Miscellaneous Perennials

NEW Common name: Fern-leaved bleeding heart An elegant perennial with fern-like bluey green leaves.  It produces bicolour heart-shaped flowers in dark & light rose hues.  A floriferous variety that blooms from late spring to early autumn.  Average...

Culver's root. A towering uprigth perennial with dark green foliage and spikes of lilace blue flowers.  Average height: 6ft - 1.8m Average spread: 1.5ft - 45cm  Full sun - Partial shade Hardy 

East Indian Knotweed. A mat-forming, evergreen perennial with large, dark green leaves turning red in autumn and spikes of pink flowers from July to October, turning red when mature. Average height 0.5ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Bears Breeches A rare variety of acanthus with pure white flowers on top of grey-green spikes appear above the deep cut green foliage. Average height: 4ft  Average spread: 2ft Full sun/Partial shade  Hardy

Common name: Bear's breeches A majestic, clump-forming perennial with dark green leaves. Impressive spikes of white flowers with purple bracts are produced from July to September. Average height 5ft, spread 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.      ...

Common name: Hopwood's Cinquefoil Attractive soft peach-pink flowers with a creamy splash and deep red centres. Long-flowering from late spring to late summer and loved by bees. Average height 1-2ft Full sun/Partial Shade Hardy

Common name: Cinquefoil A clump-forming perennial with finely toothed mid-green leaves.  It produces attractive yellow flowers with blood red centres in summer. Average height 1.5ft.  Full sun.  Hardy.

Common name: Lily tuft A low growing evergreen perennial with grass-like dark green folliage. It has striking white young growth & produces spikes of blue flowers late summer.  Average height 1ft. Partial or full shade. Hardy.

Common name: Glossy False Sinningia A rare woodland herbaceous perennial with fleshy dark green foliage & a spreading habit. It produces tubular mauve, pink throated flowers in autumn.  Sheltered position.  Average height 1.5ft ...

Common name: Gentian An unusual clump-forming perennial that produces clusters of creamy-yellow flowers that are blue at the base.  Average height 1.5ft  Partial shade.   Hardy.     

Common name: Hardy fuchsia or Lady's eardrops. A robust, upright, deciduous shrub with small dark green leaves that are slightly bronzed. In the summer & autumn it produces small single flowers, with crimson tubes and sepals, and violet-purple...

Common name: Purple Loosest strife An upright perennial with tall spikes of purple-red flowers from mid-summer to early autumn.  Average height 2-3ft, spread 1ft. Flowers July to September. Full sun. Hardy.

NEW! Common name: Chocolate cosmos A new variety of chocolate cosmos with the same delicious scent but a new cherry red colour & larger flowers. It has a compact habit so is great for containers. Average height 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy.

'A hybrid lobelia with mid-green leaves and numerous vertical flower spikes bearing rich deep blue flowers from mid to late summer. Lovely for the vase as a cut flower and attractive to bees and butterflies too. Average height 2ft, average spread 1.5ft...

Common name: Blue Fescue, Grey Fescue A densely tufted evergreen grass with narrow inrolled blue-green, arching leaves and panicles of delicate, violet-flushed, blue-green flowers. Average height/spread 1ft. Full sun. Hardy

Variegated Japanese Spurge. A spreading evergreen perennial with toothed, dark green leaves with attractive white margins, tiny clusters of white flowers from June to July. Useful and attractive groundcover for a shaded area. Average height 0.5ftm,...

Common name: Shamrock A perennial with stunning deep purple triangular leaves. Delicate funnel-shaped, pale pink flowers are produced on arching stems above the leaves in summer. Can be planted outside or kept as a houseplant. Average height 8"-1ft. Full...

A spectacular flowering plant producing stunning heads of bold and showy flowers set against attractive large leaves from July to August. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Protect from frost.

