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Medium-Large. (fortunei) Sport of H.'Fortunei'. T.Donahue & AHS 1986. Leaves start the season with a broad central section that is striped with cream. The colouration fades by mid Summer to a mixture of two tones of green.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Snow Cap'. Large. 50 x 100cm. A large impressive Hosta with a very round leaf, downturned at the edges. The colouring is an irregular creamy gold edge around a dark blue green centre. Can be slow to increase. H.'Wide Brim' x H 'Royal Rainbow' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium-Large. H.'Green Fountain' hybrid. P.Aden 1986. A lovely form creating a gently arching fountain of foliage which is best appreciated when grown in a pot. The leaves are long and narrow with an undulating edge. They begin the season quite yellow, fading into the season to a green yellow centre and darker edges, all overlaid with an excellent shine. Early in the season reminiscent of June Fever in colouring. Flowers pinkish on a very leafy scapeDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium. (fortunei) H.'Gold Standard' sport. C. & R.Thompson 1991. A quick growing variety with striking colouration which has sported many popular varieties. The narrow leaves have a very distinctive patterning consisting of a broad blue-green margin and apple-green, fading chartreuse centre with flecks of bright white at the junction between them. Like many Hosta, getting the light levels right is important to achieving the best colour.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Sum and Substance'. Giant. 90 x 150cm. Very large, puckered, golden chartreuse yellow leaves, getting bigger and better as the plant ages. Flowers are pure white in tight heads. Plant in sun to achieve the best leaf colouration. In ideal conditions this can be one of the largest of hostas. Its origin is unknown but Hosta 'Elatior' and Hosta hypoleuca are probably in the gene pool. 'Sum and substance is possibly a triploid variety. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Super Sagae'. Giant. 75 x 170cmcm. Slow growing, but ultimately a very impressive Hosta. Upright growth with large wavy edged blue green leaves, narrowly margined yellow. Its very stately habit makes this a particularly distinctive variety. An improved sport of H.'Sagae' which itself was an Americam Hosta Growers Association Hosta of the Year in 2000 Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Touch of Class'. Medium. 40 x 75cm. A very attractive cultivar whose leaves are blue on the edges, streaking in to the bright green and yellow centre. A Tetraploid sport of H.'June' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium. Broad, thick textured leaves (better to resist slugs) have a bold irregular olive green margin and a pale chartreuse centre with extra jade green streaks jutting inwards. As an extra bonus each heart shaped leaf has a most attractive twist to the blade. The long petioled leaves make vigorous clumps 18" high, 40" wide and are superb groundcover. The exact colour of the leaves can vary according to temperature and age of the plant. Flowers pale lavender on leafy glaucous scape 30" high. A possible sport of H.fortunei 'Hyacinthina' (J. Kulpa 1989) Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Wide Brim'. Large. 50 x 75cm. A Large sized Hosta with broad exceptionally well variegated leaves. Each leaf is margined with a variable width cream band. This variety needs to be grown in adequate light to maintain its good colouring. Makes a striking specimen when grown in a tub. The leaves have a shape particularly well favoured by flower arrangers. Hosta 'Bold One' x Hosta 'Bold Ribbons' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Winter Snow'. Very Large. 150 x 90 cm. Forms a large open mound of thick distinctively glossy leaves that looks like they've been oiled . The leaves are chartreuse green with a narrow irregular yellow margin. Good growth rate once established. Plant in morning sun with plenty of moisutre at the root. sport of Sum and Substance. Can be slow to get established Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium - Large. A sport from Hosta undulata var. undulata introduced by the AHS in 1987. A vigorous Hosta which will quickly make a dense mound to 36" wide and 18" high. The thin textured leaves can make it susceptible to slug damage, but it is still a good doer, a cracking Hosta for light to moderate shade. The long, heart shaped leaves have an attractive irregular bright ivory margin with extra green streaking. The edges are slightly rippled. Tall and airy flower spikes. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A lovely little Poker grown originally by Beth Chatto from seeds sent to her by Cedric Morris. Probably half the size of most Kniphofias with narrow flowers spikes that are green in bud, opening a soft yellow before maturing cream. It will continue producing its tasteful flowers well into the Autumn. less than 60cm tall.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Kniphofia 'Painted Lady' is an easy to grow variety with extra long pokers which fade from a glowing salmon bud through yellow to a cream flower. Unusually the pokers can branch like a candelabra. 110cm. Full sun with moisture in summer. Bred by Eric SmithDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Kniphofia 'Timothy'. Easy to grow variety with flowers in shades of soft salmon, peach and cream, made all the prettier by the flared ends on the trumpets. Bronze flower stems. 70cm. Full sun with moisture in summer.