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Gillenia trifoliata (Bowman's Root)

A graceful plant for a semi-shade spot in cool, moisture retentive soil. Slender russet-coloured stems, set with small trifoliate leaves carry sprays of narrow-petalled, white flowers which float like moths at dusk in June. When the flowers have gone,...
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Gypsophila cerastioides

A dwarf, semi-evergreen plant with a creeping habit. Green-grey, hairy leaves contrast with masses of small white trumpet-shaped flowers in spring and summer, which are beloved of pollinators. A fast growing, tough little plant which is drought tolerant,...
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Gypsophila paniculata

A favourite for cut flower arrangements. Airy clouds of tiny pink flowers from June to August add contrast and texture to the border. Arrived from Siberia in 1759 and soon became a favourite cottage garden plant and was valued by flower arrangers. ...
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Hedera helix 'Oro di Bogliasco' (Gold Heart Ivy)

Syn: Hedera helix 'Gold Heart'. One of the best hardy climbing Ivies, the dark green leaves each having a prominent creamy yellow central zone. More controllable than most Ivies at up to 10' (3m). A wonderful evergreen, that's suitable for growing...
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Hedysarum coronarium

Fantastic dense spikes of very fragrant deep red flowers, exotic in appearance. Positively spectacular. Needs a well drained soil and tolerates poor sandy or rocky soils. Extremely fragrant, bright red, pea-like flowers bloom in late spring to early...
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Helenium hoopesii (syn: Hymenoxys hoopesii)

Less well known than the more common Helenium autumnale, this species comes from the North American Rocky Mountains and is superb in the border and also for cutting. Bright orange-yellow daisy flowers on tall stems from May to September. Loved by bees...
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Helianthemum 'Amabile Plenum'

An old variety that has stood the test of time. Scarlet red double flowers, flushing to orange in the centres. Like all Rock Roses these appear in late spring/early summer and if the plants are trimmed after flowering they will produce another show of...
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Helianthemum 'Baby Buttercup'

This is an unusual Rock Rose, in that it is totally prostrate, reaching only about 5cm high. Golden-yellow flowers contrast well with the dark green foliage. Excellent in a rockery or container where it will happily drape itself over the edge. Height:...
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Helianthemum 'The Bride'

Single, yellow-centred, pure white flowers contrast well with the grey foliage. Masses of flowers all summer long. An old favourite. Excellent in a rockery or front of border in Well-Drained soil. Height: 20cm Common name(s): Rock Rose
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Helichrysum italicum (Curry Plant)

This is a lower growing variety than the more commonly available H. angulosum. Long, narrow silver leaves which have a strong curry scent with pale lemon flowers in midsummer. A small bushy evergreen sub-shrub from the Mediterranean. Height: 25cm Common...
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Helichrysum stoechas 'White Barn'

Discovered and named by Beth Chatto, this selection has larger leaves than the type and makes a good bushy plant. Golden papery buds open into interesting sulphur-yellow flowers from June to August. Drought resistant when established and likes a...
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Hemerocallis 'Anzac' (Daylilly)

An elegant midseason Daylily which produces an abundance of extra large, crimson-red flowers, 7 in. wide (17 cm), with pale lime-green throats. Blooms from mid to late summer As the name suggests, each flower lasts just one day. Will grow into a good...
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Hemerocallis 'Baroni' (Daylilly)

A stunning daylilly with grass-like foliage and bright yellow flowers in June and July. As the name suggests, each flower lasts just one day. Will grow into a good sized clump but is not invasive. The name "hemerocallis" is derived from the Greek...
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Hosta 'Minor'

A mini hosta that is vigorous and easy to grow. Good for containers but happy in the ground too. Unlike most hostas, which are usually grown for their foliage, this is grown for it's wonderful flowers which are Violet-blue and held high on 20cm...
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Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

Beautiful ground cover plant. Red and yellow variegated heart-shaped green leaves. Tolerates both very wet and very dry soils. The leaves develop the brightest colours in Full Sun, but has pretty gold-edged leaves when grown in shade. Pretty white...
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Inula hookeri

A wonderful plant and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Shorter than most Inula, it's perfect for smaller gardens. A profusion of shaggy bright, yellow daisy flowers from August to October. From Sikkim, Burma and China and introduced by John Dalton...
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Inula oculus-christi

