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ACAENA buchananii - Vigorous evergreen grouncover with blue foliage and spherical burrs in midsummer. Grow in sun or light shade and well drained soil.
ACAENA microphylla 'Kupferteppich' - Less invasive than other Acaenas. Coppery green leaves and reddish flowers in late summer. Grow in sun or shade in well drained soil.
ACAENA tesca - Groundhugging species from southern South Island N.Z at high altitude with red toothed glaucous foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ACANTHUS 'Hollande du Nort' - Variety with white and rose pink bracts from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ACANTHUS 'Summer Beauty' - Hybrid with broad green leaves and mauve and white flowers. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ACANTHUS dioscoridis var. perringii - Species with spreading roots forming large clumps through time. Green and purplish pink flowers appear from early summer on stout stems. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ACANTHUS hungaricus (syn. longifolius) - Lobed leaves and purplish flowers with white corolla in June and July. For well drained soil in sun. Hardy to -15c.
ACANTHUS mollis Latifolius Group - Large toothed leaves and white and purple spires of flowers on tall spikes, a good architectural plant.
ACANTHUS mollis 'Rue Ledan' - Form of Bears Breaches with pure white flowers in June and July. Grow in deep rich well drained soil in sun.
ACANTHUS spinosus - Purple blue flrs with white bracts in summer above deeply cut shiny dark green leaves. For sun or light shade and moist but well drained soil.
ACANTHUS spinosus 'Royal Haughty' - Selection with extra finely deep cut leaves and pale mauve flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist well drained soil in sun.
ACANTHUS spinosus Spinosissimus Group - Foliage more jagged with silver tips than A.spinosus. Mauve flowers also spiney in early summer. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
ACHILLEA 'Bahama' - Form with pale yellow flowers ageing buff on lax stems from June to August. Needs full sun and preferably well drained poor soil. Huge plants.
ACHILLEA 'Credo' - Good upright yellow that holds good form after flowering. Grow in full sun and well drained soil
ACHILLEA 'Summer Wine' - Deep rich wine red flowers all summer. Best in well drained soil in full sun.
ACHILLEA 'Terracotta' - Red ochre flowers from June till August. For sun and moist well drained soil.
ACHILLEA 'Wesersandstein' - Shorter variety with pinky/red flowers from early summer onwards. Grow in full sun and well drained soil.
ACHILLEA filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold' - Heads of deep yellow flowers above pale green foliage on upright stems in early summer. Full sun and good drainage.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Cerise Queen' - Vigorous with magenta pink flowers fading to lilac with age. For sun and good drainage.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Christel' - Deep warm red flowers from late June till August. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Christine' - Creamy white flowers fading pale pink. For sun and well drained soil.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Hella Glashoff' - Sturdy short pale yellow selection from Pagels. Grow in full sun and well drained soil.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Lachsschonheit' - A. 'Salmon Beauty' Salmon pink flowers fading to pale pink. For sun and well drained moist soil. Very large plants
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Lilac Beauty' - Flat heads of lilac purple flowers from late June. For sun and moist but well drained soil
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Raspberry Ripple' - Selection from Carol Klein with soft pink flowers. Grow in full sun and well drained soil.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Red Beauty' - Plates of rich deep red flowers from June till September. For well drained soil in full sun.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Red Velvet' - Pure red flowers on this vigorous grower in mid summer. For sun and well drained soil.
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Schneetaler' - Pure white flowers from late June over grey green foliage. Sun and well drained soil.L130
ACHILLEA ptarmica 'Nana Compacta' - Non spreading form of the Sneezewort with semi double white flowers in mid summer. For sun and most soils.
ACHILLEA sibirica 'Stephanie Cohen' - Large heads of small button pink flowers in July and August. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ACIPHYLLA aurea - Evergreen Speargrass or Golden Spaniard with sharp stiff pointed foliage and golden (female) or brown (male) flowers on mature plants in summer. Very hardy but likes good drainage in sun. Needs to be positioned carefully due to the sharp leaf tips. Like
ACIPHYLLA dieffenbachii - Evergreen rare and endangered species from Chatham Islands with soft blue green foliage and short dense spikes of yellow flowers in early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ACIPHYLLA ferox - Species similar to A.aurea known as the Fierce Speargrass with broader leaves than 'aurea' and darker green. Tolerates wetter conditions and likes sun.
ACIPHYLLA scott thomsonii - Truly Giant Spaniard with sharply pointed blueish sword shaped foliage and flower spikes up to 3m in late summer. Enjoys moist soil in sun.
ACIPHYLLA sp (lomond) - An unnamed species found on Ben Lomond near Queenstown in South Island, New Zealand.
ACIPHYLLA squarrosa - Easy to grow species with blue green narrow pointed leaves the flower spikes to 100cm are yellow and very spiny. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ACONITUM 'Blue Sceptre' - Compact variety with white hooded flowers edged purple blue in early summer. For sun or light shade and any soil that does not dry out. Poisonous.
ACONITUM 'Bressingham Spire' - Tall upright spires of deep violet blue hooded flowers over attractive foliage from August to October. Moist soil in light shade. Poisonous.
ACONITUM cammarum 'Bicolor' - Blue and white bicolored flowers in June and July over attractive foliage. For moist soil in sun or light shade. Poisonous.
ACONITUM carmichaelii wilsonii grp 'Spatlese' - Large pale blue flowers with darker edges on petals in early autumn. For moist soil in sun or light shade. Poisonous.
ACONITUM carmichaelii 'Arendsii' - Rich azure blue flowers on upright stems August-October. Moist soil in sun or shade. Poisonous.
ACONITUM ferox - Late flowering species similar to A.napellus with finely divided foliage and hooded blue flowers. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ACONITUM lycoctonum subsp. neapolitanum - (syn A.lamarkii) Tall branched stems bearing yellow flowers from early to mid summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade. Poisonous.
ACONITUM napellus 'Gletschereis' - Tall pure white flower spikes and dark stems in mid summer. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade. Poisonous.
ACORUS gramineus 'Hakuro nishiki' - Dwarf clump forming 'Japanese Rush' with cream and yellow evergreen leaves. Wet soil in sun.
ACORUS gramineus 'Licorice' - Aromatic green evergreen foliage and cream flowers. Moist soil in sun
ACORUS gramineus 'Masamune' - Truly dwarf grass like evergreen for moist soil in sun with white striped leaves. Good for gravel or pond side planting.
ACORUS gramineus 'Variegatus' - Dense clumps of green and cream striped leaves. For moist soil in sun.
ACTAEA cordifolia - Tall creamy wands of fluffy flowers, over divided dark green foliage in late summer. Attracts butterflies. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ACTAEA dahurica 'Tall Form' - Tall narrow spikes of creamy white flowers in late summer. Grow in cool moist soil in sun or light shade.
ACTAEA japonica 'Compact' - Short spikes of white flowers in late summer above dark green pointed leaves. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
ACTAEA matsurumae 'White Pearl - Late flowering variety with highly fragrant fluffy white spikes in at the end of summer. For sun or light shade in any soil.
ACTAEA simplex Atropurpurea Group. - Spikes of creamy white flowers over purple foliage in late summer. For moist fertile soil in light shade.
ACTAEA simplex 'Brunette' - Spikes of pinky white flowers over purple black foliage in early autumn. Attracts lots of butterfies and bees in late summer For light shade and moist fertile soil.
ACTAEA simplex 'James Compton' - Select form with dark foliage and scented white flowers in late summer. For rich moist soil in shade or sun.
ACTAEA simplex 'Pritchard's Giant' - Late summer beauty with long spikes of fragrant white flowers which act like an oasis for butterflies and bees. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade. .
ACTAEA spicata - Woodlander with white flowers followed by clusters of black poisonous berries in late summer. For cool leafy soil in shade.
AEONIUM arboreum 'Zwartkop' - Woody succulent with glossy black rosettes. Grow in sun and keep outdoors for summer bringing in before the first frost. Grow in sharply drained soil.
AGAPANTHUS 'Black Pantha' - Incredibly dark blue flowers for a very long period in summer. Drought tolerant and needs a warm sunny position.
AGAPANTHUS 'Blue Imp' - Short flowering variety suitable for pots with intense blue flowers in July and August. Grow potbound in well drained soil in full sun.
AGAPANTHUS 'Headbourne Blue' - Mid blue flowers on tall stems from mid summer onwards above thin strap leaves. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
AGAPANTHUS 'Jack's Blue' - Dark blue flowers from mid to late summer. Good in pots. For sun and good drainage.
AGAPANTHUS 'Midnight Star' syn 'Navy Blue' - Smaller dark blue variety flowering from midsummer. Needs sun and well drained soil. Plant deep.
AGAPANTHUS 'Purple Cloud' - Unique deep purple flowers up to 25cm in diameter in late summer. Evergreen Good for pots in full sun.
AGAPANTHUS 'Rosewarne' - Evergreen variety with huge heads of pale blue flowers with darker stripes. Needs well drained soil and full sun and like other evergreen Agapanthus winter protection especially if grown in pots.
AGAPANTHUS 'Snow Cloud' - Big tall and free flowering evergreen variety with large pure white flower heads. Seems to be quite hardy for an evergreen. Grow in pots or well drained soil in sun.
AGAPANTHUS 'Timaru' - Floriferous variety with dense rich blue flowers from July to September. Although semi evergreen is said to be very hardy. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
AGAPANTHUS campanulatus 'Cobalt Blue' - Deep violet flowers with black anthers in tall stems from mid to late summer. Deciduous. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny position.
AGAPANTHUS inapertus 'Graskop' - Just got to be fav. Agapanthus. Darkest blue pendulous flowers from black buds. Just stunning. Deciduous and hardy in most areas. Plant deep in full sun and well drained soil.
AGAPANTHUS inapertus 'Sky' - Beautiful deciduous species with pendulous pale blue flowers from large heads from mid to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Hardy in most places.
AJUGA 'Black Scallop' - Vigorous black leafed Bugle with blue flower spikes in late spring. Larger than Chocolate Chip and smaller than Catlin's Giant. Grow in sun or light shade in any soil.
AJUGA reptans 'Atropurpurea' - Good groundcover for shade or sun with coppery bronze foliage and spikes of violet blue flowers in mid summer. Fairly fast spreading.
AJUGA reptans 'Catlin's Giant' - Form with large bronze/purple leaves and huge spikes of blue flowers in early summer. Moist soil in part shade.
ALCHEMILLA mollis - Lady's Mantle' Forms mounds of velvety scalloped leaves. After a shower the rain lies on the leaves like glistening beads. Sprays of frothy yellow green flowers. Classic cottage garden plant.
ALLIUM 'Ambassador' - Like A. giganteum with huge purple heads in early summer. Plant deep and grow in a sunny well drained position.
ALLIUM 'Beau Regard' - New variety with huge silvery pink flower heads on upright stems. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM 'Firmament' - Later flowering A. christophii hybrid with glistening deep purple red flowers in June/July. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM 'Globemaster' - Very large violet purple flower heads up to 25cm across in early summer on sturdy stems. Long flowering and easy to grow in well draimed soil in sun.
ALLIUM 'Mont Blanc' - One of the tallest white Alliums with large globular flower heads in late spring and early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM 'Mount Everest' - Tall with huge heads of white flowers in early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM 'Silver Spring' - Stunning variety with dark eyed white flowers. Unlike any other variety. Grow in well draimed soil in sun.
ALLIUM acuminatum - Loose umbels of white to pink star shaped flowers. For full sun and rich well drained soil.
ALLIUM cernuum - Purple pink flowers in July. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM cristophii - Low growing with huge star shaped flowers like an exploding firework of pink and purple. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM giganteum - Giant heads of pale violet flowers in June. Full sun and well drained soil.
ALLIUM hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' - Tall stems bearing large heads of deep purple starry flowers in June-July. Seed heads look good for months. Sun & well drained soil. 2 litre pots 3 bulbs to a pot.
ALLIUM karataviense - Very low grower with broad blue green strap leaves and balls of white flowers veined purple in early summer. For rockery of groundcover in sharply drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM moly 'Jeannine' - Vigorous with large umbells of yellow flowers in early summer. Good for naturalising in sun or light shade in almost any soil conditions. 5 bulbs per pot.
ALLIUM rosenbachianum - Slightly shorter than A. giganteum with large 4" globular heads of purple flowers in early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM rosenbachianum 'Album' - White flowering form of this tall species with globular heads on tall sturdy stems. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
ALLIUM schubertii - Similar in looks to A. christophii but with larger flower heads of pale lavender like an exploding firework. Makes a good dried flower. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALLIUM sphaerocephalon - Purple/pink drumstick flowers on long stalks in early summer. Grow through other plants like catmint in well drained soil in sun. 5 per pot
ALLIUM unifolium - Clusters of up to 30 rose pink flowers from May-July. Needs moist well drained soil in full sun.
ALSTROEMERIA 'Dandy Candy' - Short variety with rich red flowers all summer. Good for cutting . Plant deep in rich moist soil in sun or a wee bit of shade.
ALSTROEMERIA 'Inca Ice' - Pale yellow Peruvian Lily with a pink throat and purple spots. Very long flowering season from late May through to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ALSTROEMERIA 'Little Eleanor' - Dwarf variety with limey yellow flowers and speckled throat from early summer through till autumn. Grow in sun or light shade in any good soil.
ALSTROEMERIA 'Selina' - Creamy white flowers with a pink flush and a speckled throat from June till the first frosts. Grow in good soil in sun or light shade. Long lasting cut flower
ALSTROEMERIA psittacina - Tubular flowers streaked green and red with maroon spots from mid to late summer. For sun or light shade in moist well drained soil. Plant deep.
AMARYLLIS belladona - Clusters of rosy pink trumpet shaped flowers on tall stems in late summer. Needs a very warm sunny position in well drained soil. Plant with tips just showing.
ANEMONE blanda 'White Splendour' - Spreading spring bulb with masses of white flowers in March through April. Good for naturalizing in grass or gravel. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ANEMONE huphensis var. japonica Prinz Heinric - Deep rose pink flowers and fresh green foliage. A vigorous plant for sun or light shade.
ANEMONE hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson' - Strong growing Jap. Anemone with large white flowers from mid summer. Said to be an improved A. 'Honorine Jobert', we shall see. Grow in moist rich soil in light shade or sun.
ANEMONE hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' - Single white flowers in abundance from August to October. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
ANEMONE nemerosa 'Viridiflora' - Large feathered green bracteose 'flowers' from March-May. Good in dry shade. If texture is as important as flowers then do try it.
ANEMONE ranunculoides - Spreading groundcover with deep yellow flowers in spring. Happy in deciduous shade. Dormant in summer.
ANEMONE sylvestris 'Elise Fellmann' - Spreading woodland groundcover with nodding white semi-double fragrant flowers in May and June. For moist leafy soil in semi shade.
ANEMONE trullifolia - Small creeping perennial with single white or blue flowers with pink reverse in spring for well drained soil in sun or light shade.
ANEMONE vitifolia 'Superba' - Spreading Japanese Anemone with pink flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun. Karl Foerster 1961.
ANISOTOME layalii - Umbel with deeply cut dense foliage and white flowers in summer on short stems. Best in well drained moist shade and shelter. South of South Island, New Zealand.
ANTHEMIS tinctoria 'Charme' - Excellent variety covered in hundreds of small rich yellow daises all summer. Good silvery green foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ANTHEMIS tinctoria 'Dwarf Form' - Dwarf form with yellow flowers throughout the summer. For a sunny position in well drained soil.
ANTHRISCUS sylvestris 'Ravenswing' - Good form of the purple Cow Parsley with white flower umbels. Grow in sun in any soil.
ANTHYLLIS vulneraria var. coccinea - Bright orange red flowers for a long period in mid summer on lax stems. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
AQUILEGIA 'Mixed' - Mixed colours. For sun or light shade
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Black Barlow' - Almost black double flowers on this old fashioned variety of Granny's Bonnet. Grow in sun or light shade.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Blue Star' - Stary white and lilac blue flowers in late spring and early summer. For sun or light shade.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris var stellata 'Green Apples' - Late spring flowering with double white and green flowers. Grow in sun or light shade in moist well drained soil.
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Wm Guiness' - Well known variety with (almost) black and white flowers. For moist soil in light shade or sun.
ARCTANTHEMUM arcticum 'Roseum' - 'Arctic Daisy' with large pink flowers in abundance fron September to October on a bushy plant. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ARISAEMA consanguineum - Brown tinged green hooded spathe with white stripes followed by red berries under a solitary palmate leaf split into many leaflets. For cool moist leafy soil. Flowering size bulbs.
ARISAEMA nepenthoides - Very dark flowered form with Cobra shaped spathe mottled and white striped on reverse. Short green spadix. Distinctive species which needs to be planted deep in well drained soil in partial shade. Winter mulch in cold areas. Flowering size plants
ARISAEMA propinquum - Purple brown spathes with white stripes on stiff stems under a conopy of broad leaves. For cool moist sheltered shade. Flowering size plants
ARISAEMA speciosum - Purple and white striped spathe is held below the three segmented leaf in late spring. Plant deep in well drained leafy soil in sheltered shade. Flowering sized bulbs.
ARISAEMA tortuosum - Tall tuberous perennial with hooded green spathes and purple(ish) spadices like rats tails. For cool moist soil in shade. Flowering size
ARISAEMA utile - The huge chestnut red spathes appear at the same time as the rather course trifoliate leaves in late spring. Easy in moist well drained leafy soil in light shade.
ARTEMISIA 'Powis Castle ' - Woody perennial with finely cut grey foliage for a well drained sunny spot. Yellowish flowers in late summer. Cut back in spring if necessary.
ARTEMISIA lactiflora 'Elfenbein' - Good back of border mid to late summer perennial with creamy white flowers and mid green foliage. Grow in sun or light shade and any good soil.
ARTEMISIA lactiflora guizhou grp. 'Dark Delight' - Improved form of the 'Guizhou' with darker almost maroon colouring in the foliage and the usual white flowers. Best colour in sun but copes with shade Any good soil.
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Silver Queen' - Somewhat lax plant with silvery white foliage and white flowers in mid summer. Cut back in spring. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ARTEMISIA ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' - Sharply toothed silver grey leaves and dull yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Spreader for sun and well drained soil.
ARUM italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' - White veined green leaves appear in the autumn after spires of orange berries. Greeny/white spathes in June. For cool moist light shade.
ARUNCUS 'Horatio' - One of a group of recent hybrids. This has creamy Astilbe like plumes and finely cut dark green foliage flowering in mid summer. Grow in moist soil in sun or shade.
ARUNCUS 'Woldemar Meier' - Recent dwarf hybrid Goatsbeard with white flowers in late spring. Excellent foliage plant with very attractive Astilbe like flowers. Good in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ARUNCUS aethusifolius - Compact with ferny green leaves and small fluffy cream flowers. Bronze autumn colour. Sun or light shade and moist soil.
