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Allium carinatum ssp pulch.f.album
Loose umbels of dangling white bell-like flowers top numerous
slender stems in late summer.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 45cms
Allium cyathophorum var farreri
A small hardy Allium for a scree or rockery. It forms a tight but
spreading clump of grassy leaves about 8" high, with nodding
clusters of deep purple flowers in summer.
Full sun in well-drained soil 20cms
Allium insubricum
AGM Bright rose pink flowers hang in drooping clusters during
summer. A non-invasive alpine species.
Full sun and gritty, well-drained soil. 15cms
Amsonia hubrichtii
Clusters of numerous star-shaped, powder-blue flowers in spring.
Feathery foliage which has excellent golden yellow autumn
colour.
Sun or part shade, in average soil. 60cms.
Anemathele lessoniana (Stipa arundinacea) Pheasant Tail
Grass
AGM An evergreen grass with tall, arching, olive-green foliage with
rust-coloured streaks.The whole plant is tinged with red and
orange in late Summer and throughout Winter. The wispy,
pendent flower-panicles are tinged with purple. A wonderful
sight.Tolerates heavy soil and partial shade.
Sun or part shade in moist soil. 1m.
Anemone narcissiflora
Large, golden-eyed, ivory-white flowers in abundance in spring.
Part shade. 45cms
Anemone sylvestris
('Snowdrop Anemone') Upward-facing pure white bowl-shaped
flowers in early summer. Forms a low, spreading plant, often
retaining its leaves over the winter
Moist, well-drained soil in partial shade 40cms
Asperula taurina
A good ground cover with attractive, willow-like leaves, and pretty,
loose sprays of small pale blue powder-puff flowers for many
weeks in early summer.
Part shade and moist, well-drained soil 50cms.
Aster Little Carlow
AGM One of the prettiest autumn-flowering asters. Dark wiry
stems carry sprays of bluish-mauve flowers in such great
profusion that the whole bush is just one glowing mass of intense
colour.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 90cms
Aster x herveyi (A. macrophyllus Twilight)
An easy and vigorous plant with masses of large violet flowers in
late summer and autumn, and large leaves.
Average soil in part shade. 70cms
Athamanta turbith
A perennial umbillifer with extremely divided fine foliage and
topped by white umbels held on branching stems.Fairly slow to
spread
A hot and dry position in full sun. 30cms
Bergenia Bressingham White
Large deep-green, evergreen leaves and pure-white flowers in
spring.
Well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade. 45cms
Bergenia Eroica
Rich-pink flowers, and dark-green foliage flushed with red. Rich
autumn colour.
Well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade. 25cms.30cms.
Bergenia Evening Glow
Racemes of deep magenta-pink flowers in late spring, and
handsome rounded foliage, wine-red on the reverse, which
colours well in autumn.
Well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade. 25cms .
Boykinia occidentalis
A lovely plant for moist woodland conditions, with fresh green
foliage and clusters of small white starry flowers in Summer.
Semi-evergreen.
Moist,humus-rich soil in part shade. 30cms.
Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerstner
An erect grass with graceful tall, arching foliage and soft, pinkishbronze flowerheads that fade to buff and remain during winter.
Sun or partial shade in moist, humus-rich soil. 180cms.
Calamagrostis acutiflora Overdam
A tall perennial grass. The leaves have margins and stripes of
pale primrose, which become paler and flushed pink as they age.
The long-lasting, graceful flowerheads are flushed purple, fading
to a pinkish-grey.
Moist, well-drained,humus-rich soil in full or part shade.120cms.
Campanula persicifolia Blue Cup in Cup
A lovely, compact campanula with very large, blue cup-in-cup
flowers from May onwards.
Sun or part shade in a well-drained soil. 60cms
Campanula persicifolia var. alba
From late spring to early summer, tall stems of pure white, open
bell-shaped flowers appear continuously. An excellent companion
for old roses, the foliage forms a creeping mat of ground cover.
Well-drained soil in sun or light shade. 90cms
Carex comans Frosted Curls
A very pretty evergreen grass forming dense, compact mounds of
arching, narrow pale silvery-green leaves which curl at the tips.
