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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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Campanula 'Sarastro'. From mats of soft pale green hairy leaves come tall waving stems hung with rich deep purple bells. Similar to Kent Belle, but more mauve in colour with dark buds, longer bells, a more compact habit and longer flowering season. Loved by the bees. 60cm. Sarastro is the name of an Austrian Nursery and also the second character to die in The Magic Flute.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A compact and very free flowering form of our native clustered bellflower. Dense mats of foliage producing stiff stems to 20cm tall with a dense globular cluster of rich purple-blue bells at the top. Good in full sun and on chalky soils.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Clustered Bellflower. Pure white flowers are clusterd at the top of the 30cm stems as well as in the axils of the leafy bracts along its length. A compact glistening white form of one of our native bellflowers. Native across most of Europe, including England where the purple form grows wild on chalk downs. Elsewhere it grows in hedge margins and in mountain meadows. 30cm, June to August. Good for cutting and for bees.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Campanula persicifolia 'Blue Bloomers'. A blooming good variety with large flowers that are more saucer shaped than the type. They are a good strong blue and have a extra set of petals creating a hose in hose bloom. One of the taller varieties. Evergreen foliage. Good on chalky soilsDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Campanula persicifolia 'Grandiflora'. Like a large version of a harebell Dense clumps of foliage and a succession of sky blue bells. Height 80cm Excellent cut flower. Good on chalkDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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The flowers of this beautiful variety are well cupped with a second inner cup that is ruched, giving a quite double impression. The colour is a strong violet blue which, coupled with a relatively dense habit and closely spaced flowers, makes for a most striking variety. Height 80cm Excellent cut flower. Good on chalk. Possibly the shortest of the C.persicifolia varieties and one of several different plants introduced with the name 'Pride of Exmouth' by the Exmouth based Horticulturalist and Seedsman WJ Godfrey FRHS FNCS (1858-1927). One of his last introductions, coming to the trade not long before the end of his life.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Campanula persicifolia 'Alba'. The large bells of this variety are a pure glistening white. A real elegant flower that associates well with greens and blues, lifting any scheme it is planted in. Height 80cm Excellent cut flower. Good on chalk. Can be grown in shade.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Bowles' golden sedge. Like everything that carries Bowles' name, this is a good reliable little gem. This sedge is compact and tidy, looking good for the majority of the year, but looking at its best in late Spring. The foliage is longitudinally striped green and dominant yellow, brightest in Spring becoming deeper yellow in Summer. The flowers come early, small stiff bottle brushes held upright above the leaves. Comb out old foliage to tidy up once a year. 50-75cm. Best in a moist soil, not for dry sites.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Cephalaria gigantea . Giant Yellow Scabious. A magnificent sight in early summer with its large mound of roughly hairy, pale green, deeply pinnatifid foliage and 6ft branching stems generously furnished with 3in pale lemon flowers which sway in the slightest breeze. You can use Cephalaria at the back of any scheme or alternatively further forward as the flowering stems are not dense, allowing you to see through to sights beyond.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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In late Oct this tight 2-3ft mound is smothered in 1in pom-poms; shaded apricot to maroon. Very welcome so late in the year. Any soil in sun. Cut to ground in winter.Links
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To me, this Chrysanthemum shows the same qualities as C.'Innocence' in that it is so weatherproof. It puts up with wind, rain and even the first frosts without becoming scruffy. It puts on a show of its single pink blooms from October until as late as December in a good year. About 60cm high and with the usual lovely Chrysanthemum scent. reliable and long-lived.Links
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Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis' (Korean: single 21d). Very free flowering and hardy chrysanthemum. with 3in clear sugar pink flowers produced profusely from August to October. Cut to ground in Winter. Any soil. 60cm. MAY CAUSE SKIN ALLERGYLinks
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Chrysanthemum 'Cottage Apricot' has single, but full flowers which shade from an apricot edge to a burnt orange centre. As the flower ages, the colour becomes stronger, being far more a coppery red than the apricot of its name. It has a rich heady honey scent.Links
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Intensely magenta pink single blooms with a distinctly pale ring surrounding the bright yellow central boss. Reminiscent of a dark red Pyrethrum but flowering in October-November. About 60-70cm tall. Lovely Chrysanthemum scent.Links
