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30-60cm

  • Tradescantia 'Red Grape' Tradescantia 'Red Grape'

    Tradescantia ‘Red Grape’ (Andersoniana Group)

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    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. 45cm
    Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over

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  • Trifolium ochroleucon Trifolium ochroleucon

    Trifolium ochroleucon

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    Sulphur Clover. This is a British Native that is becoming sadly rarer as its native habitats are ploughed up for arable crops and its foothold on the road verges declines with indifferent verge managemnet regimes (Do check out Plantlife's campaign to influence better roadside management). It is a native of chalky boulder-clays and more rarely chalk sites. It is a large clover which will spread with short stolons. The heads of flowers are less sulphur-yellow and more creamy and are particularly attractive to bumblebees. likes brightness, but not the full glare of the sun. June to July
    Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over
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  • Trifolium rubens

    Trifolium rubens

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    Red Feather. This is possibly the showiest of all the clovers. It is fairly upright in growth with long terminal heads of flowers. The heads are downy and silvery in bud opening from the base upwards with rich ruby-red peas. Likes sunlight but dislikes extremes of temperature. Grow with adequate moisture in a slightly alkaline soil for best results. Non-invasive. Flowers late summer. Like all the clovers, nectar rich and therefore a magnet for the bees.
    Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over
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  • Trifolium rubens f. album ‘Frosty Feathers’ Trifolium rubens f. album ‘Frosty Feathers’

    Trifolium rubens f. album ‘Frosty Feathers’

    £6.50
    Good for Bees

    Good for Bees

    Potsize - 1L

    The flowers on this form of European Clover are absolutely brilliant white, contrasting well with the rich dark green of the foliage. Ideal for growing in poor soils, tolerating calcareous soils very well. Will rebloom if cut back after flowering. Excellent nectar source for bees. 60cm. Native to Europe right down to the Mediterranean, growing in dry grassland and at woodland edges.
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  • Trollius europaeus 'Lemon Supreme' Trollius europaeus 'Lemon Supreme'

    Trollius europaeus ‘Lemon Supreme’

    £6.00

    Potsize - 1L

    A vigorous but compact form of our native Globeflower introduced by Jelitto in 2010. It grows about half the height of the species, but like it has lovely clear lemon yellow flowers produced freely in Spring. 30cm. Whilst Trollius will grow in the open border, they only produce their best when given access to moisture at all times. They are best suited to the edges of ponds where the roots can seek out water.
    Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over
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  • Verbascum phoeniceum 'Flush of White' (White Bride) Verbascum phoeniceum 'Flush of White' (White Bride)

    Verbascum phoeniceum ‘Flush of White’ (White Bride)

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    From a dark shining rosette of leaves arise several stems bearing relatively long-stalked white flowers with a soft fluttery edge. A relatively short lived variety. 60cm. May to August. Commonly known as the purple mullein, the parents of this plant hail form Southern Europe and Asia, growing to 60cm in flower which they do in the early part of Summer. It will self seed in the garden if happy but may not always throw whites unless carefully isolated as it hails from genes which display violets, purples and pinks in the flower. The phoeniceum hybrids are thought to have been one of the original parents back in the 1930's of the taller, very pretty Cotswold Hybrids such as 'Gainsborough' and 'Pink Domino'. Sadly, like their parents they too are not long lived and can need replacing periodically.
    Discount of 50p< per plant for quantities of 3 or over
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  • Veronica longifolia 'Charlotte' Veronica longifolia 'Charlotte'

    Veronica longifolia ‘Charlotte’

    £6.50
    Bee Friendly

    Bee Friendly

    Potsize - 1L

    Purest white, densely packed spikes of flowers each with an exerted style and two yellow tipped anthers. Green in bud. The foliage is greyish green with good creamy yellow margins. All in all a rather elegant and classy plant. June to August. 65cm. Reblooms in Autumn if deadheaded.
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  • Veronica spicata 'Glory' ('Royal Candles', 'Ulster Dwarf Blue') Veronica spicata 'Glory' ('Royal Candles', 'Ulster Dwarf Blue')

    Veronica spicata ‘Glory’ (‘Royal Candles’, ‘Ulster Dwarf Blue’)

    £6.50
    Bee Friendly

    Bee Friendly

    Potsize - 1L

    A neat, bushy, dwarf Veronica with deepest sapphire blue flowers from wonderful limy-green tips. Branching flower spikes to 30cm. Very long season. June to October
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  • Vinca difformis Vinca difformis

    Vinca difformis

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    A special Vinca from the Western Mediterranean. At first impressions it looks a lot like Vinca major with its large fresh green foliage; that is until mid October, when it is studded with large, palest pearly blue periwinkle flowers which appear throughout Winter into early Spring. The flowers age to pure white. Its Mediterranean roots do make it somewhat tender. It is reliable in the South West but in less favourable climates it requires the shelter of a warm wall. It appreciates some sun. A charming Winter plant. 30 x 60cm, spreading. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over

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  • Vinca difformis

    Vinca difformis ‘Alba

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    A special Vinca from the Western Mediterranean. At first impressions it looks a lot like Vinca major with its large fresh green foliage; that is until mid October, when it is studded with large, pure white periwinkle flowers which appear throughout Winter into early Spring. Vinca difformis can look identical at times when its flowers are white, but difformis is at certain times pearly blue. Its Mediterranean roots do make it somewhat tender. It is reliable in the South West but in less favourable climates it requires the shelter of a warm wall. It appreciates some sun. A charming Winter plant. 30 x 60cm, spreading. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over

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  • Vinca difformis 'Jenny Pym' Vinca difformis 'Jenny Pym'

    Vinca difformis ‘Jenny Pym’

    £6.50

    Potsize - 1L

    Vinca difformis 'Jenny Pym'. This Vinca grows two sorts of shoots, hence its name difformis. One shoot is long and barren, the other much shorter, upright up to 30cm tall and bears the flowers. These upright shoots are clustered and in this form carry pink flowers with a distinct white central region. Vinca difformis is quite similar to Vinca major in many respects, differing most significantly in its habit of flowering right from Autumn, through mild Winter spells to Spring. Vinca difformis is not as hardy as the more common species but is reliable in the South West and good elsewhere with the shelter of a wall. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over

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At Dorset Perennials you will find a husband and wife team, Dawn and Martin, who have been plantsmen and nurserymen for nearly 25 years. Our nursery, situated in the North of Dorset close to the Somerset border, is full of the plants we love. There’s no overall theme, just an eclectic mix of perennials that, for one reason or another, we consider well worth growing. We have plants for shade, plants for sun, plants for wildlife and a few more just because. In short all the perennials you would ever need to make a garden full of colour throughout the year and full of the plants you need to make it hum with wildlife. We’ve tried to make this website full of inspirational colour and easy to use. The shop page has a nifty plant selector sidebar which can be used to filter our plants by size, colour season and so forth to help you quickly pin down the right plant for a particular spot. We’ve added picture pages showing plant associations to inspire you, or if you need a little advice just give us a call.
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