ARUNCUS dioicus - 'Goats Beard' Like a giant astilbe with ferny leaves and plumes of creamy/white flowers. Quite happy in clay soil and excellent for cold exposed gardens.
ASARUM splendens - Little evergreen woodlander with large marbled leaves. White and brown banded flowers from February to June. For leafy soil in shade.
ASPHODELUS albus - Spikes of small white flowers on erect stems in early summer from rosettes of grassy leaves. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ASTELIA chathamica 'Silver Spear' - Dramatic silver sword shaped leaves. Good in a pot. Needs peaty soil and good drainage in sun or light shade.
ASTELIA nervosa 'Westland' - Sword shaped silver leaves with a flush of copper. Makes a good pot plants or a specimen in well drained soil and sun.
ASTER amellus 'King George' - Pale violet flowers in profusion over a long period from late summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil
ASTER amellus 'Rosa Erfullung' - Syn Pink Zenith. Clear pink flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil and divide every few years.
ASTER diplostephoides - Mid to late summer flowering Aster with large mauve thread like petals and yellow cone. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ASTER divaricatus - Wiry black stems and a profusion of white starry flowers. A pretty plant, best left to flop over a wall or bank.
ASTER lateriflorus 'Lady in Black' - Late season Aster with deep mahogany green foliage and thousands of small very pale pinky lilac flowers from August to the first frost. Grow in well drained moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTER linosyris - Fabulous plant for late summer covered in masses of tiny golden yellow flowers. Grow in well drained fertile soil in sun or light shade.
ASTER novi-belgii 'Dauerblau' - Old variety introduced by Karl Foerster with dark blue flowers on tall stems from August to October. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun or light shade.
ASTER novi-belgii 'Jenny' - Mound forming with double purple/red flowers from late summer. Grow in rich well drained soil in sun or light shade.
ASTER novi-belgii 'Silberblaukissen' - Mound forming with pale blue flowers in late summer and early autumn. Needs full sun and well drained soil.
ASTER thompsonii 'Nanus' - Dwarf Michealmas Daisy' which is covered in lilac blue flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
ASTILBE 'Avalanche' - Short growing early to mid season variety with open creamy white flower spikes. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Betsy Cuperus' - Thunbergii hybrid with graceful tall arching stems of pale pink flowers. Early flowering. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Bronce Elegans' - Low growing Simplicifolia Hybrid with pink flowers in mid summer. Good in shade or sun and moist cool soil.
ASTILBE 'Eden's Odysseus' - Fluffy shell pink flowers and dark foliage on this mid season variety. Grow in moist rich soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Henry Noblitt' - New variety named after the man who has developed the National Collection of Astilbes at Holehird. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Hyazinth' - Tall mid season japonica x davidii hybrid with light purple blooms in profusion from mid July onwards. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Inshriach Pink' - Beautiful wee simplicifolia hybrid with loose pale pink flower spikes over slightly bronzed foliage in early summer. Needs moist soil in sun.
ASTILBE 'Jo Ophorst' - A.davidii hybrid with excellent narrow purplish red flowers held well above the foliage in late summer. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Lollipop' - Early season favourite variety with light purple pink and dark stems plus excellent foliage flowers in July. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun.
ASTILBE 'Radius' - Mid season variety with bright red flowers above dark green foliage from mid July. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Rosea' - Low growing simplicifolia hybrid with arching loose panicles of light purple flowers in mid season. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE 'Walter Bitner' - Spikes of dense pink flowers in mid summer. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Amethyst' - Very tall mid season hybrid from Arends with open purple flower spikes in July. Colours best in light shade in moist soil.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Anita Pfeifer' - A tall early to mid season variety with long panicles of deep purplish pink flowers. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Brautschleier' - Early to mid season variety with white pyramid shaped flower heads. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty' - Bold upright spikes of soft pink flowers above glossy dark green foliage. Mid season and fairly tall. For moist soil in light shade or sun.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Bumalda' - Early to mid flowering white with a dark stems and foliage. Prolific bloomer. Sun or shade in moist soil.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Flamingo' - Mid season variety with arching pink flowers. Grow in light shade or sun in moist soil.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Glut' - Late season variety with narrow spikes of pure red flowers. Grow in light shade or sun in rich moist soil.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Irrlicht' - Good white mid season variety with long narrow panicles. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Lilli Goos' - Tall mid season variety with deep purplish pink flowers on dense broad panicles. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Moerheim's Glory' - Loose spikes of light pink flowers from mid to late summer over dark green leaves with brown hairy stems. Moist soil in light shade or sun.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Rot Straussenfeder' - Late flowering with redder flowers that its sister plant on tall arching loose panicles. Grow in sun or light shade in moist soil.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Venus' - Early variety with tall feathery pale pink plumes. For moist soil in light shade or sun.
ASTILBE arendsii 'Weisse Gloria' - Mid season variety with fluffy cream flowerheads in profusion. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Brokat' - Lilac rose flowers in late summer. Grow in sun or light shade in moist soil although this species is more drought tolerant.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Christian' - late season dwarf variety with violet flowers in August and September. Grow in sun or light shade in moist soil.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Troll' - Vigorous variety with light rose flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in sun or light shade and moist soil.
ASTILBE chinensis var. taquetii 'Superba' - Tall flowers of rich magenta purple appear late in the season after the well known hybrids are over. Probably the best of the taquetii hybrids. Foliage rounded and jagged. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Veronica Klose' - Dwarf late season variety with shiny deeply cut foliage and deep rose pink flowers. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Vision in Red' - Purple red flowers from deep red buds and stems over bronzed foliage in early July. Sun and moist soil but reasonably drought tolerant.
ASTILBE chinensis 'Visions' - Bright mauve fluffy plumes on this short mid season variety. Tolerant of sun and drought.
ASTILBE crispa 'Lilliput' - Probably the most beautiful dwarf Astilbe on the planet. Salmon pink flowers just above glossy crinkly dark green foliage in mid to late summer for moist cool light shade or sun.
ASTILBE crispa 'Perkeo' - Dark rose pink flowers spikes over finely divided dark green leaves, bronze when young. Sun/light shade.
ASTILBE glaberrima 'Peter Barrow' - Small variety for a rockery with rose pink flowers and dark glossy deeply cut foliage in early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ASTILBE glaberrima var. saxatilis - Beautiful dwarf sp with deeply cut glossy dark green foliage and pale pink flowers in mid summer. Likes moist soil in sun.
ASTILBE japonica 'Deutschland' - Probably the earliest white hybrid of mid height with good dense plumes. Sun or light shade and ordinary to moist soil.
ASTILBE japonica 'Europa' - Very early and heavy flowering pink form. For sun or light shade and moist soil.
ASTILBE japonica 'Koln' - Low growing early variety with short narrow plumes of carmine-rose flowers. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade or sun.
ASTILBE japonica 'Rheinland' - Early flowering pink japonica hybrid from Arends in the 1920's and still as popular today. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun.
ASTILBE simplicifolia 'Darwins Snow Sprite' - Compact variety with fine foliage and white flowers. Good in a rock garden in sun and well drained soil.
ASTILBE simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland' - Late season variety with pale pink airy flower panicles over finely cut glossy foliage. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE simplicifolia 'Preacox Alba' - Early flowering species with arching and drooping white flowers. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTILBE simplicifolia 'Willie Buchanan' - Dwarf hybrid for a scree or rock garden with coppery foliage and pinkish flowers from mid to late summer. Needs well drained soil and sun.
ASTILBE thunbergii 'Straussenfeder' - 'Ostrich Plume' Loose soft salmon pink flowers on arching stems from August to September. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTRANTIA 'Buckland' - Pink flowers set in green bracts from June to August. Vigorous and happy in sun or light shade and moist soil.
ASTRANTIA 'Sunningdale Variegated' - Gold and green variegated leaves topped by pincushion pale pink flowers from May-July. Sun and moist soil.
ASTRANTIA major 'Claret' - Dark red flower heads on blackish stems. For sun or light shade and moist soil.
ASTRANTIA major 'Madeleine' - Recent introduction with white flowers and long bracts tipped green. As with other varieties cut back after flowering for second flush later in summer. Grow in light shade or sun in rich moist soil.
ASTRANTIA major 'Moulin Rouge' - Flowers with a green base and red bracts darkening to deep maroon at the tips. Cut back for reflowering later in the season. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
ASTRANTIA major 'Ruby Wedding' - Deep ruby red flowers over dark green foliage in early summer. For rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
ASTRANTIA major 'Shaggy' - A fine form with long green tipped bracts. For moist soil in sun.
ASTRANTIA major 'Snow Star' - New variety with white flowers and green tipped bracts from June onwards. Grow sun or light shade in rich moist soil.
ASTRANTIA major 'White Giant' - New variety with huge white flowers in May and June. Cut back after flowering to reflower in late summer. Now that's good value. Grown in virtually any soi in sun or light shade.
AUBRIETA 'Blue Beauty' - Wall scree or rockery plant with double blue flowers in April and May. Grow in well drained soil that does not totally dry out in sun.
BEGONIA grandis subsp. evansiana - Pink flowers over amazing pale green leaves with red veined undersides in late summer. Good in dry shade. Hardy if planted deep in well drained soil. Late riser so be patient.
BEGONIA grandis subsp. evansiana 'Claret Jug' - Selected form with deep red undersides to the leaves. Pink flowers. Grows well in well drained soil in light shade.
BEGONIA grandis subsp. evansiana var. alba - White flowering variety with large leaves red veined on the undersides. Tolerates well drained soil in dry shade. Hardy if planted deep.
BERGENIA 'Abendglut' - Large green leaves, tinged red in the winter; semi-double claret flowers. For sun or light shade.
BERGENIA 'Baby Doll' - Compact ground cover plant with pale pink flowers darkening with age and bronze tinted leaves. For any position in good soil.
BERGENIA 'Britten' - Pale pink flowers with white eye in April and May. Grow in sun or shade in any good soil.
BERGENIA 'David' - Small and compact plant with dark pink flowers. Grow in light shade or sun and any soil.
BERGENIA 'Eden's Magic Giant' - Light rose pink flowers in late spring over large ruffled leaves with good winter colour. Good in sun or light shade in most soils.
BERGENIA 'Jelle' - Dwarf variety with white flowers in early spring turning pink with age. Grow in sun or light shade.
BERGENIA 'Oeschberg' - Late flowering variety with bright pink flowers on tall stems. Leaves turn red in winter. Grow in sun. NCCPG Pink Sheet Plant.
BERGENIA 'Overture' - Top variety with erect foliage turning red in winter. Cerise pink flowers follow from March to May. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
BERGENIA 'Reitheim' - Variety with very large heads of rosy pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Good red winter foliage colour. Grow in any good garden soil in sun or light shade.
BERGENIA 'Rosi Klose' - Compact with huge salmon pink flowers in late spring and through summer. This one is a beauty. For sun or shade.
BERGENIA 'Schneekonigin' - Karl Foerster hybrid with large palest pink flowers. Grow in sun or light shade in moist well drained soil.
BERGENIA 'Wintermarchen' - Dark rose red flowers above deep green foliage with purple red reverse and all tinged red in winter.
BERGENIA cordifolia - Evergreen foliage topped with bright pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Good ground cover in light shade or sun.
BERGENIA cordifolia 'Rosa Zeiten' - Form with clear pink flowers and good autumn foliage colour. Likes sun or light shade.
BERGENIA crassifolia DF90028 - Leaves are toothed longer and narrower than B.cordifolia and the flowers are purple-pink. Best in sun for redder leaf colour. Collected Lake Baikal ex USSR.
BERGENIA cyanea - No Details
BERGENIA emeiensis - From Mount Emei in China this species is not as hardy as Cordifolia and others but has beautiful long lasting white flowers in spring. Grow in sheltered light shade.
BERGENIA pacumbis - Very large roundish leaves hairy at the edges. Flowers off white. Deciduous in very cold weather. For light shade.
BERGENIA purpurascens - Rich purple red flowers from mid spring above purple backed green leaves that turn deep purple red in winter. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
BERKHEYA purpurea 'Zulu Warrior' - Clusters of large black eyed lavender daisies from June to August above rosettes of thistle like foliage. Hardy but prefers a warm well drained position in sun.
BESCHORNERIA septentrionalis - Agave relative with green tipped red flowers on red stems in late summer. Grows well in light shade or sun and well drained soil.
BRIMEURA amethystina - Dainty little late spring flowering clusters of pale 'bluebells' for a sunny spot in well drained soil.
BRUNNERA macrophylla - Large green leaves and masses of pale blue, forget-me-not type flowers from spring to early summer. Good in cool dry shade.
BRUNNERA macrophylla 'Jack Frost' - Long awaited sport from B.m.Langtrees with heavily silvered foliage leaving green veins and edge. Usual beautiful sprays of blue flowers for spring to early summer. Grows anywhere includung dry shade.
BRUNNERA macrophylla 'Langtrees' - Blue forget-me-not flowers over silver flecked foliage from April to June. For light to deep even dry shade.
BRUNNERA macrophylla 'Variegata' - Large grey-green leaves, edged with creamy white margins, and small blue flowers from spring to early summer. Tolerant of dry shade when established.
BULBINELLA hookeri - A member of the lily family, with bronzy-green grass-like foliage and spires of yellow flowers.
BUTOMUS umbellatus - Rhizomatous spreading bog plant with upright twisted leaves and umbels of scented pink flowers in late summer. Grow in full sun in wet soil in or at waters edge.
CALAMINTHA nepeta subsp. nepeta - Dome forming and highly aromatic plant with masses of small blue flowers from late June through summer. Needs sun and well drained soil.
CAMASSIA leichtlinii 'Alba' - Hardy bulb with creamy white starry flowers on stout stems in May and June. Grow in moist well drained, even clay soil in sun.
CAMASSIA leichtlinii subsp. Caerulea Group - A very hardy bulb (3 per pot) which blooms in May with spikes of starry blue flowers. Does well in moist even heavy clay soil in sun or light shade.
CAMPANULA 'Samantha' - Fragrant violet blue alpine bellflower with paler centre, creeping habit. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
CAMPANULA glomerata 'Superba' - Rounded heads of purple bells, over dark green foliage in early summer. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Alba' - A 'real good do-er' to coin a phrase. The white form of the Milky Bellflower will grow just about anywhere and always makes a statement in mid summer. Many colour forms grow wild here in Binny Estate.
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Loddon Anna' - Upright branched stems with many lilac pink flowers all summer. Good tough plant for almost any position and soil.
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Pritchard's Variety' - Compact form of the Milky Bellflower with violet blue flowers in mid summer that colour best in light shade. Grow in any soil.
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Superba' - Superior form of the Milky Bellflower with larger lilac to white flowerheads in mid summer. Really tough and hardy and always attracts attention at Binny. Grow in sun or lt shade in any soil.
CAMPANULA ochroleuca - Similar to C.alliarifolia with its row of creamy white flowers on short stems in mid summer. Grow in sun or light shade in moist but well drained soil.
CAMPANULA persicifolia 'Blue Bloomers' - Like one flower set inside another. The blooms are very large dark blue and early flowering. Good in sun or dry shade if supported.
CAMPANULA persicifolia 'George Chiswell' - Aka 'Chettle Charm'. Masses of flared white bell shaped flowers, edged violet-blue. Happy in sun or shade and any good soil.
CAMPANULA persicifolia var. alba - Tall spikes with cup shaped white flowers in June and July. Grow in sun but tolerant of dry shade in supported.
CARDAMINE bulbifera - Rare native Coralroot with dark pink flowers and bulbils in the leaf axils. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
CARDAMINE pentaphylla - Forms dense clumps with deep pink flowers from mid to late spring. Also known as C.digitata. For woodland garden.
CARDAMINE pratensis 'Edith' - Flowers pink in bud fading to white and double. For light shade and moist soil.
CARDAMINE raphanifolia - Similar to C.pratensis but altogether bigger with purple flowers in June. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade
CARDAMINE trifolia - Evergreen groundcover for shade with white flowers in spring.
CARDIOCRINUM giganteum - Giant Himalayan Lily' Scented white flowers on tall stems above rosette of large glossy leaves in mid summer. Deadhead after flowering For moist leafy soil in shade. Monocarpic. Large flowering size bulbs.
CENTAUREA 'Amethyst in Snow' - Bi coloured Centaurea with a blue centre and whispy white petals in early summer. Tolerates poor soil in a dry position in full sun, also happy in any well draineded soil.
CENTAUREA 'Jordy' - Perennial Cornflower with the darkest maroon/black flowers from May til July and later if cut back. Grow in poor well drained (but not dry) soil in full sun.
CENTAUREA hypoleuca 'John Coutts' - Deep rose pink flowers in early summer. Foliage mid green with white undersides. Needs moisture in summer and sun.
CENTAUREA macrocephala - Robust clumper with rich yellow flowers emerging from brown buds. For moist soil in full sun or part shade.
CENTRANTHUS ruber var. coccineus - Red Velarian for sunny position in well drained even dry soil. Flowers for a long period and will self seed gently in the right situation.
CHAEROPHYLLUM hirsutum 'Roseum' - Pink Cow Parsley used to be very rare but now more available due to the efforts of the NCCPG and specialist nurserymen. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
CHELONE glabra - Slow growing but tough perennial with white Foxglove type flowers in late summer. Grows happily in most soils in shade.
CHELONE obliqua - Dark green toothed leaves and clusters of pink/purple flowers in late summer. For light shade or sun in moist soil.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Corinna' - Purple violet flowers right at the end of the season to brighten your garden when all the other flowers are gone. Karl Foerster introduction 1958. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Duchess of Edinburgh' - Masses of semi pom pom bright scarlet flowers from mid summer into autumn. For well drained soil in sun.
CHRYSANTHEMUM 'Herbstbrokat' - Compact plants with sprays of small brownish red flowers from late summer to late autumn. Karl Foerster 1920. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
CIMICIFUGA - See Actaea
CIRSIUM riv. 'Atropurpureum' - Masses of crimson/purple thistle flowers from early to mid summer on long stems. Bumble bees love this plant. Grow in any (even clay) soil in sun.
CLEOME 'Senorita Rosalita' - Large open heads of pink flowers all summer. Great for containers or in a well drained hot summer bed. Grow in full sun and well drained soil.
CONVALLARIA majalis - (Lily of the Valley) A good ground cover for moist shade with fragrant white flowers in late spring.
CONVALLARIA majalis 'Albostriata - Lilly of the Valley with cream striped foliage and beautifully scented white flowers in late spring. Good shade ground cover in any soil.
CONVALLARIA majalis 'Rosea' - Pale pink form of 'Lily of the Valley'. Makes good ground cover under trees and shrubs.
