pink with darker veins 60cm 5-10 | later | |
| Geranium sanguineum | Deep magenta flwrs all summer, autumn leaf colour | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Geum 'Lady Stratheden' | Avens | Double yellow flowers 40cm 6-8 | 2.25-6.50 |
| Pic | Geum 'Mrs J Bradshaw' | Double red flowers on slender stems 40cm 6-8 | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Geum 'Borisii' | Shorter at 30cm bright orange flowers | sold out | |
| Gypsophila repens 'Rosea' | Baby's Breath | Sprays of small pale pink flowers, excellent for walls and rockeries 10cm 5-6 | 2.25 | |
| Helenium 'Lollypop' | Feathery foliage, golden flowers late summer | sold out | ||
| Helenium Moerheim Beauty | Red brown daisy flowers late summer 90cm | sold out | ||
| Helianthemum 'Ben Fadha' | Rock Rose | Golden yellow flws. Sun 20cm 5-8 | 2.25 | |
| Helianthemum 'Fireball' | Red | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Helianthemum 'Supreme' | Dark Red with yellow eye | 2.25 | |
| Helianthemum 'Lawrensen's Pink' | Soft pink with yellow eye | 2.25 | ||
| Helianthemum 'The Bride' | White flowers with yellow centres. | 2.25 | ||
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Helianthemum Collection |
A mix of 10 different shades |
20.00 | ||
| Helleborus argutifolius | Corsican Hellebore | Evergreen leathery leaves, green flowers 80cm 1-4 | 3.50 | |
| Helleborus orientalis | Christmas Rose | Evergreen, cup flowers in pink / white shades 2-4 | 3.50 | |
| Hemerocallis 'Bonanza' | Day Lily |
Large orange flowers 90cm 6-8 |
6.50 | |
| Pic | Hemerocallis 'Louise Mannelis' | Day Lily.coral pink flowers.Damp lover. 90cm 6-8 | 6.50 | |
| Hemerocallis 'Mini Stella' | Lower growing than most day lillies. Yellow flowers | 3.50 | ||
| Hemerocallis Pink Charm | Pink flowering | sold out | ||
| Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Or' | Shorter growing, lovely yellow flowers. 35cm. 5-9 | sold out | ||
| Pic | Heuchera 'Palace Purple' | Dark purple evergreen foliage. | 2.25 | |
| Hosta fortunei 'Aureomarginata' | Dark green leaf with yellow edge, pale blue flowers 70cm 6-7 | 7.00 | ||
| Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard' | Golden leaves. Enjoys damp ground. | 7.00 | ||
| Hosta 'Reversed' | This one has a green leaf , yellow inside, lilac flowers 40cm 6-8 | 8.50 | ||
| Hosta sieboldiana | Green / blue foliage, bell shaped lilac grey flowers 1 m 5-6 | 8.00 | ||
| Pic | Hosta 'Wide Brim' | Variegated foliage. Pale lavender flowers. 45cm 6-8 | sold out | |
| Hutchinsia alpina 'Ice Cube' | Compact alpine, white flowers 10cm 3-5 | 2.25 | ||
| Hypericum olympicum uniflorum | (Grandiflorum) Large yellow flowers in summer, suitable for rockeries 15cm x 40cm | 2.25 | ||
| Iberis sempervirens | Evergreen, masses of white spring flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Incarvillea delavayi | Beautiful fuchsia pink trumpet flowers 45cm 5-6 | sold out | |
| Pic | Incarvillea delaveyi 'Snowtop' | White flowers 45cm 5-6 | sold out | |
| Inula magnifica | Elecampane | Large fine petalled yellow daisy flowers 180cm 8-9 | sold out | |
| Iris foetidissima | Stinking Iris | Decorative bright scarlet seeds in winter, likes damp | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Iris pseudoacorus | Yellow Flag | Sword like foliage, large yellow flowers, likes damp | 2.25 |
| Pic | Iris siberica | Siberian Flag | White beardless iris, moist soil 90cm. 5-6 | 7.50 |
| Iris tectorum 'Variegata' | Roof Iris | Violety f;lowers, damp-loving plant 30-45cm | sold out | |
