Acanthus spinosus - Summerdale Garden Nursery

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Acanthus spinosus - Summerdale Garden Nursery
Summerdale Garden Nursery
Plant List
2014
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Summerdale Garden Nursery
Summerdale House
CowBrow
Lupton
Cumbria
LA6 1PE
Tel 01539567210
Gail and David Sheals
[email protected]
Our plant list gives an indication of varieties usually grown on the nursery.
Some may be in small numbers and not always produced each year. If
you are looking for a particular plant then do not hesitate to ring or e-mail
before visiting.
Nursery open March-September, Thursday-Saturday, 10-4.30
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Achillea ‘Salmon Beauty’
Achillea ‘Terracotta’
Flat heads of creamy pink flowers fading
to a lighter shade with age. Well drained
soil. Full sun. H70cm x S70cm.
Flat heads of orange flowers in summer.
Well drained soil. Full sun. H70cm x
S70cm.
Flat heads of orange red flower in mid
summer. Any good well drained soil. Sun.
H70cm.
Achillea millefolium ‘The Beacon’ Flat heads of deep red flowers in
summer. Well drained soil. Full sun.
H70cm x S70cm.
Achillea ‘Walther Funke’
Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Spatlese’ Erect tuberous perennial. Divided deep
Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'
green leaves with tall spikes of hooded
light blue flowers in Autumn. Fertile well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H160cm.
Formerly Eupatorium. Maroon brown
leaves with white flowers in summer.Part
shade. Any good reasonably moist
soil.Height120cm.
Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’
Bold dark purple foliage with blue flowers
spring to early summer.Good ground
cover for any partly shady
position.Height 25cm.
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Exceptionally large bronze-purple leaves
and large dark blue flower spikes in
spring to summer. Excellent ground
cover for shade. Any soil. Part shade.
H15cm x S90cm.
Clump forming , ground cover with
green yellow flowers on red tinged stems
in summer. Sun to part shade. Any good
soil. H 20cm.
Alchemilla erythropoda
Alchemilla mollis
Aloysia citrodora
Anaphalis triplinervis AGM
Anemone altaica
Clump forming, ground cover with pale
green, rounded, crinkle edged leaves.
Small sprays of bright greenish yellow
flowers in summer. Sun to part shade.
Any good soil. H50cmxS50cm.
Lemon Verbena. Lemon scented leaves
used in teas ,ices etc. Full sun. Well
drained soil. Half hardy. So keep frost
free in winter.
Clumps of soft grey leaves covered in
'everlasting' white flowers from early
summer. Well drained fertile soil. Full sun.
H40cm x S60cm.
A creeping rhizomatous woodland
Anemone. Toothed dark green leaves
with solitary white flowers veined inside
with blue or violet. Moist well-drained
humus rich soil. Part shade. H20cm x
S30cm.
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Anemone canadensis
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone demissa
A vigorous woodland species. Divided
leaves with branching stems holding
starry white flowers in early summer. Well
drained good soil. Sun to part shade.
H60cm x S30cm.
Tiny star like white flowers in summer. Well
drained humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H60cm x S30cm.
Deeply divided leaves with branched
stems of white, blue or purple flowers in
summer. Well drained humus rich soil. Sun
to part shade. H30cm x S20cm.
Anemone drummondii
Creamy white flowers in early summer.
Well drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H20cm.
Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen
Abundance'
AGM. Rich reddish pink flowers in late
summer. Spreads slowly using suckering
shoots. Moist but well drained fertile soil.
Sun to part shade. H 90cm x S40cm.
Anemone xhybrida 'Andrea
Atkinson'
Single white flowers in late summer. Any
good soil in sun or part-shade. Height
70cm.
Anemone xh. 'Richard Ahrens'
Semi-double deep pink flowers late
summer to early autumn.Any good soil in
sun or part-shade. Height 100cm.
Anemone leveillei
White star like flowers with blue backs in
spring. Moist soil. Part shade. H45cm x
S50cm.
Alpine anemone from North America.
White flowers in summer. Well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H10-25cm.
Vigorous rhizomatous species with finely
lobed leaves. Stems holding many
upright creamy yellow in summer. Well
drained humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H 30cm x S15cm.
Finely lobed leaves producing stems with
many upright red flowers in summer. Well
drained humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H30cm x S15cm.
Tiny white flowers held above divided
foliage in spring. Any good soil. Part
shade. H15cm x S30cm.
Anemone lithophila
Anemone multifida
Anemone multifida 'Rubra'
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa ‘Alba Plena’ Double white flowered spring anemone.
Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm.
Anemone nemorosa ‘Blue Eyes’
Double white flowers with a blue eye in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm.
Anemone nemorosa ‘Blue Form’ Light blue flowers in spring. Any good soil.
Part shade. H15cm.
Anemone nemorosa ‘Royal Blue’ Rich sky blue flowers in spring. Any good
soil. Part shade. H20cm.
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Anemone nemorosa ‘Vestal’
AGM
Delicate double white flowers in spring.
Any good soil. Part shade. H 20cm.
Anemone nemorosa ‘Virescens’ Unusual form in which instead of petals
Anemone nemorosa
'Robinsoniana'
the flower is made up of tight green
leaves. The flowers last for up to 8 weeks.
Moist soil. Part shde to shade. H15cm.
Large lilac flowers held above divided
foliage in spring. Any good soil. Part
shade. H20cm x S30cm.
Anemone palmata
Palest yellow flowers in late spring. Any
good soil. Part shade. H20cm.
Anemone rivularis
White flowers in early summer. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. H50cm
Anemone rupicola
Large white flowers held above divided
foliage in summer. Any good soil. Part
shade. H20cm x S15cm.
Anemone sylvestris
Divided leaves with solitary nodding pure
white flowers in spring followed by woolly
white seed heads later in the year. Well
drained humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H50cm x S50cm.
Vigorous plant with pale pink flowers in
late summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H up to 100cm.
Anemone tomentosa
Anemone virginiana
Anemone x hybrida
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine
Jobert'
Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin
Charlotte'
Anemone x hybrida 'Pamina'
Anemonopsis macrophylla
Tall upright stems bearing greenish white
flowers in early to mid summer, followed
by thimble-like seed heads. Well drained
humus rich soil. Sun or part shade.
H90cm.
Soft pink flowers held above lobed dark
green leaves in late summer. Spreads
using suckering shoots. Moist but well
drained soil. Sun to shade. H100cm.
AGM. Large white flowers held high
above lobed dark green leaves in late
summer. Spreads using suckering shoots.
Moist but well drained fertile soil. Sun to
part shade. H 150cm x S60cm.
Semi-double purple-pink flowers held
above lobed dark green leaves in late
summer. Spreads using suckering shoots.
Moist but well drained fertile soil. Sun to
part shade. H1.5m x S60cm.
Semi-double rose-red flowers held above
lobed dark green leaves in late summer.
Spreads using suckering shoots. Moist but
well drained fertile soil. Sun to part
shade. H 150cm x S60cm.
Delicate nodding lilac flowers in summer
borne on slender stems. Excellent plant
for shady moist spots. Moist but well
drained soil. Shade to part shade.
H60cmxS50cm.
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Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' Finely divided purple-brown leaves with
Aquilegia canadensis ‘Corbett’
umbels of tiny white flowers in late spring
to summer. Well-drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H1m x S30cm.
Delicate light yellow flowers over deep
green lobed foliage. Any good soil. Sun
to part shade. H30cm.
Aquilegia canadensis ‘Pink
Lanterns’
Delicate pink nodding flowers with
straw coloured corolla in late spring.
Any good soil. Sun/part-shade.
Height 20-30cm.
Aquilegia canadensis 'Little
Lanterns'
A wonderful plant. Delicate foliage with
brilliant red spurred flowers with reflexed
petals. Any good soil. Sun to part shade.
H25cm x S25cm.
Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Denver
Gold’
Large long spurred yellow flowers over
grey green foliage. Any good soil.
Dappled to part shade. H 60-90cm.
Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Yellow
Queen’
Golden yellow long spurred blooms over
grey green lobed foliage.Well drained
soil. Full sun. H80cm.
Aquilegia clematiflora
Double flowers in mixed colours in early
summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H60cm x S40cm.
Aquilegia flabellata ‘Cameo
White’
One of the smallest dwarf
columbines .Ideal for pot or rock
garden. Good silver-green foliage
with white flowers in late spring. Well
drained good soil. Sun/partshade.Height 10-15cm.
Aquilegia flabellata 'Nana Alba' Blue-green leaves with nodding white
flowers in early summer. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H15cm x S15cm.
Aquilegia flabellata var pumilla f. Dwarf aquilegia with wax white flowers in
early summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
alba ‘White Angel’
shade. H20cmxS15cm.
Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila
‘Selection’
Dwarf plant with bright blue white tipped
flowers in early summer. Any good soil.
Sun to part shade. H20cm x S15cm.
Aquilegia viridiflora
Unusual green flowers with reddishbrown corolla.Any good well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H40cmxS30cm.
Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Clematiflora
hybrids’
Attractive spurless blooms in shades of
purple, blue and white above rounded
lobed leaves. Fertile well drained soil. Sun
to part shade. H60cm.
Rich blue semi double flowers in late
summer. Any good soil. Sun to light
shade. H25cm.
Aster novi belgii‘Lady in Blue’
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Aster ‘Little Carlow’ AGM
A mass of strong lavender blue flowers in
late summer. Any good fertile soil. Full sun
to part shade. H80cm.
Aster amellus ‘King George’
Violet blue daisy like flowers in late
summer to autumn. Mildew resistant. Any
good soil. Sun. H60cm.
Aster amellus ‘Rosa Erfullung’
Clear pink daisy like flowers in late
summer to autumn. Mildew resistant. Any
good soil. Sun. H60cm.
Aster amellus ‘Rudolf Goethe’
Lavender blue daisy like flowers in late
summer to autumn. Any good soil. Sun.
H50cm x S40cm.
Aster amellus ‘Violet Queen’
Excellent old variety with rich violet
flowers in late summer to early autumn.
Any good soil. Sun. H40cm.
Aster novae-angliae 'Andenken Large cerise pink flowers in late summer
to autumn. Any good soil in sun to partan Alma Potschke'
shade. Height 105cm.
Aster novae-angliae
‘Harrington’s Pink’
Light pink daisy flowers in late summer.
Any good fertile soil. Full sun to part
shade. H 120cm.
Aster novae-angliae ‘Lachsglut’
A mass of vibrant hot pink daisy flowers in
late summer. Any good fertile soil. Sun to
part shade. H120cm.
Aster novae-angliae ‘Pink Parfait’ A mass of soft pink daisy flowers in late
summer. Any good fertile soil. Sun to part
shade. H120cm
Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple
Cloud’
Soft purple blue daisy flowers in late
summer. Any good fertile soil. Sun to part
shade. H170cm.
Aster novae-angliae
‘Septemberrubin’
Lovely purple red flowers in late summer.
Abundant flowering. Any good fertile
soil. Sun to part shade. H160cm x S50cm.
Aster novi-belgii
Clump forming species bearing many
violet daisy like flower heads in late
summer. Good fertile soil. Sun to part
shade. H1.2m x S90cm.
Free flowering dwarf variety. Large pink
flowers in late summer. Any good soil.
Sun to light shade. H30cm.
Dwarf aster with rich blue semi-double
flowers in late summer. Good fertile soil.
Sun to part shade. H25cm.
Aster novi-belgii (dwarf) ‘Heinz
Richard’
Aster novi-belgii ‘Lady in Blue’
Aster novi-belgii ‘Rosenquartz’
Double light pink flowers in Sept and Oct.
Well drained soil. Full sun. H90cm.
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Aster radula
Narrow foliage with large violet daisy like
flowers in autumn. Good fertile soil. Sun
to part shade. H60cm x S30cm.
Aster x frikartii 'Monch'
One of the best Asters for a long display.
A strong, upright freely branching plant
with clear lavender-blue flower heads in
late summer. Well-drained open fertile
soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm x S40cm.
Aster xf. 'Wunder von Stafa' AGM Bright lavender blue flowers in late
summer. Sun, well drained soil. Height
70cm.
Astilboides tabularis
Astrantia m. 'Gill Richardson Gp'
Astrantia major 'Shaggy'
Astrantia ‘Roma’
Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
Bergenia cordifolia 'Winterglut'
Bergenia ‘Eden’s Dark Margin’
Bergenia 'Wintermachen'
Boykinia aconitifolia
Boykinia jamesii
Architectural plant with large scalloped
leaves and scented white flowers in mid
summer. Moist soil. Part shade. Ht 140cm.
Very unusual.
Fine selection with deep crimson flowers
in early summer. Moisture retentive soils in
sun or part-shade.
Height 80cm.
Clump forming plant with lobed toothed
leaves. Large greeny-white pincushion
flowers in summer. Fertile soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm x S45cm.
Soft pink, long lasting flowers in summer.
Fertile, moist soil. Full sun to part shade.
Probably the best of the astrantias. H
60cm.
Robust thick deep green leaves with
freely produced pure white flowers in
mid to late spring. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H35cm x S60cm.
Robust thick deep green leaves turning a
stunning shade of red in autumn. Pink
flowers in spring. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H60cm x S75cm.
Best of all bergenias for winter foliage.
Big shiny red flushed leaves. Deep pink
flowers in spring. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H 35cm.
Spoon shaped leaves with pink-red
flowers in early summer. Humus rich moist
but well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H30cm x S50cm.
Attractive rounded lobed leaves with
loose heads of small creamy white
flowers in summer. Neutral cool, moist
humus rich soil. Part shade. H60cm x
S30cm.
Native to Rocky Mountains. Best for
alpine house or shady rock garden. Small
purple-violet flowers in early summer
with heuchera like leaves. Well drained
gritty soil. Height 20cm.
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Bronze fennel (Foeniculum
vulgare ‘Purpureum’)
Brunnera macrophylla
Brunnera macrophylla – pink
flowered form
Large clumps of purple feathery foliage.
Decorative in a border. Leaves and
seeds both have culinary uses. Any good
soil. Full sun but will take some shade.
H180cm.
AGM. Rhizomatous slowly spreading
species. Deep green heart shaped
leaves with loose panicles of bright blue
forget-me-not like flowers in spring. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
H50cm x S60cm.
Large green heart shaped leaves. Light
pink forget- me-not flowers in spring. Any
good soil. Full to part shade. H50 x
S60cm.
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Betty
Bowring’
Pure white flowers over heart shaped
foliage in spring. Any good soil. Full to
part shade. H30cm x S60cm.
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Looking
Glass’
Dramatic leaves silvered all over. Bright
blue forget-me-not flowers in spring. Any
good soil. Full to part shade. H50 x S60.
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Mr.
Morse’
Large silvered heart shaped leaves.
White forget-me-not flowers in spring.
Any good soil. Full to part shade. H50 x
S60.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawsons A fine foliage plant with deep green
heart shaped leaves with wide white leaf
White'
margins. Loose bright blue forget-me-not
like flowers in spring. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H50cm x S60cm.
Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen A fine foliage plant with deep green
heart shaped leaves with cream margins
Cream'
narrower than those of 'Dawson's White'.
AGM
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack
Frost'
Caltha palustris
Loose panicles of bright blue forget-menot like flowers in spring. Fertile moist but
well drained soil. Part shade. H50cm x
S60cm.
A recently introduced cultivar.
Magnificent silvery heart shaped leaves
with bright blue forget-me-not like
flowers in spring. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H50cm x S60cm.
Marsh Marigold. A must for an area of
moist soil or bog garden. Rounded, deep
yellow buttercup like flowers in spring
over shiny dark green foliage. Moist soil.
Full sun. H30cm x S50cm.
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Caltha palustris 'Alba'
Camassia leichtlinii ‘Alba’
Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’
Long flowering pure white form of our
native Marsh Marigold. Not so
conspicuous but well worth growing with
its white cup shaped flowers in spring.
Moist soil. Full sun. H30cm x S50cm.
Tall spikes of creamy white flowers in
May. Fertile humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm.
Tall spikes of deep blue flowers in May.
Fertile humus rich soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
White flower spikes rising above creeping
foliage in summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H40cm x
S60cm.
Campanula glomerata ‘Caroline’ Clusters of lilac pink flowers in early
summer.
Any good soil. Sun or part shade. H
50cm.
Campanula glomerata 'Superba' Clusters of bright violet flowers in early
summer.Any good soil. Sun or part
AGM
shade. Height 75cm.
Campanula glomerata 'Alba'
Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon
Anna’
Spikes of soft lilac pink flowers in summer.
Moist but well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H1.5m x S0.6m.
Campanula lactiflora ‘Pouffe’
Compact plant covered in light blue
flowers over a tight mound of foliage all
summer. Moist but well drained soil. Sun
or part shade. H30cm
A fabulous species forming a mass of
rosettes, which throw up stiff stems
covered with stalkless cup shaped
lavender-blue flowers. Any good soil. Sun
to part shade. H90cm x S50cm.
A choice woodlander with green
serrated leaves which unfurl in spring. At
the same time there are intense purple
pink flowers. Any good soil. Shade to
part shade. H12cm x S15cm
Pretty spring plant with deep purple blue
flowers in March and April. Humus rich
soil. Part shade. H30-45cm.
Campanula latiloba
Cardamine glanduligera
Cardamine pentaphyllos
Cardamine quinquefolia
Shade lover with a profusion of purple
pink flowers in spring. Any good soil. Full
to part shade. H15cm.
Centaurea hypoleuca ‘John
Coutts’
Pinky mauve flowers in summer. Any well
drained soil. Full sun. H60cm. Bee friendly.
Centaurea montana ‘Alba’
Spreading perennial carrying in early
summer many star shaped white flowers.
Good garden plant. Thrives in any soil.
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Centaurea montana ‘Carnea’
Centranthus ruber ‘Albus’
Centranthus ruber ‘Pretty Betsy’
Full sun. H50cmxS60cm.
Perennial Cornflower. Pale pink flowers
in early summer. Sun or part-shade. Well
drained soils. Height 45cm.
Branching heads of small star-shaped
pure white flowers from late Spring to
Autumn. Thrives in any soil. Sun. H60cm x
S45cm.
Light red flowers in early summer. Any
good well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H60cm x S30cm
Centranthus ruber var. coccinea Red flowers in early summer. Any good
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H60cm x S30cm
Chaerophyllum hirsutum
'Roseum'
Lilac-pink form of cow parsley. Highly
dissected leaves with umbels of lilac-pink
flowers in spring to summer. Good fertile
soil. Sun to part shade. H60cm x S30cm.
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium
Mat forming evergreen succulent with
golden yellow flowers in summer. Well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H15cm.
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium
‘Jim’s Pride’
Variegated form of mat forming
evergreen succulent with golden yellow
flowers in summer. Well drained soil. Sun
to part shade. H15cm.
Cirsium heterophyllum
Spreading softly spiny leaves with mauve
thistle shaped flower heads borne on
long branching stems. Moist well drained
soil. Full sun. H 120cm.
Spreading dark green softly spiny leaves
with deep crimson thistle shaped flower
heads borne on long branching stems.
Moist well drained soil. Full sun. H1.2m x
S60cm.
Shrub with rich pink flowers in summer.
Any soil. Full sun. H1.5m x S2m
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Cistus purpureus
Codonopsis cardiophylla
Codonopsis clematidea
Codonopsis forrestii
Codonopsis gracilis
Twining herbaceous perennial flowering
in summer. Nodding pale blue flowers,
with intricate markings inside. Moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H60cm.
Twining herbaceous climber producing
nodding bell shaped pale blue flowers in
late summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H1.5m.
Twining herbaceous climber producing
open star shaped sky blue flowers in late
summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H2m.
Twining herbaceous climber producing
elongated tubular flowers in late
summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H2m.
