All of the perennials we offer in one A-Z list. Please feel free to use the Refine options on the left or the Search box at the top right to help you find specific plants. The Plant Selector may also be of help.
A compact species with more entire greyish leaves and spikes of creamy flowers nestled amongst reddish-purple bracts. Well drained soil in full sun. 60cm.
(Collected as A. balcanicus MESE 561) A neat, deciduous, plant with jagged green foliage and stocky spikes of soft pink flowers from green bracts. Drained soil in full sun. 30-60cm.
Originating in Beth Chatto's Essex garden this superb form of the species produces spectacular, well, long spikes of pinkish flowers to between 1.2 and 1.5m. Sun, drained soil.
A pure white flowered form of this reliable garden perennial. Big clumps of deep green jagged foliage and spikes of flowers to 90cm. Average soil in sun is best.
A valuable, evergreen, yellow variegated version. Lovely for its bright winter effect. Grass-like arching foliage to 30cm in average to good soil in shade or part sun.
Beautiful creamy variegated arching foliage on this evergreen perennial for good to wet soil in at least some shade. Really tough but best out of cold winds. 25cm.
Clumps of cut light green foliage and spikes of creamy white flowers in summer followed by black berries in autumn. Deciduous woodland plant preferring at least some shade and decent soil. 60cm.
A delightful dwarf form with grassy foliage and dense rounded heads of rich blue flowers in summer. Drained soil in sun. Deciduous and hardy here. 60cm.
Striking spires of clean pink flowers rise above lightly bronzed foliage in spring. Very floriferous and a good doer making a low evergreen carpet. 15-20cm.
Collected Sentinel Peak in the Drakensburg Mtns. Deciduous foliage and strong stems of green stiped white flowers in summer to 50cm. Hardy to -10C when kept dry here.
AGM A fine and elegant species elevated with glowing pure white flowers in globe like heads over fine grey foliage. Delicate looking. Drained soil, to 60cm.
Neat clumps of fine foliage and slender stems topped with open heads of drooping pinkish purple flowers in summer. Delightful. 40cm. Drained soil in full sun.
A delightful low growing species producing glowing purple flowers in pendent clusters in spring and early summer. Makes neat clumps of grassy leaves, the flowers slightly taller to 20cm. Drained soil in full sun.
A compact from of chives with sparkling white flowers to 15cm. A very pretty front of border or rockery plant that attracts lots of pollinators. Drained soil in sun.
An unnamed small species from Cally Gardens that looks very much like A schoenoprasum - Chives! Maybe a wild collection? Purple flowers in spring to 20cm.
Open heads of bright sparkling white flowers in spring on this lovely species from the Mediterranean. Drained soil in full sun, not for cold sites. 35cm.
Glowing golden yellow foliage on this pretty form of Wild Garlic or Ramsons. Heads of white flowers in spring. Self seeds true to type and is smaller than the green form. 20cm.
Lovely tall, branched stems bear masses of light pink flowers from summer into autumn. Airy and elegant but tougher and easier than A. cannabina. 2.4m, sun or light shade and ordinary soil.
Clouds of very pretty light pink flowers on strong upright stems to 2.4m in all summer. Fingered leaves and unlike most of it's hollyhock relatives, no rust. Easy and perennial, for ordinary soil in sun.
Tight clumps of upright stems topped with clusters of starry, porcelaine blue flowers in late spring and summer to 45cm. Broad, fresh green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Drained soil in sun.
Seedlings from the excellent Amsonia 'Ernst Pagels'. It has proved very fertile and produces strong seedlings. Hopefully tall, willowy plants topped with large light blue flowers and good autumn colour.
Delightful multi-petalled, open, single flowers start white and flush rose-pink over clumps of dark green foliage. March to April. Decent soil in the shade of deciduous trees! 15cm.
A desirable form with semi-double brilliant white flowers that develop a rich royal blue eye as they age. Sells on sight! Decent soil in part or light shade. 15cm.
Rather variable semi-double white flowers surrounded by a ruff of green and white bracts. Every flower different and changes year to year. 20cm. Shade.
Delightful white flowers flushed with light pink that darkens as the flowers age. A cleaner and very pretty pink than some older forms. Good soil in light or part shade. 15cm.
Large flowers of near white flushed a pale purplish-blue. Like many the flowers darken slightly as they age. An excellent form of Wood Anemone for average to good soil in shade. 20cm.
An excellent (nearly) double from Austria with lots of golden yellow sepals within an outer row of green streaked ones on top of a ruff of yellow streaked green bracts in early spring. Sun or part shade. 15cm.
Chocolate brown tinted new leaves turn to green with the double yellow flowers nestled in a ruff of green bracts in early to mid spring. Good woodland soil in light shade, under deciduous trees is ideal. 15cm.
The unusual, slower growing, multi-petalled form. It would be over enthusiastic to call it double but it does have lots of extra petals giving a much more full look. Otherwise just like the species.
A lovely easy selection from Sarastro, this hybrid wood anemone produces a good display of pale yellow flowers in early spring. Decent soil ideally under deciduous woody plants. 15cm.
A recent selection of this natural hybrid with larger flowers of a gentle creamy yellow in March and April. Dark foliage. Good, leafy soil in part or light shade. 15cm.