COREOPSIS 'Limerock Ruby' - Ruby red daisy flowers in abundance all summer and very attractive narrow foliage. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
COREOPSIS tripteris 'Mostenveld' - Mid border perennial with mid yellow single daisies from mid to late summer. Looks fab with Miscanthus Putchken or Zebrinus. Well drained soil in sun or light shade.
CORYDALIS 'Craigton Blue' - C. elata x C. flexuosa. Flowering after C.flexuosa and before C.elata this tall cross has good bright blue flowers and clumps up well in dry semi shade.
CORYDALIS buschii - Dainty little alpine with pink flowers in late spring. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
CORYDALIS cava 'Albiflora' - Spikes of white flowers in early spring. Needs well drained soil in light shade or sun.
CORYDALIS elata - Rich blue flowers in June and July later and taller than C. flexuosa. Any soil in light shade or sun.
CORYDALIS flexuosa - Clear blue flowers from early to late spring. For rich moist well drained soil in light shade or sun. Summer dormant.
CORYDALIS flexuosa 'China Blue' CD&R528c - Pretty, intense blue flowers over green ferny foliage. Best in a cool moist spot in dapple shade.
CORYDALIS malkensis - Very early flowering with creamy white flowers. Grow in well drained soil and sun.
CORYDALIS solida subsp. solida - Pink/red flowers in March and April over grey blue foliage for well drained rock garden in sun or light shade.
CORYDALIS solida subsp. solida 'Beth Evans' - A gem in late winter with scented deep pink flowers. For trough or rock garden.
CORYDALIS solida subsp. solida 'Deiter Schacht' - Deep rich rosy pink flowers in early spring. Ideal for trough or scree in gritty soil and full sun.
CROCOSMIA 'A.J.Hogan' - Tall mid season variety with rich red upward facing flowers. Grow in full sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Carmin Brillant' - Mid season with large rich red flowers fading to carmine pink on tall stems.
CROCOSMIA 'Castleward Late' - One of the last Crocosmias to flower in late summer with large starry red/orange blooms on tall stems. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Coleton Fishacre' ['G. d'Or'] - Apricot flowers and bronzed foliage on a hardier and more vigorous plant similar to C.Solfatare. Sun and well drained soil is what it wants.
CROCOSMIA 'Columbus' ['Q. M. ll'] - Rich yellow saucer shaped flowers with feint red blotches and violet calicies. Late season for sun and any reasonable soil.
CROCOSMIA 'Dusky Maiden' - Burnt orange flowers from bronze foliage in late summer. Well drained soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow' - C.pottsii/paniculata hybrid with two rows of deep red flowers on tall stems. Most soils in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Emily McKenzie' - Very pretty large bright orange open flowers with a mahogany throat. Plant deep in well drained soil.
CROCOSMIA 'Honey Angels' - Short variety with prolific yellow flowers and cream throats in late summer. Well drained soil in sun. Mid to late season.
CROCOSMIA 'Irish Dawn' - Good yellow similar to C.Jenny Bloom but shorter and flowering in mid season. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Jenny Bloom' - Long spikes of clear yellow flared trumpet flowers. Good for cutting but I prefer them in the garden. Vigorous and mid season.
CROCOSMIA 'Lucifer' - A tall vigorous hybrid with sword shaped leaves and deep rich red flowers in late summer.
CROCOSMIA 'Malahide Castle' syn 'Comet' - Short variety with pleated foliage and upward facing orange/yellow flower from mid summer. Grow in well drained moist soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Mount Usher' - Upright with sprays of clear yellow flowers in late summer. For moist well drained soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Orangeade' - With a name like that it's red ? of course. Upward facing broad flowers in mid season. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA 'Saracen' - Dark green foliage and abundant open dark red flowers on a short plant from mid to late summer. Well drained soil.
CROCOSMIA 'Zeal Tan' - Short plant with large deep red flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny spot
CROCOSMIA masonorum 'Rowallane Orange' - Arching stems of upward facing orange flowers for the hot border in late summer. Grown in any soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA paniculata - Bold species with pleated strap leaves and downward curving long orange flowers. Tough and vigorous growing in sun or light shade in any soil.
CROCOSMIA pottsii - Upright species. Tubular vermillion/red flowers with yellow throats. Robust and easy. For moist but well drained soil in sun.
CROCOSMIA pottsii 'Culzean Pink' - Soft red orange flowers fading to peachey pink. Hardy robust tall and beautiful just like me.
CYCLAMEN hederifolium - Good form with silver marbled leaves and pink flowers in autumn. For free draining leafy soil in part shade.
CYNANCHUM acuminatifolium - Tiny white flowers followed by long seed pods. Foliage large turning yellow in autumn.
CYNARA cardunculus - 'Cardoon' Architecural plant with long deep cut silver leaves. Erect stems bear thistle like flower heads. Sun and good drainage.
CYPRIPEDIUM calceolus pubescens - Slipper Orchid with 10cm brown dotted yellow green flowers with a bright yellow lip. Grow in well drained gritty soil in light shade.
CYPRIPEDIUM flavum - Terrestrial Orchid with maroon flecked yellow flowers in late spring. Grow in well drained gritty soil in part shade
CYPRIPEDIUM reginae - Lady's Slipper Orchid with white winged pink flowers 10cm long in early summer. Grow in well drained acid soil in light shade.
DACTYLORHIZA majalis - Broad Leafed Marsh Orchid with light magenta flowers with a white lip streaked purple. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
DAHLIA 'After Eight' (S) - Dark matt foliage contrasts with pure white single flowers with a golden eye. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
DAHLIA 'Amy Cowie' (Col) - Gorgeous new Scottish Collerette type with lime green flowers opening to cream. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Andrea Lawson' (Ball) - Gorgeous white ball with a lilac centre. Grow in well drained soil in a sheltered sunny spot.
DAHLIA 'Bishop of Llandaff' (Misc) - Old favourite with scarlet red flowers over dark purple foliage for a long period from mid summer to autumn. Grow in well drained soil in a sunney sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Bonaventure' - A Giant Decorative with huge golden yellow flowers from August to October. Not for the faint hearted. Grow in a sunny sheltered position in rich well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Candy Eyes' (DwB) - Large yellow flowers over dark foliage all summer long. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
DAHLIA 'Carreg Cyrigs Girl (Coll) - Recent Collerette introduction with pale orange flowers. Grow in a sunny sheltered position in well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Chessy' (S) - Masses of small yellow flowers fron mid to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
DAHLIA 'Christmas Carol' (Col) - Collarette type with white tips to the petals and white collar over red. Grow in a sunny sheltered spot in rich well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Clear View Irene' (MS-c) - Large yellow Cactus type flowers for a showy bloom. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Clearwater David' (D) - Perfect looking lilac blended decorative and it's new. Grow in rich moist soil in a sunny sheltered spot.
DAHLIA 'David Howard' (MinD) - Seedling from 'Bishop of Llandaff' with burnt orange flowers. Grow in rich moist soil in sun. Lift in winter.
DAHLIA 'Duet' (MD) - A vibrant red medium Decorative type with white tips to the petals. Grow in a sunny sheltered position in well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Dutch Explosion' (MC) - White Cactus type with vibrant pink ends to the petals. Grow in well drained soil in a sheltered sunny spot.
DAHLIA 'Hootenanny' (Col) - New Collerette variety with cerise pink flowers. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Knockout' (S) - Large yellow flowers over dark foliage all summer long. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
DAHLIA 'Magenta Star' (S) - Single magenta flowers with a darker eye over dark foliage. Big hit at the Wisley Dahlia Trials. Grow in sheltered sunny site in well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Mary's Jomanda' (SBa) - Lovely small lavender pink Ball which stands up well the all weather conditions. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Moonfire' (Misc) - Pretty little yellow single flowers with orange flares. Always a winner at the nursery. Grow in sun and rich well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Moor Place (Pom) - Well known Pom Dahlia with very deep maroon ball shaped flowers in abundance from mid summer through to the first frosts. Grow in a sunny sheltered position in well drained soil.
DAHLIA 'Pam Howden' (SWL) - Nice orange Waterlily variety with pink blends. Grow in well drained soil in sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Pooh' (Col) - Colterette with red tipped yellow petals. Not a name I would have choden for a plant but there we are. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered spot.
DAHLIA 'Rothesay Robin' (SD) - Old variety with magenta Ball flowers that fade to pink. One of my favourites since it won me best in show. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered spot.
DAHLIA 'Sir Alf Ramsey' (GD) - Giant decorative type with lilac bloom and white blends. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Streets Ahead' (B) - A lovely dark red Ball of Scottish Origin. Grow in well drained soil in a sheltered sunny spot.
DAHLIA 'Taratahi Ruby' (SWL) - Red Waterlily type that blooms and blooms all season. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered spot.
DAHLIA 'Teasbrooke Red Eye' (Col) - Collerette type with lilac flowes and a red brown eye. Grow in well drained soil in a sunny sheltered position.
DAHLIA 'Top Mix Red' - Dwarf Lilliput type with dark red petals and a yellow button eye. Good container plant. Grow in a sunny sheltered position in rich moist soil.
DAHLIA 'Trelyn Kiwi' (SS-c) - The perfect small white cactus - a must for your garden. Grow in well drained rich soil in sun and shelter.
DAHLIA 'Willo's Violet' (Pom) - Pom with pure violet blends. Grow in well drained soil in a sheltered sunny spot.
DAHLIA coccinea - Single vermillion flowers from mid to late summer on branched stems above glossy green foliage. Also makes a good cut flower. Grow in rich moist soil in full sun. Tender.
DATISCA cannabina - Vigorous foliage plant with finely divided foliage similar to Hemp. The flowers are inconspicuous and greenish white in mid summer. Grow in any deep rich soil in sun.
DELPHINIUM 'Finsteraarhorn' - Good dark blue flowers with a dark brown bee. Grow in rich moist soil in sun. Karl Foerster 1937.
DIANELLA caerulea 'Cassa Blue' - Dwarf evergreen 'Flax Lily' with sprays of light blue flowers in early summer. Good clumping groundcover for sun or light shade.
DIANELLA tasmanica - Loose panicles of lilac blue star shaped flowers on stiff stems in early summer over strap like evergreen foliage. Needs a sheltered spot in sun or light shade and well drained leafy soil.
DIANELLA tasmanica 'Tas Red' - Antipodean evergreen with strap like foliage that turns varying shades of red in winter. Pale blue starry flowers in June followed by purple fruits. Sun or light shade and well drained soil.
DIASCIA rigescens - Species with dense spikes of rose pink flowers over a long period from early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
DICENTRA 'Adrian Bloom' - Greyish feathery foliage and copious crimson/rose flowers held in showy sprays from spring into summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
DICENTRA 'Bacchanal' - Finely dissected green foliage and nodding crimson flowers all summer. For moist soil in light shade.
DICENTRA 'Stuart Boothman' - Charming groundcover plant with light green leaves and white flowers over a long period.
DICENTRA cuccularia - Beautiful little alpine species with white flowers in April over grey green foliage . Dormant in summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
DICENTRA formosa 'Aurora' - Pure white flowers all summer over grey blue foliage. For any soil in light shade.
DICENTRA formosa 'Paramount' - Form with red flowers from late spring over a bluish green foliage with a coppery flush. Grow in light shade in any soil.
DICENTRA macrantha - Rapidly emerging tall stems in April with finely cut leaves and large drooping creamy yellow flowers. Spreader for cool leafy soil in shade.
DICENTRA spectabilis 'Gold Heart' - Pale golden green leafed form of the Bleeding heart with red flowers in spring. Dies back a bit by mid summer. Grow in sheltered light shade in well drained soil.
DICENTRA spectablis - 'Bleeding Heart'. Drooping red flowers over pale green ferny foliage from April-June. For moist rich soil in light shade.
DICENTRA spectablis 'Alba' - Pale green ferny foliage and white flowers in May-June shaped like little hearts. Robust plant for moist soil in light shade.
DICTAMNUS albus - Spike of white flowers and lemon scented leaves in June and July. For dryish soil in sun or light shade.
DICTAMNUS albus var. purpureus - Terminal clusters of dark purple flowers in early summer. Slow to bulk up but worth the effort. Best in well drained soil in a sunny warm part of the garden.
DIERAMA 'Tiny Bells' - Dwarf free flowering 'Angel's Fishing Rod' with pink flowers from mid summer. Grow in moist well drained soil in full sun.
DIERAMA argyreum - Shorter species with arching stems bearing pendulous white flowers in early summer. Grow in well drained moist soil in sun or light shade.
DIERAMA dracomontanum - Low growing species with grassy foliage and mauvy/pink flowers on arching stems in early summer. Grow in moist well draimed soil in sun or light shade.
DIERAMA erectum - Late flowering species with outward facing pink flowers. Grow in moist and well drained soil in sun or light shade.
DIERAMA galpinii - Outward facing rose pink flowers on fairly erect stems from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist but well drained soil in sun.
DIERAMA igneum - Rare South African species with pinky red flowers. Will need a warm spot in sun and a winter mulch but is hardy.
DIERAMA mossii - Moisture loving species with gently arching stems bearing soft pink flowers from mid to late summer. One of the few Dieramas that flower well in pots. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
DIERAMA pulcherrimum - (Venus Fishing Rod.) Long sword-like evergreen leaves and hanging sprays of pink flowers from mid to late summer. Moist soil in sun.
DIERAMA pulcherrimum 'Blackbird' - Deep violet mauve flowers in pendulous sprays from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist but well drained soil in sun.
DIERAMA pulcherrimum 'Merlin' - Drooping clusters of dark blackcurrant flowers in mid summer on tall slender stems. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
DIERAMA reynoldsii - Deep wine red flowers with contrasting pale bracts on long stems in late summer. Plant deep in moist but well drained soil in sun or light shade
DIERAMA riparia - Not much informarion on this 'Angels's Fishing Rod'. Pale purple flowers and short growing. Sun or light shade in moist soil.
DIERAMA trichorhizum - Clusters of nodding lilac blue flowers on a fairly upright plant from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
DIETES grandiflora - Iris relative with large white flowers and yellow and mauve markings. Needs heat and sun in Scotland but more tolerant of shade in the south. Grow in well drained soil.
DIETES iridioides - Iris relative with small white 6 petaled flowers with yellow basal flares and pale blue styles. Needs a sheltered warm position in sun and well drained soil.
DIGITALIS ferruginea - Erect spikes with golden brown flowers in mid summer. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
DIGITALIS ferruginea 'Gigantea' - Taller form with erect stems covered in golden brown flowers dark veined inside. For sun or light shade in any soil . Strong grower.
DIGITALIS grandiflora - Perennial foxglove with one sided stems of large yellow flowers tipped and flushed inside pale brown. Grow in sun or light shade in well drained soil.
DIGITALIS grandiflora 'Carillion' - Swarf for and perrenial with light yellow flowers in mid summer. Grow in any good soil which is well drained and in sun or a wee bit of shade.
DIGITALIS lanata 'Cafe Creme' - Grecian Foxglove with grey flowers in mid summer that have bronzy yellow colouring inside the tubes. Small perennial species that needs sun and well drained soil.
DIGITALIS lutea - Erect spikes of small pale yellow flowers in early summer. Perfect for a woodland garden
DIGITALIS parviflora - Dense spikes of small brown flowers with purple lip on long stems over clumps of dark green leaves. Sun and well drained soil.
DIGITALIS parviflora 'Milk Chocolate' - Dense spikes of chocolate brown flowers in mid summer. Perennial and hardy. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
DIGITALIS purpurea f. albiflora - syn D. purpurea Alba.The white form of the native Foxglove.
DIPLARRHENA moreae - Upright narrow sword shaped leaves, and erect stems bearing white 3-petaled flowers with yellow and purple markings. Needs moist well drained soil and sun.
DISPOROPSIS pernyi - Shade loving perennial similar to Solomon's Seal with drooping lemon scented white flowers in early summer. Grow in moist peaty soil in light shade.
DODECATHEON hendersonii - West Coast American species with pink nodding flowers on tall stems in early summer. Dormant in summer. Grow in light shade or sun in well drained soil.
DODECATHEON jeffreyii - 'Sierra Shooting Star'. Tall stems with deep red flowers and prominent purple stamens. Well drained soil in light shade or sun.
ECHINACEA 'Double Decker' - Produces single flowers in first year then a high percentage of 'hose-in-hose' flowers in susequent years. Grow in full sun and well drained soil.
ECHINACEA 'Harvest Moon' - Hybrid with golden yellow flowers surrounding the rusty orange cone from July to September. Grow in full sun and moist but well drained soil especially in winter.
ECHINACEA paradoxa - Erect stems bearing bright yellow flowers in mid summer with a domed brown cone and reflexed petals. For drier soils in full sun.
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Jade' - Large starry white daisy flowers with a green cone and green tips to the petals. Grow in moist but well drained soil in full sun.
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Magnus' - Good form with larger flowers and dark orange cone. Plant of the year in USA 1996. Sun and moist soil.
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Rubinstern' - One of the best forms with deep pink petals and large dark cone. Needs good winter drainage and full summer sun.
ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan' - Well known white flowering variety with greeny orange cone. Late summer. Sun and moist rich soil.
ECHINOPS bannaticus 'Blue Globe' - Light green leaves having downy undersides and bright blue 'Globe Thistle' flowers. Vigorous. Sun and poor dry soil.
ECHINOPS bannaticus 'Taplow Blue' - Form with large metalic blue globular flowerheads in late summer. Grow in poor well drained soil in sun.
ECHINOPS ritro 'Veitch's Blue' - 'Globe Thistle' with dark blue globular flower heads from mid to late summer. Grow in poor well drained soil in sun for best results.
ECHINOPS sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow' - Tall Globe Thistle with grey/green leaves and large white ball flowers from reddish stems.
EPIMEDIUM perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' - Mottled maroon foliage with yellow flowers having brown centres. Moist soil and shade.
EPIMEDIUM rubrum - Compact with pretty bronze young leaves in spring turning green and then shades of red in autumn. Flowers are crimson with white spurs. For leafy soil.
EPIMEDIUM youngianum 'Niveum' - Clump forming hybrid with small white starry flowers. For leafy woodland soil that does not dry out in summer, or a rock garden.
EPIMEDIUM youngianum 'Roseum' - Dainty pink flowers in spring. Cut back in late winter before new flower shoots appear. Best in moist light shade.
EPIPACTUS giganteus - The Giant Helleborine is in fact an Orchid with clusters of greeny brown flowers in late spring into early summer. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade.
EREMURUS himalaicus - White flowering species for well drained soil in full sun. Hardy and best planted on a bed of sand with the tips just below soil level.
EREMURUS isabellinus 'Cleopatra' - Shorter growing 'Foxtail Lily' with coppery spike in June. Needs sharp drainage and full sun. Plant on a bed of sand or grit with growth tip just below the surface.
