Millenium Garden
Latin Name Common name Height Spread Plant type Foliage Colour Flower Colour Flowering Time Family Origin Other uses.
cm cm
Acaena magellanica New Zealand Burr perennial Rosaceae NZ
Acanthus hungaricans Bear's Breeches 60-120 60-90 perennial dark green pale pink/ white with purple bracts june/july Acanthaceae Balkans
Acanthus hirsutus var. syriacus Bear's Breeches 60 60 perennial dark green greenish white june/july Acanthaceae Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Isreal
Achillea 'Credo' Yarrow 50-100 50-100 perennial dark green creamy yeloow august/september Asteraceae N.hemisphere
Achillea 'Summerwine' Yarrow perennial dark green dark red july/august Asteraceae N.hemisphere
Achilllea 'Walter Funke' Yarrow perennial august/september Asteraceae N.hemisphere
Actea simplex 'James Compton' Baneberry perennial N.hemisphere Toxic berries
Agastache foeniculum Anise hyssop 90-150 30 perennial whiteish green blue with purple brachts august/ septmeber Labiatae North America
Amsonia hubrichtii perennial Apocynaceae
Amsonia orientalis 50 30 perennial greyish/green violet/blue july/august Apocynaceae Greece/Turkey
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia 60 45 perennial dark green pale blue june/july Apocynaceae
Anemone hupehensis japonica 'Pamina' Wind Flower 60-120 45 perennial dark green pink August/September Ranunculaceae S.China
Anemone x hybrida Wind Flower perennial Ranunculaceae
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' Wind Flower perennial white August/September Ranunculaceae
Anemone leveillei perennial
Angelica gigas Angelica 100-200 120 perennial mid green dark purple august/september Umbelliferae China, Korea, Japan
Artemisia 'Rosenschleier' Wormwood perennial pale green Asteraceae N.Hemisphere prairies
Aruncus 'Horatio' perennial Rosaceae N.Hemisphere
Aruncus 'Johannisfest' perennial Rosaceae N.Hemisphere
Aruncus 'Woldemar Meier' perennial Rosaceae N.Hemisphere
Aster cordifolius 'Little Carlow' 90 45 perennial violet/blue july/august Asteraceae
Aster lateriflorus 'Horizontalis' 60 45 perennial mid green white-pink july/august Asteraceae
Aster macrophyllus 'Twlight' perennial Asteraceae
Aster umbellatus perennial Asteraceae
Aster 'Anja's Choice' perennial Asteraceae
Astilbe chinensis tacqetii 'Purplelanze' 120 90 perennial mid green purple/red august/september Saxifragaceae
Astrantia major 'Claret' Masterwort 30-90 45 perennial june/july Umbelliferae C. and E. Europe
Astrantia major 'Roma' Masterwort 30-90 45 perennial june/july Umbelliferae C. and E. Europe
Baptisia australis Wild Indigo 150 60 perennial deep green dark blue june/july Leguminosae E.USA
Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud' Calamint perennial july/august Labiatae Middle East
Calamintha nepeta Calamint 45 50-75 perennial hairy dark green mauve/pink july/august Labiatae Middle East
Cephalaria dipsacoides perennial Dipsacaceae
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbaga 45 30 perennial bright green blue august Plumbaginaceae W.China
Chaerohyllum hirustum 'Roseum' 60 30 perennial mid green pink may/june Umbelliferae South Europe to Russia Cimicifuga simplex 'James Compton' Bugbane 100-120 60 perennial brownish purple white august/september Ranunculaceae N.E. Asia
Cirsium rivulare 'Atroprpureum' 120 60 perennial dark green deep crimson july/august Asteraceae C.Europe
Darmera peltata 200 100 perennial dark green white /pink may/june Saxifragaceae USA
Dianthus amurensis Carnation 40 30 perennial bright green dark pink/ mauve july/august Caryophllaceae e.Asia
Dianthus carthusianorum Carnation 40 20 perennial pale green deep red-pink july/august Caryophllaceae S. and C. Europe
Digitalis ferruginea Rusty Foxglove 120 45 perennial dark green golden brown july/august ScarophulariaceaeS.E Europe