Average soil in sun or part shade. 30cm
Carex dipsacea Dark Horse
A grass with olive-green foliage, tinted bronze and red in cold
weather, and black flowers.
Requires good soil and full sun. 45cms.
Carex flagellifera Auburn Cascade
An evergreen grass with warm-bronze slender arching foliage.
Any reasonable soil in sun or partial shade. 35cms.
Carex morrowii Pinkie
Spring foliage emerges in shades of pink and bronze, darkening
later.
Carex muskinguensis Oehme
A grass with narrow, yellow vertical stripes along its blades.
Any reasonable soil. 75cms.
Carex testacea
Tussocks of olive-green arching leaves, which are turned bronze
by sunlight, the olive tones just showing at the centre of the
plant. Evergreen.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 60cms.
Cephalaria gigantea
A tall-growing perennial which in Summer has branching stems
bearing scabious-like 5cm. flowers which are a soft, pale yellow.A
lovely back of the border plant.
Sun or part shade, and moist, well-drained soil. About 2m.
Chaerophyllum hirsutum Roseum
Very pretty and aromatic fern-like foliage, which is mid-green with
touches of purple, and from May to July bears umbels of flowers
in a soft mid pink.
Sun or part shade and moist soil. 60cms.
Chrysanthemum Mrs. Jessie Cooper
Hardy and with good foliage, this excellent, unusual
chrysanthemum bears large, luminous, yet not garish, light
magenta single flowers in late Summer. Great with Sedum
spectabile hybrids, and a good cut flower.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 80cms.
Cirsium rivulare atropurpureum
A very desirable, thistle-like plant with deep, rich crimson flowers
throughout summer.
Sun and moist, not waterlogged, soil . 100cms.
Coreopsis verticillata Zagreb
AGM A bushy plant covered in single, yellow flowers throughout
summer.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 30cms
Crocosmia Lucifer
AGM Brilliant glowing red flowers arching above the tall
handsome green sword-like foliage a little earlier than most.
Sun or part shade, in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil
120cms.
Deschampsia cespitosa Bronzschleier
A tussock-forming evergreen grass whose flowers make a
graceful delicate veil of pale gold which glistens in the sun.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 120cms.
Deschampsia cespitosa Northern Lights
A very pretty grass with cream and green variegated leafblades
which are tinged with pink.
Partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. 30Cms
Dianthus deltoides
(Maiden Pink)AGM H4 Mat-forming,narrow dark green foliage
and numerous 2cm. single flowers in shades of white, pink or
red.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 20cms.
Dianthus Night Star
AGM Wine-red flowers with pink markings and pink, serrated
edges to the petals.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 20cms.
Dianthus turkestanicus
Sweetly-scented, white-violet flowers are borne in summer above
blueish foliage.
Sun and well-drained soil 20cms
Disporum cantoniense Green Giant
An architectural woodland plant making a tall-stemmed bamboolike clump with glossy olive-green foliage. There are longish bellshaped greenish- white flowers in late spring, followed by black
berries
Humus-rich soil in part shade. 200cms.
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
This vase-shaped fern usually forms a large solitary crown of
arching, glossy, fresh green fronds,giving quite a tropical
appearance. Ideal as a specimen. It is deciduous and in winter,
the fronds remain green but lie flat on the ground.
Moist shade. 70cms
Dryopteris lepidopoda
A clump-forming semi-evergreen fern with upright to slightly
arching fronds, orange-pink to orange-red when young, then
yellow, and maturing to dark green.
Moist soil in shade. 60cms
Eucomis pole-evansii
A large Pineapple lily bearing tall spikes of yellow-green flowers in
a pineapple-shaped flowerhead during late summer, above a
rosette of strappy leaves. An exotic-looking plant which is actually
quite hardy.
Requires a sunny, sheltered position, or a large pot. 80cms
Eupatorium fistulosum f. albidum Ivory Towers
A profusion of large flowerheads of clusters of ivory white blooms,
borne on tall, sturdy stems in late summer.
Evenly moist soil in full sun to partial shade 200cms
Eupatorium Phantom
An excellent shorter introduction which was bred especially for
smaller gardens, with dark green, whorled foliage and handsome
lavender to purple flower heads in late summer and autumn,
which are attractive to butterflies.