| Jasione laevis 'Blue Light' | Sheeps Bit Scabious | Bright blue scabious flowers 25cm 6-8 | 2.25 | |
| Knautia macedonica | Scabious like flowers, sun/well drained 60cm 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Kniphofia caulescens | Red Hot Poker | Coral red buds opening yellow 120cm | 8.00 | |
| Kniphofia 'Bees Lemon' | Spike of lemon yellow flowers 90cm 8-9 | 8.00 | ||
| Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red' | Coral red flowers 90cm 8-9. | 8.00 | ||
| Pic | Lavendula angustifolia | Lavender | Spikes of aromatic flowers, silver grey foliage | 2.50 |
| Lavendula stoechas | French Lavender | Tufted flower heads, very fragrant 10 for 20 | 2.25 | |
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Lavender in quantity |
10 plants for 20 euro |
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| Leontopodium | Edelweiss | Grey foliage,curious grey 'flannel' flowers 15cm 6-7 | 2.25 | |
| Leptinella Platt's black | Feathery black carpeting leaves.Small button flowers. 2-3cm | 2.25 | ||
| Leucanthamum single | Large daisy flowers on tall stems 100cm 8-10 | sold out | ||
| Leucanthemum double | As above but with double flowers | 3.50 | ||
| Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Lady' | More compact form, won't need staking | 3.50-6.50 | ||
| Liatris 'alba' | Bottlebrush like white flowers, grassy foliage.60cm 6-8 | sold out | ||
| Liatris spicata 'Kobold' | This one has shaggy lilac pink flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Ligularia dentata 'Dark Beauty' | Rounded dark leaves, yellow daisy flowers 1m 6-9 | sold out | ||
| Lillium formosanum pricei | Trumpet shape lily flowers on short stems 15cm 5-7 | sold out | ||
| Limonium latifolium | Sea Lavender | Also called 'Statice' Frothy clouds of tiny flowers 60cm 7-9 | 2.25 | |
| Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' | Striking red leaf, dark red flowers on tall spikes 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Lobelia speciosa 'Fan Blue' | Fresh green leaves, clear blue flowers 50-60cm 7-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Lobelia speciosa 'Fan Salmon' | Beautiful salmon coloured flowers. 50-60cm 7-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Lobelia speciosa 'Fan Scarlet' | Red edged green leaves. Bright scarlet flowers.50-60cm 7-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Lupinus 'The Govenor' | Lupin | Blue and white flower spikes, compact foliage. 90 cm 5-6 | 6.50 | |
| Lychnis alpina | Alpine Catchfly | Grassy foliage.10-15cm Tufted dark pink flower 5-7 | 2.25 | |
| Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Lengai Orange' | Hairy reddish leaves.Orange flowers 30cm 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Lengai Red' | Hairy reddish leaves. Dark red flowers. 25cm 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Lychnis coronaria | Wooly silver foliage, magenta flowers 60cm 7-9 | 2.25 | |
| Lychnis flos-cuculi (white) | Ragged Robin | White flowered damp lover 60cm 5-6 | sold out | |
| Pic | Lysichiton americanum | Skunk Cabbage | Yellow spaethes in April, huge leaves, for a large bog garden | 3.50 |
| Lysmachia 'Firecracker' | Loosestrife | Purple leaves, ellow flowers on spires 75cm 7-9 | sold out | |
| Lysmachia nummularia | Creeping Jenny | Fragrant evergreen groundcover.Golden flowers 10cm 5-6 | 2.25 | |
| Lysmachia punctata | Spires of yellow flowers 75cm 6-8 | later | ||
| Pic | Malva moschata | Pink flowers finely cut leaves. 60cm. 6-8 | 2.25 | |
| Mecanopsis betonicifolia | Himalayan Poppy | Blue flowers 90cm 6-7 | 2.25 | |