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Codonopsis grey-wilsonii
Codonopsis lanceolata
Codonopsis mollis
Codonopsis ovata
Codonopsis pilosula
Codonopsis rotundifolius
angustifolia
Codonopsis ussuriensis
Convallaria majalis
Convallaria majalis ‘Albostriata’
Convallaria majalis rosea
Twining herbaceous climber producing
stunning blue flowers in summer. Humus
rich moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade. H2m.
Twining herbaceous climber producing
bell shaped greenish white flowers
veined purple in late summer. Humus rich
moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm.
Twining herbaceous climber producing
long blue bell shaped flowers in late
summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H1m.
Pale blue bell shaped flowers in summer
on scrambling plant. Moist but well
drained soil. Dappled shade.
H40cmxS40cm.
Twining climber bearing pale yellow to
pale green bell shaped flowers in
summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Dappled shade. H1.7m
Twining climber bearing pale blue bell
shaped flowers with red centres in
summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Dappled shade. H2m.
Twining climber bearing dark violet blue
flowers in summer. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Dappled shade.
H75cm.
Lily of the valley. Lovely scented white
flowers in spring. Any good soil. Part to
full shade. H20cm x S30cm.
Rare lily of the valley with scented white
flowers in May -June over broad green
leaves striped golden yellow. Any good
soil. Shade to part shade. H20-30cm.
Rare lily of the valley with pale pink
scented flowers in May- June. Any good
soil. Shade to part shade. H 15cm.
Crinkled leaves producing pendent
white bell shaped flowers in late spring
and early summer. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Part shade. H30cm x
S15cm.
Cortusa matthiola var pekinensis Crinkled leaves producing pendent
magenta bell shaped flowers in late
spring and early summer. Humus rich
moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
H30cm x S15cm.
Vigorous new hybrid. Intense sky blue
Corydalis ‘Craigton Blue’
flowers above pale green foliage in early
summer. Humus rich but well well drained
soil. Part shade. Height 40cm.
Cortusa matthiola 'Alba'
Corydalis flexuosa 'China Blue'
Delicate fern like foliage with sky blue
flowers in spring. Summer dormant. Cool
shady position. Humus rich soil.
Height30cm.
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Corydalis flexuosa 'Pere David'
Summer dormant spreading species with
delicate light green leaves and bright
blue slender flowers in spring. Moist fertile
soil. Part shade. H30cm x S20cm.
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’
Delicate green foliage infused purple.
Blue, purple tubular flowers in spring to
early summer. Moist fertile soil. Part
shade. H25cm x S20cm.
Corydalis ‘Kingfisher’
Exceptionally long flowering, with intense
blue flowers from early summer to
autumn. Humus rich soil. Shade to part
shade. H30cm.
Corydalis ochroleuca
Evergreen delicate grey green leaflets
with creamy white from late spring to
summer. Fertile well drained soil. Sun to
part shade. H30cm x S30cm.
Corydalis solida ‘G P Baker’
Rich red tubular flowers over feathery
foliage in spring. Moist but well drained
soil. Part to full shade. H20cm.
Corydalis solida ssp. Solida ‘Beth Pale pink tubular flowers over feathery
foliage in spring. Moist but well drained
Evans’
soil. Part to full shade. H20cm.
Corydalis solida’Purple Beauty’
Purple tubular flowers over feathery
foliage in spring. Any good soil. Part to
full shade. H20cm.
Corydalis ‘Spinners’
Vigorous hybrid between C.elata and
C.flexuosa.Clear blue long lasting flowers
top delicate ferny foliage in late spiring
and early summer.Moist fertile soil. Part
shade. H30cm x S30cm.
Masses of drooping stems of pale purple
flowers above delicate ferny foliage. Any
good soil. Part shade. H35cm.
Corydalis taliensis
Crocosmia xc. 'George Davison' Masses of soft yellow flowers in late
summer.Sun. Well drained soils. Height
60cm.
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’
Crocosmia 'Severn Sunrise'
Cyclamen coum
Paprika red flowers in late summer. Any
good soil. Full sun to part shade. H100cm.
Long pointed leaves bearing salmon
pink to red tubular flowers on arching
spikes in late summer. Humus rich moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm x S30cm.
Heart shaped marked leaves producing
pink to carmine red flowers in winter to
early spring. Fertile well drained soil. Part
shade. H8cm x S10cm.
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Cyclamen coum ‘Album’
Delightful woodland plant. Pure white
flowers in early spring. Dies down in
summer. Humus rich soils.Height 10cm.
Cyclamen coum 'Silver Leaf'
Heart shaped silver marked leaves
producing pink to carmine red flowers in
winter to early spring. Fertile well drained
soil. Part shade. H8cm x S10cm.
Heart shaped marked leaves producing
pink to red flowers in autumn. Fertile well
drained soil. Part shade. H8cm x S10cm.
Cyclamen hederifolium
'Rosenteppich'
Dactylorhiza x foliosa
Hardy orchid. Strong purple flowers in
early summer. Good border perennial.
Humus rich soil.Sun to part shade.
H30cm.
Dianthus ‘Mrs. Sinkins’
Scented ragged double white flowers in
summer. Well drained soil. Full sun.
H40cm.
Dicentra formosa alba
Delicate white flowers for weeks above
fern like green foliage. Spring to early
summer. Good humus rich soil. Part to full
shade. H30cm.
Dicentra formosa ‘Bacchanal’
Delightful heart shaped crimson flowers
in early summer above finely divided
grey-green foliage. Shade. Good humus
rich soil. Height 35cm.
Dicentra ‘Ivory Hearts’
White flowers over ferny foliage in early
summer. Good fertile soil. Sun to part
shade. H30cm.
Dicentra ‘Langtrees’
Almost bloe ferny leaves with small
cream and pink flowers in spring. Shade.
Good humus rich soil.
Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding heart. Bright pink and white
heart shaped flowers dangling off
arching stems in early summer. Delicate
green divided foliage. Moist humus rich
soil. Part shade. H60cm x S50cm.
Pure white form of bleeding heart. Pure
white heart shaped flowers dangling off
arching stems. Delicate green divided
foliage. Moist humus rich soil. Part shade.
H60cm x S50cm.
Delicate nodding pure white flowers in
spring. Humus rich soil. Part shade.
H40cm.
Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'
Dodecatheon meadia f. album
Dodecatheon meadia ‘Goliath’
Shooting star.Large flowering form with
lilac-rose flowers in late spring. Humus
rich soil in shade. Height 70cm.
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Dodecatheon meadia ‘Red
Colours’
Delicate nodding flowers in shades of
red in spring. Humus rich soil. Part shade.
H40cm.
Dodecatheon tetandrum
(jeffreyi)
Shooting star.Reflexed fragrant blooms in
shades of red, lavender and white
appear in mid to late spring. Any good
soil in sun or part shade.Height 30cm.
Echinacea pallida
Coneflower with narrow drooping pale
rose pink petals in late summer. Good
well drained soil. Sun. H30cm.
Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’ Coneflower with narrow drooping white
tinged pink petals in late summer. Good
well drained soil. Sun. H80cm x S40cm.
Echinacea paradoxa
Yellow coneflower. Rich yellow flowers in
late summer. Good well drained soil. Sun.
H80cm x S45cm.
Echinacea purpurea
Rose purple daisy like flowers in late
summer. Good well drained soil. Sun.
H100cm x S50cm.
Echinacea purpurea ‘Happy Star’ White flowers with a golden disc in late
summer to autumn. Vigorous, long lived
form. Good well drained soil. Sun.
H100cm x S50cm.
Dark green leafy foliage producing
branching stems bearing large white
daisy like flowers with an orange brown
centre. Humus rich well drained soil. Full
sun. H1.2m x S50cm.
Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern' Soft pink purple daisy like flowers with
golden brown centres in late summer.
Humus rich well drained soil. Full sun. H1m
x S50cm.
Long lasting deepest pink flowers with
Echinacea purpurea ‘Vintage
big brown centres in late summer to
Wine’
autumn. Any good soil. Full sun. H90cm x
S55cm.
Plentiful white flushed pink flowers in
Epimedium ‘Akebono’
spring.
Humus rich soil. Part shade. H25cm.
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' Violet purple spider like flowers over red
tinted foliage in spring. Humus rich soil.
Part shade. H25cm x S40cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rose
Queen'
Dark bronze young heart shaped leaves
with spider like deep rose pink flowers in
spring. Humus rich soil. Part shade.
H45cm x S60cm.
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Epimedium acuminatum
Large long spurred purple and mauve
flowers in spring. Humus rich soil. Shade.
Best in a sheltered spot. H40cm
Epimedium fargesii
Delicate purple and white spider like
flowers over heart shaped foliage in
spring. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade. H45cm x S60cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum
Pink or white and lilac flowers over
bronze tinted foliage in spring. Humus
rich soil. Shade. H40cm.
Delicate lilac flowers over bronze tinted
foliage in spring. Humus rich soil. Shade.
H30cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilac
seedling’
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Red
Beauty’
Deciduous ,red flowers emerging with
new growth in early spring. Reddishbronze foliage colours green as matures.
Good, humus rich soil, in part shade.
Height 18-30cm.
Epimedium leptorhizum
An attractive species producing longspurred large white to lilac-pink tlowers in
spring. Handsome new coppery
foliage.Any good humus rich soil in partshade.
Epimedium perralchicum
'Frohnleiten'
Bronze flushed heart shaped leaves
producing spider like yellow flowers on
wiry stems in spring. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H40cm x S60cm.
A hybrid between E. brevicornu and E.
pubescens. Delicate pink flowers in
spring and again in late summer. Moist
but well drained soil. Part shade. H40cm.
Evergreen. Delicate creamy white
flowers in spring. Any good soil in partshade.
Height 35cm.
Epimedium ‘Pink Elf’
Epimedium pubigerum
Epimedium stellulatum 'Wudang Spider like white flowers with yellow
stamens over heart shaped foliage in
Star'
spring. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade. H35cm x S50cm.
Epimedium x rubrum
Epimedium x setosum
Epimedium x versicolor
‘Sulphureum’
Epimedium x warleyense
Crimson flowers over bronze foliage in
spring. Vigorous plant. Any good soil.
Shade. H25cm.
Small white flowers in spring over low
evergreen foliage. Humus rich soil.
Shade. H30cm.
Long spurred pale yellow flowers over
heart shaped leaves in spring. Moist but
well drained soil. Part shade. H45cm x
S1m.
Reliable old variety producing orange
flowers in Spring. Any good soil. Will
tolerate dry conditions. Full or partshade.Height 30cm.
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Epimedium x warleyense
‘Orange Queen’
Epimedium x youngianum
‘Niveum’
Vigorous epimedium with orange flowers
in spring. Evergreen mottled leaves. Any
good soil. Shade or part shade. Good for
dry shade. H25cm.
Pure white flowers over heart shaped
foliage in spring. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade. H45cm x S60cm.
Epimedium x youngianum
'Merlin'
Purple flushed young heart shaped
leaves with dusky mauve spider like
flowers in spring. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade. H30cm x S30cm.
Epimedium x youngianum
‘Roseum’
Dusky pink to purple flower in mid to late
spring. Moist but well drained humus rich
soil in part shade. Height 30cm.
Eranthis cillicia
Winter Aconite. Large butter yellow
flowers in February/March. Finely cut
foliage with bronze tinge. Well drained
soil in sun. Short.
Erigeron karvinskianus
'Blutenmeer'
Abundant yellow centred daisy like
flowers opening white and fading to pink
and purple in summer. Fertile well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H20cm .
Seeds around.
Eryngium agavifolium
An architectural plant with large sword
like strong green sharply toothed leaves.
Large green thistle like flowers in late
summer lasting well through the winter.
Well-drained fertile soil. Full sun. H1.5m x
S60cm.
Perennial wallflower. Fragrant orange
blooms from spring to early summer.
Deadheading encourages further
flowering.Any reasonable well drained
soil in sun or part-shade.Height 60cm.
Erysimum ‘Apricot Twist’.
Erysimum 'Bowles’ Mauve'
Perennial wallflower. Shrubby perennial
producing mauve flowers from spring to
summer. Well-drained soil. Full sun.
H75cm x S60cm.
Erysimum 'Constant Cheer'
Perennial wallflower. Shrubby perennial
producing dusky orange flowers from
spring to summer. Well-drained soil. Full
sun. H30cm x S60cm.
Erysimum ‘Winter Orchid’
Scented perennial wallflower.Flowers
open coppery orange fading to
purple.Flowers from spring right through
to the end of summer. Well-drained soil.
Full sun. H30cm
Woodland bulb. Soft yellow flowers in
Spring. Humus rich soil. Part shade. 25cm.
Vigorous form with mottled leaves
producing white nodding flowers in
spring, Humus rich soil. Part shade.
H30cm x S10cm.
Erythronium ‘Kondo’
Erythronium ‘White Beauty’
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Erythronium dens-canis
Mottled leaves producing rose pink
nodding flowers in early spring. Humus
rich soil. Part shade. H20cm x S10cm.
Erythronium dens-canis ‘Pink
Perfection’
Small pale pink flowers over mottled
leaves in early spring. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H8cm.
Dog’s tooth violet. Good form with
strongly coloured pink flowers in Spring.
Moist well drained soil in part-shade.
Height 15cm.
Erythronium dens-canis ‘Purple
King’
Erythronium dens-canis
‘Snowflake’
Dog’s tooth violet. Good form with pure
white flowers in Spring. Moist well drained
soil in part-shade. Height 15cm.
Erythronium 'Pagoda'
Vigorous variety with mottled leaves
producing many sulphur yellow nodding
flowers in spring. Humus rich soil. Part
shade. H35cm x S10cm.
Erythronium ‘Spindlestone’
Good compact form of erythronium
toulumnense.Bright yellow flowers in
spring.Good humus rich soil in part
shade. Height 25cm.
Erythronium tuolumnense
Dog’s tooth violet with nodding yellow
flowers in spring. Good humus rich soil in
part shade. Height 10-20cm.
Eupatorium cannabinum
Pink flower heads in summer and early
autumn. Good humus rich soil. Full sun
part shade. H150cm.
Statuesque plant with burgundy
coloured flowers in late summer. Moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H200cm.
Eupatorium fistulosum
‘Atropurpureum’
Eupatorium fistulosum ‘Ivory
Towers’
Statuesque plant with ivory white flowers
in late summer. Moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H200cm.
Euphorbia amygdaloides var.
robbiae
Lime green flowers over dark green
glossy foliage in early summer. Well
drained soil. Part to full shade. Will form
good groundcover in deep shade.
H60cm
Dark green lance shaped leaves veined
red. Deep brick coloured flowers in
summer. Moist but well drained soil. Full
sun to part shade. H60cm.
Glowing red foliage with brick red
flowers in summer. Moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H60cm.
Thick silver green pointed leaves with
greenish yellow flowers in late spring.
Sprawling habit good for a rockery or
pot. Well drained soil. Full sun. H15cm x
S30cm.
Rounded bushy plant with heads of
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Dixter’
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’
Euphorbia myrsinites AGM
Euphorbia polychroma
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Euphorbia schillingii
bright yellow flowers over mid green
leaves in spring. Any well drained soil. Full
sun to part shade. H50cm X S50cm.
Dark green lanceolata leaves with light
veining producing greenish yellow
flowers in summer. Moist humus rich soil.
Part shade. H1m x S30cm.
Euphorbia sikkimensis
Bright pink young shoots producing dark
green red marked leaves with greenish
yellow flowers in summer. Moist humus
rich soil. Part shade. H1.2m x 45cm.
Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’
AGM
Compact deciduous shrub covered in
delicate white flowers in April and May.
Well drained soil. Full sun to part shade. H
2m
Forsythia suspensa ‘Nymans’
Soft yellow flowered form of the well
known shrub. Flowers in spring. Any good
soil. Full sun. H 3m.
Fritillaria acmopetala
Pale green, bell shaped flowers tinged
purple in spring. Well drained soil. Full sun.
H30cm.
Fritillaria meleagris
The snake’s head fritillary. The one to
naturalise in damp meadows. Delicate
nodding chequered flowers in spring.
Soil that is moist in spring. H30cm.
Deep purple bell shaped flowers, with
yellow tips to the petals. May-June. Well
drained soil. Full sun. Ideal for a pot or
trough. H20cm.
A spike of beautiful creamy green
flowers on a tall strong stem. April – May.
Well drained soil. Full sun to part shade. H
1m.
Purple grey edged yellow flowers in
spring. Any good well drained soil. Sun.
H25cm.
Fritillaria michailowskyi AGM
Fritillaria persica’Ivory Bells’
Fritillaria uva vulpis
Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus elwesii ‘Cedric’s
Prolific’
Galanthus ? Atkinsii
Galanthus ‘Dionysus’
Similar to the common snowdrop but
larger and earlier flowering. Builds up
quickly. Any good soil. Part shade.
H17cm.
Exceptional large single snowdrop, fron
stock originally grown in the garden of Sir
Cedric Morris at Benton.Broad grey
green leaves support stems up to 40cm.
Superb large snowdrop propagated
from a clump found in our garden,
possibly Atkinsii.
Any good soil. Part shade. H20cm.
Early flowering Greatorex double.15cm.
Ideal conditions are cool and moist in
spring with adequate light but drier and
shadier in summer.
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Galanthus 'Hippolyta'
Beautifully formed Greatorex double.
Short, but perfectly formed.
Galanthus 'James Backhouse'
Good large flowered early snowdrop.
Aberrant form of Galanthus 'Atkinsii' with
which it is often confused, but still one of
the best.
Greatorex double with well rounded
outer petals and almost entirely green
inner segments. H 18cm.
Galanthus ‘Jaquenetta’
Galanthus 'Lady Elphinstone'
Variant of G.nivalis 'Flore Pleno' with
yellow markings
Galanthus’Magnet’
Large open flowers on long pedicels.
Height 18cm.
Ideal conditions are cool and moist in
spring with adequate light but drier and
shadier in summer.
Galanthus nivalis
Native snowdrop. Grown in Cumbria.
Any good soil. Good for naturalising in
any situation.
Galanthus nivalis 'Pusey Green
Tips'
Double flower with a splash of green on
the outer segment.
Galanthus plicatus
Broad leaved, late flowering species.
Ideal conditions are cool and moist in
spring with adequate light but drier and
shadier in summer.
Attractive globular flower with dimpled
petals. H 15cm. . Ideal conditions are
cool and moist in spring with adequate
light but drier and shadier in summer.
Robust hybrid with globular scented
blooms in February. Height 20cm.
Ideal conditions are cool and moist in
spring with adequate light but drier and
shadier in summer.
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Galanthus plicatus ‘Augustus’
Galanthus ‘Sam Arnott’
Galanthus 'Straffan'
Old and reliable cultivar. Late flowering
Galtonia candicans
Strap shaped leaves with spikes of up to
30 pendant white flowers in late summer.
Moist but well drained soil. Full sun. Good
in a pot. H 1m.
Strap shaped leaves with spikes of
nodding pale green flowers in late
summer. Moist but well drained soil. Full
sun. H1m. Good in a pot. Frost tender.
Willow gentian. Gentian blue tubular
flowers in late summer to early autumn.
Moist but well drained soil. Full to part
shade. H90cm x S45cm.
Galtonia viridiflora
Gentiana asclepiadea
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Gentiana asclepiadea ‘Alba’
Gentiana asclepiadea 'Pink
Swallow'
Gentiana dinarica
Gentiana septemfida var. 'Lago
Select'
Gentiana sino-orata AGM
White flowered form of the willow
gentian. Long arching stems of narrow
leaves producing tubular white flowers in
early autumn. Moist but well drained soil.
Full to part shade. H90cm x S45cm.
A pink form of the willow gentian. Long
arching stems of narrow rich green
leaves producing tubular pale pink
flowers with darker pink markings in early
autumn. Light humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Full to part shade. H90cm x
S45cm.