Full sun, and well-drained but moist soil. 90cms
Eupatorium purpureum s. maculatum Atropurpureum
This stately and handsome, rarely seen, stout-stemmed plant
bears large, flat heads of numerous tiny bright purplish-pink
flowers, which are very attractive to bees and butterflies, in late
Summer and Autumn.
Sun or part shade in moist soil. 150cms.
Festuca glauca Uchte
An evergreen grass forming a compact plant bearing fine,
intensely blue foliage.
Sun or light shade and well-drained soil.45cms.
Geranium Blue Cloud
AGM Fairly large, open soft-blue, veined flowers from
midsummer, and dissected leaves.
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 45cms.
Geranium Brookside
AGM Large deep-lavender flowers with a white eye.The foliage is
similar to G.pratense, one of its parents.
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 75cms.
Geranium cantabrigiense Berggarten
Rose-pink 2.5cm. Flowers cover this rarely seen, evergreen, lowgrowing geranium, which has attractive, apple-green, glossy,
aromatic foliage which becomes tinged with scarlet.
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 20cms.
Geranium cantabrigiense St. Ola
The large, pure white, almost disc-like flowers are forward-facing
and are held up well above the glossy, rich green, almost
evergreen foliage A very good carpeting plant, spreading
moderately.
Sun or part-shade and average soil.25cms.
Geranium Dragon Heart
PBR Very large magenta-pink flowers with black eyes and veining
for a long period. A floriferous and robust recent introduction
from Alan Bremner, best scrambling through other plants or
shrubs.
Well-drained soil in sun or light shade. 60cms
Geranium himalayense Baby Blue
Large, sky blue flowers from late Spring to early Summer, on a
plant which is more compact than the species.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 30cms.
Geranium himalayense Devil's Blue
This rare form has very large light bluish-mauve flowers over a
neat mound of foliage.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 30cms.
Geranium himalayense Gravetye
AGM Very large rich blue flowers which are a deep reddish colour
in the centre, flowering in late Spring and early Summer, on a
spreading plant.Some repeat flowering, and good Autumn colour.
Useful ground cover.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil.30cms.
Geranium himalayense Irish Blue
Large, pale blue flowers with a flush of mauve, flowering for a
long period. Introduced from Ireland by Graham Thomas.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 30cms.
Geranium Johnson's Blue
AGM Many large, luminous, rich blue flowers, whose petals fade
through reddish pinky-mauves to white at the centre, from midsummer to autumn, on this very popular garden plant.The foliage
is attractive and finely-cut. It is happy in most situations, and
benefits from being cut back towards the end of the season.
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 40cms.
Geranium maculatum Beth Chatto
A moisture-loving geranium with handsome foliage, which bears
large, light pink flowers from Spring till early Summer.
Sun or part shade in moist soil. 35cms.
Geranium maculatum Espresso
A sought-after new selection which has dark bronze foliage and
pale-pink flowers.
Sun or part shade in moist soil. 40cms.
Geranium Nimbus
AGM The finely-cut, feathery foliage gives an airy appearance to
this lovely hybrid, which is covered in an abundance of fairly large
clear mauve, upward-facing flowers with white centres, for many
weeks.
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 75cms.
Geranium Orion
AGM A stunning recent introduction, this geranium bears huge
clouds of large, rich blue-purple flowers with a paler centre over a
long period, above a plant which spreads over about 1m.
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 75cms.
Geranium Patricia (G.endressii x G.psilostemon)
An excellent recent hybrid with bright, lightish magenta flowers
with black eyes, like a paler G.psilostemon, which make an
excellent show from May to October, above large, handsome
leaves.
Average soil in sun or light shade. 90cms.
Geranium psilostemon
AGM Hot magenta flowers, 4cms.across, and bowl-shaped, have
a large black disc in the centre, surrounded by black veining and
crimson netting, and make a showy and eyecatching display
above the large, handsome, deeply cut foliage of this tall plant. It
has many possibilities in the garden, combined with the soft greyblue foliage of eucalyptus, or with bright oranges and purples in a
sunny border
Sun or part-shade and average soil. 120cms.
Geranium Red Admiral
(G.psilostemon x G.sylvaticum Baker's Pink) Numerous vibrant
cerise-red flowers with black centres are borne for a long period
above semi-evergreen foliage.
