Future Forests: Perennial Flowers. Suitable for Mail Order. Updated 15th November 2011. |
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| Perennial flowers come back every year and get bigger, so you can divide them and have more ! | ||||||
| Most 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, mature heights and flowering times are helpful. We also offer 'collections' to suit particular sites ~ see the drop down menu bar or the links at the bottom of this page. | ||||||
| By Mail Order | As these are in pots, perennials are suitable for year round mail order. No Price = temporarily out of stock | |||||
| 9cm pots are about the size of a coffee mug. These are young plants and we can fit approx 50 into one parcel | ||||||
| 2 lt. pots and larger have bigger, older plants for an instant effect, we can get about 10 or 12 in one parcel | ||||||
| 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 | |
| Achillea | millefolium | Common Yarrow | Flat white flowers, feathery leaves, native 40-60cm 7-9. Great compost accelerator. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 'Moonshine' | Feathery foliage,60cm soft yellow flowers.3-5. Sun. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| Ajuga | Black Scallop | Bugle | Dark-leaved groundcover. Blue flowers spring. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Good under trees. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||||
| Alchemilla | erthyropoda | Dwarf Lady's mantle | Bluish leaves/red stems. Yellow flowers 20cm. 5-9. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Pic | 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 | 2.50 | |
| Althaea | cannabina | Small, cupped lilac/deep pink flowers 200cm 6-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Angelica | sylvestris | Wild Angelica | White flowers in umbels, up to 250cm. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Anthemis | tinctoria E.C. Buxton | Ox-eye Chamomile | Finely divided leaf, pale yellow daisy flws 60cm Sun. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Aquilegia | flabellata 'Cameo Mix' | Fan Columbine | Blue/pink flowers, white centres, good for rockeries 15cm x 15cm 5-6 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Arabis | alpina 'Douler Angevine' | Rock Cress | Green/cream-yellow foliage, fragrant white flowers 3-6 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| alpina 'Variegata | A mat of green/cream leaves white flowers 20cm 3-6 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| ferd.-coburgi 'Old Gold' | Low carpet of green/gold leaves, white flowers | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| 'Little Treasure Pink' | Pink flowers for rockery 20cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| Armeria | junip. 'Bevan's Variety' | Deep pink flowers from late spring. Compact. | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Pic | maritima 'Alba' | White flower tufts, grass like leaves. 20cm. 5-7 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| maritima 'Splendens' | Sea Pink | Grass like leaves, mauve flowers 20cm 5-7. Native. | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Artemesia | 'Powis Castle' | Wormwood | Silvery filigree leaf, small yellow flowers August 60cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| Asphodeline | lutea | Jacob's Rod | Spires of yellow flowers up to 100cm 5-6 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Aster | alpinus 'Pinkie' | Alpine Aster | Pnk flower/yellow centre.30cm 5-6.Sun/rockery | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 'Patricia Ballard' | Double pink flower-heads/yellow centres 8-11. 90cm | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| Astrantia | major | Masterwort | Attractive green/white flowers tinged pink | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| major 'Rubra' | Intense red flowers. | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| Aubretia | variegata | Variegated foliage, blue/mauve flowers, for rockery | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| Bergenia | cordifolia | Elephant's Ears | Large evergreen leaf, light pink flowers, 45 cm. easy | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| cord. Baby Doll | Evergreen, large pink flowers in spring, 30cm | 2 lt | 7.00 | |||
| cord. Bressingham White | Masses of white flowers | 3 lt. | 8.00 | |||
| cord. Rotblum | Dark pink/red flowers in spring. Evergreen 50cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| cord. Winterglut | As above with bright red flowers | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| Pic | Caltha | palustris | Marsh Marigold | Yellow buttercup flowers 60cm. 3-5 Boggy ground. | 9cm | 2.50 |
| Campanula | carpatica 'White Clips' | Carpathian Bellflower | Masses of bell shaped white flowers 20cm. 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Pic | muralis | Dalmatian Bellflower | Blue bell shaped flowers, low for rockery | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| poscharskyana | Bellflower | Masses of soft lavender fls, great for a wall. 25cm. 6-7 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| rotundifolia | Scotch Harebell | Nodding blue flowers on wiry stems 30cm 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Centaurea | atropurpurea | Magenta thistle flowers, silvery leaf. 120cm 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| montana | Perennial Cornflower | Intense blue thistle like flowers. 45cm 5-7 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Chrysanthemum | weyrichii | Dwarf Chrysanthemum | Single silvery pink flowers/yellow centre. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 20cm 6-9.Rockery. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||||