Golden-yellow flowers in July and August. Soft hairy foliage Leave the seedheads on to give the birds a treat in winter. Inula oculus-christi is native to Iran, the Caucasus, Turkey, eastern Central Europe, Austria and the Balkan Peninsula and was...
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Inula orientalis grandiflora

A magnet for bees and butterflies. Shorter than most Inula, it's perfect for smaller gardens. Golden-yellow daisy flowers from July to September. Forms a good clump. Showy Inula is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to C. Nepal and W. Asia, at...
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Iris chrysographes 'Black Form'

Also known as Iris chrysographes 'Black Knight' and 'Black Coloured'. Deepest Purple which is virtually indistinguishable from black. Beautiful and a real talking point. Iris chysographes comes from the meadows and marshes of the Far East. Happy in...
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Iris ensata 'Moonlight Waves'

Lovely large, pure white form of the Japanese Iris. White with a lime green centre diffusing into the petals, in July and August. Introduced in 1910. Good for cutting. Happy in most soils, including damp. Height: 90cm Iris: Named after the goddess...
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Iris humilis

A rarely offered Iris from Russia. Short at only 10cm, and preferring Well-Drained to dry soil, it's ideal for a container or rockery. Bright yellow flowers in spring. Native to Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine,...
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Ixia 'Giant'

A lovely bulbous plant with tall strong stems topped with claret eyed white flowers in May, June and July. Perfect as a cut flower and also suitable as container plants. Spreads and naturalises well but in a well-behaved way. Prefers a sunny...
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Jasminum officinale 'Aureovariegatum' (syn: Jasminum officinale 'Aureum')

A very striking climber, the leaves being heavily splashed and mottled with gold. White flowers from July to September. Height: 3m Jasmine offinale was brought from the Near East in Tudor times. Common name(s): Jasmine
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Kitaibelia vitifolia

This splendid perennial plant from the Lower Danube is not often offered by nurseries in the UK. Related to hollyhocks, it grows 6-8ft high with unusual, vine-like leaves and large, showy cup-shaped white flowers from July to September. It forms a good...
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Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride'

An outstanding, clump-forming Lamium which doesn't take over like some other varieties. Striking silver streaked foliage, with yellow flowers in spring. Great for dry shade. The silver in the leaves becomes brighter in the shadiest areas. A very well...
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Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'

A delightful Lamium, with salmon pink flowers and very pale sage green foliage. It really stands out in a dark corner. Lamiums are invaluable as ground cover plants for use in both sun and shade, even in poor soil. Height: 10cm Common name(s):
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Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'

A tough yet showy perennial groundcover. This classy-looking selection forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a narrow green edge. Clusters of pure white flowers appear in spring, then continue off and on until autumn. Fairly tolerant of dry...
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Lathyrus chilensis (perennial Sweet Pea)

A rare pea found along forest edges in Chile. This perennial sweet pea has deep pink petals fading to white. Quite beautiful. Vigorous and easy to grow. A delightful hardy, perennial climber, with the vigour of Lathyrus latifolius and may be a...
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Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle' (everlasting Sweet Pea)

A perennial sweet pea. Looks stunning when flowering. Masses of large, pearly-pink, sweet pea flowers adorn this short climber. Syn: Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl' Lathyrus latifolius has been grown in cottage gardens since the 1600's, when...
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Lathyrus niger (perennial Sweet Pea)

Although actually a native wild flower, this species is now very rare in this country. This short perennial sweet pea has many-flowering stems of flowers which are livid purple at first and then fade to blue. Commonly known as the Black Pea, due to...
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Lathyrus sylvestris (perennial Sweet Pea)

This perennial British native sweet pea is now rather rare. Known as the Wood Pea, it throws out enormous numbers of flesh pink flowers on strong stems, being even more vigorous and floriferous than Lathyrus latifolius. This most attractive native wild...
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Lavatera × clementii 'Rosea'

Syn: Lavatera arborea 'Rosea' and Lavatera olbia 'Rosea'. A popular shrub, grown for the masses of dark pink, hollyhock-like flowers that smother its branches from June to September. Very long flowering. Quick growing and vigorous. Good in a large...
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Leycesteria formosa 'Gold Leaf'

