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A cracking variety which has earned the accolade of a RHS Award of Garden Merit. The broad heads open a soft pastel salmon-orange and gradually fade to cream and pink. This is one of the Galaxy series, a group of Achillea produced from crosses between Achillea millefolium and Achillea taygetea. 60-70cm.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Achillea 'Pretty Belinda'. An excellent strong-pink achillea with broad heads of flowers and fine dark green foliage. Flower colour strengthens as the flowers age giving a pretty two-toned effect. Plants have a compact habit and good ability to stay upright. 50cm. Summer. Repeat flowers if cut back.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Achillea 'Rougham Salmon'. A lovely subtle variety that provides a great compliment to a wide range of other colours. The flat heads of flowers are a gentle salmon pink, displayed over a long period above dense ferny foliage. June to September. A good cut flower. For a sunny, adequately drained position. Height in flower 90cmLinks
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Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike' ( Cimicifuga simplex var. simplex 'Pink Spike' ). Autumn Snakeroot. This variety comes with the exquisite black leaves of the Atropurpureum Group with cylindrical flower heads that have a pink tinge owing to the pink colour of the stamens. The deeply divided rich purple black leaves and tall waving wands of pink budded white flowers produced as late as Oct are very distinguished. Best with moist soil. No need to stake. Immune to slugs. Western China to Korea. 1.2mLinks
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Bugle. Lovely ground cover for a shady spot where the green leaves will make a dense carpet above which will stand dense, short spikes of pink flowers in the spring. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Large 5-petalled flowers of a rich pink, the outermost pair a much stronger hue, like velvety crimson. A boss of bright orange-yellow stamens completes the effect. Height to 90cm. Late Summer-Autumn. The flowers of this variety exhibit the same slightly lopsided character as in the related Hellebores three of the petals are true and the two are in fact petaloid sepals. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Rotkappchen' ('Little Red Riding Hood'). A really short variety which punches well above its weight. The cupped flowers are a rich dusky pinky-red with numerous narrow petals, intensifying the yellow of the anthers at the centre. A variety of the Japanese form of Anemone hupehensis and part of a short series that also includes Cinderella and Pocahontas. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Angelica sylvestris 'Purpurea' . Starting remarkably early in the year this plant pushes up fascinating glossy purple foliage, soon becoming an imposing architectural feature topped with a dense spherical head of pink flowers. In appearance not dissimilar to a more sturdy cow parsley, but with less air and more presence. Will seed about mildly. Likes a good moist spot. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This Aster opens a myriad of small (2cm) single lilac-pink daisies on a short twiggy bush. Although classified as a novi-belgii hybrid it leans quite heavily in both flower shape and branching habit towards the style of a lateriflorus. As the flowers mature, the central grey-yellow boss becomes much elongated to a prominent bun the colour of crushed strawberries and the petals begin to reflex. Whatever the classification, with the lovely warm pink colouring I just couldn't resist it. 80cm, October. Some mildew resistance. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A striking autumn flowering Aster with branching heads producing a mass of very bright cerise scarlet daisies warm enough to cheer the dullest day in fact when in full bloom the flower colour is strident enough to deliver a firm slap around the chops. It is just the brightest of pinks but it goes so well with the warm tones of Autumn. I'm not sure who Alma Potschke was, but she was clearly well worth remembering ( 'Andenken an' means 'in memory of' similar to the French version 'Souvenir de' ) . Very easy to grow. Height 1.3m (4ft). Like all the novae-angliaes it produces a series of unbranched stems topped with a branching terminal head of flowers. I am very grateful to Heather Farquharson whose research has recently answered my query above. I couldn't better her writing so I hope she doesn't mind me quoting it uncut. 'There is a German nursery near Stuttgart, www.poetschke.de, and the owner who developed the plant called it after his mother. I only hope he did not call it after her because of memories of her delivering firm slaps around the chops and the resulting rosy cheeks. Let's hope he had happier memories of her.' Its not uncommon for customer asking for this plant to decide that 5 consonants in a row is just too much and suffer verbal apoplexy somewhere soon after the 'Andenken'. Sometimes, with a glorious British disregard for correctness we settle for 'Posh' or maybe something like 'Potsky'. Having consulted with a German friend I am told the good lady's name should be pronounced more like 'Purr - sh - k' with a soft final 'k'. