Current availability list, including descriptions 2021 Issue no 6: Final autumn stock Pelham Nursery Ltd

Listed below are the plants currently available. Please use this list to order from us by email at [email protected] or over the phone on 07377 145970. Please use the most recent version of this list as more varieties are being added all the time. Some produced in small numbers may also sell out. We are proud of ‘home growing’ all our plants. The list will grow and change substantially as many new varieties become available week by week. It is also advisable to book to visit the nursery in person for the best range and advice. It can be difficult to keep this list up to date at our busiest times or when batches are small. We reserve the right to withdraw plants or changes prices without notice. Full explanation, delivery charges and terms and conditions are listed on our website www.pelhamplants.co.uk

Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size autumnalis. AGM. 0.5L £4.50 A little '' now renamed Acis. Little white bonnets in autumn over grassy foliage and stems. Ideal for a focal pot. 10cm. Aconitum 'Blue Opal'. 2.0L £8.50 Opalescent violet-blue flowers in late summer. Aconitum carmichaelii 2.0L £8.50 syn. Late Vintage. Originally a seed strain, this is a valuable late 'Spätlese'. summer flowering selection with lilac-purple flowers from pale green buds. Aconitum carmichaelii 2.0L £8.50 Late summer flowering in a particularly good cobalt blue. 100cm 'Wilsonii Group'. Aconitum napellus few £7.50 Delicately cut foliage emerges in spring, followed by an early summer 'Bergfürst'. flowering in a rich indigo. A real winner. 80cm pachypoda 'ex 1.0L £7.00 Seedlings from the variety with white flower spikes over interesting Misty Blue'. blue / green foliage in late summer. Syn.White Baneberry (or 'Doll's Eyes') named for the clusters of white winter fruits on red stalks. Best in a retentive soil in part sun. 70cm Actaea simplex 'Pink 1.0L £8.00 Rich purple bronze foliage with scented pink spires of flowers in late Spike'. summer. 100cm Actaea simplex 1.0L £7.50 I grow it for the lovely dark trim to green foliage and scented flowers. 'Pritchard's Giant'. It never seems a giant to me…150cm Agapanthus 'Windsor few £8.00 Strong upright plants with a pale grey-lilac flower. Very tasteful. Grey'. 100cm. Allium 'Millenium'. 1.0L £7.00 Large heads of violet purple mid-summer. Easy clumping giant chive. Allium senescens subsp. 0.5L £5.50 Kept lean, this chive relative has charming twistygrey foliage and is of glaucum. interest for a long season. Allium thunbergii 1.0L £7.00 A favourite at our autumn shows. Fine foliage followed by late season 'Ozawa'. rich purple pink flowers in September. Excellent for pot work or raised bed. 15cm. Alstroemeria 'Maze'. 1.0L £8.50 Lightly speckled clean white flower on this Peruvian Lily. Requires AGM. bright but cool spot with a good depth of soil. Mulch, especially in first winter. Grow this for its compact habit at 45cm Amicia zygomeris. 2.0L £8.50 Exotic upright foliage plant. Dramatic Mexican bean relative hardy to -5c. Anisodontea capensis. 1.0L £7.50 Upright 'Cape Mallow' with small & dainty raspberry flowers all summer long. Best in a sunny well drained spot. Protect from frost. Prune in spring. 1m Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Anthericum ramosum. 1.0L £6.50 syn. Branched St.Bernards Lily. Starry white flowers float on airy stems over clumps of fine grass-like foliage. Aster 'Cotswold Gem'. 1.0L £7.50 An exciting new 'Lutetia' and 'amellus' hybrid from Cotswold Garden Flowers. Bushy and upright with starry violet flowers. A real winner we think. Aster 'Eleven Purple'. 1.5L £8.00 Large lilac purples smother a low domed plant in late summer. Easy in even Dry shade. 50cm Aster 'Johan'. 1.0L £7.50 Large, semi-double deep blue flowers cover a domed plant in autumn. Pleaseing new introduction from de Hessenhof nursery. 50cm Aster 'Prairie Purple'. 1.0L £8.00 A good recent introduction, this rich purple daisy mixes well with the blues and yellows of autumn. Trouble free and self supporting. 120cm Aster amellus 'Violet 2.0L £9.00 An old selected by Karl Forster and which remains Queen'. unchallenged. Large, rich violet flowers in Sept/Oct. 40cm. Aster cordifolius 2.0L £8.50 Chgarming cordifolius hybrid smothered with small, pale blue flowers. 'Chieftain'. Upright to 150cm Aster cordifolius 'Little 1.0L £7.00 The must-have classic border aster: large, lavender-blue flowers, a Carlow'. colour particularly enhanced by the autumn light. 120cm. Aster ericoides 'Blue 1.0L £7.50 Masses of small blue flowers with pale yellow centres over wiry Star'. AGM. growth in October. Charming. 60cm. Aster ericoides var. 1.0L £7.50 The prostrate form with masses of tiny white daisies in autumn. prostratum ' Snow Stunning when allowed to creep over a wall, edge or gravel path. Flurry'. 10cm. Aster laevis 'Orpheus'. 2.0L £8.50 Large vivid purple-blue flowers stand out from the crowd in September & October. Strong dark stems. Any good rich soil in sun. 120-150cm. Aster lateriflorus 1.5L £8.00 Dazzling white flowered form of the 'Calico Aster' with large arching 'Chloe'. arms covered in white daisies with pink centres. Similar to A.Horizontalis but bigger. 