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4 5 AMSONIA tabernaemontana var. salicifolia. Dark stems support broad leaves brilliantly coloured in autumn. Typical small, pale blue flowers with a hint of turquoise. 60cm. ANAPHALIS yedoensis. An ‘Everlasting’ and a stalwart of the herbaceous border. Silver underlined leaves and a generous display of starry white flowers with yellow centres from July onwards. 60cm. ANEMONE. The following are all superb plants for the late summer/autumn and once settled require little attention. A. hupehensis var japonica ‘Bodnant Burgundy’. Euphemistically described (you’d be demanding money back served wine this colour) it remains a fine deep carmine pink. 1m +. A. h. var. j. ‘China Pink’. A lovely soft rose pink form singled out from a flowering batch of seed raised plants. A x hybrida ‘Geante des Blanches’. Large semi-double white flowers, the narrow ray petals forming a rather flat flower. Robust. 1.2m. *A x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’. Pristine and pure and generally reckoned to be the best white. 1.2m A. x h. ‘Pamina’. Rich carmine-pink flowers, semi-double, making a worthy contrast to the single pinks above. 60cm. £4.85 £4.65 From £4.75 AQUILEGIA. Our good old friends (or is it enemies!) the columbines are so adaptable and profligate with their offspring that they might well successfully conquer the garden. Yet who could live without them? *A. chrysantha ‘Yellow Queen’. Clear yellow flowers with the bonus of scent, elegant long spurs and long flowering season. 90cm. A. v. ‘Double Violet’. Double flowers, slightly cocky, held at an upward facing angle. Super rich colour. 60cm *A. v.‘Ice Blue’. A delightful double flowered ‘Grannys’ Bonnet’ in ice-blue. Cool. *A. ‘Nora Barlow’. An old and unbeatable Granny’s Bonnet in pink and Granny Smith apple green. ARTEMISIA lactiflora. ‘Elfenbein’. A great form from the continent with munificent branched heads of ivory white flowers and definitely the one for size conscious gardeners. 1.5m. A. l. ‘Rosenschlier’. A useful plant for more subdued colour schemes, the flowers of this form are a dusky pink. 2m+. A. schmidtiana nana. A nonpareil silverling, never happier than when cosied up at the border front. 15cm. ARUM italicum ‘Tiny’. A rare marbled leaf form growing no taller than 20cm. Particularly good amongst winter/spring bulbs. Summer dormant. From £4.60 From £4.85 From £4.85 From £4.50 £4.65 Anemone pavonina. The Peacock anemone is named after the exotic bird, Pavo major. Their Iridescent colours – shocking pinks, mauves, magentas, etc. in Feb/March are as garish as they get. Sun and good drainage. 30cm. ANEMONELLA. Charming North American woodlanders with thalictrum-like foliage and delicate anemone-like flowers to match. They are quite demanding requiring humus rich soil in partial shade. The following are divisions of lovely seedlings selected here and have now been named. They have taken years to bulk. A. t. ‘Spring Nymph’. Palest pink, otherwise as below. A. t. ‘Tutu’. Clone A. Semi double blush pink flowers. A ballerina’s tutu in miniature. 10cm. ANEMONOPSIS macrophylla. The airy nodding waxy flowers of this Japanese beauty are cupped, purple without, pale lavender within. Needs Suchard soil, moisture and shade to prosper. ANTHEMIS. Most possess finely cut fresh-green or grey-green foliage. Their daisy flowers in varying shades of yellow and white give colour over a tremendously long season. All they require is full sun and reasonable drainage. A. tinctoria ‘Cally Cream’. A much praised selection with kind to the eye cream flowers throughout summer. 70cm. A. t. ‘Sauce Hollandaise’. The palest flowered of the Anthemis with cream-yellow flowers. Serve with Alchemilla or Salvia for a delicious border treat. 60cm. ANTHERICUM ramosum. Delicate, airy flight of white flowers like little lilies on branched stems. For some strange reason an under used plant, though much used here and a great favourite. 