Pampas Grass

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Plant Name Plant Description Price
Acacia baileyana
‘Purpurea’ AGM
Beautiful form of Wattle with finely bipinnate fern-like foliage.
New foliage is deep purple contrasting with the glaucous older
leaves. Only hardy in the most sheltered garden, but a good
conservatory plant.
£12.75
Acanthus spinosus A plant of classical beauty. Great basal clumps of dark shiny
green, deeply divided spiny leaves, topped by stout spires of
hooded foxglove flowers in Aug/Sept. To 5ft. Of architectural
value. Prefer sun and soil not too damp.
£6.50
Acanthus spinosus A form with more dissected and spiny foliage marked silver-grey. £6.75
‘Spinosissimus'
Acer campestre
‘Carnival’
A new variegated form of the Field Maple with dark green leaves
margined cream and flushed pink. The leaf colour stays bright all
summer turning butter-yellow in autumn.Compact habit and may
be pruned to keep as a shrub. Small plants.
£8.75
Acer griseum Cinnamon coloured peeling bark. Good autumn colour. Slowly
grows into a small to medium sized tree. Stunning!
£9.75
Acer palmatum Beautiful form of Japanese Maple with pale green lacy filigree £18.50
‘Dissectum’
foliage on a small mushroom-shaped bush .
Acer palmatum Finely divided rich purple foliage retains its colour all season. £18.50
‘Garnet’ AGM Small slow growing bush, like the above.
Acer palmatum Deep purple-red leaves that turn bright red in autumn on a large £12.75
'Atropurpureum' shrub or small tree to 15ft. Sun or part shade.
Acer palmatum One of the most lovely of Japanese Maples, with new leaves £12.75
'Orange Dream' opening in syrupy orange peel colours against bright green bark,
to turn deep yellow in autumn. Slow growing to 10ft.
Acer pseudoplatanus Remarkable small tree, grafted on a 5ft stem. Forms a neat bun- £26.50
‘Brilliantissimum’ shaped head. Leaves open bright shrimp-pink, change through
AGM
reddish pink to orange, to yellow fading to white and then turn
dark green, the colour changes last for 2 months. Invaluable for
brightening a corner. Hardy, undemanding and good in shade.
Acer pseudoplatanus
'Eskimo Sunset'
Acer rubrum
‘October Glory’
Achillea
Striking variegation on this handsome Sycamore. Leaf unfurls
orange-pink and turns tri-coloured - white-pink-green. Leaf backs
are deep pink. Slow growing mop-headed tree; 12ft in 10 years.
Glossy green leaves give long-lasting, intense red autumn colour.
Medium sized tree to 50ft. Easily grown in a range of conditions.
Small plants.
Flat flower heads composed of miniature daisy-like flowers on
stout stems over clumps of fern-like foliage, often grey or greyishgreen.
Most useful plants for colour schemes and mixed
plantings. Drought-tolerant and preferring a sunny position.
Achillea 'Coronation Yellow flower heads are large, up to 1ft across and domed. A
Gold'
tall plant to 4-5ft.
Achillea 'Credo' Clear lemon yellow flower heads and grey-green foliage. 3ft or
AGM more.
£12.75
£8.75
£6.50
£3.75

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Achillea 'Feuerland' A prolific long-lasting show of flowers in fire colours - a mix of
oranges,reds and ochres, in beautiful contrast to healthy green
fronds of, fern-like foliage. Unlike many red varieties,
Achillea filipendulina
'Gold Plate' AGM
‘Feuerland' keeps its brilliant colours all season!
£3.75
A strong perennial with large, rich yellow flat-topped umbels of £5.75
flowers on a stout stem; grey-green ferny leaves in a neat clump.
Wonderful combined with blue Salvias or Aconitum.
Brilliant red flower heads and grey-green, feathery foliage. 2ft. £3.75
Achillea millefolium
'Paprika'
Achillea millefolium
'Red Beauty'
Crimson flower heads on a low growing plant. To 18 inches. £3.75
Achillea millefolium Flowers a rich dark magenta that lasts unusually well. 1½ -2ft. A £3.75
'Sammetriese' beautiful plant, not widely available.
Achillea 'Oldways' Pale lilac-pink flowers. Selected by Madrona Nursery. 3ft. £3.75
Achillea 'Red Velvet' Pure red flowers from June to Sept, retain their colour all season.
2ft.
£3.75
Achillea
'Summerwine'
Even darker flowers than 'Sammetriese'. Beautiful! 2½ft . £3.75
Achillea 'Terracotta' Rusty orange-brown flowers with grey foliage. 3ft £3.75
Aconitum -
Monkshood
Strange hooded flowers on erect stems, attractive to bees.
Handsome deeply lobed foli-age. Easily grown in most soils, sun
or part shade. The roots of Aconitum are poisonous.
Aconitum carmichaelii Spikes of hooded, deep blue flowers produced in autumn above £5.75
'Arendsii' AGM divided leaves. 5ft.
Aconitum 'Newry
Blue'
Aconitum 'Spark's
Variety' AGM
Aconitum 'Stainless
Steel'
Acorus gramineus
‘Ogon’
Actaea - includes
former Cimicifuga
species
Intensely rich blue flowers on a dense spire and a tidy habit
makes this Monkshood a first rate new plant. 3-4ft.
£6.50
Tall spikes of intense dark violet-blue flowers in summer. 4ft. £5.75
The name is very apt - the stout spike of hooded flowers are a
steely grey-blue. In stature most like A. c. 'Arendsii' . Very
desireable, combines beautifully with many other flowers.
Graceful arching grass-like plant with unusual one-sided tufts of
foliage brightly striped gold and cream. Compact to 12 inches.
Easily grown.
Woodland dwellers with handsome, deeply divided foliage and
spires or clusters of white or pink flowers. Some species have
spectacular berries.
Actaea pachypoda Glistening white berries on lacquer-red stalks. Dark green fernlike
foliage.
Actaea pachypoda Blue-washed elegantly divided leaves and shining white berries
'Misty Blue' on red stalks sets this woodlander apart! Suitable for a cool
position in the shade. To 3ft.
Actaea rubra An elegant clump of finely-cut foliage producing fluffy white
heads of flowers followed by spires of pea-sized glistening
scarlet berries. 3ft. Cool shaded position.
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Aeonium tabuliformae
AGM
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Bizarre looking succulent, an absolutely flat evenly spaced
rosette of apple-green leaves, that can grow to a considerable
size, up to 1ft or more across. Prefers sunlight and very well
drained, gritty soil. Best in a container, as requiring winter
protection. Min 5°C.
Aeonium 'Zwartkop' Dramatic succulent bearing tightly packed glossy rosettes of
deepest purple-black. Spikes of many yellow flowers on 2-3 year
old stems in spring. Prefers sun or light shade and well drained
soil.Hardy to 5°C, requiring winter protection. 2ft.
Aesculus - Horse Easily grown handsome foliaged trees with tall upright flower
panicles.
Chestnut
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Laciniata'
Aesculus parviflora
AGM
Aesculus x neglecta
'Erythro-blastos'
AGM
Agapanthus - Blue
African Lily
Agapanthus
caulescens subsp.
angustifolius
Agapanthus 'Jack's
Blue'
Agapanthus 'Midnight
Star'
Agapanthus 'Polar
Ice'
Agapanthus 'Purple
Cloud'
Agapanthus
'Stockholm'
Agastache aurantiaca
'Apricot Sprite'
Agastache 'Blue
Fortune' AGM
Agastache mexicana
'Red Fortune'
Leaflets often reduced to needle-like jagged remnants from the
midrib. A curious form, leaflets sometimes up to nine per leaf.
A large shrubby mound freely producing large white candles with
whiskery red anthers in July/Aug. An excellent lawn specimen.
New growth carmine red turning shrimp-pink then green. Slow
growing.
Mostly originating from South Africa, these lilies look exotic and
extravagant in a border or in a tub. Stout stems support bunches
of blue or white tubular bells well above rosettes of glossy green,
strap-like foliage.
A tall plant with large mid-blue flower heads. 4-6ft. Hardy down
to -6°C.
£7.50
£5.75
£18.50
£24.50
£19.75
£4.50
Deep purple-blue flowers from July-October on 5ft stems. £6.75
Vigorous from producing many flowers each season. Hardy.
One of the best! Deep blue flowers on very strong stems over £6.75
semi-evergreen leaves. Form large clumps in the border. Hardy.
To 3ft.
Pure white umbels over broad semi-evergreen leaves. Hardy. To £6.75
3ft.
Large form with deep purple flower heads. £6.75
Newer variety. Light blue flowers with darker midribs and £6.75
margins. Deciduous leaves. 3-4ft.
Melting apricot orange flower spires contrast nicely with grey- £4.50
green strongly aromatic foliage on this low-growing Korean
Mint. Lovely with grasses and Echinacea! 12ins.
Stout spikes of blue flowers that emerge from dark purple £5.75
calyces. An aromatic perennial for a sunny position with a long
flowering period. 18ins.
Feathery spires of fiery red flowers produced all summer. £5.75

Agave americana
AGM
Agave americana
'Variegata' AGM
Agave lophantha
'Quadricolor'
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Spectacular large rosette of thick grey fleshy leaves dangerously
spine-tipped. Becomes hardier with age but may need protection
during cold weather. Native of Central America but widely
naturalized in the Mediterranean. The flower spike appears after
10 or 15 years and grows to 20ft.
Leaves are brightly margined yellow. A striking combination!
Large plants.
New and extremely exciting Agave with leaves striped in four
colours - broad creamy-gold margins, with dark and light green
centre stripes - very sought after and rare! Up to 2ft across.
Agave montana Extremely rare Mexican species; stiff, sharply spined and pointed
leaves with red tips arranged in a spherical shape. Very attracive
Agrostis
montevidensis - Flying
Grass
Ajuga pyramidalis
'Metallica Crispa'
Ajuga reptans
‘Catlin's Giant’AGM
and reasonably hardy in the UK.
An exceptionally attractive grass. Growing to 18 inches, it
produces billowing clouds of purple-pink seed heads.
Crinkly dark leaves with a metal shine arranged in neat pyramidshaped
rosettes on an attractive ground cover plant for a sunny to
semi-shady fresh location. Blue flowers. 6ins.
Quick growing ground cover for sun or shade and any soil not
too dry. Blue flower spikes in May. Large bold evergreen leaves
are rich glossy purple. 12ins.
Akebia quinata Handsome climber with palmate leaves, brown-purple flowers
and peculiar light violet sausage-shaped fruits. To 30ft.
£7.50
Akebia quinata As above but with leaves generously splashed cream. A very rare £12.75
'Variegata'
form.
Alcea rosea ‘Nigra’ Black flowered Hollyhock. £3.75
Alchemilla mollis Attractive rounded downy leaves topped by lax long-lasting £4.50
AGM - Lady's feathery sprays of yellow stars. Easily grown and very effective
Mantle
ground cover, sun or shade. 18ins by 2ft spread.
Alchemilla sericata New compact Lady's Mantle with deeply lobed silvery green £4.50
'Gold Strike' leaves topped by masses of bright chartreuse flowers. Sun or
shade. 12ins by 12ins.
Allium
The Onion family provides many garden-worthy ornamentals, all
requiring full sun and good drainage. The leaves of most die off
during or soon after flowering.
Allium sphaero- Deep garnet coloured dense globular heads, 1 inch diameter, on £3.75
cephalon
wiry stems to 2ft. July and August. Beautiful for its intense
colour, easily grown and loved by bees.
Aloe cosmo 'Green Globe-shaped succulent with darkest green fleshy leaves and a £4.50
Pearl'
spire of red flowers in late summer. Really exotic looking plant
that is not all that tender - survived with us this winter in an
unheated tunnel down to -10°C!
Aloe somaliensis Curious and very prettily marked small non-hardy Aloe with a £4.50
AGM
star-shaped rosette of fleshy spiny leaves tessellated cream and
brown. Beautiful orange flower spike is a surprising additional
delight!
Aloe striatula Fleshy dark green leaves lined with jagged teeth and a vivd
orange flower spike in summer. Half-hardy, down to -5°C. Good
drainage and sun essential.
£5.75
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£8.75
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Aloe vera The wellknown, truly amazing healing plant! Have an instant
treatment for burns and scratches ready growing on your kitchen
window sill. Just break a succulent green leaf and squeeze the
jelly inside onto the sore spot for instant relief! Several sizes
Alstroemeria
'Freedom'
Amelanchier
‘Ballerina’ AGM
plants
Recent superb form with soft rose-madder flowers with a touch
of coral and a bold white pattern and carmine speckles.Short,
sturdy growth habit, does not run. Long flowering. 18ins to 2ft.
Abundant racemes of large white flowers are produced in spring
amongst bronze-tinted new foliage. Brilliant red autumn colour.
A large upright growing shrub or may be trained into a small tree.
Easily grown on a range of lime-free soils including here on
heavy Wealden clay.
Amicia zygomeris Tall stems shoot up from the base furnished with lush bright
green leaves that emerge from between purple-veined stipules.
After a hot summer, yellow pea flowers flushed purple are borne
in the leaf axils. To 6ft in a sheltered, sunny spot.
Ampelodesmos
mauritanica
Amsonia
A large, evergreen clump of arching, bright green leaves, bold
and imposing grass to 5ft. Hardy and easily grown, even in dry
soils .
Slow growing, clump forming perennials from the US and S.
Africa.
from 4.75
£6.75
£12.75
£6.75
£6.75
Amsonia hubrictii Fine, needle-shaped leaves. Mid-blue panicles of funnel-shaped
flowers. Leaves turn yellow in autumn. Full sun 2ft.
£6.75
Amsonia tabernaemon- Pale blue heads of tubular flowers are produced in summer above £6.75
tana ssp salicifolia narrow, willow-like leaves. Full sun or semi-shade. This species
prefers moist soil. 2ft.
Andropogon gerardii - Upright, clump-forming grass having grey leaves, turning rich £6.75
Big Bluestem copper-red in autumn. Purple-tinged spikes of flowers in
Anemanthele
September. Best results when grown in poor soil. 4 ft
Evergreen fountain-shaped grass in a range of brown and auburn £5.75
lessoniana (Stipa colours, deepening to orange and russet as the autumn sets in.
arundinacea) - Soft reddish feathery inflorescens add to its good looks. Easily
Pheasant Grass grown, border or pot. 2ft.
Anemone - A most diverse group of plants. Japanese anemones are tall
Windflower
growing, late flowering perennials, producing rounded blooms on
wiry stems for weeks. Reliable and tolerant of shade and most
soils. Other species, see description.
Anemone palmata Creamy yellow flowers rise above divided foliage from April to
June. 6ins.
£3.75
Anemone x hybrida
'Honorine Jobert'
AGM
Large pure white blooms with yellow stamens. 5ft . £6.50
Anemone x hybrida
'Queen Charlotte'
AGM
Silvery pink semi-double blooms. A robust form. 3ft. £6.50

Anemonopsis
macrophylla
Angelica
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Elegant nodding flower heads of waxy white deepening to purple
in the centre. Divided, fresh green leaf forms a delicate clump. A
woodland plant with a rarefied air of quiet mystery. 18ins.
Summer flowering umbelliferous plants with large basal foliage.
Angelica gigas Stunning display of large purple umbels in late summer. 4ft. Selfseeding
biennial.
Anthemis tinctoria ‘E. Showy perennial with daisy like flowers produced over a long
C. Buxton’
period in summer. ‘E.C. Buxton' is a cool lemon yellow
invaluable for flower arranging. 3ft .
Aralia cachemiriana Large mounds of handsomely divided basal foliage and green
flowers in striking umbels on an unsual and very rare large
wooldland perennial. 4-5ft.
Araucaria angustifolia Somewhat softer and narrower leaves than A. araucana , the
x araucana - Hybrid Monkey Puzzle, itself. A. angustifolia is a Brazilian species.
Monkey Puzzle Eventually a large Conifer with a very distinctive outline.
Araucaria araucana -
Monkey Puzzle
Whorled branches radiate out from a strong central stem and are
densely set with dark green pointed evergreen foliage. Easily
grown and a good focal point in a garden. Slowly to a great
height.
Arbutus 'Marina' (Probably a hybrid between A. x andrachnoides and A.
canariensis). Large panicles of rose pink flowers, beautiful
peeling bark similar to the Madrona, robust and easily grown.
Smooth, satiny, cinnamon coloured bark, peeling off in rough
strips to reveal the smooth pale green under-bark, most
resembling the Madrona. It may be grown as a multi-stemmed
specimen or trained on a single stem. Foliage is leathery dark
green, similar to Arbutus unedo but larger and unfurling with a
distinct orange-red blush.
The flower clusters are in drooping racemes up to 6 inches long.
Each raceme may contain 100 individual rose-red flowers. A tree
in full bloom during autumn and winter is a stunning sight.
Bright red strawberry fruits are about 1 inch in diameter.
Arbutus 'Marina' is easily grown and fairly easy to establish. It is
necessary to ensure that the planting site is adequately drained, it
will tolerate some lime. Flowers will be produced most
prolifically in full sun. Plants have withstood temperatures down
to -15°C.
£7.50
£4.75
£4.50
£7.50
£20.00
£5.75
£19.75

Arbutus menziesii
AGM - Madrona
Arbutus unedo AGM
- Killarney
Strawberry Tree
Arbutus x
andrachnoides AGM
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The Nursery’s namesake. Magnificent evergreen tree with large
glossy deep green leaves. Bark peels off leaving yellow-pink
areas, turns to smooth orange-red in winter. Native of the West
coast of America, it grows in abundance and to its finest
development, sometimes exceeding 100ft in height in the rich
valleys of Northern California. W.L. Jepson describes the
Madrona thus: ‘No other tree makes so strong an appeal to man’s
imagination, and wherever it grows one is held by the spell of its
crown of flowers and mass of red fruits; its terracotta bark and
burnished foliage.’
Green above thy scarlet hose
How thy velvet mantle shows
Never tree like thee arrayed
O thou gallant of the glade .
Plant in its final site while
a small plant as it transplants badly.
Small evergreen tree, slow to 20ft. Bark gnarled, dark and
shedding. White flowers in autumn, strawberry-like fruit. Plants
trained on a single stem as a tree.
A hybrid between A. andrachne and A. unedo and bearing
features of both. Beautiful cinnamon-red, slightly flaking bark.
Flowers in late autumn and winter.
Variegated form of Horse Radish. Leaves splashed and streaked
Armoracia rusticana
‘Variegata’ cream.
Artemisia - Valuable garden plants mainly grown for foliage effect. All
require full sun and well drained soil and benefit from hard
Wormwood
spring pruning.
Artemisia absinthium Fine, very silvery example of the well known medicinal plant, the
'Lambrook Silver' flavouring of the drink Absinthe, so popular in the 19th Century.
Now a valuable silver addition to many planting schemes in full
sun with good drainage. 2½ft.
Artemisia arbrotanum Old cottage garden shrub. Planted by a path it releases it's sweet
AGM - Lad's Love aroma when brushed. Grey-green soft filigree foliage. 3ft.
Artemisia lactiflora Handsome clumps of jagged purple flushed leaves topped by
Guizhou Group strong upright stems bear-ing creamy white flowers. 5ft.
Artemisia ludoviciana A beautiful form with broad jagged silver leaves . Vigorous and
'Valerie Finnis' AGM reliable. 2ft.
Artemisia 'Powis Beautiful evergreen filigree silver foliage . Quick growing and
Castle' AGM very effective. Best results if hard pruned in spring.
Artemisia
Very dense soft and silky dissected silver foliage. Needs a warm
pycnocephala 'David's drained sunny site. Low growing to 12ins.
Choice'
Arum italicum ssp. Jack-in-the-pulpit. Particularly good form with large shield-
negl. 'Chameleon' shaped leaves having a silvered centre section.
Aruncus Handsome woodland perennials, that also thrive in the shady
border. Leaves pinnate, of a fresh green, and flowers creamy
white in airy, elegant sprays.
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Aruncus dioicus AGM Forming a hummock of fem-like deep green leaves, topped by
great creamy plumes of starry flowers in summer. Makes a fine
Aruncus dioicus
'Zweiweltenkind'
('Child of Two
Worlds')
specimen. 6ft high by 4ft.
A more dense, tighter form with an overall brownish tone to the
whole plant. As the name suggests, it has an ephemeral, shadowy
character, with the whiteness of the flowers, that are produced
later than the type, shining against the dark foliage .
Aruncus 'Horatio' A. aethusifolius x A. dioicus. Bronze-tinted elegant foliage and
creamy spires. Easily grown, undemanding, sun or shade. 2½ft.
Arundo donax -
Spanish Reed
Arundo donax
'Golden Chain'
Arundo donax
'Versicolor'
Asarum europaeum
AGM
A giant reed with elegant drooping blue-grey leaves on stems to
10 ft. Happy in most soils including very damp. Available in a
range of sizes.
Leaves striped boldly gold. A unique plant first named by Liam
Mackenzie of Madrona Nursery. Leaves striped gold.
£7.50
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£12.75
Beautiful variegated form with broad white striped leaves. Only £9.75
hardy in the warmest gardens but makes a wonderful specimen
plant in a large container. 6ft
Glossy rounded evergreen leaves and a curious brown flower, £4.75
much like an insect. Good for ground cover in shady positions.
Invaluable under shrubs.
Leaves overlayed with prominent silver markings. £6.75
Asarum maximum
'Silver Panda'
Asarum splendens Large dark evergreen leaves are heavily marked silver. £6.75
Asclepias tuberosa -
Somewhat like a good form of Cyclamen hederifolium . Brown
and white banded flowers in early summer. 6 inches. Grows well
in shade.
Bright orange-red flowers produced in late summer. Prefers well £5.75
Silkweed
drained soil in full sun and a sheltered position. 18ins.
Asparagus officinalis Very dainty, filigree bright green foliage. Insgnificant greenish £6.75
‘Spitzen-schleier’ flowers are followed by red berries. Height to 3-5 ft. Any fertile,
well drained soil in sun or partial shade. An outstanding foliage
plant.
Asphodeline liburnica Grass-like green foliage and multiple spires of pale yellow
flowers, followed by attractice seed heads. Grows well in a sunny
and well drained position. Flowers May-June. To 3ft.
£3.75
Asphodeline lutea Conspicous rosettes of soft blue-grey grass-like foliage and tall
spires of large starry warm yellow flowers in early summer,
followed by long lasting attractive seed heads. Sun and drainage.
To 5ft.
£3.75
Aspidistra elatior Popular in Victorian times as a houseplant, tolerating well shady £7.50
AGM
and dry conditions and very long lived. The broad evergreen
leaves are also useful in the garden.Prefers a shady sheltered
spot. 2ft .
Asplenium
Broad rich green strap-like fronds provide a good contrast to £6.75
scolopendrium AGM - ferns with delicate lacy fronds. Hardy and easily grown.
Harts Tongue Fern Evergreen. 1ft.
Asplenium
trichomanes AGM
Trim looking, neat fern with black leaf stalks and tiny rounded
pinnae. On walls and rock faces. Evergreen. 8ins.
£4.50