Common name: Red Valerian An old cottage garden plant often seen growing on walls and dry, stony banks. Attractive fragrant scarlet-red flowers throughout summer above bright green leaves. Self-seeds freely. Average height/spread 2.5-3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Bishop's Mitre A clump-forming semi-evergreen perennial with delicate deep green leaves, tinted with bronze. Pendent, delicate bright yellow flowers, with short brown spurs are borne in spring above the leaves. Cut back the old foliage in...

Pretty arching stems with with precisely paired, oval leaves along their length. These are followed by dangling, green-tipped, red bell-shaped flowers that persist throughout late spring and early summer. Average height 2-3ft. Partial/full shade. Hardy.

Common name: Balloon Flower A compact clump-forming perennial with bluish green leaves. Clusters of white balloon-like buds open to cup shaped flowers from July to August.  Average height 1ft, Average spread 1.5ft.   Full sun/partial shade. Hardy

Common name: Loosestrife A biennual with grey, crinkle-edged leaves with pale veins and attractive burgundy flowers that are produced from June to August. Tolerant of damp soil and great for attracting pollinators intot the garden. Average height 3ft,...

Common name: Cherry Ingram Semi- evergreen perennioal mid-green foliage. Starry bright blue flowers in spring. Repeat flowers at other times of the year.  Average height: 1ft Partial shade.

Common name: Globe Flower An attractive perennial that produces glowing lemon yellow double flowers every spring and summer.  Average height 2ft.  Full fun or partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Sweet Woodruff Herbaceous groundcover. Highly scented white flowers. Spring easy to grow. Average height: 1ft Partial sun.

Common name: Solomans seal  Cream and green foliage. White flowers in spring. Any moist soil. Average height: 1.5ft Shade.

Common name: Bog Bean A rambling plant with trifoliate, olive-green foliage that creeps over the surface of the water. The attractive white flowers are tipped with pink. An infusion of the roots was historically used as a tonic for fevers, gout and other...

Common name: Fountain Grass A majestic, clump-forming perennial grass with deep burgundy red foliage. The flowers are borne on tall arching stems, and begin red then turn lighter with time, contrasting with the leaves.   Average height 3-4ft.   Full sun...

Common name: Shrubby Cinquefoil A bushy shrub with dark green leaves. Pretty cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers are produced from May to July. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Shrubby Cinquefoil A long-flowering, compact shrub that will grow on poor soils and is drought-tolerant. Small white flowers from late spring to early autumn.  Average height: 2.5ft Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy

Common name: Bishop's Mitre A clump-forming semi-evergreen perennial with delicate deep green leaves, tinted with bronze. Pendent, delicate bright yellow flowers, with short brown spurs are borne in spring above the leaves. Cut back the old foliage in...

Common name: Feather Reed Grass A striking perennial grass with upright mid-green leaves and airy pink-bronze flowers fading to soft brown from July to August. The flower spikes persist throughout the winter providing a long season of interest. Average...

Common name: Hardy cape daisy A semi-prostrate perennial with greyish green leaves and large lilac pink flowers that are borne from June to September. Average height 8", spread 2ft. Full sun in a sheltered position. Hardy.

Common name: Hardy cape daisy A semi-prostrate perennial with greyish green leaves and large vibrant pink flowers with darker centres that are borne from June to September. Average height 8", spread 2ft. Full sun in a sheltered position. Hardy.

Common name: Night scented phlox This will give you unsurpassable honey-vanilla scent as the sun goes down.  The foliage forms a compact mound and its unique flowers appear crimson-red when closed, and white when open with an orange eye.  Flowering from...

Common name: Night scented phlox This will give you unsurpassable honey-vanilla scent as the sun goes down.  The foliage forms a compact mound and its unique flowers appear crimson-red when closed, and white when open.  Flowering from May to September. ...

Common name: Soft Shield Fern An attractive fern with shuttlecock-like, arching soft, dark green fronds. The fronds have a particulary finely cut feathery appearance that contrasts well with other foliage. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Excellent for...

