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Abeliophyllum distichum - white forsythia. Pale pink
scented flowers fading to white in January and February. Pretty all-year-round deciduous shrub, reaching 5ft (1.5m).
Light trim after flowering if needed. £5.50 in 1.4-litre pot.
ACHILLEA - BORDER FORMS OF YARROW, FOR STUNNING
COLOUR & DROUGHT TOLERANCE THROUGH SUMMER
All in 1-litre pots £4.50 each:
Achillea 'Apfelbluete'.
Good pink, pales with age
Achillea 'Forncett Fletton'. Brick red
Achillea 'Inca Gold' Excellent
taller form, warm gold
Achillea 'Lachsschoenheit'. Salmon pink
Achillea ' Mondpagoda'. Cream. Strong
stems. Glows at dusk.
Achillea 'Summerwine' AGM. Deep burgundy
Achillea sibirica var. camschatica
' Love Parade'. Something a little different - warm pink, repeat flowers through summer.
ACONITUM - MONKSHOOD.
A poisonous but beautiful group of plants
Aconitum charmichaelii 'Arendsii' AGM Intense blue 1.2-1.4m/4-5ft spires
in September and October.
2-litre pots £6.00 each/ 1.4-litre £5.00
Aconitum carmichaelii Wilsonii Group.
Tall stately spires of azure blue May to August. 1.2m/4ft.
1-litre pot £4.50
Agastache 'Tangerine
Dreams' AGM. Warm orange. Stems to 30cm/12". Sun and perfect drainage. £3.50 9cm pot
Agastache rugosa
f. albiflora 'Liquorice White' £5.50 2-litre pot
Agastache rugosa 'Liquorice Blue' £5.50
2-litre pot.
Allium senescens var glaucum - 9cm pot £3.50
Whirlygig grey foliage with lilac pink domes
of flowers on 9"/20cm stems July to September.
JAPANESE ANEMONE. Must-haves for autumn colour and happy
in shade. £4.00 - 1-litre pots
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina' AGM
Anemone hupehensis
var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich' AGM
Anemone x hybrida 'Robustissima'
Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'.
Semi double, creamy white flowers on 90cm/3ft stems.
AQUILEGIA - Columbine or Granny's Bonnet. Always
welcome in the late spring border.
Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'. Lovely little shorter form with purply-maroon
petals and soft yellow centre. 25-30cm/10-12". £3.50 - 9cm pot.
Aquilegia 'Dove' (Songbird Series)
AGM. Pure white columbine on 45cm/15" stems. Sun or light shade. £3.50 - 9cm pot.
Aquilegia 'Goldfinch'
(Songbird Series) AGM. Large warm-yellow form with spurs. 30cm/12". £3.50 - 9cm pot.
Aquilegia vulgaris var
stellata 'Woodside Blue'. Golden variegated foliage. £3.00 - 9cm pot.
Aquilegia 'White Star'
(Star Series). £3.50 - 9cm pot.
Aquilegia 'Yellow Queen'. £4.00 - l-litre pot.
Asperula
aristata subsp. scabra. Gypsophila-like white starry flowers, for sunny and dry site. 30cm/12in so ideal for border edge.
£4.00 for 9cm pot.
ASTER - MICHAELMAS DAISY for autumn colour. Great with grasses. £4.00 for 1-litre
pot
Aster amellus 'Rosa Erfüllung' (mid pink)
Aster x frikartii 'Mönch' AGM (lavender
blue)
Aster ericoides 'Cinderella' (pale pink)
Aster x herveyi - one of the very best and earliest to flower
(July) with a non-stop show of clear blue daisies even in dry shade. Chosen as a favourite perennial by Piet Oudolf
in BBC Gardens Illustrated magazine.
Aster novi-belgii 'Dandy' - more compact Michaelmas daisy of purple-red,
best in part shade.
Baptisia alba £5.00 1.4-litre pot. For well-drained site in good light.
Bee and butterfly attractant. Chopping to ground level after first flowering encourages second and even third flush
of fresh foliage and flowers through to autumn. 1.2m/4ft.
Baptisia australis AGM False indigo. £5.00 1.4-litre
pot. Deep blue form for sunny well-drained site. Repeat flowers if cut back hard after first flush.
BERGENIA - ELEPHANT EARS
Bergenia 'Bressingham White' AGM £4.00 1-litre, £5.50 2-litre pot.