1m Aster lateriflorus 2.0L £8.50 I have grown this for years and I love the sunny september days when 'Horizontalis'. AGM. its covered in 100's of white flowers and as many bees…. Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 Classic mid blue with large, long petallled slightly doubled daisies 'Barr's Blue'. giving a dense or ruffled effect. Upright plant. 150cm Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.00 Bright, rich magenta-pink form, similar to 'Primrose Upward' but with 'Brightness'. darker orange eyes. 120-140cm Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 Wonderful selection named for Helen at Old Court nurseries and the 'Helen Picton'. AGM. Picton Garden. Rich purple flowers on a compact plant. Gives a semi-double or slightly ruffled appearance. 1m Aster novae-angliae 'Ivy 1.0L £7.50 A lovely new glowing violet-purple. Trouble free and self supporting. Patterson'. Easy to grow & mildew free in any good garden soil in sun or part shade. From Brian and named for Steph's mum from when they were at Avondale nursery. 100cm Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 Our darkest purple New England Aster always covered with a lots of 'Marina Wolkonsky'. flowers. Good upright habit for the middle or back of the border. 120cm Aster novae-angliae 1.5L £8.50 More compact than most New England Asters, this rich purple pink, 'Primrose Upward'. large but finely petalled form is useful for the mid border. 1.2m Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.50 A bold purplish-pink carrying hundreds of flowers on its strong stems. 'Quinton Menzies'. 1.2m AGM. Aster novae-angliae 1.0L £7.00 Large soft rose-pink daisies on stout stems. A good, upright mid- 'Rudelsburg'. border performer. Excellent for pollinators. Easy in most soils in good light. 100cm Aster pilosum var. 1.5L £8.00 Arching and much branching late flowering white aster. Excellent for pringlei 'Monte cut flowers. 80cm Cassino'. Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Aster thomsonii. 0.5L £6.00 Good upright lilac-blue flowered daisy for mid-summer onwards. Originally from Western Himalayas & one of the parents of A x f. 'Monch'. H50 cm Aster trifoliatus subsp. 1.0L £7.00 Small purple flowers, pleasingly late, combined with mildew resistance ageratoides 'Ezo make for a tough, easy going Japanese aster. 60cm. murasaki'. Aster trifoliatus subsp. 1.0L £7.00 Our selection with a clean pink flower and good dome habit to 50cm. ageratoides 'Pink Pillow'. Aster turbinellus. 1.5L £8.50 Dark willowy stems, clad with glaucous green , erupt in October into a display of small lavender- blue flowers. 150cm. Aster x frikartii 0.5L £6.00 A dome of vivid blue daisies from July to September. Hybrid widely 'Mönch'. AGM. grown for good reason. Good, well drained, sunny position. 60cm Calamintha subsp. 0.5L £5.50 Icy blue cloud of tiny flowers held aloft of peppermint aromatic foliage nepeta 'Blue Cloud'. all summer. Excellent nectar source. 40cm Calamintha subsp. 0.5L £5.50 Large rich blue flowers, beloved by bees and foliage minty fresh. nepeta 'Marvelette Excellent for well drained sun or pot. 45cm Blue'. Camassia leichtlinii few £8.50 Rarely offered 1m tall hybrid with 'electric' blue flowers. Its vigour & subsp. suksdorfii sterility lends itself to safely planting mid border. Flowering sized 'Electra'. . Canna 'Annei'. 3.0L £12.00 Classic 19th century French variety grown for its blue / grey tall & narrow spear-like foliage and late soft-peach coloured small flowers. 2m Canna 'Musifolia'. 3.0L £12.00 The banana leafed one! Broad ribbed leaves with purple tones in sun. Will reach 1.8m with a soft orange flower in a good season. So much easier to manage than a banana plant…. Caryopteris X 1.0L £7.50 Easy 'Bluebeard' shrub. Good rich blue, slightly earlier than most. clanodensis 'First Choice'. AGM. Caryopteris X 1.0L £7.50 A pale pink form of the (usually) 'Blue Beard' shrub. Best pruned clanodensis 'Pink hard in Spring. Easy. Perfection'. Chrysanthemum 'Mary 1.0L £7.00 Classy hardy Chrysanth' with delightful apricot yellow daisies to Stoker'. brighten up any dull late summer day… 75cm Crocosmia 2.0L £8.50 Fine outward facing flowers of a rich red on 90cm tall arching stems. 'Emberglow'. Classic hybrid of C.potsii and C.paniculata, originally from the 70s (which we are told is a decade due a revival!) Crocosmia 'Firefly'. few £8.50 New red variety with yellow throat markings. Finer strappy leaves than some reds and more compact at around 70cm. Crocosmia 'Jupiter'. few £9.50 Upward facing zesty orange flowers. Strong but strictly clump forming. Easy with a good depth of soil. 70cm Crocosmia 'Meteore'. few £8.50 Tangerine yellow throated flowers with soft reddish orange backs can give the illusion of two plants intertwined. Lovely new French introduction. 75cm Crocosmia 'Paul's Best 2.0L £8.50 The substantial rounded golden-yellow flowers go hand in hand with a Yellow'. AGM. plant of strong constitution. 