March 2021

code: 664 swarm of small greenish-cream flowers Family: Caryophlaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm A striking plant producing a swarm of small greenish-cream flowers which have curiously swept-back petals growing thickly over a mass of thin, continuously branching, sticky stems. From a distance, much resembles the gypsophila so […]

code: 663 It is extremely hardy and also heat Family: Rosaceae Plant Classification: Hardy shrub Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 45 cm Packet Content(approx.): 50+ This compact flowering shrub grows into a neat slowly expanding ball of golden foliage with masses of dainty, light pink flowers in June and July. It often reblooms sporadically

code: 662 “Greybeard grass” Family: Poaceae Common name: Greybeard Grass, Frost Grass, Silver Spikegrass Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 90 cm Maximum Height: 1.2 meters A very decorative grass with many names including “Greybeard grass”, “Frost Grass”, and “Silver Spike grass”. Stiff, white-centred broad leaves, turn burgundy in autumn, and plumes of purple spikelet’s

code: 661 slowly-expanding plant that every gardener should possess Family: Asparagaceae Common name: Whorled Solomon’s-seal Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 8 In spring many strong curving stems clad in thin pointed leaves upwards, and hold all along their ends numerous, small, dangling, greenish-white, fragrant bells with

code: 660 This rarely-seen native of the Roggeveld in South Africa Family: Hyacinthaceae Common name: Lachenalia longituba Plant Classification: Half hardy bulb Hardy bulb Half hardy perennial Hardy perennial Delicate ice-blue flowers with short stalks and a very long tube, have a violet central stripe on each petal, and arise from a central rosette of

code: 659 They can be sown at any time Family: ROSACEAE Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 20 cm Maximum Height: 30 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 A Potentilla that has well-balanced but dwarf habit which carries crimson red flowers in the summer over foliage that has an eye-catching silver lustre Ideal Conditions: Prefers full sun,

code: 657 occurs in odd locations across North America Family: Rosaceae Common name: Slender Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri Jeps. Combleaf Cinquefoil Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 40 cm Solid rosettes of large leaves, with typical strawberry-like foliage, carry sprays of golden yellow flowers in spring and early

code: 657 New buds open repeatedly in a long succession Family: Rosaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 30 cm Maximum Height: 38 cm This beautiful new semi-dwarf cultivar is quite a winner with compact heads displaying crimson-eyed, bright pink flowers, and petals attractively crinkled just like crepe paper. New buds open repeatedly in a

code: 655 It is native to the border area linking Tibet Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Maximum Height: 20 cm This smallest member of the Sikkimense section has soft yellow flowers held in loose heads on stems covered in yellow farina. The leaves are attractively serrated and veined, giving it the best foliage of

code: 654 self-seeding clumps! Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm The “Giant Himalayan Cowslip” bears large rounded leaves and stout stems carrying immense heads of fragrant flowers which are usually yellow but very occasionally red or orange. This is almost certainly the biggest primula there is and

code: 653 one spectacular plant shone out from all the rest with large Family: Primulaceae Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Several years ago, amongst a large bed of mostly yellow or orange seedlings, one spectacular plant shone out from all the rest with large, deepest blood red bells

code: 648 Aquilegia fragrans was one of the parents of this lovely new flower Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 45 cm Maximum Height: 60 cm Packet Content(approx.): 20 Aquilegia fragrans was one of the parents of this lovely new flower which opens its unusually-large, sweetly-perfumed, palest blue and

code: 647 A generous packet holding all of our range Family: Ranunculaceae Common name: Granny’s Bonnets Plant Classification: Hardy perennial Minimum Height: 60 cm Maximum Height: 90 cm Recovered from past times, these popular Victorian short-spurred or spurless flowers have several tiers of petals producing a unique doubling, tripling or pom-pom effect. A generous packet