60cm. £4.60 £6.50 £6.50 £4.85 From £4.65 £4.60 *ARUNCUS aethusifolius. Mirrors in all its parts the larger members of this genus but at 30cm positively Lilliputian in scale, making it ideal for the smaller garden. Not too dry. A. x ‘Horatio’. A super hybrid from doyen nurseryman, Ernst Pagels. Graceful tapering cream plumes on reddish-bronze stems held above intricately cut foliage 120cm. ASCLEPIAS incarnata alba. A sappy, leafy plant arising from a tuberous root stock, the stems terminating in shallow domed clusters of slightly surreal, intricately formed flowers. 50cm. ASTER. Our gardens would be dull things indeed without the contribution of these colourful and for the most part, easily managed plants. The following all display a good resistance to mildew. Please note that many of our Asters will not become available until early summer. *A. amellus ‘Framfieldii’. An elegant hybrid, not dissimilar to the following but a slightly paler violet. Sept/Oct. 40cm. *A. amellus ‘Violet Queen’. An old cultivar first selected by Karl Forster and which remains unchallenged. Large, rich violet flowers in Sept/Oct. 40cm. A. ‘Coombe Fishacre’. An old timer with a tough constitution producing a prodigal display of small pale purple-pink flowers in Sept/Oct. 90cm A. divaricatus. We appear to be in the minority in loving this humble plant. Wiry black stems support a myriad of small narrow rayed, white daisies. Gertrude Jeckyl liked it too – so there! 40cm. *A. ericoides ‘Blue Star’. Myriad, lavender blue flowers with pale yellow centres over wiry growth in October. Charming. 40-50cm. *A. e. ‘Pink Cloud’. Produces hundreds of pale purple-pink flowers. Arguably the best pale pink in this group. 90cm *A. e. ‘Yvette Richardson’. With its fresh green foliage, pale lavender-blue flowers and compact habit, this is a super plant for the border front. 40cm. £4.80 From £5.25 £4.65 From £4.65
6 7 *ASTER ericoides ‘Snow Flurry’. A benign green carpet of prostrate foliage eventually erupts in October into a dazzling display of tiny white blossoms, a late bonus for bees and humans alike. 10cm *A x frikartii ‘Monch’. With a little aid from pea sticks this is arguably the finest Aster for elegance and flower power giving a succession of clear lavender-blue flowers from mid-summer onwards. 75cm. A. lanceolatus. An American sp. whose wiry radiating stems carry flurries of small white daisies from summer onwards. Aspires to Fleabane status and almost makes it. 30cm. *A. lateriflorus ‘Lady in Black’. In full sun the leaves take on a suave purple-black hue. The small flowers are white with attractive rosy stamens, carried in huge numbers on a network of short lateral branches. 120-150cm. *A. lateriflorus ‘Prince’. As above, but altogether denser in its habit. 60cm. *A. ‘Little Carlow’. Wiry stems struggle to support the sheer weight and number of large, lavender-blue flowers, a colour particularly enhanced by the autumn light. 120cm. A. novi-belgii ‘Blue Eyes’. Semi-double flowers, a good blue. Always draws favourable comments from customers. 1.2m. *A. ‘Pixie Dark Eye’. Covers itself in small wine-purple, yellow eyed daisies. Quite unlike any of our other Asters. 45cms *A. pyrenaeus ‘Lutetia’. Valued for its sprays of large, pale lavender flowers held on branched stems throughout the autumn. 50cm. *A. ‘Ringdove’. In character close to the ericoides types. Explodes from tiny buds into a constellation of small lavender blue rayed flowers with pale sulphur yellow centres. A favourite here. 50cm *A. trinervius ‘Asran’. Robustly bombproof and midew free, its pale lavender flowers need the help of more colourful bedfellows. 40cm. A. turbinellus. Dark willowy stems, clad with glaucous green leaves, erupt in October into a display of small lavender-blue flowers. 150cm. A. turbinellus hybrid. The unruly, arching habit of this tough hybrid with its dainty pale violet-blue flowers is a delight. A great favourite here, it is allowed to cavort with Nepetas, Penstemons and Geraniums. 120cm. A. ‘Vasterival’. Named after the garden of the formidable Princess Sturdza in Normandy, this strong-growing aster is a pure delight, bearing clouds of 20 pence sized palest rose-lilac flowers through September. 