Birchwood Plants :: Families

KEY

: Award of Garden Merit (RHS Award) indicating a plant that is rated excellent for garden use, of good constitution, and not requiring specialist conditions to grow well.
***: Fully hardy
**: Hardy to -5°C
*: Unlikely to withstand a frost
T: Tender
#: New addition to this year's catalogue.

You have found: 6 Plant Families and 113 plants

Galega
	officinalis 100-150 x 80cm. Clump-forming perennial with spikes of mauve flowers in summer. Any soil, not too dry, in sun or part-shade.	***
	officinalis Alba A white-flowered form of the above.	***
Galium
	aristatum 60cm. Tiny, starry, scented white flowers in mid-summer. Fertile, humus-rich soil in part-shade. Fragrant/aromatic	***
Galtonia
	candicans 100cm. Bulb. Sturdy stems set with white bells in late summer. Well-drained, but not too dry soil in full sun. In very cold areas, protect with a winter mulch. Bulb	***
Geranium The majority of geraniums are widely tolerant of soil type, and will grow in sun or part shade. Any with particular requirements are mentioned in the descriptions.
	oxonianum Breckland Sunset 40cm. Strongly veined, deep pink flowers.	***
	asphodeloides 30 x 30cm. Numerous pink or white flowers in summer, over a mound of foliage. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade.	***
	caeruleatum 25cm. Small pale blue flowers in late spring.	***
	Chantilly 45cm. Lavender-pink flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in sun.	***
	clarkei Kashmir Pink 30-45cm. Good soft pink flowers in summer. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade.	***
	clarkei Kashmir Purple 30-45cm. Large purple flowers in mid-summer. Spreads. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part shade.	***
	clarkei Kashmir White 30-45 x 80cm. Large white flowers, veined purple, all summer. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade.	***
	dalmaticum 15 x 50cm. Neat mounds of glossy aromatic foliage, colouring in autumn. Clear shell-pink flowers in summer. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade. Suitable for a rock garden or front of border. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	Diva 20-30cm. Golden leaves in spring, and purplish-red flowers in summer.	***
	Elworthy Eyecatcher 45cm. Many large deep pink flowers over a long season.	***
	endressii 45 x 60cm. Rose pink flowers from summer to autumn. Good ground cover. Cut back if necessary and it will soon flower again. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade. Ground cover	***
	gracile Blanche 60cm. Pale pink flowers. Ideal for woodland garden. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	himalayense Baby Blue 30cm. Large violet-blue flowers, early summer.	***
	himalayense Gravetye 30-45 x 60cm. Large violet-blue flowers in early summer, then spasmodically until autumn. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade.	***
	himaleyense Plenum (Birch Double) 25cm. Double soft-lilac flowers in early summer. Fertile, humus-rich soil, not too dry. Sun or part-shade.	***
	Johnson's Blue 30-45cm. Copious lavender-blue flowers tinged reddish pink, summer. Fertile, humus-rich soil, sun/shade. Foliage colours in autumn.	***
	macrorrhizum Czakor 30cm. Semi-evergreen, aromatic foliage, purple-tinted in autumn. Magenta flowers, May to July. Good ground cover, sun or shade, even dry shade! Shade loving/tolerant Fragrant/aromatic Evergreen Ground cover	***
	macrorrhizum Ingwersen's Variety 30-45cm. Aromatic,near-evergreen foliage. Pale pink flowers in summer. Fertile soil in sun or shade. Shade loving/tolerant Fragrant/aromatic Ground cover	***
	macrorrhizum Ridsko 30cm. Deciduous. Magenta-pink flowers in early summer. Fertile soil in sun or shade. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	maculatum Beth Chatto 40-50cm. Lilac-pink flowers in early summer. Moist, humus-rich soil, not too dry, in sun or part-shade.	***
	maculatum Shameface As above, with pale pink flowers.	***
	malviflorum 20-30 x 45cm. Tuberous perennial, summer dormant. Winter foliage, then violet-blue flowers in spring. Performs best in full sun and poor soil. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	Natalie Violet-blue flowers in summer.	***
	Nicola 60cm. A smaller version of G. psilostemon.	***
	Nimbus 60-90cm. Violet-blue flowers in summer. Feathery foliage, golden in spring. Fertile soil in sun or part shade. Cut back after flowering.	***
	nodosum 30-50cm. Lilac flowers all summer (we select plants with good flowers). Performs well, even in dry soil in shade! Self seeds a little (some say a lot!). Shade loving/tolerant	***
	nodosum Saucy Charlie Lilac, darker- veined flowers. Conditions as above. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	nodosum Silverwood *****A new introduction from Birchwood Plants in 2003. A rare and very attractive form of the above. White flowers from spring to autumn. All proceeds from the sale of this plant are given to The Motor Neurone Disease Association.** Shade loving/tolerant	***
