Young Plants

Young plants are available for UK DELIVERY ONLY.

Anemone pavonina red

Brilliant red simple flowers over finely divided foliage in early spring. Hardy, sun, good drainage 10"

H, P, DrSu, ESp, Rd, Gr, Fresh

Anomatheca laxa

syn. Freesia laxa

Easy-going iris relative. Sprays of little red flowers. Fans of 5" leaves. Self sows in sunny well-drained site 6"

H, SLP, DrSu, ESu, SS, Sh, Ro, LB, Rd, Gr, Warm

Aquilegia viridiflora

CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS

Fragrant, subtle green and brown flowers, elegant 12"

H, P, LShSu, ESu, Gr, GGr, Easy

Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'

(Re-named 'Levada Cream'). Big pale yellow flowers June-October. Big vigorous, floriferous tender perennial. Take cuttings to overwinter. Likes sun. 36"

Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud'

Delicate sprays of grey-blue flowers, minty aromatic leaves. Hardy, likes sun & drainage, long-blooming 15"

H, P, DrSu, Su, ESu, Fr, Bl, Gr, Warm

Cephalaria gigantea

Giant Yellow Scabious

Large pale yellow pincushion flowers on 6ft stems. Hardy herbaceous, easy

H, P, DrSu, Su, CF, Ye, Gr, Warm

Chasmanthium latifolium

syn. Uniola latifolia

Sea Oats, Spangle Grass

Nodding seedheads look like hops which have been ironed flat, green in summer, gradually turning bronze and staying all winter. They rustle in the slightest breeze. Sun or shade, self sows if damp 2-4ft

H, P, Gr, LShSu, Au, Su, SS, Sh, DF, CF, Brz, Gr, Warm

Crocosmia 'Hellfire'

Large dark red flowers (larger and darker than C. Lucifer, tidier plant). Blooms July-Aug, dark stems. 1m

Crocosmia 'Limpopo'

Astonishing pinky-orange flowers in Aug, sword-like leaves. Hardy corm, likes sun and good drainage. Height 30"

H, P, LShSu, Su, Ro, LB, Fo, CF, Or, Gr

Dianthus carthusianorum

Small bright pink flowers held high above grassy green foliage Likes sun and drainage 20"

H, P, DrSu, ESu, Pi, Gr, Warm

Dianthus cruentus

Small deep pink flowers held above grassy green foliage Likes sun and drainage 10"

H, P, DrSu, ESu, Ro, Pi, Gr, Warm

Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'

White Foxglove

Spires of white bells. Hardy biennial, likes shade. Seeds true if no other Digitalis purpureas nearby 5ft

H, B, DrSh, ESu, SS, Wh, Gr, HB

Digitalis x mertonensis AGM

PERENNIAL FOXGLOVE

Fat flared bells the colour of crushed strawberries. Short-lived perennial. Sun or shade. Seeds itself a bit 30"

H, SLP, Ar, DrSh, ESu, CF, Pi, Gr, HB

Echinacea pallida

Pale Coneflower

Long narrow pale pink drooping petals from central cone. Blooms July-Aug, likes sun & drainage 3ft

H, P, DrSu, Su, Pi, Gr, Warm

Erigeron annuus

A billowing froth of little white daisies July-Nov! Not annual, but not long-lived, self sows, hardy, sun 5ft

H, SLP, DrSu, Au, Su, LB, Wh, Gr, Warm

Erigeron karvinskianus

Profusion of tiny pink and white daisies. Hardy perennial, likes sunny dry position, spreads 6"

H, P, Pr, DrSu, Au, Su, ESu, SS, Wh, Gr, Warm

Geranium nodosum

Soft lilac flowers for months, attractive glossy foliage. Good even in dry shade, self sows 15"

H, P, LShSu, Au, Su, ESu, SS, LB, Pu, Gr, Cool

Geranium palmatum

Big bold leaves from central rosette, glorious in winter. Pink flowers in May 36", likes sun. Borderline-hardy. Self sows. Keep a few seedlings inside as insurance.

BH, P, DrSu, ESu, SS, Pi, Gr, Cool

Helleborus 'Ushba'

Pure white large flat flowers. Vigorous, disease resistant. Seedlings all remarkably similar. Bred by Helen Ballard 18"

H, P, Ev, DrSh, ESp, Wi, SS, LB, Fo, Wh, Gr, Fresh

Knautia macedonica

Small dark red scabious. Very long-blooming, weaves in among other plants. hardy, likes sun and drainage. 24"

H, P, DrSu, Au, Su, ESu, DRd, Gr, Cool

Lavandula 'Hidcote'

Bushy compact lavender with silver-grey fragrant evergreen leaves and intensely fragrant purple flowers. Cut off all this years growth in late August or Sept (but don't cut into old wood). May need trimming again in spring. Loves sun and good drainage. Is loved by bees and buterflies 20"

Ligusticum lucidum ssp. lucidum

Umbel from Spain

Collected in the mountains of Spain. Hardy for me. Makes a 36" hemisphere of white Cow Parsley flowers. Very fine leaves. Monocarpic (3-4 years to flower).

H, M, DrSu, Su, CF, Wh, Gr, Fresh

Lobelia tupa

Exotic-looking curved dark red flowers on tall stems. Evergreen, greyish felted leaves. Needs dry sunny site 4ft

BH, P, DrSu, Au, Su, Rd, GGr, Fine

Lunaria annua 'Alba Variegata'

Honesty

White-flowered, white-variegated Honesty. Biennial, spectacular in shade, easy, 36". Self sows

H, B, LShSu, ESu, SS, CF, Wh, Var, HB

Lunaria 'Corfu Blue'

Honesty

Blue-purple flowers, purple-flushed stems and seedpods, lovely. Blooms sporadically throughout year. Hardy perennial ! (it suckers), easy, self sows 36".

H, SLP, LShSu, ESp S, SS, CF, Bl, Gr, HB

Lysimachia atropurpurea

Silvery rippled narrow leaves with spires of small red-purple flowers on serpentine stems. Hardy biennial, likes sun 30"

H, B, DrSu, Su, ESu, CF, Pu, HB

Patrinia punctiflora

Lacey pale yellow-green flowers in layers on tall reddish stems July-Sept. Fabuous long-lasting luminous cloud of seedheads. Sun or part shade 4ft

H, P, DrSu, Su, CF, Sh, LB, Go, Gr, Cool

Persicaria virginiana 'Filiformis'

Very thin wiry stems of tiny deep pink/red flowers above handsome foliage marked with bold chocolate chevrons. Sun or shade, easy 30"

H, P, LShSu, Au, Su, Rd, Gr, Cool

Primula vulgaris

Primrose

Slightly scented pale yellow flowers in early spring. Self sows in sun or light shade if not too dry 4"

H, P, DaSh, ESp, WF, SS, Ye, Gr, Cold

Rudbeckia missouriensis AGM

Black-Eyed Susan

Big golden yellow daisies with very dark centres. Blooms late summer and autumn. 30" Sow spring, thinly & shallowly 60-70oF

H, P, LShSu, Au, Su, LB, Ye, Gr, Warm