A small species from high altitude in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the USA. Grey ferny foliage (often slightly variegated) and delicate red and pale yellow flowers to 30cm.
Rarely cultivated species with elegant dusky purple flowers on an open plant to 50cm. Reminiscent of Aquilegia ecalcarata but larger and easier! Good soil in part shade.
Amazing white spathes with pink candy stripes inside appear slightly before the leaves in late spring. Big rounded trifoliate leaves make an attractive feature later. Good soil that never sits wet in shade. Flowers to 30cm, leaves to 75cm.
Cute little flowers, butter yellow on top fading into creamy with greenish markings below. Attractive foliage and spikes of red berries later. 40cm. Hardy.
Unusual small species with pale green leaves veined in silver on low spreading plants. The flowers are frankly bizarre, white-green with brown and pale yellow "faces". Light shade, shelter.
AGM A stunning winter-green type with large mid green leaves with a heavy pewter marbling over most of the leaf, just a narrow band of plain green round the edges. Typical pale flowers in late winter. 40cm. Average soil in part shade.
Spreading clumps of wand-like stems with incised dark green leaves topped with generous heads of very pale lavender blue flowers in summer. Average soil in sun. 45cm.
AGM An excellent and very floriferous form which produces masses of rich blue flowers with a hint of purple in late summer and autumn. Drained soil in sun, 45cm.
Smoky green leaves with bright silver spots and deep red undersides on this new American selection. Sprays of light pink flowers in autumn. Hardy. 45cm.
A stunning new introduction with attractive green leaves on red stems and large heads of rich pink flowers from July to the frosts. HARDY! Wild collected, Japan, 1997 by Dan Hinkley. 60cm.
Hardy begonia from Japan with deep green leaves with brilliant red undersides and pink flowers from midsummer into autumn. Deciduous. Drained soil in some shade is best. 50cm.
Pretty leaves with strongly red flushed undersides and veins on this hardy begonia. Pink flowers in autumn to 60cm. Good soil, drained but not dry in shade.
The beautiful white flowered form of this hardy Begonia. Light green leaves with red veined and flushed backs. Flowers in late summer and autumn to 60cm.
A new introduction with white flowers and attractive mossy green leaves with distinct red veins underneath. More compact than more common types to 40cm. Shade, hardy with a mulch.
Borderline hardy species with glowing orange flowers on low arching plants. Often used in baskets and containers but worth trying in a sheltered garden. 30cm.
A selection from this tuberous species with soft orange flowers from midsummer to the first frosts. Possibly hardy in drained soil with a good mulch. 30cm.
A very pretty and useful small species for the front of the border. Compact evergreen foliage with autumn colour and plenty of bright pink spring flowers to 25cm.
AGM Neat clumps of glossy green foliage and short spikes of bright reddish-purple flowers in summer. Compact plants for the front of the border. Average soil in sun. 25cm.
AGM An introduction from Belgian Collection Holder Chris Ghyselen. Compact plants with dense spikes of rich red flowers from midsummer till the frosts. 60cm.
One of the best, older forms with masses of good sized spikes of ruby red flowers from midsummer til late autumn. Clumps to 1.2m. Ordinary to good soil in sun or light shade.
Stunning, rich purple flowers in small clusters on stems to 15cm. Glossy leaves, divided into three are sparingly produced. Slowly forms a loose patch in good, drained soil in shade.
BSWJ2408 A superior collection with striking spikes of rich red bracts protecting the buds of attractive yellow flowers in late summer and autumn. Good soil in part shade. 80cm.
Clumps of jagged leaves with silvery grey undersides produce deep, bright, pink cornflowers from bronze buds to 75cm. Summer-Autumn. Drained soil in sun or part shade.
A big creamy yellow scabious that's more compact! Strong wiry upright, branching stems from rosettes of hairy leaves bear lovely pale yellow flowers to 1.8m. Insect heaven. Average soil in sun.
Masses of scented creamy flowers, with two layers of "petals" in autumn. May be a wild collection. An elegant upright plant ideal for mixing with other plants. 80cm.
Compact domes of ludicrous orange-red pompoms in autumn. Looks like a bedding plant but is actually a good hardy border plant. Drained soil in sun, 40cm.
Rosettes of broad, reddish-brown flushed green foliage and heads of green flushed white flowers, with pinkish stamens, surrounded by bracts in late winter.
Amazing large (thumble-size) creamy bells with rich maroon markings inside on a twining herbaceous perennial to 2.4m-3m. Easy and hardy - a good plant to confuse your friends!
Brilliant blue flowers, like a Tradescantia, on grassy foliage to 30cm. A rarely seen clump forming tuberous plant for a well drained, warm, sunny position. Hardy in most of the UK.
A striking white flowered form of this tuberous hardy perennial. A long succession of flowers from midsummer to the frosts, 50cm. Sun or light shade, shelter.
Rarely seen this species is much larger than the common C. majalis. Broad green leaves and slightly arching stems of white flowers are followed by showy orange berries. Average to good soil in shade. 30cm.
A tough, reliable hardy perennial with willowy stems to 1.2m or more, topped with scented golden daisies in summer. Good soil in sun. Quite different to the low growing types.
A new hybrid between C. elata and C. flexuosa with mid green leaves and brilliant electric blue flowers on red stems. Strongly sweet scented flowering in late spring and early summer. Good soil in shade. 30cm.