A wonderful gold leaved form of this multi-value plant which has bright green bamboo-like stems in winter, along with delicate, white pendent flowers amidst tasselled, ruby-coloured bracts in summer. Finally, in autumn, soft bunches of purple-brown...
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Liatris spicata

An old cottage garden favourite with bottle-brush purplish-pink flower spikes, which add vertical interest to a display. Good for cutting. Flowers in late summer and early autumn. Makes an excellent cut flower. Extremely attractive to bees and...
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Liatris spicata 'Alba'

An old cottage garden favourite with bottlebrush spikes of white, which add vertical interest to a display. Good for cutting. Flowers in August and September. Height: 60-80cm Common name(s): Button snakewort, Kansas gay feather, Blazing Star
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Liatris spicata 'Kobold'

Bright, rosy lavender flower wands open from top to bottom in early summer, appearing to glow at the tips. Narrow, opposite leaves are up to 10 inches long at the base of the plant and decrease in length up the stems. Very good for cutting and adds a...
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Libertia chilensis

A New Zealand's native which has settled down well in the UK. This distant iris relative has sprays of pure white, almost orchid-like, saucer-shaped flowers with yellow stamens atop clumps of non-invasive dark green stems. Its airy habit makes it...
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Limonium platyphyllum

Syn: Limonium latifolium. Frothy clouds of very small, soft lavender-blue, papery flowers above a rosette of big, broad, leathery, deep green, wavy edged leaves which turn red in autumn. An excellent plant for all dry situations. Best grown in sandy soil...
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Linaria alpina

This is a delightful little plant from the mountains of Europe, where it can be found growing as high as 12,500ft, forming compact mats of blue-green foliage bearing, in summer, numerous clusters of charming blue-violet flowers with a glowing orange...
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Linaria tristis

This unusual plant flowers from February to June and often much later. Not widely available in the UK. Native of the Iberian peninsula, Morocco and Algeria. Easy to grow, this is a great plant for a container or the front of a border. Height: 15cm Common...
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Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'

Bright scarlet spikes in late summer are complemented by the purple foliage and stems. Moist soil preferred and will tolerate it quite wet. Good for pond edges. Lobelia cardinalis is a native of North America and is known to be a garden favourite as far...
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Sparkling Ruby'

A mass of gorgeously rich ruby flowers contrast beautifully with the dark green foliage and attract butterflies throughout summer. Moist soil preferred and will tolerate it quite wet. Good for pond edges. Height: 80cm
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Lonicera purpusii 'Winter Beauty'

The winter flowering, shrubby honeysuckle with very fragrant cream flowers that offer rare interest in the winter garden and bring the scent of midsummer into the coldest of days. A shrub honeysuckle which produces its flowers on the bare wood in from...
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Lupinus arboreus Blue Form (Blue Tree Lupin)

A sub-shrub with highly scented flowers. Still not often seen in gardens in the UK, this is well worth growing and becomes a talking point. Produces branching stems from a stout trunk. Fragrant bi-coloured blue flowers, much loved by bees and butterflies...
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Lupinus arboreus White Form (White Tree Lupin)

The white form of the Tree Lupin. A sub-shrub with highly scented flowers. Still not often seen in gardens in the UK, this is well worth growing and becomes a talking point. Produces branching stems with silvery-green foliage from a stout trunk. Fragrant...
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Luzula nivea

An invaluable shade plant. The white flower heads contrast well with the dark green leaves which are edged with white hairs. Luzula is evergreen and dry shade tolerant once established and native to the UK. It often appears in Chelsea...
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Lychnis coronaria 'Angel's Blush'

So named because of the pure white flowers, flushed with a pink centre. A bullet-proof plant which will grow anywhere except permanently boggy. Useful silvery-grey foliage. A long lived cottage garden favourite. The pink centre varies according to...
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Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin'

The white form of our native Ragged Robin, a wildflower of damp meadows and ditches. Ideal for naturalising in wild flower meadows or as a beautiful stand-alone plant in a border. Slightly shorter and more refined than the ordinary Ragged Robin. Numerous...
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Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'

Striking, burgundy flower spikes on long slender stems flower continuously from May to September. The attractive, crinkled, rosettes of silver-green foliage are an excellent foil for the flowers, which are also highly attractive to butterflies. Its...
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Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'

