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MICHAELMAS DAISY. A shorter growing Aster with semi-double dark purple-red flowers on 70cm high plants. The flowers are relatively small but they are produced in great abundance on fine flowering stems that branch and branch repeatedly to produce a dense cerise cloud. Will thrive in sun or part shade. September-OctoberLinks
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The Michaelmas daisies are such a welcome flourish at the end of the year with their glowing profusion of rich tones. This variety is a rich carmine-red semi-double with a bright golden button. The 5cm flowers keep a relatively flat shape with a double row of long narrow petals. 90cm. Aster 'Winston Churchill' has a reputation for having greater mildew resistance than most. Forms a stiffly branching bush with relatively pale foliage. Bred by R.Lindsey of Gayborder Nursery. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose). Seed grown stock grown from our own seed, harvested from a wide selection of choice varieties collected over the last 20 years. They could be single, anemone centred or double in any colour. Pictures show a sample of the plants we collect seed from. These are unflowered plants. As they flower we will offer them as coloured varieties under the specified colour products. If you are looking for a particular colour that is not listed just ask and well see what we can do. Hellebores are so welcome as they bloom soon after Christmas at a time when flowers are so scarce. They come in such a wonderful variety of colour; whites through to pinks and blue-black purples, with some in shades of green and yellow. Many are beautifully spotted inside, but no two are ever identical. Nowadays there are a bewildering array of doubles to add to the mix. Anyone taking the time to stop and lift up a bloom is always well rewarded. Discount of 25p per plant when you buy 3 or more of any HelleboreLinks
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Rich magenta falls of good shape with a pleasing wave. The standards are a paler lavender as are the style arms, the latter being like 2 fused with a crest so that they add greatly to the centre on the bloom. Mid season. 90cm Morgan-Wood Medal : 1999, Award of Merit : 1997, Honourable Mention : 1995, Introduced : 1992 Marty Schafer/Jan SachsRead MoreOur Exciting New Range of Siberian Iris
We are really pleased to be able to offer a greatly enhanced range of Siberian Irises, most of which are either hard or impossible to obtain elsewhere in the UK. This is all thanks to our friendship with, and the generosity of, RHS Iris Committee member Clive RussellLinks
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Bred by Jennifer Hewitt and named in honour of her son-in-law. A cracking variety with rich glowing magenta falls, deepening to purple as you move towards the richly marked throat. The waved edge is accentuated by the fact it is paler. The standards are a paler lilac-pink. The whole flower has a lovely form with the horizontally held wavy edged falls. Mid late to Very late season. 70cm Dykes medal : 2011, Introduced : 2003 Jennifer Hewitt ( I. sibirica ('Reddy Maid' × 'Harpswell Happiness') × I. sibirica 'Shall We Dance' )Read MoreOur Exciting New Range of Siberian Iris
We are really pleased to be able to offer a greatly enhanced range of Siberian Irises, most of which are either hard or impossible to obtain elsewhere in the UK. This is all thanks to our friendship with, and the generosity of, RHS Iris Committee member Clive RussellLinks
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Knautia macedonica 'Red Knight'. Over dense clumps of softly hairy foliage come a mass of arching stems, widely branching, bearing dense pincushion flowers of a deep rich crimson. The colour is intense, but the flower head is quite airy so this lovely plant can ease its way into all sorts of planting schemes without dominating. An easily grown and rewarding plant for full sun. 80cm. A shorter variety than the species.Links
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Over dense foliage clumps come a mass of arching stems bearing dense pincushion flowers in a rich range of pastel pink shades. An easily grown and rewarding plant for full sun. 2-3ftDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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 (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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Penstemon 'Garnet' ( P.'Andenken an Friederich Hahn' ) A free flowering shrubby perennial with spikes of tubular deep wine red flowers and fine narrow foliage. A Penstemon of excellent constutution which is also attractive just in leaf. Gives a long and colourful summer display even when not deadheaded. Cut back lightly in Autumn; harder in Spring. Bred to improve the constitution of P.'Southgate Gem' by crossing it with (possibly) P.hirsutus by the Swiss breeder, Hermann Wartmann in 1918. Although not stictly correct,the name 'Garnet' is the name usually applied in English speaking countries and the one under it was introduced in the 1930'sLinks
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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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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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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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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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Sedum 'Indian Chief' (Herbstfreude Group) A strong growing sedum with extra large dark pink-red flower heads. This is the classic Autumn flowering sedum. Originally sold as a larger clone of 'Autumn Joy' ('Herbstfreude'), less prone to splitting apart than the type, it is now sometimes included within the cultivar description of 'Autumn Joy'. A magnet to butterflies in early Autumn. 60 cm tall. Sunny position in any soil Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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