Average soil in sun or light shade.60cm.
Geranium Rozanne
AGM H4 A popular introduction with attractive foliage on widespreading stems, and very large violet-blue flowers with large
white eyes throughout summer and into autumn.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade 50cms
Geum Borisii
Warmly-coloured, dark-orange flowers are borne throughout
summer, above neat mats of foliage.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun or light shade. 45cms
Geum Lemon Drops
Very pretty pale lemony coloured flowers with peachy-brown
tinted green sepals.
Moist, humus-rich soil in sun or light shade 25cms.
Geum Nordek
Bright brickish-scarlet flowers abound from June to October on
this clump-forming, scarce Geum.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun. 40cms.
Geum Rijnstroom
The semi-double, open flowers of this rarely-offered variety are
unusually large, with ruffled petals of copper-orange.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun. 50cms.
Geum rivale Album
Fresh apple-green foliage and pendent, pure white flowers with
green sepals on this modestly charming plant, very pretty in light
shade and in a white border.
Moist, humus-rich soil in sun or light shade 30cms.
Helenium autumnale Wild Form
Countless small golden-yellow daisy-like flowers are borne on wellbranched, upright stems from summer to autumn.
Moist, well-drained soil ii sun. 100cms.
Helleborus orientalis
(Lent Lily) This lovely evergreen perennial bears its large,
speckled, waxy blooms in late winter and spring. The flower
colours range from pinks to hazy, deep purplish blue-black.
Remove old damaged leaves in late winter.
Sun or part shade, in humus-rich, well-drained soil. 45cms.
Hemerocallis Catherine Woodbury
Fragrant flowers are a subtle and unusual blend of pale rose with
a soft-yellow throat.
Sun or light shade in moist, well-drained soil. 75cms.
Hemerocallis Joan Senior
A beautiful Day-Lily with large creamy-white ruffled flowers and a
very sweet fragrance.
Sun or light shade in moist, well-drained soil. 75cms.
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Very fragrant, soft-yellow, slender lily-like flowers. A personal
favourite.
Sun or light shade in moist, well-drained soil. 60cms.
Hemerocallis Marion Vaughn
AGM An especially strongly scented daylily, which has pure lemonyellow flowers through the second half of summer and a vigorous
habit. Lovely near water.
Sun or light shade in moist, well-drained soil. 70cm.
Heuchera Brownies
A lovely recent introduction with large mat brown leaves with light
plum undersides, and ivory flowers from August to September.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Tolerates dry
shade. 60cms.
Heuchera Leuchtkafer (H. Firefly)
Very pretty jade-green scalloped foliage and panicles of
contrasting vibrant scarlet flowers in Summer.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil.30cms.
Hormium pyrenaicum
The leaves form a flat rosette of shiny, dark green. In Summer it
has tall spikes of tubular, bright, rich violet flowers.
Well-drained soil in sun. 20cms.
Hosta Blue Mouse Ears
A tiny hosta forming a tight mound of small, round blue-green
leaves. Lavender flowers.
A shady position in moist, well-drained soil 7cms
Iris Langport Wren
AGM An accomodating bearded iris with grey-green leaf blades
and beautiful, deepest purple-red, black-veined flowers with dark
chocolate beards during late spring and early summer.
Light, well-drained soil in full sun. 80cms.
Iris sibirica Mountain Lake
Vivid indigo blue flowers which appear to be double, (although
they aren't).
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 90Cms.
Iris sibirica Persimmon
Mid-blue flowers with veining on the falls.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 90cms.
Kalimeris incisa Blue Star
A hardy plant bearing numerous 2.5cm pale blue single daisy-like
flowers throughout summer. Nice and compact for the front of a
border.
Well-drained soil in full sun. 60cms
Leptinella potentillina
An unusual, mat-forming ground-coverer with small, ferny foliage,
very pretty between paving.
Well-drained soil in sun 3cms.
Leucanthemum x superbum T E Killin
AGM A vigorous plant with narrow dark green leaves and 10cm
wide double, white daisy-like flowers whose centres have short
white florets
Average soil in sun. 60cms.
