Miscellaneous Perennials

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 1ft. Partial...

Common name: Foam Flower A clump-forming evergreen perennial with attractive green leaves with dark centre. White, star-shaped flowers are borne in clouds above the leaves from May to June. Average height &spread 1ft. Partial shade/Full shade...

A clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with dark green leaves and fragrant, rich pink flowers with red-tipped stamens appear mid to late spring.  Average height 2ft.  Full sun partial shade. 

1 plant in a 2 litre pot Common name: Meadow Rue A graceful perennial with blue-green fern-like foliage and airy spires of fluffy pink flowers held above the leaves on upright black stems from July to September. Pale purple-pink seedheads follow the...

Common name : Smooth Solomans seal This woodlander has a slight appearance but actually is a reliably hardy plant that will do well in shade for many years.  Average height 1ft Shade.

Meadow Rue.  Herbaceous perennial with clumps of green to dark purple foliage. Tall stems topped with white flowers.  Full sun partial shade.  Average height 2.5ft. 

Evergreen perennial. Tropical-looking. Multi-coloured grass like foliage. Clusters of white flowers in spring.  Full sun.  Average height 1ft. 

Society Garlic. Arching foliage with fragrant white flowers in summer.  Full Sun.  Average height 1.5-2ft 

Blanket flower.  Free flowering North American perennial with relatively large, daisy-like yellow flowers. Flowers throughout the summer months.  Full sun.   

Low growing evergreen perennial. Grass-like dark green foliage. Spreading spiked of voilet-pink flowers late summer.  Full shade.   

1 plant in a 3ltr pot Common name: Plume Thistle 'An impressive, clump-forming perennial with prickly, dark green leaves, softly hairy beneath. It produces rich crimson thistle-like flowers from May to July Very attractive to bees and insects. Likes damp...

A semi-evergreen perennial with dark green arrow-shaped foliage. Flowers are pastel pink with a yellow spadix.  Full sun, partail shade.  Average height 1.5-3ft. 

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 

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: 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  Partial shade

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...

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

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: 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: 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 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...

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: 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 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: 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: Common Solomon's Seal A perennial with arching stems of bright green leaves, striped creamy white. Tubular green tipped creamy white flowers produced from May to June, followed by blue-black fruit in August.  Average height 2-3ft &...

Common name: Jacob's Ladder A clump-forming perennial with ferny, cream and golden variegated foliage. It produces light, violet-blue flowers from May to June.   Average height 1.5f-2t. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

A low growing perennial with soft pink, white-centred flowers from late spring into summer. Average height/spread 1.5ft. Full sun/Partial shade. 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: Culver's Root A tall upright perennial with whorls of dark green foliage and multiple spikes of pink flowers from July to September. Easy to grow and great for bees. Average height 4ft, spread 2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Meadow Rue A tall airy perennial with attractive aquilegia-like leaves. Very tall airy spires of pure white flowers are held on tall waving stems. The flowers tower above the leaves in early summer, creating height without density. Average...

Common name: Meadow Rue A tall airy perennial with attractive aquilegia-like leaves. Very tall airy spires of lilac flowers with distinctive yellow anthers are held on dark red stems. The flowers tower above the leaves in early summer, creating height...

Common name: Whorled Solomon's Seal An unusual native British perennial with an upright habit and bright green narrow leaves. Bell-shaped  greenish-white flowers appear from May to July and hang down in delicate clusters followed by red fruit. Average...

Common name: Bistort A useful perennial for adding late colour to the garden with narrow foliage and slender spikes of purple-pink flowers from July to September. Easy to grow and great for adding a naturalistic feel to the garden, it is also loved by...

A tall, moisture-loving perennial with attractive dissected foliage and branching heads of yellow daisy-like flowers from May to August. Fantastic for adding height and colour to the border and flowers over a long period. Average height 3-4ft.  Full to...