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A very old, beautiful and distinctive cultivar. After the first frosts, before the flowers open in September the leaves colour a rich ruby red setting off the silvery pink quilled double flowers beautifully. It's habit is to rather open with a tendency to sprawl. Tie it early if you are a tidy gardener or alternatively let it snake its way through its neighbours to pop out in unexpected places. Looks really good with the silvers of Artemisia We recently had the pleasure of sending this plant to Annabel Watts at Munstead Wood and she kindly sent us copies of 2 articles written about this Chrysanthemum for the Garden, Sept 29, 1888, by Gertrude Jekyll. I have copied these into the gallery of photographs.Links
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Full petalled single flowers which are white with a flush of pinkLinks
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Very welcome in late Oct this tight 2-3ft mound is smothered in 1in pom-poms; shaded light to dark pink. Any soil in sun. Cut to ground in winter. MAY CAUSE SKIN ALLERGYLinks
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Sunshine yellow buttons at the end of the season are the mark of this variety. It flowers early in the Chrysanthemum season and forms a low 60cm bush that is absolutely covered in bright yellow fully double buttons that deepen in colour from the edge to the centre.Links
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Chrysanthemum 'Paul Boissier' has double flowers in a glowing rich copper, beginning with classic Japanese painted regularity, later opening further to reveal a central eye. It is just the perfect embodiment of the subtle beauty of golden Autumn sunshine on freshly fallen beech leaves. Nice honey scent. Will probably require stakingLinks
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A really distinctive variety that has a great charm. The petals are quilled with a slightly broader tip. The shafts of each petal are red with the exposed upper surface at the tip a bright yellow.Links
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Chrysanthemum yezoense (Dendranthema yezoense). Stems carpet an area 3ft round, which in Sept becomes absolutely covered in large pure white daisies that age pink. Dark glossy foliage sets off the flowers well. A great little informal plant for the edge of a bed or flopping over onto a path. MAY CAUSE SKIN ALLERGY Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Queen Anne Thistle. This is a native thistle from Europe, being found right across into Russia. It's no shrinking violet, but unlike some of the other members of the Cirsium genus it tends to stay put in one place and not become 'weedy'. It grows a generous basal rosette of largely non-spring leaves and throws up tall branching flower spikes up to 2m plus topped with generous thistle-knobs at the top. If you have the space its a great statement plant and great too for the wildlife, providing nectar for insects, seeds for the finches and a food plant for Painted Ladies. For a moist soil.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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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Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'. Attractive thistle with stout erect flowering stems generously topped with rich red-purple thistle knobs. Easy and rewarding plant with strong architectural character. Grows best with moisture. 1m. June and then sporadically afterwards. A Magnet for bees and butterflies Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'. A new variety that compliments its similar cousin C.rivulare 'Atropurpureum'. Whilst being superficially similar it has flowers that are bluer in hue and are carried on stems that are purple stained over white pubescence. A little stiffer and more vigorous in growth. Like all Thistles, the flowers are a magnet for butterflies. 1m, May-June and then sporadically through the season. Would like a moist site. 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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Coreopsis auriculata 'Zamphir' is a bright ray of sunshine for early summer. A spreading clump former for the front of the border which will delight with a dense covering of 5cm rich yellow daisy flowers. 30cm. Keep dead-heading to keep the flowers coming.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Prolifically produced lemon-yellow daisies on a neat bushy plant 20" (50cm) high. It is tolerant of Summer heat and makes a reliable long-lived plant which is reasonably drought tolerant. It has a long flowering season which can be extended still further by trimming back the tips of the branches, thereby removing the first seeds. It will reward you with a second flush of growth and flowers. It is these seeds that give Coreopsis its common name as they are said to resemble ticks (koris=bug, opsis=like). Easy and much more tolerant of British Winters than the red selections, which need excellent drainage. 12-18" (30-45cm), loved by bees. July-September, full sun.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Tickseed. Coreopsis 'Zagreb' is guaranteed to bring its own sunshine to your jaded late Summer border with its myriad of golden-yellow daisies which stud the compact dome from July to September. C.'Zagreb' is a dwarf selection of C. verticillata and shares its dainty habit with wiry stems clothed in glossy needle-like leaves. It is tolerant of Summer heat and makes a reliable long-lived plant which is reasonably drought tolerant. It has a long flowering season which can be extended still further by trimming back the tips of the branches, thereby removing the first seeds. It will reward you with a second flush of growth and flowers. It is these seeds that give Coreopsis its common name as they are said to resemble ticks (koris=bug, opsis=like). Easy and much more tolerant of British Winters than the red selections, which need excellent drainage. 12-18" (30-45cm), loved by bees. July-September, full sun.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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A cross between Corydalis fleuosa and Corydalis omeniana from Ian Young's garden in Aberdeen. Vigorous clumps of limey, chartreusy-green juicy fern-like foliage over which come the strongly scented sky-blue flowers. Like Corydalis elata, but smaller and colouring only very slightly in the stems. Wintergreen and very hardy if grown in a moisture retentive soil which is not over wet and doesn't dry out in the Summer. Divide every three years to maintain vigour and encourage the best flowering. Flowers from Spring until June. 30cmLinks
