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- 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.
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- New addition to this year's catalogue.
You have found: 19 Plant Families and 77 plants
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25cm. Forms a carpet of green and white variegated foliage, with short spikes of creamy flowers in spring. Good ground cover in full or part shade, in any soil that is not too dry.
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90-120cm. Good upright switchgrass, with airy flowerheads, and foliage which develops red tones during late summer-autumn. Full sun in any reasonable soil.
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1.2m. Deciduous, clump-forming grass, with green and purple foliage. The purple flowers are borne on upright stems from mid-summer onwards. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun.
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Papaver |
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80-100cm. Vivid red flowers with fringed petals, in early summer. Conditions as above. |
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Parahebe |
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30cm. Small shrub, becoming smothered in masses of small white flowers with a deep pink central ring. Remove spent flower stems for continued flowering. Well-drained soil in sun.
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PelargoniumThese are good plants for a container, many of them having attractive and scented foliage. They need well-drained soil in sun, and should be kept frost-free in winter. Mine survive in a greenhouse which is JUST frost-free, kept fairly dry. Warmer conditions and good light will keep them growing through the winter. |
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Scented foliage. Deep pink flowers with dark blotches on two upper petal. Sunny position, good in a container. Keep frost-free in winter.
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Deliciously rose-scented foliage, with whorls of light pink flowers. Sunny position, good in a container. Keep frost-free in winter. Use in 'Pot Pourri'
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20-30cm. Neat foliage, bearing dainty white flowers with maroon-purple markings, for months. May be hardy in warmer areas. Self seeds in a cold greenhouse.
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30cm. Stellar-type, with salmon-pink flowers in summer.
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30-40cm. Small, creamy-white and green variegated foliage, pine-scented. White flowers. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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60-100cm. Rose Geranium. Evergreen. Rose-peppermint scented leaves, deeply cut. Pink flowers. Can be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Profuse lilac flowers over deeply cut, scented foliage.
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60cm. Deeply divided, lemon-rose scented leaves, with pink flowers, veined darker, in early summer and again later. Use leaves in pot pourri. May be grown outside in summer. Good container plant.
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45cm. Good foliage, citrus-scented. Pink flowers, with deep purple-pink blotches on upper petals. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Up to 45cm. A Regal Pelargonium, with very dark red, almost black flowers, edged bright pink. Dead-head to prolong flowering. Well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil, preferably in part sun. Protect from frost.
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45-60cm. Strongly lemon-scented leaves. Mauve flowers with deeper veining. Upright growth. Can be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Angel pelargonium. White flowers with purple-pink markings produced all summer.
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30cm. Rounded, rose-scented leaves, with pink flowers. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Green foliage in winter becomes very dark in summer with dark brown zoning. Deep salmon flowers - a very attractive combination.
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30-40cm. Rose-scented foliage, with attractive pink flowers with darker markings.
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60cm. Pale flowers with deep pink markings. Leaves are rose-lemon scented and deeply divided, said to be the best to use in cooking.
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30-40cm. Attractive scented leaves,oak-shaped with a darker central zone, producing mauve flowers in summer. May be grown outside in summer. Good in a container.
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Small leaves, and a trailing habit, with masses of small salmon pink flowers in summer.
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30cm. Clusters of small burgundy-red flowers throughout summer, over a mound of very attractive, aromatic, soft, grey-green foliage. Well-drained soil in sun. Good container plant. Has survived frosts here, dying back but re-sprouting from base as temperatures rise.
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60cm. Slightly lemon-scented leaves, with pale flowers, veined red-pink. |
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PenstemonThe penstemons listed here are all reasonably hardy and evergreen. They flower over a long season, all summer into autumn (exceptions noted), and do best in fertile soil in a sunny position. Cut back in spring to keep plants tidy. |
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90cm. Lilac-blue flowers. |
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75cm. Deep wine-red flowers.
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90cm. Deep purple-red flowers.
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100cm. New leaves dark red, with panicles of pale flowers in summer. |
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45-60cm. Narrow-leaves with masses of dainty rose-pink flowers.
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45-60 x 60cm. Masses of small blue and purple flowers in early summer.
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60-75cm. Rose pink flowers with crimson throat-markings.
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75cm. Bright carmine flowers, magenta throat-markings.
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60cm. Metallic blue and mauve flowers.
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Perovskia |
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120cm. Deciduous shrub, with aromatic, grey-green leaves, and spikes of violet-blue flowers in late summer-autumn. Well-drained soil in full sun. Cut back in spring.
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Persicaria |
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90 x 90cm. Honey-scented, frothy white flowers in early summer. Moist but well-drained soil in sun.
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10cm. Forms a mat of neat, oval, dark green leaves, with spikes of scented, white flowers in early spring. A good little carpeting plant for moist, humus-rich soil in shade. Deciduous or semi-evergreen.
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Philadelphus |
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75cm. Compact, deciduous shrub, with fragrant, creamy-white flowers in early to mid-summer. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
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Phlomis |
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90 x 75cm. Hooded pale yellow flowers borne in whorls up the stem. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, or a little shade.
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40-50cm. Compact plants, with good dark green foliage, and whorls of mallow-pink flowers in summer. Part to full sun.
