Avondale Nursery Catalogue : PAEONIA, PAPAVER, PENSTEMON, PEROVSKIA, PERSICARIA, PHLOMIS, PHLOX, PHYSALIS, PIMPINELLA, POLEMONIUM, POLYGONATUM, POTENTILLA, PRIMULA, PROSTRANTHERA, PULMONARIA, PYCNANTHEMUM

Plant Catalogue

Perennials P

PAEONIA delavayi var. ludlowii AGM 1.5m-2.5m £5.00
Yellow Tree Paeony. Large bright green leaves with bowl-shaped golden yellow flowers.

PAEONIA lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours' AGM 90cm £6.50
Large fragrant double creamy-white flowers with a yellow centre from early summer.

PAEONIA lactiflora 'Mme Gaudichau' 75cm £7.50
Double red flowers on dark stems and attractive dark emerging spring foliage. New to the RHS Plant Finder.

PAEONIA lactiflora 'Mme Gaudichau'

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PAEONIA lactiflora 'Raspberry Sundae' 90cm £6.50
Pale pink swirls through white with a layer of cream petals.

PAEONIA lactiflora 'White Wings' 90cm £6.50
Slightly ruffled single white fragrant flowers yellow centres.

PAEONIA mlokosewitschii AGM 60cm £5.00
Known as 'Molly the Witch'. Beautiful cool lemon single flowers from May. Slow-growing but worth the wait! Sunny sheltered position.

PAEONIA tenuifolia 35cm £7.50
Much sought after plant with finely divided leaves and beautiful single deep red flowers from April-May.

PAPAVER orientale ''Turkish Delight' 50cm £4.00
Syn. 'Helen Elizabeth'. Beautiful bright pink flowers.

PAPAVER orientale ''Turkish Delight'

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PAPAVER orientale 'Brooklyn' 80cm £4.00
Ruby-red maroon flowers. One of the 'New York' series introduced recently described as being a collection of robust plants which look good all summer and will also rebloom. All oriental poppies prefer well-drained soil in sun.

PAPAVER orientale 'Effendi' AGM 80cm £4.00
Large salmon-pink flowers.

PAPAVER orientale 'Effendi'

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PAPAVER orientale 'Harlem' 60cm £4.00
Large burgundy-rose flowers with a black base. Re-blooms in September. Foliage stays greener longer than most. One of the 'New York' series.

PAPAVER orientale 'Harlem'

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PAPAVER orientale 'John Metcalf' 80cm £4.00
Stunning pale salmon-pink flowers. Always admired on sight!

PAPAVER orientale 'John Metcalf'

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PAPAVER orientale 'Kleine T?nzerin' 60cm £4.00
A shorter variety with deep pink semi-double flowers.

PAPAVER orientale 'Louvre' 50cm £4.00
Large white flowers tinged with pink and black spots in the base. One of the 'Parisienne' series.

PAPAVER orientale 'Manhattan' 80cm £4.00
Lavender-rose flowers on strong upright stems.

PAPAVER orientale 'Patty's Plum' 80cm £4.00
Beautiful smoky-plum flowers.

PAPAVER orientale 'Royal Chocolate Distinction' 75cm £4.00
Chocolate-maroon flowers much yummier than 'Patty's Plum'.

PAPAVER orientale 'Royal Chocolate Distinction'

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PAPAVER orientale 'Sindbad' 90cm £4.00
Very large red flowers on upright stems.

PAPAVER orientale 'Sindbad'

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PENSTEMON 'Etna' 60cm £3.50
Red flowers with a white throat.

PENSTEMON 'Fujiyama' PBR 45cm £3.50
Large shell-pink flowers with white throats.

PENSTEMON 'Pensham Amelia Jane' 80cm £3.50
Large cerise-pink flowers with white throats.

PENSTEMON 'Pensham Czar' 80cm £3.50
Mauve flowers with a white throat.

PENSTEMON 'Pensham Czar'

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PENSTEMON 'Raven' 90cm £3.50
Deep maroon-purple with a purple-veined white throat.

PENSTEMON 'Shell Pink' 60cm £3.50
Shell pink flowers!

