Masses of mauve-blue flowers May-November, on a bushy plant. Sunny, sheltered spot.
80cm £5.00
Large, deep mauve flowers May-October on tall, branching stems. If grown in a container, bring in for the winter. Cover with a large pot if grown in the border. Dramatic plant in a sunny spot.
AGM PBR 1.00m £5.00
A wonderful plant for containers or front of a sunny border. Red and white flowers from May to November. Can be hardy, but take cuttings.
AGM 90cm £5.00
Shrubby, taller salvia with rich purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn. Sun.
1.20m £5.00
Stunning new hybrid, has large, reddish-purple flowers with dark burgundy calyces and stems, June-November. Tidy habit, great for a container.
PBR 80cm £5.00
Rich red flowers on dark stems from early summer to October. Sun.
AGM 60cm £5.00
Same parents as 'Dyson's Joy', and very floriferous! Deep pink flowers May-November. Sun.
60cm £5.00
Masses of wonderful maroon-purple flowers through summer and autumn. Hardy in a sunny, well-drained spot. Takes cuttings easily!
60cm £5.00
Magenta-pink flowers with a white throat, May-November. Sun.
75cm £5.00
Balkan Clary. Spikes of reddish-violet flowers and aromatic leaves. Full sun.
AGM 90cm £5.00
Deep violet-blue flower spikes on dark maroon stems, from June-August. Sunny spot, moist well-drained soil.
AGM 50cm £5.00
Spikes of violet blue flowers over a long season. Full sun, well drained.
AGM 60cm £5.50
Dazzling violet blue flower spikes from June. Full sun or light shade.
AGM 45cm £5.50
Masses of rose-pink flower spikes June-October, on a short, tidy plant. Sun.
30cm £5.50
One of Piet Oudolf's favourites! Dark green leaves, and upright, purple branching stems carrying purple-blue flowers through summer. Full sun.
75cm £5.00
Whorls of deep, dusky blue-purple flower spikes in summer, over a good clump of heart-shaped foliage. Sun to part shade.
80cm £5.00
Compact, bushy plant bears spires of eye-catching rich blue flowers midsummer. Full sun.
AGM 40cm £5.00
Rose pink flower spikes from deep pink buds. For a sunny border.
60cm £5.00
White flowers on upright branching stems. Deadhead to extend flowering season.
45cm £5.50
Spires of intense violet-blue flowers July-September. Lovely at front of border or in a gravel garden. Insects love Salvias! Sun or light shade.
AGM 50cm £5.50
Tall stems are topped with rosy-pink catkins. Sun. Sanguisorbas are a wonderful addition to a sunny border. Easy to grow and maintain.
1.60m £5.00
Latest to flower, with deep red short fingers on erect fine stems from September-November. Sun.
1.80m £5.00
Our introduction in 2017! Strong grower, bolt upright, needs no staking. Bright candy-pink, broad fluffy flowers August-September, cleaner and fresher than other varieties, and repeat flowers!
1.50m £6.50
Rich burgundy flowers on thin reddish stems August to October.
1.50m £5.00
Formerly S. sp. Witt ex Engeland. One of my all-time favourite Sanguisorbas, deserves a proper name! Early, long-flowering white bottlebrushes all through the plant. Stands up in a gale!
1.20m £5.00
Low-growing carpet of white-edged green leaves, purple flowers July-September. Sun.
35cm £5.00
Bigger and better flowers than 'Big Pink'. Lots of stems closely grouped. Stands well. New in 2013 from us.
2.00m £5.00
Light pink bobble flowers from June-August, above a clump of slender branching stems. Prefers moist soil in a sunny spot.
80cm £5.00
Our introduction, a chance seedling found in our garden. A tidy, compact plant, upright red drumstick flowers on straight stems. Great for front of a sunny border!
60cm £6.50
Our introduction! Warm maroon drumstick flowers over a long season on upright stems. Quite special - this definitely deserved a name.
1.00m £6.50
A recent tall introduction, with airy upright branching stems topped with large maroon burrs over a long season. A good name, and one of our top ten!
1.80m £5.00
One of the tallest Sanguisorba, this has maroon fingers on open branching stems July-August.
