Plant Catalogue
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ACANTHUS 'Whitewater'
Variegated Bear's Breeches, has pale pink and white flowers on red stems, eyecatching green and white foliage.
90cm £7.50
ACANTHUS dioscoridis
Dwarf acanthus with rich pink flowers and undivided grey-green leaves. Sunny spot.
30cm £5.50
ACANTHUS mollis (Latifolius Group) 'Sjaak'
Large, glossy leaves and tall spires of purple and white hooded flowers late spring and summer.
2.00m £5.50
ACANTHUS spinosus
Glossy, spiky leaves. Purple-hooded, white-lipped flowers. Very architectural!
AGM 90cm £6.00
ACANTHUS spinosus 'Ferguson's Form'
White and purple flowers July-Oct. Dark, more divided leaves. National Collection Holder's favourite!
90cm £5.50
ACANTHUS spinosus Spinosissimus Group
Finely cut, almost silvery leaves, less free-flowering variety. Best in hot, dry soil. Worth growing just for the wonderful foliage!
75cm £5.00
ACHILLEA 'Forncett Ivory'
Lovely ivory flowers, grey-green foliage. The best Achillea I've seen for a while!
60cm £5.00
ACHILLEA filipendula 'Gold Plate'
Large, flat golden flowerheads. An old favourite. Full sun, drought tolerant.
AGM 1.20m £6.00
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
Ferny leaves with stems of flat topped lilac flowers in summer. Full sun and free draining soil.
80cm £5.00
ACONITUM 'Ivorine'
Ivory hooded flowers on long stems in late spring and summer. Full sun or partial shade with a moisture retentive soil.
75cm £5.50
ACONITUM 'Stainless Steel'
Flower spikes are the colour of faded denims! Needs good deep soil and part shade.
AGM 1.50m £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 'Chocoholic'
A new variety with almost black foliage and spikes of pale pink fragrant flowers late summer to autumn. Moist soil in part shade.
75cm £9.50
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 1.50m £9.50
ACTAEA simplex 'James Compton'
Dark bronze leaves and very fragrant white flowers. Elegant and well-behaved.
AGM 1.20m £9.50
ACTAEA simplex 'Pink Spike'
White flowers in autumn which quickly fade to pink. Moist soil in part shade.
90cm £9.50
ACTAEA simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Black Negligee'
Lovely near-black foliage, white flower spikes July-September. Shade.
90cm £6.00
ACTAEA simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette'
Spires of white bottlebrush flowers on purple tinted foliage in September and October. Moist soil and partial shade.
AGM 1.50m £9.50
ACTAEA simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Hillside Black Beauty'
Spikes of pale pink bottlebrush flowers on purple foliage in the autumn. Moist soil in partial shade.
AGM 1.20m £9.50
AGAPANTHUS 'African Skies'
Evergreen variety with spikes of dark blue flowers. Great in a pot. Full sun.
AGM 1.00m £8.50
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.
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 'Cool Blue'
Big, mid-blue flowerheads on sturdy stems July-September. Makes a bold statement! Hardy.
1.20m £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Double Diamond'
Short evergreen variety with double white flowers in summer. Full sun. Ideal in pot or front of border.
AGM PBR 30cm £7.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Findlay's Blue'
Slender, elegant stems topped with rich blue flowerheads. Hardy.
90cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Fireworks'
Large bi-coloured flowers over a long period. Evergreen foliage. Full sun.
AGM PBR 60cm £8.50
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.
60cm £6.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Jacaranda'
Early flowering evergreen variety with tall spikes of mid-blue flowers with a darker stripe. Full sun.
AGM 1.00m £7.00
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 1.00m £9.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Midnight Star'
Syn. 'Navy Blue'. Mid-blue flowers through summer. Hardy, and very floriferous! Full sun.
AGM 60cm £7.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Phantom'
Lovely large white flowers flushed pale blue at the tips. Very desirable, majestic, but slow-growing.