An unusual semi-evergreen perennial with drooping creamy-white flowers from April to May followed by red berries. Average height 2ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy. "A striking addition to the spring garden"

Common name: Meadow Rue An upright perennial with dainty leaves and graceful, airy sprays of pretty lilac flowers with yellowish white stamens from July to September. Average height 4ft, spread 2ft. Partial shade. Hardy.   "Lovely for adding to flower...

Common name: Plume Thistle An impressive, clump-forming perennial with prickly, dark green leaves, softly hairy beneath. It produces rich crimson thistle-like flowers from May to July Very attractive to bees and insects. Likes damp soil. Average height...

Common name: Everlasting icicles An attractive semi-evergreen woody perennial with a compact hait. It has silvery foliage that is aromatic when crushed.  It produces clusters of small yellow flowers in late summer.  Average height 1.5-2ft.  Full sun...

A compact evergreen grass with soft narrow needle-like yellow and lime green leaves. In summer panicles of white-green flowers appear, fading to brown as they seed. Great for pots or the front of a border. Average height/spread 1ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Bistort A clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with mid-green leaves and slender spikes of stunning deep crimson flowers. Average height 3ft, spread 2ft. Flowers July to September. Partial shade in a damp spot. Hardy.

Common name: Wavy Gravy.  A new and unusual evergreen perennial with glaucus leaves that have irregularly crinkled edges. Yellow flowers in September. Average height 1.5ft. Partial shade. 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 hghly attractive to pollinating insects and are produced on upright spikes during summer. Average...

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: Ornamental onion An attractive allium with lush green foliage.  It produces striking round dense pinky mauve heads. Average height 1ft.  Full sun or partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Society Garlic Beautiful, large soft purple blooms held on tall stems from July to October. The common name refers to the strong garlic scent released from crushed stems or foliage. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 10-50cm Planting...

A herbaceous perennial which is distinct from many of its kind its drooping pink/mauve fuzzy flower spikes.  Very attractive from late June onwards. Average height 2ft.  Partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Globe thistle Robust upright perennial with spherical white flowers during summer.  Full sun or partial shade.  Average height 2.5ft.  Hardy. 

Common name: Bergamot An aromatic clump-forming perennial with whorls of pale pink, purple or red flowers that are held on strong upright stems.  The flowers are loved by bees and insects. Average height 2-3ft, spread 1.5ft. Flowers June to August. Full...

Common name: Culver's Root A tall upright perennial with dark green leaves. Multiple airy spikes of lavender lilac flowers are produced from mid-summer to early autumn. Average height 4ft, spread 2ft. Flowers July to September. Full sun/partial shade...

Common name: London Pride An evergreen, rosetted, spreading perennial with spoon-shaped, toothed, leathery, green leaves. A mass of tiny, star-shaped, white flowers, at times pink-flushed are borne on upright stems in late spring and early summer. Easy...

Common name: Barrenwort, Bishop's Mitre A clump-forming perennial with green leaves, flushed red when young, turning red in autumn. Charming crimson and pale yellow flowers with short spurs are borne in spring. Excellent groundcover plant for shade (also...

Common name: Small Globe Thistle  An architural perennial with silvery green leaves that are downy-white underneath. Produces attractive, globe-shaped blue flowerheads from July to August. Great for adding texture and interest to a mixed border and for...

Common name: Meadow Rue A graceful perennial with blue-green fern-like foliage and airy spires of fluffy white flowers held above the leaves on upright black stems from July to September. Pale purple-pink seedheads follow the flowers to continue the...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Hattie's Pincushion. A pretty perennial with lobed green leaves forming a low mound. A profusion of pincushion flowers appear throughout summer in deep wine red. Lovely for flower arrangements fresh or dried.  Great...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Hattie's Pincushion. A pretty perennial with lobed green leaves forming a low mound. A profusion of pincushion flowers appear throughout summer in rich shades of ruby pink. Lovely for flower arrangements fresh or...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Baneberry An attractive perennial with dark, purple-brown foliage and arching stems bearing racemes of fragrant, pink, bottlebrush-like flowers in late summer and early autumn that are rich in pollen and nectar...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Purple Angelica A large perennial with mid-green leaves that adds height to the border. Attractive dense, umbels of richly coloured dark wine-purple flowers on dark red stems are produced from May to July. Average...

