Illustrated List of Plants: Perennials
Agapanthus
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African Lily. An impressive perennial for a prominent position in the garden, equally suitable for a large planter on the patio or balcony. Flowering from July until September on strong erect stems this is a truly architectural plant not to be missed.
We offer two colours, an enchanting blue and a pure white. Both contrast beautifully when planted together.
Grows to 70cm (28 inches).
2 sturdy PVC Planters FREE when you buy 3 of each Blue and White.
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Architectural Plant Collection
| Collection comprises 3 plants each of Rudbeckia Black Knight, Sidalcea Party Girl, Foxglove and Monarda Bergamot. See individual plant listings for full descriptions. |
Arum Lily - Anneke
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Chopin
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Garnet Glow
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Mixed Colours
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Plant in the garden or in a patio container where they will bring pleasure all summer long. Tuber size 12/14cm. Pack of 4 or 8 mixed colours. |
Arum Lily - Southern Light
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Aster - Dumosus
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These low-growing Asters have a natural spreading habit and are ideal for planting at the front of borders. Flowers June onwards in ever-increasing clumps year after year. Height: 15-20cm (6-8 inches).
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Aubretia - Royal Mixed
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For ground cover with supreme flowering ability this variety of an old favourite takes a lot of beating. They will tumble happily from a wall, in rock or scree garden to form dense mats with a profusion of blooms appearing in spring. Grows to 5cm (2 inches); spread in excess of 60cm (24 inches). |
Azalea - Standard
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Makes an extremely beautiful display in the garden and is also suitable for a large container. Every spring the Azalea is covered in flowers and as the years go by the head becomes larger and more beautiful. It never needs pruning and is fully hardy. Height of stem when supplied 60-80cm (24-32 inches). Pot not supplied. |
Blanket Flower
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Gaillardia. Excellent plant with hundreds of flowers, also useful for cutting. Large flowers 7cm (2¾ inches) across from July to September. Useful addition to the border and also looks good in patio containers. Height 60cm (24 inches). |
Blue & White Garden
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Why not get into the mood and design a special corner in your garden with this selection of blue and white lasting perennials and ground cover plants. Whether you plant them in part shade or make a very special looking border, the results are striking enough to make others pause and admire your creation. The moody blues from light to vibrant navy contrast starkly with the pure whites and as the years roll by and the plants spread the contrast becomes more and more impressive. Collection comprises 3 each of: Delphinium - light blue Campanula medium - blue Campanula carpatica - light blue Campanula glomerata - dark blue Campanula medium - white Chrysanthemum Silver Princess - white Geranium grandiflorum - purple PLUS FREE SHRUB COLLECTION (5 PLANTS). |
Canterbury Bells
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Campanula calycanthema. The cup and saucer type bells are produced from May to July in a beautiful mixture of soft pastels and strong self-colours. Height: 75cm (30 inches). |
Carnation - Mixed
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Produces magnificent double fragrant flowers. Ideal for tubs, planters and borders. They flower unceasingly from July to October. Height: 30-40cm (12-16 inches). Also available with Delphinium Pacific Hybrids & Thymus in the Super Value Perennial Starter Pack. |
Chrysanthemum - Incurving
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Magnificent blooms, 10cm (4 inches) or more across, borne on strong 90cm (36 inch) stems from August to October. Ideal for cut flowers. Pack comprises: 2 x Orange Allouise 3 x Pink Allouise 2 x White Allouise 3 x Purple Regal Mist. Jiffy Grown. |
Cone Flower
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Echinacea This plant is happy wherever you plant it and blooms all summer long. The flowers are suitable for autumn cutting and are long lasting in water. Height 70-80cm (28-32 inches). |
Cosmos bidens
| Chocolate Plant. Fabulous intense chocolate coloured flowers with a rich chocolate fragrance. Grows to a height of 60-90cm (24-36 inches). Flowers continually from June to the first frost. Ideal for herbaceous borders, flower beds and patio pots. Cosmos forms a tuber that can be lifted and over-wintered year after year. Supplied as young plants. |
Dahlia - Mixed