ERIGERON 'Dominator' - Great cultivar with large dark violet semi double flowers from early to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ERIGERON 'Prosperity' - Mound forming with yellow centred lavender daisies over a long period in summer. Grow in sun amd well drained soil.
ERIGERON 'Quakeress' - Mid summer flowering daisy with pink flushed white flowers over a long period. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
ERIGERON 'Rosa Juwel' - Pinky violet daisies from June to August. For well drained soil in sun.
ERIGERON 'Sommerneuschnee' - White daisies with a flush of pink in abundance from mid summer. Hardy and best in full sun and well drained soil. Karl Foerster 1932.
ERIGERON formosissimus - Alpine from the Rockies with decumbent stems bearing blue to pink flowers. Grow in well drained soil in a rock garden in full sun
ERIGERON karvinskianus - Dainty little cottage perennial for greavel paths and walls with 2cm white flowers fading to pink and purple are produced all summer. Self seeder. Well drained soil in sun.
ERIGERON speciosus 'Foersters Liebling' - Old variety with carmine pink flowers over a long perion in mid summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
ERODIUM variabile 'Bishop's Form' - Mat forming with rosy pink flowers all summer. For well drained soil in full sun.
ERYNGIUM caeruleum - Clusters of small spiny blue flowers on erect stems in mid summer. For well drained soil in sun.
ERYNGIUM giganteum 'Silver Ghost' - Biennial sea holly with large silvery floral heads. Gentle self seeder. For well drained soil in sun.
ERYNGIUM oliverianum - Large silvery blue heads from mid summer to autumn. For well drained soil in sun.
ERYNGIUM pandanifolium - 2m long sword shaped leaves with thin spines making dense clumps. Tall stems with umbels bearing small globular brownish flowers in August. Moist soil in a suuny warm position
ERYNGIUM proteiflorum - Remarkable species from Mexico with metalic green toothed leaves. Apple green bracts surround the cone flowers. Protect from winter wet.
ERYNGIUM umbelliferum - syn. E. venustum. Rosettes of long metalic green leaves toothed like a hedgetrimmer and short stems topped with spikey silvery green flowers in mid summer. Needs good drainage in sun.
ERYNGIUM variifolium - Spikey green/blue flowers over white marbled glossy green leaves. For well drained soil in full sun.
ERYTHRONIUM 'Pagoda' - Marbled leaves and hanging sulphur yellow lily-shaped flowers with reflexed petals. Good sized bulbs. Plant deep in leafy soil in light shade. Vigorous and easy.
ERYTHRONIUM californicum 'White Beauty' - Creamy white flowers with a red basal ring over lightly mottled foliage in spring. Needs leafy well drained soil in light shade.
ERYTHRONIUM revolutum - Stems with up to four pink flowers in with yellow anthers over mottled leaves in spring. Needs leafy well drained soil in light shade. Can be slow to establish.
ERYTHRONIUM tuolumnense - Vigorous species with bright yellow flowers over glossy fresh green foliage in spring. Needs leafy well drained soil in light shade.
EUCOMIS bicolor - Dense spikes of waxy looking starry pale green flowers edged maroon. Stems are spotted brown. Hardy in planted deep with grit and mulched.
EUPATORIUM cannabium 'Flore Pleno' - Flat heads of rose pink double flowers above large palmate leaves in late summer that attract masses of butterfies and bees. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
EUPATORIUM capillifolium 'Elegant Feather' - Commonly known as Dogfennel. An unusual perennial grown for its feathery foliage and inconspicous flowers. Happy in sun and well drained but moist soil.
EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Riesenchirm' - Excellent new variety with deep pink flowers topping dark stems in late summer. Grow in moist rich soil in sun or light shade.
EUPATORIUM purpureum - Shorter alternative to the huge 'atropurpureum' and also has the large heads of purple flowers in late summer that the bees and butterflies find so attractive. Likes moist soil.
EUPHORBIA 'Excalibur' - Syn 'Froeup'. Red/brown young stems and glaucus leaves. Lime/yellow bracts in mid summer. Got to be one of my top 5 spurges. Moist well drained soil in sun or light shade.
EUPHORBIA amygdaloides var robbiae - Spreading spurge with dark leathery leaves and apple green flowers. Good for dry shady woodland conditions.
EUPHORBIA characias - Large architectural foliage plant, with grey-green narrow leaves tinted red and large creamy-yellow flower bracts with red/brown nectaries. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
EUPHORBIA characias 'Black Pearl' - Pale evergreen foliage and fat heads of lime flowers with a black eye from mid to late spring. Grow in well drained soil in a sheltered sunny position.
EUPHORBIA characias 'Forescate' - Good form with large heads and green eye, red stems and purple tinted foliage in winter. For full sun and well drained soil.
EUPHORBIA characias 'Goldbrook' - Compact form with glaucous tinted foliage and typical limey yellow flowers from April through June. Cut back old flower stems in June to encourage new growth. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
EUPHORBIA characias 'Starbright' - Taller variety with blue green foliage and yellow flower bracts from April thru' June. Deadhead after flowering. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
EUPHORBIA characias subsp. wulfenii - Evergreen shrubby spurge with large barrel shaped flower heads from March till June. Taller than E.characias and has a greenish yellow eye. Grow in well dained soil in a sheltered spot in sun.
EUPHORBIA characias subsp. wulfenii 'Lambrook Gold' - Huge barrel heads of gold bracts in spring through to early summer. Best in shelter against a warm wall.
EUPHORBIA cyparissius 'Fen's Ruby' - Deciduous spreading spurge with ferny foliage having a distinct purple hue in spring on the new growth. Typical limey yellow flowers in late spring. Grows in any soil in sun.
EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Dixter' - Dark green narrow leaves, flushed purple, and vivid orange-red flowers. Any soil in sun or light shade.
EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Fireglow' - Stunning cultivar with firey orange floral bracts and green leaves with pink midrib and reddish stems. Sun or light shade and any soil.
EUPHORBIA griffithii 'King's Caple' - Supposedly the tallest form with large floral heads and the usual orange bracts. May need staking. Grow in sun or very light shade.
EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Wickstead' - Slightly taller than 'Dixter' and slightly lighter foliage but with darker flowers than 'Fireglow'. Spring flowering in any garden soil.
EUPHORBIA martini - Beautiful cross between E.characias and E.amagdaloides 'rubra' with the best qualities of both its parents. For sun or light shade. Ready autumn 2009
EUPHORBIA mellifera - Shrubby spurge for a warm sheltered spot. Honey scented and coloured flowers in late spring. Full sun and well drained soil.
EUPHORBIA myrsinites - Sprawling with succulent blue/grey leaves and lime flowers.For rock garden or scree in sun where its stems can lie on dry ground.
EUPHORBIA palustris 'Walenburg's Glorie' - Larger selection of this moisture loving spurge with yellow/green flowers in early summer.Impressive and worthwhile. Grow in sun.
EUPHORBIA seguieriana subsp niciciana - Mediterranean species with fine blue leaves on lax stems. The multistemed flowerheads have masses of small yellow floral bracts in mid summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
EUPHORBIA stygiana - Evergreen Spurge similar to E. millifera but with longer leaves on a hardier shorter plant and the same honey coloured and scented flowers. Needs shelter and well drained soil in sun.
FASCICULARIA bicolor - Bromeliad with rosette of spikey leaves of which the inner ones are bright crimson. Pale blue flowers emerge in mid summer. Must have a warm sheltered growing position in poor very well drained soil in sun.
FILIPENDULA purpurea - Good ground cover for wet or boggy areas with fluffy purple pink flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in sun or light shade.
FILIPENDULA rubra 'Venusta' - Clump forming with large deeply cut leaves topped with deep rose pink flowers in mid summer. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
FILIPENDULA ulmaria - 'Meadowsweet' with creamy white flowers and dark green foliage. For moist or wet soil in sun or partial shade.
FOENICULUM vulgare - Culinary herb which has a useful place in back of the herbaceous border with fine soft foliage and yellow flowers also looks good beside the bronze form. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
FOENICULUM vulgare 'Purpureum' - Fine ferny bronze foliage topped with flowers yellows. Excellent back border plant. For rich moist soil in sun.
FRAGARIA vesca - Native wild Strawberry with white flowers and small edible fruits in early summer if the birds don't get them first. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
FRANCOA sonchifolia - Wands of pale pinky-white flowers, blotched with maroon, on tall spikes above evergreen tufts of leaves. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun.
FRANCOA sonchifolia 'Pink Giant' - Spikes of pink and white flowers on long stems in mid summer. Grow in sun or light shade. Good for shady border.
FRANCOA sonchifolia 'Rodgerson's' - Excellent form of 'Bridal Wreath' the dark pink flowers in mid summer on taller stems that the species. Grow in light shade or sun in moit soil.
FRITILLARIA affinis - Up to 12 large pendant greeny white flowers on tall purplish stems in late spring in early summer. For sharp drainage in full sun.
FRITILLARIA camschatcensis - Open black flowers with green backs in late spring. Grow in cool shady moist well drained soil.
FRITILLARIA pontica - Pale green flowers spotted brown inside in late spring. Good in light shade position in reasonably well drained soil.
FURCRAEA longaeva - Agave relative with arching blue strap leaves. Throws up 3m stem after a few years which branches and arches covered in white flowers. Needs warmth and well drained soil in sun.
GALANTHUS 'S. Arnott' - Cultivar with large white flowers and a slight fragrance. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
GALANTHUS nivalis - (Snowdrop) Hanging, pure white flowers to let you know spring is on the way.
GALEGA 'Duchess of Bedford' - An old garden favourite with lilac pink flower spikes which is becoming popular again. Makes a good cut flower and blooms for a long period from July. Needs sun and deep rich soil.
GALTONIA candicans - Fragrant pendant white flowers on stout stems over grey green leaves in early summer. Grow in sun and well drained moist soil.
GALTONIA viridiflora - As G.candicans but with slightly smaller pendent green flowers. Plant deep in well drained soil in full sun.
GENTIANA acaulis - Mountain Gentian with deep blue spotted green flowers in early summer. Grow in well drained acid soil in full sun.
GENTIANA asclepiadea - (Willow Gentian) Masses of upturned pure blue trumpets on arching stems in late summer. Slow to establish. For moist soil in light shade.
GENTIANA triflora var. japonica - Powerful Gentian blue flowers in late summer in clusters at the top of tall stems. Grow in moist well drained acid soil in light shade.
GENTIANA verna - Beautiful pure blue starry flowers in late spring. For sun in gritty soil.
GERANIUM 'Anne Thomson' - Identical to G.Ann Folkard but more compact and less gold on the young leaves. Any soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM 'Brookside' - Geranium clarkei/g.pratense cross. Vigorous and clump forming. Clear deep blue flowers with white centre in early summer. Sun or light shade.
GERANIUM 'Crystal Lake' - Long flowering hybrid with the palest blue flowers having deep violet veining. Grow in any good soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM 'Johnson's Blue' - Lovely blue flowers on a robust plant. Cut back after flowering for a second flush. Good in shade. Still one of the best blue Geraniums.
GERANIUM 'Joy' - Soft pink bowl shaped flowers with dark veins over marbled foliage. Flowering all summer. For sun.
GERANIUM 'Philippe Vapelle' - Large blue/purple flowers with dark veins over dark but typical G.renardii foliage. Sun or light shade in good soil.
GERANIUM 'Tanya Rendall' - Ground cover variety with dark bronzed foliage and deep pink flowers with a white eye over a long period in summer. Grow in well draimed soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM 'Tiny Monster' - Sanguineum x psilostemon hybrid with large deep lavender flowers all summer on a mound forming vigorous grower. grow in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM cantabrigiense 'Berggarten' - Good groundcover for sun or even dry shade with rich pink flowrs in early summer. Autumn foliage can be a good red too.
GERANIUM cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' - Delicate white flowers, blushed pale pink in June and July on a low growing plant which is not as vigorous as the parent species. Glossy aromatic foliage. Good groundcover for sun or light shade.
GERANIUM cinereum 'Rothbury Gem' - Good groundcover with red eyed pink flowers all summer. Semi evergreen. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM clarkei 'Kashmir Green' - Clean white flowers with feint green veining. Spreads less vigorously than the purple form. Always in demand at the nursery. Happy in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM clarkei 'Kashmir Pink' - Pale pink flowers with deeper veining in late spring and early summer. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM clarkei 'Kashmir White' - Spreader with deeply cut leaves and red veined white flowers. Not as vigorous as the purple form. For any position in any soil.
GERANIUM himalayense 'Irish Blue' - Graham Thomas selection with pale blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Good in sun or light shade. Spreads a bit.
GERANIUM macrorrhizum - Semi evergreen scented leaf Geranium with pink flowers. Good groundcover for dry shade or sun.
GERANIUM macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Var.' - Form with pale pink flowers and pale semi-evergreen leaves. Sun or shade and drought tolerant. Big plants.
GERANIUM phaeum 'Klepper' - Sport of 'Lily Lovell' with larger flowers of lilac purple. Good Geranium for groundcover in dry shade flowering in late spring.
GERANIUM phaeum 'Samobor' - Foliage heavily zoned with chocolate brown; dark maroon flowers in May-June. Good in dry shade.
GERANIUM pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' - Pale blue/grey flowers with a flush of pink in early summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM pratense 'Plenum Album' - Native Cranesbill but with double white flowers in mid summer. Very nice indeed. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
GERANIUM pyreniacum 'Bill Wallis' - Gorgeous little dark violet flowers on this self seeder and great with blue grasses. For sun and moist to dry soil.
GERANIUM pyreniacum 'Summer Skies' - Pale blue lilac flowers look more like G. himalayense Plenum in early summer. Best grown in sun to keep compact and moist well drained soil.
GERANIUM sanguineum 'Album' - Large, pure white flowers over green foliage all summer. For sun and well drained soil. Larger than other sanguineum geraniums
GERANIUM sinense - Similar flower type to G.phaeum with dark reflexed petals but flowering later and prefering moist shade.
GERANIUM sylvaticum 'Ice Blue' - Pale blue flowers in mid to late spring. A good Geranium for moist shade and benefits from cutting back after flowering.
GEUM 'Bell Bank' - If there is such a thing as a classy Geum this could be it. Masses of soft pink frilly petaled flowers in wirey stems in late spring. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
GEUM 'Borisii' - Single orange flowers with yellow stamens in latre spring and early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
GEUM 'Dingle Apricot' - Dwarf variety with pale yellow apricot flowers flushed orange. Grow in any good soil in sun.
GEUM 'Farmer John Cross' - New selection with creamy yellow flowers and a red heart. For moist rich soil in sun or light shade.
GEUM 'Karlskaer' - Single upward facing bright orange flowers in early summer. For sun and moist soil.
GEUM 'Lemon Drops' - Neat little Water Avens with pale yellow flowers in late spring and early summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
GEUM 'Lionel Cox' - Clump forming with creamy apricot pendant flowers in late spring and early summer. Moist soil in sun.
GEUM 'Red Wings' - Semi double vermillion flowers in early summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade. Remove old flower stems for repeat.
GEUM montanum - Spreading alpine with yellow flowers from spring to early summer. Sun and plenty of room in moist well drained soil.
GEUM reptans - Prostrate grouncover with large yellow flowers in late spring. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
GEUM rivale 'Album' - Compact species with nodding white flowers in late spring. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
GEUM rivale Tien Shan Form - Wild collected from northern China with pale buff/cream flowers in late spring and early summer. Grow in moist soil in sun.
GEUM tirolense - (montanum x rivale) Nodding cream flowers suffused orange and red. Good in damp or shade.
GILLENIA trifoliata - Clump forming topped with sprays of small white flowers in early summer. For light shade or sun. Tolerates dry soil.
GLADIOLUS cardinalis - Beautiful bright red flowers with white flashes on the petals in early summer. Grow in moist but well drained soil in sun but will take some shade.
GLADIOLUS flanaganii - Large glossy red flowers on short stems in mid summer. Should be hardy but grow in well drained soil in full sun
GLADIOLUS papilio - Dusky pink, hooded flowers on tall stems in late summer from grass-like foliage. For sun and rich well drained soil.
GLAUCIDIUM palmatum - Woodlander for cool moist shade with single lilac flowers in late spring above deeply toothed palmate leaves.
GUNNERA manicata - Giant Rhubarb with massive leaves and prickly stems. Wet soil in part shade. Cover in winter.
GUNNERA tinctoria - A huge plant with large, fuzzy, rounded leaves which can be up to 3ft across. More suitable for a smaller garden than G.manicata. For moist to wet soil in shade.
HEDYCHIUM 'St Martin's' - This is a more robust and free flowering form with bright yellow blooms with orange filaments. Highly fragrant and will flower early if kept in a greenhouse. Winter protect and grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HEDYCHIUM coronarium - White Ginger Lily has a beautiful Gardenia scent. Requires full sun and moisture in Scotland, and best protected in winter from frost. Growth starts in late spring and the white butterfly like flowers appear above the large leaves on 20cm terminal racem
HEDYCHIUM densiflorum - One of the hardiest Gingers with fragrant orange/yellow flowers in late summer above large glossy green foliage. Best grown in a warm sheltered position in light shade or sun with plenty of moisture. Try growning in pots and take in for winter.
HEDYCHIUM gardnerianum - Tall Ginger Lily with lax pale yellow scented flowers on terminal racemes in late summer abobe glossy grey green foliage. Grow in moist rich well drained soil in sun and protect from winter frost. Try in large containers.
HEDYCHIUM greenii - Ginger with bright red flowers in late summer in terminal racemes above pointed glossy green foliage with maroon undersides. Grow in moist soil in a sheltered warm position in light shade or sun. Protect from winter frost.
HELENIUM 'Biedermeier' - Brownish red flowers with a yellow cone in mid summer. Karl Foerster 1949. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HELENIUM 'Goldrausch' - Floriferous yellow flowering variety with a brown eye from July to September. Karl Foerster 1956. Grow in rich moist soil in full sun.
HELENIUM 'Indianersommer' - Coppery red daisies with yellow cones from July to September. For sun and moist well drained soil.
HELENIUM 'Moerheim Beauty' - Coppery red flowers with a dark cone from July to September. For moist well drained soil in sun.
HELENIUM 'Rubinzwerg' - Daisies with fiery red petals and pale cone from July to September. For sun and moist well drained soil.
HELENIUM 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' - Yellow orange streaked flowers with dark cone over a long period from early summer. Moist (not clay) soil in sun
HELIANTHELLA quinquenervis - Late summer flowering with masses of pale lemon daisies with dark centres. For sunny well drained soil - drought tolerant.
HELIANTHUS 'Lemon Queen' - Erect with good foliage and single lemon flowers from August to October. For sun and good moist soil. Tough and does not need staking.