Common name: Bowman's Root An elegant perennial producing clouds of delictate star-shaped white to pinkish flowers from June to July followed by decorative seedheads. The three-leaved foliage turns a stunning bronze in autumn. Average height 3ft Average...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Sea Aster A low growing daisy-like perennial that produces a carpet of light to mid pink flowers with bright yellow centres from June to August.  The foliage is tough and slightly succelent. Good for exposed/coastal...

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: Bleeding Heart A clump-forming perennial with lobed, pale green leaves. Arching fleshy stems produce elegant  racemes of pink and white heart-shaped flowers from April to May. Average height 3ft. Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Yarrow A perennial with dark green leaves. It produces orange-red flowerheads from June to September that fade with age. Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun. Hardy.

1 plant in a 3 litre pot  Common name: burnetts. 'A lovely perennial for adding movement and texture to the border and mixes particularly well with grasses. The foliage forms a low mound above which masses of deep burgundy, bottlebrush-like flowers are...

A superb dahlia with dark green leaves. It produces stunning double apricot-orange flowers from July to October. Average height 2.5ft. Average spread 1.5ft. Full sun Not hardy - dig up tuber in the winter to store

Common name: Hattie's Pincushion A really striking variety with pincushion-like red flowers on green filaments, surrounded by long-lasting deep purple-red bracts in the summer. Average height 2ft, spread 1.5ft. Partial/dappled shade in damp soil. Hardy...

Common name: Devil's bit or blue buttons A rosette-forming perennial with airy pincushion-like violet flowers that held on branched stems from mid-summer to late autumn. Average height 2ft, spread 1ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.   "Perfect for...

Common name: Sea Holly A beautiful ornamental thistle with vibrant deep blue flowers carried on sturdy, dark blue stems in summer.  Loved by bees and flower arrangers! Great for dried flower arrangements too. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.  

Common name: Sea Holly A beautiful ornamental which bears particularly large, striking metallic-blue flowers throughout summer and into autumn. Average height 2.5ft Full sun Hardy   "Loved by flower arrangers and most useful for winter drying. Great for...

Common name: Bistort A clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with handsome mid-green leaves and short dense spikes of soft pink flowers from June to November. Average height/spread 3ft. Full sun/partial shade in damp soil. Hardy.

Common name: Yarrow A perennial with finely cut, mid-green foliage.  It produces flattened heads of many tiny orange flowers, that gradually fade to cream over time which are loved by pollinating insects. Average height 2.5ft and spread 1.5ft. Full...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot 'An upright bushy perennial with aromatic leaves. Dense heads of deep violet flowers are produced on tall spires from July to October. Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft.  Full sun. Hardy (may need some winter protection).'

Common name: New Zealand Flax A clump-forming perennial with sword-like folige. This variety has the darkest purple/black leaves.  Average height: 3-4ft Full sun  

Common name: Meadow rue A dwarf, compact perennial with finely cut foliage. It bearsfluffy pink flowers in June & July.  Average height: 1.5ft Full sun, partial shade  

This ornamental thistle adds bold vertical interest and rich colour to summer borders. It produces deep purple, pincushion-like flowerheads.  Full sun.

Common name: Crinodonna A interesting hybrid between amaryllis and crinium. It produces large, fragrant, funnel-shaped pink flowers from late summer into the autumn.  Average height: 3ft.  Warm, sunny spot with well-drained soil. Mulch over winter.  Full...

'Elephant's Ears. Clump-forming perennial with glossy broad, , deep green leaves, crimson beneath, that turn a  dark red in winter. The flowers are pink or white and held on strong stems above the leaves rom April to May. Average height 1ft, spread 2ft...