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Crocosmia 'Emberglow'. 1970. Crocosmia potsii x Crocosmia paniculata. 90cm This is a tall and imposing crocosmia with strong upright form and flower stems that branch and arch over at the top with rows of red trumpets arrayed each side. Flowers are produced in the form of C.potsii in a dark true red, one of the darkest. Sets seed readily – the seed heads making a lovely winter decoration.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Aptly named, this has to be one of the best new red Crocosmias. Intensely vermillion red, the wide petalled big flowers have no hint of orange, while the throat burns even darker. The narrow pleated leaves are upright rather than floppy and are not as tall as the old Lucifer, nor as inclined to spread. Flowering at 90-120cm in July and August and into September these blooms prefer a not-too-dry position and are very effective in 'hot' schemes.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'. A large and startling montbretia. The foliage is tall and broad; the flowers a vivid glowing red, produced freely in late summer on great arching panicles. If you into unabashed red then this is the plant for you. One of the earliest of the Montbretia to flower. 1969 C. masoniorum x C.paniculata. early flowering, up to 4ft high. Intermediate between parents. Best in sun or part shade with some moisture. 120cm.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A real beauty with good densely packed spikes of large flowers in deep, mellow golden yellow with a velvety texture. The buds are closely packed in curved reminiscent of a large golden freesia. Clumps of long sword-like foliage are rich green and vigorous. A floriferous variety which grows around a metre tall. Best grown in average to moist conditions, avoiding dry soils. Bred by Ken Ridgely in South Africa. August-September.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Named after Lord Nelson's lover, this is one of the varieties bred by George Davison, the first breeder of Crocosmias. It has a similar colouring to C.'Buttercup', with the main difference being the red calyces and coloured stems. The spikes are very upright and tightly packed with outward facing blooms in a rich warm yellow, very much enhanced by the red calyces and apricot buds. 60cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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The deep glossy forest green fronds of this fern with its broadly pinnate pseudo-holly foliage makes a wonderful focal point amongst its lacy cousins or a fine evergreen for shade in its own right. It grows to 75cm (30") and can look handsome all year, especially if protected from bitter winds. Good even in deep shade given woodsy friable soil. It will burn if grown in full sun. native of Asia (Korea, China, Vietnam and Thailand and especially Japan where it makes its home in a wide range of environments from urban walls to forest floors.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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The beautiful Bleeding Heart or Lady-in-the-Bath. Fresh green ferny foliage above which arch stems dripping pink & white flowers like dewdrops. A picture of poise and grace. 3ft in a nice moist soil. The fleshy roots are delving and brittle so its best not disturbed and best sited in a sheltered situation in sun or partial shade with plenty of humus. In hot situations where water might go short at the roots, the plant will take a period of Summer dormancy but will re-emerge the following Spring. Mulching helps to extend the flowering season. Great cut flower and surprisingly scented. Deer and Rabbit resistant, possibly on account of its yellow sap. You know a plant has been loved for years when it has numerous names. For this one try Bleeding Hearts or Ladies-in-the-Bath, Ladies-in-a-boat or Dutchman's Breeches or even Lady's Locket and Lyre Flower. The ladies-in-the-bath/boat reference is only apparent if you take an open flower, turn it upside down and pull the outer petals apart, then it becomes obvious. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Digitalis lanata - (Cafe Creme) - Woolly Foxglove. One of the more unusual foxgloves, mabe not instantly recognisable as such. The flowers are carried in a typical foxglove spike, but instead of the usual hanging bells, each flower is very rounded, white with dense brown netting, a broad white lip and a glowing yellow inside. They are reminiscent of a column of curious, comical, gaping mouths. A reasonably perennial species. Light shade 60 cm CAUTION- TOXIC IF EATEN Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate'. Thin spikes, densely crowded with small bronze-red foxglove flowers make for a striking addition to any planting. 60 cm high, July to September. Similar to a smaller Digitalis ferruginea, but with paler and slightly less even leaf rosettes. For an unusual combination try it with Allium caeruleum.