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Aster 'Lye End Beauty' falls somewhere in-between 'Harrington's Pink' and 'Alma Potschke' in the colour stakes. The narrow petals are a rich, but not strident cerise on their inner surface and a silvery pink on the reverse. With a dark ruff of narrow bracts and rose tinted stems it was certainly well named. Like most novae-angliae types it is relatively tall with long straight stems which may need staking. Grow it well back in the border where it can hide away all summer, revealing its full glory in Autumn as those in front fade and are cut back. A chance seedling which occurred at Lye end in Woking in the 1950's along with several others that are named after the garden. 130-175cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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One of the first to bloom. These Aster blooms open as perfectly domed sugar pink powder puffs. As they mature the petals reflex to reveal a golden eye surrounded by a frilly tutu of sugary pink with silver highlights - A real girly delight ! Flowers 3.5cm wide. Height 90cm. A relatively early Michaelmas daisy flowering from early September. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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50cm. Rosy pink buds gradually unfurl lots of sugar pink petals to give a generous display of double pink daisies. At 50cm or below this is a cute little Aster to cheer the Autumn garden, commencing mid September into October. And it needs no staking ! Bred in the 1960's by Bakers Nrs and named after the breeders granddaughter ! Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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I recently visited the National Collection of Aster novi-belgii held at the Picton Gardens, and with a collection of around 50 already I was told by him indoors that I didn't need anymore. However this small flowered (2cm wide) mid pink semi-double Aster with dark eyes had me dribbling. A lovely colour and such a mass of blooms. I wasn't surprised that it was the last one left. A beauty that had to go home with me ! 90cm, September to October. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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MICHAELMAS DAISY. Carrying the Ballard name is always a great recommendation and this variety doesn't disapoint. Aster 'Patricia Ballard' is a medium growing aster with semi-double flowers that are bright clear pink and beautifully formed. The petals come in multiple rows all beautifully neatly arranged into a very even flat daisy with a bright golden centre. 90cm high plants with broad glossy mid green foliage. Will thrive in sun or part shade. September-October Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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An exceptionally short Michaelmas daisy which makes up for its size by the punch of its clear pink flowers, produced in great abundance in September. The flowers are a good full semi-double in a sugary lavender-pink that darkens towards the bright golden centre. 20cm. Aster 'Rosenwitchel' creates a really dense mound of closely packed foliage reminiscent of a bun forming alpine. Any good soil in full sun Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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I was delighted to come across this Aster recemtly as it is one of the short series of Aster raised by the late George Chiswell, who was well known to friends of ours. Timsbury has semi-double soft rose pink flowers and flowers in October at around 1m high. George Chiswell was born in Colwall in Malvern, the home of the famous Ballard Asters. He started his career working in the gardens of Old Colwall House near Malvern for Mrs Raynor-Wood. After WWII he moved on to Midsommer Norton in Somerset and in the 1960's ran his own nursery at the Priory there. Perhaps he had a fondness for the Asters he must have remembered from his youth in the Ballard trial grounds in Malvern, as he began a breeding programme of his own, producing a series of Asters, based on the Ballard strains, named after the mining villages of Somerset. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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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Astrantia 'Roma'. Lovely mid pink cultivar of good constitution. The bracts form a shallow starry cup that is a shade lighter than the tight central pincushion of true flowers. 60cm. An interesting & beautiful plant Happy in sun or part shade with some drainageLinks