| Melianthus major | Large frilly blue grey leaves, eye catching 2.5m | sold out | ||
| Melianthus 'Cosmos' | Multi stemmed shrub, frilled leaves | sold out | ||
| Nepeta mussinii | Lavender flwrs, grey green leaves, dry sunny site 5-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' | Larger growing catmint 90cm 7-9 | 6.50 | |
| Nerine bowdenii | Long lasting pink flowers. Strappy leaves. 60cm 9-10 | 2.25 | ||
| Nerine bowdenii 'Alba' | White flowers into autumn 45cm | 2.25 | ||
| Osteospermum ecklonis | Cape daisy | White to v. pale blue flowers. 60-90cm. Sun/ well drained. 60-90cm 6-10 | 2.25 | |
| Papaver nudicaule 'Pacino' | Poppy | Soft lemon cup shaped flowers.Silver grey foliage 10cm 5-6 | 2.25 | |
| Papaver orientale 'Princess Victoria Louise' | Salmon pink flowers 80cm 5-6 | 2.25 | ||
| Penstemon 'Woodpecker' | Blue flowering Penstemon attractive to bees. 70cm 5-11 | 2.25 | ||
| Persicaria 'Red Dragon' | Dark purple red leaf with silvery markings, red flowers, 50cm | 7.50 | ||
| Phlomis purpurea | Wooly evergreen foliage, purplr pink flowers 60cm 5-7 | later | ||
| Phlomis russeliana | Huge leaves, yellow flowers 90cm 7-9, dry ground | later | ||
| Phlox douglasii 'Lilac Cloud' | Cushion phlox, lilac flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame' | As above with intense deep pink flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Phlox subulata 'Daniels Cushion' | Pink flowers | sold out | ||
| Polygonatum humile | A low growing Solomon' s Seal white flowers, 30cm 4-5 | 7.50 | ||
| Polygonatum multiflorum | Solomon's Seal | Arching stems, pendant white flowers, likes shade 90cm 4-5 | 7.50 | |
| Potentilla aurea | A creeping mat with bright yellow flowers 10cm 6-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Potentilla megalantha | Silvery foliage, bright yellow flowers 20cm 5-6 | 3.50 | ||
| Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' | Cherry red centred pink flowers, sun. 40cm. 6-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Potentilla verna 'Nana' | Yellow flowers on mounds of green foliage 15cm x 25cm 3-5 | 2.25 | ||
| Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet' | Deep red with darker eye on wiry stems 60cm 6-9 | sold out | ||
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Pratia angulata 'Treadwellii' |
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Good alpine groundcover, starry white flowers 5cm |
2.25 |
| Pratia angulata 'Tim Rees' | Purple star-shaped flowers in summer 2cm | 2.25 | ||
| Pratia pendunculata | Evergreen mat 3cm. Starry violet blue flowers. 5-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Primula x bulleesiana | Candelabra flowers in shades of pink and apricot | 2.25 | ||
| Primula bulleyana | Candelabra type, orange flowers, damp soil. 60cm. 5-6 | 2.25 | ||
| Primula capitata | Mauve flowers on short stems | sold out | ||
| Primula denticulata | Drumstick Primula | Drumstick Primulas in various shades 25cm 3-5 | 2.25 | |
| Primula florindae | Giant cowslip, yellow flowers, damp soil. 40cm. 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Primula japonica 'Apple Blossom' | Japanese Primrose | Pale pink/white candleabra flowers 45cm 5-7. Likes damp | 2.25 | |
| Pic | Primula japonica 'Millers Crimson' | Crimson candleabra flowers 45cm 5-7. Likes damp | sold out | |
| Primula x pubescens | Auricula | Felted leaves, large flowers, short stems, for rockery | 2.25 | |
| Primula pulverulenta | Candleabra type, Red flowers. 60-90cm 6-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Primula rosea 'Gigas' | Leaf rosettes/ stems bright pink flowers3-4.cool/moist | 2.25 | ||