Leycesteria Gold Leaf
Add a patch of sunshine in the garden with this golden-leaved
shrub. There is a crimson tinge to the folige and it bears dangling
purple-bracted white flowers in late summer.
Average soil in sun or part shade. 150 cms
Ligusticum scoticum
A very handsome plant at all times, with shiny, angelica-like
foliage on wine-purple stems, and pretty umbels of white flowers,
followed by flesh-pink tinted seeds.Seldom offered.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 60cms.
Luzula nivea
(Snowy Woodrush) Loosely tufted, evergreen foliage, and, in May
and June, bears tight clusters of shiny, pure white flowers in
loose panicles.
Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. 60cms.
Lysimachia ephemerum
Slim racemes of white, saucer-shaped flowers on tall stems in
summer.
Any reasonable soil in sun or partial shade. 90cms.
Melittis melissophyllum Royal Velvet Distinction
PBR The smallish orchid-like flowers are white with a large
crimson, white-edged lip. Honey-scented oval scalloped foliage.
Sun or part shade in moist, well-drained soil. 40cms
Milium effusum Aureum ( Bowles Golden Grass)
Broad, flat blades are a bright golden yellow, particularly early in
the year. Panicles of golden yellow flowers in summer.
Partial shade and moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. 35cms.
Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten
AGM A very early flowering miscanthus, often as early as the
beginning of July. It has an upright compact but vigorous habit,
coppery-red foliage and exceptional red-purple flowers, which
fade to silvery-pink in the winter
150cms
Miscanthus sinensis Flamingo
Lovely in flower with large pinkish wine-red open flower plumes.
Good planted in groups and near to water.
Moist, well-drained soil in full sun.1.5 m .
Monarda Fishes (M. Pisces)
Pale pink flowers and mildew-resistant foliage Average soil in
sun or part shade. 90cms.
Monarda Mohawk
Mauve-purple flowers during August & September and mildewresistant foliage
Average soil in sun or part shade.Ht.90cm
Monarda Violet Queen
Deep lavender-pink flowers are highly attractive to butterflies and
bees. The foliage has excellent mildew resistance.
Average soil in sun or part shade.Ht.90cm
Oxalis magellanica Nelson
A spreading plant with tiny, clover-shaped leaves, bronze-tinted,
and very pretty double white flowers, like little rosebuds.
Sun or part shade, in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil 2cms.
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah
A stunning grass whose dark-red-tinged foliage turns a beautiful
burgundy-wine colour by late summer and into autumn.The
flowers are pink.Considered the best for autumn colour.
Well-drained soil in sun or part shade. 120cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides f. Viridescens
Broad fresh green foliage and feathery, shadowy-black, cigarshaped flowerheads in early autumn. Good autumn colour as the
foliage takes on orange and pinkish-red tints
Average soil in sun. 60cms
Persicaria amplexicaulis Rosea
Narrow spires of pale pink flowers in late summer, pretty with
Eupatorium and Lythrum in a damp border
Moist soil in sun or part shade.100 cm.
Phlomis russeliana
AGM An easy perennial with heart-shaped foliage and tall
flowering stems bearing several whorls of hooded yellow flowers
throughout summer. The frosted spent flower stems are very
attractive in winter.
Reasonable well-drained soil in sun.
Phlomis samia (true)
Unusual, greenish-cream, pink-flushed flowers on downy stems
Well-drained soil in sun 75cms.
Phlomis tuberosa
A versatile and architectural plant whose tall stems bear whorls
of numerous lilac-pink flowers in July and August, the stems
remaining attractive for many weeks. Excellent in many
situations, try it with grasses or with silver-foliaged p
Phlox carolina Bill Baker
Masses of lavender-pink flowers with paler centres in summer
Full sun in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil.50cms.
Phlox paniculata Eventide
AGM H4 Large panicles of fragrant mauve-blue flowers which
appear darker in the evening light. Dark green foliage.
Good, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. 90cms
Phlox paniculata Monica Lynden-Bell
An erect perennial with lance-shaped, dark green, glossy leaves
and large, upright, terminal panicles of fragrant, pale pink and
white flowers from dark buds. Flowers from summer to early
autumn.