PENSTEMON 'Shell Pink'

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PENSTEMON heterophyllus 'Catherine de la M?re' 40cm £3.50
Lilac-blue tubular flowers from June-September.

PENSTEMON heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue' 30cm £3.50
Bright lilac-blue flowers with a mauve throat.

PENSTEMON virgatus 'Blue Buckle' 30cm £3.50
Closely-packed mauve-blue flowers.

PEROVSKIA 'Blue Spire' AGM 100cm £4.00
'Russian Sage'. A tall airy plant with lavender-blue flower spikes in late summer and aromatic grey divided foliage.

PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Cottesbrooke Gold' 60cm £5.00
Golden-green leaves spikes of deep pink-red flowers July-October. Moist soil in part shade.

PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Inverleith' 75cm £4.00
Spikes of dark red flowers from July-September over leafy clumps.

PERSICARIA bistorta 'Superba' AGM 90cm £4.00
Dense spikes of pink flowers from early summer to autumn over dense leafy clumps.

PERSICARIA microcephala 'Red Dragon' 60cm £4.00
A very useful foliage plant with very dark burgundy leaves.

PHLOMIS tuberosa 'Amazone' 120cm £4.00
Rosy-lilac flowers on tall stems from July-August. Sun.

PHLOMIS tuberosa 'Bronze Flamingo' 90cm £4.00
Tall upright bronze-red stems bear bright pink flowers. Well-drained soil in full sun.

PHLOX carolina 'Miss Lingard' AGM 75cm £4.00
Very fragrant pure white flowers. Good soil not too dry.

PHLOX carolina 'Miss Lingard'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Alba Grandiflora' AGM 100cm £4.00
Border phlox with conical heads of white flowers. Sun or part shade.

PHLOX paniculata 'Alba Grandiflora'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Blue Paradise' 75cm £4.00
Large fragrant violet-blue flowers from July-August. Good mildew-resistance.

PHLOX paniculata 'Blue Paradise'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem' 90cm £4.00
Deep violet flowers July-September.

PHLOX paniculata 'Dresden China' 120cm £4.00
Very tall with shell pink flowers with a deep pink eye.

PHLOX paniculata 'Dresden China'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Elizabeth Arden' 100cm £4.00
Beautiful pink flowers with a red eye.

PHLOX paniculata 'Elizabeth Arden'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Frosted Elegance' 75cm £4.00
Creamy-white margins to leaves fragrant pale pink flowers with a darker eye late June-August.

PHLOX paniculata 'Monica Lynden-Bell' 75cm £4.00
Lovely pale pink fragrant flowers from July-October on sturdy stems.

PHLOX paniculata 'Mount Fuji' AGM 80cm £4.00
Pure white flowers.

PHLOX paniculata 'Nora Leigh' 70cm £4.00
Cream-variegated foliage and pale mauve flowers.

PHLOX paniculata 'Nora Leigh'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Red Riding Hood' 60cm £4.00
Cherry-red flowers July-August on a shorter plant.

PHLOX paniculata 'Skylight' 90cm £4.00
Large fragrant clusters of lavender-blue flowers on a strong-growing plant from July-September.

PHLOX paniculata 'Starfire' AGM 90cm £4.00
Bright red flowers and dark foliage.

PHLOX paniculata 'The King' 90cm £4.00
Deep violet flowers on tall stems good for cutting. Any soil in sun or shade not too dry.

PHLOX paniculata 'The King'

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PHLOX paniculata 'Toits de Paris' 90cm £4.00
Smoky lavender-blue flowers.

PHLOX paniculata 'Toits de Paris'

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PHLOX paniculata var. alba 90cm £4.00
White flowers.

PHLOX x arendsii 'Miss Jill' 90cm £4.00
Small white flowers May-September.

PHYSALIS alkekengi var. franchettii 'Variegata' 60cm £4.00
Small white flowers then bright orange 'Chinese Lanterns' in autumn. Variegated leaves.

PIMPINELLA major 'Rosea' 120cm £4.00
Umbels of pale pink flowers on tall branching stems in early summer. Any soil in sun or part shade.