Common name: Macedonian Scabious Adds an informal, 'wild' touch to the garden with rich crimson pincushion flowers held on wiry, lax stems from July to September. Great for bees and butterflies and the seedheads can be left for the birds too. Average...

Common name: Sea Pink,Thrift Cushion-forming with linear dark green leaves, pale pink flowerheads. Max Height 20cm. Max Spread 30cm. Flowers May to June.  Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Sea Pink,Thrift Cushion-forming with linear dark green leaves, pink flowerheads. Max Height 20cm. Max Spread 30cm. Flowers May to June.  Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Sea Pink,Thrift Cushion-forming with linear dark green leaves, red flowerheads. Max Height 20cm. Max Spread 30cm. Flowers May to June.  Full sun. Hardy.

A clump-forming grass-like evergreen perennial with dark green leaves that have a striking, frosty cream-white margains.  Brown rounded flower spikelets in spring.  Ideal for containers.  Average height 1ft.  Full sun.  Hardy. 

Common name: Lilyturf An evergreen perennial with narrow dark green leaves and tall, dense spikes of bright violet-mauve flowers that are produced from September to November. Good for shady aread. Average height 1.5ft, spread 1-2ft. Partial shade. Hardy...

Common name: Creeping Dogwood A creeping perennial with rich mid-green leaves. The small green flowers are surrounded by attractive long-lasting white bracts, which are followed by red berries. Ideal groundcover for a damp shaded area. Average height:...

Common name: Lilyturf A versatile and undemanding evergreen perennial with long, narrow grass-like leaves and dense spikes of soft purple-pink flowers from late summer into autumn. Average height 1ft, spread 1-2ft. Full sun/Partial shade/Full shade...

Great for ground cover, a semi evergreen perennial producing glossy dark green leaves and upright deep purple flowers.  ·      Height: 60cm / 2ft  ·      Spread: 60cm /2ft ·      Full shade  ·      Season of interest: Late summer early autumn ·      Cut...

Common name: Lilyturf An evergreen perennial with narrow dark green leaves and tall, dense spikes of bright violet-mauve flowers that are produced from September to November. Good for shady areas.  Average height 1.5ft,  Average spread 1-2ft. Partial...

Great for ground cover, a semi evergreen  perennial producing glossy dark green leaves and upright large white flowers.  ·      Height: 50cm / 1.5ft  ·      Spread: 50cm /1.5ft ·      Full shade  ·      Season of interest:Late summer early autumn ·     ...

Common name: Lily turf A clump-forming evergreen perennial with dark green strappy leaves.  It produces spikes of blue flowers during the autumn.  Average height 1ft.  Partial or full shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Giant Scabious A perennial with large clumps of dark green divided leaves. From May to June, tall, branched, wiry stems are produced, topped topped with large pale primrose yellow scabious-like flowers. Average height 6ft, spread 3ft.  Full...

A handsome evergreen fern with divided green fronds that is useful for groundcover. Grow in moist soil.  Partial to full shade.  Average height 3ft.  Hardy.

Common name: Sword fern An attractive fern with divided, leathery fronds, tapering at the ends, forming neat shuttlecocks. Average height 2-3ft Shaded site Hardy Note: Remove old fronds in Spring after last frosts to encourage new growth

Common name: Welsh polypody 'Oakleyae' An attractive dwarf fern with evergreen fronds that can be grown in cracks in walls or paving and will slowly creep to create a green carpet. Average height 1ft, spread 3ft. Partial shade/Full shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Soft Shield Fern A large evergreen fern with soft, lance-shaped, dark-green fronds.  Average height 4ft. Partial shade/Full shade Hardy.

Common name: Soft Shield Fern An attractive fern with shuttlecock-like, arching soft, dark green fronds. The fronds have a particulary finely cut feathery appearance that contrasts well with other foliage. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Excellent for...