| Primula secundiflora | Nodding deep rose bells in summer 60-90cm x 60cm | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Primula veris | Cowslip | Native.Fragrant yellow flowers on stems. 20cm 5-7 | 2.25 |
| Primula vialii | Crimson bud spikes open to violet flowers 45cm | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Primula vulgaris | Primrose | Native, yellow spring flowers...like on the 55c stamp | 2.25 |
| Prunella grandiflora | Low and spreading with dark blue / mauve flowers | 2.25 | ||
| Pulmonaria 'Little Star' | Lungwort | Rose pink buds open to blue flowers, speckled leaves 25cm | 6.50 | |
| Rheum palmatum tanguticum | Tall clump of 5 lobed leaves, cream flowers | 2.25 | ||
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in large pots |
10.00 | |||
| Rodgersia 'Bloody Mary' | Green / bronze foliage, red flowers 50cm 6-8 | 9.50 | ||
| Rodgersia 'Chocolate Wings' | Red foliage and red flowers 70cm 6-8 | 9.50 | ||
| Pic | Rosmarinus officinalis | Aromatic leaves with pale blue flowers. | 2.50 | |
| Rosmarinus off. 'Majorca Pink' | This Rosemary has pink flowers | 2.50 | ||
| Rosmarinus off 'Prostratus' | Prostrate rosemary | 6.50 | ||
| Pic | Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum' | Golden yellow daisy flowers, black eyes 90cm 7-10 | 2.25 | |
| Sagina subulata 'Senior' | Pearlwort | Evergreen domed mat. 5cmx30cm. White flowers 5-7 | 2.25 | |
| Sagina sub. aurea | Evergreen domed green gold mat. 5cmx30cm.White flowers5-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Salvia off. 'Purpurea' | Purple Sage | Dark textured foliage, aromatic | 2.25-4.50 | |
| Salvia off. variegated | This sage has cream / gold variegated foliage | 2.25-4.50 | ||
| Saponaria ocymoides | Tumbling Ted | Trailing habit with pink flowers for rockeries and walls | 2.25 | |
| Saxifraga x arendsii | Mossy Saxifrage | Evergreen mossy foliages, pink, purple or white flws 10cm 4-6 | 2.25 | |
| Saxifraga x urbium | London Pride | Succulent rosette foliage, tiny flowers on wiry stems | sold out | |
| Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' | Fragrant domed flowers of soft blue | sold out | ||
| Schizostylis coccinea | Kaffir Lily | Spikes of red flowers in autumn | later | |
| Sedum matrona telephium | Stonecrop | Succulent, pink flowers | 2.25 | |
| Sedum reflexum (rupestre) | Good rockery groundcover, yellow flowers 20cm | 2.25 | ||
| Sedum spathulifolium Cape Blanco' | Silvery low growing succulent.10cm.Yellow starry flwrs 6-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' | Fast growing fleshy red groundcover.10cm. Red flwr 6-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Sedum 'Silver Carpet' | White starry flowers.Creeping fleshy grey mats.5cm 5-7 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Sempervivum, in variety | Houseleek | Neat rosettes of succulent leaves, pink flowers | 2.25 |
| Silene maritima alba | Great seaside rockery plant, white flowers | sold out | ||
| Silene schafta | Moss Campion | Semi evergreen, mat-forming. Magenta flowes 6-10 15cm | 2.25 | |
| Sisyrinchium californicum | Alpine, sword leaves yellow star flws 15cm 6-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Sisyrinchium 'Sapphire' | Bright blue star-shaped flowers with yellow throat 15cm 5-6 | 2.25 | ||
| Smilacena racemosa | False Solomon's Seal. Arching stems, white plumes 90cm 5-6 | 7.50 | ||
| Stachys byzantina (lanata) | Silvery, wooly leaves, good groundcover. 20cm. 6-8 | 6.50 | ||
| Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece' | Flowers 20cm foliage 5cm | sold out | ||
| Thymus 'Bressingham' | Pink flowers, compact growth ideal for walls | 2.50 | ||
| Thymus serpyllum coccineus | Creeping thyme with crimson-magenta flowers in summer 7cm x 90cm | |||
| Thymus 'Doone Valley' | Aromatic evergreen, green/yellow foliage 10cm x 20cm | |||
| Thalictrum delavayi | Maidenhair-fern like leaves, sprays of mauve flowers 150cm | 2.25 | ||
| Tiarella cordifolia | Evergreen spreading perennial. Tiny white flowers 30cm 5-8 | 2.25 | ||
| Tradascantia andersoniana | Spiderwort | Narrow lance shaped leaves, blue/purple flowers 60cm. 6-9 | 6.50 | |
| Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens Quadrifolium' | Clover | Four leaf form with purple leaves edged green, white flowers, 10cm x indefinite | 2.25 | |
| Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' | Globe flower | Big orange buttercup flowers, moist soil. 1.5m. 6-8 | 6.50 | |
| Tulbaghia violacea | Grey green grassy leaves. Fragrant lilac flowers45cm 6-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Pic | Verbena bonariensis | Wiry stems topped with tufts of purple flowers 1.5m 7-9 | 2.25-6.50 | |
| Verbena peruviana | Long-lasting display of flaming scarlet flowers 10cm x 60cm 6-9 | 2.25 | ||
| Waldsteina ternata | Groundcover with yellow flowers, 4-5 | 2.25 | ||
| Watsonia pillansii | Spikes of apricot flowers, needs shelter 70cm 8-9 | sold out | ||
| Pic | Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Crowborough' | Arum Lily | White funnel shaped flower spaethes 90cm 5-8 | 2.25 |
| Most Perennials are easy to grow & whatever the nature of your soil, site or the effect you are trying to create, there are bound to be several that will meet your particular needs.......but which ones ? We hope that the brief descriptions are helpful and have also indicated approx. mature height in cm & months when each plant is likely to be in flower. | ||||
| We are happy to put together collections to suit any of the following: | ||||
| Shade, dry shade, front or back of border, rockery, marginal (damp ground), prairie | ||||
or any other habitat you specify |
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| All perennials are grown locally but 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. Do ask for any Perennials that are not listed, they may be in stock in small quantities or we can try to find them for you |
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HERBS We also stock a selection of Herbs in 9cm pots at 2.50 each, any 5 plants for 10 euro: |
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| Sweet Basil,Salad Burnet, Chives,Garlic chives, Chamomile, Lawn chamomile,Double flowered Chamomile,Calendula orange or yellow,Green Sage,Sage tricolor, Thyme Common,Thyme doone Valley, Fennel,Bronze fennel,Spearmint,Eau de Cologne mint,Chocolate peppermint,Pineapple Mint, Lovage, Hyssop, Feverfew(golden), Greek Oregano,Oregano 'Country cream'(variegated),Compact Marjoram, Rosemary(common),Rosemary Majorca pink,French Tarragon, Lemmon Balm,Broad leaf Sorrel,Sweet cicely,Bay,Good king Henry,Plain leaf parsley, Curly leaf parsley,Parcel(celery flavour parsley),Coriander,Winter savory,Saint John's wort,Curry plant,Catmint,Aloe vera black gem,Alpine strawberry,Lavender Hidcote,Lavender Munstead,Lavender silver edge,Lavender french. | ||||
| For other plants now
available for mail order,
see 'Summer shrubs and trees' , 'Ground Cover and Climbers', 'Conifers', 'Ferns and Grasses' and 'Hedging' |
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