A Selection of Seaside Garden Plants
To recreate a coastal garden in the heart of the West Midlands, think gravel, sparse planting, focus points of found objects while beachcombing – driftwood, weathered wooden posts etc. Emphasis on silver or glaucous foliage, sea hollies, achillea, artemisia.
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AGAPANTHUS 'Isis'
Free-flowering variety with open heads of deep blue flowers August-September.
60cm £6.50
ARUNDO donax
Giant reed, growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
3.00m £7.50
RUDBECKIA laciniata 'Herbstsonne'
Tall upright perennial, bearing single, golden yellow flowers late summer. Great for the back of a sunny border.
AGM 2.00m £5.00
CYNARA cardunculus
Cardoon. Forms an epic, architectural mound of silver-grey foliage up to 1 metre long. Large, purple, thistle-like flowerheads tower above in late summer and autumn. Loves the sun.
AGM 2.50m £5.00
NEPETA nuda
Narrow upright habit, with attractive rich violet-blue flowers in summer. Sun.
75cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA obtusa good form
Lovely silver leaves, and bright pink bottlebrush flowers June-August. Sun.
50cm £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
CHAEROPHYLLUM azoricum
Fresh green crimped, serrated and felted leaves, white umbels above. Quietly impressive!
60cm £5.00
GERANIUM 'Rozanne'
Large cupped blue flowers with a large white centre and dark maroon veining. Very floriferous and long-flowering. Same plant as G. 'Jolly Bee'.
AGM PBR 45cm £7.00
CYNARA scolymus 'Gros Camus de Bretagne'
Large silvery leaves, long stems carry edible buds in summer, then big purple thistle flowers which dry well. Good soil in sun.
1.00m £6.00
SALVIA 'African Sky'
Masses of mauve-blue flowers May-November, on a bushy plant. Sunny, sheltered spot.
80cm £5.00
KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'
Fat spikes of red to yellow flowers on stout stems. Red hot pokers prefer good, well-drained soil in sun, but can tolerate part shade.
1.50m £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
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