60cm. Crocosmia 'Twilight 1.0L £8.00 Rich red flowers over dark bronze foliage. Classy. Fairy Crimson'. Crocosmia 'Walberton 2.0L £8.50 Classic yellow form with a hint of orange on open, outward facing Yellow'. flowers. 70cm Crocosmia x 3.0L £9.50 Large rich orange flowers with dark red throat markings. The most crocosmiiflora striking performer at home by far. 70cm 'Babylon'. AGM. Crocosmia x 3L £9.50 syn. Gerbe D'or. Rich yellow flowers and the best bronzed foliage crocosmiiflora 'Coleton create a stylish plant. Easy clumper. Fishacre'. Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Crocosmia x 3.0L £9.50 Very large clean orange flowers with distinct dark markings. Dark crocosmiiflora 'Emily stems. 1954 variety that still catches the eye. I love it! McKenzie'. Dianthus cruentus. 0.5L £6.00 syn. The Blood Pink. Cruentus means blood stained! Clusters of red flowers opening in succession over a long season on tall airy stems. For sunny pot, gravel garden or dry border. 50cm Dianthus deltoides 0.5L £5.00 The 'Maiden Pink' with small, brilliant magenta flowers, held aloft 'Brilliant'. over a mat of deep evergreen foliage. 15cm Echinacea pallida. 1.0L £7.50 The narrow, pale pink backswept petals are iconic. Easy given sun and good deep soil that drains well in winter. 100cm Eryngium x zabelii 'Pen 1.0L £8.00 A particularly good form of the E. alpinum hybrids with violet blue Blue'. stems & flowers and fine filigree . Long lived hybrids if given a good depth of soil, winter drainage and plenty of space to bask. Originally from the garden 'Penselwood' of Jane Edmunds, Somerset. 60cm Erysimum Winter 2.0L £8.50 Burnt orange flowers ripening to pinkish purple. Excelllent hybrid of Orchid. the short-lived perennial wallflower. 60cm Eucomis comosa 1.0L £7.50 Add a tropical feel to pot or border. Rich purple-bronze foliage 'Sparkling Burgundy'. topped with spires of pale pink flowers on dark stems. Hardy if AGM. mulched well. Large supplied. ceratocarpa. 1.0L £7.50 Wonderful open clusters of fine limey-yellow 'flowers' all summer. Good fine foliage. Not easy, needs sharp drainage to overwinter well. 1m. Euphorbia cornigera. 1.0L £7.00 A border stalwart. A long succession of vibrant lime green flowers AGM. appear on branching heads. This form is upright on wonderfully dark stems. Euphorbia cyparissus 1.0L £7.50 Fine feathery foliage and lime green flowers. Bracts and foliage age 'Orange Man'. to a coppery hue. Creeping. 20cm Euphorbia griffithii 1.0L £7.50 Rich orange flowers in late Spring. Stunning reddish foliage markings. 'Fireglow'. Open habit for mixing through a border. Euphorbia myrsinites. 0.5L £6.00 syn 'Myrtle spurge'. Unmistakable glaucus-grey sprawling spurge with lime bracts in summer. Definitely for a hot and free draining spot. Euphorbia x arendsii. 2.0L £8.50 Anja Maubach from her historic Arends Nursery encouraged me to try her cross between wallichii and griffithii ‘Dixter’. An excellent, strong border plant with good emerging foliage and autumn colour and a long summer show of copper-orange flowers. 1.2m. Fatsia japonica 'Spiders 1.0L £8.00 Exciting marble varieagated Japanese Aralia. Best in sheltered shade. web'. Frost hardy. Foeniculum vulgare few £4.50 Whether you grow simply for the dusky froth of foliage or the acid 'purpureum'. lemon umbels, this is a dreamy contrast for your border. Long lived. I deadhead (by cutting back hard) before seeds spread and to promote fresh foliage. 1.5m Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'. 2.0L £8.50 A hardy Fuchsia with white flowers feintly tipped green. Very tasteful, seriously. 90cm Fuchsia microphylla. 1.0L £7.50 The small leaved (and small vibrant pink flowered) fuchsia has a stronger presence in the garden than this description suggests. Gaura linheimeri 1.0L £6.00 Selected as particularly hardy white form suited to growing in the UK. 'Summer Breeze'. Best given sun and drainage and left uncut until spring. Gaura sinuata. 2.0L £8.50 A taller white , at 100cm or more. Don’t hide it at the back of the border. Geranium 'Coombland 1.3L £7.50 Marbled green leaves and white (palest pink?) flowers with delicate White'. ruby veining. Sprawling habit ideal for ground cover under roses, or on a bank, step or low wall. 20cm Geranium 'Dusky Rose'. 1.0L £7.00 Striking chocolate-burgundy foliage and pale pink flowers. A perfect border front dome. Sun 30cm. Geranium 'Ivan'. 1.0L £7.50 Strong growing G.psilostemon selection with the branching heads of large vibrant pink flowers at 50cm. Wide habit. For sun. Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Geranium 'Patricia'. 1.0L £7.00 A compact dome smothered in a summer long display of rich AGM. magenta flowers. 60cm. Geranium 'Red 1.0L £7.50 Not quite red but the largest, richest magenta pink saucers of the Admiral'. bunch. 