Astelia chathamica
‘Silver Spear’
Aster
Aster amellus
'Veilchenkönigin'
Aster cordifolius
'Little Carlow' AGM
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Evergreen plant with bold spear-like leaves of a good silver in a
central rosette. A striking accent plant and good in a tub. Grow in
full sun to part-shade in humid but drained soil. Grows best in
cooler parts of the country. 3ft.
A diverse range of useful garden plants. Most are of easy culture.
(syn A. 'Violet Queen') Violet-purple flowers produced in
August. 18ins.
Very good form with sprays of violet flowers with a golden eye.
Healthy and strong growing to 3ft.
Aster laevis 'Calliope' A lovely plant. 6ft tall with almost black leaves and stems and
countless small blue stars appearing in autumn - a marvellous
combination!
Aster tradescantii Tall erect stems clothed with narrow dark green leaves are topped
by airy clouds of tiny white flowers with a yellow centre. Very
late flowering contrasting well with red berries and autumn
Aster x frikartii
'Mönch' AGM
colour. 4ft.
The finest Aster. Beautiful rayed, clear lavender-blue flowers
from July to October on stout upright branched stems. Best in full
sun. 3 ft .
Asteranthera ovata Fascinating Chilean scrambling wine or groundcover with large
pure red flowers with paler markings, like a Streptocarpus , and
small rounded leaves. Can grow outside in a damp, shaded spot,
best of all clinging to an old log. Or in a hanging pbasket, which
will enable it to be taken in for winter protection. Said to endure
cold temperatures down to -20°C, but information varies.
Astilbe
Invaluable hardy perennials making dense leafy clumps of
foliage. Tapering flower panicles on tall stems during summer.
Will grow on most soils including very damp.
Astilbe 'Fanal' AGM Dark crimson red panicles on short spikes above bronzy foliage.
Astilbe 'Straussenfeder'
AGM
Astilbe chinensis
'Purpurkerze'
Astilbe chinensis var
taquetii 'Superba'
AGM
Astilbe x arendsii
'Amethyst'
Astilboides tabularis
(Rodgersia tabularis)
2ft.
(Syn 'Ostrich Plume') Most elegant Astilbe with tall drooping
pale salmon pink flowers and rich green ferny foliage. 3½ft.
(Syn 'Purple Candle') Dense spires of rich red-purple over dark
green glossy foliage. More tolerant of sun and drought than other
Astilbes. To 4ft.
Tall and dense but feathery spires of bright magenta pink over
glossy vivid green foliage. More tolerant of sun and drought than
other Astilbes. To 4ft.
Feathery plumes of lilac-purple produced from June to Aug. Semi-
shade to shade suits it best. 3ft.
A superb hardy plant of architectural value for moist soil.
Enormous round leaves up to 3ft in diameter of a soft light green
are topped by 5ft spikes of white flowers in July. Sun or part
shade.
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plants
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Astrantia -
Motherwort
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Dense clumps of fresh green divided foliage above which rise
wiry stems topped by posies of pink or white florets with a pale
green collar. Sun or part shade. Excellent for flower arranging.
Astrantia 'Buckland' A form with pale pink flowers and green bracts. Very handsome! £6.50
Astrantia major
'Hadspen Blood'
Astrantia major
'Roma'
Astrantia maxima
AGM
Astrantia 'Star of
Fire'
Athyrium filix-femina
'Lady in Lace'
Athyrium nipponicum
pictum AGM -
Japanese Painted Fern
A most striking form of Astrantia major . Loose heads of darkest
red flowers are held above clumps of deeply lobed and toothed
leaves in summer.
£6.50
New, very attractive Astrantia with large green veined pale pink £7.50
collar and a swarm of rose pink star-shaped flowers. Very free
flowering. 18ins.
Very large flowers with a broad pink collar . 18 inches. £6.50
Black stems, dark wine-coloured ruff and paler florets give a nice
contrast. 18ins.
This amazing fern looks very similar to parsley! Adds texture to a
shady bed or pot, lovely fresh green colour. Small plants.
Beautiful fern with wine-red leaf stalks and metallic grey-blue
fronds. 2ft.
£6.50
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£5.75
Aucuba japonica Handsome evergreen shrub with very striking variegation - dark £6.75
'Goldstrike' green leaves splashed and splattered all over with gold. Will
grow in the darkest corner, where it brings much needed light.
Toletrates poor soil. To 8ft.
Aucuba japonica Dark evergreen foliage with a showy cream-pale lemon edge. £7.50
'Sulphurea'
Effectful variegation, quite rare in cultivation.
Baptisia australis A large clump of blue grey leaves topped by Lupin like flower £5.75
AGM
spikes of indigo blue rising 1½ft above the foliage in June/July.
The leaves turn coal black in autumn. 4ft. Sun and good drainage.
Berberis
Spring flowering shrubs, usually of easy cultivation, enjoys most
soils, sun or shade.
Berberis temolaica Glaucous leaves with a white bloom and very upright powdery
AGM
white shoots makes this decidious Berberis a wonderful accent
plant or backdrop to perennial borders. To 10ft. Quite rare in
cultivation.
Berberis valdiviana One of the most handsome Berberis. Large leathery leaves are
AGM
smooth glossy deep green, almost spineless. Drooping clusters of
yellow flowers in spring. Difficult to propagate and rarely
available.
Betula - Birch A group of trees grown for their graceful habit, and decorative
bark which is often peeling. Grows well on most soils - avoid
shallow soil over chalk.
Betula ermanii Graceful vigorous tree with stout, smooth, creamy white flushed
'Grayswood Hill' pink branches. An exceptional form from Grayswood Hill in
AGM
Surrey.
Betula ermanii 'Polar Heavily branched strong growing tree with pure white branches
Bear'
and trunk.
£18.50
£16.50
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£28.50

Bidens aurea
'Hannay's Lemon
Drop'
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Very attractive, rich yellow large single flowers with a pure white
tip to each petal. Fern-like foliage. To 5ft. Needs no support.
Bidens integrifolia Beautiful large pale yellow single flowers on an upright plant that
looks like a tender annual but is a hardy perennial! 4ft.
Boltonia asteroides Extremely tall - 8 - 10ft - Aster-like perennial for the back of the
var. latisquama border. Forms a strong clump of willowy stems topped by many
white daisies in autumn. Delightful with monkshood, Eupatorium
and Vernonia!
Bouteleoua gracilis - Short evergreen blue-tinted grass with funny-looking horizontal
Mosquito Grass or flower heads, looking like insects, hence the common name. The
Blue Grama blades of grasss are thin and give the plant a refined look. Clump
forming and happy on well drained soils. 18ins.
Boykinia aconitifolia A native of North America where it grows in mountain woods, it
prefers a moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade. Clumps of
rounded, deeply cut or lobed leaves. Dense heads of small
creamy flowers with yellow eyes in June and July. Height to 2ft.
Briza media 'Limouzi' Endearingly beautiful perennial grass, flowers with masses of
little heart-shaped green lockets with a purple tinge in summer.
Clump forming, does not run. 18ins.
Broussnetia
Extraordinary plant with deeply lobed leaves in which each lobe
papyrifera 'Laciniata' 'Laciniata' is is reduced to to aa long hairlike segment, grey-purple in colour. Not
a strong grower, but reliable. We have a plant 20 y old, 6 ft tall.
Brunnera
macrophylla 'Jack
Frost' AGM
Buddleja
Buddleja alternifolia
AGM
Buddleja davidii
'Black Knight' AGM
Bupleurum
fruticosum
Buxus sempervirens -
Box
Prefers shelter from strong winds.
A stunning plant to brighten up a shady corner, with leaves
almost completely silver, delicately laced with green veins and
margins. Bright blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres.
Easily grown, a spring flowering woodlant plant, for sun or
shade. Good ground cover. 18ins.
Robust plants of great garden value, thriving in most soils,
preferring sunny sites and will grow in coastal gardens. Flowers
scented and attractive to butterflies.
Long wreaths of scented lilac flowers in May. Delicate-looking
foliage on arching branches. May be trained up to form a small
tree to good effect.
Darkest ink-blue racemes and large healthy foliage. Can be cut
right back for larger flower trusses and a more managable sized
shrub. Honey-scented and attractive to butterflies.
Evergreen shrub covered with acid yellow umbels midsummer
onwards. Blue-green shiny foliage. Seaside plant, bushy shrub up
to 3ft.
A native evergreen small tree, slow growing and tolerant of most
soils and fairly dense shade. It withstands intensive clipping and
is is widely widely used for topiary and hedges.
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Buxus sempervirens
'Longifolia'
Calamagrostis
emodensis
Calamagrostis x
acutiflora ‘Karl
Foerster’
Callicarpa bodnieri
var. giraldii
'Profusion' AGM
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A form of the Common Box; dark green narrowly-oblong leaves. £5.75
Pendulous branches. Very effective trained as a small tree. Small
plants available.
Spectacular grass with tall silver-green pendent plumes to 5ft. £6.75
Bolt upright stems provide a vertical accent in the garden. Showy
brown flower heads in July/Aug. Easily grown and hardy. To 6ft.
Brilliant crop of bright violet-purple berries on a medium sized
shrub for sun or dappled shade. Best berry production when
planted in small groups. A real stunner for the autumn garden! To
8ft.
Callirhoe involucrata A quick growing ground cover plant, studded with silky-satiny
cerise flowers, produced all through the summer. Easily mistaken
for a particularly fine Geranium, this is really an American
member of the Malvaceae family from the Texan prairies! A
treasure for the front of a warm sunny border. 9ins high by 3ft
Caltha palustris ssp
polypetala
Campanula -
Bell flower
spread.
A larger form of Marsh Marigold for stream and pond sides, or
any fairly wet location. Vigorous , shining green plant with
rounded, crenate leaves and golden flowers, 8-10 cm across.
Flowers March to May. If grown by water will reach out floating
on the surface for 3ft or more from the bank.
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Calystegia hederacea Double form of Japanese Bindweed. Large flesh coloured £5.75
‘Flore Pleno’ Camellia-like flowers with densely set ruffled petals. Twining
climber with attractive narrow sagitate leaves. Probably best
grown in a tub to restrict its wandering roots. 4ft.
Camassia leichtlinii Spires of beautiful mid-light blue starry flowers in early summer, £5.75
ssp suksdorfii
Caerulea Group
above strap-like leaves. Full sun and moist soil. 2½ft.
Indispensable group of perennials easily grown on well-drained
soil, sun or part shade.
Campanula
'Elizabeth'
Campanula lactiflora
'Prichard's Variety'
AGM
Campanula lactiflora
'Superba' AGM
Campanula 'Pink
Octopus'
New hybrid Campanula very similar to C. takesimana, which is
one of its parents, but with the large tubular flowers spotted and
flushed deep purple.
Violet blue open bell flowers from early summer to late autumn.
Wonderful with roses! 4ft .
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£5.75
As above, but deeper blue flowers and strong upright growth. £5.75
New exciting form with spires of pink spidery flowers! Heart
shaped leaves, habit much like C. 'Elizabeth'. Long flowering and
vigorous. To 2ft.
The darkest purple form, even the leaves are suffused dark
purple. Large tubular flowers. lft.
Campanula punctata
'Rubriflora' purple. Large tubular flowers. lft.
£5.75
£5.75

Canna 'Pretoria' (C.
'Striata') AGM
Cardiocrinum
giganteum
Carex - Sedge
Carex elata 'Aurea'
(Carex stricta 'Aurea')
AGM - Bowles Golden
Grass
Carex
muskingumensis
Carex oshimensis
'Evergold' AGM
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Bold foliage striped yellow-and-green, with orange flowers
streaked red. Stunning! Provides that sought after, lush tropical
look. Hardy in a sheltered garden, or lift in autumn. 6ft.
Immense heart-shaped leaves arranged round an upright, stout
stalk, from the top of which hang long narrow trumpets, creamywhite
with a red throat. A spectacular plant requiring a moist,
rich, acid soil and partial shade. May take two or three years to
flower. To 8ft.
A diverse family of grass-like evergreen, rhizomatous perennials
which grow in dense tufts.
Not to be confused with Milium effusum 'Aureum' which also
shares this name. Arching leaves are a deep warm golden yellow,
especially bright in early summer. Plant in sun where the soil
does not dry out. 2ft .
Tufts of bright green arching leaves. A plant of architectural
quality suitable for mass planting. 2ft.
Neat rounded clumps of evergreen leaves brightly striped creamy
gold and dark green. Easily grown, sun or part shade. 18ins.
Carex pendula - Giant Arching broad green leaves form clumps topped by long
Drooping Sedge pendulous flower spikes in summer. 4ft. Enjoys cool shady spots
and wet soils. A native plant, striking when in flower.
Carex siderosticha Form with 1inch wide golden leaves thinly margined green.
'Banana Boat' Deciduous. 8-12 ins.
Carex testacea 'Old Rich orange golden leaves radiate out from a central clump.
Gold'
18inches. Evergreen.
Carlina acaulis subsp. Dark bronzed spiky leaves in a central rosette are topped by one
Simplex 'Bronze' or several large golden-white daisy flowers with radiating petals
and a big central boss. Good as a dried flower .
Carmichaelia petrie Bright green whorls of leafless stems bear clusters of sweetly
scented violet purple flowers in summer. Usually hardy in a
sunny site on well-drained soil. 4ft.
Carpinus caroliniana - Pleated leaves and brilliant autumn colour; small to medium-
American Hornbeam sized tree rarely grown in Britain.
Caryopteris x
clandonensis
Caryopteris x clan.
'Grand Bleu'
Caryopteris x
clan.'Heavenly Blue'
Catalpa bignonioides
‘Aurea’
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Compact sun-loving shrubs with dove-grey aromatic foliage and
blue flowers in late summer. Require good drainage and thrive on
chalk. Full sun. Hard prune in spring.
New form with very deep blue flowers on a compact shrub. £7.50
Sky blue flowers. A bit more open and elegant. To 2ft. £6.75
Magnificent, fairly slow growing small tree. Large velvety leaves
held like plates, holds a rich golden colour all summer. Plant with
shelter from strong winds.
£14.50

Cautleya spicata
‘Robusta’
Ceanothus
Ceanothus prostratus -
Squaw Carpet
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus repens
Cedrus
Cedrus atlantica
glauca - Blue Atlas
Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
'Glauca Pendula'
Cedrus deodara -
Himalayan Cedar,
Deodar
Cedrus deodara
'Bush's Electra'
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Magnificent perennial forming an exotic-looking clump of broad,
upright sheaf-like leaves from which appear spikes of yellow
flowers emerging from purple bracts. Quite striking in flower. 2
ft. Warm sheltered spot.
Fast growing bushy plants, excelling in dry soil and full sun and
happy by the sea. Inland they should be grown against a wall.
The following are all evergreen.
Dark evergreen toothed leaves on ground hugging stems. Forms a
mat 6ft across but only a few inches high. Blue flower clusters in
spring.
Vigorous mound-forming plant covered in Cambridge-blue
flowers in June. 3ft high by 6ft spread .
Noble trees form a massive trunk with upswept branches and a
flat topped canopy, magnificent on the largest scale. For several
decades they make excellent garden plants.
Silver blue needles and a feathery soft outline makes this Cedar a
beautiful tree already when young. As it matures it becomes
evermore sculptural, with some branches sweeping to the ground.
Grows to 4m in 10 years. Fertile and well drained soil.
Beautiful weeping tree. Initially requires training upwards then
branches may be allowed to arch out from, from which curtains
of glaucous blue branchlets will trail to the ground. Old
specimens often cover large areas.
This tree is much revered in India and Pakistan, where it is the
national tree. Its soft long glaucous needles and drooping leader
makes it instantly recognisable. Eventually a very large tree, it
makes 5m in 10 years.
New American selection! Powdery blue soft needles, upright
branches and a semi-dwarf habit makes this an excellent choice
where an accent tree is wished for. Eventual height 10-12m.
Cedrus deodara Dwarf Cedar with outstanding blue foliage and a low, weeping
'Feelin Blue' habit. Slow growing, 3ft wide in 10 years. Small plants.
Centaurea - A group of plants producing flowers with a thistle-like centre
Knapweed
surrounded by a ring of narrow shaped petals. Best in full sun and
well-drained soil.
Centaurea
Robust leafy plant bearing large terminal buds as large as a hen’s
macrocephala egg which open to reveal a bright yellow thistle flower. Dries
well. 3ft.
Centaurea montana New form having yellow leaves and sharply contrasting bright
'Gold Bullion' blue flowers.
Cephalaria gigantea A large clump of dark green divided leaves topped by wiry
branching stems with large pale primrose yellow scabious
flowers in June/July. Easily grown in sun. 6ft .
Ceratostigma griffithii Brilliant blue flowers complement the red autumn foliage on this
small evergreen sun loving shrub. Shelter from strong winds. 3ft.
Ceratostigma
plumbaginoides AGM
Creeping low perennial Plumbago with clear deep blue flowers
and stunning autumn colours of red and purple. Good ground
cover and front-of-border plant. 6-8 inches.
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Ceratostigma
willmottianum AGM
Cercidiphyllum jap.
'Morioka Weeping'
Cercis canadensis
‘Forest Pansy’ AGM
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Rich blue flowers produced from July to October, neat shrub to
3ft. Red autumn tints. Best in sun on well-drained soil .
Exquisite weeping form of Katsura Tree with long streaming
shoots all the way to the ground covered with light green round
leaves turning butter yellow and pink in autumn..
Magnificent large shrub with elegantly
poised large deep purple, almost black new
leaves on horizontal branches. There is
a good plant in the RHS garden at
Wisley. Different sized
plants usually available.
Cercis siliquastrum Bright pink flowers burst not only from new shoots but also from
old wood right down to the bole. A spectacular sight in spring.
Forms a bushy low tree. Small plants.
Cestrum parqui AGM Sweetly scented greenish yellow flowers in short terminal
panicles in June and July are fragrant at night. Shrub to 8ft in a
Chaenomeles 'Geisha
Girl' AGM -
Flowering Quince
Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana 'Imbricata
Pendula'
sunny sheltered site .
Apricot pink large flowers with white warkings in early spring on
a robust and easily grown shrub for sun or part shade. Can be
grown freestanding or as a wall shrub. To 10ft.
For lovers of pendulous whipcord conifers, this is simply the
best! Streamers up to 3ft long cascade down from arching
Pendula' branches. Forms an upright plant, 8ft in 10 years. Difficulties in
propagating this cultivar has made it very rare.
Chasmanthium A woodland grass with arching large pale green oat-like flowers
latifolium - Wood over a tuft of bright green broad soft foliage. Whole plant turns
Oats
bronze in autumn. Easily grown where not too dry. 2ft.
Chelonopsis moschata An unusual member of the Lamium family from Japan. Purplepink,
tubular flowers on slender stems are complemented by redflushed
leaves July/Aug. Sun or part shade. 1ft.
Chiliotrichum Silver-leaved evergreen rosemary-like shrub with large, pure
diffusum ‘Siska’ white daisy flowers in summer. Native to Chile, Argentina and
the Falkland Islands and related to Olearias but hardier and more
beautiful. To 3ft .
Chionochloa Group of grasses, mostly from N Zeeland, which form dense
clumps of arching leaves like a pampas grass, but more open and
refined. Ideal for a sunny situation with well-drained soil.
Chionochloa flavicans - Deep green foliage with creamy yellow plumes, very attractive.
Green-leaved Tussock Prefers a hot, dry position. 3ft. Evergreen.
Grass
Chionochloa rubra -
Red Tussock Grass
Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’
(C. arizonica x C.
ternata) AGM
Clumps of evergreen foxy-red, rolled leaves and loose panicles of
flowers of the same colour. Moist conditions help to produce
good leaf colour. 3ft.
New hybrid forming a small compact evergreen shrub with deep
glossy green slender leaves and white flowers flushed pink in
May and Sept .
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Choisya ternata
‘Sundance’ AGM
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Bright golden evergreen foliage and sweetly scented clusters of
white flowers, May to June. Hardy but prefers some shelter. 3ft in
10 years.
Choisya ternata AGM Glossy evergreen foliage and scented white flowers May. Forms
a neat shrub to 5ft .
Chrysanthemum
'Esther'
Chrysanthemum rub.
‘Clara Curtis'
Chrysanthemum
rubellum ‘Bunty'
Chrysanthemum
rubellum ‘Dixter
Orange'
Chrysanthemum
rubellum ‘Winning’s
Red’
Cirsium rivulare
‘Atropurureum’
£6.75
£6.75
A fabulous hardy Chrysanthemum, in constant flower from June £6.50
to November! Profilic peachy pink semi-double flowers, some
with a golden eye. 3ft.
Soft silver-pink broad petallled flowers. 2ft. £5.75
A gift from a customer, this hardy Chrysanthemum, with sprays
of white filled flowers with rust-coloured petal tips, is an
outstanding performer, flowers last a long time, and it never fails
to delight! Late flowering and hardy! 3ft.
Beautiful filled burnt orange flowers, a hardy Chrysanthemum
from Christopher Lloyd's garden Great Dixter. 2ft.
Dense compact clumps of foliage freely produce beautiful,
narrow-petalled, single red daisy flowers in late summer/autumn.
Reliable and easily grown. 2ft.
Purple thistle flowers produced March - June then August -
December. Easily grown. 3ft.
Cistus 'Silver Pink' Pale pink single flowers on a compact evergreen shrub with grey-
green leaves. Sun and and drainage. To 3ft.
Cistus x aguilarii Large white flowers with a dark maroon-red heart, dark green
'Maculatus'
evergreen leaves. Excellent in sunny well-drained border.
3-4ft.
Cistus x purpureus Bright magenta flowers with slightly crinkly petals, golden
stamens and a dark red blotch at the bottom of each petal. Dark
green evergreen foliage. 4ft.
Clerodendrum bungei Large heart-shaped leaves on dark coloured stems topped by bold
clusters of rosy-red flowers in Aug/Sept. Forms a thicket of stems
to 8ft. The leaves emit an unsavoury odour when crushed while
Clerodendrum
trichotomum fargesii
the flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Fragrant maroon and white flowers in August
followed by startling bright blue berries
with maroon calyces. Quick growi- ng large
shrub or small tree colouring well in autumn.
There is a magnificent plant in Appledore High
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Colletia
Street.
Curious and distinct spiny shrubs from South America. Plants are
almost leafless and produce small white flowers in late autumn
with a strong fragrance of marzipan. Generally hardy but best not
in exposed cold areas.
Colletia cruciata x
spinosa
This hybrid is intermediate between the other two species listed. £9.75
Colletia hystrix (C. Branches are formed into long stout spikes. A vigorous shrub. £6.75
armata) 6ft. Small plants.

