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Not a big blousy primadonna, but nevertheless a useful plant full of its own charms. Useful as it is late flowering with compact heads of small white snowballs which are just full of nectar. The leaves are fresh apple green with stems that will colour up mahogany if the plant is in sun. Tones in well with other plants and a good clean colour for a white scheme. Equally at home in the border of wild garden. 100-150cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is the plain native form of Lady Fern, a plant that can be found throughout Britain growing in damp shady sites, but avoiding calcareous soils. It is an extremely hardy species and one that is quite variable from bipinnate to tripinnate sometimes. Whichever, it has a finer appearance than the Male fern and to my nose it is one of the 'ferniest smelling' of the ferns. It is fairly soon cut down with the onset of the frosts and is fully deciduous. Whilst a moist atmosphere is always an advantage and that coupled with a moist site will allow this fern to show of its best, once established they will actually tolerate quite dry sites, though with a cost on performance and leaf quality in dry spells.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overMore About Ferns
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This is the cruciate form of our native Lady fern. The leaves retain the lovely delicate nature of the species, but are distinguished in that alternate pinnae along the frond point either up or down from the plane of the leaf so that, were you to look down the length you could see a cross pattern. Often referred to as The Queen of the Ferns, it was a much treasured Victorian find. The tip of each pinna is also slightly crested which accentuates the overall frond outline. As with the native form, this is best in light shade with access to moisture at all times. grows to 90cm maybe a little more.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overMore About Ferns
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This is a selection of the North American form of our native Lady Fern which has stipes (frond stems) that are picked out in a rich ruby red. The full colouration is not apparent on young plants, but increases after plants have passed through their first frosty winter and then intensifies with age. Good nutrition will also intensify the colour. Overall the fronds are delicate in texture and posses that lovely 'ferny smell' when brushed. Needs constant access to moisture to grow at its best, achieving 90cm in height. Discovered in Vermont by John Lynch of the New England Wildflower Society.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overMore About Ferns
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Japanese Painted Fern. One of the many fine cultivars of this already lovely fern. Fronds are fine and delicate with a metallic silvery green sheen. Fronds are broad and grow fairly horizontally such that a plant will give good ground coverage when in leaf. A lovely fern worthy of a little care and a moist shady spot where it will prove most hardy. 45cm. DeciduousDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overMore About Ferns
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Japanese Painted Fern. One of the many fine cultivars of this already lovely fern. Each frond begins the season green, ageing with a metallic silvery sheen which is further enhanced by rosy red etching and shading . Fronds are broad and grow fairly horizontally such that a plant will give good ground coverage when in leaf. A lovely fern worthy of a little care and a moist shady spot where it will prove most hardy. 45cm. DeciduousDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overMore About Ferns
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A pretty quaking grass with tidy mounds of soft glaucous leaves with handsome white edges and striping. In Summer, dainty wands of little dancing lockets are produced which sway in the breeze. Green-white at first and often tinged with pink, the seed heads become golden with age. Semi-evergreen clumps of leaves. Not a very long lived plant but careful regular division can extend its life. Seedlings do not come true. 50-70cm in flower, 30cm in leaf.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Feather Reed Grass. This fine variety was named after the distinguished German nurseryman Karl Foerster (1874-1970) who selected and introduced it. It is a sterile hybrid (C.arundinacea x C.epigejos) and forms a narrow column, 60cm high in leaf and 150cm plus in flower. The flower spikes are narrow feathery plumes, purpley green to start, ageing a lovely golden shade in Autumn and persisting well into the Winter. It will tolerate a wide range of soils, including heavy clay and compacted soils and whilst it prefers a sunny drier site, it will tolerate a wet site well. The first grass to win Perennial Plant of the Year, which it did in 2001Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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As Marsh Marigolds go this one is relatively compact in growth, shorter in all its parts. However it is the flowers that are the chief attraction. They start off looking like a normal Marsh Marigold with the tightest anemone centre you could imagine. Then, as the flowers age, the centre petals grow out until you have a full blown miniature pom-pom dahlia of a flower in rich glowing gold. 30cm spread. Marsh Marigolds are amongst the first flowers of Spring, flowering throughout the month of April.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Chaerophyllum hirsutum 'Roseum'. A stout Umbellifer with quite a distinctive colouring. The leaves are soft and hairy in a similar manner to Sweet Cicely and apple green in colour. The flowers are sugary pink in close umbels, tighter than a Cow Parsley. If happy it can make a substantial clump, 2ft or more in leaf alone. Best with moisture. This plant naturally exists in a spectrum of forms from a barely blush to a strong sugar pink. This form is at the strong end of this spectrum. There are some things that fundamentally split marriages, deep unbridgeable divides that can never be healed. This plant is one of those - Dawn thinks it's just lovely, whereas I think the pink is just a bit pink for the oh so green leaves. Maybe its a girl-boy thing. I'm sure we'll get over it.Links
