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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NEPETA nuda
Narrow upright habit, with attractive rich violet-blue flowers in summer. Sun.
75cm £5.00
AGASTACHE 'Black Adder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £5.00
EUPHORBIA epithymoides
Syn. E. polychroma. Mounds of bright yellow flowerheads all spring.
AGM 40cm £5.00
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 90cm £6.50
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
SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia 'Primrose Gem'
Loved on sight! Bright green neat bush, with creamy-yellow flowers June-July.
AGM 45cm £5.00
ARUNDO donax
Giant reed, growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
3.00m £7.50
SEDUM 'Red Cauli'
Purple-tinted grey-green foliage, and intense deep red flowers resemble cauliflowers.
AGM 40cm £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Chika's Blue'
Luminous purple-blue flowers with deeper veins, July-Sept. Selected at Beeches Nursery.
75cm £5.00
GERANIUM sanguineum 'Cedric Morris'
A vigorous plant. Spreading foliage changes colour in autumn. Large magenta-pink flowers.
30cm £4.50
PENNISETUM thunbergii 'Red Buttons'
Mound of green foliage and pretty red flowerheads. Must-have on sight! Sun.
90cm £5.00
STIPA ichu
Fine textured clump with showy flowerheads in spring just above the foliage. Better than S. tenuissima. Full sun.
60cm £5.00
ERYNGIUM x zabelii 'Violetta'
Darkest blue form of the sea holly, has spiky, deep indigo flowers in summer.
80cm £7.50
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