Colletia paradoxa (C.
cruciata)
Colutea x media
'Copper Beauty'
Convolvulus cneorum
AGM
Coreopsis -
Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
'Calypso'
Coreopsis tripteris -
Tall Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
'Grandiflora'
Coreopsis verticillata
'Moonbeam'
Cornus
Cornus alba
‘Elegantissima’ AGM
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A garden oddity. The plant is almost entirely composed of flat
triangular plates armed with spines. Slow-growing to 8ft.
Beautiful copper-coloured pea flowers are followed by curious,
inflated bladder-like pods. Fine divided blue-green foliage.
Medium sized shrub that thrives in a sunny spot with good
drainage. 8ft.
Intensely silver, silky leaves. Large trumpet-shaped pink flowers
in May. Small ever-green shrub for sunny well-drained site. 2ft.
This group of plants is grown for its daisy-like flowers. Most
prefer full sun and fertile, well-drained soil.
Masses of golden yellow flowers with a maroon red centre from
June to Oct, above cream variegated leaves. 18 inches.
Upright stems bearing light, large yellow daisy-like flowers with
a dark centre in late summer. Growing to 6ft it is ideal for a back
of border position in partial shade.
Bright brassy yellow flowers produced for months on a dense
upright bushy plant with fine hair-like leaves. 2ft by 18 inches
Primrose yellow flowers produced all summer on clumps of
finely divided dark, blackgreen leaves. 18 inches
A wide group of shrubs and trees, mainly easily grown, some of
which have large showy bracts. Those grown for their winter
stem colour should be hard pruned every spring.
Leaves broadly margined white against red stems, very effective.
Will grow in shade. To 5ft .
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Cornus alba
'Kesselringii'
Almost black stems and dark flushed foliage. £5.75
Cornus alba 'Sibirica' Brilliant crimson stems.
AGM
£5.75
Cornus alternifolia Small creamy-white margined leaves hang on horizontally tiered £14.50
'Argentea' AGM branches. A choice architectural plant growing to 6ft.
Cornus controversa Highly ornamental small tree bearing horizontally tiered branches £8.75
'Variegata'AGM and leaves variegated boldly cream. Like a larger form of the
above.
Cornus 'Eddie's White Superb new hybrid freely producing large white bracts in spring. £16.50
Wonder' AGM Brilliant autumn leaf colour. Forms a large shrub. Not for
shallow chalk.
Cornus kousa 'Satomi' Beautiful form. Pink -flushed cream bracts in the style of C. k. £8.75
(C. K. 'Miss Satomi')
AGM
chinensis.
Cornus kousa
'Snowboy'
Leaves grey-green with a broad white margin. Very showy! £14.50
Cornus kousa var. Large white "flowers" smother the branches in June followed by £6.75
chinensis AGM strawberry-llike fruits. Rich crimson autumn colour. To 10ft.

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Cornus 'Norman Large crem coloured bracts which turn pink. Berries are very £14.50
Hadden' AGM showy. Strong growing and semi evergreen.
Cornus sanguinea Branches are yellow at the base deepening to fiery orange at the £7.50
'Midwinter Fire' tips. Soft green leaves turn orange and yellow in autumn .
Cornus stolonifera
'Flaviramea'
Yellow stems . Very vigorous. Good contrast to C. alba cv's. £5.75
Corokia cotoneaster Open, evergreen, bushy shrub with small, spoon-shaped, dark
green leaves. Fragrant yellow flowers in late spring followed by
red autumn fruits. Frost hardy. Full sun. 8ft.
£6.50
Coronilla valentina Rich yellow pea flowers with a fragrance of ripe peaches £6.75
'Variegata'
produced throughout the year. Brightly variegated evergreen leaf
on an airy shrub suitable for a large pot in a sheltered corner.
Rare!
Cortaderia fulvida Pampas grass from New Zealand. In mid-summer drooping, one- £6.75
- Toe-Toe
sided, tawny coloured plumes are produced on tall, arching
stems. To 5ft.
Cortaderia richardii A native of New Zealand forming large mounds of broad, £6.75
AGM
arching leaves. 8ft stems are produced in early to mid-summer,
bearing one-sided plumes that open cream, becoming white.
Needs moist soil.
Cortaderia
selloana -
Pampas Grass
The most noble of grasses, useful for planting with shrubs, as an
accent plant for border corners or as the focus of a narrow vista.
Several plants, planted at 4ft intervals, can be made to form
enormous clumps or screens. Seed-raised plants may give poor
results.
Cortaderia selloana New dwarf form - perfect for the smaller gardens. The flower £7.50
'Evita'
stems are upright and strong and it is very free flowering. 5ft. An
improvement on C. s. 'Pumila'.
Cortaderia selloana
'Monstrosa'
Largest form - 10ft tall! Enormous plumes like large flags. £8.75
Cortaderia selloana Arching blades striped boldly yellow, this plant stands out from a £7.50
'Splendid Star' distance. Compact mound of leaves to 3ft.
Cortaderia
Very feathery creamy-white vertical plumes in dense clusters. £6.75
'Sunningdale Silver'
AGM
Prolific and reliable. 7ft incl flowers.
Corydalis flexuosa Bright sky blue tubular flowers in a short spike over purple £4.75
'Purple Leaf' flushed ferny foliage in spring. A lovely woodlander from China,
a cool spot with dappled shade suits it best. 6ins.
Corydalis solida ssp Pink flowers, like a bunch of keys, in a short spike over glaucous £2.75
solida 'Beth Evans' foliage. Forms a mat of flowers early in spring under trees. Mix
with small spring bulbs. Part shade and a little moisture. 6ins.
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Deep maroon-crimson flowers produced throughout the summer
and autumn, richly scented of chocolate. Requires full sun and
winter mulch. To 2ft .
Cotinus ‘Grace’ Large rounded leaves are soft purple, turning red in autumn.
Pink, smoky inflorescences in late summer. Vigorous and quick-
growing to 10ft. The best of the Dummer Hybrids. Easily grown.
£5.75
£8.75

Cotinus coggygria
‘Royal Purple’
Crambe cordifolia
AGM
Crambe maritima
AGM
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Deep purple foliage, wine red in autumn. Pink inflorescences
give smoky effect. 10ft.
A mound of large, dark green deeply-cut leaves, topped by clouds
of thousands of tiny, strongly scented white stars in June. 6ft tall
by 4ft spread. A magnificent large plant for a sunny spot .
Undulating, blue-grey leaves with edible purple shoots emerging
in spring. Growing well in coastal situations. Large heads of
small white flowers from May to July. 2ft.
Rose pink frgrant trumpets on an Amaryllis-type bulb with straplike
leaves. Hardy outdoors in a sheltered position. 4ft.
As above, but flowers pure white. A noble plant, much treasured
£7.50
£6.75
£6.50
Crinum x powellii
AGM
£7.50
Crinum x powellii
£8.75
'Album' AGM at Sissinghurst.
Crocosmia Upright sword-like foliage and arching sprays of flowers in late
summer. Easily grown in sun or part shade.
Crocosmia 'Buttercup' Clear warm yellow flowers in an open spray. 2ft. £4.50
Crocosmia 'Coleton (syn. C.'Dark Leaf Apricot ') Apricot flowers combine beautifully
Fishacre'
with dark bronze-green foliage. 3ft.
Crocosmia 'Emily Sprays of very large nodding flowers, dark orange with a red
McKenzie'
splashed throat. Clumps of strong foliage. 2ft. Beautiful freeflowering
Crocosmia.
Crocosmia 'Hellfire' New form, vigorous and tall with pleated foliage, much like C.
'Lucifer' but flowers are darker purer red with no hint of yellow.
3-4ft.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Strong growing and tall with pleated foliage and vibrant red
AGM
flowers. 4ft. Flowers early July onwards.
Crocosmia 'Malahide Full sprays of smaller warm-red flowers over quite narrow, grass-
Castle Red'
like foliage. 3ft.
£4.50
£4.50
£4.50
£3.75
£4.75
Crocosmia 'Paul's Large pure warm yellow flowers really stand out, even from a £4.75
Best Yellow' distance. Foliage is healthy and bright green. 3-4ft.
Crocosmia 'Voyager' Golden amber yellow flowers. Newer cultivar. 2½ft. £4.50
Crocosmia 'Walberton Strong growing with large bright red flowers. 3ft
Red'
£4.50
Cryptomeria japonica Strong growing Conifer with upward swept branches and a £21.50
‘Rasen-sugi’ dominant leader. Needles are spirally arranged as in the dwarf
conifer C .j.’Spiralis’ . Distinctive form up to 25ft.
Cunninghamia Rarely grown Conifer with long glossy dark green needles £21.50
lanceolata
densely arranged in two ranks along the branch and a lovely
broadly conical outline. Somewhat like a monkey puzzle, but the
needles are softer.
Cupressus
Blue flowing foliage streams off the branches of this the most £12.75
cashmeriana AGM - elegant of Conifers, like water cascading down a cliff face.
Kashmir Cypress Native to the eastern Himalayas, it is only hardy in the very
mildest parts of Britain - otherwise a suitable conservatory
specimen. 3m in 10 years. Can be pruned, if needed.

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Cyclamen coum AGM Rounded dark green leaves, some with silver markings, emerge
in autumn, followed by dark pink flowers in winter. 4 inches.
Naturalises easily under shrubs and in lawns. Pretty with
Cyclamen
hederifolium AGM
Cynara cardunculus
(Scolymus Group)
'Imperial Star' - Globe
Artichoke
Cynara cardunculus
AGM
Cyperus involucratus
AGM - Umbrella
Plant
x Cupessoocyparis
leylandii 'Gold Rider'
AGM
snowdrops and Eranthis.
Ivy shaped leaves beautifully veined and marked silver. Pink
flowers in autumn. Will seed itself under deciduous trees and
shrubs. 5 ins.
A hardy Globe Artichoke grown from seed. It produces a crop of
edible flower heads a the end of the first season, and can be
grown as a perennial vegetable crop, or in a flower border, as
both decorative and tasty! Sunny site, to 4ft.
Magnificent large perennial with deeply divided silver leaves 4ft
long. Stout stems bear immense purple thistle heads 6ft tall.
Sunny well-drained site .
Grass with lush green umbrellas on stems up to 3ft. Ours are
grown from self-collected seed from a park in Folkestone, so
should be hardy in milder areas or sheltered spots.
Bright golden green form of Leylandii - unrivalled for winter
interest and as a backdrop for shrub and perennial borders. A rare
form, much brighter coloured than the variety 'Caslewellan'! Fast
growing to 35m.
Magnificent deciduous shrub unlike any other broom. Trifoliate,
blue-washed leaves covered in fine silky silver hairs. Yellow
flowers in erect tightly packed cones scented of pineapples. Best
against a sunny wall, but generally hardy. Vigorous to 12ft if tied
Cytisus battandieri
AGM - Pineapple
Broom flowers in erect tightly packed cones scented of pineapples. Best
Dactylicapnos
scandens - Climbing
Bleeding Heart
Dahlia ‘Bishop of
Llandaff’ AGM
Dahlia imperialis -
Tree Dahlia
Dahlia 'Twyning's
After Eight' AGM
Daphne odora
‘Aureomarginata’
AGM
Daphne x
transatlantica 'Eternal
Fragrance'
in.
Formerly known as Dicentra scandens , this yellow flowered
Bleeding Heart climbs up to 20ft in semi-shade, and has delicate,
grey-green ferny foliage and sappy, translucent stems. Flowers
produced from spring to autumn. Grow in rich moist soil with
some shelter.
A superb Dahlia with dark metallic bronze deeply cut foliage and
fierce red flowers with a chocolate scent. This plant really stands
out. 4ft.
A giant Dahlia with enormous pinnate leaves, bamboo-like stems
and a bouquet of lavender pink single flowers at the top in a
warm year. Impressive even when not in flower! Needs winter
protection. 10-12ft or more, can reach 20ft.
Dark chocolate foliage and strikingly contrasting single flowers.
A most appetising combination! 2½ft.
Shiny evergreen leathery foliage with a narrow cream margin.
Rich purple buds open to pure white flowers with the most
exquisite and powerful fragrance during winter and early spring.
Easily grown in a sheltered spot. To 3ft.
New astonishing Daphne, which flowers for many months of the
year, from April to Oct! Pure white powerfully fragrant flowers
from blush pink buds cover a compact evergreen shrub to 3ft.
Sun to semi-shade.
£3.75
£3.75
£6.75
£5.75
£6.75
£16.50
£12.75
£6.75
£6.75
£9.75
£6.75
£9.50
£12.75

Darmera peltata
AGM
Dasylirion
miquihuanense
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Starry, rounded panicles of pink flowers on stout stalks appear
before the leaves, which are bold, rounded, up to 1 ft across and
shiny green. Thrives in marshy ground, sun or part shade. To 3ft .
A unique architectural plant with narrow lance-shaped grey-green
leaves that shoot off stiffly in all dierctions, forming a near
perfect sphere. Hardy down to -10C or more, if grown with good
drainage in full sun. To 6ft.
Datisca cannabina Tall imposing perennial with Fraxinus -like leaves and small
yellow-green flowers in long pendulous racemes. Easily grown,
to 6ft.
Deinanthe bifida Charming woodlander from Japan with Hydrangea-like leaves,
notched at the end, delicate white nodding flowers, sometimes
with a hint of pink, and fluffy stamens. For a cool spot with
Delospermum
congestum
adequate moisture. 18ins.
A low mat of fleshy cylindrical leaves studded with bright yellow
flowers. Free flowering and hardy given a well drained sunny
site.
Dianella tasmanica Evergreen with arching, grass-like, dark green leaves. Branched
sprays of pale blue, starry flowers in June, followed by
Dicentra
spectacular dark, glossy purple berries. Plant in acid soil in a
sheltered spot. 4ft.
Spring or summer flowering plants with heart-shaped flowers,
hanging like tear drops from arching stems. Fern-like, glaucous
or pale green foliage. Happily grown in sun to part-shade, pretty
Dicentra 'King of
Hearts'
Dicentra 'Red
Fountain'
Dicentra spectabilis
AGM - Bleeding
Heart
together with other woodland plants.
Rich rose pink lockets over a mound of light blue-green ferny
foliage.Slightly shaded position with adequate moisture. Long
flowering season in spring and early summer. To 12ins.
New plant, which causes quite a stir, wherever it is seen! Dark
red lockets above a mound of silvery blue fern-like foliage. Likes
moist but well drained soil and sun to part shade. Often flowers
for an extensive period in spring and summer, and can re-bloom
in autumn, if given adequate moisture. 8-12 inches.
Large, rosy red flowers with a white tip, over fresh green foliage.
2ft .
Dicentra spectabilis Light green foliage and cool white flowers. A lovely
'Alba' AGM combination!
Dierama - Upright sheaves of grassy evergreen leaves from which wiry
arching stems shoot up in summer from which hang beautifully
Angel's Fishing formed waxy bells suspended by almost invisible threads. The
Rod
following forms are available:
Dierama
Dwarf form, very vigorous and free flowering. Oversized pink
dracomontanum x
pulcherrimum
trumpets are borne on delicate arching stems. To 2ft.
Dierama
Rose-pink bells on arching stems. The most commanly grown
pulcherrimum species.5ft.
£6.75
£14.50
£7.50
£7.50
£3.50
£7.50
£3.75
£7.50
£6.50
£6.50
£4.75
£5.75/

Dierama
pulcherrimum
'Blackbird Seedling'
Dierama
pulcherrimum 'Slieve
Donard Hybrids'
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Seedlings from a form with very dark purple flowers. £6.75
A variety of pink and red shades, all bred for the British climate.
5ft.
£8.75
Dierama
pulcherrimum
'Snowbells'
A variety with pure white bells. £5.75
Dierama robustum Mauve-pink bells on 7ft tall stems. Hardy and impressing! £7.50
Dracunculus vulgaris A curious monstrosity. Immense handsome velvety crimson
spathe with maroon spadix aappears in summer, sometimes
giving off a frightful odour of decaying flesh. To 3ft. Large heads
of scarlet berries in autumn. Full sun and good drainage.
£6.75
Drimys lanceolata Upright, evergreen shrub or small tree. Young shoots are a
beautiful deep red with pungent, oblong dark green leaves.
Clusters of white star shaped flowers in mid to late spring
followed by glossy black berries. Prefers sun or semi-shade. Frost
hardy. To 12ft.
£8.75
Dryopteris
Bronzy red new fronds against dark green older leaves £5.75
erythrosora AGM Evergreen. 2ft.
Dryopteris
wallichiana
Handome large fern with golden tinted fronds in spring. 5ft. £8.75
Echeveria 'Perle von Perfect rosette of pink overlaid with grey succulent leaves. from
Nürnberg' AGM Beautiful in pots, hardy to -7°C, at least. Various sizes available. £3.75
Echinacea -
Cone Flower
Echinacea 'Harvest
Moon'
Echinacea 'Hot
Papaya'
Echinacea 'Maui
Sunshine'
Echinacea purpurea
'Ruby Giant' AGM
Leafy clumps of dark green
foliage topped by stout branching
stems bearing large daisy flowers with
a prominent central boss. Summer
flowering perennials
preferring full sun and
humus-rich soil.
Recent selection with large orange yellow daisies with burnt £6.75
orange central cones.
New spectacular double Echinacea with masses of bright orange £7.50
red petals! Flowers last a very long time. 2-3ft.
Pure yellow single flowers and a honey brown central cone. £6.75
Enormous daisies of deep rose purple with an attractive domed
boss of warm deep chocolate brown. Vigorous and healthy! 3ft.
£6.75
Echinacea purpurea
'White Swan'
White petals and a warm honey-brown central boss. 3ft. £5.75
Echinacea 'Tomato New bright red single Echinacea with a contrasting greenish £6.75
Soup'
yellow cone! Really stands out! 2-3ft.
Echinops bannaticus Tall vigorous clumps of jagged grey-backed leaves topped by £6.50
'Taplow Blue' AGM - large deep steel-blue globular flower heads in August. An
Globe Thistle imposing plant for a sunny site. 6ft.

Echinops ritro
'Veitch's Blue'
Echium pinniana
'Blue Steeple'AGM
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Short dainty selection with stunning blue globes. 2ft. £6.50
Tall spire of hundreds of intensely blue flowers develops in the
second or third year over a rosette of rough hairy leaves. A most
impressive triannual plant, hardy in mild areas. To 10-12ft.
£5.75
Echium pinniana
'Snow Tower' AGM
A beautiful pure white form growing to 15ft. £5.75
Elymus magellanicus From South America, the most intensely blue of all grasses.
Clump forming with narrow blue leaves, deeply ridged beneath.
The flower is a wheat-like spike, initially blue, fading to beige in
winter. Best in full sun and well drained soil in a sheltered
position. 6 ins.
£3.75
Emmenopterys henryi A rare large shrub discovered in China in 1907 by Wilson who
described it as “one of the most strikingly beautiful trees of the
Chinese forests”. Handsome large leaves unfold bronze. On
mature plants large terminal panicles of white flowers. On a
proportion of the flowers one lobe of the calyx becomes
extraordinarily enlarged-up to 2 inches long giving a very showy
appearance. Large plants.
£22.50
Epimedium Slowly increasing clumps of attractively shaped and coloured
leaves, flowers in spring. Good ground cover for shady spots.
Epimedium epsteinii Amazing flowers - white with a central purple cross! Foliage
heart shaped with a toothed egde. Nearly always evergreen. 8-12
inches.
£6.50
Epimedium
Large, exuisitely shaped mauve flowers on delicate stems. £3.75
grandiflorum 'Lilafee' Foliage heart shaped and attractively bronzed when new.
Epimedium
Decidious. 8 inches.
Smaller pale pink flowers and pale- to mid green evergreen £6.50
pauciflorum foliage. 8-12 inches.
Epimedium x Clear golden-yellow starry flowers above large evergreen leaves £5.75
perralchicum
'Frohnleiten'
beautifully marked & tinted in spring.
Epimedium x Red and orange flowers on wiry stems. Mid green, quite large £5.75
warleyense
evergreen leaves with an reddish edge. Good ground cover in dry
shade. 18 inches.
Equisetum Evergreen rush-like stems are bright pale green with black nodes
From a primitive group of plants, it provides a striking
Equisetum
architectural feature and contrasts with more conventional foliage
and forms. Deep questing roots and invasive rhizomes make it
suitable only for wild damp areas or in a container.
As above, but less robust and having light yellow, horizontal £3.75
'Bandit'
stripes across stems which have a more lax habit
Equisetum
Evergreen, upright stems are bright pale green with black nodes. £4.75
camtschatcense Can attain 6ft in height. Beautiful in a pot. Sun or shade.
Equisetum telmateia - A native giant Horsetail, very decorative with soft whorls of light
Giant Horsetail green foliage on tall stems. Enjoys moisture and looks lovely next
to water or in a damp corner . Vigorous spreader, sink in a
container or grow in a pot, if space is precious.
£6.75