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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GOLDEN SCALED MALE FERN. Beautiful native fern which will tolerate wide ranging conditions including dry shade; but preferring a moist soil. Semi evergreen fronds make a clump 100cm*100cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Dryopteris dilitata 'Crispa Whiteside'. Broad Buckler Fern. A beautiful form of a moisture loving British native fern with large broad spreading fronds intricately congested and wavy. 60cm. Very good for naturalising in woodlands and near water. Like the species, except that all leafy parts of the frond are crispy. Originally found in the wild by Robert Whiteside, who considered it his best wild find. Later reintroduced by Reginald Kaye.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Dryopteris erythrosora. Copper Shield Fern, Autumn Fern. a real treasure from China, Japan and Taiwan. The bold, broadly triangular fronds emerge in dazzling coppery tints, later turning a rich glossy green, decorated on the reverse with red spores. 60cm. tolerates dry well when established. This is a pretty well evergreen fern whose shiny fronds stand winter weather remarkably well. Fronds are long stalked. In cultivation there may be a number of extremely similar species grown under this name.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A most unusual fern with magnificent and oddly shaped fronds that mark it out as quite distinct from any other Dryopteris. The leaves have a leathery quality with 2-5 pairs of broad pinnae and a long pointed terminal pinnule. (a further subdivision of the primary leaflets, known as the pinnae). It requires adequate moisture and a sheltered position as it is not bone-hardy in every Winter (covering the crown would help greatly in very cold Winters). In a choice position it can remain evergreen, but it will become deciduous as a protective measure against the cold. Use the old fronds as protection for the crown. It is slow to bulk up and propagate but well worth the wait. fronds eventually get 20-50 by 20-35cm and the rhizome will gradually creep. From japan and Taiwan. Zone 8, which includes most of England and Wales and the West coast of Scotland.Links
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Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer'. A tall variety of cone-flower forming clumps of hairy, narrow , lance-shaped foliage. From June to October it sends up flowering stalks to 80cm (2'6") topped with large daisies comprising a typical spiky central cone and a skirt of narrow drooping palest pink petals. For well drained soils in sunDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over Echinaceas are hardy as far as temperature goes and they are undoubtedly lovely. What is also not in doubt is that they die reliably in many people's gardens. At the root of this is the great British Winter climate. Echinaceas want moist roots and dry free flowing air; what we give them is a regular deluge followed by misty, muggy days. The consequence is fungal rots and a dead Coneflower. You can help by planting your Echinacea in an open situation where the breeze will keep the crown drier, but the stark reality is that Echinacea are not reliable in everyone's garden. As a consequence will only consider complaints about Echinacea within a month of purchase and certainly not following a Winter.Links
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This is really a very fine Sea Holly indeed in more than one sense of the word. Eryngium 'Pen Blue' is in the x zabelii family with sea-green tripartite leaves. The flowers are borne on 60cm violet stems and are a picture of beauty. The collar is particularly wide in comparison to the central cone and its segments, radiating like the spokes of the devil's chariot are narrow, spiky and a striking electric Blue. Further adding to the effect, the flowers are beautifully arranged and composed with the secondary flowers slightly smaller and held a little lower. Altogether a class act and a magnet for the bees. Found by Jane Edmunds in her garden in Penselwood, Somerset.Links
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Eryngium agavifolium. An architectural species which hails from stony hillsides and rocky riverbanks in the Cordoba region of Argentina. It has long pale green strap-like leaves with spiny edges, probably the broadest of the commonly grown long leaved species. The flower spikes are stiff 1m stalks topped with a small terminal knob of greeny white spiny cones. We've had this plant for years, but it has taken me many years to persuade Dawn of its merits. She's finally given in so it remains to be seen if I'm vindicated. A bold statement and Great for the bees. For full sun in a well drained but not dry soil. Hardy to -10 if really happy, less if miserable.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Eryngium bourgatii . Rosettes of deeply cut crisp, curly grey-green leaves with silver veins make a notable feature all on their own. The clump gives rise to branching spikes of blue-green thistles with blue spiky bracts that begin silver. A beautiful plant all year 60cm (2ft) high which needs well drained soil in full sun. Great for the beesDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Eryngium giganteum - Miss Willmott's Ghost. Flowering stems branch and branch until they form wide heads of silver white cones surrounded by large silver bracts. A marvelous architectural plant and an eerie presence in the half light. This plant can behave as a biennial or short lived perennial dependent on situation and how well it grow in its first year. Whichever it will usually seed itself around to provide replacements. 