Starry yellow flowers contrast dramatically with the rich mahogany stems and leaves. Works well in sun or shade. Lysimachia ciliata Firecracker bears tall stems of pointed, dark purple leaves, which contrast beautifully with pale lemon flowers in...
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Lysimachia ephemerum

A stately but graceful plant, introduced in 1730 from South West Europe. Attractive grey-green foliage and spikes of frosty white flowers in June, July and August. Does best in moist soil and will tolerate it very wet. Forms a dense, good-sized...
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Lythrum virgatum 'Rosy Gem' (Purple loosestrife)

Striking rosy-pink spikes of flowers throughout the summer. Very easy to grow and very self-sufficient. Loved by bees and butterflies. Works well in pond or stream margins as it enjoys moist soil but it really will grow anywhere, hence one of it's common...
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Malva moschata alba (White Musk Mallow)

Pure white flowers contrast beautifully with the ferny foliage. The petals are textured like crepe, with a soft sheen resembling vinyl silk emulsion and the foliage is finely lobed and possesses the elegance of some ferns. In the centre of...
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Malva sylvestris 'Windsor Castle' (Mallow)

A cottage garden classic. A wonderful, large perennial which adds stature to the back of a border. Simply covered in lovely flowers all summer long. Velvety purple flowers with black veining contrast well with dark green leaves. Flowers: June-Sept Height...
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Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana 'Zebrina'

An old Cottage-garden favourite, this cousin to the Hollyhock has similar satiny flowers in a soft lavender-purple shade, exotically striped with deep maroon veins. A magnificent display. Flowers all summer. Flowers: June-Sept Height and...
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Melica transsilvanica 'Red Spire'

An excellent specimen grass which will grow up to 6' tall. Long, satiny spires of red plumes appear in early summer, above foliage which emerges light green, turning bronze with age. Excellent at the back of a border, with other grasses, or as a...
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Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata' (Pineapple mint)

Strongly scented of pineapple with brilliantly variegated foliage, in ivory-white and green. Mauve flowers in late summer. A useful foliage plant for a damp dark corner but will also grow in sun in good soil. Member of the Apple Mint family that is...
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Mimulus 'Orange Glow' (Monkey flower)

Lovely orange flowers all summer long above compact, neat foliage, this plant is great for a rockery (provided it's not too dry), front of border or pond edge. This is one of the older varieties of Mimulus which has stood the test of time and is robust...
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Mimulus cupreus 'Whitecroft Scarlet' (Monkey flower)

Awarded the RHS Award for Garden Merit and it certainly is a 'dooer'. With red flowers all summer long above compact, neat foliage, this plant is great for a rockery (provided it's not too dry), front of border or pond edge. Happy in sun or shade as long...
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Mimulus naianadanus (Chilean monkey flower)

A lovely mimulus that makes large clumps of hairy, sparsely-toothed, pale to mid-green leaves, above which open most unusually-coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. White to cream-coloured flowers are overlaid with a pink to purple flush, fading to cream at...
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Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet' (Bergamot)

Large bright scarlet flowers look perfect in a cottage garden situation. Monardas are from North America in the 16th Century and are named after Nicholas Monardes, a Spaniard who discovered it. The whole plant smells of bergamot, the fragrance of Earl...
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Monarda 'Desert Jewel' (Bergamot)

An uncommon bergamot with electric blue-mauve flowers. Shorter than some Monardas. Monardas are from North America in the 16th Century and are named after Nicholas Monardes, a Spaniard who discovered it. The whole plant smells of bergamot, the fragrance...
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Monarda 'Fishes' (Bergamot)

'Fishes' produces delicate, pale pink, tufty flower-heads on strong, straight stems with spear-shaped, fresh green leaves, their fragrance reminiscent of earl grey tea. Perfect for attracting bees all summer long into autumn, it is a mildew resistant...
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Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' (Catmint)

Catmints add a lovely, soft, floppy, gentle touch to cottage gardens. Nepeta gigantea 'Six Hills Giant' has grey-green foliage, which is covered all summer in masses of short spikes of lavender-like flowers which attract lots of bees. Once...
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Nepeta 'Six Hills Gold' (Variegated Catmint)

An interesting sport from N. Six Hills Giant and has the same characteristics except that with Six Hills Gold, the new leaves are variegated in spring, turning green as the season develops. Loved by bees. Height: 60cm Common name(s): Catmint
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Nepeta govaniana