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Kniphofia 'Wrexham Buttercup'. A cracking Poker with broad heads that change in colour from lime green buds, through shades of warm apricot, finally ageing lemon. A shorter variety at 1m high. Good, easy and floriferous. AGMDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Lamium orvala. This is the Big Daddy of the deadnettle world. The leaves are large and rough, set well off the stems on long stalks. The flowers are produced in a ring of half a dozen around each node up the stem. They are ruddy pink with wide open mouths and shaggy lips and more than a passing resemblance to a guard of Chinese dragons. It doesn't spread around like so many of its cousins, preferring to make a statement where it stands. 30-45cm. Spring flowering, for shade.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Lathyrus vernus (purple-flowered) - Spring Vetchling. Lathyrus vernus (spring vetchling) is a beautiful little treasure for the spring garden that is both dainty and robust Dense lush foliage makes a 30 cm high hummock which is covered with many small pea flowers in shades of pink, fading blue. 30cm. WIll grow in a wide range of conditions, but happiest in a little moist shade. Thrives on our heavy clay. There are a variety of colour variants, some of which we offer seperately. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Lathyrus vernus 'Alboroseus' - Spring Vetchling. Lathyrus vernus (spring vetchling) is a beautiful little treasure for the spring garden that is both dainty and robust Dense lush foliage makes a 30 cm high hummock which is covered with many small pea flowers. In this variety the flowers are two-toned pink and white with a rosy red base to each one. 30cm. WIll grow in a wide range of conditions, but happiest in a little moist shade. Thrives on our heavy clay. There are a variety of colour variants, some of which we offer seperately. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Horace Read' is a fully double Shasta Daisy that stands up well in the garden and cuts well for the house. It was bred by Horace himself as an improvement on 'Esther Read' his hugely successful variety named after his daughter. Esther's failing was a tendency to flower in flushes. Horace opens more in the centre and is less shaggy. Plant in any reasonable garden soil preferably in sun. 1.5mDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Shapcott Summer Clouds'. A lovely very frilly Schast Daisy like a creamy white tu-tu around a yellow centre. Very easy to grow in any sunny site, producing lots of flowers from mid Summer into Autumn. Only 50cm high. Flowers are clotted cream in bud. Bred by Anita Allen in Devon.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Sonnenschein' ('Sunshine') is a large flowered Shasta Daisy with uniquely coloured blooms that open a cheerful pale sunshine yellow and fade buttermilk. Flowers are single and a good 10cm across. Plant in any reasonable garden soil preferably in sun. 1.5m. cuts well. Looks lovely amongst blue flowersDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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A first rate architectural foliage plant for moist or boggy soils. Leaves are rounded, ruffled and deeply cut and of a beautiful shade of green. Large heads of coarse bright yellow-orange daisies produced in late summer which the bees just adore. 120cm -
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Matteuccia struthiopteris. Ostrich Plume Fern. (Matteuccia germanica) A bold fern for a damp to wet site. The creeping underground stems producing a colony of regular, tall, pale green shuttlecocks that look especially good with the light shinng through their fronds. Shallow rooted, so easy to curb. to 150cm. Shade and moisture as long sun exposure can brown the frond tips. From Central EuropeDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A gorgeous grass for the early Spring garden; lovely with bulbs but retaining its pale yellow foliage until Autumn. Best in shade. 12 inches -
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Purple Moor Grass is a British native, to be found on damp peaty sites where it grows rough, tough tussocks that are a nightmare to walk through. However, as a garden plant it has many merits. In its taller subspecies, subsp. arundinacea, it produces tall airy plumes of purple tinted flowers that are light and see through. The plants are tough and in Autumn they turn rich buttery tones that last well into the Autumn. Transparent lives up to its billing with particularly airy flowers in spikes up to 5ft high. It is particularly persistent into the Winter. Molinia like plenty of moisture and will tolerate a wide range of soil types from peaty to a reasonable amount of lime.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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To me, this variety is distinguished by the contrast of the pale sugary-pink flowers against the dark purple ruff of bracts below the inflorescence. It is a long established variety which has gained itself an AGM, having a long flowering period and being a little less spreading than some. However when trialled in America alongside many other Monarda it scored poorly, especially in mildew resistence, but then again mildew is very much in the variety description of most Monarda. I refer you to my comments under Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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This variety was first discovered in a garden in Georgia, USA and has gone on to earn a reputation for being the very best of the red Bee Balms. It shows excellent (but not guaranteed) resistence to mildew and is a highly attractive to bees and hummingbirds, though I've not yet seen any of the latter here in Dorset. The flower heads are relatively large with wide gaping flowers of an unabashed scarlet set off by dark bracts. 