(C. elata x C. flexuosa) The first of these hybrids this is a good tough plant. More or less evergreen, fresh green foliage produces upright stems topped with big heads of bright blue, scented flowers in mid-late spring. 50cm. Good soil in shade.
A compact form with light green foliage and heads of electric blue flowers to 30cm in early spring, and later if it doesn't dry out. Shade, reasonable soil.
Big, sword-like pleated leaves on this wild collected form with tall, strong stems supporting branched heads of long-tubed orange flowers in late suimmer to 1.5m. Good, drained soil in full sun.
TENDER A bushy perennial producing masses of ruby red tubular flowers with light pinkish tips from late spring till the frosts. Best kept frost free overwinter. 30cm.
A beautiful and fairly hardy species with masses of soft lilac pink flowers with golden centres from midsummer into late autumn on wiry stems to 1.2m. Drained soil in full sun with a deep mulch or protect in winter.
Striking pink pea-like flowers on an upright plant - looks like a shrub but is herbaceous. Relatively large trifoliate leaves add to the "what's that?" impact. 1.2m.
Eye-catching flowers of white with salmon pink markings at the tips and in the centre. A good garden pink for a sunny spot at the front of a border. 40cm.
Heavily fringed, near white flowers with a central crimson ring that extends into a bar down the centre of each petal. A compact pink for rockery or front of border in full sun and drained soil. 20cm.
A delightful herbaceous Pink from the Amur river valley area. Upright stems topped with generous heads of violet flowers in summer. Drained soil in sun. Easy and very hardy. 30cm.
Clumps of blue-grey foliage send up tall, arching, wiry stems topped with clusters of magenta flowers in early summer. Excellent for mixing with ornamental grasses. Ordinary soil in sun. 80cm.
AGM Low mats of rich green leaves show the brilliant reddish pink flowers well. Ideal creeping edge to paths etc. Can also cascade over walls. Drained soil in sun. 15cm.
A beautiful and easy herbaceous perennial species with heads of fimbriate pinkish flowers to c. 45cm. Relatively short lived so allow to self-sow. Ordinary soil in sun.
Dense clumps of fine grassy leaves and arching stems to 60-90cm bearing clusters of pink flowers in summer. Drained but good soil in full sun. Variable?
A perennial foxglove with rosettes of fresh green evergreen foliage and spikes of pale yellow flowers with milk chocolate brown markings to 90cm. Ordinary soil in sun or light shade.
Creamy white flowers on strong stems to 1.8m over rosettes of softly bristly-hairy leaves. An attractive alternative for a larger border. Best in decent soil in sun.
A form with more narrow leaves giving a slightly more refined and "lighter" look in the garden. Clumps of evergreen foliage with white and green bells in early summer. 30cm. Best in good soil in shade.
Evergreen stems are spotted and speckled purple at the bases with greeny white flowers with brown markings in spring. 45cm. A very choice woodlander for a good leafy soil in shade.
Lush evergreen foliage on arching stems to 40cm. Off-white bell-like flowers hang from the stems and are followed by purple berries. Good soil in a sheltered shady spot.
New to cultivation this species has shiny, evergreen leaves, quite narrow and held on stems to 40cm. Lots of whitish flowers with green/brown speckles in late spring to early summer. Good soil in shade.
Collected by Chris Brickell in the 1970s and sold by Washfield. Evergreen Solomon's Seal relative with white flowers marked with brown in late spring. 35cm. Good soil in shade, even quite dark.
A more or less evergreen relative of Solomon's Seal. Broad light green leaves on curved stems to 40cm, with ivory flowers stained green in late spring and early summer. Ordinary soil in shade, even quite dark.
Patches of upright stems well clothed with fresh green leaves and greenish white flowers in late spring. A fresh looking plant for shade, ordinary soil. Deciduous. 45cm.
Primula relative with elegant rich rosy pink reflexed flowers produced successionaly in spring. Prefers moist but drained soil in shade. Neat clumps to 30cm.
A new hybrid from Spinners. The long spurred, spidery, flowers are an undescribable pale greenish buff-pink! Evergreen here so don't cut it back, the flowers and new foliage will appear just above the old in spring. Good leafy soil in shade. 30cm.
This is a stunner! Arching stems of dusky pink, starry flowers over long narrow leaves of pale green with purplish-brown markings. Elegant and unusual. 30cm. Good soil in shade. Epimedium acuminatum x Epimedium dolichostemon.
An excellent hybrid from Julian Sutton with long spurred two-tone pale pink and warm pink flowers. Well patterned long evergreen leaves. 40cm. Good soil in shade.
Found in Hunan, China in 1994 this lovely, rare species has short stems bearing sprays of largish (up to 3cm) flowers, this sepals white and the petals a rich purple-brown. Slowly creeping clumps to perhaps 15cm high. Good woodland soil in shade.
A seedling from the robust Eucomis bicolor with intermediate characters including some purple cast to the foliage. A good tough plant to 60cm. Drained soil in sun.
AGM Near white flowers soon flush pink then near purple on dark burgundy stems over clumps of striking leaves the same colour. Full sun, drained soil. 60cm.
A lovely form with strongly bronzed leaves and dark brown stems supporting big spikes of pinkish flowers with green tips! Drained, good soil in full sun. 75cm?