2.00m £5.00
From Sarastro Nursery in Austria, this has deep red catkins on tall open stems, which move gently in the breeze, July-September.
2.00m £5.00
Our introduction. Tall, airy stems carry long, narrow, white pointy flowers touched with pink.
1.80m £5.00
Blue-grey foliage, long lilac to cerise-pink squirrel tails on outstretched stems, July-September. Everyone's favourite!
1.00m £5.00
A compact grower, forms a low mound of silver leaves and spikes of white bottlebrush flowers in summer.
45cm £5.00
Lovely silver leaves, and bright pink bottlebrush flowers June-August. Sun.
50cm £5.00
An improvement on 'Arnhem' - more upright, with maroon flowers.
1.80m £5.00
Introduced by Dove Cottage Nursery. Selected for its compact habit and long flowering time. Plum-coloured thimble flowers.
60cm £5.00
Deep maroon upright drumsticks from July. Slow-growing.
90cm £5.00
From Cally Gardens. Smallish white catkins. Clump forming and dainty!
45cm £5.00
Smothered with bright pink drooping catkins in August and September.
1.50m £5.00
Masses of red bobble flowers on slender stems through summer. Sun.
1.20m £5.00
Our introduction! Distinctive, elegant foliage only to 60cm, then tall upright stems bear clean white catkin flowers dusted with strawberry-pink.
1.20m £7.50
Grey-purple buds open to pinky-red flowers August-September. Sun.
1.50m £5.00
Compact bushy plant with grey-green foliage and creamy-yellow button flowers May-August. Sun.
45cm £6.00
This stunning Cotton Lavender has dainty lemon-yellow button flowers through summer on a mound of bright yellow evergreen fine foliage. Well drained soil in sun.
AGM 30cm £5.00
Loved on sight! Bright green neat bush, with creamy-yellow flowers June-July.
AGM 45cm £5.00
Small rosettes of delicate, golden mossy leaves topped with white flowers from April to May. Well drained soil in sun or part shade.
10cm £4.50
Evergreen carpet of silver rosettes, sends out runners, and has white flowers August-September. Moist soil in part shade.
20cm £5.00
Upright bushy perennial bearing loose racemes of lipped violet-blue and white flowers in summer and early autumn. Tolerant of most conditions, does well in sun.
75cm £5.00
A beautiful white flowering Scullcap flowering from July to September. Free draining soil in sun or partial shade.
NEW 50cm £6.50
Fresh green foliage, and delicate blue and white flower spikes in summer. Sun.
45cm £5.00
Golden leaves turning orange in winter. A marvellous evergreen groundcover plant for front of sunny border or container.
15cm £4.50
A spreading mound of golden green foliage and yellow flowers in the summer. Full sun.
10cm £4.50
Compact, and almost evergreen dark maroon leaves, forms a spreading mat, with deep pink flowers from late summer. Lovely in a pot or sunny rockery.
15cm £5.00
Architectural cow parsley, with erect purplish branching stems bearing umbels of tiny white flowers mid-summer to autumn. Full sun to part shade.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
Moon Carrot. A perennial cow parsley with airy, graceful, feathery leaves, and umbels of white flowers on strong stems, June-August. Sun. A cracker!
90cm £5.00
A mound of finely-cut dark green leaves topped with small umbels of white, pink and coffee flowers from July. Sun.
50cm £5.00
Syn. Potentilla 'Nuuk'. Hardy evergreen groundcover plant with white flowers in late spring and summer. Sun or partial shade.
30cm £5.50
Watery-red flowers along upright stems in summer. Sidalceas are a haven for bees and butterflies!
75cm £5.00
Spires of candy-pink flowers on upright stems in midsummer. Sun to part shade.
70cm £5.00
One of the strongest varieties, this has purple-blue flowers with yellow eyes. April to June. Perfect for a sunny rockery or container.
15cm £4.50
Violet-blue flowers on grass-like foliage. Sunny spot in moisture retentive soil.
35cm £4.50
Named by John Williams as a tribute to his late friend Dennis, a long-time member of Warks Plant Heritage. This appeared in John's garden and has a majestic habit, with open panicles of golden-yellow flowers on arching, thick dark stems.