Dark blue trumpet shaped flowers over a
mat of shiny green leaves in autumn.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Full sun.
H12cm x S10cm.
Stunning bright blue bell shaped flowers
with white throats and darker stripes in
late summer. Light humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Best in sun. H20cm x
S30cm.
Spectacular bright blue bell shaped
flowers in autumn. Well drained, lime free
soil. Shade to part shade. Good for a
trough or pot. H8cm x S20cm.
Geranium ‘Blue Blood’
Deepest blue flowers from May to July.
Foliage turns orange before autumn. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H35cm.part
shade. H35cm.
Geranium 'Blue Sunrise'
Golden lobed leaves producing veined
blue flowers in summer. Any good soil.
Sun to part shade. H25cm x S30cm.
Geranium clarkei ‘Kashmir Pink’
Produces a spreading mound of highly
dissected lobed leaves with soft pink
flowers all summer. Any good soil. Sun to
shade. H45cm x S50cm.
Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir
Purple'
Produces a spreading mound of highly
dissected lobed leaves with lilac blue
flowers veined with red. Any good soil.
Sun to part shade. H45cm x S50cm.
Geranium himalayense ‘Plenum’ Charming double soft lilac flowers in
summer. Moist but well drained soil.Sun
(Birch Double)
to part shade. H30cm.
Geranium 'Joy'
Soft pink saucer shaped flowers over
lobed foliage throughout summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H25cm x
S30cm.
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘White
Ness’
Semi evergreen. Pale green rounded
leaves with pure white flowers from late
spring to early summer. Any soil. Sun or
shade. Good ground cover. Will grow in
dry shade. H30cm x S60cm.
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Geranium macrorrhizum 'Snow
Sprite'
Geranium ‘Orion’ AGM
Creeping stems of strongly scented
lobed leaves producing white flowers in
early summer. Good ground cover for
shade. Any good soil. Sun to full shade.
H50cm x S60cm.
Strong plant with large dark blue flowers
from early summer. Good autumn leaf
colour. Any good soil. Fullsun to part
shade. H70cm xS70cm
Geranium 'Patricia'
Large magenta flowers with a black eye
throughout summer. Any good soil. Sun
to part shade. H75cm x S60cm.
Geranium phaeum
Mourning Widow. Clump forming species
with basal leaves marked purple-brown
producing open white centred deep
maroon flowers in late spring to early
summer. Moist but well drained soil. Part
to full shade. H70cm x S50cm.
Small nodding white flowers in late spring
and early summer. . Vigorous and easy in
any good soil from sun to shade. Good
for dry shade.Height 80cm.
Geranium phaeum ‘Album’
Geranium phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’
Purple-mauve flowers from May to June.
Vigorous and easy. Any good soil from
sun to shade. Good for dry shade.Height
80cm.
Geranium phaeum –magenta
flowered seedling
Magenta flowers in late spring and early
summer. Distinct form that cropped up
on our nursery. Vigorous and easy in any
good soil from sun to shade. Good for
dry shade.Height 80cm.
Geranium pratense ‘Dark Reiter’ Intense lilac blue flowers over purple
foliage throughout summer. Any good
soil. Sun to light shade. H25cm x S25cm.
Geranium pratense ‘Splish
Splash’
White flowers with blue speckles and
stripes in summer. Any good soil. Sun to
light shade. H50cm x S30cm.
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clump forming divided leaves producing
pearly grey flowers flushed with rose pink
Clark'
Geranium pratense 'Plenum
Album'
Geranium pratense 'Plenum
Violaceum'
in early summer. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H75cm x S60cm.
Clump forming divided leaves producing
double white flowers in early summer.
Any good soil. Sun to part shade. H65cm
x S30cm.
Clump forming divided leaves producing
double rich violet-blue flowers darker
blue in the centre in early summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade.
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Clump forming large divided leaves
bearing loose stems of large saucer
shaped bright magenta flowers with
darker centres and veining in summer.
Any good soil. Sun to part shade. H45cm
x S1m.
Geranium pyrenaicum ‘Bill Wallis’ Low growing trailing plant with small
violet flowers throughout summer. Any
good well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H25cm x S45cm.
Geranium psilostemon
Geranium renardii
Neat clumps of soft sage green velvety
leaves. Opal white flowers with purple
veins in Summer. Any soil. Full sun.
H30cm x S30cm.
Geranium renardii 'Whiteknights' Clump forming velvety grey-green
Geranium robustum
Geranium 'Salome'
Geranium sylvaticum 'Album'
AGM
leaves producing white flowers with pale
lilac-blue background and darker
veining. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H1.2m x S60cm.
Fine silvery sprawling foliage producing
bluish purple flowers in late spring. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade.
A trailing variety with branching stems of
lobed leaves giving rise to loose purplish
pink flowers veined deep purple and
almost black styles and stigmas. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H25cm x
S55cm.
Upright habit. Light green foliage with
pure white flowers late spring to early
summer. Any good soil. Sun or shade.
H70cm.
Deep blue flowers with a white eye in
spring and summer. Upright habit. Good
for a shady border or woodland. Any
good soil. Part to full shade. H70cm x
S50cm.
Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Compact and spreading toothed leaves
giving rise to sky blue flowers with large
Blue'
veined white centres in summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade.
Vigorous plant with deep red purple star
Geranium x oxonianum
like flowers in summer. Good ground
‘Thurstonianum’
cover. Any good soil. Sun to part shade.
H 60cm.
Geranium sylvaticum ‘Amy
Doncaster’
Geum ‘Bell Bank’
Geum ‘Cottage Apricot’
Delightful semi double reddish pink
flowers in late spring. Humus rich soil. Sun
to part shade. H30cm x S 30cm.
A clump forming plant with a rosette of
scalloped leaves producing pendent
bell shaped apricot flowers in late spring
to midsummer. Humus rich moist soil. Sun
to part shade. H30cm x S20cm.
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A clump forming plant with a rosette of
scalloped leaves producing pendent
bell shaped apricot flowers in late spring
to midsummer. Humus rich moist soil. Sun
to part shade. H30cm x S20cm.
Geum chiloense ‘Blazing Sunset’ Semi-double scarlet flowers throughout
the summer. Any good well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Geum 'Beech House Apricot'
Geum coccineum Borisii-Strain
Orange flowers in early summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H40cm.
Geum 'Lady Stratheden'
Pinnate hairy leaves producing semidouble rich yellow flowers throughout
the summer. Fertile well drained soil. Sun
to part shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Low groeing geum with single yellow
green nodding flowers in May to June.
Moist fertile soil. Full sun. H25cm.
Geum ‘Lemon Drops’
Geum montanum
Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw'
Geum 'Princess Juliana'
Geum rivale 'Album'
Geum rivale 'Leonards Variety'
Gillenia trifoliata
Hacquetia epipactis
Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’
AGM
Helenium ‘Red Jewel’
Spreading plant with dense pinnate dark
green leaves producing single deep
yellow cup shaped flowers in spring to
early summer. Fertile well drained soil.
Sun to part shade.
Pinnate hairy leaves producing semidouble scarlet flowers throughout the
summer. Fertile well drained soil. Sun to
part shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Scalloped leaves producing pendent
orange-yellow bell shaped flowers in
summer. Fertile well drained soil. Sun to
part shade.
Rosette of scalloped leaves producing
pendent bell shaped pure white flowers
in late spring to midsummer. Humus rich
moist soil. Sun to part shade. H30cm x
S20cm.
Rosette of scalloped leaves producing
pendent salmon pink bell shaped flowers
in late spring to mid summer. Humus rich
moist soil. Sun to part shade. H30cm x
S20cm.
Star like white flowers in early summer.
Any good fertile soil. Dislikes too much
lime. Sun to part shade. H100cm x
S75cm.
A good plant for shade, it produces its
unusual green, yellow-eyed bracts in late
winter and early spring. Any good soil.
Shade to part shade. H7cm x S30cm
Beautiful bronze red daisy like flowers in
mid to late summer. Any good soil. Sun
to light shade. H100cm x S60cm.
Rich dusky pink flowers with maroon
centres. Well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H85cm.
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Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ Deep red flowers streaked with orange
and yellow over several months in late
AGM
Helenium autumnale ‘RotgoldHybrids’
summer and autumn. Any good soil. Full
sun. H 90 x S45cm
Gold to rust coloured daisy-like flowers in
autumn. Well drained soil .Full sun.
H120cm.
Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
Lovely soft yellow sunflower like flowers in
late summer. Any good well drained soil.
Sun. H200cm x S120cm.
Helleborus argutifolius
Handsome evergreen glaucous spiny
leaves producing pendent pale green
cup shaped flowers in late winter to early
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.
Finely cut basal leaves producing green
cup shaped flowers in spring. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. H45cm x S45cm.
Helleborus dumetorum
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus x ericsmithii
Evergreen clump forming perennial with
deeply divided dark green leaves and
nodding pale green flowers in late
winter. Any good soil. Shade to part
shade. H45cmxS45cm.
Large greeny pink and white flowers in
Spring. Humus rich soil. Part shade.
H25cm x S30cm.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Blue
Metallic Lady’
Metallic purple blue flowers in Feb – April.
Humus rich soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S
45cm.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Picotee
Lady’
Pink veining to white petals edged in red.
Humus rich soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S
45cm.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pink Lady’ Pink and rose coloured flowers Feb -April.
Humus rich soil. Part shade. H 35cm x
S45cm
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pink Lady Pink flowers spotted red Feb-April. Humus
rich soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S 45cm.
Spotted’
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Red Lady’ Deep red coloured flowers Feb-April.
Humus rich soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S
45cm.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘White
Lady’
Pure white flowers Feb – April. Humus rich
soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S 45cm.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘White Lady Pure white flowers almost covered in
maroon speckling. Feb – April. Humus
Spotted’
rich soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S 45cm.
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Yellow
Lady’
Soft yellow flowers Feb – April. Humus rich
soil. Part shade. H 35cm x S 45cm.
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Helleborus x hybridus 'Lady
Series'
Hemerocallis ‘Edge Ahead’
Hemerocallis 'Marion Vaughn'
AGM
Hemerocallis ‘Morocco Red’
Hemerocallis 'Pretty Miss'
Clump forming perennial hybrids. Grown
from seed in the 'Lady Series' All colours
and markings. Humus rich soil. Part
shade. H45cm x S45cm.
Day lily. Stunning pink flowers with
raspberry throat in early summer. Any
good soil. Sun to light shade. H60cm.
Fragrant, pale lemon-yellow flowers in
summer. Any good soil. Sun or partshade. Height 95cm.
Straplike leaves producing star shaped
dusky red flowers with a ginger throat in
mid to late summer. Any soil. Sun to part
shade. H60cm.
Light peach flowers with ruffled edge in
summer. Any good soil. Sun or partshade. Height 75cm.
Hemerocallis –orange flowered
from garden
Name lost in the mists of time. Orange
flowers. Any good soil. Sun to part shade.
H 60cm.
Hemerocallis ‘Staghorn Sumac’
Day lily. Bicoloured orange red flowers in
mid summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H75cm.
Hemerocallis 'Catherine
Woodberry'
Long pointed leaves producing star
shaped lavender pink flowers in mid to
late summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full sun. H60cm x S60cm.
Very desirable spring flowering delicate
woodland perennial. Kidney shaped
leaves with open white, pink or blue
flowers in spring. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Top dress with leaf
mould or compost. Part shade. H10cm x
S15cm.
Spring flowering delicate woodland
perennial. Kidney shaped leaves with
open pale pink flowers in spring. Humus
rich moist but well drained soil. Top dress
with leaf mould or compost. Part shade.
H10cm x S15cm.
Early flowering hepatica from south
eastern europe with large blue flowers in
Spring. Thrives in woodland conditions.
Height 12cms.
Hepatica nobilis
Hepatica pyrenaica
Hepatica transylvanica
Hepatica transylvanica ‘Blue
Jewel’
Good strong blue flowers arising in early
Spring. Thrives in woodland conditions.
Height 12cms.
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Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’
Heuchera sanguinea ‘White
Cloud’
Lime green leaves with ruffled edges.
Good front of border, or in a pot. Any
good soil. Part shade, although will take
more sun than most heuchera as long as
midday sun is avoided. Strong grower.
H40cm.
Coral Bells.Attractive foliage with sprays
of white blossom from June to August.
Well drained soils in full sun or part shade.
Height 60cm.
Heucherella ‘Burnished Bronze’
Large cut leaves with a glossy burnished
bronze hue. Soft pink flowers in early
summer. Any good soil. Part shade.
H55cm x S30cm.
Heucherella 'Kimono'
Dramatic slivery green foliage with
darker veining producing pink flowers in
early summer. Any good soil. Part shade.
H55cm x S30cm.
Heucherella 'Quicksilver'
Purple silvery foliage with bronze veining
producing large pale pink to white
flowers in early summer. Any good soil.
Part shade. H45cm x S25cm.
Horseradish (Armoracia
rusticana)
Perennial herb. Either grow where you
want it to be forever or in a large pot.
Any good fertile soil. Full sun to part
shade. Harvest roots in autumn.
Large hosta with blue green leaves.
Flowers in summer are almost white. Any
good soil. Shade to part shade. H90cm x
S120cm.
Forms dense hummocks of dark green
leaves. Moist fertile soil. Full to part
shade. H50cm.
Blue grey heart shaped leaves with pale
lilac flowers in summer. Fertile moist but
well drained soil. Full to part shade. H
40cm x S 70cm.
Hosta ‘Blue Angel’
Hosta ‘Devon Green’
Hosta ‘Halcyon’
Hosta 'Blue Wedgwood'
Hosta ‘Fire and Ice’
Hosta 'Gold Edger'
Rounded glaucous grey blue leaves with
pale lavender blue bell shaped flowers in
midsummer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full to part shade. H25cm x
S55cm.
Fine hosta with large twisted heart
shaped leaves that are deep green at
the margins, with palest cream centres.
Lilac coloured flowers. Moist well drained
soil. Full to part shade. H30cm x S30cm.
Heart shaped pale green-yellow leaves
with pale lavender blue bell shaped
flowers in summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full to part shade. H30cm x
S45cm.
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Hosta 'Golden Tiara'
Hosta 'Hadspen Blue'
Hosta ‘June’
Hosta lancifolia
Hosta sieboldii var. alba
Heart shaped mid green leaves
irregularly margined with yellow with
purple bell shaped flowers in summer.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Full to
part shade. H30cm x S50cm.
Heart shaped thick glaucous grey blue
leaves with pale mauve bell shaped
flowers in summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full to part shade. H25cm x
S60cm.
Medium size. Blue leaves with lime
splashed centre. One of the best. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Full to part
shade. H30cm.
Produces a mound of narrow arching
glossy dark green leaves with deep
purple bell shaped flowers in summer.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Full to
part shade. H45cm x S75cm.
Mid green lance shaped leaves
producing pure white tubular flowers in
summer. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Full to part shade. H30cm x S60cm.
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
Heart shaped glossy yellow green leaves
producing pale lilac bell shaped flowers
in summer. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Full to part shade. H75cm x S1.2m.
Hosta 'Sun Power'
Heart shaped wavy yellow green leaves
producing pale lavender blue to white
flowers in summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full to part shade. H60cm x
S1m.
Herbaceous twining climber with
toothed golden leaves. Greenish hop
flowers in autumn. Any well drained soil.
Sun or part shade. H to 6m.
Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’
Hydrangea arborescens
‘Anabelle’ AGM
Large round pure white flower heads in
July to September. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H300cm x S300cm.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Flattened heads of pinkish mauve
flowers in late summer. Moist but well
Perfecta’
drained humus rich soil. Full sun to pt
shade. H90-120cm.
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Deciduous shrub producing large lime
green fading to cream flowers from July
to Sept. Fertile moist but well drained soil.
Full sun to part shade. H2.5m.
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’
AGM
Large florets of creamy white flowers
from July to Sept. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H300cm x S300cm.
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Hydrangea quercifolia
Oak leaf hydrangea with large cones of
white flowers in late summer. Good
autumn foliage. Any good soil in sun or
part-shade. Height 2m.
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow
Queen’
Oak leaf hydrangea with large cones of
spectacular white flowers in late summer.
Good autumn foliage. Any good soil in
sun or part-shade. Height 2m.
Hydrangea veitchii
Large white flowered lacecap. Any
good soil. Sun or part shade. Height 2m.
Iris ‘Berkeley Gold’ (Tall bearded) Deep gold and butter yellow flowers in
Iris bulleyana
summer. Well drained soil. Full sun. H 1m
Fine Asiatic species. Soft green erect
foliage with violet-purple flowers in June.
Moist but well drained soils in full sun or
part shade. Height 60cm.
Iris danfordiae
Early flowering, with sweetly scented
daffodil yellow flowers. Well drained soil.
Full sun to part shade. H10cm xS10cm.
Iris douglasiana
Evergreen dark green leaves producing
red-purple, blue, cream or white flowers
in late spring to early summer. Fertile well
drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Iris ensata (mixed colours)
Large open flowers over straplike foliage
in summer. Moist soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Large white flowers with a lime green
centre in summer. Moist soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm.
Large pale lavender violet flowers with
darker veins held above strap like foliage
in summer. Moist soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm x S30cm.
Red purple flowers above cream and
green variegated strap like foliage in
summer. Moist but soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm x S30cm.
Large deep purple flowers held over
strap like foliage in summer. Moist soil.
Sun to part shade.
Iris ensata ‘Moonlight Waves’
Iris ensata 'Reveille'
Iris ensata 'Variegata'
Iris ensata 'Wine Ruffles'
Iris foetidissima AGM
Shy pale lemon and purple flowers in late
spring.Decorative orange seed heads in
autumn. Useful as tolerates dry soil and
shade.Height 60cm.
Iris foetidissima ‘Variegata’
Cream and green striped leaves. Shy
pale lemon and purple flowers in late
spring.Decorative orange seed heads in
autumn. Useful as tolerates dry soil and
shade.Height 60cm.
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Iris ‘Frank Elder’
Late winter flowers are soft blue with a
splash of yellow. Well drained soil. Full
sun. H15cm.
Iris fulva
Lovely iris with terracotta coloured 6
petaled flowers in June. Damp soil. Full
sun. H 90cm.
Iris graminae
Delicate violet flowers over clumps of
grassy like leaves in early summer. Any
good well drained soil. Sun. H40cm.
Iris histriodes ‘George’
Rich purple flowers in early spring. Well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H12cm.
Iris histriodes ‘Lady Beatrix
Stanley’
Beautiful rich blue flower with white
flecks on the fall. One of the earliest to
flower, withstanding all weathers. H12cm.
Iris histriodes ‘Sheila Ann
Germany’
Early flowering vigorous dwarf iris. Sky
blue flowers. Very desirable. Well drained
soil. Full sun. H12cm
Iris ‘Holden Clough’
Soft yellow flowers heavily veined purple
brown in summer. Unusual. Moist well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. 80cm.
Iris ’Katharine Hodgkin’
Early flowering. A little beauty. Bluish
green petals with soft yellow blotching.
Well drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
15cm.
Iris latifolia ‘Duchess of York’
Clear blue flowers in June to July. Not
well known but good plant, easy to grow
in damp soil. Sun to part shade. H 3550cm.
Pale purple flowers in June to July. Not
well known but good plant, easy to grow
in damp soil. Sun to part shade. H 3550cm.
Dark blue flowers in June to July. Not well
known but good plant, easy to grow in
damp soil. Sun to part shade. H35-50cm.
Iris latifolia ‘Isabella’
Iris latifolia ‘King of the Blues’
Iris latifolia ‘Mansfield’
Iris latifolia ‘Queen of the Blues’
Iris lazica
Deepest purple flowers in June and July.