This variety is not often seen but deserves to be better known, this creamy yellow catmint is tidy and graceful. Flowers all summer. Syn: Dracocephalum Virginianum. Attractive to bees. Height: 60cm Common name(s): Catmint.
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Nepeta nervosa 'Blue Moon'

A lovely compact Nepeta, shorter than many, with a long flowering season. Large lavender-blue spikes of flowers. Beloved by bees and butterflies. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Catmint
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Nepeta nuda

A different and very upright form of Catmint, bearing attractive flowers of a rich violet-blue colour. Good for cutting. Attractive to bees. Goes well in a traditional cottage garden scheme, or with grasses or Asters etc. Height: 1m (but self-supporting)...
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Nepeta nuda subsp. albiflora

A nice, upright catmint with masses of small white flowers all summer long. Attractive to bees. Goes well in a traditional cottage garden scheme, or with grasses or Asters etc. Height and spread; 1m x 50cm Common name(s): Catmint
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Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Probably the smallest Nepeta. A lovely low growing, compact plant with blue, white lipped flowers and aromatic foliage. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Catmint
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Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low' (Catmint)

Walker's Low' has attractive colouring, the flowers being quite a deep blue-mauve, the leaves silvery and aromatic, and the stems dark. Comes into flower in early summer, and will continue into autumn if flushes are deadheaded. It is variable in habit...
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Ornithogalum nutans (Nodding star of Bethlehem)

A tough and easy spring-flowering bulbous plant which naturalises well. Very pretty soft silvery grey-green flowers in May, bluebell-like in stature. Sweetly scented. Originally from Bulgaria and SW Turkey. Good for cutting and last very well...
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Osteospermum 'Shire Pink'

This hardy African Daisy has been growing in our garden for many years and we have now propagated it and given it a name. It has come through many winters, including the 'Beast from the East' 2017/18 winter so appears to be fully hardy. It has very pale...
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Oxalis brasiliensis

Abundant compact dainty pink flowers in spring and early summer, above neat shamrock foliage. Originates from Brazil. Good for a trough, container or rock garden. Height: 8cm Common name(s):
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Oxalis depressa

Nothing depressing about this lovely plant! A very short plant with large pink flowers with yellow centres in summer over shamrock-like foliage. Spreads by unusual little pea-sized 'bulbs', for all the world like tiny, dark brown onions. These remain...
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Ozothamnus 'County Park Silver'

Syn. Helichrysum. A rarely offered evergreen alpine with stunning silver foliage. Fantastic plant which forms a slowly spreading matt of sliver foliage. It rarely flowers, but this is really grown for the evergreen, bright silver foliage. Good drought...
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Pachysandra terminalis

An invaluable plant for dry shade. Forms a good evergreen ground-cover of attractive glossy-green leaves with small white scented flowers in spring. Said to need acidic soil, but we have found it quite happy in our neutral PH soil. Very drought tolerant...
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Papaver orientale 'Choir Boy' (syn: 'Royal Wedding')

Beautiful huge, white tissue-paper petals, deepening black eyes and very dwarf. Papaver orientale was brought from Armenia in 1714. The broad, slightly hoary, deeply cut leaves form luxurient clumps of foliage and, in May and June, they produce huge...
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Papaver rupifragum

A lovely perennial poppy that is useful for introducing orange to the border. Produces many bowl-shaped, light orange, semi-double flowers up to 8cm across. May self-seed. Papaver rupifragum will grow in almost any soil in a sunny position, but doesn't...
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Black Beauty'

A well-behaved clump forming deciduous grass with narrow upright strap like foliage and very striking bottle brush like black flowers. Produces impressive dark, cigar shaped seed heads in late summer. Originating from East Asia. Height: 1m Common name(s):
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Penstemon 'Apple Blossom'

A very attractive penstemon, for the border and containers. Tall stems carry slender soft pink flowers all the way up with slender, mid-green leaves. Flowers from mid-summer well into autumn. Equally at home in traditional cottage garden or...
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Penstemon 'Blackbird'

A very long flowering border Penstemon with elegant and slender dark purple flowers. Flowers from mid-summer well into autumn. Equally at home in traditional cottage garden or contemporary displays, an ideal plant for the middle of the border. ...
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Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink'