PIMPINELLA major 'Rosea'

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POLEMONIUM 'Eastbury Purple' 60cm £4.00
Dark lilac-purple flowers all year on a tall plant.

POLEMONIUM 'Eastbury Purple'

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POLEMONIUM 'Sonia's Bluebell' 60cm £4.00
Clear blue flowers with almost white centres scented like freshly cut hay! Elegant upright plant.

POLEMONIUM 'Theddingworth' 90cm £4.00
Large rosy-lilac flowers and a branching habit. Sterile propagate by division. Moisture retentive soil in sun or part shade.

POLEMONIUM 'Theddingworth'

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POLEMONIUM reptans 'Stairway to Heaven' PBR 40cm £4.00
Beautiful cream-edged foliage with a pink flush when emerging in spring. Blue flowers from May-July. Very robust.

POLEMONIUM reptans 'Virginia White' 40cm £4.00
Pure white flowers in spring.

POLYGONATUM cirrhifolium 45cm £4.50
Whorls of delicate leaves and nodding lilac bells on slender stems.

POLYGONATUM hirtum 60cm £4.50
Short arching stems clusters of pendent tubular greenish-white flowers.

POLYGONATUM multiflorum 60cm £4.00
Shorter more upright form of Solomon's Seal. Small cream bells followed by berries lovely for autumn flower arrangements. Prefers shade.

POLYGONATUM odoratum 'Angel's Wings' £5.00
Pretty smoky grey-green leaves greenish-yellow flowers. Slow growing.

POLYGONATUM odoratum 'Flore Pleno' AGM 30cm £5.00
Hard-to-find selection has double flowers cream to green.

POLYGONATUM odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Variegatum' AGM 30cm £4.50
Cream-edged green leaves white bells tipped with green.

POLYGONATUM verticillatum rubrum 100cm £4.50
Elegant tall form with whorls of narrow leaves and red-pink flushed flowers followed by red berries.

POTENTILLA 'Arc-en-Ciel' 30cm £4.00
Large semi-double bronze-red flowers all summer. Well-drained soil in sun.

POTENTILLA 'Light My Fire' 45cm £4.00
Stunning flowers are cream edged with pink and with red centres. Compact.

POTENTILLA thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet' 60cm £4.00
Deep raspberry-red flowers with a darker centre July-September.

PRIMULA 'Guinevere' AGM 15cm £3.50
Yellow-centred purple-pink flowers in spring.

PROSTRANTHERA cuneata AGM 30cm £4.00
Australian Mint Bush. Evergreen highly scented foliage and lilac-flushed white flowers. Sunny spot.

PULMONARIA 'Coral Springs' £4.00
Spotted mint green 'longifolia' leaves and coral pink flowers.

PULMONARIA 'Cotton Cool' £4.00
Narrow silver leaves. Pink-blue flowers.

PULMONARIA 'Diana Clare' £4.00
Long silvered leaves large violet-blue flowers.

PULMONARIA 'Fiona' £4.00
Violet flowers open from coral buds spotted leaves.

PULMONARIA 'Lewis Palmer' AGM 30cm £4.00
Clusters of bright blue flowers spotted leaves. Strong grower.

PULMONARIA 'Rowlatt Choules' £4.00
Rare variety. Vigorous plant silvery leaves heavily spotted looks good all year. Pink flowers turn to blue. Sun or shade.

PULMONARIA 'Rowlatt Choules'

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PULMONARIA 'Stillingfleet Meg' £4.00
New from NCCPG Collection Holder Vanessa Cook. Mildew-free foliage and clear pink flowers ageing blue.

PULMONARIA 'rubra 'Rachel Vernie' £4.00
Cream-variegated leaves less so in summer. Red flowers.

PULMONARIA rubra 'Barfield Ruby' £4.00
Large coral-pink flowers unspotted leaves.

PULMONARIA saccharata 'Reginald Kaye' £4.00
Large rounded silver-spotted leaves pink and blue flowers.

PYCNANTHEMUM muticum 75cm £3.50
'Big Leaf Mountain Mint'. Whorls of many pink flowers late summer and mint-scented foliage.

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