A giant South African bulb better known by the old name: Eucomis pole-evansii. Broad green leaves and purple spotted stems of greenish cream flowers in summer to 1.2m or more. Drained but good soil in sun. Fairly hardy.
Heads of relatively large white flowers over clumps of large pale green leaves. Summer to autumn flowering, to 60cm. Ordinary soil in sun or light shade.
Ground hugging groundcover with extra glossy dark green foliage and the occasional white flower. Much used in Beth Chatto's shady areas, and good it looks.
Lady's Bedstraw. Pretty golden yellow flowers on low growing wispy plants in summer. Front of border, larger rock gardens or grow in short grass. 30cm.
A really good bulbous plant for a sunny, well drained site. Funnels of broad greyish leaves and strong upright stems with spikes of large white bells in summer to 90cm.
Rare with green and white flowers with very pinched tops and flared "bells" in good heads to 75cm. Drained soil in sun, not too dry or wet! Syn Ornithogalum p.
A classy summer flowering bulb with spires of jade green bells on strong stems to 70cm. Drained but good soil in full sun. More likely to thrive in warm sheltered gardens.
From Geranium breeder Alan Bremner, this large flowered soft orange variety has a long flowering season from spring well into late summer. 20cm. Decent soil in part shade.
Pale yellow flowers from orangey buds on dark purple red stems and calyces. Low growing compact plants for a lightly shaded border with good soil. Flowers spring into early summer. 30cm.
A new introduction with pale peachy flowers on reddish brown stems over a spreading clump of fresh green leaves. A good spring border plant that will continue into early summer. 40cm.
Stunning two-tone ruby red hooded flowers on this natural looking Gladiolus. Makes an excellent garden plant and will increase well in drained soil in full sun. 90cm.
(Verbena corymbosa) Delightful light purple flowers in dense heads from mid summer to autumn to 45cm. Hardy and fully herbaceous in cold winters. Good soil in sun.
Clumps of upright stems clothed with glossy green pinnate leaves, producing rounded heads of purple-blue flowers in summer. Fuzzy, russet seedpods in autumn are attractive. 1.2m. Good soil in sun.
AGM Impressive tropical looking stems clad with braod leaves and topped with large spikes of glowing orange from in August-September to 1.5-1.8m. Good soil in part shade.
Showy narrow spikes of tangerine orange flowers to 1.5m on this very hardy ginger (with a mulch at least). Probably the best one to start with. Part/light shade.
A delightful bright silver foliage shrublet from Beth Chatto. Narrow leaves on upright stems topped with yellow flowers if you let it. Full sun and well drained soil. 60cm.
What a name! But what a plant! Starts flowering in spring and is often still going in late autumn. Small bright yellow flowers in grassy foliage to 40cm. Best in sun, average soil.
Unusual tangerine brown flowers with reddish markings in the throat on this form. The flowers modestly sized but plenty of them in midsummer. Ordinary soil in sun. 50cm.
Grown mostly for it's lush white variegated foliage this form will also produce double, burnt orange flowers sporadically in summer to 1.2m. Good soil in part shade is ideal.
Delicate looking grassy leafed Iris relative with clusters of light sugar pink flowers from early summer til autumn. Even flowering size bulbs are tiny. 30cm. Drained soil in full sun.
Wild collected species (second generation seedlings). Neat clumps of narrow light green leaves and plenty of violet blue flowers to 40cm in early to mid summer. Good soil.
A very rare double white form of our native English bluebell. Slowly clumping with the elegant spires of slender flowers to 25cm. Good soil in light/part shade.
A wild collected form from the Russian far east this is a useful front of the border perennial. Greyish foliage flushed red and heads of red flowers to 25cm. Drained soil in sun.
A lovely white flowered form of this hardy species with relatively large dangling flowers from midsummer. Good soil in shade. Best to apply a mulch of bark or similar when it goes dormant in late autumn. 60cm.
HARDY Striking silvery dusted foliage on this low growing shade lover. Delicate creamy yellow, goldfish-like, flowers in autumn are a little more showy than the species. Good soil. 30cm.
White flowers marked with crimson on this exotic looking bushy species from Africa. Sweetly scented at night. Prefers cool, moist summers, to 1.5-2m, mulch overwinter.
A exotic looking but largely hardy species from Africa, this collection producing white flowers with deep red markings and more tightly curled spurs than normal. Prefers cool, moist summers, to 1.5-2m, mulch overwinter.
AGM Glorious shining white flowers over clumps of grey foliage from midwinter throughout spring. Well drained soil in full sun. Even better in a porch or cold greenhouse. 15cm.
Clear, bright blue flowers with contrasting yellow stamens. The flowers reflexing in sun. Winter and spring flowers for a well drained sunny position. Compact to 12cm.
A new variety with beautiful pale pink flowers with a distinct deeper line down the centre of each petal. Flowers to 15cm, winter and spring. Drained soil in sun.
Bluish white spring flowers with darker purplish blue shading and stripe. Neat, tidy greyish green foliage emerges in autumn and looks good all winter. Hardy, 15cm.
A delightful old (1906) cultivar from Cayeaux in France. Elegant white flowers with a network of cornflower blue veins in late spring and early summer. Drained soil in full sun. 90cm.
A lovely little bearded type Iris for the rockery, sink or alpine house. Very low growing, to 10cm, pale lemon yellow flowers in early spring. Good drainage in full sun.