A lovely Penstemon with rose-pink flowers, streaked with purple on the creamy-white throat. It seems to flower all summer and into autumn. Equally at home in traditional cottage garden or contemporary displays, an ideal plant for the middle of the border...
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Penstemon 'Raven'

Sumptuous dark purple flowers with white throats between June and October. Penstemon ‘Raven’ has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Equally at home in traditional cottage garden...
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Penstemon 'Snowstorm' (syn: 'White Bedder')

Large pristine white flowers with dark anthers. Free and long flowering. Flowers may be tinged with pink at certain times of the year. Equally at home in traditional cottage garden or contemporary displays, an ideal plant for the middle of the border...
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Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' (True Sour Grapes)

A tall and vigorous border penstemon with flowers of soft purple for a long period in summer and autumn. Thought to have been introduced by Margery Fish. This is the rare, correct 'Sour Grapes'. Many nurseries wrongly sell as 'Stapleford Gem' as Sour...
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Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem'

One of the best border Penstemons. A smoky mixture of pink and blue with an almost metallic silver sheen on the back of the purple-streaked slender trumpets over much of the summer and into autumn. This plant is wrongly sold as 'Sour Grapes' by many...
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Penstemon barbatus 'Pinacolada White'

A compact, upright, semi-evergreen penstemon with wide, lance-shaped deep-green leaves and tubular bright white flowers. Very long flowering, from late spring throughout summer. Equally at home in traditional cottage garden or contemporary displays,...
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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

Clustered heads of green buds opening to white flowers contrast well with foliage stained beetroot purple. Young foliage starts out very purple, turning greener with age. Equally at home in traditional cottage garden or contemporary displays, an...
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Penstemon glaber

A wonderful, short lilac-blue penstemon that flowers from May to October. Flowers are occasionally pinky-blue early in the season. Penstemons really are fantastic plants for any garden. They don't seem to suffer from any pest or disease and even the...
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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'

A woody dwarf Penstemon which forms a low mound absolutely smothered in summer in rich blue flowers. The flower colour is predominantly blue, but overlaid with tints of pink. Ideal for front of border or rockery situation. Penstemons really are fantastic...
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Penstemon pinifolius

Fiery red flowers above neat foliage make this a most desirable alpine. Ideal for rockeries, gravel gardens and pots. Height: 20cm Penstemons can be divided into roughly two types. Border hybrids, which grow to between 60 and 80cm and are very colourful,...
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Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow'

The yellow version of the more usual red flowered Penstemon. The foliage is a lighter green too. Ideal for rockeries, gravel gardens and pots. Height: 20cm Penstemons can be divided into roughly two types. Border hybrids, which grow to between 60 and...
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Persicaria campanulata

Syn. Polygonum campanulata. An excellent ground cover, which will smother weeds quite happily. Attractive, deeply veined leaves with paler undersides and clusters of small pink bell flowers from July to September. Good for cutting. Tall branching stems...
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Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'

A striking plant with most unusual markings on the leaves. Each leaf is splashed variously with pink, cream, black and red, just like a painter's palette. A real talking point. Beautiful when massed as a groundcover, used as a specimen plant, or included...
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Phlox maculata 'Omega'

Long lasting, very fragrant, single, flat pure white flowers with a lilac eye on tall, upright stems. July to September. Resistant to mildew Common name(s): Meadow phlox Phlox maculata was introduced in 1640, from Eastern North America, where...
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Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion'

Superb plant for sunny border edge or rock garden. Vigorous prostrate shoots closely-set with narrow green leaves form fresh live ground-cover all the year round. Smothered with large rose-pink flowers for weeks in early summer, from May to July. The...
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Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'

This phlox has masses of starry, pristine white flowers bloom in early spring over carpet-like evergreen foliage.'Snowflake' is an excellent choice on dry banks and tumbling over rock walls or gravel gardens or containers. Drought tolerant when...
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Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant)

Two-lipped, snapdragon-like, pink to pale lilac flowers in upright spikes from June to September. Called obedient plants because each individual flower will, upon being pushed in any one direction, temporarily remain in the new position as if it were...
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Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed)

Originating in Florida, Phytolacca americana is a robust and vigorous plant with long spikes of small, white flowers from May until autumn, followed by glossy black berries which are loved by birds. A seriously underrated plant for a large space. Height:...
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