50cm Geranium himalayense 1.0L £6.50 Easy groundcover geranium with large rich blue salvers. Useful 'Gravetye'. compact height at 30-40cm. Geranium maculatum 1.0L £7.50 We love the compact mound of coffee foliage and contrasting en 'Elizabeth Ann'. AGM. masse small purple-pink flowers with a pale green calyx. One of the best of the shade and tough American woodlanders. Enjoys humusy soil. Geranium phaeum 1.0L £7.00 The soft, warm rose-pink flowers are beyond tasteful. We love an 'Rose Madder'. easy perennial with colour and structure that mixes well at the back of a shaded border. Geranium pratense 2.0L £8.00 Excellent oft lilac blue double flowers on the usual, strong upright 'Else Lacey'. growth of a Meadow Cranesbill. Has reached H1m or more here. Geranium pratense 1.0L £7.50 Geranium pratense var pratense f.albiflorum 'Galactic White'. 'Galactic White'. Actually coming in at over 50 letters, one of the most complex names for the most simplest of plants…. Delicate pure white single flowers held aloft dissected foliage. 60cm Geranium pratense 2.0L £8.00 Delicate pure white double flowers held aloft dissected foliage. 'Laura'. Upright habit and good flowering period. One of the best new introductions. 60cm Gillenia trifoliata. 1.0L £7.50 "Distinct and graceful." (William Robinson). A long lived perennial AGM. with masses of delicate, star-like white flowers. Ideal arching out of semi-shade but we think somewhat tolerant of dry shade or moist sun! Deserves a space in every garden. 70cm. Gypsophila paniculata 0.5L £6.00 Excellent airy froth of tiny double white flushed pink flowers. Sunny, 'Compacta Plena'. front of border to contrast with stronger flower colours. Hedychium 'Tara'. 2.0L £9.50 A first choice, easy, vigorous hybrid Ginger. Long season of tropical AGM. foliage topped with giant spikes of orange flowers in late summer. Even 150cm on a rich soil? Helenium 'Can Can'. 2.0L £8.50 A risque dancing girl whose warm yellow petals lift up to reveal a darker underside. A healthy and vigorous addition to your beds. 100cm Helenium 'Hot Button'. 1.0L £7.50 New form with small rich coppery red petals surrounding a contrasting hot yellow central boss. Mid height at about 60cm Helenium 'Hot Embers'. 1.0L £7.50 New form with the orange red of hot coals. Compact at about 60cm. Helenium 'Little 2.0L £8.50 Amber petals with a rusty reverse. One of our selections with Topaz'. somewhat compact habit but strong and reliable perennial habit. 80cm Helenium 'Red Jewel'. 1.3L £7.50 New instant classic. Short ruby red for the border front. Lots of dark red flowers that keep the richness of colour over a long season. An excellent Bob Brown introduction. 60-90cm Helianthus orgyalis. 1.0L £8.50 A beefier, upright version of H.salicifolius. The willowy foliage carried all the way up the stunning, sturdy, near black stems. Oh and topped with large bright yellow flowers. Sometimes you need to make a statement. 2m+. Heuchera cylindrica 'ex 1.0L £7.00 WE love Heuchera flowers. Clean green foliage topped by long Greenfinch'. cylindrical spires of clustered apple green flowers. Good standing autumn seed heads too. Sheltered spot. Up to 1m? Heuchera sanguinea few £6.50 Easily overlooked this simple evergreen leaved form has a flight of 'Alba'. subtle white flowers hovering above it in late Spring. Easy to please. 60cm Heuchera villosa 2.0L £9.00 Giant heuchera with dramatic panicles of creamy white flowers in late 'Autumn Bride'. summer. Large, apple green foliage is almost exotic. 100cm Hydrangea paniculata 2.0L £10.00 Large greenish-white flower panicles late summer fade gracefully to a 'Limelight'. cream, often reddening in winter. Shade tolerant easy shrub. Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Hylotelephium 'Indian 1.0L £7.50 Another form with similarities to the classic 'Herbstfreude' but shorter Chief'. and with even larger heads of rich rose red. Easy and reliable. For sun. 40cm Hylotelephium 2.0L £8.50 Surely one of the best forms. Upright, strong growth with foliage 'Matrona'. ripening through green-blue to a brick red and topped by pale pink flowers that age to copper. 50-60cm Hylotelephium 'Mr 1.0L £7.50 Magenta purple flower heads of a good size and intense hue. Good, Goobud'. compact and upright blue-green foliage. Easy and reliable. For sun & drainage. 40cm Hylotelephium 'Purple 2.0L £8.50 Excellent classic rich purple form. A found seedling originating from a Emperor'. AGM. garden in Newhaven. 50cm Hylotelephium 'Red 1.0L £7.00 Red flowers that age so well into a deeper red. My favourite of the Cauli'. AGM. Marchants forms. Hylotelephium 'subsp. 2.0L £8.50 Creamy yellow flower heads ripen to a soft red. Clean blue-green ruprechtii'. foliage. Unusual and striking in our gravel border. 40cm Hylotelephium 'Vera 1.0L £7.50 Syn.'Sedum'. An excellent classic form with sprawling, dense clumps of Jameson'. glaucus-purple foliage topped with dusky pink flowers. Sun and winter drainage. 20-30cm Kalimeris 'Antonia''. few £7.00 Small pink daisies all summer long on a compact easy going plant. Long flowering. 60cm Kalimeris 'Mon Jardin'. few £7.00 Successive small clean white starry daisy on branched heads from early summer. The season starts earlier though with the spring mounding decorative and eyecatching incised foliage. 