One of the blackest flowers without Photoshop! Delicate looking narrow velvety flowers in early summer on slender stems to 50cm. Good, moist soil in part shade.
Stunning terracotta flowers on this American Louisiana iris. Best in a warm site with good rich soil. Not the easiest to flower well in the UK but well worth trying! 60cm.
A rare Californian endemic from moist to wet ground in open positions. Upright clumps of green foliage and light blue, long, narrow petalled flowers with deeper veining to 90cm. Summer. Hardy.
Spuria. AGM A strong upright grower with sword-like leaves and sparkling white flowers with a golden yellow thumb-print to 1m+. Good soil in sun. Takes a while to settle.
Compact in all it's parts, grassy leaves and smaller flowers in scale with it's typical height of no more than 45cm. As with the species, good damp soil in sun or part shade.
A delightful species which makes clumps of greyish green foliage and produces rich, deep indigo-purple flowers in spring and early summer. Best in good to moist soil in sun. 70cm.
Strong glaucous foliage has purple staining when young providing a point of interest when many other Irises are only just waking up. Blue-purple flowers to 1m in early summer. Good soil in sun.
Wild collected by the late Michael Wickenden as a Nepeta species but we suspect something else. Tall, branched spires of tiny bright blue flowers, 1.4m.
A tall member of the thistle family with paddle shaped leaves with toothed margins and heads of pretty, purple flowers to 1.8m in summer. Average soil in sun.
A lovely meadow scabious from eastern Europe producing flowers in a range of shades from red through pink to mauve on wiry stems to 1m. Drained soil in sun.
Generally greenish buds open to yellow flowers that fade to creamy white. Seed grown so a little variable. 80cm. Drained soil in sun. NOT the species K citrina.
AGM Neat clumps bearing masses of glowing yellow-orange flower spikes in summer to 80cm. Dark stems add to the effect. Drained but good soil in full sun for best flowers.
AGM Splendid flaming spikes of bright coral-orange buds that don't fade as they open until they are going over giving a small cream section at the base of the head. Sun, drained soil. 1m.
A rarely seen but garden worthy umbel from open rockysites in central and southern Europe. Distinct widely divided leaves and domed heads of white flowers to 1m.
Clumps of upright stems with lobed slightly downy leaves produce slender spikes of pale pink flowers to 1.8m. The leaves become strongly flushed purple in summer/autumn. Good soil in sun/part shade.
Spikes of pure white flowers for weeks in summer. Unusual in opening from the tip of the spike down the stem. Robust plants flowering July to September. Drained soil in sun. 1m.
A giant form of Tiger Lily with the brilliant, burnt, orange flowers spotted with deep brown on robust stems to 2.4m. Ordinary soil in sun or light shade.
A new variety with masses of large lilac-purple spikes in autumn over clumps of rich green strappy leaves. Average to good soil in part shade or shade. Evergreen. 25cm.
Low carpets of broad, glossy, green foliage emerges in spring and shows off the short sprays of white starry flowers to 15cm. For ordinary soil in shade.
A delightful woodlander producing arching stems tipped with panicles of starry white flowers in spring to 35cm. Makes open patches, not dense clumps. Good soil.
Clumps of big, finely divided leaves to 1m and strong stems of creamy umbels followed by yellow-brown seeds in autumn. Hardy and very perennial. 1.5m. Ordinary soil in sun.
A superior perennial selection of this European native which makes clumps of small pinnate green leaves and wiry stems topped with multi-headed snow white umbels in summer to 45cm. Ordinary soil in sun.
A selected, hardier form, of the well known and popular perennial. Willowy stems bear masses of bright white flowers from pink buds to 1.2m. Drained soil in sun.
Low growing clumps. slowly spreading, of grass-like green leaves to 15cm. Light mauve flowers followed by blue berries if you are lucky! Often used as groundcover in Japanese style gardens. Good soil in shade.
Rarely seen green leafed form of the famous "black grass" with beautiful milky white flowers in mid to late summer. Good evergreen groundcover, even in quite dry shade.
A lovely bulbous type from the Cape of South Africa with greyish green, finely divided foliage on stems to 20cm topped with big pink flowers in summer. Drained soil in a sunny spot.
Clump forming tuberous species with four-leaf clover style leaves with a dark brown centre. Masses of brick pink flowers in spring and summer to 15cm. Well drained soil in full sun, or a container to take in for winter.
An unusual form with lush green leaves with fine brown marks (compared to a big blob!) and the usual brick pink-red flowers all summer. Mostly hardy given drained soil. 15cm.
A striking sport selected here from 'Iron Cross' with completely purple flushed foliage and the typical brick-pink flowers all summer. Well drained soil in full sun. 15cm.
Pretty white variegated evergreen groundcover to 25cm, ideal for shade, even drier places! Easy and very hardy but can loose some foliage in very cold exposed sites.
Clumps of strappy bright green leaves produce good heads of scented white flowers with distinctive yellow anthers on strong stems to 90cm in early summer. Drained soil in sun.
Spreading groundcover for light shade or shade. Foliage emerges green with a dark chevron and turns reddish later in summer. Pinkish white flowers from midsummer. 30cm. (previously sold as P.alata)
A long lived, clump forming species with narrow triangular leaves and strong, upright, branching stems bearing whorls of light purple flowers in summer followed by good seedheads. Drained soil in sun. 1.5m.