Echinacea pallida Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinacea 'Fatal Atrraction' Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinacea ' Green Edge' Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinacea 'Green Jewel' Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinacea 'Jade' Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinacea 'Rubinglow' Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinacea 'Rubinstern' Coneflower perennial july/august Asteraceae USA
Echinops rito 'Veitch's blue' Globe Thistle 60 45 perennial dark green metallic blue august Asteraceae S.E Europe to C. Asia
Echinops sphaerocephalus Globe Thistle 200 90 perennial grey-green silvery grey august/september Asteraceae S.E Europe to C. Asia
Eryingium alpinum 'Blue star' Sea Holly 70 45 perennial mid green steel blue july/august Umbelliferae Europe mountains
Eryingium bourgatii Sea Holly 15-45 30 perennial silver veined dark greenblue grey/green august Umbelliferae Europe mountains
Eryingium yuccifolium Sea Holly 120 60 perennial blue grey whiteish green-pale blue july/august Umbelliferae Europe mountains
Eupatorium purpureum subsp. Maculatum 'Atropurpureum'Joe Pye Weed 220 100 perennial mid green pinkish purple july/august Asteraceae E.USA
Eupatorium rugosum 'Snowball' 180 60 perennial grey green white Asteraceae E.USA
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' 180 60 perennial grey green brown tinged july/august Asteraceae E.USA
Euphorbia griffithii 'Dixter' Milkweed 75 60 perennial copper tinted-darkdusky green orange August Euphorbiaceae Bhutan, Tibet, S.W China
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta Magnifica' Queen of the Prairies180-250 120 perennial mid green deep peach-pink july/august Rosaceae E.USA
Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze' Fennel 180 45 perennial copper green- bronzeyellow August/September Umbelliferae S.Europe
Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' perennial white fade to pink june/july/august Onagraceae N.America
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies 90 60 perennial grey green white with red sepals
Geranium 'Brookside' Cranesbill perennial Geraniaceae
Geranium 'Jolly Bee' Cranesbill perennial Geraniaceae
Geranium ' Patricia' Cranesbill perennial Geraniaceae
Geranium 'Sirak' Cranesbill perennial Geraniaceae
Geranium phaeum 'Sambor' Dusky Cranesbill 80 45 perennial soft green mauve may/june Geraniaceae Europe Mountains
Geranium psilostemon Armenian Cranesbill 60-120 60 perennial mid green bright pink august Geraniaceae Caucasus/Turkey
Geranium sobliferum Cranesbill perennial Geraniaceae
Geranium wlassovianum Cranesbill 60 60 perennial dark green purple pink july/august Geraniaceae Siberia/N.China/Mongolia
Geranium x oxonianum 'Rebecca Moss' Cranesbill 45 60 perennial light green pink Geraniaceae
Geranium x oxonianum ' Summer Surprise' Cranesbill 45 60 perennial light green pink Geraniaceae
Helenium autumnale 'Flammendes Katchen' Sneezeweed 150 45 perennial green yellow/brown Asteraceae Canada-E.USA
Helenium atumnale ' Rubinzwerg' Sneezeweed 150 45 perennial green yellow/brown Asteraceae Hemerocallis 'Corky' Daylily 70 40 perennial green yellow july Liliaceae Asia
Hemerocallis citrine 'Little Girl' Daylily perennial green greenish yellow-pale lemon august Liliaceae China
Heuchra villosa Coral Bells 30 45 perennial bronze green white-pink July Saxifragaceae E.USA
Hydrangea anomala petiolaris Climbing Hydrangea 15m perennial dark green white july/august Hydrangeaceae Korea, Taiwan, Japan
Hydrangea querifolia 'Snowflake' Oak Leaved Hydrangea200 250 perennial mid green white august/september Hydrangeaceae S.E.USA
Inula magnifica 'Sonnenstrahl' 180 100 perennial dark green golden yellow july/august Asteraceae e.Caucasus
Kalimeris incisa perennial
Knautia macedonica 60-80 45 perennial green purple red july/august Dipsacaceae Macedonia
Lamium orvala Dead Nettle 60 30 perennial dark green pinkish purple may/june Labiatae Central S. Europe
Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Blazing Star 40-50 45 perennial green deep purple august/september Asteraceae S.E. USA
Ligularia japonica 150 100 perennial yellow Asteraceae Asia
Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender 60 45 perennial dark green deep lavender-blue august/september Plumbaginaceae Bulgaria-Russia
Lobelia 'Tania' perennial Campanulaceae
Lobelia siphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower 60-120 30 perennial light green bright blue august/september Campanulaceae E.USA
Lobelia vedrariensis perennial
Lonicera periclymenum serotina Late Dutch Honeysuckle7m perennial green white streaked dark purple july/august Caprifloiaceae Europe, North Africa
Lonicera x heckrottii 5m perennial dark green pink inside, orange outside july/august Caprifloiaceae Garden Origin
Luzula sylvatica 'Waldler' Woodrush 70-80 45 perennial dark green brown may/june Juncaceae Europe-Asia
Lythrum salicaria 'Blush' Purple Loosestrife 90-120 45 perennial pink red purple july/August Lythraceae Europe-Asia
Lythrum salicaria 'Robert' Purple Loosestrife 90 45 perennial bright pink july/August Lythraceae Europe-Asia
Lythrum salicaria ' Stitchflamme' Purple Loosestrife 90-120 45 perennial pink red purple july/August Lythraceae Europe-Asia
Lythrum salicaria 'Ziegeunerblut' Purple Loosestrife 90-121 45 perennial pink red purple july/August Lythraceae Europe-Asia
Lythrum virgatum Loosestrife 90 45 perennial dark green purple red july/August Lythraceae Europe-Asia
Monarda 'Garden View Scarlet' Bergamot 90 45 perennial august/september Labiatae North America
Monarda ' Mohawk' Bergamot 90 45 perennial august/september Labiatae North America
Monarda 'Oudolf's Charm' Bergamot 90 45 perennial august/september Labiatae North America
Monarda 'Scorpion' Bergamot 90 45 perennial august/september Labiatae North America
Nepeta racemosea 'WalkersLow' Catmint 30 45 perennial mid green deep violet july/august Labiatae Caucasus/Turkey
Origanum 'Rosenkuppel' Oregano 30 45 perennial dark green purple july/august Labiatae Mediterraneum
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red' 80 30 perennial dark purple pink tinted white july/august ScarophulariaceaeNorth America
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedanse' Knotweed 120 120 perennial mid green dark red August/September Polygonaceae Worldwide
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Rosea' Knotweed 90 90 perennial mid green pink August/September Polygonaceae Worldwide
Persicaria polymorpha Knotweed 200 200 perennial dark green cream August/September Polygonaceae Worldwide
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Star' 120 100 perennial grey purple August/September Labiatae Afghanistan
Phlomis tuberosa 'Amazone' 150 90 perennial dark green mauve august Labiatae Europe
Phlox paniculata 150 60 perennial mid green lilac pink july/august Polemoniaceae USA
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Evening ' 130 60 perennial mid green lilac pink july/august Polemoniaceae USA
Polygonatum x hybridum 'Weihenstepahn' Common Solomon's Seal150 30 perennial mid green green tipped creamy white may/june Liliaceae Garden Origin Pycnanthemum muticum perennial Acanthaceae
Ruellia humils perennial
Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst' Sage 90 45 perennial mid green mauve pink july/august Labiate
Salvia nemorosa 'Bluahugel' Sage 30 45 perennial mid green bright blue july/august Labiate
Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht' Sage 30 45 perennial mid green deep blue july/august Labiate
Salvia nemorosa 'Ost Friesland' Sage 60 45 perennial mid green dark purple blue july/august Labiate
Salvia nemorosa Wurzburg' Sage perennial mid green july/august Labiate
Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' Sage 90 45 perennial grey green purple july/august Labiate
Salvia verticillata 'Smouldering Torches' Sage 50 45 perennial purple july/august Labiate
Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder' Greater Burnet 120 60 perennial red july/august Rosaceae
Sanguisorba 'Tanna' Burnet perennial blue grey dark red july/august Rosaceae Japan
Scutellaria incana Skull Cap 60 45 perennial grey blue soft blue july Labiatae
Sedum 'Matrona' Stonecap 80 perennial pale pink july/august Crassulaceae
Sedum 'Red Cauli' Stonecap perennial red Crassulaceae
Sedum 'Sun Kissed' Stonecap perennial Crassulaceae
Serratuala seoanei Saw wort 30 perennial dark green lilac pink august/september Asteraceae
Sidalcea candida 'My Love' Prairie Mallow 100 45 perennial green pale pink july Malvaceae
Solidago 'Goldenmosa' Golden Rod 75 45 perennial mid green yellow august Asteraceae
Solidago 'Golden Rain' Golden Rod 130 45 perennial mid green yellow august Asteraceae x Solidater luteus 'Lemore' 60 perennial mid green canary yellow august Asteraceae
Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' Betony 60 perennial red purple Lamiaceae
Stachys officinalis 'Rosea' Betony 60 perennial pink Lamiaceae
Thalictrum lucidum Meadow rue 200 perennial green pale yellow Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum polygamum Meadow rue 180 perennial cream Ranunculaceae
Verbena bonariensis Verbena 150 30 perennial green bright purple august Verbenaceae South America
Verbena hastata Verbena 20 perennial green purple august Verbenaceae North America
Vernonia crinita 'Mammuth' Iron weed 250 perennial green reddish purple september Asteraceae
Veronicastrum 'Adoration' perennial Scarophulariaceae
Veronicastrum 'Fascination' 160 perennial lilac blue Scarophulariaceae
Veronicastrum 'Roseum' perennial pink Scarophulariaceae
SHRUBS
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush buckeye 300 500 shrub mid green white july HippocastanaceaeS.E. USA
Cornus kousa 'Satomi' Dogwood 700 500 shrub dark red purple autumnwhite colour july Cornaceae Korea and Japan
Euonymus planipes Spindle Tree 300 300 shrub mid green Celastraceae China, Korea and Japan
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowfalkes' Oak Leaved Hydrangea200 250 shrub mid green white july Hydrangeaceae
Sorbus koehneana 500 600 shrub dark green white may Rosaceae China
Stachyrus praecox 100-400 300 shrub mid green pale yellow green jan/feb Stachyuraceae Japan Viburnum x bodnatense 'Dawn' shrub dark green pink october-feb Caprifloiaceae Garden Origin
GRASSES
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Reed grass 180 60 grass green pink-bronze august/september Poaceae N.Hemisphere
Calamagrostis brachytricha Reed grass 120 grass green august/september Poaceae N.Hemisphere
Carex muskingumensis Palm branch sedge 75 45 grass bright green golden brown june/july Cyperaceae North American
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair Grass 200 120-150 grass mid green silver tinted purple Poaceae Eurasia
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' Tufted Hair Grass 75 75 grass mid green silvery-reddish brown Poaceae
Eragrostis spectabilis Love Grass grass Poaceae
Festuca mairei Fescue grass Poaceae
Luzula sylvatic 'Waldler' Great Woodrush 50 45 grass glossy dark green brown Juncaceae
Miscanthus 'Flamingo' grass green Poaceae S.E. Asia
Miscanthus 'Haiku' grass green Poaceae S.E. Asia
Miscanthus 'Krater' grass green Poaceae S.E. Asia
Miscanthus 'Malepartus' 120 grass blue green purple Poaceae S.E. Asia
Miscanthus 'Puncktchen' grass green Poaceae S.E. Asia
Miscanthus 'Roland' grass green Poaceae S.E. Asia
Miscanthus Silberturm' grass green Poaceae S.E. Asia
Molinia caerulea 'Poul Petersen' Purple Moor grass grass Poaceae Europe and S.W. Asia
Molinia Transparent' Purple Moor grass 250 50 grass Poaceae Europe and S.W. Asia
Panicum virgatum Panic grass 150 grass Poaceae Europe and S.W. Asia
Panicum 'Rehbraun' Panic grass grass leaves turn red in summer Poaceae Europe and S.W. Asia
Panicum Shenandoah' Panic grass grass Poaceae Europe and S.W. Asia