HELIANTHUS salicifolius - Good architectural plant with very tall stems clothed in drooping narrow leaves and yellow flowers (rarely in Scotland) in late summer. Grows by water but suits drier soils best.
HELLEBORUS 'Anemone Centred' - Pink and white petaled flowers with extented petaloides to give a semi double appearance. Very pretty indeed and always reminds me of my late friend Britt-Marie Crawford. Grow in fertile soil in light shade.
HELLEBORUS cyclophyllus - Saucer shaped lime green flowers appear in Feb and March. For light shade and a sheltered spot.
HELLEBORUS ericsmithii - Selected H.nigerstern clone with metalic blue green foliage and pink flushed white flowers all spring. Happiest in sheltered light shade.
HELLEBORUS foetidus Wester Flisk Grp - Found in Mamie Walker's garden in Fife. Lime green flowers from January to May. Tolerant of dry shade when established.
HELLEBORUS hybridus Ashwood Garden hybrids - Always excellent but variable hybrids from the leading breeders. Really happy in deciduous shade in leafy soil.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Black Lady' - Deep purple black flowers from January to April. Young foliage also dark. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Blue Lady' - Large purple blue flowers from February till April. Grow in rich moist soil in deciduous shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Bridal Queen' - Double white form. Grow in moist rich soil in deciduous shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Clare's Purple' - Good dark form of the Lenten Rose flowering from February to April. Grow in any soil in light shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus Harvington hybrids - Selected hybrids with colours from yellow to slate blue and pink to red also spotted ones. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus Mixed Double Colours - Mixed colours of double flowers from February till April. For good moist soil in deciduous shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Party Dress Group' - Apricot and other coloured double forms of the Lenten Rose flowering from January till April. Grow in partial shade or sun and well drained soil.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Ruse Black' - Cup shaped deep purplish black flowers from January to March. Grow in any soil in light shade.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Swirling Skirts' - Double white Christmas Rose with green centre and faint speckling. Grow in light shade in any good soil.
HELLEBORUS hybridus 'Yellow Lady' - Creamy yellow flowers in late winter and spring. Grow in light shade and rich moist soil.
HELLEBORUS nigercors 'Double White' - Double white form of this interspecific cross with clusters of white flowers with a green centre. Grow in sun or light shade in well drained soil.
HELLEBORUS sternii 'Blackthorn Group' - Vigorous lividus/argutifolius cross with blue green leaves and creamy flowers flushed pink in late spring. Best grown in light shade and well drained soil.
HELONIOPSIS orientalis - Pendulous carmine red flowers from semi evergreen rosettes in April. Grows happlily cool moist woodland or rock garden . Hardier than the subsp breviscapa.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Awesome Blossom' - Huge 12cm rose pink flowers with dark inner ring and yellow throat on this repeat blooming tetraploid variety. Early to mid season. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Bela Lugosi' - Open flat black/purple flowers up to 15cm wide from mid to late summer. For sun and moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Bonanza' - Good orange flowers with a burgandy brown throat. Grow in sun or light shade and rich moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Catherine Woodbery' - Mid to late season with fragrant light lilac pink flowers and yellow throat. For rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Christmas Is' - Scarlet flowers with a large lime green throat on this mid season variety. Grow in moist rich soil in sun.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Contessa' - We connot confirm the name but aquired this as Contessa, she has good deep orange flowers in abundance and early season. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Crimson Pirate' - Flowers in July and August this variety has narrow crimson red petals. Grow in full sun and rich well drained soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Destined to See' - Creamy flowers with lilac eye and dark picotee edge to the petals from mid to late summer. For sun and moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'El Desperado' - Large yellow 11cm flowers with deep red eye and picotee edge from mid to late summer and repeat blooming. For sun and moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Frans Hals' - Rust and orange bicolour with cream mid rib on flowers in July and August. Moist soil in sun
HEMEROCALLIS 'Green Flutter' - Diploid variety with rich yellow flowers with a green throat in mid summer. Grow in rich moist well drained soil in sun or light shade.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Luxury Lace' - A mid season bicolor with lavender pink and cream flowers with a green throat in July and August. Repeat flowering Grow in sun and rich moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Nob Hill' - Mid season with large pale yellow trumpet flowers flushed apricot. Grow in sun or light shade and in rich moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Prairie Blue Eyes' - Dull purple flowers with darker eye in early summer. Moist soil in sun or light shade
HEMEROCALLIS 'Silver King' - Light silvery yellow flowers in July and August on this mid season variety. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Stafford' - Old variety with scarlet flowers and yellow midrib. June to August. For moist soil in sun
HEMEROCALLIS 'Stella de Oro' - Dwarf day lily with bright yellow fragrant flowers. For rich moisture retentive soil in full sun.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Stoke Poges' - Early to mid season variety with pink flowers with creamy outer segments. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
HEMEROCALLIS 'White Temptation' - Diploid variety with semi evergreen large white flowers in mid season. Award winner. Grow in sun and rich moist soil.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Wideyed' - Mahogany red flowers with deep yellow throat from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HEMEROCALLIS fulva 'Flore Pleno' - Semi double late season variety with branched stems bearing double dark yellow flowers with a reddish eye. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
HEMEROCALLIS middendorfii - Early flowering species with fragrant yellow orange flowers from brown buds in tight clusters. Grow in moist rich soil in sun or light shade.
HESPERANTHA baurii - Late summer flowering Schizostylis relative with tubular pale purple pink flowers flowers in abundance bulk up quickly to look its best. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
HEUCHERA 'Amethyst Mist' - Good variety with silver marbled large burgundy leaves. Spikes of tiny white flowers from May to July. Grow in rich moist soil
HEUCHERA 'Can Can' - Very ruffled maroon and pewter leaves. For sun or light shade in moist soil.
HEUCHERA 'Caramel' - One of the darkest of the new amber leafed Heucheras with a strong constitution. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
HEUCHERA 'Ebony and Ivory' - Creamy white flowers in early summer over dark purple brown foliage. For sun or light shade in rich moist soil.
HEUCHERA 'Georgia Peach' - This variety has good rosy peach foliage that changes with veining and orange flushes as the season progresses. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Green Spice' - Silver green leaves edged grey and with purple veining. Another excellent foliage Heuchera. For sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Key Lime Pie - In your face mottled bright green foliage and tiny white flowers in early summer. Probably best out of the midday sun. Grow in well drained soil.
HEUCHERA 'Lime Rickey' - The chatreuse ruffled leaves turn lime green by summer on the vigorous form with small white flowers. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Liquorice' - Another very dark Heuchera with deep purple/black foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Mahogany' - Leaves shiny and ruffled forming dense mounds. Redder in summer and more purple in winter. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Marmalade' - One of the stronger growing Heucheras with orange brown foliage having red undersides and cream flowers. Grow in sun or light shade in well drained soil.
HEUCHERA 'Mocha' - Variety with large dull purple black foliage and creamy white flowers in early summer. Grow in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Obsidian' - Cultivar with very dark purple/black foliage. One of the better dark forms. Grow in sun or light shade in moist well drained soil.
HEUCHERA 'Peach Flambe' - Another Heuchera but with strong peach coloured leaves infused with red in spring and autumn. Flowers are white. Grow in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Plum Pudding' - Claret red ruffled leaves and sprays of tiny green and maroon flowers. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Rachel' - Purple leaves with blue purple undersides. Similar to 'Palace Purple' but with pink flowers in June. Sun or light shade in moist soil.
HEUCHERA 'Rave On' - Nice to see good flowers on a Heuchera. These are bright red held well above fantastic marbled maroon foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
HEUCHERA 'Strawberry Candy' - Fresh apple green marbled leaves with dainty spikes of pink flowers in early summer. Sun and any well drained soil.
HEUCHERA pulchella - Dwarf with pink flowers in June over a compact mound of small green leaves. Sun and reasonable drainage.
HEUCHERELLA 'Dayglow Pink' - Unusual variety with brilliant florescent pink flowers and chocolate marked deeply cut foliage. For moist to dry soil in sun or light shade.
HOSTA 'August Moon' - Large rounded and puckered leaves starting light green turning yellow later in the sun. Flowers almost white. Vigorous and easy. Moist soil.
HOSTA 'Blue Mouse Ears' - Gorgeous little Hosta with thick small round leaves and lavender flowers in July. Vigorous and good for a shady rockery.
HOSTA 'Cherry Berry' - Distinct Hosta with white centred pointed leaves and violet flowers in midsummer from reddish stems and followed by red seed pods. Moist soil in shade.
HOSTA 'Devon Green' - Flat, heavily veined, glossy green leaves and good flowers. One of the best greens. Light shade.
HOSTA 'Fire Island' - greenish yellow foliage which is quite wavy on red stems. The tubular lavender flowers are produced in July. Grow in light shade or sun.
HOSTA 'Fireworks' - Great wee Hosta with narrow upright foliage that has a broad white centre and pale lavender flowers in July. Grow in light shade or sun in rich moist soil.
HOSTA 'Gold Regal' - Makes a wide spreading clump with thick puckered and veined leaves. Best gold leaf colour in full sun with good mauve flowers in July and August. Grow in rich moist soil.
HOSTA 'Grand Marquee' - Has similar appearance to Hosta 'June' with blue green foliage and a creamy white centre. The flowers are very pale lavender. Grow in light shade or sun.
HOSTA 'Guacamole' - Very vigorous sport of H.'Fragrant Bouquet' with heartshaped green leaves with a paler edge and fragrant off white flowers. Grow in sun or light shade in rich moist soil.
HOSTA 'Harry van Trier' - Wee Hosta with narrow undulating dark green leaves and purple flowers in July. Grow in sun or shade in any good soil.
HOSTA 'High Society' - New sport from H.'June' with blue green foliage and yellow centres that widen and fade to white in summer. Pale lavender flowers. Grow in light shade or sun.
HOSTA 'Invincible' - Glossy wavy pointed leaves and fragrant lavender flowers late in season. Sun or shade. Slug resistant ?
HOSTA 'Jade Cascade' - Long pointed heavily veined leaves. Mauve flowers. Takes time to establish. Moist soil in light shade.
HOSTA 'Jadette' - Dwarf Hosta with narrow leaves and white margins. Grow in moist soil in sun or shade
HOSTA 'Jurassic Park' - Forms huge clumps with enormous heavily puckered leaves. Too tough and vigorous for slugs (Hmmm). Pale lavender flowers. Grow in light shade.
HOSTA 'Krossa Regal' - Upright with blue-green veined leaves. Pale lilac flowers. Light to full shade.
HOSTA 'Lemonade' - Lavender flowers in July over pale yellow foliage. Grow in sun or light shade in moist soil.
HOSTA 'Liberty' - Sport of H.'Sagae' with huge variegated leaves that fade from yellow to white edges in summer. Flowers are lavender. Grow in light shade.
HOSTA 'Little Black Scape' - New small Hosta with golden strap like foliage and lavender flowers from dark purple stems in mid summer. Grow in light shade or sun.
HOSTA 'Pandora's Box' - One of the teeny weeniest variegated Hostas in the world with large white central blotch. Grow in a rock gdn or trough.
HOSTA 'Pearl Lake' - Vigorous but compact Hosta for a smaller garden with glaucus green foliage and lavender flowers in July. Does best in light shade.
HOSTA 'Praying Hands' - Unique Hosta with narrow upright crinkled and folded leaves in a congested clump. Lavender flowers held just above the foliage. Sun or light shade,
HOSTA 'Red October' - Small Hosta with mid green leaves and red/purple stems with purple flowers in mid summer. Grow in moist soil and in light shade or sun.
HOSTA 'Remember Me' - Sport of Hosta June with a white leaf centre instead of yellow. Like June the best effect is achieved in light shade. Pale liac flowers appear in July.
HOSTA 'Royal Standard' - Pale green puckered and veined leaves, flowers white and fragrant. Sun tolerant. Vigorous big plants.
HOSTA 'Schwan' - New variety with mid green foliage and white flowers in July. Can't tell you much else about it. Grow in any soil in sun or shade.
HOSTA 'Silver Shadow' - Variegated form of the deep glossy green leafed 'Devon Green'. The leaf margins are white on this slow growing tiny Hosta. Grow in moist shade.
HOSTA 'So Sweet' - Superb wee Hosta with glossy green leaves with a white edge. Large white fragrant flowers in August. Shade or sun tolerant. Very vigorous.
HOSTA 'Stiletto' - A wee beauty with narrow wavy leaves edged white. Purple striped flowers in late summer. Light shade or sun in moist soil.
HOSTA 'Sum and Substance' - Huge with thick leaves chatreuse in shade and golden in full sun. Pale lavender flowers. Three quarter shade to full sun.
HOSTA 'Sun Power' - One of the best golden Hostas keeping its colour well in sun or shade. Vigorous, early flowering and has twisted leaves.
HOSTA 'Tall Boy' - Imposing plant with lavender flowers on stems up to 2 m. Mid green foliage to 70cm. Grow in light shade but also sun tolerant. A real cracker.
HOSTA 'White Triumphator' - Very upright variety with long heart shaped green leaves and pure white fragrant flowers on stems up to 125 cm. Grow in light shade in rich moist soil.
HOSTA 'Wide Brim' - Cupped leaves with cream edge forming large mounds. Pale lavender flowers. Moist light shade.
HOSTA 'Wogon' - Dwarf variety with narrow gold leaves, for quarter to full shade. Flowers light purple. Grow in sun or light shade.
HOSTA 'Zounds' - Metalic gold puckered leaves forming wide mounds. Pale lavender flowers. 1/4 to 3/4 sun.
HOSTA fortunei 'Francee' - Vigorous with oval shaped leaves having a white margin. Flowers pale lavender. Good in pots. 3/4 sun to full shade.
HOSTA fortunei 'Striptease' - Gold Standard sport with chatreuse leaves edged dark green with thin white veining. Flowers pale lavender. 1/4 to 3/4 sun.
HOSTA sieboldiana 'Blue Angels' - Very vigorous and large with blue foliage and near white flowers. Moist soil in light to full shade.
HOSTA sieboldiana var. elegans - Large upright plant with big blue green leaves topped with white flowers. Any soil in light shade.
HOSTA tardiana 'Hadspen Blue' - Thick blue heart shaped blue leaves which are smooth and lavender flowers in July. One of the blues of the Tardiana group. Light to full shade.
HOSTA tardiana 'Halcyon' - Heart shaped glaucous grey blue leaves (bluer in shade). Flowers pale lavender grey. Shade to 1/4 sun in moist soil.
HOSTA tardiana 'June' - First rate H.Halcyon sport. with chatreuse leaves, colours darker in dappled shade. Moist soil. One of the most sought after Hostas.
HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon' - Bright red, green and cream splashed leaves on spreading mounds with small white flowers. Can be invasive.
HYPERICUM olympicum - Large yellow flowers over a mound of glaucus foliage. Good rockery plant. Grow in any soil in sun.
IBERIS sempervirens 'Weisser Zwerg' - Dwarf and compact form of the perennial Candytuft with masses of white flowers in late spring/early summer. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
IMPATIENS sp - Good groundcover species for shade with large creamy white flowers. Grow in moist or dry soil.
INULA hookeri - Yellow daisy with narrow petals emerging from the most amazing buds. Worth growing just to see this. Likes sun and moisture.
INULA magnifica - Large imposing plant with erect brownish stems carrying deep yellow orange daisy flowers up to 15cm across. Grow in moist soil in sun.
INULA racemosa 'Sonnenspeer' - Not sure yet what distinguishes this named form but it has the same towering stems topped with yellow daisies in late summer. Grow in moist sheltered light shade or sun.
KIRENGESHOMA palmata Koreana Group - Woodlander with good foliage and pale yellow flowers in late summer, more upward facing and flowers than K. palmata. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
KNAUTIA macedonica - Dark crimson pin cushion flowers from July to November. For well drained soil in full sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Bees Lemon' - Narrow lemon yellow flowers from mid to late summer. For sun and reasonably drained soil.
KNIPHOFIA 'Brimstone' - Yellow pokers from green buds over narrow grey green foliage. For rich moist soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Cobra' - Narrow pokers of peachy pink flowers with red tips fading to cream . Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Green Jade' - Flowers greenish white from green buds from July to Sept. For moist soil in sun or very light shade.
KNIPHOFIA 'Ice Queen' - Vigorous variety with creamy yellow flowers in mid summer. Grow in moist soil in sun
KNIPHOFIA 'Jenny Bloom' - Soft coral-apricot flowers fading to cream from June to August. Robust and easy. For sun and well drained soil.
KNIPHOFIA 'Little Maid' - Pale yellow flowers ageing to ivory over grassy leaves. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Percy's Pride' - Green/yellow flowers fading to cream from August to October. Strong grower. For moist well drained soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Strawberries and Cream' - Bonnie wee Red Hot Poker with red and cream flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in moist but well drained soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Tawny King' - Creamy flowers from brown buds on bronze stems July - Oct. Vigorous and easy
KNIPHOFIA 'Tetbury Torch' - Tall variety with apricot yellow pokers in late summer on dark stems. Grow in rich moist soil in sun
KNIPHOFIA 'Timothy' - Salmon peach flowers fading cream on bronze stems from July to September. Sun and good moist soil.
KNIPHOFIA 'Vincent Lepage' - Good red pokers above blue green foliage from mid to late summer. Grow in well drained but moist soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Wol's Red Seedling' - Shortish growing and mid summer flowering with narrow red flower spikes. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
KNIPHOFIA 'Wrexham Buttercup' - Vigorous with large flowers starting green turning yellow with age in late summer. For sun and moist well drained soil.
KNIPHOFIA brachystachya - Unshowy black and brown flowers on short stems. Grow in sun and well drained soil in a warm site. For collectors of novel plants.
KNIPHOFIA hirsuta 'Traffic Lights' - Interesting poker with the flowers appearing as they emerge at ground level and develop fully as the stem grows. Red-orange-and green over grey green foliage. Needs good drainage.
KNIPHOFIA hirsutus - Hardy little species with hairs on foliage and red and yellow poker flowers in June that start to open close to ground level and grow larger as the stem rises. A good coastal plant and also good as a pot specimen. Needs good drainage and sun.
KNIPHOFIA linearifolia - Large robust plant. Flower buds pinkish/red opening to yellow/orange.
KNIPHOFIA uvaria 'Noblis ' - Towering spikes with huge orange flowers from mid to late summer. For good well drained soil in sun.
LAMIUM galeobdolon 'Kirkcudbright Dwarf' - Low carpeting form with green and silver foliage and yellow flowers in late spring. Non invasive. Grow in any soil in light to deep shade.
LATHYRUS vernus - Perennial pea with purplish blue flowers in April and May. Grows well in moist reasonably drained soil in sun or light shade.
