A Selection of Back of Border Plants
These are self-supporting tall plants, topped with flowers. They can be used for screening or hiding unsightly features. Choose plants of differing heights to vary the gradient of the border.
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ARUNDO donax
Giant reed, growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
3.00m £7.50
ACONITUM carmichaelii (Arendsii Group) 'Cloudy'
Large, hooded, ivory flowers smudged with violet, August-October. Worth a try!
PBR 80cm £6.50
PHLOX x arendsii 'Hesperis'
Upright sturdy stems carry large pyramidal heads of scented lilac-pink flowers.
90cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'
Clusters of bright pink flowers. Popular at the nursery.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
VERBASCUM 'Christo's Yellow Lightning'
From Great Dixter, this has densely-packed pale yellow flower spikes in summer above grey-green leaf rosettes. Very perennial!
AGM 2.00m £5.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'
Very tall, branching stems, good autumn colour.
2.00m £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
SANGUISORBA 'Skinny Fingers'
Our introduction this year! Tall, airy stems carry long, narrow, white pointy flowers touched with pink.
NEW 1.80m £5.00
PHLOX paniculata 'Bosvigo Pink'
Large pink flowers with a white centre in summer. Good soil in sun or part shade.
1.20m £5.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Cordoba'
Unusual form with gracefully curving flower stems, arching over lower planting.
1.80m £5.00
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'China'
One of my favourites, with dark green foliage and stunning red flower plumes.
AGM 1.80m £6.50
PHLOX paniculata 'Ending Blue'
Lilac-pink flowers in daylight, but change to soft purple-violet in the evening. Fragrant too!
1.00m £5.00
ECHINOPS ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
A shorter variety. Deep violet-blue globe thistle flowers from July-September. Good as a cut flower. Any soil in sun.
1.00m £5.00
SOLIDAGO 'Dennis Strange'
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, has a majestic habit, with open panicles of golden-yellow flowers on arching, thick dark stems.
2.10m £5.00
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