Sesleria nitida Nest Moor grass 60 45 grass grey green may/june Poaceae Italy
Sporobolus heterolepsis 80 45 grass Poaceae
CLIMBER
Clematis 'Wada's Primrose' Old Man's Beard 250 100 Climber creamy white may/june Ranunculaceae
Clematis jacmanii 'Perle d'Azur' Old Man's Beard 300 100 Climber blue august Ranunculaceae
Clematis orientalis 'Bill McKenzie' Old Man's Beard 700 200-300 Climber yellow august/september Ranunculaceae
Clematis rehderiana Old Man's Beard 600-700 200-300 Climber yellow Ranunculaceae china
Clematis rubend 'Marjorie' Old Man's Beard Climber Ranunculaceae
Clematis texensis 'Gravetye Beauty' Old Man's Beard 250 100 Climber red crimson july/august Ranunculaceae
Clematis texensis 'Princess Diana' Old Man's Beard Climber Ranunculaceae
Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette' Old Man's Beard 350 150 Climber violet purple july/august Ranunculaceae
Clematis x jouniana 'Praecoux' Old Man's Beard Climber Ranunculaceae
Wisteria 'Longissima Alba' Wistaria Leguminosae Flamingo Bed date planted
Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' Red Robin bush 300 300 shrub new growth bright whitered may Rosaceae 25/02/2015
Cortaderia selloana'Rose Plume' Pampas grass 200 150 grass green pink august/september Poaceae Argentina 25/02/2015
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Woodside' Fountian grass 60-150 60-120 grass dark green brown august/september Poaceae E.Asia to Australia 25/02/2015
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance' 120 120 perennial mid green red,purple, white july/august Polygonaceae Himalaya 25/02/2015
Achillea 'Summer Wine' Yarrow 45 45 perennial dark green dark red july/august Asteraceae N. Hemisphere 25/02/2015
20th March
Geranium sanguineum 'Akum Pride' Bloody Cranebill 20 30 dark green deep magenta july/august Geraniaceae Europe
Geranium cinereum subsp. Subcaulescens 15 30 dark green magenta with black centre july/august Geraniaceae Balkans
Monarda fistulosa 'Mahogany' Bergamot 90 45 mid green wine-red july-september Labiatae E. North America
Monarda Cambridge Scarlet Bergamot 90 45 mid green rich scarlet red july-september Labiatae E. North America
New Seat Area March 2015
Achillea 'Inca Gold' Yarrow Asteraceae
Eragrostis spectabilis love grass Gramineae
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' 60-90 60 green pearl grey flushed pale rose pink Geraniaceae Europe-W.China
Geranium 'Ann Folkard' 60 100 yellowish green magenta, black centres Geraniaceae
Panicum virgatum 'dallas Blue' Switch grass 100 75 blue grey purple green September Gramineae E.North America
Agastache ' Liqourice White' Labiatae
Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion 80 45 silver grey purple red summer CaryophyllaceaeS.E europe
Nepeta subsessilis 'Sweet dream' Catmint 90 30 dark green blue july-september Labiatae Japan
Achillea millefolium 'Ceries queen' 60 60 dark green magenta pink with white disc florets june-september Asteraceae
Agapanthus 'Torbay' African Blue Lily Liliaceae Southern Africa
Anchusa azura 'Loddon Royalist' 90 60 mid green bright deep blue june-july Boraginaceae S.Europe, N.Africa-w.Asia
Catananche caerulea 'Alba' Cupids dart 45 30 green whte july-september Asteraceae
Geranium 'Blue Cloud' Geraniaceae
Geranium phaeum Dusky Cranesbill 80 45 soft green purple-white may-july Geraniaceae European Mountains
Geranium 'Red Admiral' Geraniaceae
Geranium 'Cambridge' Geraniaceae
Iris chrysographes Siberian Iris 40-50 green dark red violet Iridaceae China
Potentilla megalanthus 'Monsieur Rouillard' mid green deep blood red june-september Rosaceae E.Asia, Japan
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Concorde grape' Commelinaceae
Crocosmia 'Zeal Tau' Montbretia green august Iridaceae
Crocosmia 'Orange Devil' Montbretia green orange august Iridaceae
Aster amellus 'King George' 45 45 green violet blue august-september Asteraceae
Aster x frikartii 'Monch' 70 40 clear lavender blue august-september Asteraceae