| Pic | Crocosmia | 'Emily McKenzie' | Mombretia | Sword like leaves, orange/dark red flowers | 9cm | 2.50 |
| 'Mistral' | Tall, deep orange red flowers | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| Dierama | pulcherrimum | Ange1's Fishing Rod | Graceful, pink/mauve trumpet flowers hang above grass like foliage. 30cm+ 7-9 | 3 lt | 12.00 | |
| Digitalis | purpurea | Foxglove | Tall spikes of purple / mauve flowers in May, Native | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| purpurea 'Alba' | White flowering foxglove | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| mertonensis | Strawberry Foxglove | Vivid purple/cerise flower spikes | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Echinops | bannaticus 'Blue Globe' | Globe Thistle | Powder blue globe flowers, sun, poor soil. 1.2m 7-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Echium | candicans | Pride of Madeira | Tall spires of blue flowers 150-250cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| pininana | Giant Viper's Bugloss | Very tall spires of blue flowers. Biennial 4m | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| 3lt | 8.00 | |||||
| vulgare | Viper's Bugloss | Blue flower spikes 80cm 6-9.Native biennial self sows | ||||
| Erigeron | glaucus | Beach Aster | Soft purple daisy flowers, yellow centres 50cm | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| glaucus 'Albus' | White Beach Aster | White daisy flowers, good by the sea | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Pic | Eryngium | varifolium | Sea Holly | Blue thistle flowers, spiny variegated leaves | 9cm | 2.50 |
| Euphorbia | characias subs wulfenii | Spurge | Evergreen, lime yellow flowers in spring 90cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Fragaria | vesca | Wild Strawberry | White flowers, red fruits to 1cm. 30cm 5-8 | |||
| Francoa | sonchifolia | Bridal Wreath | Tall pink flower spires in summer. Evergreen | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Galtonia | candicans | Summer Hyacinth | Lush foliage, White pendant flowers 120cm 8-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Gaura | lind. 'Grace' | Graceful star shaped pink flowers, sun. 30cm 5-9 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| Pic | Geranium | 'Claridge Druce' | Strong pink with darker veins. 60cm 5-10 | 2 lt | 5.50 | |
| palmatum | Canary Island Geranium | Large rosettes ferny foliage. Pink flowers 80cm for a sheltered spot. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| sanguineum 'Album' | White flowers spring and summer 30cm | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| wall. 'Buxton's Variety' | Blue flowers/white eye. 30cm 6-10 | 3 lt | 7.00 | |||
| Pic | Geum | 'Borisii' | Avens | Bright orange buttercup like flowers. 30cm 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 |
| 'Lady Stratheden' | Double yellow flowers. 40cm 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| Gypsophila | cerastiodes | Baby's Breath | White flowers. Low growing, rockery. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| repens 'Rosea' | Small pink flowers on trailing stems 10cm. Rockery. | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| Helleborus | argutifolius | Corsican Hellebore | ||||
| orientalis | Lenten Rose | Cup flowers in white/pink/red shades 2-4 evergreen | 1 lt | 3.50 | ||
| Hemerocallis | (in variety) | Day Lily | Strappy leaves, red/yellow flowers, damp tolerant | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| 'Autumn Red' | Red flowers with yellow throat | 1lt | 4.50 | |||
| Hesperis | matronalis var. albiflora | Sweet Rocket | White evening scented flowers 90cm 6-7. Self sows | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Heuchera | 'Emperor's Cloak' | Coral Flower | Marbled green leaves. Fluffy white flowers 6-7 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Pic | 'Palace Purple' | Dark purple evergreen foliage, white flowers | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| 'Plum Pudding' | Pewter grey/deep purple leaves, pink flowers 6-8 | 2lt | 7.00 | |||
| Hosta | 'Albomarginata' | Creamy white edged leaves | 3 lt | 8.00 | ||
| Iris | foetidissima | Stinking Iris | Decorative bright scarlet seeds in winter, likes damp | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| hookeri | Canada Beach Head Ir | Mid blue/purple flowers 30cm good in seaside gardens | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| orientalis | Yellow Band Iris | Strappy leaf, beardless yellow/white spring flws.90cm | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Pic | pseudoacorus | Yellow Flag | Sword like foliage, large yellow flowers, likes damp | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| Kniphofia | caulescens | Red Hot Poker | Evergreen, coral red flws fade to yellow 120cm 7-9 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Lathyrus | maritimus | Beach Pea | Sprawling blue-green leaf, white/purple flowers, native | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Leucanthemum | 'Aglaia' | Semi double white daisy flowers all summer 60cm | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| 'Old Court' | Taller at 90cm with shaggy white petals, fun | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| Libertia | formosa | Small white spring flowers on stems, clump forming | 9 cm | 3.50 | ||