Common name: Bugle Creeping semi-evergreen alpine with red, bronze leaves and spike-like light blue flowers that are produced  from April to August. Average height 6" spread 2ft - good groundcover. Partial shade. Hardy.

OFFER £4 £3 Common name: Lamb's Ear A low, spreading perennial with super soft shimmery silvery grey leaves. This variety rarely flowers and makes a lovely carpet of soft silver. Drought tolerant. Average height 8" Average spread 1.5ft. Full sun in...

OFFER £4 £3 Common name: Lamb's Ear An evergreen, mat-forming perennial with grey-green leaves that are covered in a dense layer of fine silvery hairs. Bears purple-pink flowers on upright woolly stems in summer.  A very undemanding plant that is...

Common name: Bugle Creeping semi-evergreen alpine with red, bronze leaves and spike-like light blue flowers that are produced  from April to August. Average height 6" spread 2ft, good groundcover Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Purple Loosest strife A clump-forming erect perennial with tall spikes of rose-pink flowers from mid-summer to early autumn.  Average height 2ft, spread 1ft. Flowers July to September. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Bergamot An aromatic perennial with rich scarlet-red flowers from July to September. Long-flowering and great for attracting pollinators intto the garden. Average height 3ft, average spread 1.5ft.  Flowers Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Jacob's Ladder A clump-forming perennial with ferny, dark purple foliage. It produces light, violet-blue flowers May to June. Average height 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: New Zealand Satin Flower An evergreen perennial with dark-green, narrow grassy leaves. White flowers bloom from May to July, followed by attractive seedpods in autumn which turn black over time.  Looks good planted with grasses. Average...

A hybrid lobelia with mid-green leaves and numerous vertical flower spikes bearing rich pink flowers from mid to late summer. Lovely for the vase as a cut flower and attractive to bees and butterflies too. Average height 2ft, average spread 1.5ft. Full...

A hybrid lobelia with mid-green leaves and numerous vertical flower spikes bearing rich deep red flowers from mid to late summer. Lovely for the vase as a cut flower and attractive to bees and butterflies too. Average height 2ft, average spread 1.5ft...

Common name: Dwarf hummingbird A mound forming deciduous perennial with scented foliage.  It prdouces spikes of lilac blue flowers.  Average height 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy.  Great for pollinators!

Common name: Lamb's Ear An evergreen, mat-forming perennial with grey-green leaves that are covered in a dense layer of fine silvery hairs. Bears purple-pink flowers on upright woolly stems in summer. A very undemanding plant that is tolerant of dry...

Common name: Purple Loosestrife A clump-forming upright perennial with tall spikes of bright pink flowers that are produced from July to September above abundant foliage. Average height 3ft.   Full sun. Hardy.

An unusual and attractive perennial for a damp shady spot with soft green foliage that is honey scented. The orchid shaped pink and white flowers are highly attracted to pollinating insects Average height: 2.5ft Average spread: 1.5 ft Shade Hardy 

An upright, semi-evergreen perennial with dark green leaves. Tubular, dusky oarnge-red flowers with hints of yellow inside, are produced on spikes from June to September.  Average height/spread 2ft. Partial Shade in well-drained soil. Hardy.

A tall, clump-forming perennial with very deep purple, almost black, foliage and arching stems bearing racemes of fragrant, light pink, bottlebrush-like flowers in late summer and early autumn. Average height 5ft. spread 3ft. Partial shade in moist soil...

Common name: Society garlic An elegant, semi-evergreen perennial with narrow silvery green leaves and tall, open umbels of beautiful lilac flowers produced on tall stems from July to September. Great for pollinators. Average height 2ft. Full sun. ...

An extemely long flowering season.  It produces bright yellow flowers with a wide coppery-red band from early summer until the first frosts. They are highly attractive to butterflies and pollinating bees.  Average height 1.5ft.  Full sun.  Hardy.

Common name: Pale yellow-eyed grass A clump-forming semi-evergeen perennial with long, narrow grey-green leaves. Tall, upright stems bearing pretty pale yellow flowers are produced from June to July. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.   "A perennial...