LEPTINELLA dioica - The fastest growing species forming ground hugging mats of small shiny green ferny leaves. Flowers yellow green in early summer. Requires sun and well drained soil.
LEPTINELLA potentillina - Ground hugging mats of grey green foliage with tiny yellow green flowers in early summer. Needs sun and well drained soil.
LEUCANTHEMELLA serrotina - Tall late summer perennial with large white daisies with yellow centres. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Aglaia' - Short, sturdy rounded plant with double fluffy white flowers all summer. For sun or light shade in fertile moist soil,
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Broadway Lights' - Single Shasta Daisy with flowers opening yellow and quickly fading to cream and white. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Christine Hagemann' - Mid season Shasta daisy with semi double centered white flowers in mid summer. Grow in sun and any reasonable soil.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Esther Read' - Great old variety with double white flower centres. Grow in any good soil in sun.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Firnglanz' - Tall variety with large white flowers in mid summer. Grow in a sunny spot in moist but well drained soil.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Manhattan' - Towering variety with large single white flowers in July and August. Will need staking. Best in sun and moist fertile soil.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Old Court Variety' - Floriferous variety with very narrow curly petals over a long period in summer. For any good soil in sun.
LEUCANTHEMUM superbum 'Stina' - New double white introduction of the Shasta Daisy. Best in full sun and any good soil
LEUCOJUM aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' - Superior form of the summer snowflake with nodding white flowers and green tips from late March to May. For moist rich soil in light shade. Clay tolerant.
LIATRIS spicata 'Kobold - Spikes of purple flowers from mid to late summer, good for cutting. For moist soil in sun and good winter drainage.
LIBERTIA grandiflora - From long leathery leaves emerge stems bearing clusters of white flowers in early summer. Sun in well drained soil.
LIBERTIA ixioides - Evergreen with Iris like foliage that takes on coppery hues in winter. White flowers in mid summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
LIBERTIA ixioides ''Gold Finger' - Variety with coppery orange leaves that have a central golden stripe. White flowers in summer. Best in sun and well drained soil.
LIBERTIA peregrinans - Clump forming with grassy leaves tinted orange/bronze and white spikes of white flowers in mid summer. For a warm sunny position in well drained soil.
LIGULARIA 'Osiris Fantaisie' - New dwarf variety with toothed bronze foliage and golden yellow daisies in mid summer. Grow in moist rich soil in sun or light shade.
LIGULARIA 'Sungold' - Large spikes of golden yellow flowers in mid summer on tall stems held well above the large green leaves. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
LIGULARIA dentata 'Britt-Marie Crawford' - Named in memory of my great friend this sport has darker foliage and orange flowers. Moist soil in sun (for best leaf colour) or light shade.
LIGULARIA przewalskii - Similar to 'The Rocket' but with deeply cut leaves on black stems and yellow flowers. For moist soil in shade or sun.
LIGULARIA stenocephala 'The Rocket' - Large triangular toothed leaves with an irregular edge and yellow flowers like rocket trails. Moist soil in shade or sun.
LILIUM 'Black Beauty' - Speciosum type with deep red reflexed petals which are edged white. Easy. Grow in rich well drained soil in sun or light shade.
LILIUM formosanum var. pricei - Hardier form with very fragrant white flowers flushed purple. For well drained soil in sun.
LILIUM lancifolium - 'syn L.tigrinm. Turks Cap. Many pendulous double pinky orange flowers with purple spots on branched stems in late summer. Plant deep in rich well drained soil in part shade.
LILIUM macklinae - Beautiful species with one or more nodding pink flowers in early summer. Best grown in moist but well drained soil in light shade and planted deep for winter protection.
LILIUM nepalense - Hanging funnel shaped greenish yellow flowers heavily marked red. Early summer. Plant deep in sharply drained cool acid soil in shade.
LILIUM oxypetalum var. insigne - Easy with nodding purple/pink flowers in early summer. Likes cool moist but well drained soil in dappled shade.
LILIUM regale 'Album' - Strong erect stems carry funnel shaped fragrant white flowers with a yellow throat. Moist well drained soil in light shade.
LIRIOPE muscari 'Big Blue' - Evergreen with narrow dark grass like foliage and large spikes of blue flowers in late summer. Grow in well drained soil in light shade.
LITHODORA 'Heavenly Blue' - Deep blue gentian-like flowers on a trailing plant with grey green foliage in early summer. For well drained soil in sun.
LOBELIA fulgens 'Queen Victoria' - Scarlet red flowers on tall stems from mid to late summer over deep purple red foliage. Grow in sun and well drained but moist soil.
LUPINUS 'Blossom' - Dense heads of pale pink flower spikes from late spring to mid summer. Grow in moist but well drained soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'Chameleon' - Young flowers open raspberry pink and turn lemon yellow (hence the name). Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'Chandelier' - Dense spikes of yellow flowers in early summer. For sun and well drained slightly acid soil.
LUPINUS 'Edelknabem' - Dense spikes of carmine red flowers on dark stems fron May to July. Deadhead after flowering. Grow in well drained slightly acid soil in full sun.
LUPINUS 'Fraulein' - Dense spikes of creamy white flowers from May to July . Deadhead after flowering. Grow in well drained slightly acid soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'Persian Slipper' - Beautiful rich blue and white flowers from late May into June. Grow in well drained soil in sun. Deadhead after flowering.
LUPINUS 'Polar Princess' - After years of searching we have this amazing Lupin back for sale. The pure white flowers are dense and compact. Britt-Marie's favourite. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
LUPINUS 'Red Flame' - Dense spikes of brilliant red flowers from May till July. Deadhead after flowering. Grow in well drained slightly acid soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'Red Rum' - Dense spikes of red and white flowers from late spring into early summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun and dead head to encourage basal growth for next season.
LUPINUS 'Saffron' - A good lemon yellow self flowering in late May into June. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'Salmon Star' - Beautiful coppery orange flowers in late May and early June that age to yellow. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'Tequila Flame' - Spikes of red and yellow flowers with that wonderful lupin scent in late May and early June. Grow in well drained soil in sun. Dead head after flowering.
LUPINUS 'The Chatelaine' - Dense spikes of pink and white flowers in early summer. For well drained slightly acid soil in sun.
LUPINUS 'The Govenor' - Russell hybrid with dense spikes of blue and white flowers from May to July. Grow well drained slightly acid soil in sun.
LYCHNIS coronaria 'Gardener's World' - Double form with cerise flowers from early to late summer above silvery grey foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
LYSICHITON americanus - Yellow Skunk Cabbage forms large clumps with yellow spathes in spring followed by glossy dark green leathery and veined leaves. Good for moist to wet soil in shade or sun.
LYSICHITON camtschatcensis - White and slightly shorter form of the skunk cabbage. For marginal or shallow planting.
LYSIMACHIA clethroides - Mid green leaves and curious horizontal flower spikes becoming erect as the white flowers open. For moist soil in sun or part shade.
LYSIMACHIA ephemerum - Grey/green leaves and slender white flower spikes in July- September. For moist soil in sun. Good on clay.
LYSIMACHIA punctata - Spreading Yellow Loostrife for sun or light shade in any soil especially moist conditions.
LYTHRUM salicaria 'Blush' - Spikes of pale pink flowers from mid summer. Happy in wet or ordinary garden soil in sun or light shade,
LYTHRUM salicaria 'Lady Sackville' - Spikes of clear pink flowers from midsummer. Good in moist in sun or light shade
LYTHRUM salicaria 'Robert' - Deep pink flowers on this compact form from mid to late summer. For moist even wet soil in sun.
LYTHRUM virgatum 'Dropmore Purple' - Deep rose pink flowers on tall stems in mid summer. For moist or wet soil in sun or light shade.
MACLEAYA cordata 'Spetchley Ruby' - Form with ruby red seed heads and ruby tones to the leaves. For sun and well drained soil.
MAIANTHEMUM fuscum - Upright reddish stems with elliptical ribbed leaves and terminal white to reddish purple pendant flowers on zig-zag panicles in spring. Moist soil in shade.
MAIANTHEMUM oleraceum - White to pink or purple flowers in spring on long arching stems.Fruits red. Moist soil in shade.
MAIANTHEMUM racemosum - Dense clumps of arching stems with light green leaves and fluffy creamy-white scented flowers followed by red berries. For moist soil in shade
MAIANTHEMUM stellatum - Creeping woodlander with loose racemes of white flowers in late spring. Grow in moist soil in shade.
MALVASTRUM lateritium - Totally gorgeous herbaceous or climbing perennial with peachy flowers and central boss of yellow stamens and a maroon band at the base of the petals. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
MATHIASELLA bupleuroides 'Green Dream' - Late spring flowering curiosity with blackeyed lime green umbell type flowers, that last well into summer and can be dried. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
MATTHIOLA incana alba - Perennial stock with white scented flowers. Good for cutting. Needs sun and well drained soil.
MECONOPSIS 'Ascreavie' (George Sherriff Group) PC - Blue Himalyan Poppy with large toothed leaved and long narrow petals. Grow in humus rich moist acid soil in sun or light shade and some shelter from sun.
MECONOPSIS 'Jimmy Bayne' (George Sherriff Group) AM - One of the named Fertile Blue Group Himalyan poppies with large blue flowers. Grow in not too dry dappled shade or sun in well drained soil.
MECONOPSIS 'Lingholm' (Fertile Blue Grp.) AM - Himalayan Blue Poppy. Perennial form with rich blue flowers in late spring and early summer. For rich acid moist soil in sun or light shade.
MECONOPSIS 'Mrs Jebb' (Infertile Blue Group) - Tall Himalayan Blue Poppy with shallow circular electric blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Grow in moist humus rich acid soil in light shade.
MECONOPSIS 'P.C.Abilgaard' (Infertile Blue Group) - Tall Himalayan Blue Poppy with shallow circular electric blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Grow in moist humus rich acid soil in light shade.
MECONOPSIS 'Slieve Donard' (Infertile Blue Group) - Tall Himalayan Blue Poppy with shallow circular electric blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Grow in moist humus rich acid soil in light shade.
MECONOPSIS betonicifolia - Beautiful papery blue flowers, sometimes tinged with mauve. For moist shade in cool acid soil. Dead head and mulch to keep perennial.
MECONOPSIS betonicifolia var. alba - White Himalyan Poppy with large single flowers in late spring and early summer. Gow in moist soil in light shade and dead head to keep perennial.
MECONOPSIS sheldonii (infertile blue group) - M. grandis x M.betonicifolia Himalayan Blue Poppy flowering in late spring and early summer. Grow in a cool moist acid shade position.
MENTHA piperita f. citrata - syn. Eau de Cologne. Large bronzy green leafed mint with the smell of oranges. Grow contained in sun or light shade.
MITCHELLA repens - Evergreen matt forming groundcover for shade with white flowers in early summer. Grow in well drained soil.
MONARDA 'Beauty of Cobham' - Pale pink Bergamot with contrasting purple bracts and highly aromatic foliage. Grow in sun or light shade in moisture retentive soil.
MONARDA 'Gardenview Scarlet' - One of the best red Bergamots. Mildew resistant. For moist soil in sun or part shade.
MONARDA 'Jacob Cline' - American sport of M.'Gardenview Scarlet' with shining red flowers from July to September. Good mildew resistant variety. Grow in moist but well drained soil in sun.
MONARDA 'Kardinal' - Plum purple flowers on tall stems from mid summer onwards. Like rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
MONARDA 'Ou Charm' - Mildew resistant form with dark glossy leaves and purple/mauve flowers from June-August. For rich moist soil in full sun.
MONARDA 'Purpurkrone' - Very big purple flowers with colour bleeding into foliage. Healthy plant. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun.
MORINA longifolia - Rosette forming with broad spiky leaves. Stout stems carry whorls of waxy white flowers that fade to pink after fertilzation. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
MOSLA dianthera - Late summer perennial with lilac/mauve flowers on tall stems. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
NEMESIA Karoo Pink - Masses of pink flowers from late spring to autumn. Good in tubs and planters. Needs full sun and well drained soil. Cut back for reflowering if necessary.
NEPETA govaniana - Yellow catmint with upright habit. Best in a cool moist sheltered spot in sun and not too wet in winter.
NEPETA grandiflora 'Blue Danube' - Fairly compact Catmint with large dark blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Also later if cut back. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
NEPETA grandiflora 'Bramdean' - Good sized heads of lavender blue flowers all summer (cut back after first flush). Grow in well drained soil in sun.
NEPETA nuda 'Accent' - Upright catmint with soft lilac flowers and darker veining on branched spikes in June and July. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
NEPETA nuda 'Anne's Choice' - Unusual species with upright habit. This variety has rose pink flowers on branched spikes in June and July. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
NEPETA racemosa 'Little Titch - Dwarf variety for edging or pots with blue flowers from early summer. Needs well drained soil in sun.
NEPETA racemosa 'Walker's Low' - Not that low! arching stems with soft blue flowers in early summer. Cut back for second flowering. Sun well drained soil.
NEPETA subsessilis 'Sweet Dreams' - Large pink flowers on woody stems over a long period in summer. Prefers sun on all but the wettest soil.
NERINE bowdenii - In your face late summer flowering bulb with spikes of starry pink flowers Plant in a warm sunny position in well drained to dry soil.
NIPPONANTHEMUM nipponicum - Autumn flowering Nippon Daisy for well drained soil in sun. The 6cm yellow eyed white flowers last for a long period well into early winter. pinch growing shoots in early summer to make bushy.
OENOTHERA 'Erica Robin' - Striking red young foliage in spring becoming more speckled with age. Pale yellow flowers on lax stems in mid summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
OLSYNIUM douglasii 'Album' - Harbinger of spring with grassy foliage and nodding pure white flowers in March. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
OMPHALODES cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram' - Larger flowering form with gentian blue flowers mid to late spring. For rich soil in light shade or sun.
OMPHALODES cappadocica 'Starry Eyes' - Blue flowers with central white stripe in abundance from early spring to early summer. For moist humus rich soil in part shade or sun.
OPHIOPOGON formosanus - Instead of the 'Black Grass' try this little beauty with fine arching green leaves and white flowers followed by blue fruits. Needs sun shelter and well drained soil,
OPHIOPOGON planiscapus 'Hosoba' - New dwarf form of the 'Black Grass' with very narrow black needle like foliage. Slow growing. Good for alpine garden or troughs. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
OPHIOPOGON planiscapus 'Nigrescens' - Black 'grassy' leaves and spikes of white/lilac flowers in July and August. Sun or shade in peaty soil.
ORIGANUM laevigatum - Purple pink flowers in mid-summer over dark green foliage. For full sun and well drained soil
ORIGANUM vulgare 'Aureum' - Compact Marjoram with pink flowers and brilliant golden foliage. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
ORNITHOGALUM nutans - The 'Drooping Star of Bethlehem' with its bluebell like white and green striped flowers grows well in sun or light shade under shrubs in dry soil.
OURISIA 'Loch Ewe' - O.macrophylla/coccinea cross with pink flowers in mid summer above attractive evergreen foliage. Good groundcover in cool shade or sun if kept moist.
OURISIA 'Snowflake' - Evergreen spreader for moist peaty shade with white flowers in early summer.
OURISIA crosbyi - Groundcover woodland species from Southland and Stewart Island, N.Z.. With white flowers over small glossygreen leaves in early summer. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
OURISIA modesta - Carpet forming woodlander from all over South Island , N.Z. with single white flowers in early summer. Grow in light shade in moist but well draned soil.
PAPAVER orient. 'Indian Chief' - Old variety with unmarked deep red flowers. Sun in good rich soil.
PAPAVER orient. 'Karine' - Fine variety with pale pink flowers in early summer. For moist soil in sun.
PAPAVER orient. 'Manhattan' - Deep grey red krinkled blooms on strong stems in early summer, this is said by some to be one of the best reds but you need to make up your own mind about that. Grow in sun and well drained soil even clay with good drainage.
PARIS polyphylla - Fascinating late spring plants for their foliage as well as the curious green/yellow flowers. Moist peaty soil in light shade. Good sized plants.
PARONYCHIA kapela subsp. serpyllifolia - Groundhugging carpeter for a rock garden with tiny silvery green leaves and white flowers in early summer. Must have sharp drainage and prefers a poorer soil in sun.
PENSTEMON 'Countess of Dalkeith' - Large purple flowers with a white throat from July to September. Grow in sun and well drained soil. Cut back by half for the winter.
PENSTEMON 'Etna' - Container variety with white throated deep red flowers from early summer till autumn. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
PENSTEMON 'George Home' - Medium sized bushy and free flowering variety with large bright scarlet flowers with a veined white throat. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
PENSTEMON 'Hewell Pink Bedder' - Bright reddish pink flowers with red streaked white throats on narrow spikes from early to late summer. Grow in rich well drained soil in sun.
PENSTEMON 'Midnight' - Deepest ruby red flowers from early to mid summer. Grow in rich well drained soil in sun.
PENSTEMON 'Peace' - White tubular flowers with a pink flushed throat from early to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
PENSTEMON 'Rubicundas' - Tall variety with large bright red flowers and a white mouth. Grow in rich moist but well drained soil in sun . Should be hardy nowadays but take a few cuttings anyway.
PENSTEMON 'Sour Grapes' - True form with purplish flowers tinged green from mid to late summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
PENSTEMON barbatus subsp. coccineus - Forms a clump of narrow green leaves and graceful arching stems bearing many intense salmon red flowers all summer. Well drained soil in sun.
PENSTEMON digitalis 'Husker Red' - Totally hardy with purple/green leaves and tall dark stems carrying many flowers of the palest lavender in mid summer.
PENSTEMON hetrophyllus 'Catherine de la Mare' - Hardy variety with bluish purple flowers on semi evergreen stems from mid to late summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
PENSTEMON isophyllus - Tall Mexican species with hairy stems and tubular red flowers eventually fading to pink. Grow in full sun and well drained soil. Lives but a few years so take cuttings.
PENSTEMON smalii - Large basal leaves veined purple and light to deep pink smallish flowers with purple veined white throats. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA affinis 'Darjeeling Red' - This form has long leaves that turn red in the autumn. The pale pink flowers turn deep red also. Great groundcover all year round. Grow in sun or light shade. in any soil.
PERSICARIA affinis 'Kabouter' - Good form with pale pink flowers turning red. Good winter foliage colour. For any soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Alba' - Tall spikes of white flowers from July-October over dark stems and dark green leaves. Any soil in sun or shade.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Betty Brandt' - Selection with thick heads of rose pink flowers from July to September. Grows in any soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Firetail' - Syn P. Speciosa. Robust and clump forming with large spikes of bright red flowers in late summer. For moist shade.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'High Society' - Very tall variety with light pink flowers from July to September. Grow in sun or shade in any soil.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Inverleith' - Shorter than other forms with dark crimson flowers. Will grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'J. S. Caliente' - New variety with dense flower spikes of red orange. Flowers for months from mid summer and tolerates almost any growing conditions. What more can you ask for.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Orange Field' - New selection with long spikes of salmon rose flowers over a long period from July to October. Grows in sun or shade in well drained to clay soil.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Pink Elephant' - Outstanding dwarf variety with clear light pink flowers over a long period from mid summer into autumn. Grow in sun or shade in any soil.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Summer Dance' - Selection from Piet Oudolf with tall stems bearing rose pink flowers over a long perion from mid summer. Grow in sun or shade in any soil.