120cm. *ASTRANTIA major ‘Buckland’. The pale green ruff of bracts and rosy pink stamens make for a flower of great beauty. An old clone now that can still hold its head high. 60cms. A. m. ‘White Seedlings’. A flowering sized seed raised batch from a good plant grown in our spring garden. Bound to be some variation. 70cm+. A. m. ‘Canneman Seedlings’. Strong flowering sized plants raised from this good, large flowered silvery-pink parent plant. 70cm+. *A. m. ‘Dark Wine Seedlings’. Raised from our new dark wine red selection with purple black stems. 50cm+. A. ‘Roma’. Piet Oudolf’s selection and a terrific plant it is. The large flowers are rosepink and the plant shows great vigour bearing a good repeat crop of flowers, particularly so when young. 60cm. From £4.65 £4.85 £4.85 £4.85 £4.85 £5.00 ATHYRIUM nipponicum var. pictum. The elegant and beautiful Japanese Painted Fern in shades of grey, silver and dusky purple. Needs shelter and good soil to give of its best. We offer divisions of a very fine form. *A. n. var. p. ‘Marchants Selection’. A selection we made from spore raised plants. A notch sharper in detail than the above and arguably a little more silvery. Divisions. BAPTISIA australis ‘Nelson’s Navy’. Great excitement here last year with this plants first flowering. What a colour – deep navy bue. Strong flowering sized seed raised plants are offered. 80cm+. B. a. ‘Purple Smoke’. A striking and highly spoken of introduction from the States. As above but with distinct dusky purple flowers. Needs bags of summer sunshine to flower well. 80cm. BERGENIA stracheyi alba. This form has very neat, small leaves and in Spring produces dumpy 15cm spikes of white flowers that fade to palest pink. Charming. *BUNIUM bulbocastanum. Tuberous Caraway, Earth Chestnut,etc. A British native, pretty to look at with white lacy heads and small mounding celery like foliage and apparently good to eat. Good luck. *BUPLEURUM falcatum. The small flowers of this short lived perennial are acid yellow, held in airy clouds on a tracery of wiry stems. Unsurpassed for effect, it will seed freely when happy. 60cm. *B. longifolium. The conspicuous bracts surrounding the small flowers of this species are copper come bronze coloured and are beautifully unique. Short lived but should seed. 40-60cm. *CALAMINTHA nepeta ‘Blue Cloud’. Summer droughts it would seem sort out the men from the boys. This flowers unabashed for months on end oblivious to the parched soil in which it grows. A great Bee puller too. 30cm. CAMASSIA ‘Electra’. Fabulous flowers, a mixture of sky blue, pale violet, even a hint of turquoise. A few to spare of this uncommon form. 120cm. *CAMPANULA carpatica var. pelviformis. Large, clear blue salvers over a gently spreading clump make this an ideal and reliable performer for the border front or rockery. *C. ‘Crystal’. A brilliant newcomer from Avondale Nursery. A hybrid (with associated vigour), fulsome bells of palest amethyst open from purple washed buds. Any half decent soil in full sun. 50cm. C. Lactiflora ‘Marchants Nimbus’. A very good white selection made here at Marchants. About 1.2m. *C. l. ‘Marchants Seedling’. A strapping, healthy seedling also selected here with heads of large mid violet-blue flowers. 1.2m+. C. l. ‘Platinum’. An alluring combination of silvery-grey flowers with pewter sepals. A beautiful plant. 1.4m. *C. ‘Sarastro’. A selection from the continent, packing in a punch with its large, glossy violet-blue bells. Self supporting. 60cm. £5.75 £5.75 £5.00 £5.25 £4.80 £4.50 £4.60 £4.50 £4.60 £5.25 £4.60 £4.75 £4.65 £4.60 £4.65 £4.85 *ATHYRIUM felix femina minutissimum. At 20cm this is a relatively small fern, its feathery, broad lance shaped fronds forming a particularly neat clump. Deciduous. £5.35 *CENTAUREA atropurpurea. Typical cut foliage of the genus, the stiff upright stems carry claret-ruby coloured tufted flowers for months on end. Formerly offered as C. benoistii. 120cm. £4.60
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