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Eragrostis trichodes - Similar to Agrostis montevidensis, with huge panicles of reddish
Sand Love Grass pink panicles of flowers. 3ft.
Erigeron glaucus Evergreen mats of grey-green leaves, topped by pink daisy
flowers all summer. Thrives in seaside areas and can be seen
growing in abundance forming large mats in many gardens along
the seafront at Sandgate.
Erigeron
Charming low-growing mat-forming plant producing a mass of
karvinskianus AGM - daisy flowers on slender stems which dance in the wind. Flowers
Dancing Daisy open white and fade pink giving a beautiful effect of two
Eryngium
flower colours. Very floriferous. Dry, sunny site. Will seed itself
in cracks in paving or walls.
Thistle like flower heads are useful
for drying. Many species have very
handsome foliage. Easily grown on
well drained soil in an open position.
Eryngium agavifolium Forms a large rosette of long narrow
bright green leaves edged with sharp
teeth. Green thistle like flowers, August
on stout stems. An arresting plant. 5ft.
Eryngium alpinum Large steely blue finely cut ruff, big central cone and dark blue
'Blue Star'
stems makes this Eryngium really stand out! Heart shaped glossy
green leaf. 2ft.
Eryngium bourgatii Silver-blue deeply cut leaves form a mound. Deep violet
Graham Stuart
Thomas's Selection
coloured flower heads from June to August. To 2ft.
Eryngium
Branching upright stems bear elongated purplish flowers. Forms
ebracteatum Phoenix
Plants Form
a clump of yucca-like foliage. 2ft.
Eryngium
ebracteatum var.
poteroides
Narrow green leaves with a spiny edge form a rosette, above
which rises slender stems bearing many small dark cones.
Elegant and intriguing, lovely with grasses and late perennials!
To 3ft.
Eryngium eburneum Masses of smaller creamy green cones on every stem, structural
and interesting. 4ft.
Eryngium giganteum "MissWilmott's Ghost" . Whitish large bracts surround a white
cone. Silvery green foliage with white nerves. Bi-annual,
Eryngium
develops a ground hugging rosette in the first year, often selfseeds.
3ft.
A plant of the highest architectural merit. Blue-green strap-like
pandanifolium AGM leaves, some 4-6 feet long, with spiny edges, topped in late
summer by several enormous branched flower stems with
hundreds of purplish red clusters of thistle flowers. Needs plenty
of space. To 8ft.
Eryngium
Rare and extremely desireable plant with wide silver-white ruff
proteiflorum round a large green cone. Green strap-like leaves. From Mexico,
requires winter protection. 2ft.
£6.75
£5.75
£3.50
£6.75
£6.75
£5.75
£6.75
£6.75
£6.75
£6.75
£8.75
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Eryngium variifolium Beautiful evergreen forming neat rosettes of round leaves, dark
shiny green with white veining. In midsummer stiff spiny deeply
cut leaves are produced from which the flower spike emerges
bearing grey-white flower heads with a broad white collar. 18
inches.
Eryngium venustum Uniquely shaped, deeply divided spiny leaves in a basal rosette.
Flower green. Very rare! 18ins.
Eryngium x zabellii One of the best and most desireable blues with well balanced
'Jos Eijking'
Erysimum 'Bowles
Mauve' AGM -
Perennial Wall Flower
heads and broad bracts. Very showy. 2ft.
Sometimes listed as Cheiranthes 'Bowles Mauve' . Bushy
perennial clumps of grey-green narrow leaves. Clusters of rich
mauve flowers prroduced continously from May onwards. Easily
grown in a sunny postiion. 12-18 inches.
Eucalyptus Vigorous quick growing evergreen trees originating from
Australia. They mostly have attractive peeling white bark. Some
forms produce very different juvenile foliage which can be
maintained by annual pruning. They grow in a wide variety of
soils but not shallow chalk. They succeed on heavy wet acid clay
around the Nursery site. They grow so quickly when first planted
that they sometimes blow over. This can be remedied by cutting
back to 1ft in spring and selecting a strong shoot to grow upward.
The following varieties are fairly hardy in all but the coldest
Eucalyptus cordata -
areas:
Large shrub or small tree with heart-shaped, relatively large £14.50
Heart-leafed Silver
Gum
silver-blue adult foliage. Juvenile foliage similar to E. gunnii .
Eucalyptus pauciflora Beautiful small tree. Large, leathery, sickle-shaped leaves on £16.50
ssp niphophila AGM polished red twigs. Green, cream and grey patchwork bark. One
of the hardiest Eucalypts.
Eucomis bicolor From a clump of dark green leaves, a tall upright spike, massed
with starry green flowers with a contrasting purple rim and
topped by a pineapple-like tuft of pale green leaves, appears in
late summer. A striking plant in flower, easily grown in a
sheltered sunny wall site or a good tub plant .
£6.50
Eucomis comosa Creamy-green flowers with a hint of lilac, violet stamens and
pistils.
£5.75
Eucomis comosa The whole plant is burgundy red; leaves, flowers and stems. £7.50
'Sparkling Burgundy' Produces pineapple-like flower spikes. Flowers August to
Euonymus europaeus
November. Hardy. 1½ft.
Vigorous and easily grown shrub. Spectacular in late summer 8.75/
‘Red Cascade’ AGM when the branches are laden with scarlet fruit . Capsules split large
open to reveal orange seeds. Rich scarlet autumn colour. 8ft. This plants
form self pollinates.
£19.75
Euonymus
fortunei
Versatile and attractive shrubs for sun or shade and any soil.
Evergreen foliage, can be used as ground cover, but will climb if
grown against a wall. The following forms are available:
Euonymus fortunei A form with dark green leaves heavily mottled and streaked £5.75
'Harlequin' cream. Particularly attractive in spring as new foliage is flushed
pink. Dense low growth hapit, can be clipped for a carpet-like
effect.
£5.75
£4.50
£7.50
£4.75

Eupatorium
purpureum 'Glutball'
Euphorbia
Euphorbia
amygdaloides var.
robbiae AGM
Euphorbia
ceratocarpa
Euphorbia characias
subsp. wulfenii AGM
Euphorbia characias
subsp. wulfenii
'Lambrook Gold'
Euphorbia griffithii
'Dixter' AGM
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A spectacular plant. Strong purple flushed stems furnished with
whorls of foliage rise up to 8ft in good soil and are topped by
enormous flat heads of rich purple flowers which are the
highlight of the late summer garden. Easy and robust but best
results in a rich soil which is not to dry.
Narrow leaves radially arranged round stems, topped by attractive
yellowish or red bracts. Suitable for well-drained soil in sun or
part shade.
Evergreen leaves in a dark green whorl topped by acid yellow
flowers in spring. Excellent ground cover for a shady dry spot,
spreads by stolons to form a healthy carpet. 2ft.
Tall willowy stems with long narrow glaucous green leaves
topped by wide heads of green-yellow flowers. Remarkably long
flowering period, from June to October. To 5ft.
Striking evergreen plant of architectural merit. Bold dense whorls
of foliage topped by terminal panicles of yellow-green flowers in
spring. The flowering stems should be cut to the ground by
midsummer to allow new shoots to develop. Easily grown but
best in sun with well-drained soil. The following form is
available:
Selected by Margery Fish of East Lambrook Manor, this form
has large heads of golden yellow flowers in late winter/early
spring. 4ft.
£6.75
£5.75
£5.75
£7.50
Euphorbia griffithii A little more well behaved than E. griffithii itself, and a warm £6.75
Euphorbia griffithii
'Fireglow'
Euphorbia mellifera -
Honey Spurge
Euphorbia palustris
'Walenburg's Glorie'
Euphorbia
sarawschanica
Euphorbia x martinii
'Ascot Rainbow'
Euphorbia x pasteurii
'John Phillips'
orange flower contrasting with purplish foliage. This form comes
courtesy of Christopher Lloyd, and grows well at Great Dixter,
hence the name. Semi-shade and moisture.
Remarkable late spring flowering Spurge with bright orange-red
bracts and olive green foliage with red midribs. Red stems and
red and orange autumn colour makes this a plant for three
seasons! Goes well with Alliums, late tulips and variegated
foliage. To 3ft. Available from June.
Long narrow sea-green leaves on stout stems. Forms a neat domeshaped
bush with heads of yellow honey scented flowers in
spring. Sheltered site.
Great heads of brilliant yellow on thick erect stems clothed with
pale green leaves which turn yellow and orange in autumn.
Robust and spectacular. 3ft. Will grow on very wet sites.
New to cultivation, tall upright plants to 4ft, mid-green leaves
and acid yellow flower heads, sun to part shade. Like a
turbocharged E. palustris.
New, attractively variegated compact Euphorbia with red stems
and gold and cream leaf variegation with pink tips. 18ins.
Recent hybrid between E. mellifera and E. stygiana. Foliage is
dark green and firmly held. Forms a dense rounded dome. Sun
and reasonable drainage. This plant was selected for its vigour
growing to 5ft tall. Outstanding dark green leaves with prominent
silver midribs.
£6.75
£6.75
£6.75
£6.75
£6.50
£8.75

Exochorda x
macrantha ‘The
Bride’ AGM
Farfugium japonicum
‘Argenteum’
Fargesia dracocephala
'White Dragon'
Fargesia murielae
(Arundinaria
murieliae)
Fargesia nitida
(Arundinaria nitida)
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Upright shrub with arching branches. Pure white large flowers in
long racemes, stamens are like a golden brush. Plant in sun with
good drainage. Very showy indeed! 5-7ft.
Leathery dark glossy green rounded leaves have a bold and
irregular cream maragin. Heads of large orange-yellow daisy
flowers in winter when grown under cover. Evergreen. Will
withstand some frost, but winter cover advisable. Unusual and
much sought after.
This new and very rare Bamboo is the only varie-gated Fargesia.
Bold white variegation in spring fades a little as the season
progresses. To 8ft.
Graceful arching yellow stems bear sprays of apple-green leaves.
Excellent specimen or in a large tub. Requires moist soil and
shelter from strong wind. 10ft. Large plants.
A most ornamental bamboo, with greyish green bloom to canes
and foliage. Leaves bright green, silvery beneath, canes to 10 ft.
Evergreen.
Fascicularia bicolor Rosettes of narrow, prickly leaves with small pale blue flowers
appearing, stemless, in the centre. The base of the leaves turns
bright red when the buds and flowers are present giving a bright
central circle of colour. Prefers poor, stony soil in sun or shade.
Hardy in mild areas, particularly coastal.
Fascicularia littoralis (Syn. Ochagavia littoralis) Glaucous rosettes with bright pink
flower cone and stem-less orange flowers and red leaf bases.
Fascicularia
pitcairniifolia
x Fatshedera lizei
‘Annemieke’ AGM
£6.75
£8.75
£12.75
£22.50
£20.00
£6.75
£8.75
(Syn. Ochagavia sp) Similar to F. bicolor but larger. £8.75
A hybrid between Fatsia japonica and Hedera helix. Glossy waxy
evergreen palmate leaves are boldly marked yellow and pale
green. Upright habit. Hardy and tolerant of deep shade and poor
soils.
Fatsia japonica AGM Large polished dark green palmate leaves give a sub-tropical
effect yet this is a very tough, generally hardy shrub, suitable for
sun or shade and poor soils. Globular white flowers in Oct. Often
grown as a houseplant but much more useful in the garden; 6ft or
Fatsia japonica
'Spider's Web'
Festuca glauca
'Intense Blue'
Filipendula
camtschatica 'Rosea'
Foeniculum vulgare
‘Purpureum’
more.
A new variety with a "frosted" look to the large dark green
leaves, some more heavily blotched or veined with white. Very
attractive.
Intense blue - the name says it all! This is the bluest grass, a soft
mound of ice blue thin needle-like leaves. Blue-green flower
heads turn wheat coloured later on. 18ins.
Tall upright stems clothed with handsome pinnate leaves topped
by broad flat heads of pink flowers. Best where not too dry. 6ft.
A large mound of fine, bronze, lacy foliage up to 4 ft. When well
established, tall stems bear flat heads of yellow flowers. Foliage
colour best in full sun.
£9.75
£6.75
£20.00
£6.75
£6.75
£5.75

Fothergilla gardenii
‘Blue Mist’
Frangula alnus
'Asplenifolia'
Fremontodendron
'California Glory'
AGM
Gaura lindheimeri
‘Siskiyou Pink’
Gaura lindheimeri
‘Whirling Butterlies’
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Striking new plant. Powder-blue foliage on a compact shrub to
3ft. Acid soil. Golden yellow autumn colour and white downy
flowers in spring before the leaves.
(syn. Rhamnus frangula A.) Very fine-cut, almost needle-like
leaves - a fresh soft green in summer and bronze in autumn.
Large shrub to 10ft, or small tree. Lovely foliage plant, ideal as
back drop for perennial border.
Magnificient evergreen fast-growing shrub with large waxy
yellow flowers produced over a long period. Generally hardy, but
usually grown against a sunny wall. Prefers a well drained soil.
10 ft.
Bright sugar-pink flowers on willowy stems. An elegant plant for
a sunny well-drained spot. The leaves have attractive dark
markings. 3 ft .
Compact form with a slightly more upright habit. White
flowers with faint pink markings. 3 ft.
Genista lydia AGM Arching branches of grey green are held rigidly. Looks good in a
large pot or cascading over a wall or rock. Bright yellow flowers
in early summer. Sunny site. 18ins by 3ft.
Genista pilosa Low carpet or pillow of tight evergreen foliage is covered in
'Vancouver Gold' bright golden pea flowers in spring. 6ins by 18ins.
Gentiana asclepiadea Graceful arching stems have willow-like leaves and rich pure
AGM - Willow blue flowers in pairs down the stems in early autumn. 3ft. Best in
Gentian
Gentiana lutea -
Yellow Gentian
Geranium
Geranium cinereum
'Ballerina' AGM
Geranium 'Havana
Blues'
Geranium
macrorrhizum
'Bevan's Variety'
Geranium 'Mavis
Simpson' AGM
Geranium orientalitibeticum
a shady spot on a humus rich soil. Not on chalk.
An impressive, stoutly upright perennial, multistemmed with
glaucous, parallel-nerved leaves that clasp the stem in pairs.
Yellow bell-shaped flowers in whorls. To 5ft.
Easily grown perennials, beautiful of flower and dense foliage.
Many are excellent ground cover, tolerant of most soils, sun or
shade.
Mat forming, large flowers blotched and lined crimson. Likes a
sunny, well-drained position. 4-6 inches.
Stunning, very distinct NEW Geranium with big violet blue,
purple veined flowers with a large, marked white eye, contrasted
with lime green foliage. Long flowering, and very freely, from
June to first frost. 16ins by 20ins hummock.
Dense, weed-proof ground cover with light green, aromatic semievergreen
foliage and crimson-purple flowers in June/July.
Vigorous even in dense shade. 1ft.
Carpets of grey-green leaves, densely studded with pastel pink
blooms. Flowers continously from June to November. Ideal
groundcover or front of border plant. 9 inches x 3ft.
Deeply dissected rounded leaves are attractively marbled with
two shades of green. Deep pink flowers with a paler centre in
summer. Low-growing habit. Plant in full sun .
A selection with dark purple, almost black, nodding flowers on
Geranium phaeum
'Samobor' wiry upright stems, above clumps of lobed leaves with attractive
dark chocolate brown markings. Useful for its tolerance of deep
shade. 2ft.
£9.50
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Geranium psilistemon Large handsome clump of elegant deeply cut leaves bearing a
profusion of comparatively large magenta-crimson flowers with a
Geranium 'Rozanne'
(formerly known as G.
'Jolly Bee')
Geranium
sanguineum 'Max
Frei'
Geranium x
riverslianum 'Russell
Prichard' AGM
dark centre in summer. 4ft .
Outstanding selection, deep spode-blue flowers with a white
centre produced continously, June to Nov! Healthy dense foliage
makes it a good groundcover, 3ft x 3ft.
Wide mats of deeply divided dark green leaves are studded with
deep magenta flowers for many weeks in summer. Easily grown
and tolerant of shade.
Carpets of grey-green leaves, densely studded with cerise pink
blooms. Flowers continously from June to November. Ideal
groundcover or front of border plant. 9 inches x 3ft.
Geum ‘Borisii’ Dense clumps of hairy leaves and wiry stems support warm, pure
orange single flowers from June onwards. Easily grown. Happy
Gillenia trifoliata
AGM
in sun or part shade. 1ft.
Sprays of dainty white flowers are beautifully complimented by
red wiry stems and calyces and dark green foliage. Summer
flowering. 3-4ft. Sun or shade.
Ginkgo biloba Unique deciduous conifer with fan-shaped
leaves, forms a narrow pyramid. Clear yellow
autumn colour. Slow growing, reaching 15ft
£6.75
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£6.50
Ginkgo biloba
in 10 years. Available cultivars:
Very narrow, upright Ginkgo, best used as an accent plant or £19.75
'Barabit's Fastigiate' focus point.
Ginkgo biloba 'Broom
with Tubes'
Very different looking plant, with many of the leaves forming £14.50
tubes or funnels. Slowly forms a shrub up to 3m, perfect for a
large container.
A broadly columnar male form. £19.75
Ginkgo biloba
'Princeton Sentry'
Ginkgo biloba Interesting pendulous foliage on a large shrub to 10ft. Perfect for £22.50
'Saratoga'
a pot.
Ginkgo biloba Another very unusual Ginkgo, with many narrow and and £22.50
'Survivor'
assymetric leaves in bunches. Slow growing to a medium-sized
shrub.
Ginkgo biloba 'Troll' New dwarf form, round head and very dense growth. Leaf From
rounded. Good in a container. Grafted on a short stem.
£16.50
Gladiolus papilio New exciting colour break in this hardy Gladiolus - large deep £8.75
'Ruby'
ruby-red flowers. Exquisite!
Gladiolus papillo
'Yellow Form'
As above with yellow flowers. £5.75
Gomphostigma New promising evergreen silver-leaved shrub from S. Africa, £6.75
virgatum - River Star where it grows by the water's edge. Willow-like leaves and
sprays of pure white flowers in summer. To 6ft. Seems hardy and
grows happily on many soils, incl heavy clay! Can be hard
pruned in spring like it's relative, the Buddleja, to rejuvenate.
Gunnera magellanica Dense mats of 2 inch diameter rounded leaves and upright stems
of brownish flowers followed by orange fruits. Creeping habit. 4
inches .
£3.75

Gunnera manicata
AGM
Gypsophila paniculata
‘Bristol Fairy’
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Enormous perennial plant with vast deeply lobed bristly leaves up
to 6ft in diameter on strong prickly leaf stalks, proportionately
sized besom-like flower spikes. Unequalled as a landscape plant.
Best in marshy ground, but crown must not be in water.
Huge mounds of frothy double white flowers in July. Full sun
and a well drained site. 5ft.
£8.75
£6.75
Hakonechloa macra For a more subdued colour scheme the green form is just as
elegant of habit as the more wellknown H. m. 'Aureola'.
£6.75
Hakonechloa macra Beautiful grass with graceful arching leaves striped bright yellow £6.75
‘Aureola’ AGM and green becoming red tinged towards autumn and dying off
with glorious autumn tints. An easily grown grass which makes a
spectacular container plant. 1ft.
Hakonechloa macra This form has completely golden foliage that brightens up any £4.75/
'All Gold'
corner. It has more upright habit habit than the type but is still
very very graceful.
£6.75
Hedera - Ivy Evergreen climbers, self-clinging by aerial roots. Will grow in
virtually any soil and in dense shade. Can be used as a dense
ground cover for difficult places.
Hedera algeriensis Large leaves are heavily suffused cream, some are almost entirely £6.50
'Margino-maculata' white. Rare and slow growing Ivy but probably the most showy
of all! Small plants.
Hedera helix 'Glacier' Leaves are a silvery-grey colour, narrowly margined white. £5.75
Hedychium
densiflorum 'Assam
Orange'
Hedychium
gardnerianum AGM
Superb near hardy Ginger Lily with a gorgeous orange flower
spike and lush leaf.
Near hardy Ginger Lily with light yellow and red flowers in a
dense spike with tropical looking sword-like leaves. 3ft.
Helenium Upward facing flowers with prominently protruding central
dark cones on stout, erect stems from August to October. Easily
Helenium 'Pumilum
Magnificum'
grown in most soils.
Pure yellow daisy flowers with yellow-green - later brown -
centres on an upright clump forming perennial. Easily grown and
very hardy. 3ft.
£8.75
£5.75
£5.75
Helenium 'Red Jewel' New variety with clean dark red daisies with a dark central boss.
Foliage lush and healthy. 3ft.
£6.50
Helenium 'Ruby
Tuesday'
Ruby red flowers on a compact and healthy plant. 2½ft. £6.50
Helenium 'Sahin's
Early Flowerer' AGM
Orange and yellow flowers in June-July. 1½ft. £5.75
Helianthemum
‘Henfield Brilliant’
Helianthus
Dwarf evergreen forming wide mats studded with deep orange
flowers during summer. Useful front of the border groundcover
for dry sunny sites. This particular form is rarely grown which is
surprising considering its striking warm flower colour and larger
leaves than most, providing better ground cover.
Tall plants with coarse leaves topped by strong stems carrying
yellow daisy flowers in late summer and autumn.
£4.75

Helianthus 'Lemon
Queen' AGM
Helianthus
occidentalis
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Cool lemon-coloured flowers on a medium-sized plant. To 4ft . £6.75
Short North American wild Sunflower, with single yellow daisies
on almost leafless stalks. Grows happily on a wide range of soils
in full sun. Divide every few years. Perfect for prairie plantings!
2-4ft.
Helianthus salicifolius Striking large architectural plant that is little known. Tall stout
stems curve up from the rootstock, clothed with long, drooping,
deep green linear leaves. By late summer when it may be 8 ft tall,
the stems are topped by heads of yellow daisies. An ex-otic
looking wild perennial. Easily grown in full sun with good
Helictotrichon
sempervirens AGM
Heliopsis
helianthoides 'Loraine
Sunshine'
Helleborus x hybridus
'Blue Metallic Lady'
Helleborus x hybridus
'Queen of Spades'
Heloniopsis orientalis
var breviscapa
drainage.
Spiky blue foliage in a rounded clump 2ft high. Elegant tall
flower stems. One of the best medium-sized blue grasses. Non-
invasive.
Strikingly variegated leaves - white with green veins! - and
golden yellow daisies combine prettily. Forms a large healthy
clump, can be divided to keep in check. 2-3ft.
Dark dusky blue-purple flowers with a steely blue bloom to the
petals, flowers Fabruary and March. Evergreen handsome handlike
leathery foliage. Tolerant of shade and most soils. 12 inches.
£6.75
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£6.50
As above, but deeper purple flowers. £6.50
Rose pink flowered woodland perennial with an evergreen
rosette of fleshy fresh green leaves and a bunch of drooping pink
"keys" with prominent pink stamens in early spring. New and
enchanting introduction from the Far East! 8 inches.
£5.75
Heloniopsis umbellata As above, but flowers white with purple stamens. £5.75
Hemerocallis -
Day Lily
Hemerocallis 'Bela
Lugosi'
Hemerocallis
'Catherine Woodbery'
Hemerocallis 'Chicago
Apache'
Hemerocallis 'El
Desperado'
Dense clumps of arching grassy bright green leaves. Stout stems
bear a cluster of large lily-like flowers, each one only lasting a
day but there is a long succession of bloom. Trouble-free and
tolerating most soils not too dry, sun or part shade.
Largest deep purple flowers with a green throat on a strong plant
£6.50
with broad leaves. 2ft.
Soft pink with a green throat. 2ft £6.50
One of the best red Day Lilies - clear glowing red flowers of a
good shape, with a green throat. Medium sized plant, well
proprtioned. 2-2½ft.
Creamy yellow flowers with a maroon eye and matching picotee
edge, lime green throat; very stylish. Robust plant with strong
stems. 2½ft.
Striking flowers with alternating yellow and orange petals, with a
broad yellow stripe down the middle of each orange petal. Looks
like it belongs in a Dutch Renaissance painting! 2½ft.
Hemerocallis 'Frans
Hals' broad yellow stripe down the middle of each orange petal. Looks
£6.75
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Hemerocallis fulva
'Green Kwanso'
Hemerocallis fulva
'Variegated Kwanso'
Hemerocallis 'Golden
Chimes'
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
AGM
Hemerocallis 'Stella
d'Oro'
Hemerocallis
'Tuscawilla Tigress'
Hemerocallis 'Wild
Horses'
Heptacodium
jasminoides
Heuchera
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(ormerly H. Kwanso Flore Pleno) Robust bold clumps topped
with sumptuous bright orange double flowers which last longer
than single flowered Hemerocallis. Not pretty but spectacular,
consisting of a flower within a flower .
Broad strong leaves boldly striped in cleanest white, often more
white than green. Double orange flowers. 3ft.
Chrome yellow flowers with bronze petal backs. Free flowering.
2ft
Sixteenth-century garden plant. Clear yellow flowers with an
unforgetable fragrance produced in late spring. 2½ft.
Dainty Day Lily with rounded clear warm yellow flowers
produced over a long period. 12-18ins.
Large, rounded bright orange flowers with a yellow strip down
the middle of each petal. Broad, lush foliage.
Blush pink to cream very large but shapely flowers with a deep
wine coloured centre and contrasting green throat. 3ft.
Fragrant white flowers are borne in late summer. A vigorous
hardy large shrub which has attractive peeling bark.
Dense clumps of rounded evergreen foliage. Wiry stems arise in
summer bearing numerous tiny flowers. Good ground cover for
sun or part shade on well drained soil. Plants normally available
in 2L and 9cm. Other varieties also available.
Darkest purple leaves with slightly wavy margins. Large healthy
foliage.
£6.75
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Heuchera 'Black
£6.50
Beauty' foliage.
Heuchera 'Ginger Ale' A new, unique colour - ginger with pewter underlay! Particularly
healthy, abundant foliage.
£6.50
Heuchera 'Lime The name is very descriptive - the leaves really remind you of £6.50
Marmalade' lime marmalade with their bright acid green rounded lobes and
slightly wavy margins. An improvement on similar H.'Lime
Ricky' in performance and reliability.
Heuchera 'Paris' Masses of stunning red flower spikes over attractively marbled
green-and-white foliage.
£6.50
Heuchera 'Shanghai' Purple leaves almost entirely suffused with silver. £6.50
x Heucherella Wonderful new foliage plant with lush handsome deeply lobed £6.50
'Alabama Sunrise' leaves, acid yellow with deep red veining.
x Heucherella 'Sweet Orange-brown highly decorative leaves, a wonderful contrast to £6.50
Tea'
other Heucheras and to Tiarellas, such as T. 'Sugar and Spice'.
Hibiscus coccineus -
Scarlet Rose Mallow
Hibiscus 'Kopper
King'
This lovely shrubby perennial Hibiscus grows wild in moist
places in parts of the USA. It has huge scarlet flowers, very
elegant, and slender palmate leaves. Fully hardy despite its
delicate looks. About 5-6ft tall.
Copper coloured deeply dissected leaves provide an ideal foil for
enormous pale pink flowers with a strawberry red eye. Compact
at 3-4ft, ideal for a container or bedding out. Hardy in mild areas,
otherwise best with some winter protection.
Heart -shaped soft felty leaves and plate-sized pink Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos -
Swamp Rose Mallow flowers on this shrubby hardy perennial, which grows in swampy
regions of America. Will grow on most soils, as long as not too
dry. To 6ft.
£12.75
£9.75
£8.75/
large
plants
£16.50