Not well known but good plant, easy to
grow in damp soil. Sun to part shade.
H35-50cm.
Pale blue flowers with a white throat in
June and July. Not well known but good
plant, easy to grow in damp soil. Sun to
part shade. H35-50cm.
Lavender-blue flowers over fans of strap
like foliage in early Spring. Humus rich
soil. Part shade. H15cm.
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Iris pseudacorus cream
The yellow flag iris but with cream flowers
in early summer. Moist fertile soil. Sun to
part shade.
Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'
Yellow-cream variegated strap shaped
pointed leaves producing yellow flowers
in early summer. Moist fertile soil. Sun to
part shade. H1.2m x S30cm.
Velvet burgundy falls with butter yellow
standards in summer. Well drained soil.
Full sun. H 75cm.
Iris ‘Rajah’(Tall bearded)
Iris reticulata ‘Cantab’
Early flowering with flax blue delicately
scented flowers. Well drained soil. Full sun
to part shade. H15cm
Iris reticulata ‘Clairette’
Early flowering. Sky blue with deep
purple falls and white striping. Well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H10cm
Early flowering. Ice blue flowers. Well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade. 15cm.
Desirable.
Iris reticulata ‘Natascha’
Iris reticulata ‘Springtime’
Early flowering. Flowers violet blue tipped
white. Well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H15cm.
Iris reticulata‘Gordon’
Early flowering. Pale blue and violet
flowers. Well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H15cm.
Iris reticulata‘Harmony’
Early flowering. Sky blue with a white
blotch. Well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H15cm.
Early flowering. Purple flowers with a
golden yellow stripe. Well drained soil.
Full sun to part shade. 15cm.
Iris reticulata‘J.S. Dijt’
Iris reticulata‘Joyce’
Early flowering. Sky blue and yellow
flowers. Well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. 15cm.
Iris reticulata ‘Purple Gem’
Early flowering.Deeple plum purple with
lighter veining. Well drained soil. Full sun
to part shade. 15cm.
Iris x robusta ‘Gerald Darby’
Rhizomatous perennial with arching
leaves and purplish stems bearing violet
purple flowers with whitish falls. Moist
humus rich soil.Full sun to part shade. H11.5m.
Rich purple flowers in late spring to early
summer. The falls have white centres and
are veined with yellow. Fertile well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm x
S20cm.
Iris setosa
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Iris setosa ssp. Canadensis
Purple veined flowers in summer. Any
good well drained soil. Sun. H30cm.
Iris sibirica ‘Alba’
Pure white flowers held over strap like
foliage in summer. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H90cm.
Iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’
Deep violet flowers with speckled
markings in summer. One of the best for
intensity of colour. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm x
S60cm.
Clump forming strap like leaves
producing in spring white flowers with
yellow falls, all veined greenish yellow.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade. H90cm.
Violet flowers over strap like foliage in
summer. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm.
White and creamy yellow flowers over
strap like foliage in summer. Fertile moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar'
Iris sibirica 'Caesar'
Iris sibirica 'Dreaming Yellow'
Iris sibirica 'Flight of Butterflies'
Iris sibirica – good garden form.
Iris sibirica 'Lavender Bounty'
Iris sibirica 'Melton Red Flare'
Iris sibirica ‘Mountain Lake’
Iris sibirica 'Papillon'
Iris sibirica 'Shirley Pope'
Iris sibirica 'Silver Edge'
Small pale blue flowers with darker
veining held over narrow grass like
foliage in summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Vigorous iris with lavender blue flowers in
summer. Name lost ages ago. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm.
Lavender pink flowers held over strap
like foliage in summer. Fertile moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Rich red-purple flowers held over strap
like foliage in summer. Fertile well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm.
Deep blue broad flowers held over strap
like foliage in Summer. Fertile moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Pale blue flowers held over strap like
foliage in summer. Fertile well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm.
Clump forming strap like leaves
producing in summer stems with
numerous dark red purple flowers and
velvety falls with white patches. Any
good well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm.
Clump forming strap like leaves
producing in summer stems with
numerous large sky blue flowers edged
with silver. Any good well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. H90cm.
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Iris sibirica 'Southcombe White'
White flowers held over strap like foliage
in summer. Any good well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. H90cm.
Iris sibirica 'Sparkling Rose'
Clump forming strap like leaves
producing in summer stems with
numerous purple-pink flowers. Any good
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Clump forming strap like leaves
producing in summer stems of with
numerous purple-blue flowers. Any good
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Purple flowers in early summer. Freely
flowering in moist fertile soil. Full sun.
H80cm.
Rich claret flowers veined with white in
early summer. Freely flowering in moist
fertile soil. Full sun. H80cm.
Iris sibirica 'Tropic Night'
Iris versicolor
Iris versicolor 'Kermesina'
Kirengeshoma palmata
Nodding pale yellow waxy flowers in late
summer to autumn. Humus rich soil. Part
shade. H1.2m.
Kniphofia 'John Benary'
Coral-red pokers at height of summer.
Sun, well-drained soils. Height 75-90cm.
Kniphofia 'Toffee Nosed' AGM
Tawny orange flowers fading to cream.
Sun, well-drained soils. Height 100cm.
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pearls’ Pale pink flowers over silver striped
foliage in summer. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H20cm x S50cm.
Lamium maculatum ‘White
Nancy’
White flowers over silver foliage in
summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H20cm x S50cm.
Lamium orvala ‘Album’
White flowers in late spring. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. H50cm x S30cm.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba' Formerly Dicentra. ‘White Bleeding
heart’.Pure white lockets on arching
AGM
stems in early summer.Part-shade. Moist
humus rich soils. Height 60cm.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Formerly dicentra. Pink and white lockets
on arching stems in early summer.Partshade. Moist humus rich soils. Height
60cm.Grown from our own seed. Some
have golden leaves.
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl'
Perennial Pea. Pale pink pea flowers on
scrambling foliage. Can be trained.
Humus rich well drained soil. Full sun to
part shade. Climber.
Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
Perennial Pea. Red pea flowers on
scrambling foliage. Can be trained.
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Humus rich well drained soil. Full sun to
part shade. Climber.
Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
Lathyrus vernus
Lathyrus vernus ‘Rosenelfe’
Leucojum ‘Graveteye Giant’
Leucojum vernum
Lewisia cotyledon ‘Rainbow’
Perennial Pea. Pure white pea flowers on
scrambling foliage. Can be trained.
Humus rich well drained soil. Full sun to
part shade. Climber
Dense clump forming herbaceous
perennial producing purple blue pea
flowers in spring. Humus rich well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade. H45cm x
S45cm.
Light pink pea flowers in early summer.
Good rich well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H25cm x S45cm.
Summer snowflake. Large ivory white
flowers in april to may. Any good soil. Sun
to light shade. H45cm.
The spring snowflake. White nodding
flowers like a large snowdrop. Moist soil.
Good for pond side. Full sun to part
shade. H60 cm x S10cm.
Funnel shaped flowers in rainbow shades
of peach through to pink in late spring to
early summer. Good for planting in
cracks in walls. Humus rich well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H15cm x S15cm.
Lewisia nevadensis
A mass of white flowers in summer above
a small cluster of dark green strap like
leaves. Well drained soil. Full sun. Good
for trough or rock garden. Deciduous.
H6cmxS8cm.
Ligularia dentata ‘Britt-Marie
Crawford’
Dark glossy leaves with large deep
orange yellow flowers in late \summer.
Moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H1m.
Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’
Handsome large deep purple leaves.
Vivid orange flower heads in summer.
Moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H120cm.
Ligularia dentata ‘Midnight Lady’ Deep purple bronze foliage with large
golden flowers in late summer. Moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade. H1m.
Ligularia ‘The Rocket’ AGM
Slender spikes of bright yellow flowers on
jet black stems above large toothed
leaves in summer. Moist, fertile soil. Sun to
part shade. H1.5m xS80cm.
Lilium formosanum
Dark green linear leaves with fragrant
slender trumpet shaped white flowers
flushed with purple outside. Humus rich
moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
H1m x S30cm.
Vigorous form with large heads of
orange spotted lily flowers in late
Lilium lancifolium 'Farrers Form'
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summer. Moist acid soil. Part shade.
H1.5m.
Lilium macklinae
Lilium martagon ‘Album’
Linaria purpurea
Linaria purpurea ‘Cannon Went’
Linaria purpurea ‘Springside
White’
Lobelia tupa
Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘White Robin’
Marjoram ‘Acorn
Bank’(Origanum aureum)
Meconopsis baileyi
Meconopsis baileyi ‘Hensol
Violet’
Meconopsis baileyi 'Alba'
Delicate small lily from NE India. Light
pink nodding flowers in summer. Humus
rich soil. Part shade. 30-45cm.
Desirable white flowered form of the
turk’s cap lily.Flowers in June to July. Well
drained humus rich soil. Part shade.
H90cm.
Upright perennial bearing spikes of small
snapdragon like purple flowers from mid
to late summer. Well drained soil. Sun.
h60cm.
Upright perennial bearing spikes of small
snapdragon like pink flowers from mid to
late Summer. Well drained soil. Sun.
H60cm.
Spikes of small snapdragon like white
flowers from mid to late summer. Well
drained soil. Sun. H60cm.
Clump forming perennial with brick red
flowers in late summer. Well drained soil.
Full sun, sheltered site. H1.5m xS1m.
Feathery white flowers in early summer.
Well drained soil. Sun. H40cm x S30cm.
Long pointed golden leaves. Any good
well drained soil. Part shade. Originates
from Acorn Bank, the National Trust
garden. H45cm.
Hairy pointed basal leaf rosettes above
which rise large heavenly blue poppy
flowers in summer. Moist but well drained
humus rich soil. Part shade. H60cm.
Hairy and pointed basal leaf rosettes
giving rise to large lilac flowers in early
Summer. Moist but well drained humus
rich soil. Part shade. H60cm.
Hairy and pointed basal leaf rosettes
giving rise to large white flowers in early
summer. Moist but well drained lime free
humus rich soil. Part shade. H1m x S60cm.
Meconopsis chelidonifolia
Small half nodding yellow flowers in early
summer. Moist humus rich soil. Happy in
woodland. H90cm.
Meconopsis x cookei
Rare meconopsis with dusky pink drooping
flowers in early summer. Moist soil, in part
shade. H 40cm.
Meconopsis horridula
Variable monocarpic species with
stunning blue flowers in Summer. Leaves
and stems covered in bristly spines. Moist
but well drained humus rich soil. Part
shade. H20-100 cm.
Meconopsis integrifolia
The lampshade poppy. Muliple stems of
pale yellow flowers in Summer.
Monocarpic. Moist but well drained
humus rich soil. Part shade. H up to 1m.
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Meconopsis 'Lingholm'
Meconopsis napaulensis
Meconopsis punicea
Meconopsis quintuplinerva
Meconopsis x sarsonii
Monarda ‘Beauty of Cobham’
AGM
Monarda ‘Cambridge Scarlet’
Monarda ‘Croftway Pink’
Monarda ‘Fishes’
Monarda ‘Mahogany’
Monarda ‘Prarie Night’
Monarda ‘Scorpio’
Muscari ‘Pink Sunrise’
Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’
Muscari botryoides ‘Album’
Hairy and pointed basal leaf rosettes
giving rise to large sky blue flowers in
early summer. Moist but well drained lime
free humus rich soil. Part shade. H1m x
60cm.
Yellowish bristly pinnate rosette forming
leaves give rise to branching stems of
cup shaped pink, red through to purple
flowers in summer. Moist but well drained
lime free humus rich soil. Part shade.
H1.5m x 60cm.
Flowers with petals that look like
crumpled red silk from late spring. Moist
humus rich soil. Part shade. H50cm.
Usually monocarpic.
Harebell Poppy. Slowly creeping forming
a dense mat of small hairy leaves giving
rise in spring to arching hairy stems each
holding one pendent lavender blue bell
shaped flower. An exquisite species.
Moist but well drained lime free humus
rich soil. Part shade. H45cm x S30cm.
M. betonicifolia x M. integrifolia. Toothed
leaves covered in rust coloured hairs
forming basal rosettes producing in early
summer branching stems of singular pale
creamy yellow cup shaped flowers. Moist
but well drained lime free humus rich soil.
Part shade. H1.2m x S60cm.
Soft pink flowers above purple pink
bracts in summer and early autumn.
Loved by butterflies and bees. Moist but
well drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Bright red flowers in summer. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm x S90cm.
Rose pink flowers above purple bracts in
summer and early autumn. Loved by
butterflies and bees. Moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H90cm.
Pale pink flowers in summer. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. H100cm x S60cm
Dark red flowers in summer. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. H90cm x S90cm.
Purple flowers in summer. Any good soil.
Sun to part shade. H100cm x S60cm.
Violet purple flowers in summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H100cm x
S60cm.
The first pink grape hyacinth. Not easy to
obtain. Any good soil. Sun to light shade.
H18 cm.
Grape hyacinth. Powder blue flower
spikes in spring. Any good soil. Sun to light
shade. H15cm.
Grape hyacinth. Pure white flower spikes
in spring. Any good soil. Sun to light
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shade. H15cm.
New dwarf variety. Delicate cream
flowers with reflexed petals. Any good
soil. Sun to light shade. H25cm.
Easy miniature garden narcissus with
Narcissus ‘Jumblie’
reflexed petals. Golden yellow. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H15cm.
Scented ivory flowers. Any good soil. Sun
Narcissus ‘Ice Wings’
to part shade. H 30cm.
Dwarf narcissus. Multiple soft yellow
Narcissus ‘Minnow’
flowers on each stem. Any good soil. Sun
to part shade. H 18cm.
Swept back petals around a golden
Narcissus ‘Rapture’
trumpet. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade.H 30cm.
Vigorous narcissus with up to seven
Narcissus ‘Silver
flowers on a stem. Small, scented cream
Chimes’(Triandrus)
flowers. Any good soil. Sun to part shade.
H 40cm.
Lovely dwarf golden yellow daffodil
Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’
flowering in spring. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. Ht 15cm.
Snow white flowers in spring. Any good
Narcissus’Thalia’
soil. Sun to part shade. H30cm.
Nepeta subsessilis ‘Blue dreams’ Bright blue flowers throughout summer.
Moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H60cm.
Nepeta subsessilis ‘Pink Dreams’ Dusky pink flowers throughout the
summer. Moist but well drained soil. Sun
to part shade. H90cm.
Compact variety with large deep blue
Omphalodes 'Cherry Ingram'
flowers in spring. Moist humus rich soil.
Part shade. H15cm x S30cm.
Narcissus cyclamineus ‘Toto’
Paeonia ‘Bowl of Beauty’
Single pink flowers with cream centre in
summer. Any good soil. Full sun. H100cm.
Paeonia ‘Kansas’
Semi double red flowers in summer. Any
good soil. Full sun. H80cm.
Paeonia ‘Karl Rosenfield’
Double magenta flowers in June and
July over bronzed foliage. Any good soil.
Full sun to part shade. H80cm x S80cm.
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ One of the best grasses. Upright purple
Papaver orientale ‘Aglaja’
grey foliage with large panicles of
purplish spikelets in summer. Turns golden
yellow in aurumn. Well drained soil. Full
sun. H1.2m.
Semi double flowers shading from cherry
red at the base to soft salmon pink. MayJune. Short and sturdy. Any good soil. Full
sun. H50cm.
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Papaver orientale ‘Beauty of
Livermere’
Bright red flowers with a black centre in
early summer. Moist but well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. H80cm.
Papaver orientale ‘Coral Reef’
Large coral pink flowers in early summer.
Moist but well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H80cm.
Papaver orientale ‘Konigin
Alexandra’
Salmon pink flowers with a black centre
in early summer. Moist but well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade.H80cm.
Papaver orientale ‘Lilac Girl’
Large raspberry to deep lilac flowers in
early summer. Moist but well drained soil.
Full sun to part shade.H80cm.
Papaver orientale ‘Patty’s Plum’
Flowers soft plum coloured in May to
July. Any good soil. Full sun. H 75cm.
Papaver orientale ‘Royal
Wedding’
Pure white flowers with a black centre.
Moist but well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. H80cm.
Papaver orientale ‘Snow Goose’ Large semi double white flowers with a
black blotch at the base. . Moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H80cm.
Peltoboykinia watanabei
Phlox divaricata ‘Dirigo Ice’
Large glossy pale green leaves
producing pale creamy yellow flowers in
summer. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade. H70cm.
Small shade loving phlox with palest ice
blue flowers in spring. Humus rich moist
soil. Part shade. H15cm.
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Perfume'
Masses of fragrant lilac blue flowers in
early summer. Humus rich soil. Part
shade. H35cm x S50cm.
Phlox divaricata
'Chattahoochee'
Prostrate purple tinted leaves and stems
producing open lavender blue flowers
with purple eyes from summer to early
autumn. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H15cm x S30cm.
Strong purple flowers from April to June.
Any good soil in sun or part shade.
Height 30cm.
Phlox divaricata ‘Eco Texas
Purple’
Phlox douglasii ‘Crackerjack’
Low growing perennial with masses of
crimson-red flowers from April to June.
Good for rock garden or trough. Well
drained soil in sun. H 5cm x W 25cm.
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Phlox douglasii ‘Waterloo’
Compact plant with rich crimson-red
flowers in May to June. Good for rock
garden or trough. Well drained soil in sun.
H 5cm x W 25cm
Phlox ‘Kelly’s Eye’
Masses of pale pink flowers with darker
eye in early summer. Good for rock
garden or trough. Well drained soil in sun.
H 7cm x W 15cm.
Phlox maculata ‘Alpha’
Soft , scented lilac pink flowers in early
and mid summer. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H90cm x S45cm.
Fragrant white flowers with pink centres
in summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H100cm.
Soft pink flowers with a deeper pink
maculata ‘Rosalind’
centre in summer. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H90cm x S45cm.
paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’ Fragrant blue flowers with paler centres
and deeper veins July-Sept. Foliage
flushed purple. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Full sun. H100cm.
Scented pale pink flowers with red
paniculata 'Bright Eyes’
centre mid to late summer. Any good
soil. Sun or part-shade.
Height
90cm.
Phlox maculata ‘Omega’
Phlox
Phlox
Phlox
AGM
Phlox paniculata ‘David’
Scented pure white flowers in summer.
Any good soil. Sun or part-shade. Height
90cm.
Lightly scented soft pink flowers in late
summer. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil . Full sun. 75cm.
Scented lavender blue, lilac flushed
Phlox paniculata ‘Eventide’
flowers from July-Sept. Humus rich moist
but well drained soil. Full sun. H 90cm.
Phlox paniculata ‘Franz Schubert’ Clusters of pale pink flowers from July to
September. Any good soil. Full sun to
part shade. H 90cm.
Large panicles of pure white flowers from
Phlox paniculata 'Fujiyama'
midsummer onwards. Fertile moist soil.
Sun to part shade. H1.2m x S60cm.
Phlox paniculata ‘Discovery’
Phlox paniculata ‘Jade’
Phlox paniculata ‘Little Laura’
Phlox paniculata ‘Miss Pepper’
Phlox paniculata ‘Monica
Lynden-Bell’
Phlox paniculata ‘Othello’
Clusters of cream flowers edged green in
summer. Any good soil. Full sun to part
shade. H 65cm.
Violet blue flowers with white eye from
mid summer onwards. Fertile moist soil.
Sun to part shade. H60cm.
Rose pink flowers in late summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H80cm x
S30cm.
Soft pink flowers over dark buds from
midsummer onwards. Very attractive.
Any good soil. Sun to part shade. H75cm.
Claret red flowers from mid summer
onwards. Any good soil. Sun to part
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shade. H75cm.