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Melancholy Thistle. Broader leaves, a more spreading habit and larger flowers than its cousin Cirsium rivulare. Later in the year to flower as well. The reason for the name heterophyllum comes from the variability of the leaf form, which becomes more divided on the flowering stalks than the basal rosettes. In shade this plant will grow well but flower poorly. Give it plenty of moisture and sun to see it at its best. The plant was considered a possible cure for sadness. Nicholas Culpepper in 1669 said that it "makes a man as merry as a cricket" Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Convallaria majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. One of those perennials that really needs no introduction. It is native to Britain and is particularly common on Lime rich soils, growing thick tangled mats of root in woodland situations. Each node produces two broad leaves in the middle of which nestle the stiff little spikes hung on One side with little fragrant white bells, Each with a narrowed frilly opening like an old-fashioned maids bonnet. Lily-of-the-Valley is easily grown and adaptable and particularly suited to leaving alone in difficult dry situations where It will happily carpet and provide fragrant little posies Each SpringDiscount 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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A really big, bold statement of a plant for the back of large borders. Great clouds of ivory coloured, almost white, soft fluffy flowers sway on grey green stems which are richly clad in handsome whorls of fresh green foliage. A handsome architectural plants which can top 2m and is irresistible to insects. Flowering from July-September. Please don't expect to receive it in flower in Summer !Links
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Lesser Celandine. Gold-edged, bronze buds open to a typical celandine colour, the difference being that Ficaria verna 'Montacute' (Ranunculus ficaria) has 4 ruffs of petals, prettily incurved to reveal the contrasting bronzy reverse. The petals are neatly square-ended, almost as if they have been trimmed. Unlike 'Flore Pleno' the centres of the flowers are open revealing a green eye surrounded by a boss of orange anthers. The leaves are arrow shaped, green flecked with silver. A favourite of mine and one of the earliest to flower. Said to have been rescued from a verge in Montacute, Somerset in 1994 just prior to being destroyed in roadworks. -
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Lesser Celandine. Glossy Buttermilk petals, shaded purplish on the reverse set off by a central boss of double-cream stamens. A nice contrast to the other cultivars or where the bold yellows are a bit too strident. Plain green leaves. This selection comes from Allan Robinson, former Rock Garden Superintendent at Wisley, who named it after his cat. -
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(Filipendula hexapetala 'Flore Pleno') I love this double form of meadowsweet. It has a gentle elegance with its coral-bronze buds opening to clusters of creamy white, tiny double 'roses' all carried on bronzy wiry stems. Attractive rosettes of dark ferny foliage (a bit like Achillea foliage all beefed up). I can just imagine this in a country brides bouquet, long before gypsophila was ever invented. 45cm high in flower in mid-summer. Unlike most Meadowseet this comes from upland chalk, and whilst not being a water lover, neither does it appreciate drought . As to alkalinity it seems remarkably indifferent. -
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A fitting name for this lovely Geum. It has 5 rows of frilly petticoat-like petals in a warm soft yellow, all suffused with peach. The centre of each flower has a big boss of yellow stamens tipped with brown anthers all ringed around with the red styles in the middle. Flip the flower over and you find it is washed over in a lovely apricot shade with a dark red calyx and stem. All in all its enough to get you grabbing your skirt and bursting into song. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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I think this is a slow burner rather than a red hot Latin lover, but it's certainly a Geum to fall in love with. Geum 'Flames of Passion' is relatively short and neat at a foot high. The flowers are 2cm across and look down in a rather coy fashion. They are strawberry pink, slightly ruffled with 3 rows of petals and a charming yellow centre with a green eye. The dark maroon buds and stems round off the effect nicely. So if you are feeling coy yourself, perhaps it's time to give passion a try. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Like Can-can this neat little Geum has warm yellow petals tipped and suffused with coppery peach tones. It has 3 rows of petals which are not only ruffled but also beautifully frilly at the edge. The effect is neat, delicate and quite charming. The centres of new flowers are fresh pale green with a big boss of yellow tipped anthers whilst the stigmas are so many they are twisted together. The nodding buds are wrapped in pomegranate red calyces with similirly coloured stems. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Dame's Violet, Sweet Rocket. Tall slender stems, 100 to 120cm, with 4 petalled flowers. Heads of highly perfumed flowers reminiscent of willowy stocks. Much loved by pollinating insects. An old Cottage Garden favourite. Short lived, but good for naturalising in damp, shady or grassy places. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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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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Small-Medium. H.capitata origin. R.Savory 1977. A really quick grower that bulks up in no time. Relatively small leaves, which broaden to oval as the plant matures, in mid green with a yellow margin that fades to cream. For its small size, the flowers are quite tall, abundantly produced in strong lavender, stronger in sunlight.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Small-Medium. Tissue culture sport of H.'Golden Tiara'. A,Pollock 1991. Like its parent, this is a quick growing variety. The main distinction is that the yellow edge is much broader, at least half the width of the leaf. Leaf colour better with some morning sum. A polyploid sport, ie it has extra chromosomes, which give the leaves a thicker texture.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium-Large. H.plantaginea x H.sieboldii. A.Cummings & AHS 1986. We've found this variety to be very tough in the garden, and relatively resistant to slugs despite its soft appearance. The leaves are a simple elegant apple green, long and tapered in shape. As you would expect from a plantaginea cross, the flowers are large and fragrant (with perhaps just a whiff of aniseed?), lilac in bud, opening white. It is very tolerant of sun which is said to bring out the fragrance but deteriorates the foliage colour.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium. Begins with shiny yellow leaves with very red petioles. A seedling from H.'Invincible'. B.Zonneveld/H.Philips. By mid Summer this is hard to tell from Invincible, but in Spring the leaves emerge yellow with a narrow green edge, greatly enhanced by the shine on the leaves. The yellow colour, whilst striking at the time, fades quite quickly.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Medium. H.plantaginea x H.'Tokudama Aureonebulosa'. V.Sellers. From its plantaginea parent this variety inherits marvellous flowers. Large, fragrant and outward facing they open on tall straight scapes from lilac buds, becoming white with lilac veins. The foliage is no slouch with a broad yellow margin, fading cream around a solid green centre.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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Medium. (Tardiana Group) A seedling from H.'June' or possibly H.'Devon Green'. J. van den Top. This is very much along the same lines as June is when young, the difference being that June Fever looks like the contrast knob has been dialled to maximum. The Spring leaves are a bright glowing yellow with a narrow green edge. the colouring gradually fades to chartreuse, retaining more of a narrow edge than that of June which gets broader on older plants. 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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Medium. Sport of H.'Josephine'. Kuk 1991. This is the variety to have if you are looking for glossy leaves as they can look as if they have been waxed. The centre of each long petioled leaf is a rich deep green with a bold regular margin of creamy yellow. Forms an open mound. A nice tidy distinctive variety.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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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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Medium. A sport from H.'Sea Lightning'. M.Seaver/AHS/K.Walek. One of the first of the Hosta out of the ground. A rapid grower with long leaves that have a variable yellow and cream centre, streaked with apple green and an edge like a granny smith apple. Can develop a quite pale creamy centre with sun exposure.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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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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Lamium orvala 'Alba'. This is the pure white flowered form of this stately deadnettle. Rather than the usual ruddy pinks of the species, the dragon-mouth flowers are clean white, shading a little green from the leaves. The leaves and stems also lack the pink pigments giving the whole plant a greener, cleaner look than the species. Non invasive clumper for a nice leafy spot in moist shade. 30-45cm. Thought to have occurred in the Betws y Coed garden of E.C.Buxton.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower. This is quite a tough, hardy and reliable Lobelia which, although not long lived, will cheerfully seed itself around any bit of wet ground. The flower spikes are relatively dense, up to 3 feet tall and are crowded with flowers of a really intense sky blue. It comes from moist to wet soils in Canada and North America and will grow in sun or shade. Its specific epithet 'siphilitica' comes from its supposed efficacy in curing the disease Syphilis, for which it was prescribed by the North American Indians. However all parts of the plant are in fact rather toxic if eaten and really quite dangerous in large quantities.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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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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Sensitive Fern. I really like this fern. Its quite different in that the fronds are quite simple with broad wavy edged pinnules. It is always a pale yellowy green, often with a red edge. The fronds stand upright from the ground coming from a creeping, running rhizome. It has an absolute requirement fro a moist to wet soil. Very hardy and fully deciduous. The fertile fronds are both persistent and very different from the main fronds. 45cmMore About Ferns
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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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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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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 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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