1.00m £9.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Queen Mum'
New cultivar with large white flowers that have a distinct blue base to each flower. Much in demand at the nursery! Hardy.
PBR 1.00m £11.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Royal Velvet'
A stately plant, produces luscious deep purple flowers, striped near-black, July-August. Hardy. Sun.
AGM 90cm £7.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Silver Baby'
A dwarf variety with small white flowers flushed pale blue. Hardy.
AGM 40cm £7.50
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
AGASTACHE 'Blackadder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £6.00
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 rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
Stunning golden-yellow foliage contrasts well with purple-blue flower spikes from July-September.
60cm £5.50
AGERATINA altissima 'Chocolate'
Syn. Eupatorium. Wonderful chocolate foliage on a compact, upright plant. Pure white flowerheads July-Sept. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Moist soil in sun to part shade.
AGM 90cm £6.00
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 'Catlin's Giant'
Forms a mat of glossy purple-brown leaves and erect spikes of blue flowers in spring. Part shade.
AGM 30cm £5.00
ALCALTHAEA suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
Deep pink flowers, darker in autumn, from June-November.
2.00m £6.50
ALCHEMILLA erythropoda
Forms a neat, well-behaved mound of notched red-flushed green foliage. Small clusters of yellow-green flowers late spring. Sun or part shade.
AGM 25cm £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
AMSONIA 'Blue Ice'
Compact form with masses of sky blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Full sun.
50cm £5.00
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 £6.50
AMSONIA hubrichtii
A clump of erect stems, covered in fine, soft foliage topped with starry blue flowers May to July. Golden autumn leaves. Sun to part shade.
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 £6.00
ANEMONE hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance'
Rich, deep purple-pink two-tone flowers in summer. Sun or part shade.
AGM 1.00m £5.50
ANEMONE hupehensis 'Red Riding Hood' (Fantasy Series)
Short Japanese Anemone flowering in the summer with cerise pink single flowers. Sun or part shade.
45cm £8.00
ANEMONE hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'
Semi-double dusky pink flowers from August-October. Good in sun or shade.
AGM 60cm £6.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Alba Plena'
Double white flowers, similar to 'Vestal', but with a larger central ruff.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Bowles's Purple'
Purple flowers, darker than 'Robinsoniana', with darker backs.
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 'Buckland'
Large lavender-blue flowers, pale creamy-grey beneath, on maroon stems.
15cm £5.00
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Flushing'
Eye-catching 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.
20cm £5.50
ANEMONE nemorosa 'Semiplena'
Large, fully double white flowers with deep blue centres, also on the reverse.
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 turn rich pink on both sides. Beautiful!
20cm £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 £6.00
ANEMONE x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte'
Large, semi-double rose-pink flowers late summer. Part shade.
AGM 1.00m £6.00
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 £6.00
ANEMONE x lipsiensis 'Pallida'
Resembles a wood anemone, with creamy-yellow flowers from April-June.
AGM 15cm £5.00
ANEMONE x lipsiensis 'Schwefelfeuer'
A woodland anemone with light yellow flowers on bronze stems April-May.
10cm £5.00
ANISODONTA 'El Rayo'
Pink Hibiscus-like flowers July-November and later. Sunny, sheltered position, or rescue to a cold greenhouse in winter.
90cm £6.00
ANISODONTEA capensis
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 £6.00
ANTHEMIS 'Susannah Mitchell'
Grey-green foliage topped with creamy-white daisies all summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
60cm £5.00
ANTHEMIS tinctoria 'Celia'
New cultivar from Winterbourne House and Garden bred by Dr Hugh Wilkie. Vigorous upright growth with lemon yellow petals and a darker centre.
50cm £5.00
ANTHEMIS tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton'
Lemon yellow daisies on ferny foliage in summer. Full sun in free draining soil.
AGM 50cm £5.50
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.
1.20m £5.00
ANTHRISCUS sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
Deep maroon feathery foliage. White contrasting flowers in summer. Well drained soil in shade.
