Plant Catalogue
Perennials : A
Perennials: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZFerns Grasses Bamboos
ACANTHUS mollis free-flowering
Large leaves, mauve and white flowers. Very free-flowering for me!
1.20m £5.00
ACANTHUS spinosus
Glossy, spiky leaves. Purple-hooded, white-lipped flowers. Very architectural!
AGM 90cm £6.00
ACHILLEA filipendula 'Gold Plate'
Large, flat golden flowerheads. An old favourite. Full sun, drought tolerant.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
ACONITUM 'Blue Opal'
Rarely available! Large blue monkshood flowers on dark upright stems, August-September. All Aconitums need deep soil in sun or part shade.
NEW 1.50m £6.50
ACONITUM 'Bressingham Spire'
Dark violet-blue hooded flowers from July-September. A stately plant for sun or shade. One of the best varieties.
AGM 1.20m £5.50
ACONITUM carmichaelii 'Arendsii'
Strong stems bear spires of deep blue flowers from early autumn. Part shade.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
ACONITUM carmichaelii (Arendsii Group) 'Cloudy'
Large, hooded, ivory flowers smudged with violet, August-October. Worth a try!
PBR 80cm £6.50
ACTAEA 'Queen of Sheba'
Excellent tall variety with near black foliage topped with scented white flower spikes in late summer. Moist soil in part shade.
PBR NEW 1.50m £8.50
ACTAEA simplex 'James Compton'
Dark bronze leaves and very fragrant white flowers. Elegant and well-behaved.
1.20m £7.50
ACTAEA simplex 'Pink Spike'
White flowers in autumn which quickly fade to pink . Moist soil in part shade.
90cm £6.50
ACTAEA simplex Atropurpurea Group 'Black Negligee'
Lovely near-black foliage, white flower spikes July-September. Shade.
NEW 90cm £7.00
AGAPANTHUS 'African Moon'
Pale misty blue flowerheads on stout stems. Well drained soil in sun. Agapanthus prefer to be in front of the border.
AGM NEW 90cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Arctic Star'
Large, solid heads of pure white flowers from July-September. Hardy. Well-drained good soil in sun.
AGM 60cm £9.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Blue Triumphator'
Lovely heads of many shades, from pale to dark blue and pale to dark violet. Flowers July-September. Sun.
NEW 80cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Bressingham Blue'
An old reliable favourite, with dark blue-violet flowers July-September. Sun.
75cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Castle of Mey'
Lovely mid blue-violet flowers with a darker midrib, July-August. Floriferous, and hardy.
75cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Chika's Blue'
Luminous purple-blue flowers with deeper veins, July-Sept. Selected at Beeches Nursery.
75cm £6.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Gem'
Large mid to dark blue flowers, later than usual. Strong and upright. Sun.
1.00m £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Isis'
Free-flowering variety with open heads of deep blue flowers August-September.
NEW 60cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Jodie'
Rich blue flowerheads from purple buds late summer on very tall stems. Sparse flowerheads but a real looker! Hardy.
1.20m £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Liam's Lilac'
Open, rounded clusters of subtle lilac flowers, darker at the base. Hardy, and very different. Sun.
90cm £7.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Loch Hope'
Very large blue flowers with darker midstripes.One of the tallest and latest flowering. Best in the border, not in a container.
AGM 2.00m £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Megan's Mauve'
Unusual mauve flowers with darker stripes. Hardy. Show stopper!
AGM NEW 1.00m £9.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Phantom'
Lovely large white flowers flushed pale blue at the tips. Very desirable, majestic, but slow-growing.
1.00m £9.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Royal Velvet'
A stately plant, produces luscious deep purple flowers, striped near-black, July-August. Hardy. Sun.
90cm £7.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Twister'
New bicolour variety has good sized heads of white flowers with rich blue bases, July-September. Hardy in a sheltered, well-drained sunny spot.
PBR 50cm £9.50
AGAPANTHUS 'White Heaven'
Huge heads packed with pure white flowers from August-September. Very eye-catching in a pot or edge of border.
PBR 1.00m £9.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Windlebrooke'
Deep indigo buds open to form beautiful heads of dark blue flowers with darker veining, over a tidy clump of narrow leaves.
60cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Windsor Grey'
Big heads of grey-white flowers touched with lilac, on very upright stems. Much admired in the display garden, very atmospheric.
1.20m £9.00
AGASTACHE 'Black Adder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £5.50
AGASTACHE 'Blue Boa'
New form, with chunky, deep violet-blue flower spikes July-October. Seems to be long-lived! Sun.