60cm tall, Summer. This plant earned itself it's common name 'Miss Willmotts Ghost from the habit of Ellen Willmott - a spiky character herself - carrying seeds of this plant in her pocket and sprinkling them in gardens she visited. In this way she silently left a trail of the plant in her wake.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is a valuable new addition to Gauras. Building on the success of 'Summer Breeze' which is proving to be reliable and persistent comes this pure white form. If you want all that airy, wafty charm of a Gaura with the endless stream of late Summer flowers, but want a pure clean white with no hint of red in the buds, then this is the plant for you. Reminiscent of the white Rosebay Willowherb for bringing a purity of green and white. Excellent for hot dry beds. If you came by this plant via Oenothera, you may think it odd, but some now place all of Gaura within Oenothera.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Gaura lindheimeri 'Summer Breeze'. (Oenothera lindheimeri 'Summer Breeze'). Lindheimeri's Beeblossom. Pure white flowers opening from deep reddy pink buds create a long-lasting & graceful cloud. Valuable for its liking of hot dry positions and for its late flowering. 1m; spreading rootstock. Selected in 2008 by Christine Kress of Sarastro Nursery, Austria If you came by this plant via Oenothera, you may think it odd, but some now place all of Gaura within Oenothera.-
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A really nice very dark-leaved G.pratense with white flowers heavily rayed in lavender. The flowers aren't startling white as you find in say a G.sanguineum Album, largely owing to the influence of the veins, an influence that can be quite pronounced at some times of day. The handsome deeply divided foliage is dark purple on dark purple stems in a shortish 30cm mound. Best in full sun, but not too dry, or in more shade if you don't mind the foliage developing more green. like all G,pratense it is prone to mildew after flowering and is best trimmed then to rejuvenate. 35cm high by 45cm wide. Arose from the original batch of Victor Reiter seed grown by Robin Moss. fusion_separator style_type="single solid" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="" top_margin="" bottom_margin="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center"][/fusion_separator]Links
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Helenium 'Indianers0mmer' (Indian Summer) . This is probably the tallest and the latest flowering, but well worth the wait. The flowers are rich coppery red in large heads with a velvety brown bun centre. It flowers profusely from August through September and into October, making a striking show and being an invaluable nectar source for the bees. Easily grown in sun and any good soil. 120cm plusLinks
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Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' (AGM) is a lovely summery daisy with prominent brown centres, loved by bees. Flowers open yellowy-orange streaked with darker orange and become redder with age, creating a rich mix of colour which goes on and on from June to October. As its name suggests, it is the earliest of all the Heleniums. It is medium in the height range and produces a more leafy plant than some with a super abundance of flowers. 1m highLinks
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Helenium 'Wyndley' is a possibly the shortest and earliest to flower of the Heleniums. The flowers are a warm orange, suffused with red and set off with a dark centre. They are produced in abundance from June through July on relatively stiff, well branched stems. Easily grown in any good soil. 60-80cmLinks
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Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'. Medium - Large (90 x 50 cm). A fabulous blue Hosta with puckered heavy textured leaves, round in outline and distinctly cupped. Great topped with the white flowers. Just wait for it to rain ! H. 'Tokudama' x H. sieboldiana (Walden West 1989) Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Frances Williams'. Giant. A very fine large Hosta. The large cupped and corrugated leaves are variegated with a sea green base and broad creamy yellow margin. A moist shady site will see the full potential. Plant in light to moderate shade both to preserve the wonderful colouring and to stop the edges scorching. Can be slow to establish. 1986 winner of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta Award. Sport of H. ' Elegans' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Large. For sun or shade. Large fragrant flowers. Sport of H.'Guacamole'. B.Solberg. Another excellent offspring in the Fragrant Bouquet line. The leaves are of an even colouring, beginning the year a bright yellow and slowly fading to a fresh yellow-green. Prominent veining and a graceful shape make this a very nice Hosta. Excellent flower quality is just a bonus.