PERSICARIA amplex. 'Taurus' - Selected form with deep red flowers over a long period from mid summer. Great plant for late summer and a difficult shady situation.
PERSICARIA bistorta 'Superba' - Massed stems carry thick, cyclamen-pink pokers, with handsome dock like foliage. For sun of shade in any soil.
PERSICARIA campanulata Alba Group - Clusters of small white flowers from mid summer on tall stems. Vigorous and good groundcover for moist shade or sun.
PERSICARIA campanulata 'Madame Jigard' - Crinkled leaves with central bronze vein spreading over leaves in summer, pink flowers all summer. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade
PERSICARIA campanulata 'Rosenrot' - Spreader with upward arching stems bearing clusters of small red flowers from July to October. Wonderful plant if you have the space. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA campanulata 'Southcombe White' - Long flowering and spreading perennial for moist shade or sunny position. Great infill between shrubs. Needs reasonable amount of moisture if grown in full sun.
PERSICARIA campanulata var. lichiangense - Rose pink flowers in terminal clusters in late summer. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA polymorpha - Robust species with large leaves and terminal white fluffy flowers on erect stems in mid summer. For moist/dry shade/sun.
PERSICARIA tenuicaulis - Semi evergreen and mat forming with scented white flowers in late spring. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
PERSICARIA vacciniifolia - Ground covering perennial with narrow spikes of deep pink flowers in late summer and early autumn. Foliage also turns red in autumn. For well drained soil in sun.
PERSICARIA virginiana (filiformis) - Shade plant with pointed leaves and wirey stems covered in tiny red flowers from mid summer. For sheltered moist shady spot.
PERSICARIA virginiana 'Lance Corporal' - Selected form with red flowers and a black chevron on the leaf. For moist soil in shade.
PHLOMIS italica - Shrubby small species with lilac pink flowers in June and July. Cut back in spring. Well drained soil in sun.
PHLOMIS longifolia - Hardy evergreen shrub with glossy course puckered leaves and golden yellow flowers in whorls in summer. Grow in well drained soil in a warm sunny spot.
PHLOMIS purpurea - Shrubby form with evergreen foliage and whorls of lilac pink flowers in late spring into summer. Good coastal plant. Like free draining soil in sun or light shade.
PHLOMIS russelliana - Erect perennial with mid green leaves and whorls of yellow flowers from early to late summer. Sun and well drained soil.
PHLOMIS tuberosa - Good species for a dry sunny situation with woolly foliage and purple flowers on tall stems from early to mid summer.
PHLOMIS tuberosa 'Amazone' - Whorls of lilac-pink flowers on tall dark stems in early summer. For the back of the border in full sun and well drained soil.
PHLOX arendsii 'Luc's Lilac' - Tall variety with medium sized lilac pink flowers. For good soil in sun or light shade.
PHLOX paniculata 'Dusterlohe' - One of the darkest border Phlox I've seen with violet purple flowers from mid to late summer on long stems. Introduced by Karl Foerster in 1964. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade or sun.
PHLOX paniculata 'Empty Feelings' - Strange variety with large heads containing masses of tiny brownish flowers. Good for cutting and drying - can't think what else you could do with it.
PHLOX paniculata 'Eva Foerster' - Introduced in 1934 By Karl Foerster and named after his wife this has rose pink flowers with a dark eye. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
PHLOX paniculata 'Franz Schubert' - Sturdy upright spikes of lightly scented lilac blue flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade or sun. Divide every 4 years.
PHLOX paniculata 'Hesperis' - Very floriferous with dense cluster of small lilac purple flowers from mid summer and mildew resistant. Grow in light shade or sun and rich moist soil.
PHLOX paniculata 'Kirmeslander' - Tall stems of white flowers with a red eye. Late summer flowering for moist soil in sun.
PHLOX paniculata 'Landhochzeit' - Tall midseason pink variety with darker eye. Grow in moist rich soil in light shade or sun.
PHLOX paniculata 'Monica Lynden-Bell' - Robust form with large palest pink flowers slightly flecked darker and the usual sweet scent. Sun or light shade in moist soil.
PHLOX paniculata 'Rijnstroom' - Scented flowers of rose pink in mid summer. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun.
PHLOX paniculata 'Wenn Schon Denn Schon' - First of many Phlox cultivars introduced by Karl Foerster in 1931. It has violet and white starry flowers in mid summer. Moist soil in sun.
PHLOX paniculata 'White Admiral' - Large white scented flowers in mid summer. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun or light shade.
PHORMIUM 'Alison Blackman' - Arching habit with olive green leaves with yellow variegation and red edge. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
PHORMIUM 'Bronze Baby' - Small upright variety with bronze foliage. Grow in sun and well drained soil. Good in pots and tolerant of coastal winds.
PHORMIUM 'Evening Glow' - Good hardy flax with burgandy background and orange/red stripes. Grown in moist well drained soil. Good for pot cuture like most flaxes.
PHORMIUM 'Jester' - Upright habit with broad pink leaves that have a lime green edge. Grow in well drained soil in sun. Good coastal plant.
PHORMIUM 'Tricolor' - P.cookianum type with well arched deep green and yellow striped leaves edged red. Very hardy and its size makes this variety a good pot plant.
PHORMIUM 'Yellow Wave' - Form with arching yellow banded green foliage. One of the hardiest of the coloured Phormiums.
PHORMIUM tenax - Evergreen sword shaped leaves up to 3m long topped with panicles of purple brown flowers in summer on mature plants.
PHORMIUM tenax Purpureum Group - Dwarf flax with red/bronze leaves. For sun and moist but well drained soil. Hardy.
PHORMIUM tenax 'Sundowner' - Upright form with dark coppery green leaves edged dark pink. Grow in full sun and rich moist soil.
PHUOPSIS stylosa 'Purpurea' - Creeping groundcover with purple pink flowers over a long period in early summer. Grow in sun or light shade in well drained soil.
PHYGELIUS 'Logan Form' - Procumbent habit with deep rich red flowers all summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
PHYGELIUS 'Moonraker' - Pale yellow tubular flowers from mid to late summer. For sun or light shade
PHYGELIUS 'Trewidden Pink' - Fairly new low growing variety with dusky pink flowers from June to August. Sun and well drained but moist soil.
PHYGELIUS 'Winchester Fanfare' - Tubular dusky red flowers from June to August. For sun and well drained soil.
PODOPHYLLUM hexandrum 'Majus' - better tan type with larger dark mottled leaves and pink flowers in late spring followed by large red fruits. Grow in moist shade to sun.
POLEMONIUM 'Sonia's Bluebell' - Excellent hybrid with clear mid blue flowers and lighter centre from late spring to late summer if cut back after first flowers are finished. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
POLEMONIUM caeruleum 'Hopleys' - Pale pink flowers in late spring that soon fade to white. Cut back after flowering to rebloom. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
POLEMONIUM yezoense var. hidakanum 'Bressingham Purple' - Selected 'Jacob's Ladder' with dark foliage and deep violet flowers from late spring and again later if cut back. Grow in soil that does not dry out in sun or light shade.
POLEMONIUM yezoense var. hidakanum 'Purple Rain' - Compact habit with large mauve blue flowers and dark green/purple foliage. Cut back after flowering for second blooming. Grow in moist soil in lightt shade or sun.
POLYGONATUM cirrhifolium - Erect robust clump form with whorls of narrow leaves with coiled tips. White flowers from axis followed by red fruits. For moist soil in shade.
POLYGONATUM hookeri - Creeping groundcover for peaty rock garden or trough in sun or light shade. Lilac pink to purple flowers in spring.
POLYGONATUM multiflorum - Solomon's Seal with tall arching stems with green tipped white flowers in late spring. Good for dry shade.
POLYGONATUM verticillatum - Greeny white flowers to 1.5cm 1-3 per axil. Leaves whorled. For moist soil in shade.
POTENTILLA 'Arc-en-Ciel' - Good deep bronzy red non fading flowers from mid summer onwards. For sun and any good soil.
POTENTILLA 'Emile' - Semi double mahogany red flowers with yellow making on the edge of the petals in mid summer. Grow in sun and any good soil.
POTENTILLA aurea - Matt forming with saucer shaped yellow flowers in May and June. Sun and well drained soil.
POTENTILLA nepalensis 'Shogran' - Deep red flowers on ascending stems from early summer onwards. Plant in full sun and well drained soil.
POTENTILLA thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet' - Rich red flowers with a deep maroon eye on long wirey stems all summer. Looks best amongst other perennials for support and scramble through. For well drained soil in sun.
POTENTILLA tonguei - Beautiful hybrid with apricot flowers and carmine red eye. Good for scrambling through other perennials or shrubs. For well drained soil in sun
PRIMULA 'Guinevere' - So pretty with its bronze leaves and yellow eyed lilac flowers from mid to late spring. Light shade or sun.
PRIMULA 'Inverewe' - Virus free stock of one of the best Candelabra primulas for a moist shady spot, brick red flowers appear in late spring to early summer.
PRIMULA bulleyana - Vigorous candelabra type with crimson flowers fading to orange. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade or sun
PRIMULA florindae - Fragrant yellow flowers on tall stems over crinkled green leaves. For moist even wet soil in light shade or sun.
PRIMULA japonica 'Apple Blossom' - White candelabra flowers with a pink eye in late spring. Grow in sun or light shade in moist soil.
PRIMULA japonica 'Miller's crimson' - Candelabras of crimson flowers in early summer. For moist soil in light shade.
PRIMULA japonica 'Postford White' - White candelabra type with pinkish eye for rich moist soil in semi shade.
PRIMULA poissonii - Candelabra type Primula with yellow eyed bright purple flowers in June and July. Likes moist soil in sun or shade.
PRIMULA veris - COWSLIP. fragrant umbels of deep yellow flowers in mid spring. Grow in sun or light shade in moist but well drained soil.
PRIMULA waltonii - Species with terminal pendant red/purple flowers from early to mid summer. Grow in cool moist but well drained soil in sun or light shade.
PRIMULA wilsonii - Candelabra type with whorls of deepest purple black flowers. Grow in light shade or sun in moist soil.
PROSTANTHERA cuneata - Evergreen shrub with aromatic tiny dark glossy green foliage and pinkish flowers in mid summer. Grow in a warm sheltered spot in acid soil and prune gently after flowering.
PULMONARIA 'Blue Ensign' - Voted No 1 Pulmonaria with rich blue flowers in spring over broad dark green leaves. Light shade and ample moisture to prevent mildew as with all Lungworts.
PULMONARIA 'Cotton Cool' - Dense heads of pink/blue flowers from March to May over narrow fairly silver foliage. Moist soil in shade or sun.
PULMONARIA 'Diana Clare' - A special plant with violet streaked purple flowers and excellently marked leaves. Light shade or sun and ample moisture.
PULMONARIA 'Opal' - Beautiful silver spotted green leaves and the palest blue flowers over long period. Light shade.
PULMONARIA 'Samurai' - New variety with long narrow silver leaves and deep blue flowers. Has the best qualities of both parents. Quite a different introduction. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
PULMONARIA 'Trevi Fountains' - Cobalt blue flowers from March to April over well spotted foliage. Grow in moist but not wet soil in light shade or sun.
PULMONARIA 'Victorian Brooch' - Almost round well spotted large leaves and magenta flowers. For moist soil in light shade.
PULMONARIA angust. 'Azurea' - Blue flowers in early spring. Unspotted green leaves. Good under spring flowering shrubs. Light shade. Big plants.
PULMONARIA angust. 'Blaues Meer' - Improved P.azurea with intense blue flowers on upright stems. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
PULMONARIA angust. 'Munstead Blue' - Good dwarf early Lungwort with pure blue flowers from early till late spring. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
PULMONARIA longifolia subsp. cevennensis - Plant with excellent form just for its long narrow leaves. The flowers are dark violet. Makes a wide arching plant. Grow in reasonably moist soil in sun or light shade.
PULMONARIA rubra 'Albocorollata' - White flowering Lungwort from early winter through to spring above mid green foliage. Grow in light shade or sun.
PULMONARIA rubra 'Redstart' - Long pale green leaves and coral-red hanging flowers from February till May. Light shade or sun.
PULMONARIA saccharata 'Dora Bielfeld' - Spotted leaves and soft pink flowers in profusion. Light shade.
PUYA alpestris - From Equador high on volcanic scree this cold climate Bromeliad has flower buds wrapped in brown wool until they open opalescent blue/green and waxy.
PUYA caerulea - A magnificent plant from Chile with stiff spiny leaves 60cm long. This rosette produces a red stemmed flower head and dense panicles of rich blue flowers. Feed with a high potash fertilizer when dry during summer.
PUYA venusta - Narrow spiny leaves, candelabrum of rose pink flowers. From Chile. Grow well drained soil in full sun and protect from winter wet.
PYCNANTHEMUN montanum - Mountain mint from S.E.USA has white Monarda like flowers and highly aromatic foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
RANUNCULUS aconitifolius 'Flore Plena' - 'Fair Maids of France'. Branched stems of button like double white flowers in late spring and early summer. Likes moist to wet soil in sun.
RANUNCULUS acris 'Citrinus' - Tall growing meadow buttercup with many yellow eyed white flowers on wirey stems in late spring. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
RANUNCULUS acris 'Flore Pleno' - 'Bachelor's Button'. Double flowering meadow buttercup in late spring and early summer for moist to wet ground in sun
RANUNCULUS gramineus - Late spring flowering buttercup with clear yellow blooms above narrow grey green foliage. Moist soil in sun.
RATABIDA pinnata - Yellow reflexed petals and pronounced grey brown cone on tall stems from early summer till early autumn.. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
REINECKIA carnea - Evergreen perennial for moist shade with grassy foliage and short spikes of pale pink flowers in late spring. Needs heat to flower well. Will grow in full sun if soil is moist.
RHEUM 'Ace of Hearts' - Short architectural Rhubarb with heart shaped leaves and crimson tinted undersides. Moist soil in sun or dappled shade.
RHEUM 'Red Champagne' - EDIBLE. Early Rhubarb for crumbles and pies with long thin sweet stalks. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
RHEUM palmatum 'Red Form' - Large ornamental Rhubarb with lobed leaves flushed purple in spring and erect flower stems. Mulch annually. Grow in rich moist soil in sun or light shade.
RHEUM ribes - Useful large leafed perennial with green and red flowers in late spring. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
RODGERSIA 'Die Stolze' - Pagels selection with cream flowers in late spring and early summer. Probably a seedling from R.henrici. Grow in moist soil especially if grown in sun.
RODGERSIA 'Fireworks' - Spikes of clear pink flowers above large dark green leaves with reddish edges in late spring and early summer. Grow in light shade or sun if the soil is kept moist.
RODGERSIA aesculifolia - Large 'chestnut' leaves tinted bronze up to 45cm across and coarsely toothed. Flowers pink/white in early summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
RODGERSIA henrici - Similar to R.aesculifolia but with dark pink flowers. For moist soil light shade.
RODGERSIA henrici 'Die Schone' - Pagels selection with red flowers and thick coppery young foliage. Grow in moist rich soil in light shade (sun if the soil is kept moist)
RODGERSIA hybride 'Herkules' - One of the bigger hybrids with pink flowers on tall stems. For moist soil in light shade or sun.
RODGERSIA pinnata 'Chocolate Wings' - Leaves open deep bronze fading to green then bronze again in autumn. Pink flowers in May turn deep red. Grow in moist soil in light shade or sun.
RODGERSIA pinnata 'Superba' (True Form) - The true form of this imposing perennial has glossy dark green foliage with a redder edge and dark pink flower that darken with age. Keep soil moist if to be grown in sun otherwise light shade.
RODGERSIA podophylla 'Donard Form' - Select form with good leaf coloring extended well into the summer. Best in damp soil in sun or light shade.
RODGERSIA podophylla 'Rotlaub' (Red Leaf) - Large palmate smooth leaves with jagged lobes and distinctive coppery/red colouring. Flowers cream.
RODGERSIA podophylla 'Smaragd' - Form with broadly spreading emerald green leaves. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade.
RODGERSIA purdomii 'Irish Bronze' - Light pink flowers and reddish leaves holding their colour well. Grow in light shade or sun if the soil is kept wet.
RUDBECKIA fulgida 'Goldsturm' - Large golden yellow flowers with black eye from July-Oct. Tolerates heavy soil. Good with late summer grasses. Grow in full sun.
RUDBECKIA fulgida var. deamii - Yellow daisies with dark cone in late summer. For most soils in sun.
RUDBECKIA maxima - Beautiful species with broad glaucous leaves and yellow flowers with a black cone. Likes moisture and sun.
RUDBECKIA subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' - Clear yellow scented flowers with narrow petals in late summer on tall stems for back border position. Grow in moist soil in full sun.
RUMEX sanguinea var. sanguinea - Grown for its deep glossy red veined foliage more than the dock flowers. Likes cool rich moist soil in partial shade.
SALVIA aurea 'Kirstenbosch' - Half hardy shrubby Salvia with highly aromatic silver foliage and dull yellow flowers that turn golden brown. Flowers on and off all summer. Grow in pot keep dry in winter.
SALVIA coahuilensis - Evergreen Mexican low shrub with spicy scented foliage and navy blue flowers that attract hummingbirds (but not so much in Scotland). Drought tolerant and will take a wee frost if kept dryish. Cut back in spring.
SALVIA corrugata - Clusters of intense blue flowers from August to October. Foliage course and puckered with felty undersides. Will need protection in winter. Grow in moist well drained soil.
SALVIA hians - Large purplish flowers with white lower lips all summer. Foliage sticky and aromatic. Well drained moist soil in sun.
SALVIA nemorosa 'Viola Klose' - Long stems of deep violet blue flowers.
SANGUINARIA canadensis 'Plena' - 'Bloodroot' Woodlander with long lasting double white flowers in March-April. For moist soil in deep or part shade.
SANGUISORBA 'Red Thunder' - Good red form of Burnet with tight flowerheads in mid summer and seed heads lasting well into late autumn. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
SANGUISORBA canadensis - Good foliage plant for shade. Upright stems topped with fluffy (upright) white flowers in late summer. Moist soil and shade tolerant.
SANGUISORBA caucasica - No Details
SANGUISORBA hakasuensis - Low growing variety with arching fluffy pink flowers in July. Grow in any soil in sun or light shade.