Good, moist, well-drained soil in light shade. 75cms
Phlox paniculata Mystique Black
An unusual phlox whose deep, purple-black flowerbuds remain
for several weeks before opening into dusky pink blooms. A
compact, branching plant with deep green foliage.
Good, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade 50cms
Phlox paniculata Nora Leigh
Very attractive creamy-white variegated foliage and sweetlyscented lilac flowers.
Good, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. 70cms.
Phlox Sherbert Cocktail
Very sweetly scented flowerheads whose crumpled flowers are a
beautiful blend of green, appleblossom and mauveish-pink .
Flowers in late summer.
Good,moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. 70cms.
Potentilla atrosanguinea
Cymes of yellow, orange or deep red flowers, and dark green
foliage covered with grey, silky hairs.
Full sun, and well-drained soil. 75cms.
Potentilla Etna
A sought-after potentilla with very deep, rich crimson, semidouble flowers.
Well-drained soil in sun. 45cms.
Potentilla Helen Jane
Raspberry-pink flowers with cherry-red centres.
Sun and well-drained soil. 40cms.
Potentilla Monarch's Velvet (P. thurberi)
Pretty, toothed foliage and saucer-shaped flowers made up of
heart-shaped raspberry-coloured petals with deep, velvet red
centres.
Well-drained soil in sun. 60cms.
Potentilla nepalensis Miss Wilmott
AGM Numerous pink flowers, each with a deep red eye,
throughout summer.
Well-drained soil in full sun 45cms.
Potentilla nepalensis Shogran
A very good compact form with clusters of smallish, dark pink
flowers with a deeper carmine eye, from May to July.
Well-drained soil in full sun 15cms.
Potentilla recta Alba
An upright plant with palmate, downy foliage. Bears cymes of
white, saucer-shaped flowers throughout Summer.
Sun and well-drained soil. 60cms.
Potentilla recta sulphurea
Flat cymes of saucer-shaped pale yellow flowers throughout
summer, on an erect plant.
Well-drained soil in full sun 45cms.
Potentilla tonguei
AGM Dark-green foliage and apricot, carmine-eyed, saucershaped flowers.
Sun and average soil. 13cms.
Potentilla Twinkling Star
Very large flowers which are light apricot colour with red centres,
for a long period on this recent introduction
Well-drained soil in full sun. 75cms.
Potentilla x hopwoodiana
The saucer-shaped flowers have heart-shaped coral-pink petals,
each petal having a deep red spot towards the middle of the
flower, with a larger smudgey white spot above it. The foliage is
strawberry-like.
Well-drained soil in sun
Pratia pedunculata
A vigorous ground-coverer with small oval leaves and sky-blue
starry flowers throughout Summer.
Moist soil in shade. 1.5cms.
Ranunculus acris Citrinus
Branching stems bearing clouds of glossy, saucer-shaped, paleyellow flowers in May and June, above lobed foliage. Seldom
found for sale.
Moist, humus-rich soil in shade or part-shade. or Sun or part
shade in moist well-drained soil. 45cms.
Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii
Deep yellow daisies with dark centres from late summer to
autumn. Tall stems with rough foliage.
Sun, and moist but well-drained soil. 75cms.
Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa
Bright yellow flowers with prominent eyes on slender branched
stems. Superb cut flower.
Good, moist, well-drained soil in sun 100cm
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii Goldsturm
AGM Large golden-rayed daisy flowers with dark chocolate central
cones in late summer and autumn.
Sun, and moist but well-drained soil. 75cms.
Salvia forskaohlii
Large, slightly felted leaves, and tall stems of attractive violetpurple flowers with white tubes, and a reasonably hardy salvia.
Sun or part shade, in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil
90cms.
Sanguisorba Tanna
A 'Greater Burnet' with pinnate, toothed foliage and short, dense
spikes of ruby-coloured flowers on slender stems, from July to
September.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 90Cms .
Saponaria officinalis
(Soapwort) A spreading plant with cymes of 2cm. Wide,flat, fivepetalled pink flowers, above oval foliage.
Full sun and well-drained soil. 60cms.
Saponaria officinalis Rosea Plena
A double-flowered form of the above.
Full sun and well-drained soil. 60cms.
Scabiosa drakensbergensis
Creamy-white flowers throughout summer, on tall, stout stems.