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Phlox |
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10cm. Forms a low mound of evergreen, needle-like foliage, with masses of pink flowers with darker markings, in Spring. For sun or light shade, not too dry. |
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45 x 30cm. Heads of pink flowers in early summer. Fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade. |
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20cm. Forms a mat of light green leaves, with loose sprays of white flowers, yellow-eyed, in late spring to early summer. Gently spreads, in reasonably fertile soil in light shade, or sun if not too dry.
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20cm. A mat of dark green foliage, with loose sprays of purple flowers in May-June. Best in reasonably fertile soil in light shade, or some sun if not too dry.
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10cm. Forms an evergreen mat of needle-like, dark green foliage, smothered in lavender flowers with a dark eye, in late spring to early summer. Good for edging, or on a rockery or raised bed. Well-drained soil in sun.
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Phyteuma |
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40 x 30cm. Rounded heads of deep blue flowers in summer. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
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Plectranthus |
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75cm. Attractive foliage, with panicles of blue-mauve flowers in summer. Best in light shade. Good in a container. Keep frost free in winter.
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PolemoniumThe varieties we grow are fairly tolerant, but would prefer a fertile, humus-rich soil that doesn't dry out too much, especially when grown in sun. |
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30-90 x 30cm. Jacob's Ladder. Spikes of deep lavender-blue flowers from May to July, and again in September if dead-headed. Attractive foliage. Sun or part shade. Self-seeds.
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As above, but with white flowers.
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60-80cm. Lilac-mauve flowers, early summer. Sun or part shade.
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30-50 x 30-50cm. Pinky-mauve flowers from spring into summer, with attractive foliage. Sun or shade.
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30-40 x 30cm. Bushy plant, with attractive foliage, and pale blue, fragrant flowers from June to October. Sun or part shade.
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30-50cm. Tubular, pale yellow flowers tinged red, in summer. Attractive foliage. Best in part shade. Short-lived perennial, but self-seeds. |
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30cm. Arching stems of white flowers in early summer. Best in part shade in any reasonable soil, but not too dry. Remove spent flower stems to encourage further flowering. |
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40-60cm. Bushy, sterile hybrid, with delightfully fragrant, light blue flowers from May to August. Stems and calyces are dark. Best in part sun.
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PolygonatumAll parts may cause mild stomack upset if ingested. |
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20 x 50cm. Pendent white flowers in late spring, followed by blue-black fruits. Humus-rich soil in part or full shade.
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60cm. Well-variegated foliage, with clusters of small, tubular, pendent white flowers in late spring for a few weeks. Prefers a moisture-retentive soil in some shade, but will tolerate drier soils, although not flowering so well.
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75cm. 75cm. Arching sprays of pendent white bells in spring. Cool fertile soil in shade.
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Potentilla |
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75cm. Forms a low clump of foliage, with tall stems bearing a good display of pale yellow flowers over a long season. Any reasonable soil in sun. |
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Primula |
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15cm. Rich brown flowers with yellow centres. Humus-rich, fertile, gritty soil in sun or part shade.
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15-25cm. Umbels of small tubular yellow primrose flowers in spring-early summer. Fertile soil in part shade, or moist soil in sun.
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10cm. Small oxlip, with yellow primrose flowers in spring. Humus-rich soil in part shade.
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15cm. A deciduous perennial, with loose umbels of dainty, pink-lilac, yellow-eyed flowers in late spring. Best in part shade, in deep, humus-rich, moisture-retentive, neutral to acid soil.
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45cm. Whorls of deep pinkish-red flowers in late spring and early summer. Cool, moist, neutral to acid, or peaty soil in part shade. Self-seeds. |
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15cm. Evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial. Lavender blue flowers with white-mealy eyes. Grow in part shade or full sun, with some shelter from midday sun. Moist but very well drained, gritty, slightly alkaline soil.
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19cm. Sprays of bright pink flowers in spring, over attractive foliage. Well-drained soil in some sun. Good in a container. |
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60cm. Candelabra primula, with whorls of fragrant yellow flowers in summer. Cool, moist, neutral to acid, or peaty soil in sun. Good in a bog garden.
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20cm. Umbels of pink, salverform flowers with a paler eye, in late spring-early summer. Dies down after flowering. Best in part shade, in deep, humus-rich, neutral to acid soil which doesn't dry out too much.
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20-25cm. A very attractive variety with deep pink on reverse of petal, paler on fronts, but curling to show hints of the colour on the backs. Conditions as for P. sieboldii. |
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30cm. Mauve flowers in late spring. Part shade in humus-rich, neutral to acid soil. Becomes dormant in summer, reappearing in early spring.
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25cm. Umbels of fragrant, deep yellow flowers in spring. Moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade. Self seeds.
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20cm. Cowslips in shades of yellow, orange and red. |
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20cm. Evergreen rosettes, with pale yellow flowers in spring. Humus-rich soil in part shade. Self seeds.
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A variant of Primula vulgaris, but flowers creamy white with a yellow eye. |
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Prunella |
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20cm. Spreading semi-evergreen mats produce dense spikes of tubular, two-lipped lilac flowers in June-July, and sporadically later if dead-headed. Sun or part shade. Good ground cover. Attracts bees.
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20cm. Mat-forming, with soft red flowers in summer. Humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil in some sun. Attracts bees.
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PulmonariaPulmonarias require a humus-rich soil, moist but not waterlogged, in full or part shade. They flower in spring, and often contribute attractive foliage for the rest of the summer, if not too dry. |
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35cm. Large violet-blue flowers. An excellent cultivar.
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