| grandiflora | White flower spikes above grassy leaves 70cm 4-5 | 9 cm | 3.50 | |||
| Ligularia | dent. 'Othello' | Orange flower-heads, huge purple leaves. Damp 90cm | 3 lt | 8.00 | ||
| Liriope | muscari | Lily Turf | Spikes of mauve flowers, grassy leaves. 30cm 8-10 | 9 cm | 3.50 | |
| Lupinus | arboreus blue | Blue flowering tree lupin. Semi evergreen sub shrub 2m | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| arboreus yellow | As above with yellow 'lupin' flowers | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||
| Lychnis | flos-cuculi 'White Robin' | Ragged Robin | White star-shaped flowers.75cm. Damp tolerant. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Morisia | monanthos | Yellow flws above fine-cut foliage 2.5cm 3-6.Rockery. | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Pic | Nepeta | 'Six Hills Giant' | Larger growing catmint 90cm 7-9 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Nerine | bowdenii | Spider Lily | Large deep pink flowers glow into autumn 45cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Paeonia | lutea | Tibetan Peony | Golden cup shaped flowers 5-6 | 1 lt | 5.00 | |
| Persicaria | 'Donald Lowndes' | Deep pink flw spikes. Glossy foliage reddens in winter. | 3 lt | 7.00 | ||
| Phlomis | purpurea | Purple Jerusalem Sage | Wooly leaves. Purple flowers 6-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| russeliana | Jerusalem Sage | Huge leaves, yellow flowers 90cm 7-9, dry ground | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| Phlox | sub. 'Emerald Cushion' | Clear blue, star-shaped flowers. Rockery. | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Phygelius | 'Candy Drops' | Compact ,hardy 45cm. Mixed colour trumpet flowers. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| Polygonatum | humile | Dwarf Solomon's Seal | Hanging tubular white flws with green rim, 30cm 5-6 | 3 lt | 7.00 | |
| Pratia | angulata 'Treadwellii' | White star-shaped flowers in summer, low 2cm | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| Pic | Primula | denticulata | Drumstick Primula | Drumstick primulas in various shades 25cm 3-5 | 9cm | 2.50 |
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| 'Drumcliffe' | Irish bred .purple foliage. Lilac flowers spring. | 1 lt | 4.50 | |||
| florindae | Giant Cowslip | Yellow flowers, damp soil. 40cm. 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| 'Inisfree' | Irish bred. Purple leaves. Red flower/yellow eye.15cm. | 1 lt | 4.50 | |||
| Pic | rosea 'Gigas' | Leaf rosettes/ stems bright pink flowers 3-4. | 9cm | 2.50 | ||
| likes cool moist conditions | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||||
| Pic | veris | Cowslip | Native. Fragrant yellow flowers on stems. 20cm 5-7 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 9cm | 6.50 | |||||
| veris 'Sunset Shades' | As above in orange/red shades 5-7. 20cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |||
| Pic | vulgaris | Primrose | Native, yellow spring flowers...like on the 55c stamp | |||
| Rheum | palmatum var, tanguticum | Chinese Rhubarb | Tall clump of 5 lobed leaves, cream flowers | 3 lt | 8.00 | |
| Pic | Rodgersia | 'Henrici Hybrid' | Red stems, copper foliage 90cm | 1 lt | 3.50 | |
| Pic | Rudbeckia | fulgida 'Goldstrum' | Orange Coneflower | Golden yellow daisy flowers, black eyes 90cm 7-10 | 9cm | 2.50 |
| 2 lt. | 6.50 | |||||
| Sagina | subulata 'Aurea' | Heath Pearlwort | Gold/green mounds, white star-shaped flowers 6-8 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Scabiosa | Butterfly Blue/Pink | Pincushion Flower | Blue or pink flowers from spring to autumn 30-45cm. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Scrophularia | aur. variegata | Variegated Figwort | Green/cream foliage. Tall spikes small red flowers. | 2 lt. | 6.50 | |
| Sedum | album | White Stonecrop | Succulent, white flowers. Good for walls/rockery. | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| 'Autumn Joy' | Stonecrop | Succulent leaves. Red flowers attract butterflies. | 2 lt | 6.50 | ||
| syn. 'Herbstfreude' | likes sun and well drained site. 50cm 8-10 | 3 lt | 8.00 | |||
| 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 |
| Sidalcea | 'Party Girl' | Spires of deep pink, funnel-shaped flowers 75cm 6-8 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||
| Sisyrinchium | californicum | Golden Eyed Grass | Alpine, sword like leaf yellow star flowers 15cm 6-6 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Thalictrum | aquilegifolium | Greater Meadow Rue | Fluffy deep lilac-pink flowers 100cm | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Thymus | polytrichus subsp. brittanicus | Creeping Wild Thyme | Hardy evergreen, native, pink flowers, culinary uses low growing 3cm. 5-9 | 9cm | 2.50 | |
| Pic | Verbena | bonariensis | Vervain | Wiry stems topped with tufts of purple flowers | 9cm | 2.50 |
| tall, 1.5m 7-9 | 2 lt. | 6.50 | ||||
| Pic | Zantedeschia | aethiopica | Arum Lily | White funnel shaped flower spaethes, 90cm 5-8 | 9cm | 3.50 |
| 3 lt | 8.00 | |||||
| Perennial Collections | Perennials to suit particular sites with special offers on plants in 9cm pots | |||||
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| Do ask for any Perennials that are not listed. There may be one or two in stock or we can try to find them for you. | ||||||