A clump-forming perennial with long, narrow grey-green leaves. Tall, upright stems bearing pretty pale yellow flowers are produced from June to July. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: English Lavender This variety flowers earlier than most with deep purple-blue blooms appearing from early summer and will often repeat-flower to prolong the season. Ideal for a low hedge along a path or border Average height/spread 2ft. Full...

Common name: Honey Bush An large, architectural plant with lovely deeply cut, blue-grey foliage and deep crimson to brick-red flowers that are produced from May to July. Average height 7ft, spread 6ft. Full sun in a sheltered spot - protect with mulch...

Common name: Snowy Barrenwort A compact evergreen perennial producing white flowers.   ·Average height & spread 1.5ft  Partial shade  Cut back old foliage in the winter Hardy

Common name: Peruvian Lily An exotic looking perennial with showy blooms in a range of colours throughout summer. Great in containers and the flowers are lovely for the vase. Average height/spread 1-1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Protect from frost.

Common name: Hardheads,Knapweed Mat-forming robust perennial with narrow mid-green leaves woolly beneath. Woolly stems carry purple flowerheads with white petals from April to July. Average height 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Ice plant A mat-forming evergreen perennial with succulent leaves.  It produces daisy-like bright pink flowers with yellow centres from summer to early autumn.  Average height 10-15cm.  Full sun.

An upright, semi-evergreen perennial with dark green leaves. Tubular, deep pinky red flowers, with hints of yellow inside, are produced on spikes from  June to September.  Average height/spread 2ft. Partial Shade in well-drained soil. Hardy.

'Mind your own business' Mat-forming, fast growing evergreen perennial. Full sun/partial shade

Common name: Cinquefoil A loose clump-forming perennial with wiry stems of mid-green leaves. Saucer-shaped, cherry-pink flowers suffused yellow with a darker pink centre on long stalks from June to August.  Average height 1-1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Gooseneck Loosestrife A spreading perennial with mid-green leaves and attractive arching spikes of white flowers from July to August.  A great pollinator plant for wildlife-friendly gardens. Average height 3ft, spread 3ft. Full sun/partial...

Common name Beach wave Evergreen perennials with pinnately lobed leaves and showy panicles of small flowers with long-lasting coloured tubular calyces and insignificant, ephemeral petals Average height 1-1.5ft Full sun.

Common name: Cupids Dart A short-lived perennial with clumps of grass-like, hairy green leaves. Single lilac-blue flowers with dark centres from July to September. Average height 2-3ft & spread 1ft.  Full sun.  Hardy. 

Common name: Piggyback plant An unusual and easy to grow foliage plant that produces small plantlets in the centre of mature leaves Average height 1ft. Protect from frost.

Common name: Culver's Root A tall erect perennial with dark green leaves and spires of intricate white flowers from mid-summer to early autumn. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Average height 3ft, average spread 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

An upright, suckering shrub with evergreen dark green leaves and tubular, deep pink flowers from June to August. Average height: 3ft Average spread: 3ft Full sun/Partial Shade.  Hardy

Common name: Globeflower A mound-forming perennial with glossy deeply divided leaves. Semi-double golden yellow flowers in late spring and early summer. Flowers May to June. Average height 2ft. Average spread 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Foam Flower A spreading perennial with attractive pale green leaves, bronze-tinted in autumn. White, star-shaped flowers are produced in late spring or early summer on upright panicles above the leaves.  Average height 6-12in. Shaded site...

Common name: Foam Flower A spreading perennial with attractive pale green leaves, bronze-tinted in autumn. Pink, star-shaped flowers are produced in late spring or early summer on upright panicles above the leaves.  Average height 6-12in. Shaded site...

Upright spikes of brilliant red flowers and beetroot coloured leaves. Blooms from late summer to autumn. Average height: 90cm Full sun - Partial shade Good for around a pond.