75cm Kirengeshoma plamata few £8.00 syn 'Wax bells. Decorative maple like foliage with useful late summer 'Koreana Group'. soft lemon bell flowers. Ideal for dappled shade but copes well in full sun if rich soil. Hates limey soils. Unusual but easy. Kniphofia 'Mango few £8.50 New repeat flowering hybrid. Succession of small rich orange flowers Popsicle'. and interesting fine foliage. Kniphofia 'Toffee few £7.50 Older variety. Great name and tasteful colour: pale cream with a soft Nosed'. AGM. brown nose. Kniphofia thomsonii 1.3L £8.50 Well-spaced, narrow spikes of soft orange flowers. Prominent among 'var. thomsonii'. Kniphofia due to its very long succession of flowers on new stems through the season. 120cm. If I had to choose one Kniphofia…… Lathyrus rotundifolius. 0.5L £6.50 The Persian Everlasting Pea. Covers itself in a gorgeous display of copper-pink flowers in early summer. Perennial best seen clambering an open shrub. Good drainage essential. 150cm Linaria 'Peachy'. few £7.00 Excellent hybrid with fruity toned small flowers that seem to mix well in any colour scheme. Sun and drainage is preferred. 60-90cm depending on moisture. Lunaria 'Corfu Blue'. 0.5L £4.50 Lovely purple-blue with a long spring flowering period. Seems to be a perennial form that suckers. Easy in even dry part shade for me. Lunaria rediviva. 0.5L £5.00 Syn.Perennial Honesty. Small pale lilac flowers in early summer, followed by a very decorative papery seed capsule. Long lived and very tolerant of dry shade once established. 60cm Lychnis coronaria 0.5L £5.50 Silver velvet like foliage and upright stems with white flowers blushed 'Oculata'. pink. Drought tolerant easy plant for sun or part shade. Short lived perennial, allow to seed about. 60cm Lythrum virgatum 'Beth few £5.50 Sold as an unnamed species by the superlative Beth Chatto nursery, Chatto form'. we have fallen love with its fine pale flowers and wand like habit. Charming. microcarpa few £7.50 The running Plume Poppy is not for the feint at heart. But for foliage 'Spetchley Ruby'. effect, ruby flower and persistent reddish dried seed heads, I'll suffer its travelling. Shallow and easy to remove I find. 1.8m Nepeta 'Florina'. 1.0L £6.50 An excellent selection from Christian Kress, Sarastro Nursery, Austria. Lovely contrast between the pink flowers and lilac calyx and more compact and tidy than the old 'Dawn to Dusk'. 50cm Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Nepeta grandiflora 0.5L £6.00 Intense blue flowers enhanced by dark calyces. Strong bushy habit. A 'Chettle Blue'. good new form 60cm. Nepeta kubanica. 0.5L £6.00 A large violet blue flower on a finer foliaged plant than N.subsessilis. We think this benefits from shelter and some shade. Good reddish autumn tones. Nepeta nuda. few £6.50 Upright growth and a subtle misty display of tiny grey-lavender flowers for weeks. Ghostly autumn presence; fans of strong colour will no doubt pass it by. 1.2m. Nepeta nuda 'Anne's 1.0L £7.00 A lesser known form with lovely but impossible to describe greyish- Choice'. lilac-pink flowers. Easy and reliable. 1.2m Nepeta x fassenii 1.0L £6.50 Very floriferous compact form. Very impressive density of flowers. 'Purrsian Blue'. 30cm Origanum 'Bristol 0.5L £5.50 We love Origanums, and especially this form for its long succession of Cross'. pink flowers, decorative green bracts and rich source of nectar. 30cm arching stems. Unusual but easy and reliable. Origanum 'Gentle 0.5L £5.50 Excellent succession of tiny, pink nectar rich flowers for months in Breeze'. summer. Edible and sweetly scented. Upright to 45cm in a sunny well drained spot. Origanum laevigatum 0.5L £6.00 Classic decorative oregano with dark, purple toned foliage and a long 'Herrenhausen'. succession of bright pink flowers emerging from cluster flowerheads. Excellent nectar source. 40cm Penstemon 'Garnet'. few £7.00 The gem of the . Dark but vibrant red. I like it mixed with blues, but that's up to you…! Perovskia 'Little Spire'. 0.5L £6.00 Similar to 'Blue Spire' but less filigree foliage and easier to use in most gardens as keeps to around 60cm. Persicaria 1.0L £7.50 A more compact form than many, but a long succession of the most amplexicaulis interesting coral pink flowers all summer. Easy and reliable. 60cm 'Orangefield'. Persicaria chinense var. few £7.00 Small clusters of hot red flowers & stems with rounded leaves ovalifolium 'Indian burnished purple by direct sun. Exotic looking but hardy. Michael Summer'. Wickenden collection. 80cm Persicaria 0.5L £5.50 Rich purple foliage with silver chevons. Foliage drama in summer. microcephala 'Silver Flowers insignificant. Dragon'. Persicaria pendula. 1.3L £8.00 A compact Nepalese collected form of the safe garden knotweed. Vibrant magenta pink flowers that (usually) droop. Cute, not crude like some. 45cm Persicaria virginiana 1.0L £7.50 Bright apple green foliage and later whispy white spires of the var. filiformis 'White smallest flowers. Subtle is an understatement. form'. Phlox paniculata 2.0L £8.50 Classic variety with darkest violet blue flowers. Syn. 'Phlox Nicky' 'Dusterlohe'. Polygonatum 2.0L £8.50 Arching dark stems with whorls of fine tendril-like foliage from which cirrhifolium. is suspended soft pink flowers. Easy shade loving Solomon's Seal relative. 