2.10m £5.00
From John Williams. Statuesque, tall and tidy, its golden-yellow flowers are closely clumped and outward-facing at the top of thick stems. Suspend your prejudices, this Golden Rod is wonderful!
2.00m £5.00
Another selection from John Williams. These three Solidagos should be called 'The Foxbrook Series'! Floriferous, upright and free-standing. Exuberant, like John, and looks good every year with no effort! Full sun.
1.30m £5.00
Ornamental dark foliage in spring, late sprays of golden yellow flowers. Full sun.
AGM 90cm £5.00
Always wows visitors to our garden! Lime in bud, large arching sprays of sherbert-lemon flowers. Drought-resistant too!
1.20m £6.50
Unusual perennial found in boggy grasslands. Low-growing rosette of leaves and small violet pincushion flowers midsummer. A good cottage garden plant.
30cm £5.00
An airy addition to the border, with masses of pale pink to white flowers on fine stems. Lovely as a cut flower. Sun to part shade.
80cm £5.00
From John Williams. Lots of pale mauve daisies on a later-flowering plant, from Sepember-October. An ericoides cross, but clump forming.
1.20m £5.00
From Hill Close Gardens, Warwick. Masses of vivid blue daisies.
75cm £5.00
Sprays of small lilac daisies September-November, on maroon stems and dark foliage. Sun.
1.20m £5.00
Powder-blue, semi-double incurving petals, flowering midseason. This new aster was named by us in memory of Noreen Jardine, who discovered it.
90cm £5.00
Masses of small white daisies September-October. Mildew-free. I think this is an HPS conservation plant.
1.20m £5.00
A laeve type, this has small pink daisies on tall, dark stems, September-November.
1.50m £5.00
Low spreading branches carry sprays of small white daisies. Lovely over edge of wall or under roses.
AGM 15cm £5.00
Eye-catching lilac-mauve daisies on shiny black stems. Mildew-free.
1.40m £5.00
Our introduction in 2010. Masses of luminous lilac-pink daisies contrast with black stems and dark foliage. S. 'Calliope' x S. 'Fellowship'.
1.20m £5.00
Also known as A. 'Vasterival'. Mauve flowers September-November on wiry purple-black stems. Very delicate, much admired in the display garden.
1.50m £5.00
Dark purple stems bear sprays of blue flowers late summer.
90cm £5.00
Stunning plant, has dark stems and leaves, then in late summer beautiful blue daisies. Tall and rangy.
1.50m £5.00
Deep rose-pink daisies with slightly curling petals from September.
90cm £5.00
Wine-red flowers from September.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
Large mauve flowers on a shorter plant, August-October.
50cm £5.00
New, from Jan Spruyt, has lavender-blue daisies August-October.
1.00m £5.00
Clusters of bright pink flowers. Popular at the nursery.
1.50m £5.00
Large, rich violet-purple flowers on a compact plant. From Paul Picton, National Collection Holder of Asters.
AGM 1.00m £5.00
An introduction by previous owners Brian and Steph after Steph's mum. Small, deep violet daisies on a shorter, tidy plant. Intermediate height for mid-border.
1.00m £6.50
Big, bright purple daisies. A lovely new variety from John Tuite of West Acre Gardens in Norfolk, named after his son.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
Hybrid of Symphyotrichum n.a.'Andenken an Alma Potschke' and Symphyotrichum ericoides 'White Heather'. Small pale pink flowers.
1.20m £5.00
Flowers are slightly paler pink than 'Alma Potschke'.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
From a customer, who found it as a seedling in his garden and named it in remembrance of his wife. Rose-pink daisies in a good spread of flowers. It has a good shape, and a fresh, bright appearance!
1.20m £5.00
Deep purple-violet flowers on a short bushy plant.
75cm £5.00
Large rich purple-red flowers September-October.
1.30m £5.00
Double lilac-pink flowers August-October. HPS Conservation Scheme plant, well worth trying!
75cm £5.00
Tidy dome of mildew-resistant dark green foliage, topped with masses of small pale pink daisies from September to October.
75cm £5.00
We hope to see you soon!
Gary Leaver t/as Avondale Nursery, at Russell's Nursery, Mill Hill, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AG.
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