Phlox paniculata ‘Prince of
Orange’
Phlox paniculata ‘Prospero’
Phlox paniculata ‘Starfire’
Phlox paniculata ‘Tiara’
Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Blue
Cushion’
Phlox subulata ‘Samson’
Intense orange scarlet flowers from mid
summer onwards. Any good soil. Sun to
part shade. H90cm.
Large scented soft lilac flowers from
midsummer onwards. Any good soil. Sun
to part shade. H100cm.
Vigorous phlox with good crimson red
flowers from midsummer onwards.
Striking dark foliage. Any good soil. Sun
to part shade. H90cm.
Scented double creamy white flowers
from midsummer onwards. Any good soil.
Sun to part shade. H60cm.
Dwarf creeping phlox with blue star like
flowers from late spring to summer.Low
but spreading.Good for rock garden or
trough. Sun. Well drained soil.
Dwarf creeping phlox with purple pink
flowers from late spring to summer.Low
but spreading.Good for rock garden or
trough.Sun. Well drained soil.
Large heads of small scented lilac
flowers in mid summer. Humus rich well
drained soil. Full sun. H100cm.
Drooping stems of narrow foliage with
Phuopsis stylosa
dense heads of tiny pink flowers in
summer. Good border edge plant. Any
good soil. Sun. H30cm x S60cm.
Lge elegant evergreen bamboo, green
Phyllostachys nigra (Black
canes at first, becoming black with
Bamboo)
maturity. Moist but well drained soil. Full
sun to part shade. H2.5 -3.5m, S1.5-2.5m
(in 10-20yrs)
American pokeweed. Large foliage
Phytolacca americana
plant with purple black berries in late
summer. Any good soil. Sun to part
shade. H2-3m. Plant and berries are
toxic.
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Fuji Pink’ Balloon flower. Soft pink flowers in
summer.
Well drained soil. Full sun. H50cm.
Phlox x arendsii ‘Luc’s Lilac’
Podophyllum peltatum
Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'
Polemonium yezoense 'Purple
Rain Strain'
The May apple from open woodlands in
Canada and America. Long glossy
leaves above single white flowers. Any
good soil. Shade to part shade. H40cm x
S120cm.
Neat mounds of pinnate leaves
producing many bell shaped lilac blue
flowers in late spring to early summer.
Fertile well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H45cm x S45cm.
Pinnate reddish purple foliage producing
many lilac blue flowers in summer. Fertile
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H50cm x S45cm.
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Polygonatum hookeri
Potentilla atrosanguinea var.
agrophylla
Potentilla atrosanguinea var.
agrophylla ‘Scarlet Starlit’
Potentilla 'Gibsons Scarlet'
Dwerf plant reaching only 10cm high.
Deep pink purple flowers emerge in
spring before the leaves. Shade. Any
good soil.
Bi-coloured orange yellow and red
flowers in mid to late summer. Any good
well drained soil. Sun top part shade.
H40cm x S45cm.
Bright scarlet red flowers over silky foliage
in early summer. Any good well drained
soil. Full sun. H30cm.
Soft green foliage producing single
saucer shaped bright scarlet flowers in
summer. Well-drained soil. Full sun.
H45cm x S60cm.
Potentilla 'Helen Jane'
Soft green foliage producing single
saucer shaped bright pink flowers in
summer. Well-drained soil. Full sun.
H45cm x S60cm.
Potentilla nepalensis ‘Ron
McBeath’
Clump forming perennial with strawberry
like bright green leaves. Carmine –red
flowers throughout summer. Well
drained soil. Full sun. H30cm.
Dwarf, compact potentilla. Strawberrylike bright green leaves with brilliant
carmine pink flowers throughout summer.
Well drained soil. Full sun. H15cm.
Soft green foliage producing double
deep maroon flowers in summer. Welldrained soil. Full sun. H45cm x S60cm.
Potentilla nepalensis ‘Shogran’
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarchs
Velvet'
ALPINE PRIMULAS
Primula “Alice Collins
Primula allionii
Primula allionii ‘Adrian Jones’
Primula allionii x 'Aire Mist'
Primula allionii x 'Aire Mist' in
terracotta pot
Primula allionii ‘Anne’
Small alpine primula with strong purple
blue flowers in early spring. Moist but well
drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised bed
or trough.
Small alpine primula with tubular rose
pink flowers in spring. Grow in well
drained compost. Ideally needs
protection from winter wet. H5cm x
S20cm.
Neat mound of leaves covered in pale
lavender pink flowers in Feb to March.
Grow in well drained compost. Ideally
needs protection from winter wet. H5cm
x S20cm.
Alpine primula with pure white tubular
flowers in spring. Moist but well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade. Good
container or rockery plant.H10cm x
S20cm.
Alpine primula with pure white tubular
flowers in spring. Moist but well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade. Good
container or rockery plant.H10cm x
S20cm.
Alpine primula. Neat mound of leaves
covered in soft pink flowers in early
spring. . Moist but well drained, gritty soil.
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Good for a raised bed or trough.
Primula allionii x ‘Koblenz’
Primula allionii x ‘Pink Aire’
Primula allionii x ‘Snow Ruffles’
Primula apoclita
Primula bileckii
Primula ‘Blairside Yellow’
Primula burmanica
Primula x Chamois
Primula ‘Firecracker’
Rarely available alpine primula. Neat
mound of leaves with creamy white
flowers in early spring. . Moist but well
drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised bed
or trough.
Alpine primula with pink shading to white
tubular flowers in spring. Moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade. Good
container or rockery plant.H10cm x
S20cm.
Alpine primula with frilled white flowers in
spring. Moist but well drained, gritty soil.
Good for a raised bed or trough.
Rarely offered species from Tibet/Yunnan
(muscarioides group).Small purplish blue
grape hyacinth like flowers on long
stems. Sun to part shade.Moist but well
drained soils.
Very small leaved alpine primula with
rich crimson flowers in spring. Moist but
well drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised
bed or trough.
Cushion of leaves bearing golden yellow
open bell shaped flowers in spring. Moist
but well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade. Good container or rockery plant.
H 7cm.
The Burma primrose. Candelabra primula
with rosy red flowers. Humus rich moist
soil. Part shade. H80cm.
Alpine auricula with the softest peachy
yellow flowers in spring. Sometimes
classed as a border auricula. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
H15cm.
Alpine primula with good red flowers in
early spring . Moist but well drained, gritty
soil. Good for a raised bed or trough.
Primula glaucescens
Umbels of pink flowers with white eyes in
spring. Humus rich well drained soil. Sun
to part shade. H10cm x S20cm.
Primula halleri
Rosettes of mealy leaves producing
open lilac-pink flowers in late spring.
Moist humus rich peaty soil in part shade
or in an alpine house in well drained
loam based compost. H30cm x S25cm.
Vigorous rosette forming leaves
producing white blushed pink flowers in
spring. Moist but well drained soil. Full sun
to part shade. Good container or
rockery plant.
Not a clue. Does it exist?
Primula 'Harlow Carr'
Primula ‘Helena’
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Primula integrifolia
European alpine species. Neat
rosettes of flesh leaves with pink
flowers early spring. Moist but well
drained soils in cool position. Ideal
for rock garden, scree or trough.
Height 5cm.
Primula ‘Jo-Jo’
Lovely allionii hybrid. Large clear lilac
flowers with a cream eye in Feb –Mar.
Well drained soil. Scree, trough or cool
green house. 5-8cm.
Small European hybrid covered in wavy
edged pale lavender flowers in spring.
Well drained soil. Scree, trough or cool
green house.
Alpine primula with pure white tubular
flowers in spring. Moist but well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade. Good
container or rockery plant.H10cm x
S20cm.
Alpine primula with pure white tubular
flowers in spring. H10cm x S20cm.
Primula ‘Lavender Mist’
Primula x loiseleurii 'Aire Mist'
Primula x loiseleurii 'Aire Mist' in
terracotta pot
Primula marginata
Rosette forming mealy edged leathery
leaves with umbels of shallowly tubular
lavender-blue flowers in spring. Moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Good for a raised bed or trough. H15cm
x S15cm.
Primula marginata ‘Adrian Evans’ Good alpine primula with purple red
Primula marginata ‘Barbara
Clough’
Primula marginata ‘Kesselrings’
Primula marginata ‘Lemon
Sorbet’
Primula marginata 'Linda Pope’
Primula marginata ‘Malvern’
Primula marginata ‘Waithman’s’
Primula marginata 'White Lady'
flowers in early spring . Moist but well
drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised bed
or trough.
Good alpine primula with soft lilac pink
flowers in early spring . Moist but well
drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised bed
or trough.
Easy alpine primula. Neat rosettes of
leaves with deep lavender flowers in
spring. Moist but well drained, gritty soil.
Good for a raised bed or trough.
Easy alpine. No info available. Some
query it’s existence. But here it is! Moist
but well drained, gritty soil. Good for a
raised bed or trough.
Toothed mealy green leaves forming
rosettes giving rise to umbels of mauveblue flowers with white mealy centres in
spring. Moist but well drained, gritty soil.
Good for a raised bed or trough. H15cm
x S15cm.
Another?
Alpine primula with light blue flowers in
early spring. Moist but well drained, gritty
soil. Good for a raised bed or trough.
Beautifully delicate pure white flowers in
spring. Moist but well drained, gritty soil.
Good for a raised bed or trough. H15cm
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x S15cm.
Primula ‘Maria Talbot’
Primula ‘Midnight’
Primula ‘Mylene’
Primula ‘Pink Aire’
Primula modesta
Primula petiolaris
Beautiful European hybrid alpine primula.
Large burgundy frilled flowers in March.
Moist but well drained, gritty soil. Good
for a raised bed or trough.
Hybrid alpine primula. Moist but well
drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised bed
or trough.
Hybrid alpine primula with deep purple
flowers in early spring . Moist but well
drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised bed
or trough.
Allionii hybrid. Soft pink flowers. Well
drained soil. Scree, trough or cool
greenhouse. 10 cm.
Rosettes of spoon shaped mealy leaves
producing in spring umbels of open
tubular purple-pink flowers. Moist but well
drained humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. Can be grown under glass in
loam based gritty compost. H20cm x
S20cm.
Toothed leaves producing tiny magenta
purple flowers in spring. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade. H10cm x S20cm.
Allionii hybrid. Pink shaded white flowers.
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
Part shade, will tolerate a little sun.
Good container or rockery plant.
H20cm x S20cm.
Primula 'Pink Ice' in terracotta pot Allionii hybrid. Pink shaded white flowers.
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
Part shade, will tolerate a little sun.
H20cm x S20cm.
Vigorous rosettes of leaves producing
Primula x pubescens ‘Apple
masses of lilac pink flowers in early spring.
Blossom’
Moist but well drained, gritty soil. Good
for a raised bed or trough.
Primula x pubescens ‘Bewerley Vigorous rosette forming leaves
producing masses of white flowers in
White’
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. Good container
or rockery plant. H10cm x S30cm.
Primula x pubescens ‘Bill Martin’ Vigorous rosette forming leaves
producing deep lilac flowers in spring.
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. Good container or
rockery plant. H10cm x S30cm.
Vigorous rosette forming leaves
Primula x pubescens 'Christine'
producing purple pink flowers in spring.
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. Good container or
rockery plant. H10cm x S30cm.
Free flowering, with masses of cream
Primula x pubescens ‘Cream
flowers in spring. Humus rich moist but
Viscosa’
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Good container or rockery plant.
H10cm x S30cm.
Primula 'Pink Ice'
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Alpine primula with crimson flowers in
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. Good container
or rockery plant.
Primula x pubescens 'Faldonside' Vigorous rosette forming leaves
producing dusky red-pink flowers in
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. Good container
or rockery plant. H10cm x S30cm.
Primula x pubescens 'Freedom' Vigorous rosette forming leaves
producing clear lilac purple flowers in
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. Good container
or rockery plant. H10cm x S30cm.
Vigorous rosette forming leaves
Primula x pubescens ‘Harlow
producing creamy white flowers with a
Carr’
flush of pink in spring. Moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. Good
container or rockery plant. H 10cm.
Vigorous rosette forming leaves
Primula x pubescens ‘Pat
producing pale cream blushed pink
Barwick’
flowers in early spring. Moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. Good
container or rockery plant H10cm.
Alpine primula with deep pink flowers in
Primula x pubescens ‘Pat
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
Bernard’
soil. Sun to part shade. Good container
or rockery plant.
Alpine primula with cream flowers in
Primula x pubescens ‘Sonya’
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. Good container
or rockery plant.
Dwarf alpine primula with red flowers.
Primula x pubescens ‘The
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
General’
Sun to part shade. Good container or
rockery plant.
Vigorous rosette forming leaves
Primula x pubescens
producing Wedgwood blue flowers in
‘Wedgwood’
early spring. Moist but well drained soil.
Sun to part shade. Good container or
rockery plant H10cm.
Primula x pubescens ‘Wharfedale Vigorous rosettes of leaves producing
light blue flowers in early spring. Moist but
Bluebell’
well drained, gritty soil. Good for a raised
bed or trough. H10cm
Primula x pubescens ’Wharfedale Vigorous rosettes of leaves producing
cream coloured flowers in early spring.
Buttercup’
Moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. Good container or rockery plant.
H10cm.
Primula x pubescens ‘Wharfedale Vigorous rosettes of leaves, coated in
farina. Greenish white flowers in early
Village’
spring. Moist but well drained, gritty soil.
Good for a raised bed or trough.
Marginata type primula. Violet flowers
Primula ‘Slack Top Violet’
over mound of leaves in spring. Moist but
well drained soil. Sun or part shade.
Good for a container or rockery. H10cm.
Petiolaris hybrid with rich purple-red
Primula ‘Redpoll’
flowers in early spring. Moist humus rich
soil in part shade. Height 8cm.
Primula x pubescens ‘Crimson
Velvet’
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Primula ‘Tantalon’
Fine hardy asiatic hybrid with lavender
blue flowers in early spring. Moist humus
rich soil in part shade. Height 8cm.
Primula Acaulis
A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in a
mixture of colours.
Any good soil. Part shade. H10cm x
S15cm.
Primula acaulis ‘Barnhaven Blues’ A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
shades of cornflower, turquoise, indigo
and azure. Any good soil. Part shade.
H10cm x S15cm.
Primula acaulis
Mixed Barnhavens
Primula acaulis ‘Butterscotch’
A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
shades of copper, bronze, champagne
and butter yellow in spring. Any good
soil. Part shade. H10cm x S15cm.
Primula acaulis ‘Candy Pinks’
A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
shades of clear pinks, satin pinks soft
peach, shell salmon and baby pinks. Any
good soil. Part shade. H10cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
shades of palest yellow. Any good soil.
Part shade. H10cm x S15cm.
Primula acaulis ‘Osiered Amber’ A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
shades of amber, apricot and pale
yellow in spring. Any good soil. Part
shade. H10cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
Primula acaulis ‘Tartan Reds’
rich red shades, many with dark stems
and foliage. Any good soil. Part shade.
H10cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Single flowers in
Primula acaulis ‘Traditional
shades of yellow. Any good soil. Part
Yellows’
shade. H10cm x S15cm.
Primula acaulis ‘Harbinger’
Polyanthus primulas
Primula polyanthus ‘Chartreuse’
Primula polyanthus ‘Desert
Sunset’
Primula polyanthus ‘Grand
Canyon’
Primula polyanthus ‘Harbour
Lights’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of cream iced with
green or white and shading to a green
centre. Any good soil. Part shade.
H25cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of coral, salmon,
shrimp, champagne, apricot and burnt
orange. Any good soil. Part shade.
H25cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of copper, bronze,
terracotta, rust and tangerine. Any good
soil. Part shade. H25cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Night on the
waterfront. Startling oriental and pastel
reds, smoky apricot, and vivid orange
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apricot, neon pinks and salmon reds.
Any good soil. Part shade. H25cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Harvest
Yellows’
A Barnhaven primula.A direct
descendent of Gertrude Jekyll’s
Munstead strain.Many flowers on one
stem in shades of ivory, lemon, mimosa
and orange yellow. Any good soil. Part
shade. H10cmx S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Indian Reds’ A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
Primula polyanthus ‘Little Egypt’
one stem in shades of scarlet, vermilion,
guardsman and cherry reds. Any good
soil. Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of vivid reds, oranges
and brick colours. Any good soil. Part
shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Marine Blues’ A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of cobalt, delft, sky
and navy blues. Any good soil. Part
shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Mauve
Victorians’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of mauve, lavender,
pink orchid, orchid, lilac, porcelain,
cattleya and heliotrope with a frothing
of white. . Any good soil. Part shade.
H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Midnight
Blues’
A Barnhaven primula. Deep blue blacks
and magenta purples, some with white
centres and some edged with silver wire.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of lavender, violet,
blue or buff. Any good soil. Part shade.
H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Muted
Victorians’
Primula polyanthus ‘New Pinks’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of wild rose, bright
raspberry and sweet pea pinks. Any
good soil. Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Old Rose
Victorians’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in rose shades from the
deepest passionate through bright and
frivolous to softest sugar mouse. Any
good soil. Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Paris 90’
A Barnhaven primula. Barnhaven
primula. White and cream edged blue
flowers in spring. Any good soil. Part
shade. H25cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Barnhaven primula
with spectacular coppered red flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade.
H25cmx S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of chocolate, coffee,
cinnamon and ginger. Any good soil.
Primula polyanthus ‘Ramona’
Primula polyanthus ‘Spice
Shades’
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Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula polyanthus ‘Striped
Victorians’
Primula polyanthus ‘Tango’
Primula polyanthus ‘Violet
Victorians’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of blues, violets and
dusky pinks, all veined and striped. Any
good soil. Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Refreshing tones of
orange and gold, very striking in the
garden. Any good soil. Part shade.
H25cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of violet, royal
purple, plum and damson. Any good
soil. Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Cowichan primulas
Primula ‘Amethyst Cowichan’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of amethyst and
violet. Any good soil. Part shade. H25cm
x S15cm.
Primula ‘Blue Cowichan’
A Barnhaven primula. Many intense blue
flowers on one stem, some with a black
bee centre. Any good soil, part shade.
H25cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of garnet, black
garnet and ruby. Any good soil. Part
shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula ‘Garnet Cowichan’
Primula ‘Venetian Cowichan’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of hot pink-reds,
mandarin and strawberry reds. Any good
soil. Part shade. H25cm x S15cm.
Primula ‘Yellow Cowichan’
A Barnhaven primula. Many flowers on
one stem in shades of richest yellows.
Any good soil. Part shade. H25cm x
S15cm.
Juliana primulas
Primula ‘Blue Julianas’
Primula juliana ‘Fireflies’
Primula juliana ‘Vera Maud’
A Barnhaven primula. Small blue and
violet flowers in early spring. Any good
soil. Part shade. Will form a good clump
over the years. H10cm x S15cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Early small
flowering variety. Many flowers on one
stem in shades of deep crimson to bright
red. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm x
S10cm.
A Barnhaven primula. Compact early
flowering variety covered in soft pink
flowers with a deep pink picotee edge
above dark compact leaves. Flowers for
up to 3 months. Any good soil. Part
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shade. H15cm x S10cm.
Other Barnhavens
Primula Gold Laced Polyanthus
‘Beeches Strain’ AGM
Primula Gold Laced Polyanthus
(Barnhaven Strain)
Primula ‘Oriental Sunrise’
A Barnhaven primula. One of the best
strains of gold laced primulas, winning an
AGM in the RHS hardy polyanthus trials in
1995. Any good soil. Part shade. H25cm.
A Barnhaven primula. One of the best
strains of gold laced primulas. Any good
soil. Part shade. H25cm.
