Van Meuwen Catalogue of Garden Plants: for plants, bulbs, trees, shrubs, perennials and gardening accessories and gifts

Echinacea - Purple Cone Flower

Perennial: Echinacea - Purple Cone Flower - click for larger image
Echinacea purpurea.

Well known for its use in herbal medicine, the large purple daisy like flowers of this hardy perennial, provide a wonderful display in late summer. The weather resistant blooms of the coneflower make an attractive cut flower. Make sure you leave some flowers for the wildlife in your garden; butterflies love their nectar and birds will flock to dry Echinacea seed heads at the end of the summer! An excellent choice for dotting through borders! Height: 90cm (36”). Spread: 45cm (18”) Supplied as bare root plants.


5 plants @ £3.99

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4 plants @ £4.99

Echinacea Blend

Perennial: Echinacea Blend - click for larger image

A fantastic blend of pink, white and yellow coneflowers to brighten borders in late summer. Well known for its use in herbal medicine, this hardy perennial makes an attractive cut flower. Remember to leave some for the wildlife in your garden; butterflies love their nectar and birds will flock to Echinacea seed heads at the end of the summer! Height: 75cm (30”). Spread: 45cm (18”) Supplied as bare root plants.


10 bareroot plants @ £9.99
20 bareroot plants @ £16.98

Echinacea Hot Papaya

Flower: Echinacea Hot Papaya - click for larger image

This is the world's first double orange echinacea. The vibrant, rusty orange, honey-scented flowers of Echinacea Hot Papaya will brighten up any garden border. The weather resistant blooms of the cone flower make an interesting cut flower. Make sure you leave some flowers for the wildlife in your garden; butterflies love their nectar and birds will flock to the dried seed heads at the end of the summer! Height: 75cm (30”). Spread: 45cm (18”) Supplied in 7cm pots.


3 plants in 7cm pots @ £9.99
6 plants in 7cm pots @ £14.98

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Eucalyptus citriodora

Shrub: Eucalyptus citriodora - click for larger image

Crush the silvery green foliage of the lemon scented eucalyptus to release the intense aroma of spiced lemons! Quick growing and undemanding, this fantastic foliage plant can be grown in containers to restrict its size, or grown in the border with regular pruning and adequate winter protection. The incredible fragrance is also repellent to gnats and mosquitoes – just perfect for patios pots to ensure pest free summer evenings. Height when restricted to containers 90-150cm (36-60”).


1 plant in 9cm pot @ £6.99
2 plants in 9cm pots @ £9.98

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Evening Primrose

Flower: Evening Primrose - click for larger image

Oenothora missouriensis.

Golden cup shaped blooms open at dusk and gradually darken as the evening progresses, attracting bees and other insects. This hardy perennial produces masses of blooms up to 12cm (5”) across on spreading stems, over a particularly long period. Low maintenance and tolerant of poor dry soils, the Evening Primrose is ideal for sunny border and rock gardens. Height: 15cm (6”). Spread: 50cm (20”). Supplied in 5cm pots.


5 plants in 5cm pots @ £5.99

Evergreen Collection

Shrub: Evergreen Collection - click for larger image

This magnificent collection of medium and dwarf evergreen shrubs makes the perfect backdrop for mixed borders, alpine gardens and rockeries. Enjoy the splendour of their glossy foliage all year round!

Collection comprises:

[A] 1 Euonymus Emerald 'n' Gold

[B] 1 Pieris (red foliage)

[C] 2 Japanese Azalea (1 red, 1 purple)

[D] 1 Rhododendron (pink)

[E] 3 Heathers (1 red, 1 pink and 1 white)

[F] 2 Dwarf Conifers

[G] 1 Dwarf rhododendron (blue)


11 plants @ £26.99
11 plants + Standard Azalea @ £34.98

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