SANGUISORBA menziesii - Deep red fluffy flowers from May to July over fine pinnate leaves. For sun or light shade and moist well drained soil.
SANGUISORBA officinalis 'Tanna' - Rich burgundy ball flowers over green ferny foliage on delicate stems. For any soil in sun or shade. Clay tolerant.
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Pink Elephant' - Upright stems with feathery foliage topped with arching pink flowers in July-Sept.. For moist soil in sun or light shade.
SAUROMATUM venosum - 'Voodoo Lily'. Strange member of the Arum family with red spotted spathes prior to leaves emerging.Grow in a well drained sheltered sunny/shady position. Plant deep for winter protection.
SAXIFRAGA 'Southside Seedling' - Arching stem with huge panicle of pink spotted white flowers in May/June. For rockery in sun.
SAXIFRAGA hirsuta - Native saxifrage with starry white flowers on wirey stems from rosettes of kidney shaped leaves. Grows well in damp shade.
SAXIFRAGA hostii subsp. rhaetica - Evergreen groundcover for rockery or bank with wirey stems topped with sprays of small white flowers in May and June. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
SCABIOSA caucasica 'Clive Greaves' - Good form with lavender blue flowers all summer. Good for cutting. Well drained soil in sun. Appreciates a more alkaline soil.
SCABIOSA columbaria 'Mystic Butterflies - Lilac pink blooms from late may to late summer on a compact plant for full sun and well drained soil. Add a litle lime to the soil.
SCABIOSA columbaria subsp. ochroleuca - Pale creamy yellow pin coushon flowers from early to late summer. Good cottage garden plant. Add a touch of lime to soil. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea - Red cup shaped flowers over grassy, evergreen foliage from September till November. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Fendland Daybreak' - Kaffir Lily with star shaped coral pink flowers from late summer through to late autumn. Grow in good moist soil in sun.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Major' - Form of the 'Kaffir Lily' with larger tomato red flowers than type. For moist soil in sun or lt shade.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Mollie Gould' - Soft pink cup shaped flowers with darker markings from late summer throught to late autumn. Grow in rich moist soil in sun.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Mrs Haggerty' - Pink trumpet shaped flowers over grassy, clump-forming evergreen foliage. Moist soil in sun or light shade.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea pink - Pale pink flowers from late summer till the first frosts. For moist but not boggy soil in sun.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Salmon Charm' - 'Kaffir Lily' with soft salmon pink flowers in late summer and early autumn. Best in warm moist sunny spot.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Snow Maiden' - White form of the Kaffir Lily flowering in late summer. Grow in moist soil in sun. Nat as hardy as red forms.
SCHIZOSTYLIS coccinea 'Sunrise' - Salmon pink form of the 'Kaffir Lily' with larger (than normal) 5cm flowers from early to late autumn and later in a mild winter. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
SEDUM 'Bertram Anderson' - Prostrate habit with dark grey foliage and deep red/pink flowers in late summer. Good in poor soil in sun amongst rocks.
SEDUM 'Carl' - Dark foliage Sedums are all the rage but remember ther are some excellent green forms. This variety has Pink flowers intensifying with age eventually turning rusty brown. Well drained soil in sun will do.
SEDUM 'Green Expectations' - Greeny yellow flowers in late summer over fleshy blue-green leaves. Sun and well drained soil.
SEDUM 'Karfunkelstein' - Recent introduction bred for its upright habit. The foliage is dark and the flowers are dark pink. The translation has no bearing on this wee beauty.
SEDUM 'Matrona' - Upright with bronzed foliage and pink flowers in late summer on sturdy stems. Well drained soil in sun or light shade.
SEDUM 'Mini Joy' - A dwarf form of S.'Autumn Joy' with fresh green leaves and salmon pink flowers in late summer. Butterfly magnet. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
SEDUM 'Mohrchen' - One of the darkest sedums with both flowers and foliage deep red. Grows in most soils except extremes and best in sun.
SEDUM 'Mr Goodbud' - Fairly dwarf variety with large pink flowerheads from late summer over dark green foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
SEDUM 'Munstead Red' - Good dark red flowers from July to September over green foliage. Attract butterflies. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
SEDUM 'Postman's Pride' - The darkest leafed Sedum I've ever seen . Not the best picture on the website but gives you an idea of the colour. Flowers are rose pink. Grow in full sun and in poor well drained soil.
SEDUM 'Strawberries and Cream' - Choice variety with red and cream flowers over purplish tinted foliage in mid to late summer. Any soil in sun.
SEDUM 'Veluwse Wakel' - Similar to Sedum 'Matrona' with light red leaves and rose-purple flowers in late summer and early autumn. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
SEDUM cauticola 'Coca Cola' - Ground cover Sedum with lax stems which works better on a scree, trough etc. The blue grey foliage darkens with age and the flowers are starry bight pink. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
SEDUM spectabile 'Indian Chief' - Large flat fiery red heads from mid to late summer held on thick stems with pale green foliage. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Trim to half size in June for stronger stems.
SEDUM telephium 'Arthur Branch' - Pinkish red flowers over shiny bronze leaves on red stems in late summer. For most soils in sun
SEDUM telephium 'Lac D'oo' - Rare variety with dark purple red foliage and flower heads of dark pink. Cut back by half in June to keep compact. Grow in well drained in sun.
SEDUM telephium 'Red Cauli' - A real gem with small heads of red flowers over blue green foliage in late summer. Seems to stay upright in a perfect dome. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
SEDUM telephium subsp. rupechtii - Dull grey foliage with cream flowers sprouting up from lax stems mid to late summer. Great plant. Sun
SEDUM telephium subsp. rupechtii 'Hab Grey' - Delightful plant with grey green foliage and creamy flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in any well drained soil in sun.
SELLIERA radicans - Creeping New Zealand 'Remu Remu' with small upright leave and white flowers. Good coastal plant which likes moist but free draining soil.
SENECIO polyodon - Masses of small bright purple daisies top wiry stems from June onwards. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
SENNA marilandica - Tall perennial with pinnate foliage and yellow pea flowers in mid summer followed by long black seed pods. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun.
SIDALCEA 'Elsie Heugh' - Frilled pink flowers from dark stems and buds in July-Sept.. For sun and moist well drained soil. Looks fab with Thalictrum 'Hewitt's Double'.
SILENE asterias MESE 429 - Almost globular flowerheads of beautifully scented purple pink starry flowers on tall stems over lush glossy green foliage from early summer. Sun and good drainage.
SOLIDAGO virgaurea subsp. minuta - Truly dwarf species of Golden Rod for rock garden or groundcover. Yellow flowers appear in mid summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil
STACHYS byzantina 'Big Ears' - larger leafed form of the Lambs Lugs with the usual lavender blue flowers in mid summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
STACHYS byzantina 'Primrose Heron' - Lambs Lugs with pale yellow juvenile foliage and the usual lilac flowers in summer. For sun and well drained soil.
STACHYS byzantina 'Silver Carpet' - Non or rarely flowering form of Lamb's Lugs for groundcover with soft felty foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
STACHYS officinalis 'Hummelo' - Pagels selection with dark lilac flowers from early to mid summer on taller stems than normal. Easy in any soil in sun.
STACHYS officinalis 'Minor' - Spikes of pale lilac flowers in summer. For sun and any good garden soil.
STOKESIA laevis 'Blue Star' - Large mid blue flowers from mid summer till autumn (if dead headed). Also has good starburst seedheads. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
STOKESIA laevis 'Omega Skyrocket' - Large purple daisies from mid to late summer. For sun and well drained soil.
STOKESIA laevis 'Purple Parasols' - Deep rose/purple 'Aster' flowers from mid to late summer. For well drained soil in sun.
STYLIDIUM graminifolium 'Little Sapphire' - Trigger plants with grassy foliage and pink flowers in wiry stems all summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
TELLIMA grandiflora - An all year round foliage plant, spreading clumps of round scalloped leaves green above and purple beneath, changing to bronze in winter. Tall spikes of pink tinged tiny bells with a beautiful fragrance.
TEUCHRIUM hircanicum 'Paradise Delight' - Good border plant with long tapering spikes of rosy purple flowers in late summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
THALICTRUM 'Black Stockings' - Heads of fluffy purple flowers in late spring and early summer on black stems. Grow in sun and any soil.
THALICTRUM 'Elin' - Tall variety with blue/grey foliage and large purple and cream flowers from early to mid summer . Moist soil in sun or light shade.
THALICTRUM aquilegifolium 'Thundercloud' - Fluffy flowers with dark purple stamens on this form. For cool moist soil in sun or light shade.
THALICTRUM chelidonii - Less common species with lilac flowers from July to August. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
THALICTRUM delavayi 'Album' - Uncommon white form of the late summer flowering Rue which needs good drainage in the winter.
THALICTRUM fendleri - West coast American sp. found in pine woods with large(ish) leaves and green/yellow flowers. Moist soil in light shade or sun.
THALICTRUM isopyroides - Slow spreading with tiny blue grey ferny leaves and small cream yellow flowers. Excellent fill in or groundcover between grasses, shrubs etc.
THALICTRUM lucidum - Fluffy clouds of creamy yellow flowers in mid summer. Grow in moist well drained soil in sun or light shade.
THALICTRUM minus - Fairly open species with inconspicuous grenish yellow flowers in summer. Moist soil in sun.
THALICTRUM minus 'Adiantifolium' - Insignificant flowers but good fine ferny foliage used for cutting. For sun in any soil.except extremes.
THALICTRUM rochebruneanum - Pendulous lavender to white flowers over ferny foliage in mid summer. Sun or light shade in well drained soil.
THALICTRUM uchiyamae - Similar but bigger than T.delavayi with lilac and cream flowers. Well drained soil in sun or light shade.
THERMOPSIS lanceolata - Pale lemon yellow pea like flowers over dark green foliage on dark stems in late spring. For sun and well drained soil.
THYMUS 'Doone Valley' - Creeping Thyme with green and gold variegated foliage and pink flowers. Grow in well drained soil in sun or light shade.
THYMUS 'Peter Davis' - Bushy form with deep pink flowers in late spring and grey green foliage. Grow in well drained soil in sun.
THYMUS doerfleri 'Bressingham' - Creeping Thyme with dark leaves and pink flowers in summer. For sun and well drained soil in a rockery or path cracks.
TIARELLA 'Iron Butterfly' - Large fluffy pale pink and slightly fragrant flowers from May onwards over striking foliage. Keep removing dead flowers for repeat flowering. Tolerant of dry shade when established.
TIARELLA 'Morning Star' - Deeply cut foliage with bold dark central markings and pale pinky white flowers from mid spring to early summer and beyond. Good in light shade and any soil.
TIARELLA 'Spring Symphony' - Fluffy pink and white flowers in late spring and later. Good ground cover in dry shade or sun.
TRACHYSTEMON orientalis - Spreading Borage relative with coarse leaves and blue flowers from mid to late spring. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
TRICYRTIS affinis - Shorter species with purple spotted white flowers from mid to late summer. Grow in moist soil in light shade.
TRICYRTIS formosana - Toad Lily with branched heads of purple spotted starry flowers in late summer. Grow in well drained soil in light shade or sun.
TRICYRTIS latifolia - Toad Lily with greenish yellow flowers in late summer. Grow in rich moist soil in light shade.
TRIFOLIUM ochroleucon - Giant clover with felty grey green foliage and large heads of creamy yellow flowers from June. Fading flowers are just as attractive. Grow in sun and moist soil.
TRIFOLIUM repens 'Green Ice' - Large clover with silver centred leaves and white flowers. For light shade. Spreader.
TRIFOLIUM rubens - Fluffy red flower heads that fade to brown over fine pale green narrow foliage in early summer. Grow in moist but well drained soil in sun.
TRILLIUM chloropetalum var. giganteum - Maroon mottled leaves. Sessile flowers maroon March-May. Scented. For leafy shade.
TRILLIUM cuneatum - Purple sessile flrs over mottled leaves from March to April. Grow in moist but well drained soil in light shade.
TRILLIUM erectum - Green foliage and red/purple flowers from April to May. For moist leafy soil in light shade. Pedicellate.
TRILLIUM grandiflorum 'Snow Bunting' - Double white flowers. Pedicellate. Rich well drained deciduous woodland conditions required.
TRILLIUM kurabayashi - Lightly mottled green leaves and 11cm dark purple red petals. Sessile. Moist conifer/deciduous woodland and a little shelter.
TROLLIUS 'Etna' - Deep orange globe flowers in May and June. Grow in rich moist soil in sun ot light shade.
TROLLIUS chinensis 'Golden Queen' - Large golden yellow globular flowers in late spring and early summer. Good in moist or clay soil in sun or light shade.
TROLLIUS cultorum 'Alabaster' - Double pale cream flowers May-June. For rich cool moist soil in light shade. Cut back after flowering. Slow to develop.
TROLLIUS cultorum 'Byrne's Giant' - Very large yellow globe flowers from may to June. Grow in moist soil in sun or light shade.
TROLLIUS cultorum 'Feuertroll' - Good damp border perennial with deep orange globular flowers with dark orange stamens. Grow in sun or light shade.
TROLLIUS cultorum 'Orange Princess' - Bold upright golden orange flowers in late spring and early summer. For moist soil in sun or light shade. Good on clay.
TROLLIUS europaeus - Yellow globe flowers is early summer. Grow in sun or light shade in moist soil.
UVULARIA grandiflora - Slow spreading woodlander with pendant yellow flowers in late spring. For shade and deep moist rich soil.
VANCOUVERIA hexandra - Good ground cover for moist light shade with sprays of small white flowers in late spring. A good foliage plant similar to Epimedium but deciduous.
VERATRUM nigrum - Wonderful architectural plant with pleated leaves and almost black flowers in late summer. For moist soil in sun or shade.
VERBASCUM 'Caribbean Crush' - Spikes of orange peach flowers in early summer. Remove spikes immediately after flowering and grow in full sun and well drained soil.
VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Queen' - Tall Mullein with dense spikes of deep yellow flowers with a purple eye. Grow in well drained soil in sun and remember to cut flowers back when they go over.
VERBASCUM 'Gainsborough' - Pale yellow Mullein with dense flower spikes inearly summer. Grow in poor well drained soil in full sun. Cut back after flowering.
VERBASCUM 'Helen Johnson' - Dense spikes of coppery apricot flowers in early summer over grey green foliage. Remove stems after flowering to encourage new growth. Needs sun and good drainage.
VERBASCUM phoeniceum 'Flush of White' - Spikes of white flowers from May to June. For sun and well drained soil.
VERBASCUM chiaxii 'Album' - Bold spires of white flowers, with plum-pink eyes over dark foliage. Good perennial and grows in any soil in sun.
VERBENA bonariensis - Upright with open branching stems topped with pink flowers from July to Sept. For sun and well drained soil.
VERBENA corymbosa - Vigorous groundcover for moist soil with violet purple scented flowers from mid summer for a long period. Grow in sun. May not be totally hardy in the north.
VERBENA hastata - Branched spikes of purple pink flowers from July to August. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
VERBENA hastata 'Alba' - Spikes of white flowers from mid to late summer. For good moist soil in sun.
VERONICA gentianoides 'Pallida' - Spikes of pale blue flowers in late spring/early summer. Good ground cover in a sunny spot.
VERONICA prostrata 'Trehane' - Golden foliage and masses of intense violet blue flowers in mid summer. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
VERONICA spicata 'Glory' - Groundcover for well drained soil with dense spikes of dark blue flowers in mid summer. Grow in full sun.
VERONICA umbrosa 'Georgia Blue' - Tiny blue/white flowers over small dark green leaves in spring & summer. Moist fertile soil in sun or light shade.
VERONICA wormskjoldii - Spiky species for rock garden, trough or scree with blue flowers in June and July. Needs sun and good drainage.
VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Album' - Good tall perennial for dry shade with branched spikes of white flowers from mid to late summer. Also has good autumn yellow foliage.
VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Apollo' - Branched spikes of reddish purple flowers from mid to late summer. Tolerates dry soil and sun or light shade.
VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Erica' - Reddish pink flowers from red buds on tall strong stems. Grow in well drained soil in sun but tolerates some dry shade.
VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Lavendelturm' - Tall branched spikes of lavender flowers in mid summer. Good tall perennial for dry shade or sun .
VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Pink Glow' - Spikes of the palest pink flowers in mid summer. Good autumn foliage colour and seed heads. Grow in sun and tolerant of dry light shade too.
VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Roseum' - Back of the border plant with branching spikes of pink flowers July-Sept.. Sun or light shade. Good moist soil.
VIOLA cornuta 'Belmont Blue' - Aka 'Boughton Blue'. Dainty violet blue flowers all summer. Great groundcover for light shade or sun.
VIOLA odorata - Ooh the childhood memories of the sweet scent of Parma Violet. Good groundcover in dry shade.
VIOLA odorata 'Konigin Charlotte' - Good ground cover for a shade garden. Large purple flowers appear in spring with a beautiful Parma Violet scent. Grow in sun or shade in any soil.
VIOLA odorata 'Weimar' - Very old variety from the Weimar Gardens with scented large white flowers in early spring. Good for dry shade.
WALDSTEINIA ternata - Vigorous semi evergreen woodlander with yellow flowers in late spring. Grow in reasonably fertile soil in light or deep shade.
WATSONIA humilis - Dwarf species with white to pink flowers in late spring. Needs good drainage and probable best kept frost free.
WATSONIA meriana - Salmon pink and white flowers in mid summer on tall spikes. Similar to Crocosmia. Grow in a warm sunny sheltered spot in well drained soil.
X SOLIDASTER luteus - Golden Rod hybrid with clouds of small yellow daisies in mid summer. Grow in sun and well drained soil.
XANTHORRHOEA preisii - 'Blackboy'. Very slow growing perennial that eventually forms a trunk. The grassy like foliage arches from the crown like a tree fern. Not hardy, Needs poor soil in sun. Seed grown.
YUCCA flacida 'Ivory' - The 'Spanish Dagger' has thick pointed leaves and occasional flowers in Scotland on tall stems in summer. Amazingly hardy and a good coastal or tub plant. Needs well drained soil and sun.
YUCCA gloriosa 'Variegata' - The Variegated 'Spanish Dagger' has a cream edge to the pointed fleshy leaves and white flowers in summer. Grow in well drained soil in sun. Good pot plant and coastal plant but needs more protection than the plain green form.
ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica - Arum Lily with large white spathes from midsummer. For moist shade. Mulch in the first winter.
ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica 'Crowborough' - Large white Arum Lily with huge glossy bright green leaves. Needs protection until established. Rich moist soil in light shade.
ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica 'Green Goddess' - Arum Lily with green and white spathes from midsummer. For moist soil in light shade. Mulch in the first winter.
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