Barnhaven’s famous strain of
candelabra hybrids. Flowers in flame
reds, coral, burnt orange, pastel yellows,
peach and lavender in early summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H6090cm
AURICULAS
Auricula ‘Abundance’
Auricula ‘Adrienne Ruan’
Auricula ‘Adrian’
Auricula ‘Agamemnon’
Auricula ‘Alexandra Georgina’
Auricula ‘Alamo’
Auricula ‘Alf’
Auricula ‘Alicia’
Auricula ‘Alison Jane’
Auricula ‘Amicable’
Auricula ‘Ancient Society’
Auricula ‘Andrea Julie’
Auricula ‘Andrew Hunter’
Auricula ‘Anwar Sadat’
Auricula ‘Appleblossom’
Gold centred alpine. Plum shades. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Deep shades of
rust. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Shaded bright to
light purple. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Shaded pink. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Flowers deepest
red shading to apricot. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple with a wide
lilac edge. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple mauve - pink
shading. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Conker brown to
flaming orange shading. . Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Shaded red. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Red shading to
orange. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Orange red to light
orange shading. . Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Blue shades. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Border auricula, although inclining
towards pubescens. Small pink blushed
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Auricula ‘Applecross’
Auricula ‘Argus’
Auricula ‘Arthur Delbridge’
Auricula ‘Arundel Stripe’
Auricula ‘Aurora’
Auricula ‘Austin’
Auricula ‘Avril’
Auricula ‘Avril Hunter’
Auricula ‘Balbithan’
Auricula ‘Barnhaven Cinnamon
Double’
Auricula ‘Barnhaven Coffee
Double’
Auricula ‘Barnhaven Plum
Double’
Auricula ‘Barr Beacon’
Auricula ‘Basuto’
Auricula ‘Beatrice’
Auricula ‘Bellamy Pride’
Auricula ‘Blue Chip’
Auricula ‘Blue Heaven’
Auricula ‘Blue Velvet’
Auricula ‘Blue Yodeler’
appleblossom flowers. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Red shades. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Plum shades. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Purple pink shades.
. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Yellow, maroon and white stripes. White
centre. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Raspberry pink
shades. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Good flowerheads
in shades of plum red. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Shaded lilac blue.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Neat purple flowers on dainty leaved
plant. Possibly a pubescens hybrid. .
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Double cinnamon coloured flower.
Propagated by us from a seedling. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Double coffee coloured flower.
Propagated by us from a seedling. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Plum coloured double. Propagated by
us from a seedling. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Deepest red
shades. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Gold centred alpine. Rich crimson. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine with shaded blue
flowers. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Border auricula with the palest mauve
flowers. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Grey edged show auricula. Blue grey
flowers. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Show striped. Purple blue striped white.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Blue flowered border auricula. Robust.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Shaded blue
flowers. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
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Auricula ‘Blush Baby’
Striped auricula. Pink and white. Moist
but well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Boromir’
Light centred alpine. Blue shades. Moist
but well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Brenda's Choice’
Gold centred alpine. Purple shades. Moist
Auricula ‘Broad Gold’
Gold centred alpine.Rust shading to wide
gold edge. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Broadwell Gold’
Tall yellow and white border. Moist but
well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Brownie’
Border auricula. Russet brown flowers. Moist
but well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Bush Baby’
Border auricula. Apricot yellow flowers. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Butterwick’
Gold centred alpine. Rich brown red. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Cambodunum’
Light centred alpine. Plum shades. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Carole’
Gold centred alpine. Red brown shading to
orange. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Chaffinch’
Self. Opens bright red and fades to dusky
pink. Very attractive and neat. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Charles Rennie’
Border auricula. Soft pink flowers. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Cheops’
Light centred alpine. Purple shades. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Cherry Picker’
Light centred alpine. Velvet pink. Moist
Auricula ‘Chiffon’
Soft lilac pink self. Moist but well drained
but well drained compost. Part shade.
but well drained compost. Part shade.
compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Chorister’
Vigorous deep yellow self. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade.
Primula ‘Chamois’ find under P x Dusty yellow coloured border. Lovely.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Chamois
Auricula ‘Chiquita’
Double with burnt orange colouring.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Cindy’
Light centred alpine. Deepest purple with
narrow lighter shading. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Clatter Ha’
Deep purple double. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Clare’
Grey edged show auricula. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Claudia Taylor’
Fancy show auricula. Red and green
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Comet’
Light centred alpine. Red pink shades.
Auricula ‘Connaught Court’
Light centred alpine. Dark shading to
light pink. Moist but well drained compost.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Coventry Street’
Bright yellow self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Craig Vaughan’
Light centred alpine. Purple shades. Moist
Auricula ‘Crimson Glow’
Deep red double. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Crinoline’
Lavender and green stripes with a white
edge and white centre. Moist but well
but well drained compost. Part shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Cuckoo Fair’
Royal blue flowered self. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Dales Red’
Border auricula. Crimson red with a light
centre. Moist, well drained soil. Part
shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Dark Eyes’
Almost black double flower. Moist well
drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Delilah’
Rich purple double. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Dill’
Plum coloured light centred alpine.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Double Pink Pearl’
Plant given to us by a kind garden visitor.
We are unable to verify the name. Soft
pink double. Moist well drained compost.
Part shade.
Maroon coloured double. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Doublet’
Auricula ‘Douglas Bader’
Light centred alpine. Shaded deep to
pale blue. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Douglas Black’
Deepest maroon flowered self. Moist but
Auricula ‘Dusky Maiden’
Gold centred alpine. Purple maroon
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
well drained compost. Part shade.
shade.
Auricula ‘Eastern Promise’
Brownish orange gold centred alpine.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Eden Blue Star’
Border auricula with vibrant blue flowers.
Auricula ‘Eden Sunrise’
Good yellow border auricula. Moist but
Auricula ‘Edith Major’
Softest lavender double. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Eglinton’
Light centred alpine. Rich purple shades.
Auricula ‘Elf Star’
Light centred alpine. Lilac purple shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
well drained compost. Part shade.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Ellen Thompson’
Light centred alpine. Blue lightly scented
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Elsie May’
Velvet red light centred alpine. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Emmett Smith’
Gold centred alpine. Rich red shaded flowers.
Easy. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula‘Erica’
Gold centred alpine. Free flowering,
strong red. Moist but well drained soil.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Eve Guest’
Light centred alpine. Rich blue shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Excalibur’
Double purple pink flowers . Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Eye Opener’
Gold centred alpine. Deep pink flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Favourite’
Really good bright red self. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Fennay’
Dark red self. Moist but well drained soil.
Part shade.
Double green and red. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Fiddler’s Green’
Auricula ‘Fleet Street’
drained compost. Part shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
Fancy show auricula with red flowers
neatly edged grey. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Forest Fire’
Double rust red flowers Moist but well
Auricula ‘Frank Crosland’
Light centred alpine. Shaded blue. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Bright lavender double. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Good light centred alpine with purple
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
Auricula ‘Fred Booley’
Auricula ‘Fred Livesley’
drained compost. Part shade.
shade.
Auricula ‘Funny Valentine’
Rose red double. Moist but well drained
Auricula Fuller’s Red’
compost. Part shade.
Deepest red self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Gail Atkinson’
Gold centred alpine. Deep rust shades.
Auricula ‘Gay Crusader’
Gold centred alpine. Shaded orange
red. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Gold centred alpine. Orange brown and
gold. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Green edge show auricula. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Gee Cross’
Auricula ‘Geldersome Green’
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Generosity’
Auricula ‘Girl Guide’
Auricula ‘Gleam’
Auricula ‘Glenelg’
Auricula ‘Golden Boy’
Auricula ‘Golden Hind’
Auricula ‘Golden Splendour’
Auricula ‘Goldwin’
Auricula ‘Good Report’
Auricula ‘Greenfinger’
Auricula ‘Grey Lag’
Auricula ‘Habenera’
Auricula ‘Hallmark’
Auricula ‘Harmony’
Auricula ‘Harry Hotspur’
Auricula ‘Hearts of Gold’
Auricula ‘Helen Barter’
Auricula ‘Helen Ruan’
Gold centred alpine. Plum to apricot
shading. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Blue self. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Mustard coloured self. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Show fancy green edge auricula. Deep
red flowers with a green edge.
Gold centred alpine.Burgundy to peach
shading Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Golden russet coloured double. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Double gold flowers. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Red flowers. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine.Flowers in shades of
blue. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Show auricula. Yellow shading to green
Grey edge show auricula, with a black
body. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple to pink
shaded flowers. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Flowers in shades of
pink. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Light centred alpine in shades of blue.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Light centred alpine in shades of pink.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Flowers in shades of
brown. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Green edged purple fancy. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Border auricula. Pale lemon flowers with
a grey edge. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Highland Park’
Auricula ‘Hillhook’
Light centred alpine. Purple shades. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Hobby Horse’
Bright purple striped auricula. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula‘Honey’
Pale yellow classic double. Easy. Early to
flower. Moist, well drained soil. Part
shade.
Raspberry pink light centred alpine. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine.Flowers in shades of
blue. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Ian Greville’
Auricula ‘Ice Maiden’
Auricula ‘Immaculate’
Gold centred alpine. Shades of red. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Indian Love Call’
Gold centred alpine. Good plant with
red and gold shading. Moist but well
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drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Jaffa’
Auricula ‘Jeannie Telford’
Auricula ‘Jenny’
Auricula ‘Jilting Jessie’
Auricula ‘Jim Lister’
Auricula ‘Joel’
Auricula ‘Johann Bach’
Gold centred alpine with orange flowers.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Light centred alpine.Flowers shaded
purple to pink. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Maroon shaded
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Show striped auricula with dusky pink
and white stripes. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Green and purple striped auricula. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Deep violet self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Deep blue border auricula. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula Julie Nuttall’
Pink light centred alpine. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine with pink purple
flowers. Vigorous. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple shading to
light blue. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Deep lilac border auricula. Moist but well
Auricula ‘June’
Light centred alpine. Purple shades. Moist
Auricula ‘Karen Cordrey’
Deep red and white striped show
auricula. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple pink shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Crimson shading to
pink. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine. Shades of pink.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Light centred alpine.Deep pink flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Red double. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Purple shades.
Auricula ’John Wayne’
Auricula‘Joy’
Auricula ‘Joyce’
Auricula ‘Karen
Mc Donald’
Auricula ‘Kevin Keegan’
Auricula ‘Kilby’
Auricula ‘Kingfisher’
Auricula ‘Koh I Noor’
Auricula ‘Lamplugh’
Auricula ‘Lara’
Auricula ‘Lechistan’
Auricula ‘Lee Clark’
Auricula ‘Lee Paul’
Auricula ‘Lee Sharpe’
drained compost. Part shade.
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Dark velvet red self. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Light centred alpine. Pink. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Brown and yellow
shading. Strong grower. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Deep raspberry with a pale pink edge.
Light centred alpine. Moist but well
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drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Leverton’
Auricula ‘Likely Lad’
Auricula ‘Ling’
Auricula ‘Little Rosetta’
Auricula ‘Lolita’
Auricula ‘Lord Saye en Sele’
Auricula ‘Lucy Locket’
Lavender flowered double auricula. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Blue and white striped auricula. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Gold centred alpine. Velvet red shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Rusty red double. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Pink and yellow striped auricula. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Green yellow and light red stripes. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Border auricula with pale yellow flowers.
Moist well drained flowers. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Maggie’
Show auricula. Black edged with a white
centre. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Mandarin’
Light centred alpine. Light to deep pink
shading. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Margaret’
Green fancy show auricula. Yellow
flowers with a bright green edge. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Mary’
Neat lemon yellow double. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘May’
Light centred alpine. Deep to light lilac
pink. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Meadowlark’
Light centred alpine. Good blue shade.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Merlin’
Double with maroon and white stripes
with a hint of green. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Mersey Tiger’
Deep red and green stripes. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Mikado’
Black red self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Millicent’
Light centred alpine. Blue shades. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Miss Newman’
Light centred alpine in shades of purple.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Mojave’
Light red self. Moist but well drained soil.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Moonfairy’
Very good fancy show auricular. Flowers
fade from red to purple with age. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Mrs. L. Hearn’
Light centred alpine. Blue grey flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Murray Lakes’
Light centred alpine. Good purple
shading. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Nantenan’
Fancy auricula. Yellow and green with
red markings. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Nefertiti’
Light centred alpine. Very neat plant
with velvet purple to lilac shading. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Nickity’
Gold centred alpine. Dusky to light red
shading. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Nocturne’
Rich deep red self. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Noelle’
Show auricular. Red flowers with a silver
edge. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Nona’
Cappucino coloured double. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Nonchalance’
Gold centred alpine. Rose pink flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Old Clove Red’
Border auricula. Small red scented
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Old Irish Green’
Border auricula. Purple with a green
edge. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Old Red Dusty Miller’
Border auricula. Red with a white centre.
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Auricula ‘Old Smokey’
Gold centred alpine. Dusty red flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Olton’
Gold centred alpine. Crimson brown
shading to orange flowers. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Orwell Tiger’
Good deep red and white striped show
auricula. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Overdale’
Gold centred alpine. Crimson to pink
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Paleface’
Gold centred alpine. Soft pink flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Pauline’
Light centred alpine with rich purple
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Pavarotti’
Light centred alpine. Deep pink flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Peggy’
Light centred alpine. Purple blue shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Pequod’
Light centred alpine. Deepest purple
with small light rim. Possibly fits new lace
edged alpine group.
Auricula ‘Phantom’
Lavender shaded double. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Phyllis Douglas’
Light centred alpine. Blue to mauve
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Piglet’
Double with soft dusky pink flowers. Moist
Auricula ‘Pierrot’
Purple shaded light centred alpine. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Piers Telford’
Gold centred. Orange shading to dark
red. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Pink Lady’
Light centred alpine. Shaded claret to
light pink. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
but well drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula’Pinstripe’
Striped auricula. Redish mauve stripes.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Pippin’
Light centred alpine. Large red shaded
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Polestar’
Light centred alpine. Purple shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Polly’
Show fancy. Maroon with mealy green
edges. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Pretender’
Gold centred alpine. Deep red to peach
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Prince John’
Gold centred alpine. Flowers maroon
shading to red. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Prometheus’
Fine double brick red auricula. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Purple Sage’
Good purple coloured self. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Quintessence’
Rich purple light centred alpine. Moist but
Auricula ‘Rabley Heath’
Light centred alpine. Purple blue. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Rameses’
Velvet purple light centred alpine. Moist
Auricula ‘Red Gauntlet’
Bright red self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Red Wire’
Red and green striped. Moist but well
drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Redcar’
Gold centred alpine. Flowers in red
shades. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Regency Emperor’
Show auricula with red and white stripes.
drained compost. Part shade.
well drained compost. Part shade.
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Remus’
Deep blue self. Moist but well drained
Auricula ‘Rene’
Gold centred alpine. Crimson. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Rowena’
Light centred alpine with strongly shaded
purple mauve flowers. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Roy Keane’
Gold centred rust red alpine. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Royal Mail’
Bright red self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Ruby Hyde’
Border auricular. Ruby red flowers with a
light centre. Moist but well drained compost.
compost. Part shade.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Sally’
Auricula ‘Sasha Files'
Light centred alpine with purple shades
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Sandwood Bay’
Gold centred alpine. Flowers in strong
shades of red and orange. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Scorcher’
Red self. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Sharon Louise’
Outstanding yellow self. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Shere’
Bright red self. Moist but well drained
Auricula ‘Sibsey’
Blue flowered double. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Simply Red’
Red show self! Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Sirbol’
Gold centred alpine. Flowers in shades of
soft brown. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Sirius’
Gold centred alpine. Maroon to cream
shading. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Slim Whitman’
Gold centred alpine. Burnt orange with a
light edge. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Slioch’
Show auricula. Black edged with a white
centre. Moist but well drained soil. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Sophie’
Light centred red purple alpine. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘South Barrow’
Purple red double. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Spring Meadow’
Green fancy show auricula. Single yellow
flowers with a green edge. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Stant's Blue’
Show self with purple blue flowers. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Starling’
Superb border auricula, with slate purple
flowers covered in farina. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Stromboli’
Double bright red auricula. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Sue Ritchie’
Double pale blue flowers. Moist but well
Auricula ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’
Deep pink self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Sumo’
Gold centred alpine. Conker to apricot
shaded flowers. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Sunstar’
Show self with clear yellow flowers. Easy.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Susan’
Good velvet blue light centred alpine.
Auricula ‘Suzannah’
Double lavender pink flowers. Moist but
well drained soil. Part shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
drained compost. Part shade.
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Sword’
Double green flowers. Vigorous. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘T.A. Hadfield’
Gold centred alpine with red flowers.
Auricula’Taffeta’
Lavender pink self. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Tarantella’
Gold centred alpine. Strongly shaded
red and brown flowers. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Ted Gibbs’
Light centred alpine with pink shaded
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
Moist but well drained compost. Part shade.
shade.
Auricula ‘Ted Roberts’
Gold centred alpine with deep wine red
flowers. Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘The Sneep’
Gold centred alpine. Small flowers,
orange shading to brown. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Tim’
Deep purple double. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Toffee Crisp’
Gold centred alpine in orange shades.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Tony Bray’
Auricula ‘Tosca’
Green and red fancy auricula. Moist but
well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Trouble’
Milky coffee coloured double. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Twiggy’
Pale yellow self. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Valerie Clare’
Gold centred alpine.Flowers shading
brown to orange. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Velvet Moon’
Light centred alpine. Purple blue
shading. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
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Auricula ‘Venetian’
Light centred alpine. Flowers in the
richest pink shades. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Vera’
Gold centred alpine. Red shading to
orange. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Violet Surprise’
Striped show auricula. Moist but well
drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Vulcan’
Gold centred alpine. Flowers shading
orange to brown. Moist but well drained
compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘War Paint’
Striped auricula. Deep red on green.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
Auricula ‘White Wings’
White edged show auricula. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘William Gunn’
Double auricula with golden brown
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Wincha’
Deep red, almost black self. Moist but
well drained compost. Part shade.
Auricula ‘Windway’s Mystery’
Border auricula. Brown yellow flowers.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula ‘Winifred’
Border auricula. Golden orange brown
flowers. Moist but well drained compost.
Part shade.
Auricula ‘Woodmill’
Light centred alpine. Purple mauve.
Moist but well drained compost. Part
shade.
Auricula Barnhaven coffee
coloured double
Auricula 'Barnhaven Double
Auricula'
Double creamy brown auricula. Moist
but well drained compost. Part shade.
Barnhaven Garden Auricula –
mixed colours
Flowers in colours through cream, red,
blue, purple etc. Moist but very well
drained soil. Part shade
Evergreen rounded fleshy leaf rosettes
producing open double flowers in
colours through cream, red, blue, purple
etc. Moist but very well drained
compost. Full sun to part shade. H20cm x
S25cm.
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Border Auricula primula. Yellow flowers in
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Part shade, will tolerate a little sun.
H10cm x S20cm.
Auricula Caroline Beck’s double Given to us by Caroline Beck for
propagation.
red
Auricula 'Blairside Yellow'
Auricula mixed
Primula denticulata 'Alba'
Mixed auricula, various colours in late
spring. Humus rich moist but well drained
soil. Part shade, will tolerate a little sun.
H20cm x S20cm.
Drumstick Primula. White pom pom
flowers from mid spring to summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade, will
tolerate some sun. H45cm x S45cm.
DOUBLE PRIMULAS
Primula ‘Alan Robb’
Double apricot-yellow flowers from
March to May. . Sun to part shade. Moist
well drained soils.
Height 20cm.
Primula vulgaris 'Alba Plena’
Double creamy white primrose flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm
x S20cm.
Primula ‘Dawn Ansell’
Double pure white flowers in spring. Any
good soil. Part shade. H15cm x S20cm.