1m plus tallDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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An excellent introduction from White Flower Farm. Said to have excellent mildew resistance this variety has flowers that stride that middle ground between pink and red. In bud the flower heads have more than a passing resemblance to raspberries. It is undemanding, growing in a wide range of conditions. It is tolerant of quite wet sites and will grow where it is much drier, but somewhere in the middle is best. Give it full sun for best flowering and to best get the scent of the leaves. It is highly attractive to pollinating insect but apparently loathed by deers who clearly have no taste. 60-90cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram'. Another treasure for the Spring garden with the brightest blue forget-me-not like flowers held in short sprays, 20cm high, over clumps of smooth, crumpled, lanceolate leaves. For a shady spot in good soil. This beautiful little plant will brighten any shady spot in spring and provide good, if not vigorous, ground cover. The attractively ridged foliage is evergreen. Named for Collingwood Ingram, nicknamed 'Cherry' for his great love of Japanese Cherries. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is our splendid native Royal Fern. Whilst the frond are a little simpler than many ferns, being just bi-pinnate, their scale makes this a very fine site. A well grown specimen can easily, if slowly, reach 1.5m in height for which it really needs a position next to water. It has a desire for a wet position, but will tolerate an ordinary site, though with consequent lack of stature. Sometime this fern is called the flowering fern, a name it gets from the fact that the fertile fronds are quite different from normal, being reduced and held erect in the middle of the crown. Said to be intolerant of lime, but this is not always borne out. The fronds can take on lovely autumn tints. DeciduousMore About Ferns
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A fabulous imposing poppy, taller than most at 120cm with large blood-red flowers with petals like crinkled tissue paper. Each petal has a black spot at the base and a ruff of black stamens surrounds the urn of an ovary with its maroon lined felty cap. Beauty of Livermere stands taller and stiffer than most Papaver orientale varieties and has handsome and conspicuous leafy bracts below the flowers.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Papaver orientale 'Prinzessin Victoria Louise' - Oriental Poppy. An Oriental Poppy with particularly large blooms in a soft salmon-pink with central black blotches. Blooms are quite wide opening. An extravagant splash of colour which will lounge gracefully out of the early summer border. Foliage dies away in late summer. 80cm .Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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<h3><span style="color: #99cc00;">Potsize - 1L</span></h3> Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding' - Oriental Poppy. An Oriental Poppy with beautiful well formed creamy white flowers with contrasting black blotches and stamens. A poppy with great charm and refinement holding its flowers very gracefully. For full sun with a deep root run. 80cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is one of those plants that has really surprised us by how much we like it. It comes from a fairly robust genus where elegance is not usually the order of the day, but it really is a thing of great refinement. In habit it is fairly open and quite large growing at least 1m in each direction. The stems branch widely with each node bearing a long tapered leaf whose edge colours red, a colour that repeats into the long tapering flowering stems which are narrow and carry small starry white flowers which point and twist like those fireworks that whizz as they are sent skywards. An undemanding plant for a moist to wet soil and a must for the flower arranger. Good with Euphorbia 'Fireglow' or Schizostylis coccinea ''Major' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A recent addition to the range of Persicaria, being one of the darkest to date. Flowers are produced over a very long season in a rich deep congealed blood red. Height between 80 and 120 cm. A firm favourite of our good friend Dinah, and she knows a thing or two about Persicarias. Very drought tolerant. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Long spikes of Rose Madder buds, opening in narrow sections to a salmon pink flower to give a striking banded effect. A little earlier than some into flower from mid summer onwards into Early Autumn. Bred by Belgian Persicaria breeder Chris Ghyselen. 120cm in height. Good in a wide variety of soils providing it doesn't get too dry. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is one of the many varieties bred by the Belgian Landscape designer Chris Ghyselen. It is like a shorter, more floriferous form of P.amplexicaule Alba, growing 90-120cm in height. The leaves are long and pointed, forming an attractive feature on their own. July to October. for sun to part shade. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This variety was a chance seedling identified by Alan Bloom. It is shorter than the species with an extended flowering season all the way from July through to November. The flowers are a rich magenta pink with electric blue stamens. Height 100cm (sometimes more) by 70cm wide. Very drought tolerant. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'. This is a really excellent foliage plant if you want to add a dramatic splash of burgundy foliage into a scheme. You can either leave it to grow to its full height of about 1m with terminal clusters of white flowers or regularly trim it to the base to produce fresher stronger coloured growth. The leaves tend to be coloured in 3 patches, a dark triangle at the base, followed by a silvered 'V' and finally the red main part of the leaf. They can be rather changeable in colour. New growth in good light is rich burgundy, but later in the season it tends more towards brown and can be quite green in low light or shade. Don't worry if the early growth gets frosted off, which it often does, it soon recovers.Links