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Gold Standard'. Large. 50 x 90cm. A real summer star develops from a modest spring green hosta with dark green margins. In summer the centres brighten to pure gold and then chartreuse. A medium to large grower creating a mound of overlapping leaves with slightly cupping. Sport of H. fortunei 'Hyacintha Variegata'. Bright light to moderate shade. Has sported more fine varieties than any other Hosta. 1997 winner of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta Award. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Very Large. H.montana f. macrophylla seedling. D.Heims. One of those varieties that is slow to establish, but well worth the wait. The leaves are twice as long as wide, tapering to a narrow tip with very prominent parallel veins and a rippled edge. A lovely elegant graceful green leaf variety for a moist position in light shade. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Krossa Regal'. Giant. 90 x 90cm. A large impressive plant which will grow into a large vase shaped mound, very suitable for specimen planting. Glaucous grey-green leaves with undulating margins become large and deeply corrugated. Tall stems of lily-like flowers sway gracefully above the foliage. A slug resistant variety for dappled shade. H. 'Nigrescens' hybrid. 2001 winner of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta Award. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Nancy Lindsay'. (Hosta 'Windsor Gold') Leaves emerge mottled with a rich butter yellow spotting, later fading to mid green. The flowers are well coloured, mauvey-pink, held well above the leaves. A Hosta fortunei type. Leaves below 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Patriot'. Medium. A medium, broad spreading Hosta. The heavy textured heart shaped leaves are gently cupped and have striking broad white margins. The leaves become puckered when mature. Reasonable sun tolerance. Best grown in good light to moderate shade. Sport of Hosta 'Francee' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Large. Possibly a H.nigrescens hybrid. Ullrich Fischer. Quite similar in many ways to H.'Krossa Regal', differing in that the leaves are maybe a little narrower on longer petioles and slightly darker in colour. In spring they are very thin and snake-like in the way that they unfurl from narrow pointy buds. A fine cultivar if a little slow.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Large. H.yingeri x H.'Blue Umbrellas'. T.Avent 1995. A big bold Hosta with well rounded, well puckered leaves. Quickly makes a large, if not shapely mound of tough leathery textured leaves that are noted for their deep blue green colouring. Vigorous grower. Surprisingly small and delicate pink flowers for such a butch Hosta.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Praying Hands'. Medium. 35 x 40cm. A unique variety with twisted pointed leaves that are held very erect. Leaves dark green with a blue tinge, accentuated by a narrow yellow edge. An unusual variety that people either love or hate, it makes a most striking plant when mature. For light shade. Of unknown origin. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Large. Upright grower. A sport of H.'Gold Regal'. B.Solberg. Leaves have a very nice shape with a gently undulating margin. The colouring is a pale yellow, fading more creamy in sun with a margin that is a very muted green, sometimes fading entirely. Seer suckering towards the petiole and veins retain some blue-green colouring. Forms a tight crown of leaves.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Regal Splendor'. Giant. 90 x 100cm. A large impressive plant suitable for specimen planting. Glaucous grey-green leaves with a narrow cream edge become large and deeply corrugated. Tall stems of lily-like flowers sway gracefully above foliage. Sport of H. 'Krossa Regal' with which it shares many features. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Large. Heart shaped puckered leaves with a wavy margin. A seedling of H.'Wagon Wheels'. M.Seaver. A very attractive variety with its variation in leaf colour as they mature at different rates. Each one starts off chartreuse, turning a bright yellow as they age, all the time with a cream to white margin. They are quite heavily seersuckered with each pucker being accentuated by the green shading it retains.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Hosta 'Shade Fanfare'. Medium. 37 x 50cm. Large heart shaped leaves are chartreuse green with broad creamy yellow margins, fading to yellow with a white edge as the season progresses. Produces lots of lily like lavender flowers. Medium sized grower. Sport of H. 'Flamboyant' Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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 '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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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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