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 'Brutus'
'Mega-thrift' from Desirable Plants, with white flowers above a dome of glaucous broad leaves. Flowers for months.
40cm £5.00
ARMERIA juniperifolia 'Bevan's Variety'
A small mat-forming thrift with evergreen needle foliage and double pink flowers. Ideal for the rockery. Full sun and free draining soil.
AGM 15cm £4.50
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'
Upright bushy perennial with silvery lance shaped leaves with jagged margins. Full sun in a free draining soil.
90cm £5.50
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 italicum ssp. italicum 'Marmoratum'
Arrow-shaped cream-veined leaves in autumn. White-yellow spathes early summer. Shade.
AGM 45cm £5.00
ARUM italicum ssp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'
Yellow-speckled glossy foliage over winter, cream flowers April-May. Part shade.
30cm £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
ASARUM splendens
Chinese Wild Ginger. Semi-evergreen heart-shaped leaves with silver markings. Purple brown flowers in spring. Partial or full shade in moisture retentive soil.
10cm £8.00
ASTER ‘Black Ice’
Icy lilac-blue small daisies in tidy sprays. A laeve 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 laeve 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 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 ageratoides 'Harry Smith'
Pink flowers on a dome of dark stems and foliage, August-November. Sun to even dry shade!
60cm £5.00
ASTER ageratoides 'Stardust'
Compact bushy plants with soft lilac daisy flowers from August. Full sun or partial shade.
60cm £5.00
ASTER ageratoides 'Starshine'
Masses of white daisies over contrasting dark green foliage, midsummer to autumn.
PBR 60cm £5.00
ASTER amellus 'Brilliant'
Much-admired in the display garden. Beautiful opaque dusky pink flowers.
75cm £6.00
ASTER amellus 'Grunder'
Large lilac-blue daisies. Tidy and mildew-free, as are all A.amellus.
75cm £5.50
ASTER amellus 'Rudolph Goethe'
Neat upright clump of lavender blue daisy flowers. Full sun and free draining soil.
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 x frikartii 'Monch'
Large lavender-blue daisies on lax stems from August-October. No mildew, but must have moist soil.
AGM 90cm £0.07
ASTER x frikartii 'Wunder von Stafa'
Large lavender blue flowers from August. Full sun.
AGM 65cm £6.00
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 £7.00
ASTRANTIA 'Bright and Breezy'
Our new introduction, a seedling from A. 'Bury Court'. A tidy dome of 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 £7.00
ASTRANTIA 'Larch Cottage Magic'
Dark purple stems, clusters of deep maroon flowers with silver centres and long petals. Very distinctive.
80cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA 'Moulin Rouge'
Deep red pincushion flowers from early to late summer. Partial shade in moisture retentive soil/
PBR NEW 60cm £7.50
ASTRANTIA 'Snow Star'
Pincushion white flowers surrounded by green-tipped white bracts. Full sun or partial shade.
PBR 80cm £6.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Can Candy'
Unique flowers, dark red backs, silver upper face. Repeat flowers, sturdy, not too tall. New introduction from Trevor Edwards.
60cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Elmblut'
Purple-red flowers with rosy-red tips to the bracts.Sun or partial shade in a moisture retentive soil.
50cm £5.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Florence'
Lavender-pink pincushion flowers over a long season. Better flower colour in shade. One of my top three favourites.
PBR 50cm £7.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Ruby Wedding'
True form, not seedlings. Darkest red flowers, black stems with purple-tinged foliage.
45cm - 60cm £7.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Sparkling Stars Pink' (Sparkling Stars Series)
Masses of pink pincushion flowers from June. Sun or partial shade.
60cm £7.50
ASTRANTIA major 'Star of Beauty' (Sparkling Stars Series)
White and magenta pincushion flowers. Sun or partial shade.
PBR 50cm £8.00
ASTRANTIA major 'Star of Love'
Red pincushion flowers surrounded by red bracts on dark purple stems. Sun or partial shade.
60cm £7.50
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