Hibiscus
paramutabilis
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Very rare deciduous shrub with large white flowers up to 5ins
across with a red blotch at the base of each petal. Free flowering
and quite stunning. In flower it could be mistaken for a tender
tropical plant but is hardy. To 10ft. Large plants.
£21.50
Hibiscus syriacus Magnificent long lived hardy shrubs. One of the glories of the
late summer garden. A succession of large trumpet-shaped
flowers from July to Oct. Flowers best in full sun. Forms an
upright bush to 8ft.
Hibiscus syriacus
'Oiseau Bleu' (Blue
The best single blue. Lilac blue flowers with a red heart . £8.50
Bird)
Hoheria sexstylosa
‘Stardust’ AGM
Fast-growing evergreen with glossy dark green foliage. Forms a
densely columnar shrub which is covered in white flowers in July
and August. 'Stardust' is a recent selection with larger flowers
produced at an early age.
Holodiscus discolor Feathery drooping panicles of creamy white flowers in early
summer on a large, easily grown shrub. Small toothed leaves.10ft
Hosta
.
Clump forming broad leaved perennials with stately stems of lilylike
flowers in June. Prefer moisture and happy in shade. Plants
will take a few years to settle down and produce full leaf size.
Largest leaves are obtained by planting in a sheltered shady
position with a rich soil which is drained but never dries out.
However, they are survivors and can tolerate some neglect.
Hosta 'Big Daddy' Huge rounded pleated leaves of a uniform smoky grey-blue. Lilac
flowers. 3ft.
Hosta kikutii var. Charming dwarf Hosta, a perfect miniature, the flower stem in
yakusimensis proportion to the tiny leaves. 3ins.
Hosta sieboldiana One of the largest and most sumptuously foliaged Hostas.
elegans AGM Rounded blue-grey leaves are crinkled and deeply veined and can
be 1ft wide. Dense heads of lilac white flowers. To 3ft.
Hosta sieboldiana Striking yellow margin to large glaucous crinkled leaves. Colour
'Frances
Williams'AGM
deepens through the season. 2½ft.
Hosta 'Sum and Enormous pleated leaves of a rich golden chartreuse. Lavender
Substance' AGM flowers. One of the best golden hostas. Not susceptible to slug
damage. 3ft.
Hosta 'White Feather' Entirely white leaves emerge in the spring to later become
(undulata)
streaked with green - a unique Hosta, can cope with quite a lot of
sun. Lavender flowers. Small to moderately sized.
Hosta x tardiana Graceful mound of neat silver-grey leaves. Smoky-lilac flowers
'Halcyon' AGM July/August. 18ins.
Houttuynia cordata Brightly coloured heart-shaped leaves edged yellow and red.
‘Chameleon’ Small white flowers June to September. Low growing and
spreading. Leaves smell of oranges. Prefers a moist spot.
Hydrangea Useful shrubs easily cultivated if soil not too dry. Most will grow
in sun or part shade and are happy by the sea. Blue forms will
only be blue in acid soil.
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Hydrangea anomala
ssp petiolaris AGM
Hydrangea
arborescens
'Annabelle' AGM
Hydrangea aspera ssp
sargentiana AGM
Hydrangea aspera
'Villosa' AGM
Hydrangea
involucrata
'Hortensis' AGM
Hydrangea
macrophylla 'Pia'
Hydrangea quercifolia
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Self-clinging climber, large heads of white flowers in June.
Invaluable for a shady wall or makes an attractive hummock as
an open ground shrub.
Large globular heads of creamy-white sterile florets cause the
upright sterns to arch over creating a rolling mass of white.
Forms a small bush to 4ft. H. a. 'Annabelle' is a form with
exceptionally large flower heads.
Huge velvety moss-green leaves on bristly stems. Large lavender
lace cap flowers in July/August. Requires a sheltered site and
shelter from strong winds. To 10ft.
Wide lace-cap flowers - mauve with a ring of lilac-white sterile
flowers produced in Aug/Sept. on a wide shrub with exfoliating
stems and dark green softly hairy leaves. 4ft high by 6ft.
Soft green felted heart-shaped leaves and clusters of cream, pink
and green flowers in Aug/ Sept. Sun or part shade and moist soil.
3ft.
A real miniature Hydrangea, only 6 inches high. Red-pink
flowers in a small mophead.
Textured large scalloped leaves colour red and purple in autumn.
AGM
Panicles of white flowers in July/August. To 4ft .
Hydrangea quercifolia Bold racemes of double, pure-white snow flake-like flowers.
'Snowqueen' Unique!
Ilex
Ilex aquifolium
'Crassifolia'
Ilex aquifolium
'Myrtifolia'
Ilex aquifolium
'Myrtifolia Aurea
Maculata' AGM
Ilex x altaclerensis
'Lawsoniana' AGM
Imperata cylindrica
‘Rubra’
Indocalamus
tessellatus AGM
Inula
Inula orientalis
'Grandiflora'
Hollies provide some of the best garden
shrubs, most are evergreen and there is
a great variety of form and colour of leaf.
Tolerant of shade but grow more densely
in the open.
Thick leathery leaves are narrow and curled,
edged with broad spines. One of the most
interesting leaf variants of all Hollies.
Neat, narrow, sharply-spined dark green leaves on a narrow,
upright shrub. With slight help will form a narrow 'pole' making a
striking vertical feature.
Leaves brightly marked gold. Slow growing, forms a small
rounded bush.
£8.75
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£12.75
Smooth leaved, very beautiful Holly with interesting gold-and- £9.75
green variegation. Upright columnar shrub to 15ft.
Elegant slender upright leaves are light green stained red, £6.75
deepening as the season advances. By September, they are the
colour of blackberry juice. 18 inches.
Ground covering Bamboo from China. Mass of large, long spear- £15.75
shaped leaves grow in a leafy mound to 3ft. Spreads, but not
excessively. Does not normally flower in the UK.
Autumn-flowering, sun-loving perennials with coarse leaves and
big, yellow-orange daisy like flowers. Easily grown.
Large orange-yellow daisies in summer. Full sun. 2ft £5.75

Iris
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Easily grown and reliable perennials with strap-like leaves and
spectacular flowers.
Iris chrysographes A highly sought after beardless Sibrican Iris with silky deep
'Black Form' purple, almost black flowers above grey-green leaves. Full sun or
part shade. 2ft.
Iris confusa AGM Palm-like fans of Iris-leaves are borne at the top of erect, bamboolike
stems. Flowers are white with yellow and purple spots
around a yellow crest on each fall, with up to 30 held on each
flower stem over a long period. Needs a warm, sheltered position.
Iris japonica 'Ledger's
Variety'
Iris japonica
'Variegata' AGM
Iris pseudacorus
'Variegata' AGM
Jasminum
officinale -
Summer Jasmine
White flowers with purple markings and crinkled edges have an
orange crest, produced during summer. Evergreen fans of broad
shiny green leaves rise on stems from creeping rhizomes. 18
inches. Grows and flowers well in sun or shade.
Similar to the above but with beautifully striped creamy-white
leaves.
Beautiful yellow striped leaves in spring and early summer.
Yellow flowers marked brown. Vigorous and can grow in
shallow water or ordinary soil. 3ft.
Strong-growing, twining climber. Deliciously fragrant white
flower clusters June-Sept
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Jasminum officinale An old cottage garden plant, J.o.affine is a superior form with
£6.75
affine
slightly larger flowers than the species, tinged pink on the
outside.
Jasminum officinale
'Argenteo-variegatum'
Form of Summer Jasmine with leaves broadly variegated cream. £6.75
Jasminum officinale
'Aureum'
Jasminum officinale
'Inverleith' AGM
Jovellana violacea
AGM
Leaves conspicuously variegated and suffused deep yellow. £14.50
A striking new introduction! Red young growth and dark red
flower buds that keep their colour once opened, giving an
interesting contrast with the pure white inner of the flower .
Charming pale violet flowers with dark purple markings and a
yellow throat in summer on an open sub-shrub, evergreen in mild
winters. Requires a sunny sheltered spot, or some winter
protection. 18ins to 2ft.
Justicia carnea Spectacular pineapple-like flowers of a vivid pink produced in
Aug/Sept. Not hardy but worth looking after in winter. Kept frostfree
it dies to the base in winter, growing to about 2ft.
Justicia carnea
'Radiant' (syn. J.c.
'Huntington')
As above, but with dark stems, flower bracts and undersides of
leaves dark purple. Very effective! To 4ft.
Justicia rizzinii AGM Neat rounded evergreen shrub smothered with showy red flowers
with a yellow tip produced in spring and early summer. Not
hardy, but slow growing and suitable for pot culture.
£6.75
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Kirengeshoma
palmata
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A woodland plant from Japan. Prefers a moist, lime free soil and
partial shade. A beautiful plant producing terminal sprays of
yellow shuttlecock shaped flowers in late summer above vinelike
leaves.
£6.75
Knautia macedonica Dense basal clumps of foliage from which rise wiry stems
bearing rich dark crimson pin-cushion flowers in summer. 2ft.
£5.75
Kniphofia - Red Hot Clumps of grass-like foliage and 'poker'
Poker
flowers on stout stems. They prefer a
sunny site.
Kniphofia caulescens Shorter and tidier than the species,
£9.75
'Coral Breakers' flowers June-July, so a whole lot
earlier than the type. 2½ft.
Kniphofia 'Dorset Clear acid yellow pokers over dark leaves. 3ft. Easily grown and £8.75
Sentry'
very reliable.
Kniphofia 'Ice Queen' Creamy white flowers on stout stems up to 4ft. £7.50
Kniphofia 'Light of
the World'
Vivid translucent orange flowers are uniform in colour from bud
to open bloom, held on slender stems above clumps of narrow
heraceous foliage. 2ft.
Charming dwarf with narrow grassy foliage and ivory-white
pokers in summer. 2ft .
Large heads of slender tightly held vivid scarlet flowers, not
fading. 5ft.
Slender dusky deep coral red flowers July to Oct. Compact habit.
2ft.‘Prince Igor’ Large spikes open brick red, later showing
£6.75
Kniphofia 'Little
Maid'
£6.75
Kniphofia 'Lord
Roberts'
£8.75
Kniphofia 'Nancy's
Red'
Slender dusky deep coral red flowers July to Oct. Compact habit.
yellow at the base. Flowers August to Oct. To 6ft.
£6.75
Kniphofia northiae Broad blue-grey leaves and strong, upright pokers in pale red and
white. The only Kniphofia without a keel to the leaf. Dramatic
foliage effect. Moist soil and sun. 5ft.
£9.75
Kniphofia 'Star of Rare cultivar recently rescued from extinction.Very large bold £8.75
Baden-Baden' heads of bronzy orange on a big, bold clump. To 5ft.
Kniphofia uvaria From August to September orange buds open to produce bold £7.50
'Nobilis' AGM spikes of orange flowers an amazing 6½ to 13ft tall.
Kniphofia 'Wrexham Clean yellow pokers open green and dye off gold. Easy and £6.75
Buttercup'
reliable. 3ft.
Koelreuteria Also called "Pride of India". A small round headed tree with £8.75
paniculata AGM - beautiful large pinnate leaves that unfolds red, turn pale yellow,
Golden Rain Tree then green. Long trusses of golden yellow flowers in August
followed by bladder-like, heart-shaped fruit in clusters. Easily
grown in a sunny position. Small plants.
Laburno-cytisus Curious graft hybrid between Laburnum and broom. Forms a £29.50
'Adamii'
small tree with hanging panicles of yellow flowers on some
branches while other branches bear purple broom-like flowers.
Larix decidua -
Europaean Larch
Deciduous Conifer with softest green needle-like foliage in
spring, turning butter yellow in autumn. Tall quick growing tree
with a straight trunk. Easily to 60ft. Small plants.
A form of Bay laurel with golden leaves, particularly bright in
winter. May be used in cooking. Small plants.
£5.75
Laurus nobilis
‘Aurea’ AGM
A form of Bay laurel with golden leaves, particularly bright in £5.75

Lavandula -
Lavender
Lavandula
angustifolia 'Hidcote'
AGM - English
Lavender
Lavandula x
intermedia 'Edelweiss'
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Aromatic dwarf shrubs for sunny well-drained sites. Make good
low hedges. The following forms are available:
Rich purple flowers, silver grey leaves. Compact habit. Aromatic
dwarf shrub for sunny well-drained sites. 18ins.
Long spikes of pure white flowers and grey-green aromatic
foliage. 2½ ft.
Leonotis leonorus Large whorls of bright orange flowers in the upper leaf axils of
upright square stems. Very showy but requires a very sheltered
Leonurus cardiaca
'Crispa' - Curly
Motherwort
Leptinella squalida
'Platt's Black'
Lespedeza thunbergii
AGM
site or conservatory. Small plants.
Soft furry pale green leaves are lovely parsley-like curly, very
attractive; give way to pale pink hooded flowers in whorls up tall
stems. A medicinal plant. 4-6ft.
Low NZ evergreen groundcover, little rosettes of black-bronze
feather like foliage spread and make a mat. An interesting feature
between rocks or at the front of borders or containers. Good
drainage. Sun to partial shade. Up to 6ins.
Slender stems up to 5ft elegantly sweep outwards bowed down
by masses of rose-purple flower panicles in Sept. Beautiful late
flowering shrub of easy culture. Sunny site and good drainage.
£5.75
£5.75
£4.75
£2.75
£4.75
£9.75
Leucanthemella Related to Chrysanthemums . Late display of large white daisies £6.75
serotina AGM on 5ft stems. Vigorous.
Leucanthemum x Strong growing and free flowering reliable plants, indispensable
superbum - Shasta
Daisy
in the summer border. Easily grown in most soils.
Leucanthemum x
superbum 'Aglaia'
AGM
Well filled feathery large white flowers. 3ft. £5.75
Leucanthemum x Superb new Shasta Daisy- masses of pale lemon yellow daisies £6.50
superbum 'Broadway
Lights'
on a compact and healthy plant. 18 inches.
Leucanthemum x Masses of narrow petals and a clear golden eye. Charming and £5.75
superbum 'Old Court' reliable. 3ft.
Leucanthemum x
superbum 'Phyllis
Smith'
Many pure white narrow frilled petals give the flowers a shaggy
appearance. 3ft.
£6.50
Leucanthemum x
superbum 'Wirral
Supreme' AGM
Very full double flowers on 3ft stems. £5.75
Libertia caerulescens Compact basal leaves with incredibly pale china-blue flowers.
18ins.
£5.75
Libertia grandiflora Dark green clumps of grassy leaves and sprays of pure snow- £5.75
AGM white flowers with yellow stamens in June/July. Sun and a well- welldrained
site. 2ft.

Libertia ixioides 'Gold
Finger'
Libertia peregrinans
'Gold Leaf'
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Leaves are deep golden with a dark olive stripe running down
them, colours deepening in winter. 2ft.
Leaves are bright orange-gold. Sprays of white flowers in
summer are followed by orange seed pods. Well drained soil.
18ins.
Libertia sessiliflora As above but with green leaves and palest blue flowers. Compact
to 1ft.
Large bold perennials preferring moist soil.
Ligularia
Ligularia dentata
'Othello'
Ligularia 'Osiris
Fantasie'
Ligularia przewalskii
AGM
Ligustrum -
Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
'Rotundifolium'
Strikingly handsome plant with large leathery rich brownish
greeen leaves, backed mahagony-red and topped by ragged flat
topped umbels of large vivid orange daisies in July/ Aug. 4ft.
Smaller Ligularia with purple-flushed cut and wavy foliage.
Bright red stems and orange-yellow flowers. 18inches.
Large jagged-edged leaves and stout spires of yellow flowers.
4ft.
Most commonly known from L. ovalifolium which is widely
grown as a useful hedging plant, but there are privets which are
choice garden plants.
Slow growing. Large dark polished rounded leaves on a neat
upright evergreen. Grows well in shade.
Large
plants
£9.50
4.50/
£6.50
£5.75
£6.50
£6.75
£6.75
£12.75
Ligustrum quihoui Long slender racemes of fragrant white flowers in autumn. £14.50
AGM Elegant shrub. 8ft.
Liquidambar
styraciflua -
Sweet Gum
Medium sized cone-shaped trees with large shiny rich green starlike
leaves giving a glorious autumn display. Parts of the crown
colour in advance of others giving a grand marbling of various
shades. Best results are on rich deep damp soils. The following
selections are available:
Liquidambar
styraciflua 'Gumball'
Forms a dense rounded bush - fine autumn colour. To 8ft. £16.50
Liquidambar
styraciflua 'Slender
Silhouette'
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Worplesdon' AGM
Liriope muscari
- Lily Turf
Liriope muscari 'John
Burch'
Liriope muscari
'Okina'
Extremely narrow outline - lovely autumn colour. 60ft x 6ft. A
very useful landscape feature. Small plants.
£9.75
Orange and yellow autumn colour . £26.50
Evergreen tufts of dark green leathery grass-like leaves. Stout
spikes of bright violet-blue flowers appear in late summer. Easily
grown in sun or shade. Their dense habit of growth makes them
good for ground cover. 12ins .
Leaves are striped and edged gold. 1½ft. £5.75
Curious plant from Japan, where the leaves emerge totally white,
with no green speck whatsoever, to gradually turn green as they
mature. Superb planted in contrast with the black leaves of
Ophiopogon planiscapus'Nigrescens'.
£8.75

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Liriope
platyphylla'Goldfingers'
New introduction - broad ribbons of pure gold and blue flowers. £5.75
Liriope spicata Gin (Syn. L. muscari 'Silver Dragon') Dark green leaves are striped £5.75
ryu'
silver.
Lobelia tania Rich crimson-purple lipped flowers on stout spikes in late
summer/autumn, basal rosettes of shiny leaves . They need a rich
damp soil to do well and will require staking in all but an open
sunny position. Hardy despite the severe winter this winter. 2ft.
£5.75
Lobelia tupa Magnificent plant with long pale green leaves on erect stems
terminating in spikes of strange claw-like flowers, vivid brick
Lonicera -
Honeysuckle
Lonicera
periclymenum
'Graham Thomas'
red. Sheltered sunny spot where not too dry. 5ft.
Mostly twining climbers thriving in most soils, sun or shade,
although some prefer shade. Trumpet-shaped flowers are fragrant
in most species.
Sweetly fragrant cream coloured flowers fade yellow. Produced
in abundance and over a long period .
AGM
Lupinus versicolor Cascading shrubby Lupin with blue-grey
foliage and a profusion of scented blue and
white flower spikes. Hardy and
vigorous here at the Nursery forming a
wide dome and sprawling over a low wall. 2ft x 3ft,
Luzula pilosa 'Igel' Forms a tight evergreen ball with broad blades which turn
reddish in winter. Good in a pot. Its tight formal shape makes it
Lychnis flos-cuculi
'Jenny' - Ragged
Robin
Lycium barbarum -
Duke of Argyll's Tea
Tree/ Goji Berry
Lysichiton
Lysichiton americanus
AGM - Bog Arum
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
AGM
look as if it has been trimmed.
Delightful sugar pink frilly double flowers in a wand over a
rosette of lanceolate fresh green foliage. Remarkably long
flowering period, from June to August. 2½ft.
Vigorous medium sized shrub with grey-green foliage and purple
flowers on arching stems. The flowers are followed by eggshaped
orange berries, said to have great health benefits - Goji
berries. In flower from June to September. Easily grown and will
tolerate poor soils in seaside areas . 8ft.
A plant for the bog garden. Perfumed arum flowers produced in
early spring are followed by large leaves which remain until
autumn.
Flowers are yellow with green spadices, leaves are huge—up to
4ft x 1ft. The scent is heavy and not to everyone’s taste!
Slightly smaller than the above, pure white flowers and sweetly
scented.
Lythrum virgatum Upright stems topped by terminal racemes of beautiful dusky
‘Dropmore Purple' purple flowers produced mid to late summer. Soil not too dry.
3ft.
£6.75
£7.50
large
£12.75
£5.75
£5.75
£3.75
£14.50
£7.50
£7.50
£6.50

