Miscellaneous Perennials

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: 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.       Please note: In the...

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.

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.

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

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: 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: 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: 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...

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: 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.

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.

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: 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. 

A woody-based perennial with a dense bushy habit. It has attractive silver leaves that are aromatic when crushed.  It produces clusters of small yellow flowers in late summer.  Average height 1ft.  Full sun.  Hardy. 

Common name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather A herbaceous perennial with tall stems of bright green, narrow leaves. Pink or white flowers in dense spikes are produced above the foliage from July to September. Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy

Common name: Soapwort An upright perennial with mid-green leaves. Dense clusters double pink flowers from July to September.  Average height 2ft. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Moroccan Daisy A fast-spreading, long-flowering perennial with evergreen divided silver leaves and daisy-like white and pink flowers with a yellow centre. Flowers March to September. Average height up to 1ft. Average spread 1ft. Full sun...

Common name: Bergamot A wildlife-friendly perennial with aromatic foliage and whorls of pale pink flowers with purple-pink bracts that are held on strong upright stems. The flowers are loved by bees and insects. Flowers June to August. Average height...

Common name: Elephant's Ears A very free flowering evergreen perennial producing attractive panicles of bell-shaped flowers in April and May.  Glossy green leaves are tinted red in winter. Average height/spread 2ft. Excelleng groundcover for shade or sun...

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...

Common name: Joe Pye Weed An excellent and resilient perennial with lance-shaped mid-green leaves. Bears domed clusters of purple flowers on strong purple-red stems from July to September. Average height/spread 2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. "This...

Common name: Day lily A clump-forming perennial with handsome, sword-shaped, arching leaves. Large brick red flowers from June to August.   Average height & spread 2ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: False Mallow An erect perennial with rounded rich green leaves. Spikes of bright pink flowers from early to mid-summer. Average height 4ft & spread 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Hound's toungue An unusual perennial that is great for a wildlife garden. It produces small clusters of red flowers that turn blue with age in the summer.  Average height 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Bear's breeches A bold perennial with divided green leaves that are generously splashed with white. Tall spikes of white flowers with purple bracts are produced over summer. Less vigorous than the species. Average height 5ft, spread 3ft...

Common name: Gentian Speedwell A lovely cottage garden plant, an abundance of sky blue flowers bloom above a mat of bright green foliage.  Average height/spread 1.5 ft. Full Sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Pasque Flower An alpine with finely divided light green leaves and pendent bell-shaped mauve to purple flowers in spring, followed by fluffy seedheads. Average height 10cm to 20cm. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common  name: Golden Marguerite Clump-forming, free flowering perennial, leaves mid-green above and grey beneath. Branching stems of golden orange flowerheads from May to September.  Average height 2.5ft. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Blackberry Lily or Leopard Lily Clump-forming short-lived perennial with fans of sword-shaped green leaves. Bears wide opening flowers of bright yellow to orange-red with maroon spots from June to August.  Average height 2-3ft. Full...

Common name: River Lily A vigorous semi-evergreen perennial quickly forming a clump of erect, grassy foliage, with bowl-shaped dark pink flowers from late summer to late autumn. Average height 2ft. Full Sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Rock rose A moun forming evergreen perennial with silver grey leaves. In late spring & summer it produces pale pink flowers that are white with pink centres. Average height up to 1ft. Full sun. Hardy.   

Common name: Spiderwort A compact,  robust clump-forming perennial with narrow green leaves. Clusters of large, three-petalled rich purple flowers that are borne from June to September. Prefers damp soil in full sun or partial shade. Average height and...

A prostrate evergreen shrub with narrow, hairy green leaves and clusters of deep azure-blue starry flowers from May to August. Average height 15cm.   Flowers May to August. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Blazing Star, Gayfeather A herbaceous perennial with tall stems of bright green, narrow leaves. Pink or white flowers in dense spikes are produced above the foliage from July to September. Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy

Common name: Pincushion Flower A free-flowering perennial that is loved by pollinating insects. It has grey-green leaves and pretty, larger than average pale blue 'pincushion' flowerheads from July to August.   Average height and spread 1.5ft. Full sun...

Common name: Rock Rose,Sun Rose A spreading shrub with dark greyish green leaves and saucer-shaped, white flowers with purplish pink spreading out from the centre from May to July.  Average height 20cm. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Rock rose A mound-forming evergreen perennial with grey green leaves.  It produces saucer shaped red flowers in late spring and summer.  Average height 1ft.  Best in sandy well drained soil.  Full sun Hardy. 

Common name: Mullein A semi-evergreen perennial that produces spikes of pink flwoers during the summer.  Average height 4ft.  Full sun. Hardy

Common name: Jacobs ladder A clump-forming perennial with distinctive divided dark green foliage and bell-shaped blue that are borne in june and July. Average height and spread 1ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

A mat-forming alpine with narrow blue-green leaves. Loose panicles of star-shaped soft rose-pink flowers all summer. Max Height 5cm. Max Spread 40cm. Flowers June to August. Full sun. Hardy. 

A mat-forming perennial with thistle-like pink flowers during summer.  Average height 2ft.  Full sun. Hardy

Common name: Ragged robin A hardy perennial adapted to moist shade that bears a profusion of double pink flwoers from late spring until the autumn.  Average height 1-2ft.  Hardy.

Dense mound-forming shrub with stunning golden foliage. It produce rich blue flowers during the summer. Average height 2-3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Ladys Mantle A useful and easy-to-grow 'filler' mat-forming perennial with attractive shallowly lobed, downy bluish green leaves.  It produces frothy clouds of abundant tiny yellow-green flower panicles from June to September.  Average...

Common name: Ladys Mantle An unusual form of alchemilla with a more compact habit. A useful and easy-to-grow 'filler' perennial with attractive lobed, downy green leaves and frothy clouds of abundant yellow-green flower panicles from June to September...

Common name: Toad Lily An erect perennial with softly hairy stems and speckled green leaves that give the appearance of a toad's skin.  Striking upward-facing, star-shaped shaped flowers appear from late summer through to early autum. The colour palette...

Common name: Rock Rose, Sun Rose An erect to spreading shrub with dark green leaves and saucer-shaped white flowers with yellow centres from May to July. Useful groundcover for a sunny spot. Average height 20cm. Full sun. Hardy.