70cm Polygonatum odoratum few £7.50 A handsome perennial with short, arching stems with the familiar 'Flore Pleno'. paired leaves. In this form the small pendulous green tipped creamy- white flowers are 'double' and strongly scented. 30cm Potentilla nepalensis 0.5L £6.00 Long succession of soft pink flowers with raspberry red centre. Ideal 'Miss Willmott'. seeding about a cottage or gravel garden. 50cm Potentilla nepalensis 0.5L £6.00 Long succession of small cherry red flowers with darker centre. Ideal 'Ron McBeith'. seeding about a cottage or gravel garden. Compact at 40cm Potentilla thurberi 0.5L £6.00 Long succession of small but eye-catching raspberry red flowers with 'Monarch's Velvet'. rich red centre. Ideal seeding about a cottage or gravel garden. 50cm Pulmonaria 'Blue 1.0L £6.00 Bright blue flowers in late winter and early spring over almost Ensign'. AGM. evergreen foliage. Instant classic lungwort. Easy. 25cm Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Pulmonaria 'Chintz'. 1.0L £7.00 Clusters of large pale blue flowers with excellent speckled lungwort foliage. 30cm Pulmonaria 'Diana 1.0L £7.50 Excellent silver leaved form, found & named by Bob Brown for his Clare'. wife. Clusters of striking rich cobalt blue flowers in spring. 30cm Pulmonaria 'Trevi 1.0L £7.00 Long succession of cobalt blue flowers over excellent speckled Fountain'. lungwort foliage. Tough but best in some shade and good soil. 30cm Pulsatilla halleri. 1.0L £7.00 Pleasing compact pasqueflower with fine, hairy foliage and starry violet-purple flowers and the later tactile fluffy seed heads. For sun and good soil. 20cm Rudbeckia fulgida var. 1.5L £7.50 Black-Eyed Susan with eye popping yellow petals around central black sullivantii 'Goldsturm'. cone. Compact statement plant that all hot borders or prairie AGM. gardens should try. Easy. 60cm Salvia 'African Sky'. 0.5L £6.00 Tough hardy salvia with aromatic foliage and a floriferous display of sky blue flowers. 70cm Salvia 'Amistad'. 2.0L £8.50 The new classic hybrid. Months of darkest indigo flowers on a tall plant. Survives the hardest winteres if mulched and not cut back until Spring. 160cm Salvia 'Blue Note'. 1.0L £7.00 Rich royal blue. Will jazz up any border….. Salvia 'Cherry Pie'. 1.0L £7.50 Another plant name that makes me hungry… but the rich cherry juice colour is evocative. Salvia 'Clotted Cream'. 0.5L £6.00 White salvia with a hint of rich cream in the colour. Salvia 'Ember's Wish'. 1.0L £7.50 Tender Salvia ideal for gap filling. Vibrant orangey-pink long tubular flowers. Exotic looking but easy. Salvia 'Emperor'. 0.5L £6.00 Rich maroon purple flowers on a more upright plant than 'Nachtvlinder'. Will need drainage and a sheltered spot to overwinter well. 60cm Salvia 'Heatwave 0.5L £6.00 Good plant, bad name…. An off-white flower from dark buds all Glimmer'. summer long. Easy. Salvia 'Krystle Pink'. 1.0L £7.00 Named for a cat I believe. Not the plants fault. A nice pale pink with darker upper lip. Salvia 'Love & Wishes'. 1.0L £7.00 Wine purple flowers with striking dark calyces and stems. Tender but well worth the effort of protecting from frosts or taking a few easy cuttings. 70cm Salvia 'Nachtvlinder'. 0.5L £6.00 The name is Dutch meaning Night Moth. Very appropriate really AGM. given it is perhaps the darkest flower colour you’ll find in this group - a dark night purple. Salvia 'Penny's Smile'. 1.0L £7.00 Lovely large rich pink flowers held in quantity on a tall bushy plant up to 1.2m. One of the hardiest, best pruned hard in Spring. Salvia 'Phyllis Fancy'. 2.0L £8.50 A hybrid with blue whiskered white flowers from purple-ish calyces. Dramatic plant best used as a gap filler to extend the interest in a border. Protect in winter. 1m Salvia atrocyanea. 2.0L £8.50 Bolivia/Argentina. A dramatic autumn Sage whose large blue-violet flowers are clasped in persistent purple stained bracts. Deciduous but tuberous and hence hardy. 1m+ Salvia greggii 'Icing 0.5L £6.00 A tasteful bicolour of rich pink with a softer pink edge to the lower lip. Sugar'. Salvia greggii 0.5L £6.00 Lovely bicoloured form very worth growing that doesn’t need 'Strawberries & Cream'. explaining. But I wish they wouldn't name plants after food…! Salvia guaranitica 1.0L £7.00 Truly majestic upright salvia with rich blue-purple flowers from dark 'Purple Majesty'. calyces. Excellent back of border plant tolerating partial shade. 1.5m Salvia guaranitica 1.0L £7.00 Strong growing form of the hardy tuberous perennial suited to the mid 'Super Trouper'. AGM. / back of border where its rich blue flowers on upright stems can mingle late summer. 2m Salvia involucrata 2.0L £8.00 Glorious upright sage to 1.5m with bright pink flowers. A surprisingly 'Hadspen'. hardy form, surviving harsh winters here. Sun but shelter from strong winds. Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Salvia lycoides. 2.0L £8.50 Very similar to the scented Salvia microphyllas. Very refined look with small leaves and clouds of small ultramarine blue flowers. Salvia microphylla 1.0L £7.00 Rich wine red with a dark calyx. Classy colour. 'Bordeux'. Salvia microphylla 0.5L £6.00 Rich pinkish red flowers and scented foliage. Strong and very hardy. 