Stunning lilac pink flowers in large panicles on strong, upright stems to 1.5m or even more! Self-supporting. Smaller flowers than typical border phlox but the better for it! Good soil in sun.
Low ground cover for sun or part shade. Bright green narrow leaves on trailing stems and masses of pretty pink flowers in late spring and summer. 20cm.
Fox and Cubs. Spreading patches of hairy leaves and masses of orange flowers from red buds in summer to 40cm. Drained soil in sun. Very popular with many insects.
Striking bright green deeply three-lobed leaves appear in spring with similarly coloured exotic looking spathes to 30cm. Long drip-tips! Good soil in shade.
A reliable low growing hybrid with masses of light purple flowers in spring and early summer to 25cm. Ideal from of border plant for average soil in sun or light shade.
A very pretty Jacob's Ladder with branched stems of scented, sky blue flowers in late spring and summer to 45cm. Sterile so no seeding to worry about. Ordinary soil in sun.
A fine plant (if only we were sure of it's name!) that makes neat clumps with large clear blue flowers to 40cm in spring. Very showy. Good soil in sun or light shade.
A dwarf form of one of the common American solomon's seals. Slightly pleated green leaves and clusters of cream bells with jade green tips. Scented. Decent soil in shade. 40cm.
An excellent, vigorous and floriferous selection collected in Russia in 1996 by the late Michael Wickenden. Grey green leaves and large creamy flowers in April/May. 90cm. Good soil in shade.
An excellent low growing Solomon's Seal with crisp green foliage and bright cream and jade green flared flowers in spring. Top plant. 30cm. Good soil in shade. Collected in the Elburz by Furze and Synge.
Upright stems with whorls of narrow leaves to 90cm. The clusters of narrow flowers appear in the leaf axils higher up the stems in late spring. Good, woodsy, soil in shade. Less attractive to sawfly.
A distinctly taller form of this narrow leafed species making upright stems to as much as 2.1m in good soil in shade. Masses of tawny flowers from the higher leaf axils in early summer. Hardy.
An elegant form which emerges with purple shoots that slowly turn green as the white and green flowers appear below the arch of the stems in late spring. 75cm. Good soil in light or part shade.
Elegant arching stems with whorls of narrow leaves equipped with tendril-tips that allow the plant to scramble. Clusters of purple flushed flowers in late spring. 1.2m. Shade.
Beautiful clear pink flowers with a crimson centre over many weeks in summer on this herbaceous species. Ordinary soil in sun or part shade suits it well. 40cm.
A lovely cottage garden type plant that makes clumps of strawberry-like leaves and upright stems topped with white flowers in summer. Easy and hardy, will self-seed a little. Good with smaller grasses. 40cm.
Probably a Himalayan collection this has neat clumps of fresh green trifoliate leaves and clouds of rich ruby red flowers for weeks in summer to 40cm. Ordinary soil, sun.
Stunning garden worthy polyanthus in a range of deepest reds, some near black. The Cowichan types lack the typical large yellow eye. Decent soil in some shade. 25cm.
Pretty pink flowers on this P. elatior x P juliae hybrid. Showy flat faced flowers held in large heads up to 15cm in late winter and spring. Good soil in light shade.
AGM. A delightful little primrose hybrid with neat clumps of leaves and masses of light yellow flowers in spring on stems to 20cm. Good soil in light shade.
Low mats of blue-grey rosettes make a lovely feature for a rockery or front of border. White flowers when it can be bothered. 10cm. Full sun and well drained soil.
Seed grown plants from this wild collected form with light purple flowers over clumps of relatively narrow foliage to 20cm. Drained but moisture retentive soil in shade!
Stunning sky blue flowers from spring to autumn on this modern S. chamelaeagnea hybrid from New Zealand. Scented foliage is a bright, fresh green. 60cm in a sunny spot with good, drained soil. Probably not fully hardy.
A stunning, hardy, Salvia involucrata hybrid makes an upright bushy plant with spires of brilliant deep almost purplish pink flowers to 90cm. Drained soil in full sun.
A bushy upright subshrub. Evergreen in a sheltered site, with spikes of blue-purple and white flowers in summer to 60cm. New to us so not sure on hardiness but it survived -16 with minimal protection!
Syn. 'Hardy Form'. New to us but supposedly hardy form of this spectacular sage with upright spikes of big bright pink tubular flowers that will arch over as they mature. Reddish stems and veins. Well drained, warm sheltered position in sun. 1.5m.
Neat clumps from woody bases with branching spires of narow tubular flowers in a showy light blue. Summer to autumn, 40cm. Well drained soil in full sun. ?Hardiness.
AGM Neat clumps of white margined pinnate leaves produce upright, wiry, branched stems topped with short dense spikes of maroon flowers in summer. 30cm. Good soil, sun.
A great form of the species with silvery-grey foliage that is a good reason to grow without the chunky caterpillar-like flowers. Good soil in sun or light shade. 75cm.
A rare form with clumps of blue-grey pinnate leaves and dark stems holding deep reddish caterpillars almost concealed by white filaments. 1.2m. Good soil in sun.
Clumps of potato-like foliage and light brown bells in late winter and spring to 40cm. An unusual woodland plant from south-eastern Europe. Good soil in shade, will go dormant in later summer.