Primula 'Double Deep Blue'
Double deep blue primrose flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm
x S20cm.
Primula 'Double Deep Red'
Double deep red primrose flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm
x S20cm.
Primula 'Double Yellow'
Double yellow primrose flowers in spring.
Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm x
S20cm.
Primula ‘Double Pale Blue’
Stunning soft blue double flowers.
Propagated by us from a seedling which
turned up in a tray of mixed seed. Any
good soil. Part shade. H15cm x S20cm.
Double deep maroon edged silver
primrose flowers in spring. Any good soil.
Part shade. H15cm x S20cm.
Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay'
Primula 'Marie Crousse'
Double purple red primrose flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm
x S20cm.
Primula 'Miss Indigo'
Double violet purple white edged
primrose flowers in spring. Any good soil.
Part shade. H15cm x S20cm.
Primula ‘Petticoat’
Double, with masses of pure white
flowers in spring. Sun to part shade. Moist
well drained soils. Height 20cm.
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Primula 'Quakers Bonnet'
Primrose with double pale lilac flowers in
spring. Moist humus rich soil. Part shade
but will tolerate sun if soil is moist at all
times. H20cm x S35cm.
Primula ‘Strong Beer’
New double with deep violet purple
flowers in spring. Any good soil. Part
shade. H15cm x S20cm.
Primula 'Sue Jervis'
Double dusky pink primrose flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H15cm
x S20cm.
OTHER PRIMULAS
Primula alpicola
Primula alpicola var alpicola
Primula alpicola var. violacea
Primula anisodora
Primula aurantiaca
Primula ‘Barbara Midwinter’
Primula beesiana
Primula x bulleesiana
Primula bulleyana
Primula capitata ssp. Mooreana
Primula cernua
A long flowering exuberant species
producing umbels of fragrant tubular
yellow, white or purple flowers in summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H50cm
x S30cm.
Long flowering exuberant species
producing umbels of fragrant tubular
pale yellow flowers in summer. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade. H50cm x
S30cm.
This long flowering species produces
umbels of tubular scented purple violet
flowers in summer. Moist humus rich soil.
Part shade. H50cm x S30cm.
Candelabra Primula producing whorls of
green eyed brown purple flowers in
summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Candelabra primula producing whorls of
flowers which are red in bud opening to
a rich orange. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade H60 cm x S60cm.
Good garden primula with masses of
carmine to purple flowers in spring. Any
good soil. Part shade. H10cm
Candelabra Primula with whorls of rose
lilac flowers in summer. Humus rich moist
soil. Part shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Candelabra primula with a bright colour
range from yellow to red to violet in early
summer.. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H40cm.
Candelabra primula with whorls of deep
orange flowers in summer. Humus rich
moist soil. Part shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Deep purple flower heads from mid
summer to late autumn. A very good
late flowering plant. Humus rich moist
soil. Part shade. H40cm x S30cm.
Low soft leaves with upright stems
carrying narrow spikes of purple or
mauve small flowers in early summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H30cm.
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Primula chionantha
Primula chionantha ssp.
sinopurpurea
Primula chungensis
Whorls of creamy white fragrant flowers
in late spring. Humus rich moist but not
waterlogged soil. Part shade to full sun in
good soil. H60cm x S60cm.
Whorls of purple star like , fragrant flowers
in late spring. Humus rich moist but not
waterlogged soil. Part shade to full sun.
H60cmxS60cm.
Candelabra primula with whorls of pale
orange flowers in early summer. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade. H80cm x
S60cm.
Primula cockburniana
Short-lived candelabra Primula with
whorls of red tinged orange flowers in
summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H40cm x S40cm.
Primula cortusoides
Softly hairy leaves producing umbels of
rose red to pink to red violet in late spring
to early summer. Humus rich moist soil.
Part shade. 30cm x 30cm.
Primula denticulata 'Alba'
Drumstick Primula. White pom pom
flowers from mid spring to summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade, will
tolerate some sun. H45cm x S45cm.
Primula denticulata 'Blue
Selection'
Drumstick Primula. Flowers in shades of
blue from mid spring to summer. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade, will tolerate
some sun. H45cm x S45cm.
Primula denticulata 'Rubin
Selection'
Drumstick primula. Flowers in shades of
red from mid spring to summer. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade, will tolerate
some sun. H45cm x S45cm.
Drumstick Primula. Rich pink-purple pom
pom flowers from mid spring to summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade, will
tolerate some sun. H45cm x S45cm.
Primula denticulata 'Rubinball'
Primula ‘Don Keefe’
Primula elatior
Primula elatior 'Gold Lace'
Primula farinosa
Beautiful deep red flowers from early
spring to early summer. Any good soil.
Part shade. H23cm.
True oxlip.Upright stems with clusters of
pale yellow flowers. Any good soil. Part
shade. H20cm.
Deep red open flowers edged with gold
in spring. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H20cm x S20cm.
Rosettes of mealy leaves giving rise to
umbels of tubular yellow eyed lilac-pink
flowers in late spring. Moist humus rich
peaty soil in part shade or in an alpine
house in well drained loam based
compost. H25cm x S25cm.
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Primula firmipes
Delicate species with soft yellow hanging
bell shaped flowers in spring.Moist but
well darined humus rich soil in part
shade.Height 20cm.
Primula flaccida
Pyramidal spikes of scented lavender
blue flowers in early summer.Moist but
well drained soil. Part shade.Height
20cm.
Primula florindae
Umbels of fragrant funnel shaped sulphur
yellow flowers in summer. Humus rich
moist soil. Part shade. H1.2m x S90cm.
Primula florindae ‘Rays Ruby’
Umbels of fragrant intense red flowers in
summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H1.2m x S90cm.
Umbels of fragrant intense red flowers in
summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H1.2m x S90cm.
Umbels of fragrant funnel shaped
orange red flowers in summer. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade. H1.2m x
S90cm.
Primula florindae ex‘Rays Ruby’
Primula florindae 'Red Group'
Primula 'Francisca'
Unusual green frilly flowers in late spring.
Humus rich soil. Part shade. H20cm x
S10cm.
Primula 'Guinevere'
Dark purple crumpled foliage with
solitary pale lilac flowers in spring. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade. H10cm x
S20cm.
Delightful woodland primula with glossy
leaves.Rich purple blue flowers with a
yellow eye. Humus rich soil. Part shade.
H12cm.
Famous candelabra primula in shades of
apricot, orange and pink in summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade.
H70cm.
Primula ‘Hall Barn Blue’
Primula Harlow Carr Hybrids
Primula helodoxa (prolifera)
Candelabra Primula with whorls of yellow
flowers in summer. Humus rich moist soil.
Part shade. H45cm x S45cm.
Primula hirsuta
Native primula to the Alps and Pyrenees.
Leaves covered in short hairs. Flowers
range from pale pink to deep purple red.
Moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
H7cm.
Unusual primula from the petiolaris
group. Low growing with pale lavender
flowers in spring. Moist shade. Spreads by
strawberry like runners, and can cover a
considerable area. H10cm.
White flowers over silvery leaves in spring.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H30cm
x S15cm.
Primula hoffmanniana
Primula incana
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Primula japonica ‘Alba’
Candelabra Primula with whorls of white
flowers in summer. Humus rich moist soil.
Part shade. H80cm x S30cm.
Primula japonica 'Apple Blossom' Candelabra Primula with whorls of pale
pink flowers in summer. Humus rich moist
soil. Part shade. H80cm x S30cm.
Primula japonica 'Carminea'
Candelabra Primula with whorls of
carmine red flowers in summer. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade. H80cm x
S30cm.
Broad finely toothed leaves forming
generous rosettes giving rise to stems
bearing in late spring whorls of flowers in
shades of pinky-oranges. Moist humus
rich soil. Part shade. H45cm x S45cm.
japonica 'Millers Crimson' Broad finely toothed leaves forming
generous rosettes giving rise to stems
bearing whorls of crimson flowers in late
spring. Moist humus rich soil. Part shade.
H45cm x S45cm.
Small basal leaf rosettes producing in
'Johanna'
spring umbels of delicate clear pink
flowers. Moist humus rich soil. Part shade.
H15cm x S15cm.
Small rosettes of scalloped deep green
juliae
leaves producing solitary saucer shaped
pink-purple flowers with yellow eyes in
early spring. Moist but well drained
humus rich soil. Sun to part shade. H7cm
x S15cm.
Small rosettes of scalloped deep green
‘Schneekissen’
leaves producing solitary saucer shaped
white flowers with yellow eyes in early
spring. Moist but well drained humus rich
soil. Sun to part shade. H7cm x S15cm.
Primula japonica 'Inschriach
Hybrids'
Primula
Primula
Primula
Primula
Primula 'Beeches Pink'
Primula 'Groenekan’s Glorie'
Primula 'Old Port'
Primula 'Lady Greer'
Primula laurentiana
Small rosettes of scalloped deep green
leaves producing clusters of dusky purple
pink flowers in early spring. Moist but well
drained humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H7cm x S15cm.
Small rosettes of scalloped deep green
leaves producing solitary saucer shaped
clear pale pink flowers in early spring.
Moist but well drained humus rich soil.
Sun to part shade. H7cm x S15cm.
Small rosettes of scalloped deep green
leaves producing solitary saucer shaped
deep red flowers in early spring. Moist
but well drained humus rich soil. Sun to
part shade. H7cm x S15cm.
Clusters of small pale yellow flowers over
crinkled foliage in spring. Humus rich soil.
Part shade. H15cm x S25cm.
Leathery blue green leaves producing
tiny pale lilac flowers in spring. Humus
rich soil. Part shade. H20cm x S10cm.
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Primula luteola
Primula maximowiczii
Primula nivalis
Primula parryi
Primula poissonii
Primula polyanthus ‘Gold Lace’
Primula polyneura
Primula prolifera
Rosettes of leaves producing in spring
mealy stems with yellow flowers. Moist
but well drained humus rich soil. Sun to
part shade. H35cm x S45cm.
Stricking whorls of bright red flowers in
April and May. Moist but well drained
soil. Part shade. H30cm.
Purple flowers in spring. Humus rich moist
soil. Part shade. H30cm x S20cm.
North American native. Vigorous showy
primula with long slim leaves. As many as
20 magenta flowers on each stem in
spring. Moist soil. Sun to part shade.
H40cm xS15cm.
Candelabra primula with purple carmine
flowers in late summer to autumn. Moist
soil.Full sun to part shade. H50cm.
Deep red open flowers edged with gold
in spring. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H20cm x S20cm.
Rosettes of lobed leaves producing in
late spring umbels of purple-pink flowers.
Moist humus rich soil. Part shade but will
tolerate sun if soil is moist at all times.
H45cm x S45cm.
Rosettes ofshiny deep green leaves
producing whorls of clear yellow flowers
in summer. Moist humus rich soil. Part
shade. H40cm.
Primula pulverulenta
Candelabra Primula with whorls of
tubular deep red flowers in summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H1m x
S60cm.
Primula pulverulenta 'Bartleys
Strain'
Candelabra Primula with whorls of shell
pink to deeper red flowers in summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H50cm
x S20cm.
Primula rosea 'Gigas'
Lance shaped rosette forming leaves
giving rise to umbels of red-pink flowers in
spring. Moist humus rich soil. Part shade
but will tolerate sun if soil is moist at all
times. H30cm x S30cm.
Primula secundiflora
Umbels of tubular deep rose red flowers
in summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H90cm x S60cm.
Umbels of delicate pastel flowers in early
summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H30cmxS45cm.
Primula sieboldii 'Dancing Ladies' Umbels of rose to lavender to pink frilly
flowers in summer. Humus rich moist soil.
Part shade. H30cm x S45cm.
Primula sieboldii Barnhaven
Mixed
Primula sieboldii ‘Manakoora’
Frilly flowers in shades of blue, violet and
lilac blues. Also whites with hints of blue.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H30cm
x S45cm.
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Primula sieboldii ‘Pago Pago’
Frilly flowers in shades of rose, carmine,
marshmallow and blush pinks. Humus rich
moist soil. Part shade. H30cm x S45cm.
Large white flowers in late spring. Humus
rich moist soil. Shade to part shade.
Dormant in summer. H25cm.
Primula sieboldii 'Winter Dreams' Umbels of white frilly flowers in summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H30cm
x S45cm.
Long rounded leaf rosettes producing
Primula sikkimensis
umbels of funnel shaped pale creamy
yellow flowers in late spring. Humus rich
moist soil. Part shade but will tolerate sun
if soil is moist at all times. H90cm x S60cm.
Primula sieboldii ‘Snowdrop’
Primula sikkimensis var. hopeana Dwarf form of primula sikkimensis with
ivory white flowers in late spring. Humus
rich moist soil. Part shade. H30cm.
Primula sikkimensis var.
pudibunda
Dwarf form of primula sikkimensis. Pale
creamy yellow flowers in late spring.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade. H50cm.
Primula sikkimensis var hopeana Umbels of large funnel shaped creamy
yellow flowers in late spring. Humus rich
soil. Part shade. H40cm x S30cm.
Primula 'Tie Dye'
Blue and white striped flowers in spring.
Any good soil. Part shade. H10cm x
S20cm.
Primula veris
Cowslip. Nodding fragrant deep yellow
flowers in spring. Moist humus rich soil.
Sun to part shade. H25cm x S25cm.
Primula viallii
Lance shaped softly hairy rosette forming
leaves producing in summer dense
spikes of tubular flowers bright crimson
when in bud, blue-violet when open.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade but will
tolerate sun if soil is moist at all times.
H60cm x S30cm.
Primula vulgaris
Primrose. Pale yellow solitary flowers in
spring. Any good soil. Part shade. H10cm
x S20cm.
Primula vulgaris ‘Innisfree’
Good crimson red flowers with deepest
purple foliage. Any good soil. Part shade.
H10cm x S20cm.
Primula vulgaris ssp. Sibthorpii
Rosette forming wedge shaped leaves
producing rose-pink flowers in spring.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade but will
tolerate sun if soil is moist at all times.
H25cm x S30cm.
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Primula waltonii (hybrids)
Umbels of funnel shaped purple, crushed
strawberry or palest yellow flowers in
summer. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H30cm x S20cm.
Primula wilsonii
Glossy lance shaped rosette forming
leaves giving rise to stems with whorls of
open purple-pink flowers in summer.
Humus rich moist soil. Part shade but will
tolerate sun if soil is moist at all times.
H60cm x S60cm.
Candelabra primula with a bright colour
range from yellow to red to violet in early
summer.. Humus rich moist soil. Part
shade. H40cm.
Candelabra Primula with whorls of
orange flowers in summer. Humus rich
moist soil. Part shade. H80cm x S60cm.
Primula x bulleesiana
Primula x chungensis
Pulmonaria ‘Blake’s Silver’
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
Pure soft pink flowers, without a hint of
blue above silver foliage. Any good soil.
Full to part shade. Tough and easy. New
plant from Jimmi Blake’s garden. H35cm.
Dark green leaves with large tubular blue
violet flowers in spring. Humus rich moist
but not waterlogged soil. Full to part
shade. H35cm x S40cm.
Pulmonaria 'David Ward'
Cream variegated leaves with coral red
tubular flowers in early spring. Humus rich
moist but not waterlogged soil. Full to
part shade. H30cm x S40cm.
Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare'
Silvery variegated leaves producing
tubular violet blue flowers in spring.
Humus rich moist but not waterlogged
soil. Full to part shade. H30cm x S45cm.
Pulmonaria ‘Mrs. Kittle’
Soft blue flowers over silver spotted
foliage in spring. Humus rich moist but
not waterlogged soil. Full to part shade.
H25cm x S45cm.
Rich blue flowers in spring with dark
green foliage. Part-shade. Prefers moist
but well drained humus rich soils.Height
25cm.
Pulmonaria ‘Munstead Blue’
Pulmonaria officinalis 'Sissinghurst Pretty white spotted leaves with pure
white tubular flowers opening from pale
White'
Pulmonaria ‘Opal’
pink buds in early spring. Humus rich
moist but not waterlogged soil. H30cm x
S60cm.
Palest blue flowers in Spring over silver
spotted leaves. Humus rich moist but well
drained soil. Full to part shade. H25cm.
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Pulmonaria rubra
Brick red tubular flowers borne early in
the year from late winter to mid spring.
Humus rich moist but not waterlogged
soil. Full to part shade. H40cm x S90cm.
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Dora
Bielefeld’
Coral pink buds opening to soft rose pink
flowers in spring. Green spotted leaves.
Any good soil. Part shade. H20 -25cm.
Pulmonaria ‘Victorian Brooch’
Sought after new variety with distinct
spotted leaves and magenta coral
flowers in spring. Any good soil. Part
shade. H30cm x S45cm.
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘Alba’
Silky bell shaped white flowers in spring.
Fertile well drained soil. Full sun. H30cm x
S30cm.
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Blau Glocke'
Finely divided softly hairy leaves with silky
bell shaped blue flowers in spring. Fertile
well drained soil. Full sun. H30cm x
S30cm.
Pulsatilla vulgaris ‘Heiler- Hybrids’ Silky bell shaped flowers in spring. Colours
Pulsatilla ‘Pearl Bells’
range from violet through to white. Fertile
well drained soil. Full sun. H30cm x
S30cm.
Finely divided softly hairy leaves with silky
bell shaped softest pink flowers in spring.
Fertile well drained soil. Full sun. H30cm x
S30cm.
Finely divided softly hairy leaves with silky
bell shaped rich red flowers in spring.
Fertile well drained soil. Full sun. H30cm x
S30cm.
Finely divided softly hairy leaves with silky
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Violet Bells'
bell shaped violet purple flowers in
spring. Fertile well drained soil. Full sun.
H30cm x S30cm.
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Brazen Hussy’ Lesser celandine with deepest bronze
leaves and deep yellow flowers. Any soil.
Will tolerate dry shade. Good ground
cover. H15cm.
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Red Bells'
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Coffee
Cream’
Large single cream flowers with a coffee
coloured reverse. Spring. Any soil. Shade
to sun. Good ground cover. H15cm.
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Collarette’
Neat golden yellow double flowers with
a green centre. Any reasonable soil in
shade or sun. Good ground cover.
H10cm.
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Double
Bronze’
Double yellow, bronze backed flowers in
spring. Any reasonable soil in shade or
sun. H10cm.
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Ranunculus ficaria ‘Double Mud’ Double cream flowers in spring. Any
reasonable soil in shade or sun. Good
ground cover. Height 10cm.
Ranunculus ficaria Flore Pleno
Group
Tightly packed green centred, double
yellow flowers in spring. Any reasonable
soil in shade or sun. Good ground cover.
Height 10cm.
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Fried Egg’
Bud opens yellow and then petals fade
to white with yellow centre. Any
reasonable soil in shade or sun. H10cm.
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Orange
Sorbet’
Soft orange flowers in spring. One of the
few orange cultivars. Any reasonable soil
in shade or sun. H10cm.
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Randall’s
White’
Charming white flowers in spring. Any
reasonable soil in shade or sun. H10cm.
Ranunculus gramineus
Grass like basal glaucous leaves with
lemon yellow cup shaped flowers
bourne on branching stems in late spring
to early summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
H30cm x S15cm.
Deciduous upright shrub with green
leaves and pure white flowers in Spring.
Moist fertile well drained soil. Sun.
H180cm.
Exotic looking currant. Drips with scarlet
fuschia like flowers in spring. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. S1.5m x H2.5m.
Good trained up a wall.
Small roscoea with pink flowers
intermittently through to October. Humus
rich but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade.H20cm
Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’
Ribes speciosum
Roscoea scillifolia
Roscoea auriculata
Linear dark green leaves producing rich
purple flowers in late summer. Humus rich
moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
H35cm x S15cm.