Macleaya microcarpa
'Kelways' Coral
Plume' AGM
Magnolia
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Coral pink feathery plumes above handsome grey-green rounded
lobed leaves with silvery undersides.. Beautiful and unexpected
member of the Poppy family. Fleshy rootstock is invasive,
especially in a lighter soil, so careful siting is advised. 6-8ft.
Mainly spring flowering shrubs and trees. Grow best on rich soil
and with some shelter.
Magnolia delavayi Wonderful evergreen Magnolia from China - huge leathery
leaves and large scented cup-shaped cream flowers in Aug.
Grows happily on lime!
Magnolia grandiflora
'Exmouth' AGM
Magnolia acuminata'
Yellow Bird'
Large shiny evergreen leaves with a felted reverse. Large creamywhite
fragrant globular flowers throughout summer. Often grown
as a wall shrub but hardy in the open with full sun. Eventually a
medium sized tree. May be pruned.
Goblet shaped rich lemon yellow flowers on an upright shrub 10-
20ft tall. Lovely, quite rare very hardy yellow Magnolia that
flowers later in the spring, avoiding spring frosts.
£6.50
£25.00
£21.50
£20.00
Mahonia gracilipes Graceful and incredibly rare Mahonia from China; elegant bluegreen
foliage with chalky white undersides and red-and-cream
flowers in autumn, black berries. Humus-rich moist, but drained,
soil in semi-shade. Slow growing to 5ft.
£12.75
Mahonia x media Bright yellow flowers in spiky racemes with heavenly Lily-of-the- £11.50
'Winter Sun' AGM valley scent in deepest darkest mid winter!
Malva moschata Deeply dissected soft green leaves and pure pink bowl-shaped
flowers on branching stems produced all summer. Tolerant of sun
or shade. To 3ft .
£3.75
Malva moschata As above but with pure white flowers. £3.75
'Alba' AGM
Mandragora
autumnalis
Mandragora
officinarum -
Mandrake
Purplish flowers produced in autumn are followed by small
orange-yellow tomato-like fruit The hairy, dark green, slightly
glossy leaves grow up to 1½ft long. The roots were once believed
to have magical and aphrodisiac properties. Full sun or part
shade.
This is the Mandrake of folk tales and superstition. Coarse hairy
leaves and stalk-less green-and-purple flowers are followed by
yellow tomato-like fruits. In time gone by the thick, fleshy root
was dressed up as a person and kept in the home, where it was
said to bring good luck, if treated with due reverence. If tried
today, it should be borne in mind that the root is said to emit a
shriek when pulled out of the ground. Anyone who hears this
noise, will die. The recommended method is to sacrifice a small
dog by tying it to the plant, tempting it to run forward with a
piece of meat, and stand out of earshot.
£6.75
£6.50
Matteuccia
Bright green fronds unfurl in spring to form upright £6.75
struthopteris AGM - 'shuttlecocks'. Slowly forms a trunk. Prefers a moist soil, even
Shuttlecock Fern boggy. 3ft .
Matthiola incana f Grey-green evergreen rosettes of silky leaves on a short stem £5.75

Melianthus major
AGM
Metasequoia
glyptostroboides -
Dawn Redwood AGM
Metasequoia
glyptostroboides 'Gold
Rush'
Metasequoia
glyptostroboides
'Snowflurry'
Miscanthus
Catalogue 2012 Page 41
Magnificent large bold foliage.
Grey-green, deeply fingered and
beautifully poised leaves give a
tropical effect. Maroon flower
sprays in August. Worth
finding a sheltered spot for. To 6ft .
Deciduous Conifer. Feathery pinnate leaves are a bright green
turning old gold in autumn. Neat conical habit. Hardy and
succeeds on most soils, even heavy wet. 25 ft in 10 years.
Striking golden foliage turn cream and pale gold before leaf fall
in autumn. Growth rate two-thirds of the species. Foliage does
not "burn" in the sun. A recent sport from Japan, it is a rare and
exciting addition to cultivated Conifers.
Very recently introduced variegated Metasequoia - first flush is
green, second white, variegation varies year on year, slightly
slower growing than the species. Seedling selection from North
America. Interesting!
Tall grasses of architectural value. Upright stems bear arching
leaves. Silky, glistening brown sprays in autumn. Clumpforming,
not invasive and tolerates all soils, sun or shade but may
need staking if in too much shade.
Short cultivar with pink tinged plumes and quite narrow foliage.
Very free flowering! To 5ft.
£8.75
£21.50
£21.50
£18.75
Miscanthus sinensis
'Adagio'
Short cultivar with pink tinged plumes and quite narrow foliage. £7.50
Miscanthus sinensis Deep wine-red flowers produced in summer. Elegant and well £6.75
'Ferner Osten' proportioned. 5ft.
Miscanthus sinensis Pink feathery plumes makes this grass live up to its cultivar £6.75
'Flamingo' AGM name. Beautiful fiery autumn tints. 5ft.
Miscanthus sinensis Large growing Miscanthus with tall billowing plumes that soon £8.75
'Gewitterwolke' AGM turn a colour that suits the name - 'Thundercloud'! Broad healthy
foliage and real presence. To 7ft.
Miscanthus sinensis Vigorous with longer than normal leaves which arch out giving £7.50
'Grosse Fontäne'
AGM
the apperance of a fountain. Flowers red flushed on opening. 6ft.
Miscanthus sinensis Dwarf form of M. s. 'Zebrinus', makes a compact, rounded £7.50
'Little Zebra' mound of yellow banded leaves, no more than 3ft tall. Purplish
plumes in the autumn.
Miscanthus sinensis
'Malepartus'
Beautiful form. Bronze tinted foliage, rich red-purple plumes. 6ft. £6.75
Miscanthus sinensis Compact clump of narrow arching leaves, each with a white £6.75
'Morning Light' AGM margin. From a distance the plant appears silvery. 4ft
Miscanthus sinensis Showy pink plumes and very good autumn colour. Newer
'Poseidon'
cultivar. Very large growing to 10ft.
Miscanthus sinensis Resembling M s.‘Zebrinus’, with good contrast yellow bands
'Pünktchen' across the leaf and loose, elegant pink-coppery plumes in
autumn. Dense, upright culms to 5ft
£7.50
£7.50

Miscanthus sinensis
var condensatus
'Cosmopolitan' AGM
Miscanthus sinensis
'Variegatus'
Miscanthus sinensis
'Zebrinus' AGM
Miscanthus x
giganteus
Molinia
Molinia caerulea
subsp. arundinacea
'Skyracer'
Molinia caerulea
subsp. arundinacea
'Transparent'
Molinia caerulea
subsp. caerulea
'Variegata' AGM
Monarda -
Bergamot
Monarda 'Beauty of
Cobham' AGM
Monarda 'Cambridge
Scarlet' AGM
Catalogue 2012 Page 42
Showy broad leaves striped cleanly white and dark green. Tall
strikingly handsome clumps stand out from afar. 6-8ft.
£7.50
Leaves striped white along their length. 5ft. £6.75
Bands of yellow across the leaves. 6ft . £7.50
(Syn. M. floridulus) Sterile hybrid between M. sinensis and M.
sacchariflorus. Very large clump-forming, non-invasive grass
with a look like sugar cane, excellent for screening. 10-12ft.
£7.50
Clump forming perennials with strong architectural form and airy
flowers.
The tallest form, growing upright to 8ft. £6.75
Upright panicles with small sparsely spread flower heads which
enable one to see right through. To 6ft.
Dense tufts of narrow cream-striped leaves, with spikes of purpletinted
flowers in autumn. A bright and eye-catching grass,
charming as an accent or in small groups. Acid soil. 2ft.
Strange hooded sage-like flowers in whorls on erect square stems
are loved by bees. Aromatic leaves may be used to make tea.
Prefer soil not too dry and a sunny site. Approximate height 3ft.
£6.75
£5.75
Pale pink with purple calyses. 2ft. £3.75
Vivid scarlet. Strong grower, fresh green foliage. £3.75
Monarda 'Hartswood
Wine'
Deepest purle-mauve. £3.75
Monarda 'Ou Charm' Ice-pink flowers with dark purple calyces. £3.75
Monarda 'Petite
Delight'
Dwarf form with bright mauve flowers. Charming! 8-12 inches. £3.75
Monarda 'Ruby Glow' Deep ruby red flowers. 2½ft. £3.75
Moraea huttonii A succession of Iris-like flowers, yellow with brown markings,
are born on 2.5 ft stems `during summer. Basal leaves are long,
narrow and semi-erect.
Morina longifolia Stout stems bearing whorls of hooded, flared, tubular flowers
maturing from white to pink to purple, rising above rosettes of
thistle-like basal leaves. 2ft.
Muhlenbergia Bright pink billowing clouds of feathery flowers make this grass
capillaris - Pink Cloud an almost unreal sight when in flower!
Satin Grass
£6.75
£5.75
£6.75

Muhlenbergia
mexicana - Mexican
Satin Grass
Mukdenia rossii
(Aceriphyllum rossii)
Musa basjoo AGM -
Japanese Banana
Muscari 'Jenny
Robinson' AGM
Myrtus communis ssp
tarentina AGM -
Common Myrtle
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A smaller form of Satin Grass, with delicate pink spikelets that
form a soft haze. Normal to wet ground and sun to partial shade.
To 2ft.
A white-flowered plant forming clumps of deeply lobed leaves to
12 inches in height. New leaves are an attractive reddish colour,
becoming shiny green and leathery as the season progresses.
Resembles Bergenia. Flowers in April and May and prefers a
cool, moist soil, Beautiful autumn tints. Plant in sun or semi-
shade. Hardy.
A hardy Banana. Tall, with tropical-looking sheaves of foliage.
Best sheltered from strong winds to preserve its broad leaves.
Cover base with a thick mulch in winter. Will re-sprout if cut
down by frost.
(Muscari armeniacum ‘Baby’s Breath’ ) Very pale blue flowers
in June in a broadly symmetrical raceme. A delightful bulbous
plant for a sunny site on well drained soil. 18 ins.
Fragrant flowers are white with pink flushed petals and
prominent stames, profusely borne in autumn. A neat bushy plant
much used for hedging in Mediterranean gardens. 3ft.
Neillia thibetica Slender pointed leaves on an upright shrub. The stems terminate
in racemes of slender pink tubular flowers in summer. Easily
grown and showy. To 5ft.
Nepeta ‘Six Hills Sprays of lavender-blue flowers produced all summer on clumps
Giant’ of aromatic grey foliage. Sun and good drainage. 18 ins.
Nepeta racemosa
'Walker's Low'
Nerine bowdenii
AGM
Oenothera fruticosa
glauca ‘Erica Robin’
Oenothera speciosa
‘Siskiyou’
The very best Catnip - lavender-blue upright racemes that
continue to delight all summer and autumn if cut back after first
flush in June. Soft grey aromatic foliage. Evergreen, drought
tolerant and does not re-seed. To 2ft. Walker's Low is a place
name, not a height description.
Glistening pink lily-like flowers held on tall stout stems in late
autumn above strap-like foliage. Sun and good drainage.
Sheltered position against a wall recommended. 18ins.
New leaves emerge in spring yellow and white speckled pink. A
quite extraordinary leaf colour. Bright yellow flowers in terminal
racemes during July and August. 1ft.
Low growing with a creeping habit. Pale pink flowers
produced in profusion during summer, day and night. Well
£8.75
£6.75
£8.75
£4.75
£6.75
£8.75
£4.75
£4.75
£5.75
£5.75
£5.75
Ophiopogon
drained soil and full sun. 1ft.
Unusual plant with long narrow black leaves, lilac flowers and £5.75
planiscapus nigrescens black berries. Forms low clumps. Sun or shade. Can be used to
AGM
great effect as underplanting. 6ins.
Orthrosanthus laxus Pale wedgewood-blue starry flowers above clumps of grassy
foliage. 2ft. Similar to Libertia.
£6.75
Origanum 'Kent Stunning pink-and-green bracts form papery cones. Grey-green £5.75
Beauty' AGM rounded foliage. Sprawling dwarf shrub for a sunny and very
well drained site. 12ins.
Osmanthus delavayi One of the finest shrubs for fragrance. A profusion of white £7.50
AGM
jasmine flowers scent the garden in April. Forms a neat dense
shrub to 6ft. Small dark evergreen leaves.

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Osmunda regalis Largest hardy fern. Elegant fronds unfurl with a coppery tint in
spring. Forms a large handsome clump. Prefers moist soil, not
chalk. 4ft .
Osmunda regalis Purple-hued form of the above. Elegant fronds unfurl with a
'Purpurascens' purple-coppery tint in spring and remain dusky.
Pachysandra stylosa Large ribbed evergreen leaves on a low-growing shrub to 9
Pachysandra
terminalis 'Green
Sheen'
Grass
inches.
Good form of the well known ground cover plant - shiny dark
green foliage, good spreader under shrubs in semi-shade/ shade.
Not for lime.
Paeonia lactiflora Stunningly beautiful flowers, the outer petals are fuchsia-pink
'Bowl of Beauty' making a bowl filled with narrow petal-like creamy white
AGM
stamens. 3ft.
Paeonia tenuifolia Brilliant scarlet flowers with black centres in the middle of fine
dark green Dill-like foliage. Very rare and choice and not often
available. Flowers May/June. 2ft.
Panicum
Clump forming grass with wonderfully open, airy growth. Stiff,
slender stems, arching leaves and clouds of tiny purple spikelets
virgatum - Switch
produced in panicles from mid-summer on.
Panicum virgatum
'Northwind'
Very upright accent grass, with broad olive-green blades with
glaucous backs, topped later by strongly vertical flower heads, all
together forming a strong, columnar shape. 5ft.
£8.75
£8.75
£5.75
£3.75
£8.75
£9.75
£14.50
Panicum virgatum
Vigorous selection with huge heads of purplish spikelets and
£6.75
'Squaw'
intense red and purple leaf colouring in autumn. 4-5ft.
Papaver - Poppy The Poppies here are Oriental Poppies, robust perennials with
rough hairy leaves that come into bloom in early summer,
sporting huge brightly coloured flowewrs that later turn to finelooking
seed heads, ideal for using in dried flower arrangements.
Easily grown in almost any soil with a bit of drainage, preferring
a sunny position. The foliage dies down after flowering leaving
space for later flowering plants.
Papaver orientale A particularly fine Oriental Poppy with very large single flowers £6.50
'Beauty of Livermere' of rich crimson-scarlet with a black basal blotch on each petal.
AGM
Strong stems to 4ft. Also known as P. o. 'Goliath'.
Papaver orientale
'Patty's Plum'
Rich plum-coloured blooms May to July. Unique and valuable! £6.75
Papaver orientale Frilled petals, white with deep purple basal blotch. Lovely £6.50
'Snow Goose' combination!
Paulownia kawakamii - A similar tree to the more well known P. tomentosa described
Sapphire Dragon Tree below, but with paler lavender-blue flowers. Paulownias are fast
growing trees much used for shade in hotter climates. They
produce a light, easy-to-work timber much priced for furniture in
the Far East.
£12.75
Paulownia tomentosa Magnificent large tree producing erect panicles of purple £12.75
AGM - Foxglove Tree foxglove-like flowers which are spotted and marked yellow at the
base, produced in spring. May also be grown as a large shrub by
pruning to the ground in sprung. The resulting shoot produces
enormous leaves and may grow to 10ft in one season.

Pennisetum -
Fountain Grass
Pennisetum
alopecuroides
'Hameln'
Pennisetum
alopecuroides
'Woodside'
Pennisetum
macrourum
Pennisetum orientale
'Karley Rose'
Pennisetum setaceum
'Rubrum' AGM -
Purple Fountain
Grass
Pennisetum villosum
AGM - Egyptian
Fountain Grass
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A group of warm season growing evergreen grasses, appreciated
for their long soft fox tail-like flower heads and their beautiful
arching habit.
A loose tuft of dark green leaves crowned with beautifully
shaped flower heads with long hairy white whiskers, bright red at
the tips, arching out like sprays of water. Free-flowering and
extraordinarily attractive. Free flowering in a sunny site. 3ft.
Purple bristled bottle brushes (try saying that over and over
again!) This form flowers better in cool summers, July to
October. 3ft.
Long, thin bottle brushes of white flowers are produced in late
summer. Tall, upright stems which sway gently. Clump forming
habit. 5ft.
Arching cylindrical long rose pink flower heads on handsome
clumps of shiny foliage. Exceptionally long flowering period
often from June to September. Very free flowering! 3-4ft.
A beautiful grass with flowers, leaves and stalks a rich burgundy
colour. Flowers are produced in late summer. Tender, but can be
over wintered in a conservatory or on a sunny window sill.
Available from June.
Stunning grass covered in thick ivory white plumes that cascade
over path or front of border to great effect. Grows well at
Sissinghurst. Hardy down to -5C°. 18ins to 2ft.
Fountain Grass Sissinghurst. Hardy down to -5C°. 18ins to 2ft.
Perovskia atriplicifolia
‘Blue Spire’ AGM
Persicaria
polymorpha
(Polygonum
polymorpha)
Persicaria virginiana
'Painter's Palette'
(Tovara 'P. P.')
Petasites
Petasites frigidus var
palmatus JLS 86317
CLOR
Petasites japonicus
var giganteus 'Nishikibuki'
Delicate deeply cut silvery-grey foliage topped by slender
panicles of deep blue lavender-like flowers August to September
to 3ft. Prefers sun and good drainage.
A beautiful, stately plant. Creamy white frothy
plumes arch slightly, giving this giant,
with its large green leaves an almost
tropical appearance. Clump forming, not
a spreader like other knotweeds. 6ft.
Large brightly variegated leaves in cream, green and pink are
marked with a brown chevron that looks like it has been painted
on. Long red rat's tail flowers. Non-invasive and prefers shade
and soil not too dry. Hardy and easy. 2ft.
Vigorous spreading plants, idea for providing ground cover in
very large areas.
Deeply indented rounded leaves. White flowers in April. 18 ins.
Rapid ground cover. 18ins.
(P.j var g. 'Variegatus') Large, round, yellow- variegated leaves
up to 18 ins diameter, are held on 3ft stems providing dense and
effective ground-cover in damp areas. Heads of pale yellow
appear in late winter before the leaves emerge. A vigorous
spreader.
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Phalaris arundinacea
‘Feesey’
Philadelphus -
Mock Orange
Philadelphus
coronarius
'Variegatus' AGM
Philadelphus
'Manteau d'Hermine'
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Spectacular grass. Leaves of purest white with pale green stripes.
Easily grown. An excellent contrast to darker coloured plants.
‘Feesey' has more white and is less invasive. 4ft.
Useful garden shrubs producing scented white flowers in early
summer. They are hardy and undemanding, easily grown on most
soils, incl shallow chalk. Sun/ semi-shade.
Beautiful broad clean cream edges to the leaves, some leaves are
nearly all cream. Single white flowers with a rich fragrance.
Great foliage shrub for the mixed border. 8ft.
Charming dwarf shrub smothered in long-lasting small creamy
white, filled blooms. 3ft.
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Phlomis russeliana Handsome large rough leaves form good dense ground-cover.
Stout stems bear soft yellow hooded flowers in whorls during
summer. Seed heads remain decorative through winter. 3ft. Easy
and vigorous in a sunny well-drained spot.
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Phlomis tuberosa Large heart-shaped corrugated leaves are topped by tall spikes of £6.75
‘Amazone’ - Perennial mauve flowers in whorls. Beautiful! 5ft.
Phlomis
Phlox
Colourful and fragrant perennials, divided into Border Phlox and
Alpine Phlox. Alpine Phlox are small, matforming sub-shrubs for
rockeries and pots, flowering in spring. Here we concern
ourselves with varieties of Border Phlox, which flower in
summer, and are easily grown.
Phlox carolina Wonderful eye-catching and fragrant cultivar in £6.50
'Magnificence' a shade of lilac pink that changes with the light -
mauve, pink, purplish. Very healthy plentiful
foliage, resistant to mildew and heat. 3ft.
Phlox maculata Striking form with white flowers on which
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'Natascha'
each petal has a central stripe of lilac-purple.
The flowers are borne in cylindrical heads in
summer on tall willowy stems with narrow
pointed leaves. Self-supporting and fragrant.
3ft.
Phlox maculata
'Omega' AGM
White flowers with a pink eye. 3ft. £6.75
Phlox paniculata
'Peppermint Twist'
Brightly striped salmon pink and white. 3ft. £6.75
Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Brilliant red new leaves. Vigorous evergreen shrub. 5ft
Robin’ AGM
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Phragmites australis Striped leaves, suffused rich gold fading to white. A variegated £5.75
‘Variegatus’ version of Reed, can be invasive. A wet location or pond suits it
best. 4ft .
Phygelius x rectus Charming plant that is little grown, yet of as easy culture as £6.50
'African Queen' AGM Fuchsias. Tubular pale brick red flowers hang downwards from
tall upright stems, produced all summer. To 3ft or taller against a
wall. Protect the base in cold weather.