Pale yellow bell flowers in early spring on branched stems clad with potato-like leaves. Brilliant purple buds emerge from the ground in late winter. Good soil in shade. 40cm.
Clumps of upright stems dlad with shiny, fresh green leaves and producing spires of deep blue and white flowers in summer to 45cm. Drained soil in full sun.
A new yellow leaved form from Austria. Prostrate, with bright yellow flowers. Dry soil in sun. Foliage turns bright amber in winter. Not to be confused with S. ‘Gold Mound’ which looks the same but is not hardy.
Pretty white margined leaves with pink tints to the white, especially in cool weather. Clusters of pink flowers in summer to 10cm. Well drained soil in full sun.
Rare but easy giant mallow relative with tropical looking leaves and spires of small white flowers in summer and autumn to 2.4m. Hardy herbaceous for sun and ordinary soil.
Maltese Cross. Brilliant, eye-searing, orange red flowers in domed heads in summer. An excellent addition to "hot" borders but keep it away from pastel pink flowers! Sun, 1m.
A rarely seen form of Maltese Cross with dusky pink flowers - a bit more subtle than the normal screaming orange form! Clumps and upright stems to 75cm.
syn. Silphium trifoliatum. An elegant prairie plant from north America with pretty yellow daisies on the top of stems with narrow leaves in whorls of 3. Not sure of height yet but probably at least 1.8m! Good soil in sun.
Very different to most species with many clear yellow flowers in hefty clusters on top of branched stems to 40-50cm through summer. Quite leafy. Average soil in sun and shelter.
Eye-catching blue-purple tubular flowers in late summer and autumn on neat bushy plants covered with broad hairy leaves. Drained soil in a sunny position. 45cm.
Devil's-bit scabious. A delightful soft but rich blue flowered native scabious with the bobbles of flower dancing above the foliage on wiry stems. Ordinary soil in sun or part shade. 60cm.
A scabious relative producing clouds of silvery white button-like flowers with a hint of pink all summer to 90cm. Hard to describe adequately! Ordinary soil in some sun.
A favourite hybrid Aster with palest pink flowers on dense bushy plants in autumn. Pale yellow centres turn to pinkish red. Mildew resistant. Best in good soil in full sun. 75cm.
An easy, reliable and tough hybrid (A. novae-angliae x A. ericoides) with arching stems carrying large sprays of thousands of small pink flowers in late summer and autumn. Best cascading down a slope or over a wall. 50cm. Sun.
AGM. Clumps of upright, branching stems with masses of lavender flowers in autumn. Dark stems and foliage contrast well. 1m Average soil in sun or part shade.
A striking recent introduction from Sarastro with a mass of lavender blue flowers on dark stems and leaves in October onwards. Arching, cascading habit. 90cm.
Taller and upright this lovely lavender blue flowered autumn daisy glows as the nights draw in. Rich green foliage provides a good contrast. Good soil. 1.4m.
New to cultivation in the UK as far as I can tell this autumn flowering species is a showy surprise. Bright, light lavender flowers for many weeks to 75cm.
An outstanding recent introduction with purple flushed deep green leaves and heads of light pink flowers in autumn to 1.5m. Reasonably self-supporting!
A brilliant recent introduction from France with dark stems and clouds of good, pink flowers in autumn. Similar to 'Little Carlow' in habit and flower. Good soil in sun. 1m.
A striking white flowered form of 'Climax', the flowers contrasting well with the dark green foliage. Best in good soil in full sun. Usually to 1.2m but potentially to 1.8m.
Striking reddish pink flowers of a very good size on this selection from Great Dixter. Strong upright habit to 1.5m or perhaps a little more. Mildew resistant. Sun, good soil.
An old favourite of ours with mildew resistant foliage and masses heads of clear pink flowers from August to October. Can be "Chelsea-chopped". Best in good soil in full sun. 1.4m.
Grown from wild collected seed in an area for development. Beautiful light purple flowers with orange-yellow centres to 1.5m. Mildew resistant. Good soil in sun.
Pretty silvery blue flowers of a decent size on strong stems to 1.5m. A good, earlier flowering species, August into late autumn, well worth trying in good soil in sun.
A rare hybrid "Aster" producing clumps of upright stems with heads of bright, light, blue flowers in late autumn to 1.2m. Rarely seen and well worth growing! Average soil in sun.
A choice, neat, clump forming species with attractive cordate foliage and clusters of pale yellow bells in spring. Reasonable soil in part shade seems to suit it best. 20cm. Slow to increase.
A clump forming species making a low maound of pale green foliage and branched stems of pale yellow bells in spring, and summer if in good soil. Light shade. 45cm.
A lovely deep purple form with matching rich green leaves. Main flowering in spring and early summer, cut back for an autumn flush too. Clumps to 60cm, sun or light shade.
Delightful clumps of creamy yellow splashed and spotted mid-green leaves and spires of apple green flowers in spring. Evergreen for shady places, even quite dry. 30cm.
Clumps of fresh green foliage with silvery marbling and bronze-purple tones in winter. Spikes of apple-green flowers in spring to 50cm. Evergreen. Ordinary soil in shade.
Fluffy heads of lilac-purple flowers in late spring/early summer to 1.2m. A great cottage garden perennial that suits modern natural style gardens too. Good soil in light shade.