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Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve' is a beautiful short growing Jacob's Ladder with fine filigree foliage and an abundance of mauve flowers, enhanced by the darker stems. Every shoot that emerges divides and divides with terminal flowers appearing on every branch. If you keep cutting back spent flowering shoots, this Jacob's Ladder will go on and flowering for months in a lovely warm lavender tone. Excellent at the edge of any bed. best in sun Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'. Bright creamy margined fern-like foliage that emerges in Spring strongly pink tinged, remaining pink edged for some time. Flowers come later and are a clear pale sky blue produced in a long succession on lax stems. A most attractive and stable variegated Jacobs Ladder. New introduction. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This form of Polypody is quite close in appearance to P.cambricum but is larger with broader fronds up to 40cm in size. It is slow to increase but will form reliable adaptable ground cover in time. Evergreen, producing the new fronds in late Summer which persist through to Spring. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Polypodium vulgare - Polypody. An adaptable native fern whose spreading habit makes it ideal for evergreen ground-cover, especially in difficult dry shady positions. Will grow in quite dry conditions. Ideal for woodland plantings. 30cm tall with pleasing simply cut narrow triangular fronds. Needs good air movement and drainage to be at its best. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Polystichum braunii. Prickly Shield Fern. A highly desirable fern whose beautiful fronds are silvery when young; becoming bristly as they age. Semi evergreen, keeping its fronds all Winter if conditions aren't too harsh. 60-90cm. Trim of old leaves to see the beuty of the emerging new fronds. Prefers moist shade, but will tolerate a fair degree of dryness. Has a very wide distribution with forms coming from America, Central Europe and AsiaDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Makino's Holly Fern. A lovely evergreen, modestly sized fern with a real tidy beauty to it. The fronds are a rich deep green with a nice shine. for a humus rich soil. 45-75cm tall. I think of this as the mid sized member of 3 similar ferns (P.tsus-sumense, P.makinoi and P.rigens)Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Polystichum munitum. Christmas or Western Sword Fern. A really excellent evergreen fern whose fronds are long; even and gracefully curved making a lovely shape. The old fronds will need to be cut back in Spring to see the beauty of the newly emerging scaly croziers. A large and adaptable fern with a slowly spreading habit. 90cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Polystichum polyblepharum A magnificent large fern from Japan which will adapt to many positions, including dry shade. Glorious deep green shining fronds last really well into winter. As they emerge in Spring they are a pure delight, russet brown and covered in golden bristles. 90cm. The specific epithet 'polyblepharum' refers to the resemblance of the sori to 'many eyelids'. 60cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Polystichum setiferum 'Plumosomultilobum' ( 'Plumosum Densum'). A dense crown produces a spiral of soft pale green fronds the segments of each of which is congested and overlapping creating an effect is like a feather. The newly emergant fronds, reddy-brown with a dense covering of translucent scales, are an absolute delight - well worth the effort of trimming away the old foliage. Easily grown and adaptable and one of the lovliest ferns. Tolerates quite dry soils. 100cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Delightful frilly double primroses open creamy white and quickly develop a suffused fleckled pink glow which is strongest on the outermost petals. The central petals have a hint of lemon at the base. As it is sterile it flowers over a v ery long seasonn from late Autumn into early Summer. A sweet little poppet.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities 3 or over or for any 10 from the 'Higly Bred Primula' categoryLinks
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A new range of primula hybrids that combine a compact growth habit with excellent sized double flowers produced from February right on through to Summer. The belarina series has been bred for their ability to go on and on flowering. 12x20cm. Primula Belarina Amethyst Ice has bright mauve purple flowers with a thin white edge.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities 3 or over or for any 10 from the 'Higly Bred Primula' categoryLinks
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Primula Belarina Butter Yellow. A new range of primula hybrids that combine a compact growth habit with excellent sized double flowers produced from February right on through to Summer. The belarina series has been bred for their ability to go on and on flowering. 12x20cm. Butter Yellow has, most surprisingly, Buttery-yellow flowers with a collar of leafy bracts.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities 3 or over or for any 10 from the 'Higly Bred Primula' categoryLinks
