E MacGregor Cat 2009.indd - Elizabeth MacGregor Nursery

DIPLARRHENA
Diplarrhena latifolia £ 4.50
Larger in all its parts than D. moraea. Beautiful
pure white three-petalled flowers. For a sunny
sheltered site. 60cm. high.
ECHINACEA
Echinaceas thrive in fertile well-drained
soil, in full sun. Poor drainage in winter
can lead to losses. Cut back spent flowers
to encourage longer display.
Echinacea angustifolia £ 4.10
Lovely species with pale purple-pink petals
drooping from an orange-brown central cone.
75 cm. high.
Echinacea ‘Harvest Moon’ £ 4.60
Stunning new cultivar with large golden-orange
flowers with orange central cones. July to September.
60cm. high.Syn. E. ‘Matthew Saul’
Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’ £ 4.10
Long narrow drooping petals, in the palest
possible pink, fall from a large central cone.
80cm. high.
Echinacea paradoxa £ 4.10
Pure yellow petals droop down from a large
brown central cone. Very unusual species from
central U.S.A. 80cm. high.
Echinacea purpurea £ 4.60
‘Fragrant Angel’ PBR
A new variety, huge flowers have green-tipped
white petals around a green central cone.
Lovely scent. 75cm. high.
Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ £ 4.10
Flowers in an intense carmine-red with wide
horizontal petals. Very long lasting cut flower.
100cm. high.
Echinacea purpurea £ 4.10
‘Primadonna White’
Vigorous grower, stout stems carry pure white
daisies, with horizontal petals around an orange-brown
cone. Fertile well-drained soil and
sun. 80cm. high.
Echinacea purpurea ‘Rubinstern’ £ 4.10
Clumps of deep green leaves produce stout
120cm. high stems, carrying large daisy-like
flowers, intensely carmine-red surrounding a
large orange-brown central boss.
Echinacea purpurea ‘Sunrise’ £ 4.60
Strong stems produce large pale apricot-yellow
flowers with greenish central cones. Late
summer flowering July to October. For sun and
well drained fertile soil. 75cm. high. Plate C
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Echinacea tennesseensis £ 4.10
‘Rocky Top’
Large dark-eyed, cerise-pink flowers from July
to October. 60cm. high.
ERIGERON
Erigeron ‘Quakeress’ £ 4.10
Numerous narrow-petalled single daisies in
a soft lilac blue. Very floriferous from early
summer to autumn. Vigorous and easy, likes
sun. 50cm. high.
Erigeron ‘Snow White’ £ 4.10
Lilac buds open to pure-white fine petalled
daisies. In flower from early summer to autumn.
Excellent border front plant for a sunny
position. 40cm. high. Plate B
ERYNGIUM
An extraordinary group of plants, often
with strong metallic-blue colouring to flowers
and stems.Their main cultural need is
an open situation in sun and free-draining
but fertile soil. If in doubt, a bucket-full of
grit incorporated into the planting area
makes a huge difference to root growth
and subsequent vigour.
Eryngium alpinum ‘Blue Star’ £ 4.40
The largest-flowered species with a mass of
intensely-blue soft feathery bracts surrounding
a cylindrical flower head. Prefers deep fertile
well-drained sunny site. 60-70cm. high.
Eryngium alpinum £ 4.40
‘Slieve Donard’
Very vigorous and long-lived cultivar producing
huge clumps of rounded foliage. The upright
stems produce huge feathery flowers, silver as
they open, gradually becoming deep violetblue.
Highly recommended. 70cm. Plate C
Eryngium bourgatii £ 4.40
‘Oxford Blue’ AGM
Makes a very decorative mound of deeply
cut basal leaves, heavily marked and spotted
white. Branching heads of silvery-blue flowers
produced in June - July. For sun & good
drainage. 45cm. high.
Eryngium ‘Forncett Ultra’ £ 4.40
Superb compact hybrid producing large spiky
intensely metallic-blue flowers & stems. 50cm.
high. Sun & good drainage.
Eryngium ‘Jos Eijking’ £ 4.50
Stunning ‘Sea Holly’, flowers, stems & leaves
all becoming an intense metallic lavender-blue.
Very vigorous and strong upright grower. 90cm.
high. (PBR)