Physalis alkekengi var
franchettii - Chinese
Lanterns
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
- Horned Rampion
Pittosporum
Pittosporum ‘Irene
Patterson’
Pittosporum
tenuifolium 'Silver
Queen' AGM
Pittosporum
tenuifolium 'Tom
Thumb' AGM
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The well known autumn plant with bright orange lanterns - really
fruit covers, holding a small edible berry, like a Physalis- or
Goldenberry. Easily grown, it forms a patch in any well-drained
soil. Sun or part shade. Can be dried for flower arranging. 2ft.
Delicate spiky, rich blue flowers in late spring. Easily grown
alpine plant for a sunny well drained spot. 6ins.
Evergreen shrubs with interesting and varied leaves. Flowers are
small and sweetly scented. Prefer sun and well drained soil and
useful for maritime sites.
Striking evergreen foliage shrub.Young leaves cream, becoming
dark green marbled white, tinged pink in winter. To 8ft.
Creamy white margins on oblong grey-green leaves. Tall upright
shrub to 12ft.
Neat shiny evergreen undulating leaves are lime-green when
emerging but turn to a dark black purple colour. Particularly
pronounced in spring when the new shoots emerge against the
dark older foliage. Forms a dense, rounded bush that with
minimal pruning can be made to form a perfect dome. 2ft.
Podophyllum 'Spotty Extra-ordinary new plant grown chiefly for its foliage - strangely
Dotty' attractive, covered in mad dark spots and bumps, like a toad's
skin! Dark red bell flowers and- sometimes - large green fruits
add to its appeal! Shade and soil not too dry. 12ins.
Polemonium
caeruleum 'Brise
d'Anjou'
Polygonatum biflorum
- Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum
verticillatum
Variegated Jacob's Ladder. Spectacular cream edged foliage and
royal blue flowers! 2ft. Sun or part shade.
Vertical shoots arch over at the top and bear hanging clusters of
lightly fragrant greenish white bells in May. Easily grown, sun or
shade. 5ft.
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Upright stems from which radiate whorls of narrow leaves. £6.75
Under each whorl of foliage hangs a cluster of small greenish
white flowers. 2ft.
A smaller form of Polygonatum than P. biflorum. 3ft. £6.75
Polygonatum x
hybridum AGM
Polylepsis australis Very rare hardy shrub with spectacular peeling pale brown bark
on craggy stems giving an aged appearance. Tufts of small
pinnate leaves are semi evergreen. Greenish purple flowers in
pendant racemes in early summer. Another curiosity from the
South American continent, it can be found growing high in the
Andes and has proved hardy in the UK. Has surprised us by
settling in well on our heavy wet clay.To 6ft.
Polystichum Shiny dark green evergreen bipinnate fronds grow from a central
polyblepharum AGM - rosette, 1 to 2ft tall. As the croziers unfurl the tips flip backwards
Japanese Tassel Fern and droop, forming a tassel before resuming normal growth. Best
in full or part shade.
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Polystichum setiferum
'Acutilobum'
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A fern of great beauty with long pointed fronds., dark green,
leathery and finely divided, arranged in a spiral pattern around
the crown. Evergreen. Withstands moderately dry soils and full
sun.
Poncirus trifoliata Interesting and handsome deciduous shrub closely related to
Citrus. Ferociously armed with dagger-like thorns and sparsely
clad with small dark green leaves. Large sweetly scented 'orange
blossom' flowers are produced in spring followed by 2 inch
diameter yellow fruits, bitter and acrid, but may be used to make
a conserve. It has been used to make a hedge, tolerates clipping
well and makes a formidable barrier but it takes a brave heart to
gather up the clippings. To 10ft.
Poncirus trifoliata Contorted form in which the claw-like spines are hooked
'Flying Dragon'
Populus deltoides
'Purple Tower'
Primula florindae
AGM
backwards. Small plants.
New striking Poplar with enormous dark purple leaves when
young, the size of small dinner plates! Will form an upright tree,
10 m tall, or can be pollarded to keep the large leaves.
Cool lemon yellow drooping fragrant bells set on stems well
above rosettes of healthy green rounded foliage. A beautiful,
easily grown plant for moist or wet soil in sun or shade. Flowers
in June/July for weeks. Good combined with Hostas. 2ft.
Primula vialii AGM Stunning display of orange-red buds opening up to reveal bright
lilac flowers, the densely packed flower spikes opening from the
bottom, creating a bi-coloured lollipop effect.A typical Primula,
it likes moisture and part shade. 18ins.
Prunus serrula AGM Striking orange-brown satiny surfaced bark. One of the trees with
the most effective bark. Benefits from frequent polishing.
Pseudolarix amabilis -
Golden Larch
Pseudopanax
Pseudopanax
crassifolius - Lance
Wood
Pseudopanax ferox -
Savage Lance Wood
Pseudosasa japonica
AGM (Arundinaria
japonica)
Broadly conical, slow growing decidious Conifer with bold, light
green soft needles, larger than any Larch's. Autumn colour is
warm yellow, changing to orange over a long period. Hardy, but
best with winter protection when young. Small plants.
Strange 'other-worldly' evergreen shrubs mainly from New
Zealand.
Extremely long, narrow, downward-pointing leaves are dark
purple-brown and radiate from rigid upright shoots. After
reaching a certain height the plant branches to form a head and
the foliage changes. Hardy in a sheltered site.
At first sight it is hard to believe that this is a plant. From a
central stem radiate reptilian brown double-sided hacksaw
blades. Of great architectural value. Hardy in a sheltered site
when established, or grow in a tub.
The most hardy and easily grown of big bamboos. Forms a dense
thicket of olive-green culms with broad leaves of a deep, shiny
green with yellow midrib. Evergreen. To 12ft. . Different size
plants usually available from
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Ptelea trifoliata
'Aurea' - Golden
Common Hop Tree
Pteris wallichiana -
Giant Himalayan
Bracken
Pulmonaria -
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Blue
Ensign'
Pulmonaria 'Diana
Clare'
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Small deciduous tree with beautiful lime green trifoliate foliage,
emerging soft yellow in spring. Golden autumn colour. Small
greenish white flowers in early summer carry an orange blossom
scent. Followed by bitter winged fruit loved by birds, which were
once used as a hop substitute by brewers. 10ft. Small plants.
This giant fern is a close relative to our own bracken, and
increases like it, with a creeping rootstock - leaves can be as far
apart as 3ft! Fan-shaped horizontal laminae in a fresh light green
and black stems make it look really special. Although invasive in
it's homeland, it seems to behave much better here. Best in full or
part shade. 5ft or more.
Most useful, attractive semi-evergreen, lush grondcover for part
shade or shade.
Long, narrow leaves in bold clumps with sprays of luminous pure
dark blue flowers in spring. 18 inches.
A vigorous form, flowering from Feb to May. The large, violetblue
flowers of this variety has a longitudinal purple stripe. The
long, pointed leaves, indicationg its P. longifolia heritage, are
spotted when young, becoming almost pure silver later. 10ins.
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Pulmonaria 'Majeste' Completely silver foliage and blue flowers. Gorgeous! £6.50
Pyracantha 'Molten Shining red berries in great profusion. Tough, easy -to- grow
Lava' - Firethorn shrub.
Pyracantha 'Sparkler' An attractively variegated Firethorn with clean white speckled
evergreen foliage and white flowers in early summer. Grow as a
wall shrub or freestanding. Small plants.
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Quercus
A group of magnificent, mainly large growing, deciduous and
evergreen trees.
Quercus cerris
'Argenteovariegata'
Variegated leaves, having cream margins. £26.50
Quercus cerris 'Curly
Head'
Quercus coccinea
'Splendens' AGM
Quercus dentata
'Pinnatifida'
Quercus frainetto
'Trotworth'
Peculiar grafted dwarf form with small curly leaves on a dense
bush with a distinct trunk. Interesting feature in bed or pot. Easily
trimmed, and should make a good starting point for a bonsai.
Eventually to 10ft.
A particularly good form of the Scarlet Oak. Handsome deeply
lobed leaves on a large-growing, dome-shaped tree, colouring
brilliant rich scarlet in autumn.
Leaves deeply dissected into narrow, crisp lobes. A shrub to
10ft.
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An especially good form of Hungarian Oak. £21.50

Raoulia australis -
Vegetable Sheep
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Tiny, somewhat hard, silver foliage slowly creates an ever
growing hummock, that looks like a sheep from a distance.
Sharp drainage and open conditions for this Southern hemispere
rockery plant.
Ratibida pinnata This late summer flowering daisy produces soft yellow flowers
with dropping petals and a brown central cone, reminiscent of
Echinacea. Prefers full sun and well drained soil.
Rheum palmatum
'Tanguticum'
Robinia pseudoacacia
'Frisia
Rodgersia podophylla
AGM
Roses
Rosa 'Albertine'
AGM (Rambler)
Rosa 'Ann Henderson'
(Floribunda)
Rosa 'Ballerina' AGM
(Hybrid Musk/
Polyantha)
Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’
AGM (Climber)
Rosa 'Belle Epoque'
(Hybrid Tea)
Rosa 'Blossom Time'
(Hybrid Tea Climber)
Rosa 'Blue for You'
(Floribunda)
Rosa 'Buff Beauty'
AGM (Hybrid Musk)
Large, deep cut leaves up to 3ft across emerge vivid red. Rich
pink plumes of flowers on 6 ft stems in June.
Fast-growing trees with attractive golden yellow pinnate leaves
and hanging racemes of pea flowers. Hardy but brittle wood
makes them unsuitable for very exposed spots. Most soils
including very well drained.
Handsome perennial with large Horse Chestnut-like leaves. In
this particular species the big jagged lobes are bronze tinted, and
the fluffy heads of sweetly scented flowers in summer, are
creamy-green . Prefers moist soil. Sun or shade. 3ft.
Clusters of loosely shaped flowers are lobster
pink flushed gold at the base. Very
fragrant, strong growing and vigorous. 12
to 15ft.
Toffee-and-bronze coloured, very well shaped and deliciously
fragrant rose. Disease resistant. Short and sturdy growth. 2½ft.
Large clusters of small blush pink single flowers on a short
robust rounded shrub. Musk perfumed. One of the most reliable
and longest flowering of shrub roses! 4ft x 4ft.
Unusual and beautiful vigorous semi-evergreen climbing rose.
30ft. Requires a warm wall. Hanging clusters of deep yellow,
slightly fragrant, double flowers, May/June.
Amazing flower colour - Bronze and amber with apricot
undertone, is a near-enough description! Flower is typical elegant
HT shape, and well scented. Short, sturdy bush, very disease
resistant and healthy. 3ft.
Lovely finely scented soft-pink double flowers with deep pink
petal reverse. Repeat flowering and disease resistant.15ft.
Sensational new colour break! Semi-filled lavender blue flowers
with a paler centre and prominent golden stams. Wonderful
fragrance! Short bushy shrub. 2½ft.
Warm apricot-yellow blooms fading to cream are held in large
trusses through the summer. Tea Rose scent.Strong-growing with
healthy, rich green foliage. 5ft x 5ft.
Deep plum purple velvety petals with a pale reverse - very
special! An offspring of R. 'Iceberg', this rose never stops
flowering. Scented and disease resistant. 3ft.
Rosa 'Burgundy Ice'
(Floribunda) special! An offspring of R. 'Iceberg', this rose never stops
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Rosa x centifolia
(Shrub) - Old
Cabbage Rose
Rosa 'Crown Princess
Margareta' (English
Rose) (Shrub/
Climber)
Rosa 'Etoile de
Hollande Climbing'
(Rambler)
Rosa 'Eyes For You'
(Floribunda'
Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'
AGM (Shrub)
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'
AGM (Rambler)
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A 16th century rose with a beautiful elegant habit. Clear fuchsiapink
globular flowers are shaped like a tight cabbage and are
richly fragrant. Found in the paintings of the old Dutch Masters.
To 5ft.
Glowing apricot-orange, very full blooms with a strong fruity
fragrance. One of the lovely English Roses - a shrub, that will
also make a good short climber. 5ft x 4ft.
A vigorous rose bearing deep crimson, strongly perfumed flowers
in early summer, then again in late summer. 18ft.
New! Completely unique rose with clusters of open flowers,
palest pink-white with a purple blotch at the base of each petal
and golden stamens, like a Cistus. Fragrant. Compact shrub, 2ft.
Rare and much sought after!
Clusters of fully double, blush pink flowers 4ins across in midsummer.
Healthy dark green foliage. Strongly fragrant. Very few
thorns. 6ft x 5ft. An older variety.
Large and extremely vigorous Rose, capable of growing to 30ft
or more. Clusters of small single white flowers followed by small
bright red hips. Grow up a tree or cover a whole wall!
Rosa 'Fru Dagmar An outstanding Rugosa Rose with wonderful Old Rose scent and
Hastrup' AGM large pale pink single flowers throughout the whole season!
(Rugosa Shrub) Healthy Healthy Rugosa-type foliage and large decorative decorative bright orange
hips. Lovely autumn colour and excellent disease resistance. 3-
5ft.
Rosa 'Frühlings- Large single fragrant flowers, cherry-pink with cream centre and
morgen'(Pimpinelli- and a prominent centre of golden-red stamens. Large healthy
folia Hybrid Shrub) shrub that flowers early - late May/ early June. Pretty hips. 6ft x
6ft.
Rosa gallica Semi-double rose-red flowers striped white with some all red.
'Versicolor' AGM
(Shrub)
Very showy. A really old variety. 5ft.
Rosa 'Gardener's Set to replace R. 'Golden Showers ' as THE yellow climber, R.
Glory' (Climber) 'Gardener's Glory' is everything you could wish for: fragrant
pure golden blooms, free-flowering and repeating, with abundant,
healthy foliage.
Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' Deep pink very full blooms, and a fragrance second to none - this
AGM (English Rose) rose has been used for perfume production! Repeat flowering and
(Shrub)
vigorous. Can be used as a shrub to 4ft or a short climber to 8ft.
Rosa 'Golden
Celebration' (English
Rose) (Shrub)
Rosa 'Graham
Thomas' AGM
(English Rose)
(Shrub)
Golden, very full cup-shaped large flowers with an unforgettable
fragrance of tea and sweet wine, on a repeat flowering robust
shrub 3½ft x 3ft.
Strongly scented, fully double Paeony flowers of rich pure
yellow. Vigorous, upright and bushy to 4ft. Flowers produced
over over a a long long period.
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Rosa 'Hot Chocolate'
(Floribunda)
Rosa 'Joie de Vivre'
(Floribunda)
Rosa 'Let's Celebrate'
(Floribunda)
Rosa 'Maigold' AGM
(Climber/ Modern
Shrub Rose)
Rosa 'Mme Alfred
Carriere' AGM
(Noisette Climber)
Rosa 'Mme Isaac
Pereire' AGM
(Bourbon)
Rosa 'New Dawn'
AGM (Climber)
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Rich russet, brown and orange blooms - a unique colour! Repeat
flowering, tough and healthy, and with old rose scent, this
American bred shrub rose really has it all. 3ft.
Rose of the Year 2011. Creamy apricot full-petalled "old-rose"
flowers in clusters on a compact shrub with very good disease
resistance. Scented. Almost always in bloom from June to
November! 18ins.
New! Unique colouring, plum coloured base with pink blotched
overlay and paler reverse. Fragrant trusses all summer on a well
covered shrub to 3ft.
Large open semi-double bronze-yellow flowers with golden
stamens open early in the season. Disease free glossy foliage.
Powerfully fragrant. Tolerates poor soil. Can be grown as a
climber or a free -standing shrub. To 8ft.
Old-fashioned large cup-shaped blooms are ivory-white, tinted
pink. Sweetly fragrant, reliable and continual flowering. Disease
resistant. 20ft.
Strong-growing rose with enormous madder-crimson flowers
with a rich, powerful Old Rose fragrance. To 5ft. May be used
as a short climber.
One of the best and most well known climbers of all time! Fully
double, shell pink blooms with a good scent produced throughout
the season. Strong and vigorous to 20ft.
Cascades of shell pink open flowers with prominent golden
stamens, repeats through thew season. Shiny, dark green foliage.
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Rosa 'Open Arms'
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Rosa 'Parade' AGM Deep pink percectly shaped flowers on a strong climber, that £7.50
(Climber)
grows happily even on a North or East wall. Good fragrance. A
good replacement for R. 'Zepherine Drouhin'.
Rosa 'Paul's Strong-growing Hybrid Musk rambler with billowing masses of £7.50
Himalayan Musk' blush-lilac-pink semi-filled flowers in clusters. Looks wonderful
AGM (Rambler) growing through an old fruit tree or over a garden wall. To 30ft.
Rosa 'Paul's Lemon
Pillar' (Climber)
Rosa 'Perle D'Or'
AGM (Polyantha)
Rosa 'Rambling
Rector' AGM
(Rambler)
Rosa rubrifolia
(Shrub)
Rosa 'Sally Holmes'
(Shrub)
Rosa 'Seagull' AGM
(Rambler)
Large lemon-white well-shaped and fragrant roses on a strong
growing and extremely healthy climber. Large decorative hips.
A delightful miniature Hybrid Tea, with nankin-yellow, dollsized
roses, perfectly shaped and sweetly fragrant. Flowers all
summer on a neat bush that needs little pruning. 3ft.
A profusion of large clusters of small fragrant creamy-white semi
double flowers followed by good red hips. To 20ft or more.
Excellent for colour foliage schemes, grey-mauve leaves on
purple-flushedstems. Clear pink single flowers on a tough shrub
to 6ft.
Modern shrub rose with and abundance of single cream flowers
held in clusters offset by apricot buds and shiny foliage. Flowers
constantly from June to November. Can be used as a short
climber. To 8ft.
A rambler smothered in a profusion of large trusses of very
fragrant, single white flowers. 20ft.
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Rosa 'Super Fairy'
(Rambler)
Rosa 'Sweet Dream'
AGM (Patio)
Rosa 'The Fairy'
AGM (Polyantha)
Rosa 'Veilchenblau'
(Rambler)
Rosa 'Warm
Welcome' AGM
(Miniature Climber)
Rosa 'Winchester
Cathedral' (English
Rose) (Shrub)
Rosmarinus
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An excellent short rambler, smothered in small light pink double
roses in long trusses from June to October. Disease resistant and
vigorous. 10-15ft.
Peachy-apricot clusters of flowers covers a low bushy plant all
summer - this patio rose is rightly hugely popular! 18ins.
Large trusses of tiny soft pink double flowers are produced with
great freedom throughout the summer. An easily grown reliable
shrub rose. To 2ft.
Violet-blue to dark magenta semi-double flowers with a pale eye
and white streaks are borne in large clusters on a handsome,
almost thornless rambler with ample fresh green foliage. Rich
orange scent. 15ft.
Exciting new breakthrough in Rose breeding - a miniature
climber to 6ft. Brilliant orange flowers all summer and red
flushed purple new growth.
White sport of the wonderful English Rose R. 'Mary Rose', which
it resembles in every way. Pure white, well-filled huge blooms
with an unforgettable fragrance. Repeat flowers throughout. 4ft x
4ft.
Aromatic evergreen shrubs flowering in May, for well-drained
sunny sites. The following forms are available:
New Prostrate Rosemary with more compact growing habit and
Rosmarinus 'Rampant
Boule' masses of deeper more intense blue flowers.
Rosmarinus x Forms large dense prostrate mats of evergreen needle-like foliage
lavandulaceus (R. with clusters of blue flowers in late spring. Will trail over wall or
prostratus) - Prostrate bank tops to great effect.
Rosemary
Rubus thibetanicus Pinnate silver -grey foliage on bristly upright
'Silver Fern' AGM stems with ghostly white bloom. Good in the
winter garden.
Rudbeckia Effective and easily grown summer border plants with large daisy
flowers mostly with a prominent central cone.
Rudbeckia fulgida Indispensable perennial, reliably and prolifically producing vivid
'Goldsturm' AGM yellow daisies with large black centre cone. Aug/Oct. 2ft .
Rudbeckia laciniata
'Goldquelle' AGM
Fully double lemon-yellow flowerheads look akin to Dahlias.
Striking perennial, wonderful with Aconitum or blue Salvia. 3ft.
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Rudbeckia maxima Large glaucous paddle-shaped leaves and tall stems bearing
drooping petalled yellow daisies with protruding black cones. 4ft.
Plant in a sunny spot with good rich soil .
£7.50
Rudbeckia nitida Single yellow daisies on stout leafy stems. Robust, large flowered £6.75
'Herbstonne' AGM and tall. To 6ft . No staking required.
Rudbeckia
Curious form with black cones, green sepals and no petals. £6.50
occidentalis 'Green
Wizard'
Flowers last for ages and dry well. 4ft.
Rudbeckia triloba - Warm yellow ray florets and jet-black centres on upright £6.50
Brown-eyed Susan
AGM
branching stems. July to October. 4ft.

Ruscus acuelatus
'Hermaphrodite
Form'
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The small, densely arranged, sharp leaves are actually flattened
stems. Bright red berries on female plants if there is a male plant
nearby. Will grow in dense shade. 3ft.
Saccharum ravennae Rarely grown tall grass of architectural value. Broad arching greygreen
leaves and tall purple-tinted stems bearing silky silver open
plumes. 6ft.
A wide and diverse genus including large trees and small alpines.
Salix - Willow
Salix babylonica
'Crispa' (S.b.
'Annularis')
Salix exigua - Coyote
Willow
Most are easily grown.
A curious form which has the leaves neatly curled into rings
giving a most odd appearance. Best cut hard back every winter,
for the best leaf display. Large plants.
Elegant narrow leaves, intensely silver on grey stems. Adaptable
to most situations. To 10ft .
Salix fargesii Attractive in winter with reddish bronze stout shoots and red
buds. Large handsome dark green glossy leaves. Up to 10ft.
Salix integra Salmon pink new shoots in spring turn silvery white., then
'Albomaculata speckled green. Red barked shoots give a lovely winter display. .
Salix integra 'Hakuronishiki'
To 6ft, but best pruned hard each spring .
A small tree formed by grafting S. integra 'Albomaculata' onto a
stout 3-5ft stem. Very effective, looks like the tree is in flower all
through the season! Varying sizes, from
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Salvia - Sage Aromatic perennials, sometimes shrubby, with mostly hairy
leaves and lipped flowers in bright colours, often held in spires.
Most want a well-drained spot in full sun. Some are frost tender,
others are fully hardy.
Salvia argentea AGM Large, woolly-white leaves topped by candelabra branching
stems, bearing white, hooded flowers 3ft. A spectacular plant for
a sunny, well-drained site.
£5.75
Salvia guaranitica Dramatic black calyces hold strong blue flowers. Lush green £4.75
'Black and Blue' handsome foliage and strong growth. Up to 8ft. Frost hardy down
AGM
to -5°C.
Salvia nemerosa (S. n. 'East Friesland') Intense deep purple flowers on stout erect £5.75
'Ostfriesland' AGM stems for weeks during summer. Easily grown reliable perennial
for a sunny site. 2ft.
Salvia patens Large growing form of Salvia patens with dark leaf markings £7.50
'Guanajuato' and flowers of an intense blue in summer and autumn. Requires a
warm, sheltered site. 5ft.
Salvia sclarea var. Large rounded grey leaves in a basal rosette from which rises a £4.75
turkestanica - Clary strong branched panicle with white flowers backed by large pink
Sage
bracts. Very showy. Not long lived but self seeds. 3ft.
Salvia uliginosa AGM Graceful tall stems bear waving sprays of clear azure blue £6.50
flowers. Lovely late flowering perennial for
spot, not too dry. To 5ft. Requires no staking.
sheltered sunny
Salvia verticillata Graceful arching spikes of rich purple flowers with darker £5.75
'Purple Rain' calyces from July to September. Dense leafy clumps of hairy
foliage. Good at the front of a border. 12-18ins.
Sambucus canadensis A remarkable form of the American Elder. Enormous pinnate £8.75
‘Maxima’ leaves are topped by equally large flower clusters up to 18 inches
across. Vigorous and robust. Largest leaves and flowers are
achieved by hard pruning in spring .