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Primula Belarina Cream. A new range of primula hybrids that combine a compact growth habit with excellent sized double flowers produced from February right on through to Summer. The belarina series has been bred for their ability to go on and on flowering. 12x20cm. 12x20cm. This form is a delicate shade of cream shaded lemon at centre with the most delightful complex scent.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities 3 or over or for any 10 from the 'Higly Bred Primula' categoryLinks
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Primula elatior (Oxlip). The wild form of our native Oxlip. From early spring a rosette of apple green foliage emerges which in april or may sends up stems from 10 to 30cm which are topped with a one sided umbel of short stalked primrose flowers. It was once prolific in eastern England from London to Cambridge and into Norfolk, where it was synonymous with acient woodland coppices and grew in large numbers, replacing the common primrose. It is easily grown in heavy rich soils, particularly over chalk, in shade or partial shade which do not dry out in summer. Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula florindae (himalayan cowslip). A primula that combines great poise and charm with stalwart reliability. From a stout clump of rounded leaves come 60-90cm stems from which hang an ever increasing number of pale lemon fragrant flowers dusted on the outside with a pale yellow farina. The scent is the most delicious and complex of any of the primulas, rich and heady like a sweet nose full of Pears soap. I think it ranks as one of the best perfumes of the year - right up there with the best of the roses and so easy to grow as well. Any moist to soggy soil. Discovered by Frank Kingdon-Ward and named by him after his 1st wife, the tall blonde Florinda. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Primula japonica 'Carminea'. Easily grown sturdy candelabra primulas with strong stems baring up to six dazzling tiers of the deepest cerise primrose flowers. For rich moisture retentive soils. Best grown in shade or partial shade to avoid the sun fading the flowers. Flowers in May and June. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula poissonii. An easily grown Chinese species, not as tall or chunky as some of the more common Candelabra primulas, but quickly forming good clumps of evergreen bluish foliage up to 20cm high. The flower stems are about 30cm high and display the whorls of up to 10 deep magenta, yellow eyed flowers to great effect. Ideal for moisture retentive soils in shade or damper conditions in more sun. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula veris. Our native Cowslip hardly needs an introduction but sadly its native homes are becoming less common. Charming native primula with lopsided clusters of bright cheery yellow flowers on short stems. Excellent for naturalising in banks or meadows ideally in sunny situations on well drained alkaline soils. In wetter, heavier or shadier spots Primula vulgaris our native primrose is more likely to suceed. If you have ideal conditions and space you may well get enough flowers to make cowslip wine but better still to stick to chardonnay and leave the blossoms for the bumble bees who often pierce the backs of the calyx to sip the nectar. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula vulgaris (Primrose) (Primula acaulis subsp. acaulis) Whether grown at the front of a formal border or naturalised amongst grass and wild flowers, the cheerful native primrose is always sure to bring a ray of sunshine to the new year garden. We grow Primroses from seed collected from wild primroses growing in the banks of our Dorset nursery. As such you can be assured of getting the true colour, including the occasional flesh pink, rather than the colour sometimes coming from commercial seed. Happiest in a sunny bank. Ideal as a food source for the early bumblebees. Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii. (Primula acaulis subsp. rubra) These Primroses looks for all the world like our native Primrose which the fairies have painted pink. Their habit and flower shape are just the same but this subspecies hails from the eastern mediterranean and grows in similar shadier and cooler conditions to those that we associate with our own wild primrose. The flowers are usually purplish pink or rosy red and can flower from February to April. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'. A strong vigorous clone producing masses of deep blue flowers throughout early spring. Indeed one of the richest and most strident of blues amongst the lungworts with a particularly large flower. Deep mat-green leaves that are completely without spots. Assorts well with bulbs. Best grown in a moist shaded position; away from hot sun. 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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It won't just be the bumblebees that can't resist this especially floriferous, bright pink Pulmonaria. Excellent ground covering foliage is boldly splashed with white spots and is mildew resistant. April - May. A Terra Nova introduction bred for flower size and quantity. 25 x 25cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Pulmonaria Opal ( Ocupol ). A super new variety of Pulmonaria . Its ground covering leaves are borne in neat rosettes and are heavily decorated with bright silver spots. In spring umbels of opalescent pale blue flowers are produced making it a sheer delight in the winter and spring garden. 25 x 25cm. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum'. A most dramatic plant with huge rhubarb leaves that unfurl darkest maroon from scarlet buds and then are topped by a 7-11 ft spike of pink fluffy flowers. Best grown in a damp site where the roots can find water. Our own selection, propagated clonally from a plant we selected out of seedlings many years ago - as deep a colour as we have seen anywhere.Links