PBR 60cm £5.50
AGASTACHE 'Purple Haze'
Long spikes of smoky violet-blue flowers all summer. One of the hardy ones! Well drained soil in sun.
75cm £5.00
AGASTACHE rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
Stunning golden-yellow foliage contrasts well with purple-blue flower spikes from July-September.
60cm £5.00
AJUGA reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Useful evergreen groundcover plant for a shady, moist area. Cream-edged foliage is splashed with burgundy, with deep blue flowers in spring.
10cm £5.00
AJUGA reptans 'Caitlin's Giant'
Forms a mat of glossy purple-brown leaves and erect spikes of blue flowers in spring. Part shade.
AGM NEW 30cm £5.00
ALCALTHAEA suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
Pale creamy-yellow perennial hollyhock with dark maroon stamens, flowers from June-November. Grey-green rust-free leaves!
2.40m £5.00
ALCALTHAEA suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
Deep pink flowers, darker in autumn, from June-November
2.00m £5.00
ALCHEMILLA alpina
Alpine Lady's Mantle. Forms a mat of decorative foliage with clusters of tiny yellow-green flowers in summer. Sun or part shade.
NEW 20cm £5.00
ALTHAEA armeniaca
Tall perennial with light and airy foliage. Lavender-pink mallow flowers all summer. Sun.
NEW 2.00m £5.00
ALTHAEA cannabina
Light and airy plant has lovely lavender-pink mallow flowers all summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
2.00m £6.00
ALTHAEA officinalis
Marshmallow! Graceful, tall plant with pale pink, magenta-centred flowers. Bees love it, and the root is used to make marshmallows! Well-drained soil in sun.
1.50m £5.00
ALTHAEA officinalis 'Romney Marsh'
Bushy perennial with soft pink flowers all summer. Sun.
1.00m £5.50
AMMI majus
Indispensable hardy annual, a brilliant filler plant for mid to late summer, as seen this year at Great Dixter! Lacy white cow-parsley flowers and delicate ferny foliage. Well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. 3 for £10!
AGM 1.80m £4.00
AMSONIA 'Ernst Pagels'
Taller, non-running clump, and with bigger blue starry flowers than A. tabernaemontana. This is to die for, and at last I've found out how to propagate it. Thanks to Joe Sharman!
90cm £5.00
AMSONIA hubrichtii
A clump of erect stems, covered in fine, soft foliage topped with starry blue flowers in May to July. Golden autumn leaves. Sun to part shade.
NEW 75cm £6.00
AMSONIA orientalis
Erect stems bear narrow, lance-shaped leaves interspersed with starry pale blue flowers in summer. Sun. Very impressive!
50cm £5.00
AMSONIA tabernaemontana
Clusters of starry ice blue flowers on arching stems over summer. Yellow foliage in autumn. Sunny border.
70cm £5.00
ANEMONE hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance'
Rich, deep purple-pink two-tone flowers in summer. Sun or part shade.
AGM 1.00m £5.00
ANEMONE hupehensis var. japonica Pamina
Semi-double dusky pink flowers from August-October. Good in sun or shade.
AGM 60cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Alba Plena'
Double white flowers, similar to 'Vestal', but with a larger central ruff.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Bowles Purple'
Purple flowers, darker than 'Robinsoniana', with darker backs.
NEW 15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Bracteata Pleniflora'
Green-tipped white double flowers with a ruff of green bracts April-May.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Dark Leaf'
Persistently deep maroon foliage, white flowers turn pink April-May.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Flushing'
Eyecatching variety, with finely dissected foliage and pale pink flowers.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Fruhlingsfee'
Large, cup-shaped white flowers turn pink. Much requested last year.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Hall Farm Blue'
A deep blue-flowered, vigorous selection from Hall Farm Nursery.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'La Rochanne'
Brand new variety from Jan Spruyt, has white-edged pink petals.
NEW 20cm £5.50
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Ploeger de Bilt'
Quirky variety with frilly white centre and green striped white outer bracts.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Semiplena'
Large, fully double white flowers with deep blue centres, also on the reverse.
NEW 15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Slack Top Pink'
Large pink flowers. From Slack Top Nurseries in Yorkshire.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Slenaken'
Small white flowers, this was found by Michael Lukaszewicz in the woods at Slenaken.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Stammerberg'
Incorrectly formerly sold by us as 'Stammheim', this was named and found on the mountain of Stammerberg, near Stammheim, by Mathias Thomson. Big white flowers with green markings and a maroon centre.
10cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Wisley Pink'
Flowers open white inside, dark pink on reverse, then turns rich pink on both sides. Beautiful!
20cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Yerda Ramusem'
Rarely available form with semi-double white flowers surrounded by green bracts splashed with white.
10cm £5.00
ANEMONE ranunculoides 'Pleniflora'
Double golden-yellow flowers in spring. Vigorous. Shade.
AGM 15cm £5.00
ANEMONE ranunculoides laciniata
Large yellow nodding flowers March-May. Increases quickly, not a thug!
10cm £5.00
ANEMONE x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Japanese Anemone with lovely pure white flowers. Best in part shade.
AGM 1.00m £5.00
ANEMONE x hybrida 'Konigen Charlotte'
Large, semi-double rose-pink flowers late summer. Part shade.
AGM NEW 1.00m £5.00
ANEMONE x hybrida 'September Charm'
Semi-double dark and light pink petals, flowers are larger than A. 'Hadspen Abundance'. Lovely dark stems.
AGM 90cm £5.00
ANEMONE x hybrida 'Whirlwind'
Semi-double snow-white flowers with soft ruffled edges, from September-October.
60cm £5.00
ANEMONE x lipsiensis 'Schwefelfeuer'
A woodland anemone with light yellow flowers on bronze stems April-May.
10cm £5.00
ANEMONELLA thalictroides 'Dark Pink'
Attractive dark foliage, delicate pink flowers fading paler, from early spring.
12cm £6.00
ANEMONELLA thalictroides f.rosea semi-double pink form
Delicate pale pink flowers March-May.
15cm £6.00
ANISODONTA 'El Royo'
Pink Hibiscus-like flowers July-November and later. Sunny, sheltered position, or rescue to a cold greenhouse in winter.
NEW 90cm £5.50
ANISODONTEA x hypomadara
Cape Mallow. Non-stop flowering, has pink mallow flowers spring to winter in a sheltered sunny spot. Bushy habit, with rich green foliage.
1.20m £5.50
ANTHEMIS 'Susannah Mitchell'
Grey-green foliage topped with creamy-white daisies all summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
60cm £5.00
ANTHEMIS tinctoria 'Wargrave Variety'
Pale yellow daisies in summer over dark green foliage. Sun.
90cm £5.00
ANTHRISCUS sylvestris 'Going For Gold'
Golden-yellow ferny foliage looks brilliant in winter and spring, then umbels of white cow-parsley flowers May-June. Best in part shade.
NEW 1.20m £5.00
ANTHRISCUS sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
Deep maroon feathery foliage. White contrasting flowers in summer. Well drained soil in shade.
NEW 1.00m £5.00
ARISARUM proboscideum
Mouse tail arum. Forms a low carpet of shiny leaves, and in April, long brown mouse tails of the arum flower appear. Shady spot.
20cm £5.00
ARMERIA maritima 'In the Red'
Deep red winter foliage, pink flowers from April-June. Thrift with a difference!
20cm £5.00
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'
Lovely silver foliage plant, useful for edge of border as a foil for darker plants. Dead-head to keep her at her best! Sunny, well drained spot.
AGM 60cm £5.00
ARTEMISIA stelleriana ‘Boughton Silver’
Soft silver foliage, great for groundcover or as a foil for other plants in a container, rockery or front of a sunny border.
15cm £5.00
ARUM 'Chameleon'
Very large glossy marbled leaves over winter, pale green flowers April-May, red berries August-September. Part shade.
AGM 30cm £5.00
ARUM italicum 'Tresahor Beauty'
Strongly marbled glossy foliage. One of the best italicums.
NEW 30cm £5.00
ARUM italicum ssp. italicum 'Marmoratum'
Arrow-shaped cream-veined leaves in autumn. White-yellow spathes early summer. Shade.
AGM NEW 45cm £5.00
ARUM italicum ssp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'
Yellow-speckled glossy foliage overwinter, cream flowers April-May. Part shade.
30cm £5.00
ARUNCUS 'Johannifest'
Fine creamy-white flower panicles June-August, lovely feathery foliage. Part shade.
60cm £5.00
ARUNCUS 'Ulf'
Long, dense, wide plumes of creamy-white flowers mid to late summer, over dark foliage. Fireworks in a shady spot!
60cm £6.00
ARUNCUS 'Woldemar Meier'
A shorter form with feathery foliage which turns fiery orange in midsummer. White flowers from June. Aruncus will tolerate dry shade.