Roscoea cautleoides
Linear dark green leaves producing pale
yellow flowers in late summer. Humus rich
moist but well drained soil. Part shade.
H55cm x S15cm.
Roscoea purpurea
Linear dark green leaved producing
large purple flowers in late summer.
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
Part shade. H40cm x S15cm.
Rubus ‘Benenden’
Deciduous arching shrub. Large pure
white rose like flowers in late spring and
early summer. Fertile well drained soil.
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Sun to part shade. H3mxS3m.
Rubus cockburnianus
‘Goldenvale’
Thicket forming shrub with all year round
interest. Golden foliage in summer and
striking white stems in winter.Any
reasonable soil in sun or part shade.
Height 240cm x Width 240cm.
Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic
Double’
Medium sized shrub with double
magenta rose like flowers in April-May.
Happy in any situation. Will tolerate dry
soil and shade. H150-180cm. Can be
pruned hard back.
Vigorous suckering shrub grown for it’s
silvery arching stems, which look really
good in winter. It also has silver grey fern
like leaves in summer. Any reasonable
soil in sun or part shade. H1.5 -2.5m xS3m
Chinese Bramble. Glossy green foliage
and white flowers followed by red fruit.
Good ground cover for shade in most
soils. Height 25-50cm. Indefinite spread.
Rubus thibetanus ‘Silver Fern’
Rubus tricolour
Sanguisorba menzesii
Divided foliage producing deep red
bottlebrush flowers in summer. Fertile soil.
Sun to part shade. H1.5m x 60cm.
Sanguisorba officinalis
Clump forming perennial producing
small spikes of red-brown flowers in late
summer. Moist soil. Full sun.
H1.2mxS60cm.
Creeping perennial with shiny green
wrinkled leaves producing solitary bell
shaped brownish purple flowers in spring.
Humus rich moist but well drained soil.
Part shade. H60cm x S60cm.
Scopolia carniolica
Sedum ‘Red Cauli’
Succulent greyish foliage with bright red
flowers in autumn. Any well drained soil.
Full sun. H25 cm.
Sedum 'Frosty Morn'
Pale green and cream variegated fleshy
leaves with flat heads of creamy white
flowers in autumn. Any well drained soil.
Full sun. H60cm x S60cm.
Succulent rosy edged leaves with darker
stems producing flat heads pink flowers
in autumn. Any well drained soil. Full sun.
H60cm x S60cm.
Sedum 'Matrona'
Toothed fleshy green leaves with flat
heads of coppery red flowers in autumn.
Any well drained soil. Full sun. H60cm x
S60cm.
Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ AGM Succulent foliage and large heads of
tiny pink flowers late summer. Full sun.
Well drained soil. Height 45cm.
Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
Sedum spectabile ‘Iceberg’
Large flat white flowerheads over
succulent foliage in late summer. Any
good soil. Sun. H45cm x S45cm.
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Creeping steps of small evergreen rich
purple leaves with bright red flowers in
autumn. Any well drained soil. Full sun.
H10cm x S60cm.
Sedum 'Strawberries and Cream' Succulent purple tinted foliage with flat
heads of pale pink and cream flowers in
autumn. Any well drained soil. Full sun.
H60cm x S60cm.
Sedum spurium 'Voodoo'
Semiaquilegia ecelcarata
Dainty flowers like a spurless aquilegia in
early summer. Soft dusky pink. Humus rich
soil. Sun to part shade. H30cm
Soldanella alpina
Evergreen clump forming perennial.Bell
shaped fringed lavender blue flowers in
Spring. Humus rich well drained soil.Part
shade. H8cm x S8-10cm.
Soldanella ‘Spring Symphony’
Delightful small perennial raised by
Edrom nursery.Pale blue frilled
flowers in Spring. Moist soils in partshade. Height 15cm.
Stachys macrantha (grandiflora) Spikes of purple rose flowers in mid to
Symphytum 'Goldsmith'
Symphytum ‘Hidcote Pink’
Thalictrum delaveyi
Thalictrum delaveyi ‘Album’
late summer. Any good soil. Sun. H45cm
x S40cm.
Rhizomatous spreading perennial with
dark green hairy leaves with gold and
cream variegation. Tubular pale blue,
cream or pink flowers in mid to late
spring. Moist fertile soil. Sun to part shade.
H30cm x S30cm.
Pure pink flowering form of comfrey.
Vigorous and attractive. Good for dry
shade. H 40cm.
A delicate plant with fine loose green
leaves. Wide branched and airy
flowerheads formed from individual
flowers of lilac sepals with a tuft of cream
stamens in summer. Moist humus rich
soil. Part shade. H150cm x S60cm.
A delicate plant with fine lime green
leaves. Airy pure white flowerheads in
summer. Moist humus rich soil. Part
shade. H100cm xS60cm.
Thalictrum delaveyi ‘Hewitt’s
Double’
A tall delicate plant with fine loose green
leaves. Long lasting double lilac flowers
in summer. Moist humus rich soil. Part
shade. H100cm.
Thalictrum rochebrunianum
Lobed foliage producing loose heads of
fluffy white to lavender pink flowers in
summer. Moist humus rich soil. Sun to part
shade. H90cm x S30cm.
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Tiarella ‘Iron Butterfly’
Tiarella ‘Pink Skyrocket’
Tiarella wheryii
Tricyrtis formosana
Tricyrtis hirta
Tricyrtis hirta ‘Albomarginata’
Deeply lobed leaves with a dark central
blotch. Spikes of tiny white star shaped
flowers in spring.Good ground cover for
shade. Humus rich soil. Part to deep
shade. H 40cm.
True pink flowers in late spring to early
summer over deeply cut maple leaf
foliage. Part-shade. Well drained soils.
Height 35cm.
Pale green heart shaped leaves with
slender spikes of white possible pink
tinged flowers in late spring to early
summer. Moist humus rich soil. Part to full
shade. H20cm x S15cm.
Clump forming rhizomatous species with
lance shaped dark green leaves spotted
with darker purple green. Unusual star
shaped pinkish white to pinkish purple
spotted flowers. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Full to part shade.
H80cm x 45cm.
Clump forming rhizomatous species with
lance shaped pale green leaves.
Unusual star shaped purple spotted
white flowers in autumn. Humus rich
moist but well drained soil. Full to part
shade. H80cm x S60cm.
‘Toad Lily’. Spotted purple flowers in late
summer. Cream variegated leaves. Moist
shady position. Height 80cm.
Tricyrtis latifolia
Glossy spotted young leaves producing
star shaped spotted brown yellow
flowers in summer. Humus rich moist but
well drained soil. Full to part shade.
H80cm x S90cm.
Trillium cuneatum
Beetroot red flowers in spring above
mottled green leaves. Moist but well
drained humus rich soil. Shade to part
shade. Height 30-50cm.
Trillium erectum
Beetroot-red flowers in spring over plain
green foliage. Moist but well drained
humus rich soil. Shade. Height 50cm.
Trillium grandiflorum
The American wakelily. White flowers in
April above deep green leaves. Humus
rich soil. Full to part shade. H40cm x
S30cm.
Bronze-yellow flowers in spring over
mottled foliage. Moist but well drained
humus rich soil. Shade. Height 25cm.
Trillium luteum
Trollius altaicus
Siberian Globeflower. Large cup shaped
double golden flowers in late spring to
early summer.Moist humus rich soils. Partshade. Height 50cm.
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Trollius chinensis ‘Golden Queen’ Golden flowers with prominent gold
stamens in summer from basal clump of
finely divided leaves. Best in moist soil.
Sun or shade. H80cm. AGM.
Cream globe shaped flowers in late
Trollius ‘Alabaster’
spring from basal clump of finely divided
leaves. Best in moist soil. Sun or shade.
H60cmxS45cm.
Trollius x cultorum 'Lemon Queen' Finely divided leaves with pale yellow
bowl shaped flowers in late spring to
early summer. Moist deep fertile soil. Sun
to part shade. H60cm x S45cm.
Trollius x cultorum 'New Hybrids' Finely divided leaves with bowl shaped
flowers in shades of pale yellow to deep
orange in early summer. Moist deep
fertile soil. Sun to part shade. H60cm x
S45cm.
Trollius x cultorum ‘New Moon’
Uvularia grandiflora pallida
Valeriana phu 'Aurea'
Verbascum phoeniceum
‘Violetta’
Verbena bonariensis
Verbena hastata ‘Blue Spires’
Cream globe shaped flowers in late
spring from basal clump of finely divided
leaves. Best in moist soil. Sun or shade.
H60cmx S45cm.
Palest lemon yellow flowers in spring on
pointed soft green foliage.Moist humus
rich soils.Part-shade. Height 25cm.
Rounded leaves appearing soft yellow in
spring turning lime green in summer.
Loose branching stems of small white
flowers in early summer. Any good moist
soil. Sun to part shade. H1.5m x S60cm.
Dark purple flower spikes in summer
above basal rosette of fresh green
leaves. Well drained soil. Prefers sun but
will take some shade. H90cm.
Tall rigid stems topped with clusters of
tiny mauve flowers in late summer. Lovely
airy effect. Good with grasses. Well
drained soil. Sun. H up to 2m. May not
survive a hard winter unless protected.
Blue flower spikes in late summer to
autumn. Any good soil. Sun or part
shade. H100cm x S45cm.
Fluffy purple flowers in late summer. Any
well drained soil. Sun to light shade.
H200cm.
Veronica gentianoides ‘Tissington Palest blue flowers in early summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H45cm
White’
xS60cm.
Spikes of blue flowers in summer. Any
Veronica grandis
good soil. Sun to light shade. H120cm.
Spires of deep blue flowers in summer.
Veronica longifolia
Moist but well drained soil. Full sun.
H80cm.
Spires of white flowers in summer. Moist
Veronica longifolia ‘Alba’
but well drained soil. Full sun. H80cm.
Veronica teucrium ‘Crater Lake Intense blue flowers in mid summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H40cm.
Blue’ AGM
Vernonia noveboracensis
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Veronica teucrium ‘Royal Blue’
AGM
Vinca major var. oxyloba
Deepest blue flowers in mid summer. Any
good soil. Sun to part shade. H40cm.
Vinca minor ‘Argentea
Variegata’
Variegated periwinkle with blue flowers
in spring to early summer. Any good soil.
Sun to shade. Good ground cover.
Vinca minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’
Mat forming evergreen with pure white
flowers throughout summer. Any good
soil. Sun to part shade. 15cm x 50cm.
Viola ‘Alice Kate’
Sunny yellow flowers with an orange eye.
Scented. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Ardross Gem’
Neat evergreen viola with pretty blue
and gold flowers. Moist but well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade.
Viola cornuta ‘Bowles’ Black’
Delicate velvet black flowers on this
annual viola. Flowers all summer long.
Any good soil. Sun to part shade. H
15cm.
Viola ‘Buttercup’
Deep yellow scented flowers. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade.
Viola ‘Dawn’
Creamy yellow flowers from April to
October. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H15cm x S25cm.
Viola ‘Desdemona’
Perennial viola with small pale blue and
white flowers. Vigorous, quickly making
a large clump. Moist but well drained
soil. Full sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Fabiola’
Masses of small deep lavender flowers
with an orange eye. Vigorous. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Full sun to part
shade.
Viola ‘Hannah May’
Flowers of pale primrose, flushed and
edged mauve. Scented. Moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
Vigorous interesting vinca with leaves
leaf stalks and calyces edged with long
hairs. Dark purple blue star like flowers
over a long period. Great ground cover
for shade.
Vinca minor ‘Azurea flore pleno’ Dwarf periwinkle with double pale-blue
flowers in spring. Good ground cover for
shade. Any good soil. Height 20cm.
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Viola ‘Isabel’
Flowers have pale lilac upper petals with
cream lower petals. Scented and
vigorous. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Jersey Gem’
Deep purple flowers on a vigorous plant.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade.
Viola ‘Louisa’
Purple flowers with a bronze flush.
Scented and vigorous. Fertile moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Maggie Mott’
Large flowers of soft silvery blue, with a
cream centre. Scented. Moist but well
drained soil. Full sun to part shade.
Popular old variety.
Viola ‘ Martin’
Purple velvety flowers all summer.
Vigorous. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H18cm.
Viola ‘Molly Sanderson’
Small almost black flowers from April to
October. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.H12cm x S30cm.
Viola ‘Mrs Lancaster’
Pure white scented flowers. Fertile moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade
but also seems to grow well in full shade.
Viola ‘Myfanwy’
Pale lavender flowers with white veining.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade.
Viola ‘Raven’
Deepest purple flowers with a black
sheen. Low spreading plant. Fertile moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Smuggler’s Moon’
Compact viola with bluish lilac and soft
yellow flowers. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Ulla’
Difficult to get perennial viola with rich
purple flowers all summer. Fertile moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H15cm.
Soft lilac pink flowers with a deeper
blotch. Fertile moist but well drained soil.
Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Vanessa’
Viola ‘Vita’
Dusky pink flowers. Raised at Sissinghurst.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade.
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Viola ‘White Pearl’
Soft white flowers with an orange eye.
Vigorous. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola ‘Zoe’
Lilac-blue flowers with a yellow centre in
spring and summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H 10cm.
Viola cornuta
Rhizomatous species with heart shaped
toothed leaves with lilac to violet blue
scented flowers in spring. Fertile moist but
well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H7cm x S20cm.
Vigorous plant with perfect white flowers
in spring. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola cornuta ‘Alba’
Viola cornuta ‘Blue Moonlight’
Vigorous plant with soft blue and cream
flowers. Fertile moist but well drained soil.
Sun to part shade.
Viola cornuta ‘Karpatenfruhling’
Small dark lilac flowers with yellow and
white markings from April to October.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade.
Viola cornuta ‘Pat Kavanagh’
Soft yellow flowers. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola cornuta ‘Victoria’s Blush’
Light pink flowers with a darker centre.
Vigorous. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade.
Viola cornuta’Alba’
Heart shaped toothed leaves with pure
white flowers in spring and through to
summer. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H7cm xS20cm.
Viola 'Irish Molly'
Evergreen species producing a long
succession of dark gold flowers with
brown centres in summer. Fertile moist
but well drained soil. Sun to part shade.
H15cm x S20cm.
Double white scented flowers from Oct
to May. Moist but well drained soil. Sun or
part shade. H 12cm.
Viola odorata ‘Reine des
Blanches’
Viola odorata var. rosea
Highly scented deep pink flowers from
Feb to May. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H12cm.
Viola pedatifida
Palmate leaves with deep violet blue
flowers in spring and summer. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H10cm x S20cm.
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Viola sororia 'Albiflora'
Viola sororia ‘Dark Freckles
Viola sororia 'Freckles'
Viola sororia 'Rubra'
Weigela middendorffiana
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Rhizomatous species with white flowers in
spring and summer. Fertile moist but well
drained soil. Sun to part shade. H10cm x
S20cm.
Rhizomatous species with purple flowers
speckled white in spring and summer.
Fertile moist but well drained soil. Sun to
part shade. H10cm x S20cm.
Rhizomatous species with white flowers
speckled purple-violet in spring and
summer. Fertile moist but well drained
soil. Sun to part shade. H10cm x S20cm.
Rhizomatous species with purple-red
flowers in spring and summer. Fertile
moist but well drained soil. Sun to part
shade. H10cm x S20cm.
Interesting shrub. Pale yellow tubular
flowers with orange speckled throats in
early to mid summer. Any soil. Full sun to
light shade. H1.5m.
Arum lily. Glossy bright green foliage
producing large pure white spathes in
summer. Humus rich soil. Full sun. May
need winter protection. H90cm x S60cm.
FERNS
Athyrium otophorum ‘Okanum’
Hardy deciduous fern. Glowing
green fronds with reddish stems and
midribs. Moist humus rich soil in
shade.Also makes good pot
specimen.Height 30cm.
Dryopteris affinis ‘Crispa
Congesta’
Good garden fern. Evergreen when
sheltered. Moist but well drained soils.
Part shade. H22cm.
Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata
Angustata’
Elegant fern with narrow, long,
arching fronds. Moist but well
drained soils. Part shade. H60-90cm
Shade.
Dryopteris dilatata ‘Crispa
Whiteside’ AGM
Hardy semi evergreen woodland fern.
Golden green crisped and congested
fronds. Moist well drained soil. Shade. H
60cm.
Dryopteris erythrosora
Glossy triangular fronds emerge pink,
turning bronze then
green.Surprisingly evergreen
retaining good winter colour. Moist
but well drained soils. Partshade/shade. H60cm.
Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Cristata’
Crested form of the common male
fern. Pale green. Easy and useful in
shady spot. H60cm.
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Dryopteris stewartii
Dryopteris wallichiana
Semi evergreen noted for its fresh pale
yellow- green foliage in spring.Typical
shuttlecock shape. Humus rich soil(does
not like to dry out). Shade to part shade.
H60cm
Dramatic shuttlecock fern. Bright green
fronds with black-brown bristly stems.
Damp humus rich soil. Part-shade. Will
cope with drier soils once established.
Height 90cm.
Onoclea sensibilis
‘Sensitive fern’. Eye catching
triangular blue-green
fronds.Spreding and ideal for damp
site. H60cm. Part shade.
Osmunda regalis
‘Royal fern’ Dramatic lance shaped
fronds. Needs moist soil. H 100200cm.Part shade.
Osmunda regalis ‘Purpurascens’ Delicate form of the royal fern ,
stems purple when young. Moist
soils.H100cm. Part shade.
Polystichum munitum
Western sword fern. One of the
larger evergreen ferns, forming a
loose shuttlecock. Full or part
shade.H90cm.
Polystichum setiferum ‘
Herrenhausen’
Spreading fronds, triangular to lance
shaped. Well drained soils. Full or
part shade. H60-75cm
Polystichum setiferum ‘Plumosum A real beauty. Dense and feathery.
Densum’
Well drained soils in shade. H35cm
Polystichum setiferum
‘Pulcherrimum Bevis’
Very desirable tall architectural fern with
upright arching fronds maturing from
bright green in summer to deep green in
winter. Any good soil. Part shade. Do not
cut back.
Polystichum setiferum’Wollaston’ Spreading triangular fronds. A lovely
variety discovered in Devon in 1852
by G.Wollaston.Part shade. Well
drained soils. H50-60cm. Evergreen.
Polystichum tsussimense
Neat, clump forming oriental
fern.Evergreen.Moist humus rich soil.
Part to full shade. H30cm.
Stipa tenuissima
Bright green clumps with soft fluffy
plumes, fading to beige. Beautiful
planted in drifts. Moves gracefully in the
wind. Any good soil. Full sun. H60cm.
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HERBS
Chives(Allium schoenoprasum)
Applemint (Mentha suaveolens)
Oreganum vulgare ‘Country
Cream’
Icterina sage(Salvia officinalis
‘Icterina’)
Broad Leaf Thyme(Thymus
pulegioides)
Thyme ‘Hartington Silver’
Thyme ‘Doone Valley’
Easy to grow herb which lasts for years.
Any good soil. Full sun.
The best culinary mint. Apple scented
foliage. Any good soil. Full sun to part
shade.
Good culinary herb with variegated
leaves and pink flowers. Well drained soil.
Full sun.
Golden variegated sage with lilac
flowers. Leaves just as well flavoured for
culinary purposes as the plain variety.
Well drained soil. Full sun. Grows to a 1m
tall shrub in 5yrs.
Excellent thyme for cooking. The soft
leaves can also be used in salads.Cut
back after flowering. Well drained soil.
Full sun.
Creeping thyme with silver and green
leaves. The flowers are pink and white.
Well drained soil. Full sun.
Low, creeping, evergreen thyme with
gold and green leaves. Good culinary
herb with a fruity lemon flavour. Well
drained soil. Full sun.
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