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A new repeat flowering variety with intense bright deep turquoise blue flowers that can appear from Early Summer right through until Autumn if moisture remains present. A hybrid of Corydalis flexuosa and Corydalis cashmeriana produced by Keith Lever. Short at 20-30cm. A short variety that retains the compact charm of C.cashmeriana but with a greater degree of vigour. Almost evergreen, taking on good colour in the flower stems with adequate moisture throughout the season.Links
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Corydalis 'Spinners'. Distinguished by having flowers that age purple form a blue start earlier in the year. The flowering stems are pretty well upright and carry a distinctive red flush. The foliage mounds up into a ferny bush of fresh appley-green leaves which have a dusky cast in the winter from tiny brown spots. Early Spring. 30*30cm. For moisture retentive soil in shade or half shade. Possibly more evergreen than some.Links
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Corydalis 'Tory MP'. This certainly has some Corydalis elata blood in it. The habit is fairly upright with the flowers being held high on tall stems and can come a month later than varieties such as Corydalis flexuosa 'Pere David'. They are a rich blue in colour. I did wonder if this earned its name on account of it being true blue and upstanding, then I read that it came from being true blue and going on and on! - but then again perhaps it owes something to its habit of disappearing from sight over the Summer ! - I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions. Early Spring. 45*30cm. For moisture retentive soil in shade or half shade.Links
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Crambe cordifolia . One of the largest and most impressive of perennials with huge glossy leaves and an 8ft tall gypsophila-like cloud of scented white flowers. Well drained soil. full sun. Ok for chalk Whilst Crambe needs good drainage it doesn't follow that they want to be dry. In fact it is quite the opposite. In order to get the best out of them they actually like a rich soil with plenty of moisture during the growing season. They do suffer flea beetle damage almost routinely. However the pinprick holes in the leaves are inconsequential to a well grown plant.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Buttercup'. A lovely compact Montbretia with good sized warm apricot-yellow flowers, 35mm across, which open flat. They are borne on shorter stems to 60cm. A rich shot of colour for the late summer garden. For sun or part shade. Introduced in 1995. A robust grower. Compare this to C.'Lady Hamilton' and you will see they are similar with C.'Buttercup' being green in stem and calyx.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'. A relatively short montbretia (40cm) with crimson starry flowers with yellow centre. Good clump forming variety. Hot sunny spot; moist but with good winter drainage. Introdued in 1950. AGM. This variety was previously wrongly sold by the Dutch trade as ‘James Coey’Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Constance'. This variety has large warm orange flowers with lovely yellow centres. Each flower flares good and flat with broad petals, each darker on the reverse. Growth is vigorous with flowering stems to 2' (60cm) high. They enjoy full sun and moisture retentive but well drained conditions. Introduced 1993Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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1989. One of the shorter varieties at just 60cm tall. The overall effect is muted and sober with sombre dark bronze leaves that set off beautifully the flowers which are orange, stained with distinct rust spots at the throat and lightened with yellow veins down the centre of the petals and bright yellow stamens. Darker buds complete the picture.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'. A relatively short and lovely montbretia (40cm) with yellow starry flowers. It is also one of the first to flower.. This plant, carrying the name of the first significant breeder of Crocosmia in England, has a confused history. The plant we now grow is actually the original ‘Norwich Canary’, a short cultivar in a warm rich orange yellow, opening from apricot buds. It is vigorous and free to flower. The original cultivar, now possibly lost, was introduced in 1900 ‘Golden Sheaf’ x (crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Golden Sheaf’) and was Large, early, golden yellow, 8-10 branched. Vigorous. 90cm. The plant now sold as ‘George Davison’ are actually the original ‘Norwich Canary’, a shorter cultivar in a warm rich orange yellowDiscount 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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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Red King'. One of the shorter montbretia (50-70cm) with smaller flowers, in a two tone red and warm yellow, produced in great profusion. Hot sunny spot; moist but with good winter drainage. 1926Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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