A lovely fluffy white flowered form of this classic cottage garden perennial. Clumps of Aquilegia-like foliage emerge in late winter and the flowers from mid-spring to 90cm. Good soil in light shade.
Delicate looking but tough little species with blue-grey, finely divided foliage and clusters of brown and pale yellow flowers to 30cm. Drained soil in sun.
Clumps of upright stems topped with attractive frothy heads of creamy yellow flowers in summer to 1.5m. Unusual olive green finely divided leaves. Good soil in sun.
A rare species from SW Europe, similar to T lucidum but with a more compact habit and finely divided olive green foliage. Creamy yellow flowers to 1.2m. Good soil in sun.
A more compact Meadow Rue with finely divided fresh green foliage and panicles of creamy yellowish flowers to 1m in summer. Best in good soil in part shade.
Unusual in growing upright from a dense clump, none of this running and rooting nonsense! Largish heads of reddish purple flowers to 40cm. Ordinary soil in sun.
A pretty smaller species that seems better suited to East Anglia than some of the bigger ones. Patterned leaves and delicate apple-green flowers to 20cm. Good soil in shade.
A fantastic Crocosmia relative with sprays of pleated sword-like leaves and masses of arching stems with lots of soft pink flowers from summer into autumn. Drained soil in full sun. 90cm.
AGM A compact hybrid with grassy foliage and masses of light lilac pink flowers with darker centres all summer. Maybe hardy in well drained soil in full sun or grow in a pot and take in overwinter. 40cm.
Beautiful rich lilac pink flowers with a warm greenish corona. Sweetly scented particularly in the evening. Mostly hardy given full sun and good drainage. 30cm.
A very good form of this hybrid (divisions) with neat clumps of grassy leaves and masses of light pink flowers to 30cm. Fairly hardy in a sheltered sunny spot with good drainage.
AGM Pretty silvery white variegated form of this tough bulbous southern African plant. Heads of cheerful lilac-purple flowers all summer and autumn. 60cm.
Clumps of upright stems produce clear yellow flowers with twisted petals in mid-late spring. This form appears brighter than normal. 60cm. Good soil in shade.
Upright spires of blue flowers to 1.2m from midsummer into autumn on this delightful selection of the north American native. Average to good soil in sun. This form close to the usual wild type.
Elegant spires of clear pink flowers are held candelabra like above purpls tinted foliage on strong upright stems to 90cm. Clump forming perennial for average soil in sun.
A brilliant dark purple leaved form of the hardy British native Vervain. Low scrambling clumps ideal for spilling through other plants and over the edges of containers or raised beds. Sun, drained soil. 50cm.
An attractive North American prairie species making upright plants with hairy leaves and spires of light purple flowers in summer to 60cm. Can be short lived but is very hardy.
A delightful low growing form with masses of spires of cheerful pink flowers from late spring well through summer. Average soil in sun or part shade. 30cm.
A beautiful form with tall elegant but strong stems topped with narrow spikes of lavender flowers from midsummer. The seedheads are also attractive and should be left standing throughout winter. 1.5m. Good soil in sun.
Slender spires of light purple flowers in late summer followed by rich brown seedheads all winter. Upright and strong stemmed to 1.5m. Decent soil in sun.
Very pale blue flowers all winter and well into spring on this Mediterranean species. Excellent groundcover under shrubs or hedges, less spreading than Vinca major. 40cm.
This form of this little known species has white flowers with a rich plum-pink colour to most of the petals. More or less clump forming, evergreen and ideal for dry shade!
The best Vinca for winter flower for us. Controllable groundcover and upright stems to 1m with very large light blue flowers from December to May or even all year! Sun/Shade.
Invasive ground cover with deep green foliage and lots of amazing, propellor like star shaped deep royal blue flowers from winter to summer. 60cm. Most soils and positions!
Very rarely seen slow growing form with completely golden yellow new foliage fading to light green and single rich blue flowers in late winter and spring. 15cm.
A recent introduction with striking yellow variegated foliage and royal blue flowers from January onwards. Low groundcover or good in a container. 20cm.
A recent selection with small leaves and lots of big windmill-like royal blue flowers in spring. Low evergeen groundcover to 15cm. Ordinary soil in sun or shade.
A scandent (twining/climbing/scrambling) species with attractive dark green triangular leaves and clusters of dark blackish brown star-shaped flowers in summer. Sun. 1.2m?
Clumps of upright stems with veined deep green leaves and clusters of rusty-brown to black flowers with yellowish throats in summer. Showy silky seeds later. Sun, ordinary soil. 60cm.
From the steppes of Europe and Asia this is the easiest of the shrubby violas. Deciduous, with pale green foliage, delicate blue flowers are produced in early summer. 50cm. Sun.
A striking little violet with white flowers boldly centred a rich purple. Summer flowering. Low spreading habit with distinct rounded leaves. Shelter, 15cm. Sun or light shade.
Jewel-like deep purplish pink flowers on this clump forming perennial violet. Fresh green heart shaped leaves show off the early spring flowers to 15cm. Good soil in shade.
Neat clumps of narrow, evergreen, leaves will produce stout stems of fluffy palest lilac scented flowers in late winter or early spring to 15cm. Good soil in shade. Very slow.