Brightener for shade. Less bulky foliage than some of the coarser elephant's ears.
Bergenia 'Rotblum'
Good winter evergreen foliage colour and deep pink flower spikes later winter. £4.00 1-litre pot.
CAMPANULAS - see full list of alpine and herbaceous campanulas on CAMPANULA page
Carex buchananii
AGM Warm orange-bronze grass, with colour in all seasons. £4.00 1-litre pot.
Cephalaria gigantea.
Huge pincushion plant with pale yellow flower heads in mid and high summer. Cut back hard after first flowering for
fresh foliage and blooms. Insects and butterflies love this plant. IF you have the space do grow it. Self-seeder.
2m/6ft £4.00 1-litre pot.
Cichorium intybus f album. Really pretty perennial for dry spot in sun.
White-flowered form of chicory. 1.2m/4ft. £4.50 1-litre pot.
DICENTRA
Happy in light shade, these
forms have shortish stems hanging with delicate 'lockets'
Dicentra 'Bountiful'. Compact form to 25cm/10".
Deep pink. Tolerates shade. £4.00 - 9cm pot.
Dicentra 'Spring Morning'. Pale pink flowers for
many weeks. £4.00 - 9cm pot
Dicentra 'Stuart Boothman' AGM. Dark pink with silvery-grey cut foliage. 30cm/12".
£4.00 - 9cm pot.
DIGITALIS - FOXGLOVE
Digitalis ferruginea AGM. Narrow bronze flower spikes. 1.2m/4ft.
£3.50 9cm pot.
Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate' Tall narrow spires of small, tightly-packed red-brown
foxglove flowers with purple veining. Sun or light shade. 1.2m/4ft. £4.00 for 1-litre pot.
Digitalis
x mertonensis. Generally perennial foxglove the colour of raspberry smoothie. Seeds well. Prefers part shade. 60cm/2ft.
£4.00 1-litre pot.
ECHINACEA - Cone Flower
EPIMEDIUM - Fascinating spring-flowering perennials
for light shade
Epimedium x warleyense Intricate orange flowers over evergreen mottled green foliage. £4.00
for 1-litre pot.
Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum' AGM. Pure white form. £4.00 for 1-litre pot
Epimedium
x youngianum 'Roseum'. Deep pink flowers in late spring. Brightens dry shade. £4.00 for 1-litre
pot.
ERYNGIUM - SEA HOLLY
Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit' - Really neat habit, perfect for pots.
Electric blue miniature flowers on compact mound of strong blue foliage. 30cm/12". 1-litre pot £4.50.
Eryngium planum 'Seven Seas' - A must for hot and dry spot. 1.2m/4ft mass of vivid blue stems, bracts and
flowers. Beeand butterfly magnet. 2-litre pot £5.50.
GEUM - AVENS
Geum 'Borisii'
- tangerine/orange single flowers from May to September. Sun or part shade. Compact stems to 30cm/12"/ £4.50 for
1-litre pot.
Geum coccineum 'Cooky' - good warm orange single flowers on 20cm/9"stems
Geum 'Karlskaer'
- everso pretty warm apricot single flowers on 20cm/9" stems
Geum 'Mrs W. Moore' - cream with pink tinge.
30cm/12". Extra special.. £4.00 in 9cm pot
Geum 'Prinses Juliana' - semi-double clear orange flowers,
hearty plant and long-flowering. 60cm/2ft.
Geum triflorum - pinky flowers on 30cm/12" stems and pretty little fluffy
seed heads. Good drainage essential. £3.50 - 9cm pot.
HELLEBORE - LENTEN ROSE
Helleborus x hybridus
'Queen of the Night'. 2-litre pot £6.00
Helleborus x hybridus - double. 2-litre pot £6.00
Helleborus
x hybridus - pink-flowered. 2-litre pot £6.00
Helleborus niger AGM. Christmas Rose. Pure white with yellow
stamens, flowering January to March. £4.50 for 1-litre pot.
HEUCHERA - CORAL BELLS
Heuchera 'Marmalade'
PBR - orange/red/copper on frilly foliage. 2-litre £6.50
Heuchera Sparkling Burgundy - does exactly what
it says in the name. Cracker of a plant. 2-litre £6.50.
Heuchera Sugar Frosting (= 'Pwheu0104') PBR Plum
foliage overlaid with silver - wonderful combination which brightens a lightly shaded spot.
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