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Sambucus ebulis An herbaceous Elderberry - sending up straight shoots terminated
by flat heads of white flowers tinted pink in September. Shoots
radiate out from the ground and form new plants. A rapid
Sambucus nigra -
Elderberry
colonizer for the wild garden.
Hardy shrub or small tree able to grow in the darkest, dampest or
driest corner of the garden. Native to Britain, in the past it held
an honoured place in the domestic pharmacy. From its berries, a
wine or syrup may be prepared by boiling with sugar. If diluted
with hot water and taken just before bedtime, rural folk claim it
to be an excellent remedy for colds and chills. Sambucus may be
allowed to grow into large shrubs or exceptionally small trees but
they may be pruned each spring which provides a finer show
from those grown for their foliage characteristics.
Sambucus nigra A striking form with glistening black purple leaves and ruby pink
'Black Beauty' flower heads.
Sambucus nigra A fantastic new form with almost black, dissected foliage and
'Black Lace' creamy-pink buds and flowers followed by blackish-red berries in
autumn.
Sambucus nigra Bright golden variegation on a really striking foliage shrub that
'Madonna'
will brighten any shady corner. Very hardy and easy to grow, sun
or shade. 6-8ft.
Sambucus nigra Curious form of Elder with stiffly erect deeply furrowed stems
'Pyramidalis' with few and strangely truncated branches with dense clusters of
leaves. Slow growing. A garden oddity.
Sanguisorba -
Burnet
Sanguisorbas are meadow plants, often growing in slightly wetter
locations. They enjoy a fertile soil, but will adapt to drier and less
rich conditions. They go well with other perennials in a mixed
border and look good with grasses.
Sanguisorba Fluffy rose-pink flower heads drooping over lush green rosettes
hakusanensis of Burnet leaves. 4ft.
Sanguisorba menziesii Handsome species. Upright, deep purple-red flower heads May-
July. Blue-green
2½ft.
scalloped leaves form an attractive mound.
Sanguisorba 'Tanna' A small Burnet, like a miniature S. officinalis, with small redblack
dense flower heads over a mound of deep green
attractively cut foliage. Adequate moisture. Goes well with
smaller ornamental grasses like Pennisetum and Stipa . 18ins.
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
‘Alba’
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
'Pink Elephant'
A graceful plant producing spikes of small, white bottlebrush
flowers on 6” wiry stems above clumps of finely cut, feathery
foliage. Vigorous perennials, preferring full sun and moist soil.
A giant with rich pink bottlebrush flowers topping upright wiry
stems over a large mound of elegant cut foliage. 7ft.
Sanguisorba tenuifolia Tall slender stems are topped with elegantly drooping greeny
var. alba 'Korean white bottle brush flowers. Finely cut foliage. A most strikingly
Snow'
handsome perennial. 6ft.
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Sarcoccoca confusa A small, evergreen shrub with pointed leaves suitable for a shady
area. Highly fragrant white flowers produced in late winter, ideal
for use as cut stems, followed by black berries. Any fertile soil,
Saxifraga fortunei
'Rubrifolia'
Scabiosa
Scabiosa atrop 'Ace of
Spades'
Scaboiosa columbaria
ssp ochroleuca
Scaboiosa c. ssp
ochroleuca 'Moon
Dance'
particularly chalk.
Airy sprays carry clouds of white flowers September to
November above rosettes of broad shining scalloped leaves with
bright red reverse. Prefer some shade and good soil. 12ins.
Dry meadow plants with often slightly downy leaves in a rosette
topped with wiry stems carrying numerous "pin cushion" flowers.
Knautia is a close relative.
Very large rounded heads of black flowers in summer. A
stunning plant. Short lived but self seeds. 18 inches.
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Creamy yellow flower with pincushion centres held on wiry £5.75
stems above toothed leaves in late summer. Very striking en
masse. Full sun. 3ft.
As above, but more compact to 18ins. £5.75
Schizostylis coccinea Rich orange-salmon cup shaped flowers on slender spikes in
'Major' AGM - Kaffir Sept/Oct above grassy clumps of foliage. 2ft.
Lily
Scilla peruviana - Large rosettes of fleshy bright green leaves are topped by a dense
Portuguese Squill pyramidal flower head of brilliant blue flowers with long
stamens. More like a Hyacinth than a Squill. Late spring. 12ins.
Scleranthus uniflorus Small tightly packed soft leaves form a moss-like bright green
hummock with small white flowers in summer. An excellent
rockery plant, or alternative to real moss in a Japanese style
planting. Sharp drainage and regular water is essential. 4-6ins.
Sedum 'Herbstfreude'
(S.'Autumn Joy')
AGM
Sedum 'Purple
Emperor'
Sedum reflexum
'Monstrosum
Cristatum'
Sempervivum
arachnoideum -
Cobwebbed House
Leek
Ice Plant. Large flat heads of rich pink, turning salmon pink
flowers that attract butterflies in August/September. A compact
mound to 18 inches of fleshy grey-green leaves. Any soil.
A striking plant with deep red flowers and grey-purple foliage.
18ins.
A bizarre plant with evergreen shoots flattened and resembling a
cockscomb. Yellow flowers in July. 6ins.
Tight rosettes are netted with a fine web of silvery hairs, giving
the appearance of a spider's web. Bright red flowers . Prefers a
dry position. (Other Sempervivums always available.)
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Sequoiadendron
giganteum
Sequoiadendron
giganteum 'Barabit's
Requiem'
Sequoiadendron
giganteum
'Pendulum'
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The largest tree in the world. Native to the Sierra Nevada
mountain range in California, the largest plants are up to 270ft
high, may weigh 6,000 tons and some are estimated to be
3,500 yrs. old. It was introduced to this country in the mid 19th
century and the largest plants are now 160ft tall. It adapts to most
soil types and never blows down. For several decades it makes an
excellent garden conifer forming a neat cone shape, the perfectly
tapered spongy fibrous red bole is just visable through the
foliage.
The following cultivars are available:
A beautiful Hungarian selection . Branches asweep down and up
towards the tip and are draped with pendulous branches rather
like Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Pendula' in outline. Ultimately
of a large size.
Remarkable conifer with branches hanging down closely to the
trunk.
Silphium Tall growing North American perennials with starry yellow
sunflower-like flowers on stout often leafless stems. Of botanical
interest because the two types here orientate their leaves so they
stand upright with edges pointing north and south. This is a heat
reducing method as the midday sun strikes the narrow edges of
the leaves. Most soils in a sunny position. The following species
Silphium integrifolium
- Compass Plant
are available:
N American plant with large paddle-shaped leaves held upright
so that the edge points south-north. This is to reduce evaporation
in the midday sun. Yellow daisies on upright stems . 3ft.
Silphium laciniatum Much divided flat leaves looking much like a large aquatic bird’s
foot. 6ft.
Sinocalycanthus Nodding flowers are white with many yellow inner tepals,
chinensis
marked purple at the base, produced in early summer and may be
up to 3 inches across. A very beautiful and hardy easily grown
deciduous shrub to about 10ft. Introduced to this country in 1983.
Sisyrinchium douglasii
'E.K. Balls'
Blue-eyed Grass. Perfect miniature Sisyrinchium with intense
blue flowers with a yellow eye. For rockery or trough. Flowers
all through the season. 6ins.
Smilacina racemosa Graceful arching stems terminate in a fluffy creamy white spike,
deliciously scented. Bright red berries. A shade-loving plant for
Soleirolia soleirolii -
Baby's Tears, Mindyour-own-business
an acid soil. 2½ ft
Tiny round bright green leaves on thin translucent stems form a
dense creeping mat in a moist corner. Can cover large areas.
Good filler for shady crevices, under ferns or Hostas. Can
become a little bit of a nuisance, but is easily removed.
Somewhat frost tender, so best against a wall or building.
Evergreen. 4ins.
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Sorbaria kirilowii (S.
arborea)
Sorbus folgneri
'Lemon Drop'
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Magnificent shrub of the largest size. Erect stems clad with
luxuriant foliage reach up to 20ft, arching out at the top under the
weight of enormous panicles of white flowers. A spectacular
lawn specimen.
Semi-pendulous slender branches from which droop unusually
soft leaves, white beneath. In the slightest breeze, the shimmering
leaves give the tree a silver appearance. Golden-pink autumn
colour. ‘Lemon Drop’ is a form with yellow berries and more
pendulous branches.
Sorghastrum nutans Clump-forming upright grass with grey green foliage turning
yellow-orange. 2-3ft.
Spodiopogon sibiricus - Clump-forming grass with erect terminal panicles of mauvish
Old Man's Beard flowers in late summer. Leaves are held horizontally and mature
to give rich red in autumn colour. 5ft.
Sporobolus airoides - Open arching pinkish panicles, later turning silver, similarly
Alkali Dropseed fragranced to S. heterolepis, over butter yellow autumn foliage.
This plant's seeds where eaten by the Hopi people in times of
famine! Easily grown and long lived tussocks, growing happily
on a range of soils, from heavy to light, and tolerant of alkaline
contions. Extremely drought tolerant once established. 2½ft.
Sporobolus heterolepis A native of North American prairies, this clump-forming grass
has fine, thread-like mid-green leaves turn orange in autumn to
15ins. Delicate, open panicles of flowers have, unusually for a
grass, a strong perfume which has been likened to burnt
Sporobolus wrightii
buttered popcorn and are produced in late summer. Extremely
drought tolerant once established. 2½ft
Tall mounds of grey-green foliage topped for many months with
5ft golden-bronze airy flower panicles. Very beautiful, and
tolerant of etreme drought and alkaline conditions.
Stachyurus salicifolius Rare and very elegant arching shrub from China. Cascades of
pale lemon yellow bead-like flowers in spring give way to
extremely long narrow leaves - just like a willow, as the name
indicates. Sheltered site. To 10ft.
Staphylea holocarpa An elegant large shrub with spreading branches hung with
‘Rosea’ - Chinese clusters of soft pink flowers and bronze tinted young growth. To
Bladdernut
15ft.
Stipa
A diverse genus from needle grasses to feather grasses. Prefers
an open, well drained site.
Stipa extremiorientalis Broad, yellow-green leaves mature to yellow then beige in
'Tall Form'
autumn.Tall panicles of silvery green flowers tower over the leaf
mound, and stay into winter. This is our own selection, a much
more impressive plant than the ordinary. 5ft.
Stipa gigantea AGM Tall stems bear huge heads of flowers opening purple and turning
harvest yellow. Dense, weed-proof clumps of evergreen foliage.
6ft. One of the loveliest of all grasses!
Stipa gigantea An exceptional form. Larger panicles on taller, stronger stems,
'Goldfontäne' flowers are more golden coloured and arch gently. Small plants
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Stipa ichu - Peruvian
Feather Grass
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A fine needle-like grass with soft swaying silken plumes. Grows
wild in the Andes, so is used to dry, sharply drained conditions
and wind exposure. To 3ft.
Stipa tenuissima Graceful upright clumps of thin leaves arch, fountain-like. Fine
wispy inflorescences in midsummer, that move and ripple like
Syringa x josiflexa
'Bellicent' AGM -
Lilac 'Bellicent'
Tanacetum vulgare
‘Golden Feather'
Tanacetum vulgare
var. crispum
Taxodium distichum
AGM - Swamp
Cypress
Taxodium distichum
'Little Leaf'
Taxodium distichum
'Peve Minaret'
silk with every breath of air. 2ft.
Elegant arching shrub with large racemes of rose-pink fragrant
flowers in early summer. A Lilac with a difference, this needs to
be given enough space to show off its outline to best effect. 12ft.
Golden feathery foliage on strong upright stems bearing heads of
yellow flowers in summer. The whole plant is strongly aromatic
and is used for medicinal purposes. A striking splash of colour
and easily grown to 3ft.
More compact than the species, this form makes a good garden
plant, providing excellent ground cover. Exquisitely cut leaves
and yellow button flowers. 2ft
Delicate pinnate foliage on a narrow conic deciduous tree able to
grow in swamps, but happy in ordinary soils. Orange brown
autumn colour. 12 ft in 10 years.
Distinct form with tiny leaves giving a sparse look. Moderate
grower - 10ft in 10 years.
Dwarf Swamp Cypress. Very slow growing, upright columnar
form of Taxodium . Short side branches are held out stiffly to the
'Peve Minaret' form of Taxodium . Short side branches are held out stiffly to the
side.
Taxus baccata Dark evergreen foliage tolerating clipping well and growing on
the poorest soils except waterlogged and coping with dense shade
AGM - Yew
makes this one of the finest plants for hedging. It can grow fast
initially and a 5ft high hedge is possible in 5years but when
established, requires only one cut a year. Dark black green
foliage provides a good contrast for brighter plant colours.
Available in several sizes and price depends on quantity. Please
contact us for a quote.
Tetrapanax papyrifer Enormously large incredibly elegant and tropical-looking palmate
'Rex' - Rice Paper leaves are held on stalks covered with russet granular dust.
Plant
Reminds one of a splendid Fatsia. Slightly frost tender, but able
to survive in an unheated green house, or cover with a thick
mulch or fleece. Regular water and sun to semi-shade suits it
best. Mostly decidious, but can be evergreen in milder parts of
the country. 10-15ft.
Teucrium fruticans Stems and leaf undersides are covered in a dense white down,
'Azureum' AGM which gives this evergreen shrub a silvery appearance. Deep blue
tubular flowers with prominent satens produced in summer. Full
sun, good drainage and some shelter suits it best. Can be grown
as a wall shrub, to 6ft.
Teucrium hircanicum Lovely new perennial - tall purple spikes over dark green, crinkly
'Purple Tails' foliage. Sun and good drainage. To 2ft.
Thalictrum delavayi
AGM
Dainty maidenhair fern-like foliage and large tall airy heads
made up of hundreds of tiny flowers - mauve with cream
coloured stamens. 5ft.
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Thalictrum
del.'Hewitt's Double'
AGM
Thalictrum flavum
'Illuminator'
Thalictrum
rochebrunianum
Themeda triandra
var. japonica
Thuja plicata 'Irish
Gold'
Thuja plicata
'Zebrina'
Tiarella 'Sugar and
Spice' - Foam Flower
Toona sinensis
'Flamingo'
Trachelospermum
jasminoides AGM
Trachycarpus fortunei
AGM Chusan Palm
Trachycarpus
wagnerianus -
Miniature Chusan
Palm
Trifolium ochroleucon
- Sulphur Clover
Trifolium rubens 'Red
Feathers'
Trollius
Trollius x cultorum
'Alabaster'
Trollius x cultorum
'Orange Glow'
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Tiny pure lilac double flowers. A charming form. £6.75
Large terminal panicles of sulphur yellow flowers on strong £6.75
upright stems clad with leaves which are yellow as they emerge
in spring, becoming glaucous later. 5ft.
Like a larger form of T. delavayi in all parts, growing to 6ft. £6.75
Hardy and easily grown grass forming a sculptured fountain of
bright fresh green, turning rich golden yellow-orange in autumn,
giving best colour when grown in full sun. 2ft.
Bright golden foliage on this rarely grown Arborvitae really
makes this plant stand out. To 15m.
Fresh green foliage flecked with gold makes this Conifer sparkle!
Tall columnar specimen tree to 15m. Can be trimmed to improve
shape.
Beautifully shaped and marked leaves - deeply palmate with
purple central zone. Flowers a soft pale pink cloud, hence the
common name. Excellent evergreen ground cover, very pretty
with Heuchera and x Heucherellas, together they form a "persian
carpet" effect. 18ins.
Bright shrimp pink new growth makes this tree a real show
stopper! Pinnate leaves turn cream, then dark green later on,
sometimes followed by white flowers. A good example is seen in
the garden at RHS Wisley. Full sun.
Evergreen twining climber freely producing clusters of white
flowers which scent the air with sweet perfume. One of the finest
fragrances of any plant. The flowers are set against glossy green
foliage. A warm sunny wall usually works best.
One of the only palms reliably hardy in Britain. Slow growing,
forming a single trunk topped with large fan-shaped leaves. Will
grow in sun or part shade. In a good soil, it can grow fast.
The common name refers to the smaller leaf size which at 24 ins
is much smaller than those found on T. fortunei and renders it
more wind tolerant. Very hardy and slow growing, making it
suitable for pot culture.
A pale yellow large Clover, with large flower heads over a clump
of trifoliate leaves. Long flowering period in the summer. Much
admired at the Nursery! To 18ins.
One of the largest flowered clovers with cylindrical red-pink
flower-heads up to 2 inches long. Forms a very neat and
attractive clump to 2ft. Sunny site and well drained soil.
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A plant which prefers damp, boggy areas, but will tolerate
any soil that does not completely dry out. They have a basal
clump of deeply divided leaves.
Beautiful, globe-shaped, ivory-white flowers on upright stems £6.50
over leafy clumps of foliage in May. Easily grown in any soil
which does not dry out. 3ft.
Orange flowers produced from April to June. £6.50

Tropaeoleum
speciosum AGM
Tsuga heteropylla
AGM
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Delicate stems with neat, lobed, fresh green leaves scramble over
other plants or a support. Scarlet butterfly-like flowers over a
long period July to Sept.. Prefers a cool shady site and moist,
peaty soil. Beautiful on the north side of a yew hedge!
A giant tree. Quickly forms a pyramid of dense elegant drooping
foliage with narrow-spired crown. Fastest start obtained in light
shade, most soils except chalk. 25 ft in 10 years. Good specimens
grow at Bedgebury Pinetum.
Ulmus parvifolia Forms a graceful medium-sized tree with small shiny green
leaves that are often held un-til January. Has never suffered from
Dutch elm disease. Grows very well on the heavy wet clay soil at
Uvularia grandiflora
AGM
Vaccinium
glaucoalbum AGM
Vancouveria
chrysantha - Golden
Inside-out Flower
Veratrum nigrum
AGM
the Nursery. Small plants.
Pale lemon-yellow flowers hang from arching stems in
April/May. A charming plant for the woodland garden. 18 inches
.
Rounded evergreen glaucous-green leaves, their undersides, and
flower stalks are strikingly powder-white. Palest pink flowers
followed by black berries. The most striking of its type. Best on
acid soil not too dry. A relative of the Blueberry. 2 ft.
A rare Epimedium relative with evergreen bronze-tinted leaves
and yellow flowers. Good groundcover for cool shade. 12ins.
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Veratrum nigrum Large broad pleated tapering leaves alternate on stout stems £4.75/
topped by a branching plume of maroon-black flowers. A bold £8.75
plant for a cool shady spot with good soil.
available.
9cm and 2L
Verbascum
Massive woolly silver white leaves in a large rosette forms the £3.75 or
bombyciferum first year. In the second year a tall flower spike of yellow flowers large
'Polarsommer' - shoots up. A real statement plant, to 8ft! Self-seeding biennial but £6.75
Mullein
self seeds.
Verbena bonariensis Fragrant lavender-blue flowers in clusters on branched stems £4.50
AGM
with dark green leaves. Long flowering period. 5ft. Prefers a
sunny, dry spot. Provides a strong, vertical accent .
Tall back of border perennials useful in the autumn garden.
Vernonia
Vernonia arkansana
(syn. Vernonia crinita)
Tall stiff stems surmounted with flat heads of rich crimsonpurple
daisies. Very effective with other late flowerers. Easily
grown in sun or shade. 6ft.
Vernonia gigantea Newly introduced Vernonia - Rich purple daisies top a tall plant
that grows best with some moisture. Flowers Sept and Oct.
Vernonia
noveboracensis
Native to the USA. 6ft.
N. American native, a shorter alternative to the two above, with
violet daisies to 4 or 5ft. A slightly moist place suits it best.
Flowers Sept -Oct.
Veronica grandis Large Veronica with long terminal deep royal blue flower spikes
over broad toothed mid-green foliage all through summer and
into autumn. Good natured and easy in sun or part shade. 3ft.
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Veronica umbrosa
‘Georgia Blue’
Veronicastrum
virginicum
Veronicastrum
virginicum 'Album'
Veronicastrum
virginicum
'Fascination'
Viburnum
Viburnum awabuki
(syn. V. odoratissimum)
Viburnum
betulifolium
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(formerly known as V. peduncularis 'G.B.') Recent discovery
which forms a dense mat of evergreen foliage tinged bronze
purple and a long succession of rich blue flowers in spring.
Hardy and easy. 6ins.x 2ft wide.
Erect stems with whorls of horizontal, dark green leaves,
terminated by spikes of flowers.
£4.75
Pure white spires, a wonderful contrast and accent plant. 5-6ft. £6.75
Soft blue-mauve flowers in summer. 6ft. Spectacular and
vigorous plant.
A diverse range of useful garden shrubs. Mostly easy to grow and
tolerant of most soils and positions. The following forms are
available:
Large polished evergreen leaves on a pyramidal shrub. Large
scented white flower in August on established plants. Needs a
sheltered site. To 10ft.
One of the finest of fruiting shrubs with large drooping clusters
of redcurrant-like berries swaying on slender branches in autumn.
Rarely grown because it will not flower when young and requires
a group to ensure berries. A group of 3 is recommended for free
berrying. Large plants.
Wisteria Exceedingly ornamental twining climbers producing long
racemes of pea flowers in spring. They should be grown in full
sun and are suitable for walls or pergolas. They may also be
trained into small trees. Tolerant of most soils.
Wisteria floribunda (Syn. W.f.'Macrobotrys') This wisteria has the longest racemes,
'Multijuga' AGM up to 3ft long, lilac tinged purple. Fragrant, produced in the late
spring .
Wisteria x formosa (syn. 'Black Dragon ') Fragrant dark purple double flowers in
'Kokkuryu'
long racemes .
Ypsilandra thibetica Dense spikes of palest porcelain blue flowers and evergreen
rosettes of pale green ribbon-like leaves. Very rare new
Yucca 'Vittorio
introduction from China. Woodland and part shade. Flowers
March to April. 8ins.
Rare, large growing Yucca forming an enormous clump of large,
Emmanuele II' glaucous rosettes. Very free-flowering when established.
Zantedeschia Large heart-shaped to paddle-like leaves and curious looking
aethiopica - Arum Lily flowers consisting of one large coloured bract - the spathe -
surrounding a small yellow column called the spadix. This is in
fact the fertile flowers, later on followed by orange berries.
Splendid impressive plant for a pondside or bog garden! Frost
Zantedeschia
aeth.'Crowborough'
AGM
hardy, benefits from mulching in winter.
£6.75
£8.75
£12.75 or
3 for £30
£12.75/
large
£24.50
£12.75
£6.75
£12.75/
£22.50
Great white spathes appear in summer surrounding deep yellow £6.75
spadices. Dark glossy green spear-shaped leaves. Requires deep
winter mulch. 3ft .
Spathes are green with white markings in the throat. 4ft . £6.50
Zantedeschia aeth. Spathes are green with white markings in the throat. 4ft . £6.50
'Green Goddess'
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Zantedeschia aeth.
'Little Gem'
A dwarf form with white spathes produced in summer. 2ft. £6.75
Zantedeschia aeth.
'Mr Martin'
Form with very large white spathes. 2½ft. £8.50
Zantedeschia aeth. New form with large white spathes flushed pink. 3ft. Reputedly £6.75
'Pink Mist'
hardy.
Zanthoxylum Spiny decidious shrub with dark green, glossy, aromatic £18.50
piperitum purpureum compound foliage. Tiny greenish-yellow flowers in spring are
followed by small red fruit.
Zelkova serrata Rarely grown, small very decorative tree with elm-like serrated £8.75
'Variegata'
leaves with a clear white margin. Very showy autumn colours.
Slow growing to 15ft.
Zigadenus elegans Creamy-green star-like flowers are marked yellow-green within
and held on grey stems June to Aug. Long narrow strap-like
leaves. 2ft .Small plants.
£3.75
The Shade House.