Well-drained soil and full sun . 90cms.
Scutellaria altissima
A much-admired and reliable plant which forms a clump of light
green leaves, and has masses of spikes of small, lavender-blue
and pale blue two-lipped flowers in Summer.
Well-drained soil in sun or light shade. 75cms.
Scutellaria scordifolia Seoul Sapphire
A spreading plant with pretty foliage,and wine-flushed stems'and
bearing quantities of large,long,deep rich violet-blue flowers
which have a denim blue lip and paler markings.A lovely rare
plant.Sun or part shade in well-drained soil.15cms.
Scutellaria zhongdianensis
Spikes of pale mauve-blue flowers.
Well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. 50cms.
Selinum tenuifolium
With deeply-cut, almost fern-like foliage, it bears large umbels of
white flowers on tall, branching stems throughout summer.
May be another name for S. wallichianum, but the foliage does
look slightly coarser.
Good soil in sun 90 cms
Selinum wallichianum
Very finely-cut, ferny foliage, and large, flattened umbels of tiny
white flowers.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun or light shade. 100cms.
Seseli libanotis
(Moon Carrot) Rare British native. White umbels on pink-flushed
stems throughout summer, above fine dark green foliage.
Well-drained soil in sun or part shade 100cms
Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor Grass)
An evergreen, mound-forming grass with flat blades which are a
pale greyish-blue above, and green and shiny on the underside.
It's pale spikes of flowers appear from April to June.
Sun or part shade in well-drained soil. 25cms.
Silene fimbriata
A beautiful, pure-white form, the petals having deeply-feathered
edges, and look very pretty against a dark background. One of
our favourites.
Good, well-drained soil in light shade . 75cms.
Solidago Golden Dwarf
An excellent recent introduction, with a compact habit. Racemes
of golden-yellow flowers in late summer and autumn.
Reasonable, well-drained soil in sun 35cms
Spodiopogon sibiricus
A very decorative grass with several common names including
"Greybeard grass", "Frost Grass", and "Silver Spikegrass". Broad,
white-centered leaves, turning wine-red in autumn. Plumes of
purple spikelets throughout summer last into winter.
Moist soil in light shade.90cms
Stachys officinalis Hummelo
Erect spikes of pretty rose pink flower spikes from early summer
until autumn and carpets of fresh green, scallop-edged foliage
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil.50cm.
Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort, Serenllys Mawr)
A spreading plant which bears numerous starry pure-white
flowers in early summer above slender foliage.
Any soil in part shade. 60cms
Thalictrum aquilegifolium
A clump forming perennial with pretty, greyish ferny leaves similar
to aquilegia. It bears fluffy mauvish-pink flowers from May to July.
Plant in semi shade or sun on soil that does not dry out too
much. 90cms
Thalictrum flavum glaucum
AGM Forming a basal rosette of attractive bluish leaves similar to
those of an aquilegia, this bears tall branching stems of fluffy
yellow flowers from June to August. A reliable plant, ideally
situated amongst sturdy companions upon which it can lean.
Plant in semi shade or sun on soil that does not dry out too
much. 150cms
Veronica gentianoides
AGM Very pale blue flowers finely pin-striped with pale blue,
borne in spikes, in early summer.
Any reasonable soil in sun or light shade. 60cms.
Veronica grandis
A tall veronica with very long, slim spires of tiny royal-blue
flowers. Uncommon.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 75cms.
Veronica kiusiana var maxima (Pseudolysimachion kiusianum
ex Maximum)
Tall spikes of somewhat bottle-brush like rich blue flowers above
large, attractive, red-veined foliage which turns bronze in autumn.
Full sun or part shade. 120cms.
Veronica prostrata Nestor
A ground-covering plant bearing numerous racemes of pale blue
flowers.
Moist, well-drained soil in sun or light shade. 15cms.
Veronica umbrosa Georgia Blue
Forms a spreading cushion of small, glossy, toothed foliage, the
stems and young leaves are flushed with maroon-red. Masses of
vibrant, royal-blue saucer-shaped, white-eyed flowers are borne
in short racemes from March onwards for a long period.A lovely
plant introduced by Roy Lancaster.
Sun or part shade in moist well-drained soil. 10Cms.