	nodosum Svelte Lilac Pale bluish-purple flowers. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	nodosum Swish Purple Swish Purple Purple flowers with paler centre. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	nodosum White Leaf NOT a variegated leaf, but named after the house where it was found growing! Similar to G. nodosum, but flowers are dark veined, with a pale edge. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	nodosum Whiteleaf seedling A dark flowered form of Whiteleaf.	***
	palmatum 75-100 x 80-100cm. Large attractive rosettes of foliage with bright pink flowers in summer. Performs best in part-shade, in well-drained soil. Seems hardier than it's supposed to be!! Shade loving/tolerant	**
	phaeum (Mourning Widow) 60-80 x 45cm. Clump-forming, with deep maroon flowers in late spring-early summer. Good ground cover in shade. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum Album A white form of the above, with golden anthers. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum Calligrapher 60-75cm. Dusky lilac-purple flowers in early summer. Fertile soil in full or part shade. Cut back after flowering. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum Lily Lovell 70cm. A very attractive form, with large rich mauve flowers. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum Margaret Wilson Low-growing, marbled yellow-green leaves. Bluish-purple flowers. Just a few plants available. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	phaeum Night Time Dark purple flowers. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum Rose Madder 60cm. Dusky pink flowers. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum Samobor Flowers as G. phaeum, but foliage has striking dark markings. Shade loving/tolerant	***
	phaeum var. lividum Joan Baker 70cm. Pale lavender flowers with a darker centre. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum var. lividum Majus 90cm. Pale lilac flowers. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	phaeum var. phaeum Dark maroon flowers with dark stems. Shade loving/tolerant Ground cover	***
	Philippe Vapelle 30cm. Makes a neat mound of soft, blue-grey leaves, with large, bluish-purple, dark-veined flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	pratense (Meadow Cranesbill) 60-90cm. Clump-forming. Mauve-blue flowers, early to mid-summer. Sun or part-shade, not too dry. Self-seeds. Cut back after flowering. British native. British native or wildflower	***
	pratense Mrs Kendall Clark 60 x 30cm. A very attractive form, with pale grey-blue flowers heavily veined white, in early summer. Grows well on chalk..	***
	pratense Striatum 60cm. White flowers, irregularly splashed and spotted with deep blue-purple. Conditions as above.	***
	pratense Victor Reiter Strain 45cm. Dark foliage. Violet-blue summer flowers. Conditions as above.	***
	pratense Wisley Blue 60-90cm. Pale mauve-blue flowers in summer. Conditions as above.	***
	procurrens 30cm. Very rampant!! Dusky purple flowers, black centres. Good for covering dry areas in part shade in a wild garden! Will clamber into shrubs. Ground cover	***
	psilostemon 60-120 x 60cm. Brilliant magenta, black-centred flowers all summer. Sun or part-shade. Foliage colours well in autumn.	***
	pylzowianum 15-25 cm. Rose-pink flowers in early summer, then becomes dormant. Spreads by tuberous underground runners. Well-drained soil, full sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	pyrenaicum 30-60cm. Makes attractive evergreen clumps, with purplish-pink flowers from spring to summer.Self seeds. Cut back after first flowering.	***
	pyrenaicum Isparta This form has mauve flowers with a white eye. Self seeds.	***
	renardii 30 x 30cm. Excellent foliage, with clusters of white, purple veined flowers in early summer. Flowers best in well-drained, poor soil in sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	ruprechtii 70cm. Like a robust form of G. pratense.	***
	sanguineum (Bloody Cranesbill) 20-30 x 30cm Deep pink flowers all summer. Sun or part-shade. Foliage colours well in autumn. British native. British native or wildflower	***
	sanguineum Album 30 x 40cm. A looser, taller plant, with white flowers.	***
	sanguineum Alpenglow 30cm. Purplish-red flowers.	***
	sanguineum Ankum's Pride 20 x 20cm. A neater plant than G. sanguineum, with bright pink flowers over a long period.	***
	sanguineum Aviemore Purplish-pink flowers.	***
	sanguineum Belle of Herterton Rose pink flowers.	***
	sanguineum Bloody Graham Large purplish-red flowers.	***
	sanguineum Glenluce 30cm. Large rose-pink flowers.	***
	sanguineum Max Frei 20cm. Neat mound of foliage, with bright purplish-pink flowers in summer. Best in full sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	sanguineum var. striatum Compact Mottisfont form 10 x 30cm. We have a compact form, with pale pink, dark-veined flowers. Long flowering. Well-drained, fertile soil in full sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	Sirak 30cm. Large, mallow-pink flowers in early summer. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part-shade.	***
	Spinners 90cm. Rich purple-blue flowers in summer. Fertile soil in sun or part-shade, not too dry. Cut back after flowering.	***
	Sue Crug 40 x 30cm. Dusky purplish-pink flowers, darker veined, from June to October. Grows well in some shade. Fertile, humus-rich soil.	***