'Cerro Potosi'. AGM. Named for the 'potash mountain' on which it was found. We recommend a hard prune in Spring, then 80cm regrowth? Salvia patens. few £7.50 The rich blue salvia "doubtless, the most brilliant in cultivation, being surpassed by and equalled by few other [garden] flowers." (William Robinson 1933). Treat as you would a dahlia. Salvia uliginosa. AGM. 2.0L £8.00 Intense sky blue creeping salvia lends a tall airy presence to the mid border. 150-180cm. Winter mulch. Salvia uliginosa 'Ballon 2.0L £8.00 The shorter form at around 90cm. Still masses of sky blue flowers Azul'. from mid summer. Sanguisorba 'ex Japan'. 1.3L £8.50 Originally from Cally gardens, this compact collected form offers a haze of small round white burrs over clean green mounded foliage. Easy and neat border front candidate. 50cm. Sanguisorba 'Ivory 2.0L £8.50 Green buds then long clean white burr flowers in July held well above Towers'. fresh foliage. A self supporting tower at 1.7m Sanguisorba 'Red 2.0L £8.50 A newish Marchants' hybrid with deep red burrs at height. Good cut Busby'. leaf foliage and upright stems. A dramatic sight. 1.8m. Sanguisorba 1.0L £9.00 Very attractive emerging glaucus corrugated foliage gives excellent hakusanensis 'Lilac spring interest. The long arching stems carrying large tactile, strong Squirrel'. pink catkins in mid-summer may need some support. Tricky to propagate & rarely offered. 1.3m Scabiosa columbaria. 1.3L £7.00 Pale blue pincushion flowers for a sunny well drained spot. Upright plant to 60cm. Can be short lived but will seed about a sunny border or gravel garden. Selinum wallichianum. 0.5L £5.50 I rate this plant as one of my best perennials: Creamy white domed umbel flowers appear in mid summer to crown purple stems and lacey foliage. A strong and reliable form that flowers well. According to EA Bowles 'the queen' of umbels. 120cm Serratula tinctoria 'var. 1.0L £7.00 Dainty pink "cornflowers" in late summer, preceeded by finely cut seoanei'. dark foliage making this a decorative little knapweed ideal for the border front. 30-50cm. Sida hermaphrodita. 1.0L £7.50 Unusual mallow best grown for its dramatic palmate green leaves on strong upright stems. Panicles of small white flowers late summer. 2m Silene 'Confetti'. few £7.00 From a mop of basal foliage, strong upright stems carry many long purple buds which open to creamy-white starry 'catchfly' flowers in mid summer. A charming perennial for sun or part shade. 90cm Solidago 'Loysder 2.0L £8.50 Large heads of lemon yellow flowers. Good mid-border form of easy Crown'. goldenrod to compliment the autumn border. 120cm Sphaeralcea incana few £7.50 Tall stems of small, soft madder red, mallow-like flowers on upright, 'Newleaze Coral'. silvery leaved stems in summer. For sun and well drained spot. 80- 100cm Sphaeralcea incana 0.5L £6.00 Best pruned hard in Spring to promote fresh silvery foliage and 'Sourup'. upright spires of subtle orange mallow flowers produced in long succession. Tasteful and yet eyecatching. 1.25m+ Stachys officinalis 'Pink 1.0L £7.50 A seedling with a pale pink appearance that, on closer inspection is Lace'. white with fine pink tracery. Easy front of border plant. 50cm Tellima grandiflora 1.0L £6.00 Easy Heuchera relative with dainty 'fringe cup' flowers held aloft of 'Forest Frost'. tastefully marked lobed evergreen foliage. 50cm Thalictrum 'Perfume 1.0L £7.50 Highly scented fluffy lilac flowers with white tips. An upright plant with Star'. purple stems and Actaea like foliage. Easy in sun or part shade, with some shelter. 70cm Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Tradescantia 'Red 2.0L £8.50 An lovely colour combination of violet purple flowers and strong Grape'. clumps of tasteful grey, grassy foliage. Needs good retentive soil. 60cm Tritonia disticha 'subsp. 2.0L £8.50 Masses of delightful rose pink flowers in August over clean green rubrolucens'. grassy foliage. Prefers good sun and richness but well drained in cold winters. 50cm Verbascum 'Cotswold 1.0L £7.00 Upright butter yellow spires with purple eye. 120cm Queen'. Verbascum 'Pink 2.0L £7.50 Tall spires densely covered in soft pink flowers with dark eyes. Sun Domino'. and drainage. Good perennial habit. 1.2m Verbena officinalis 0.5L £5.50 Richly purple toned foliage and stems and fine wands of purple 'grandiflora 'Bampton''. flowers. Excellent in a sunny and well drained spot. 50cm Vernonia fasciculata. 2.0L £8.50 Smooth Iron Weed. Common names can be so unhelpful! Strong dark stems and fine willowy foliage topped with rich purple-pink fluffy flowers. Excellent for pollinators. 1.8m+ Veronicastrum sibiricum 1.0L £7.50 syn. 'Cobalt Candle'. Dense growing with none of the pinky tones of 'Kobaltkaars'. most of the others. Sturdy electric-blue coloured spikes 1.25m Veronicastrum 1.0L £7.00 Piet Oudolf’s selection with large terminal of vivid lilac-pink virginicum 'Adoration'. flowers. A class act. 1.5m. Veronicastrum 2.0L £8.50 Lovely form with particularly long pointed flower spikes of lilac blue. virginicum 'Apollo'. 1.5m Veronicastrum 1.0L £7.00 Best short form with soft pink flowers from rich red buds on branched virginicum 'Erica'. spires in summer. Complementary purple toned stems and foliage. Essential selection. 