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' is one of the last flowers of Summer with rich glowing yellow daisies each enhanced by its black central cone. There is a warmth to the tone of this plant that assorts so well with all the other colours of late Summer Autumn. Reliable cheerful colour for the late season. 1m. Any soil in full sun. Leave the spent flower stems on for a winter decoration and to provide food for the birds - Goldfinches love the seeds.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne'. A brilliant splash of sunshine for late summer into early Autumn. 7.5cm shining yellow, cone centred daisies top 5ft high stems in dense clusters. The petals are well rouned and lax in their demeanour. The habit of the plant is to flop somewhat and to me the flowers always have a quality of the sort of over-large floppy brimmed hats that ladies sometimes wear to Ascot. Plant in rich soil in sun for best effect..Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Salvia pratensis 'Rose Rhapsody' - pratensis Ballet Series. Upright spikes carrying relatively dense heads of rose-pink flowers. Tends to produce more quantity of more upright, shorter stems than either Salvia 'Twilight Serenade' or Salvia 'Sweet Esmerelda'. Summer flowering. reblooms if cut back after first flowering. 40cm. Good, reliable perennial sage for the front section of any border. A form of a native sage which grows in damp meadows.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Salvia pratensis 'Sweet Esmerelda' Part of the Border Ballet series. This is a good, reliable perennial sage for the front section of any border. Upright spikes carry relatively dense heads of magenta-pink flowers. The overall habit is quite open. Similar in habit to Salvia pratensis 'Twilight Serenade'. 50cm. Summer flowering. reblooms if cut back after first flowering. A variety of a British native which finds its home in damp meadows.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Sanguisorba 'Chocolate Tip'. All the wow factor of 'Arnhem' and its smart little flowers but on a more modest scale of plant. The foliage still makes a luxurious mound but is finer in all its aspects than either 'Arnhem' or menziesii and shows a red midrib. The flowers are perhaps a shade darker and the flowering stems are plentiful and rise about 3 feet. It manages to make a statement in the border without adding too much weight.Links
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Sanguisorba 'Pink Tanna'. This is delightful member of an increasingly trendy genus. Each flower is a tight pink cheese puff, made fluffy with an all round coating of black tipped, white stamens. The flowers waft in the wind making a see-through haze of pink and white. One of those plants that is lovely from a distance and intriguing on close inspection. A magnet to insects and needs no staking. Attractive foliage, with leaves that are pinnate like a Rowan tree, form spreading low clumps. This is the pink member of the 'Tanna' series of sanguisorba, being about mid height in the range that sanguisorba grow at 60-80cm. Great Burnet, Burnet Bloodroot Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A very useful dwarf selection of these interesting perennials. Mounds of finely divided attractive foliage are covered with dark burgundy cone flowers, all carried on wiry stems 30cm high in mid-summer. Makes a great edging plant or architectural vertical accent in short planting schemes. Super cut flower. Sun to Partial shade, any soil that is not too dry. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Sanguisorba menziesii. An unusual and rather special plant for the summer border. Lovely mounds of dissected and smartly toothed grey-green leaves emerge early and act as a valuable foil for Spring bulbs. Then in June it sends up lots of long wiry self-supporting stems, each crowded with neat, almost cone-like flowers, each tightly packed with dried blood red florets which then erupt into shaggy pink foxtails. Makes an interesting focal point and especially good as a cut flower.Links
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Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Alba' is an excellent modern hybrid scabious, bred to be good in the border and as a cut flower. The large blooms are a creamy white with typical central creamy 'pincushion' decorated with a sprinkling of pink stamens. loves a little added lime and loved by the butterflies.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Blue' is an excellent modern hybrid scabious, bred to be good in the border and as a cut flower. The large blooms are of a good mid blue with typical central creamy 'pincushion' decorated with a sprinkling of pink stamens. loves a little added lime and loved by the butterflies.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is cultivated form of our native Small Scabious, a plant to be found growing on chalky hills in Britain. When grown in the garden, free of grass competition and well fed it can grow up to 40cm, but generally below 30cm, with lovely pale lavender blue flowers produced throughout late Summer. Loved by butterfliesDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Rosettes of finely cut foliage push up tall wiry, richly-branched stems topped with a multitude of small 15-25mm light yellow pin-cushion like flowers with short pale yellow ray florets. The flowers mature into very attractive seed heads that dry very well. For a well drained soil in full sun. Attractive to insects. june-October. 80cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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('Pixie Yellow'). An outstanding selection by the University of Georgia. A compact dwarf habit and an abundant and free flowering tendency producing a cloud of pale creamy yellow pincushion flowers throughout the season. 