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Few summer flowers are as rewarding as Dahlias. They make excellent cut flowers which bloom for a long time and if you lift them at the first frost and store them frost-free over the winter they will give you pleasure for years to come. Height: 60-80cm (24-32 inches). Size two tubers supplied. |
Delphinium - Pacific Hybrids
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Exceptional beauty and range of colour. When cut back after the first flush of flowers in June they are likely to flower again in August/September. Also available with Mixed Carnations & Thymus in the Super Value Perennial Starter Pack. |
Dianthus - Ideal
| A magical mix of colour from an old favourite. For early colour choose the perfectly formed Dianthus. Selected for its stunning mix of colour and scent but also its hardiness in frost and heat, a mass of flowers are produced in summer in single and bi-colours. |
Dianthus - Siberian Blues
| Freely produced beautiful blue flowers adorn this plant all summer long, creating a vivid splash of colour for beds and borders. These compact plants are a very beautiful addition to your garden. |
Evergreen Collection
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Our collection is designed to give year round beauty and could form the backdrop to any rockery garden. Collection comprises one each of: [A] Euonymus Emerald 'n' Gold [B] Pieris (red foliage) [C] Japanese Azalea (1 red, 1 purple) [D] Rhododendron (pink) [E] 3 Heathers (1 red, 1 pink and 1 white) [F] 2 Dwarf Conifers [G] Dwarf rhododendron (blue). SAVE £6 when your order the Evergreen Collection and Standard Japanese Azalea. Please note that the Evergreen Collection and Azalea are despatched separately. |
Foxglove
| Digitalis purpurea. 90cm (36 inch) high spikes of white, cream, pink and purple spotted flowers during June and July. |
Foxtail Lily
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Eremurus stenophyllus. One of the most stately of perennials. Growing to 100cm (40 inches), the massive spikes of countless star-shaped yellow flowers are borne in racemes up to 30cm (12 inches) long. Ideal for beds and borders. Fully hardy and long-lived perennial. |
Fuchsia - Everlasting Hardy Collection
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Grow bigger and better each year, particularly if they are planted deeply and given a mulch in autumn. These varieties have been chosen for their vigour, hardiness and colour. Collection comprises: 3 Brutus - deep purple and cerise 2 Lena - pale pink and purple 2 Lady Thumb - cerise white centre 3 Tom Thumb - red and mauve centre. Jiffy-Grown. |
Geranium - Maverick
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Our best selling Geranium producing large flower heads above beautifully zoned foliage. There are not many plants with the flowering ability of the Geranium. Whether our summer is hot and dry or wet you can rely on the superb blooms of this much loved variety. Flowering all summer long, height 25-30cm (10-12 inches) in a marvellous mix of colours. |
Grasses & Sedges - Ornamental
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Try them in the border perhaps with coloured gravel, for an attractive year-round display or grow them in containers to brighten a dull patio. Collection comprises: Carex ornithopoda variegata - Evergreen grasslike sedge with narrow yellow variegated leaves. Height: 15-20cm (6-8 inches). Spread 30-37cm (12-15 inches). Helictotrichon sempervirens - Steel blue oat grass forms a mound of flat grey blue leaves 20-30cm (8-12 inches) long followed by glistening straw-like spikelets. Imperata cylindrica Red Baron - Slowly spreading perennial grass with leaves up to 50cm (20 inches) long, which quickly turn deep blood red. |
Ground Cover Collection 1
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Forms a carpet of foliage and flowers on rockeries and in borders. Saves hours of weeding.
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Ground Cover Collection 2
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Forms a carpet of foliage and flowers on rockeries and in borders. Saves hours of weeding.
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Ground Cover Collections 1 & 2
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Helleborous - Pluto
| An exciting variety. Almost black with a slight steel blue sheen. Flowers appear in early Spring. Height: 30cm (12 inches). |
Hollyhock
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Tall and stately, these should be planted at the back of the border where their stately height will add just a touch of majesty. Flowering from June to September. Height 150-180cm (5-6 feet). |
Hosta - Slug Resistant Collection
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Hostas are one of today's most popular and versatile perennials with one downside, slugs generally love them. Now we have found four varieties which are less palatable to slugs. They will grow happily in any shady or sunny position, but for the best effect they prefer shade to semi-shade.