45cm £5.00
ARUNCUS dioicus 'Kneiffii'
Fine foliage and airy panicles of white flowers. Shade or part shade.
60cm £6.50
ASARUM europaeum
Wild Ginger. Robust groundcover plant, has glossy rounded leaves and red hooded flowers in spring. Moist soil in cool shade.
AGM 15cm £5.00
ASPHODELINE lutea
Clump of narrow silver grassy leaves, starry yellow flowers on erect stems. Full sun.
1.00m £5.00
ASTER ‘Black Ice’
Icy lilac-blue small daisies in tidy sprays. A laevis type, but is fairly compact, upright and non-running. Contrasting black stems and dark green smoky leaves. Impending storm clouds! A very useful mixer in the border.
1.50m £6.50
ASTER 'Chilly Fingers'
Sprays of pale blue daisies with long, thin, curled petals, similar to, but more curled than 'Lutetia', and taller too.
90cm £5.00
ASTER 'Fingers and Thumbs'
A seedling found over the path from our 'Chilly Fingers', this has slightly wider fingers, and flowers are a deeper lilac, not so chilly! They look great together.
90cm £6.50
ASTER 'Moody Blue'
Discovered in our garden, this new aster has mildew-free, fine foliage, and lilac-blue daisies with closely-arranged petals, September-October, on dark stems. A laevis type but less vigorous.
90cm £6.50
ASTER 'Small Ness'
Much-requested last year! Low-growing mound, smothered with small, fresh pinkish-blue daisies September-October.
30cm £5.00
ASTER amellus 'Forncett Flourish'
Strong, upright grower with deep mauve daisies from early September.
60cm £5.50
ASTER amellus 'Grunder'
Large lilac-blue daisies. Tidy and mildew-free, as are all A.amellus.
75cm £5.50
ASTER amellus 'Nocturne'
Large, deep violet-blue flowers August-October. Possible the best of its type!
60cm £5.50
ASTER novae-angliae
Recently, the name for Aster novae-angliae changed to SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae, and you can now find our collection in the catalogue under this name. Other Asters can be found under EURYBIA, GALATELLA or even ASTER! Good luck everyone!
1cm £5.00
ASTER trifoliatus ssp. ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki'
Eyecatching deep violet-purple daisies in profusion, form a tidy mound of colour September-November. Sun or shade.
60cm £5.00
ASTER trifoliatus ssp. ageratoides 'Starshine'
Masses of white daisies over contrasting dark green foliage, midsummer to autumn.
PBR 60cm £5.00
ASTER x frikartii 'Monch'
Large lavender-blue daisies on lax stems from August-October. No mildew, but must have moist soil.
90cm £5.50
ASTILBOIDES tabularis
Syn. Rodgersia tabularis. Very large, rounded lobed leaves, dense panicles of small creamy flowers above in early summer. Moist soil in part shade.
1.50m £6.00
ASTRANTIA 'Bloody Mary'
Deep red flowers over summer with a silver-white centre. Part shade.
NEW 50cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA 'Bright and Breezy'
Our new introduction, a seedling from A. 'Bury Court'. A tidy dome of flowers - green-tipped, pink-edged, white flowers with red centres, on short, thick upright stems.
60cm £6.50
ASTRANTIA 'Burgundy Manor'
Lovely large, deep red flowers on reddish-black stems in summer, over dark green foliage. A strong, repeat-flowering variety. Part shade.
75cm £6.50
ASTRANTIA 'Larch Cottage Magic'
Dark purple stems, clusters of deep maroon flowers with silver centres and long petals. Very distinct.
NEW 80cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA 'Mrs MacGregor'
From Elizabeth MacGregor, previously named 'Old Warwickshire Pink', but the National Collection Holder says this is the correct name. Opaque pink pincushions, must be a maxima x major cross.
60cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Can Candy'
Unique flowers, dark red backs, silver upper face. Repeat flowers, sturdy, not too tall. New introduction from Trevor Edwards.
NEW 60cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Ruby Wedding'
True form, not seedlings. Darkest red flowers, black stems with purple-tinged foliage.
45cm - 60cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Sunningdale Variegated'
Leaves are splashed with cream. Keep dead-heading to prolong the variegation into summer.
AGM 45cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA major ssp. involucrata 'Jumble Hole'
Large white and green flowers over a long season to November!
90cm £5.00
ASTRANTIA major ssp. involucrata 'Moira Reid'
Large, green-tipped white flowers, flushed pink early on. Similar to 'Shaggy'.
NEW 75cm £5.50
We hope to see you soon!
