Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Penstemon ‘Pensham Just Jayne’
Delicate magenta bells adorn the red stems of this lovely hardy perennial, from June right through to October. Penstemon ‘Pensham Just Jayne’ is part of the Pensham series, which are renowned for their robust growth, semi-evergreen foliage and ability to withstand whatever the British weather throws at them! Perfect for informal cottage garden borders and
Penstemon ‘Pensham Plum Jerkum’
This hardy perennial’s semi-evergreen foliage is complemented by its plum coloured flowers. These bell-shaped blooms appear on upright spikes in the spring, summer and early autumn. They can be easily distinguished by their white throats, which make their purple petals appear all the more vivid. However, Penstemon ‘Pensham Plum Jerkum’ doesn’t just look pretty. The
Penstemon ‘Pensham Westminster Belle’
The royal purple flowers of Penstemon ‘Pensham Westminster Belle’ are truly fit for a king or queen. They salute from elegant spikes during June, July, August, September and October, providing a princely splash of long-lasting colour. The hardy perennial’s semi-evergreen foliage is adept at surviving low temperatures, meaning it can reign in the garden almost
Penstemon ‘Etna’
Flowering from June right through to October, Penstemon ‘Etna’ has unbeatable flower power! Multitudes of red-pink, bell-shaped flowers with streaked white throats decorate the tall elegant stems, creating a striking splash of colour. Forming bushy, semi-evergreen clumps, Penstemons look superb in cottage garden borders or try them in large patio containers where the flowers attract
Monarda ‘Pink Supreme’
The stunning Monarda ‘Pink Supreme’ has the most striking ruffled, whorls of crimson flowers contrasting with the gorgeous, aromatic foliage. It will make a beautiful addition to any cut flower display, and is nectar rich making this Bergamot a favourite with bees, butterflies and other insects throughout the long summer months. This low maintenance, hardy
Morina longifolia
Morina longifolia is an evergreen perennial which has at its base rosettes of delightful, glossy foliage with unusual thistle-like leaves and a delicious citrus aroma. In summer the Whorlflower provides a wonderful array of colours from the impressive, upright stems, that are tiered with whorls of white, waxy, slender-tubed flowers, which when pollinated will turn
Nepeta racemosa
A classic cottage garden perennial, Nepeta racemosa is a low, spreading herbaceous plant with aromatic grey-green leaves and lax spires of lilac-blue flowers throughout summer. The profusion of nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies, whilst the foliage is very attractive to cats, giving rise to the common name ‘catmint’. Fantastic for spilling
Nepeta nervosa ‘Pink Candy’
Nepeta nervosa ‘Pink Candy’ is a pretty border perennial, and a compact variety of Catmint. It has charming upright spikes of lavender-pink flowers, which bloom right through the summer above a mound of grey-green foliage. Nectar rich the ‘Pink Candy’ is a favourite with bees, butterflies and other insects and the aromatic foliage is loved
Poppy ‘Pacino’
Poppies come in all styles from the bold as brass types to the shy, delicate looking varieties like this perennial Japanese poppy ‘Pacino’. The flowers are lemon yellow with an open cup shape that encourages bees and other nectar loving insects to the garden during the flowering months of June, July and August. The flowers
Lobelia x speciosa ‘Fan Mixed’
As good as three plants in one, Lobelia x speciosa ‘Fan Mixed’ has spires of flowers in shades of crimson, mauve and pink. This exotic Lobelia fans out with graceful arching stems, each spire bearing a colourful mass of small starry-shaped trumpet flowers. The leaves are a lovely dark bronze-green. This Lobelia likes to grow
Lobelia x speciosa ‘Fan Scarlet’
The Lobelia x speciosa ‘Scarlet’ from the Fan series produces magnificent rich red blooms. With its narrow petals, the flower spikes look magnificent from late summer well into autumn. The striking blooms contrast beautifully with the fine green-bronze leafage. Lobelia x speciosa ‘Scarlet’ is usually grown as a biennial plant and relishes marshy, damp soils,
Lychnis chalcedonica
Lychnis chalcedonica, otherwise known as Maltese Cross, is the most spectacular of perennials. With tight groupings of crimson star-shaped flowers displayed on statuesque stems, the Maltese Cross flowers throughout the mid-summer months, giving spectacular colour and excitement to the back of sunny borders. Lychnis chalcedonica thrives in a moist boggy location, so is perfect at
Lychnis viscaria ‘Splendens Plena’
Lychnis viscaria ‘Splendens Plena’ or Campion Catchfly is a low growing Lychnis. It gives a splash of colour to moist rockeries, and damp areas around the edges of garden ponds. Pretty deep pink flowers are the signature of delightful Campion Catchfly. This hardy perennial has sticky stems (hence the Catchfly name) and is a most
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum is one of the less-cultivated Hypericums in UK gardens, and is rarely available in garden centres. With golden star-shaped flowers at the tips of upright stems throughout the summer, this hardy perennial makes an excellent addition to wild flower gardens. Commonly known as St. John’s Wort, it is best known for its use
Iberis gibraltarica
For gardens with poor soil or in exposed coastal locations, Iberis gibraltarica, also known as ‘Candytuft’ is a nice option. It is native to North Africa and the only place in Europe where it grows wild is the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in Gibraltar, which features in its Latin name. This lovely, low growing plant
Linaria purpurea ‘Canon Went’
With long upright flower spikes covered in pale pink blooms each of a delicate and intriguing shape, this graceful flower goes by the rather mundane name of Toadflax. It brings colour to a cottage garden, herbaceous border or gravel garden from June right through to September. Butterflies love the nectar-rich flowers and long flowering period,
Geranium himalayense
Choose this hardy Geranium if you are looking for ground cover for a shady spot in the garden. Geranium himalayense has attractive purple-blue flowers in early summer, and often continues to produce more flowers right through to autumn. Its interestingly shaped leaves turn bright red in autumn. Like others in the Cranesbill family it is
Geranium oxonianum ‘Wargrave Pink’
This hardy Geranium is great value ? buy one today and see how it spreads its seed to give you more plants every year! Geranium oxonianum ‘Wargrave Pink’ has a mass of bright salmon-pink flowers all through summer and into autumn. It grows 60cm (24) high and will quickly spread, creating dense and attractive groundcover.
Helianthemum ‘Ben Fhada’
Helianthemum ‘Ben Fhada’ or ‘Block Rose’ provides rich yellow flowers with deep golden centres. These blooms contrast dramatically with the plant’s silvery-green leaves. This beautiful hardy shrub flowers between May and July. Prune it after flowering and you’ll be rewarded with a further late summer flowering. Helianthemum ‘Ben Fhada’ is resistant to drought and will
Geranium cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’
A very pretty hardy Geranium producing clusters of silky, palest pink flowers with pink stamens, throughout June and July. Geranium cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ is a vigorous, semi-evergreen perennial with a mat-forming habit, making it ideal as a groundcover plant. Tolerant of sun or shade, this versatile Cranesbill is perfect as ground cover beneath trees, shrubs or