40cm. The pistils are clean white.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Sedum 'Joyce Henderson' has strong upright growth combine with glaucous foliage and large heads of pale pink flowers, making a very desirable pretty sedum. She is quite similar to 'Matrona' in many ways but paler in the flower and less coloured in the leaf. 60cm A magnet to butterflies in early Autumn. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Sedum 'Munstead Dark Red' is a beautiful compact growing sedum originally seleted by Gertrude Jekyll from the garden at Munstead Wood. Dense head of deep red-maroon flowers and glaucous foliage that tinges purple.Plants are relatively short. Thought originally to be seletion of our native Orpine - Sedum telephium. height 45cm Excellent nectar source for butterflies Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Autumn Moor Grass. As semi-evergreen grass which is native to South-Eastern regions of Europe. It is chiefly grown as a foil for other perennials on account of the pale yellow-green tint of its foliage which provides a bright accent in any scheme. Growth tends to be in the cooler seasons of Spring and Autumn with the Summer showing little foliage growth. However Summer does bring flowering with a flush of short silvery white brushes. Will grow in sun or semi-shade. 60cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Silene dioica 'Firefly'. Double flowers in the most shocking pink imaginable makes this a plant that is sure to be noticed. Can be grown in a sunny border, where it will make a substantial clump, or in a wilder setting in dappled shade. 60cm tall by as much wide if space and nutrition allows. Will flower on and on from early summer onwards.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' (S.lanata S.olympica), or Lamb's Ears. Excellent ground-cover is formed by the dense mats of soft woolly silver-grey leaves. This is the none flowering cultivar which is preferred by some people. In all other ways very similar to the species. Easy cultivation. 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Stachys byzantina (S.lanata S.olympica), or Lamb's Ears. Excellent ground-cover is formed by the dense mats of soft woolly silver-grey leaves. Flower spikes also are thickly woolly and cut and dry well. Easy cultivation. 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Spear Grass, Feather Grass. Airy, oat-like flowers sway gracefully on tall stems above a dense hummock of foliage. Flowers 2.5m; foliage 1m. Prefers a well drained warm spot. A lovely specimen grass -
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Stokesia laevis 'Blue Star' possesses large cornflower-like flowers of clear lavender blue with a pink tinge towards the centre. Combine this with evergreen leaves and you have an attractive and unusual perennial for a warm well drained spot. The flowers cut extremely well for flower arrangements. Looks best when you allow it to flop at the edge of a bed. 60cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Succisa pratensis - Devil's Bit Scabious, Blue Buttons. Good for any damp planting and useful in meadow schemes where a Spring meadow management regime can be applied. The flowers are dusky blue buttons held on stifly branching stems. Particularly effective en masse. Grows on slightly acid to calcareous soils. A wildflower that can holds its own in the border. The curious common name, Devil's Bit Scabious has two roots. Scabious derives from the use of the plant to cure skin ailments such as scabies and even those from the bubonic plague, (Scabere is the Latin for scratch). 'Devil's Bit' derives from folk tales of the Devil biting off the short black roots in his anger at the plants medicinal abilities.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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An unusual form of our native Devil's Bit Scabious with buttermilk yellow, buttton-like pin-cushion flowers. For a moist soil in sun or partial shade. July to October. 80cm Good for any damp planting and useful in meadow schemes where a Spring meadow management regime can be applied. The flowers are cream buttons held on stiflfy branching stems. Particularly effective en masse. Grows on slightly acid to calcareous soils. A wildflower that can holds its own in the border. The curious common name, Devil's Bit Scabious has two roots. Scabious derives from the use of the plant to cure skin ailments such as scabies and even those from the bubonic plague, (Scabere is the Latin for scratch). 'Devil's Bit' derives from folk tales of the Devil biting off the short black roots in his anger at the plants medicinal abilities.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket', also known as foam flower makes charming ground cover for moist shade. At its loveliest in Spring when the pale new growth emerges over the dark over wintered foliage accompanied by a generous topping of pink budded foamy flowers . Particularly tight clumps of foliage with short spikes of flowers with dusky pink buds. Deeply palmate leaves with central dark star. 15-30cm.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Deeply incised palmate leaves with the 'fingers' cut 3/4 of the way to the palm. All sections are strongly marked giving the whole leaf the suggestion of a purple black star with green margins. Colouring is Apple green on the young leaves, becoming dark green and textured with age. Flowers typical, little white stars with long exerted anthers tipped with orange pollen. The stems are suffused with rosy purple which pervades the buds giving the top of the pyramidal spike a warm glow. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tradescantia 'Blue Stone' (Andersoniana Group) demonstrates spreading mounds of neat grassy foliage amongst which nestle the cheery triangular blue flowers. A reliable and colourful addition to the front of the border. Best in full sun. 30cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Spreading mounds of neat grassy foliage amongst which nestle the cheery triangular pink flowers. A reliable and colourful addition to the front of the border. Best in full sun. 30cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tradescantia 'Innocence' (Andersoniana Group). has spreading mounds of neat grassy foliage amongst which nestle clean white triangular flowers. Lacks the blue coloured stamens of tradescantia 'Osprey' A cheerful addition to the front of the border. Best in full sun. 30cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tradescantia 'Little Doll' (Andersoniana Group), nestling amongst mounds of short neat grassy foliage grows abundant sprays of three petalled pale blue flowers. A short and very dense variety which always looks neat. A cheerful addition to the front of the border. Best in full sun. 30cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tradescantia 'Red Grape' (Andersoniana Group) has spreading mounds of neat grassy foliage amongst which nestle the cheery triangular bright cerise flowers. The sepals are well coloured so that the hanging finished flowers keep adding and adding to the effect. Touching the flowers leaves a red stain on your hand just like red wine. A reliable and colourful addition to the front of the border. Best in full sun. 45cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tricyrtis 'Pink Freckles'. This is a variety which leans towards Tricyrtis formosana. It is earlier flowering than most with compact habit. The flowers are relatively broad in the petals with a bas colour of pink stained white, moderately spotted with burgundy. Height 60cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Possibly the tallest of all the Trollius, standing up to twice as tall as some of its European counterparts. The flowers stand up high and proud above the glossy dark foliage, 2 inches across, wide open with a central blazing cage of narrow petaloid segments. With the glowing orange colour it reminds me of a the Olympic cauldron in full blaze. It is a native of high rainfall areas in Northern China up through Siberia and so wants a cool constantly moist position to thrive. Reliable and hardy and excellent by a pond where it will never fail to get noticed when in flower in May. 90cm -
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The same charming little flowers as Viola cornuta but in a lovely shade of pink with darket bee lines. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Once a rarity, this large impressive fern from North America is now much more commonly seen. It comes form the Western Coastal region of North America, from British Columbia right down to California. The relatively narrow fronds are held mostly erect and will reach about a metre in length. In the wild they can reach 2m (even reports of 3m) but in our climate 1m is more realistic. To get the very best, Woodwardia fimbriata would prefer a moist soil, moist atmosphere with warm Summers and mild Winters. Give it time as well as it is slow to settle and increase, but the wait and patience will be worth it as it is a most impressive fern. Cold tolerance should go down to about -10C. Unlike some Woodwardia the new growth of this species is green and it also lacks the bulbils that some species carry. -
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This is a relatively new cultivar which has come from New Zealand. The flowers are more upward facing than the standard Zantedeschia, slightly shorter and posses a lovely carmine glow to the base. In shape they tend more towards a Calla lily, more funnel shaped with less of a broad flare. Reports are that it is as hardy as Green Goddess, which we have had outside for many years, and that it will take a little more dryness than usual. Like all Zantedeschis it is best to cover younger plants with a generous mulch until they are well established. 60cm -
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We're a bit confused over this one. We bought this plant in micropropagated several years ago as Zantedeschia 'Flamingo', but is less fully pink than we expected. We are not sure if it was supposed to be the plant bred in the Netherlands by The Klaver Brothers, Theo and Kees for the cut flower trade, or another cultivar which vies for the name. Whichever, believe the pictures which show the plant that we have. It has the beautiful chalice form of Zantedeschia but coloured with a lovely soft sugar pink, especially on the outside. It is a vigorous grower that will bloom freely once established and cut beautifully (cut it as the bud opens). 80cm. For a warm sunny spot with access to plenty of moisture. The crowns are best protected with a deep mulch in the early years and otherwise if Winters turn very cold. -
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Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess' (Lily of the Nile). An interesting variation on the usual white flower with large green spathes, shaded to white in the throat. Spathes are more funnel shaped than flared with a lovely twist that makes them a must for flower arrangers. A little larger than the species. An excellent cut flower and handsome foliage plant. Mulch young plants well in first few years. Avoid dry soils. 120cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Zantedeschia aethiopica (Lily of the Nile). Beautiful gleaming white arum lily with a broadly flared spathe with prominent yellow spadix. An excellent cut flower and handsome foliage plant. Mulch young plants well in first few years. Avoid dry soils unless the bulb can be planted quite deeply. Lovely by water. 120cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over