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Hosta Big Daddy
| Hostas are one of today's most popular and versatile perennials with one downside, slugs generally love them. Big Daddy with huge steel blue leaves which are less palatable to slugs. They will grow happily in any shady or sunny position, but for the best effect they prefer shade to semi-shade. |
Hosta Great Expectations
| Hostas are one of today's most popular and versatile perennials with one downside, slugs generally love them. Great Expectations with striking yellow centre marking on olive-green background which are less palatable to slugs. They will grow happily in any shady or sunny position, but for the best effect they prefer shade to semi-shade. |
Hosta Invincible
| Hostas are one of today's most popular and versatile perennials with one downside, slugs generally love them. Invincible with numerous green, pear-shaped leaves which are less palatable to slugs. They will grow happily in any shady or sunny position, but for the best effect they prefer shade to semi-shade. |
Hosta Tokudama
| Hostas are one of today's most popular and versatile perennials with one downside, slugs generally love them. Tokudama with heart-shaped leaves tapering out to yellow edges which are less palatable to slugs. They will grow happily in any shady or sunny position, but for the best effect they prefer shade to semi-shade. |
Japanese Toad Lily - Trycirtis hirta
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These fully hardy, ornate beauties resemble orchids. Perfect for part or full shade in the border or as part of a woodland garden. Flowering in autumn they bring a welcome splash of colour to even the darkest spots. Height 60cm (24 inches). |
Lavender Hidcote
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Perfect for pots and bedding. Lavenders can be used to create wonderfully fragrant hedging as seen in many stately homes. It is also useful interplanted with roses to keep aphids at bay. The scented blooms can also be dried for pot pouri Grows to 60cm (24 inches). |
Lilac - Dwarf Standard
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Syringa palibiniana. Highly scented, it produces a mass of lavender-pink flowers in May and June and again in August and September. Perfect for a large pot or in the lawn or garden border. Supplied as a 60cm (24 inch) plant. Pot not supplied. |
Lithospermum Diffusum
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A low-growing evergreen shrubby perennial with intense blue flowers. It blooms over an extremely long period from May to October. Height 10-15cm (4-6 inches). Supplied pot grown. |
Lobelia - Rosebud
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This must be one of the most perfect hanging basket or container plants. The miniature rosebud type blooms smother the plant from late summer right through until the early frosts. Needs to be placed in full sun for the best effect. Height 15cm (6 inches). |
Monarda Bergamot
| Deliciously fragrant flowers which look pretty in any flower arrangement. The mixed colours vary from white to pink to purple and deep red. They grow bigger and better from year to year. Height 80-90cm (32-36 inches). |
Pansy - Watercolour
| A palette of pastel shades. Warm summer colours even in the depths of winter. So versatile you can plant them just about anywhere in the garden, in pots or baskets and create a myriad of colour from this long-lived perennial. |
Pennisetum Compressum
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Feathery panicles tower above the ornate leaves to form a cloud of colour in late summer and autumn. Easy to grow, at home anywhere in the garden but especially in borders and gravel gardens. Height: 80cm (32 inches). |
Perennial Collection - 40
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Imagine this dazzling display of colour brightening your garden year after year. Our specially selected collection of 12 varieties creates a traditional herbaceous border which comes back bigger and better year after year. Fully hardy to survive our winters they will also provide fresh cut flowers during the summer.
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Phlox - Fragrant Collection
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Also known as Summer Lilacs. With a wealth of fragrant flowers from July to September, they are easy to grow in any soil, good or poor. Height: 50cm (20 inches). |
Pinks - Doris (Clove Scented)
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Pinks have a lovely fragrance and make a stunning display as cut flowers. These modern varieties of the old-fashioned cottage garden favourite will produce a succession of clove-scented blooms from spring to late autumn. They will rapidly form large spreading clumps approximately 30-45cm (12-18 inches) wide and 45cm (18 inches) tall. Flowering year after year. |
Pinks - Gran's Favourite (Clove Scented)
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Primula - Rosie Mixed
| Aptly named the rose-like flowers open to reveal beautiful double flowers. Fully hardy you can even grow these versatile beauties on a windowsill indoors. Grows to 23cm (9 inches). |
Rudbeckia - Black Knight
| An unusual perennial which is bound to be a garden success. The distinct shape and almost black colour set it apart from any plant we know. Suitable for cutting with flowers lasting up to 3 weeks. Height 90cm (36 inches). |
Sea Holly - Blue Steel
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Very distinctive upright perennial suitable for the border. The beautiful dramatic steel-blue flowers appear from July to September and are also useful for dried decoration. Height 50-60cm (20-24 inches). |
Sidalcea - Party Girl
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A beautiful border plant which tolerates any type of soil and is wind resistant. The striking pink/red flowers are ideal for long-lasting cut flowers and as the years progress the plant increases in beauty. Height 80cm (32 inches). |
Smoke Bush Standard - Royal Purple
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The dark claret-coloured foliage of this beautiful standard appears to be transparent in the sunshine, which makes this Smoke Bush especially attractive. Leaves turn to a bright red in autumn with the long feathery panicles appearing in July to September. Height of stem supplied: 60cm (24 inches). |
Viola - Sorbet Orange Duet
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An outstanding variety in a supremely delicious mix of colour. The bright orange face and purple caps create a unique colour combination. Extremely hardy, they can be grown just about anywhere in the garden or in pots for maximum impact. Grows 15-20cm (6-8 inches). |