90cm Watsonia pilansii. 2.0L £8.00 Cormous evergreen perennial from South Africa with zesty orange flowers on long spires. For sun & drainage. Ideal for exotic borders, pot work and milder coastal gardens. 1m AAA GRASSES Anamanthele 1.0L £6.00 The 'Pheasant Grass' named for its bronzy tones has strong presence lessoniana. AGM. in my garden. It gently seeds around and thrives in the nooks where I allow it remain. Quick to establish and year round interest. 75cm Carex 'Milk Chocolate'. 2.0L £8.50 Good strong growing form with arching foliage and a rich russety ever- bronze look. 50cm Carex testacea 'Prairie 2.0L £8.50 A strong selection creating a cascading mound of vivid green tipped Fire'. bronze evergreen foliage. Frost hardy. 50cm Chionochloa rubra. 3.0L £9.50 Large healthy plants offered of the bronze 'evergreen' that is a useful long-lived New Zealand grass for a retentive soil. 1m Hakonechloa macra few £6.00 A tasteful creamy-white variegation adds a lighter touch to a shady 'albostriata'. corner. Hakonechloa macra 0.5L £6.00 Once densely established, this plain green form has stunning reddish 'Beni-kaze'. autumn tones. Hakonechloa macra 0.5L £6.00 Striking yellow variegation followed by rich reddish autumn tones. 'Naomi'. Helictotrichon 2.0L £8.50 Icy blue 'evergreen' foliage and long, arching buff-coloured flower sempervirens. AGM. stems. Easy given sun and drainage. 60cm Luzula sylvatica 1.0L £7.00 Emerging spring foliage emerges a fresh and subtle creamy colour 'Taggarts Cream'. before ripening green. Brightens up a dry shady corner. 40cm Miscanthus sinensis 1.0L £7.50 The last Miscanthus from Ernst Pagels, nostalgically named after his 'Beth Chatto'. dear friend. The very fine leaves arching at their tips and narrow light brown flowers make for an elegant grass. 1.5m+ Miscanthus sinensis 1.0L £6.50 Dark rich red stems on a strong, upright and reliable plant. 1.2m 'China'. AGM. Miscanthus sinensis 1.0L £8.00 Strong form with bronzed stems and dark reddish flower plumes late 'Dronning Ingrid'. summer. Good red foliage tones in autumn. 150cm Miscanthus sinensis 1.0L £7.50 An early display of dark purple flowers held well above narrow leaves, 'Ferner Osten'. AGM. continues thereafter over a long season. A great favourite here. 1.5m.to any border. 2m Plants currently Approx Price Description available pot size Miscanthus sinensis 2.0L £8.50 The best Miscanthus by far: Dark stems hold aloft richest red flowers. 'Malepartus'. The foliage has plum and amber tints in late autumn. 180cm. Miscanthus sinensis 1.0L £7.50 The fine variegation and the graceful poise, creates a very pale and 'Morning Light'. ghostly effect from a distance. Best with some direct sun and good soil. 120-150cm. Miscanthus sinensis 2.0L £8.50 Extremely productive, casting up masses of golden plumes. Its narrow 'Yakushima Dwarf'. foliage, compact habit and beautiful shape, lends it to punctuation planting. Classy. 120cm eventually. Panicum virgatum 2.0L £8.50 Upright and glaucus grey foliage. An excellent specimen grass with 'Cloud Nine'. an airy cloud like infloresence. 1.8m Panicum virgatum 1.0L £7.50 An old variety, flowering well with airy flower / seed panicles and 'rubrum'. excellent autumn leaf colour. 1m. Pennisetum 3.0L £9.00 Seedlings from our darkest form of the autumn flowering 'Fountain alopecuroides. Grass'. Good deep soil in sun. 90cm Pennisetum 2.0L £8.50 A compact dwarf form sending out a fountain of creamy bunny tails alopecuroides 'Little in late summer. Easy in a good deep soil. 50cm Bunny'. Pennisetum 2.0L £9.00 Slightly melodramatic name for a good red flowered form of the late alopecuroides 'Reborn'. summer flowering grass. Flowers best in a sunny position & any but the thinnest of soils. 1m Pennisetum 1.5L £8.00 Lovely new compact introduction: Low (H50cm) with a broad habit. alopecuroides Flowers best in a sunny position & any but the thinnest of soils. 'Weserbergland'. Pennisetum 2.0L £8.00 A UK form selected for its reliable flowering. Richly flowered alopecuroides 'Fountain Grass' with a moderately compact habit. 60cm 'Woodside'. Pennisetum orientale 1.0L £7.50 One of the larger forms of P. orientale with good glaucus foliage and 'Shogun'. large pinkish flowers. Striking when back lit. 1m. Sarcococca confusa. 1.0L £7.00 The highly scented 'sweet box' evergreen for even the toughest dry AGM. shade. Slow growing but long lived and reliable. Essential. Seselaria argentea. 1.0L £7.00 Tough evergreen grass with silvery white flower heads in summer. Easy to please and drought tolerent. 40cm Stipa ichu 'syn. Jarava 1.0L £6.00 Pale creamy-white narrow plumes over fine evergreen foliage. More ichu'. AGM. upright than S.tennuissima at 90cm. Very tactile. Irresistible. Stipa pseudoichu. 1.5L £7.50 The striking, upright 1m+ Stipa with very pale, long feathery flowers. AGM. Sun & drainage for longevity. (The names are confusing even us.) Stipa tenuissima. 1.0L £6.50 Small, soft evergreen grass with arching white flowerheads. Can look AGM. as if it needs a decent comb through: The Boris of grasses - but don't hold that against it. 45cm