	sylvaticum Album Large pure white flowers over mound of good foliage	***
	sylvaticum Angulatum Large plum-pink, veined flowers.	***
	sylvaticum f. albiflorum 70 x 45cm. White flowers in early summer. Best grown in humus-rich soil, in sun or part-shade. Not too dry. British native. British native or wildflower	***
	sylvaticum f. roseum Baker's Pink Soft pink flowers, a little later than the type, and over a longer period.	***
	sylvaticum Mayflower Large rich violet-blue flowers with a white eye.	***
	sylvaticum var. wanneri Pink veined petals.	***
	transbaicalicum 30-60cm. Mauve-blue flowers in summer. Fertile soil in sun or part-shade, not too dry. Cut back after flowering.	***
	wallichianum Buxton's Variety 30 x 120cm. Long trailing stems, marbled leaves, and clear blue flowers with white centres and black stamens, from mid-summer to mid-autumn. Humus-rich soil, best in part-shade.	***
	x cantabrigiense 30 x 60cm. Aromatic near-evergreen foliage, which colours well in autumn. Bright pink flowers early to mid-summer. Spreads slowly by runners. Good ground cover, in sun or part-shade, in fertile soil. Fragrant/aromatic Ground cover	***
	x cantabrigiense Biokovo Less vigorous than above. Flowers white,tinged pink. Fragrant/aromatic Ground cover	***
	x magnificum 60 x 60cm. Clump forming. Rich violet flowers in abundance in mid-summer. Foliage colours well in autumn. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part-shade.	***
	x oxonianum Beholder's Eye 20-30cm. Pink flowers on a low-growing plant. The oxonianum group are mainly semi-evergreen, long-flowering geraniums, tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions, and happy in sun or part-shade. Cut back after main flush of flowers, to keep tidy and to encourage further flowering. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum David McClintock Thurstonianum-type flowers, pink with dark veins. Conditions as above.	***
	x oxonianum Elworthy Misty 30cm. Evergreen. Deep pink, veined flowers. Dark reddish markings on the leaves. Conditions as above. Evergreen Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum f. thurstonianum 60cm. Bright pink flowers with narrow, twisted petals. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Hexham Pink 45cm. Lavender-pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Kate Moss Pale pink, veined flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Lace Time 45cm. White flowers veined pink, rapidly turning pink. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Lambrook Gillian 30-40cm. Silvery, pale pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Old Rose Pink flowers, darkening with age. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Phoebe's Blush Pale pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Rebecca Moss 30-40cm. Very pale pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Rosemary 50cm. Bright pink, veined flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Rosemary Verey Large pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Summer Surprise Very large bright pink flowers. Strong grower. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Trevor's White 40cm. White flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Wageningen Salmon-pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Walter's Gift 40cm. Dark reddish marking in the foliage. Flowers very pale pink, veined magenta. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Wargrave's Pink 60cm. Salmon pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianum Winscombe Silvery pink flowers aging deeper pink. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x oxonianumFrank Lawley 30cm. Pearly salmon-pink flowers. Conditions as above. Ground cover	***
	x riversleaianum Mavis Simpson 20 x 60cm. From a neat rosette, trailing stems spread, bearing silvery, pale green leaves, and a long display of clear shell-pink flowers. Well-drained soil in full sun. For sunny well-drained areas	***
	x riversleaianum Russell Prichard Similar habit to Mavis Simpson, but bearing deep magenta flowers over a long period. Not quite so hardy, so protect crown in winter in colder areas.	***(borderline)
Geum Geums require a reasonably fertile soil in sun.
	Borisii 30cm. Orange flowers in early summer, and sporadically later.	***
	Georgenburg 30cm. Deep yellow flowers, late spring to mid-summer.	***
	Rubin 45 cm. Large, double red flowers all summer.	***
Gypsophila
	repens 20cm. Mat-forming, semi-evergreen perennial bearing masses of dainty white flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in full sun, preferably alkaline. Chalk loving/tolerant For sunny well-drained areas Evergreen	***
	repens rosea Similar to above, with light pink flowers. Chalk loving/tolerant For sunny well-drained areas Evergreen	***
	Rosenschleier (Rosy Veil) 40cm. Semi-evergreen, producing clouds of pale pink, double flowers in mid to late summer. Prefers well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun. Chalk loving/tolerant For sunny well-drained areas	***

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KEY

Galega

Galium

Galtonia

Geranium

Geum

Gypsophila