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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IRIS 'Aunty Ruth'
From Sylvia Fenwick, a king pin of Warks Plant Heritage! This was given to her by her aunt, who had grown it for a number of years. Wonderful dusky rose to russet veined flowers.
30cm £6.50
SEDUM spectabile 'Brilliant'
Grey-green leaves topped with large heads of cool pink-mauve flowers in summer. Sun.
AGM 45cm £5.00
ASTER amellus 'Grunder'
Large lilac-blue daisies. Tidy and mildew-free, as are all A.amellus.
75cm £5.00
LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Droitwich Beauty'
Rare variety. Ragged white flowers. Similar to 'Aglaia'.
75cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA officinalis 'Martin's Mulberry'
An improvement on 'Arnhem' - more upright, with maroon flowers.
1.80m £5.00
EUPHORBIA deflexa
Very compact form for front of border, with fine silver-grey leaves, looks good all year. I love it!
30cm £4.50
GALEGA officinalis
Lovely plant to scramble through shrubs, with lavender pea flowers making a good display over summer. Well drained soil in sun.
1.50m £5.00
ARMERIA maritima 'In the Red'
Deep red winter foliage, pink flowers from April-June. Thrift with a difference!
20cm £4.50
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zwerg Elefant'
Unique dark pinky-red crimped flowers burst out of their bulbous sheaths late summer! Wide foliage. A current favourite.
1.80m £5.00
LIGUSTICUM scoticum
'Scots Lovage'. Compact, upright perennial with glossy foliage, and in summer on dark purple stems, umbels of tiny white and pale pink flowers. Sun or shade.
60cm £5.00
POTENTILLA nepalensis 'Ron McBeath'
Masses of bright pink, dark centred flowers on wiry stems, all summer. Sun.
30cm £5.00
GERANIUM sanguineum 'Belle of Herterton'
Large gentle pink flowers from May, tolerant of most conditions.
20cm £4.50
LINARIA purpurea 'Poached Egg'
New, from Dave Knox. Fine spires of tiny white toadflax flowers with a yellow throat. Rabbits taught me to trim the leader stem to get a bushier plant! Sunny spot.
1.20m £5.00
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