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Bergenia 'Eric Smith'. A handsome variety originally bred by Eric Smith at Hadspen House in Somerset and given to Beth Chatto who then named it in his honour. It has large, wavy edged crinkled leaves which take on plum and crimson tones in Winter. Sprays of bright mid-pink flowers top the foliage in Spring. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This is a compact form of Bergenia but one that punches above its weight when it comes to flowering. Flowers are bright rosy-pink, carried on bright red stems and produced abundantly in March and April. Foliage is green for the growing season and turns deep beetroot in the Winter. 15-30cm tall. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Bergenia 'Overture' ('Eroica'). Handsome evergreen glossy green leaves are overlaid in Autumn onwards with shades of red and copper and can turn bright scarlet on exposed sun drenched leaves. One of the best for reliable winter leaf colour. The flowers are brightest magenta, produced from early to late spring. 30cm. Clumps are fairly compact in growth with flower spikes that are also relatively dense. Will even tolerate dry shade. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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An early flowering hybrid between B.ciliata and B.emeiensis nice, narrow, glossy green leaves, flushed red beneath and on the serrated margins. Like B.emiensis it has beautifully poised, shapely branched trusses of flowers, bell shaped at first becoming flared and wide separated with age. Also in common with B.emiensis its stems and calyxes are beautifully flushed with a pinky orange. The blooms are subtly shaded palest pink at first - just a suggestion of pink on a pure white, but as they age the central flush gradually grows until it is completely suffused rose-pink. A delightful but little known hybrid that requires a sheltered position away from the coldest winds. Bred by Robin White.Links
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Bergenia 'Silberlicht'. A relatively new addition to the Bergenia family having been raised in 1982 by H.Klose. It thrives in sun or shade even in quite dry conditions and produces valuable ground cover of handsome bronze tinted leaves. Its real beauty is shown when in flower late in the Spring. Flowering stems are tall and pink carrying flowers in a sugar pink hue. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Bergenia ciliata. The leaves of this choice species are large- up to 30cm across, well rounded and covered in tiny hairs. It makes a large clump, but considerably less dense than most bergenias. The flowers are pink, held erect and slightly fragrant. Slightly more tender than the more robust species and deserving of a spot with some shelter, especially for the flowers. Foliage will die back somewhat in winter. Leaves colour red in Autumn. Native of Afghanistan and Tibet. Prefers cool moist shade.Links
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Whilst the heart shaped leaves make good muted green ground cover, it is the flowers are remarkable. In shape and colour they are very like the heads of betony, if a little paler, but they are borne on short stalks and are of a large size quite out of proportion with expectations. A first rate plant for the front of the border. No where near as rampant as its cousin, Stachys lanata. Plant in sun for good flowering. 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna' is the beautiful pale pink form of the milky bellflower. 5ft tall stems sway gracefully topped with a dense branching head of starry cupped flowers in softest pink. Equally good in the border or naturalised in grass. Cuts well for the house. Cut back to the ground after flowering.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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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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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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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Cyclamen coum is the other cyclamen commonly grown out of doors in Britain. It is a little fussier than Cyclamen hederifolium but essentially requires quick drainage, good winter light with a little shade in the hottest part of the day come Spring and shelter from cold drying winds. It is very hardy but dislikes freezing or wet winds. Its marbled kidney-shaped leaves appear in September and persist until late Spring when higher temperatures and sunlight force the into a protective dormancy. The flowers are more dumpy and rounded than typical cyclamen flowers and come in a range of colours from white through pink to deep magenta, always with a darker blotch at the mouth of the paler eyes. They liven up the Winter garden, appearing as they do from Christmas onwards, being remarkably cold tolerant. Excellent for naturalising in sunny banks at the foot of trees, even conifers providing the branches don't come too close to the ground. They only require good drainage, some shelter and a little shade in late Spring which can be provided by deciduous shrubs and tress or even herbaceous plants or bulbs. Discount of 25p for 3-9 plants, 30p for 10 or more Our plants have been grown from seed collected around the garden and are therefore various shades and have varied leaf patterns. They are not wild collectedLinks
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Cyclamen hederifolium heralds the onset of Autumn when its charming pink or white reflexed flowers push their way above ground in late August. Cyclamen hederifolium is the easiest species to grow as it will withstand extreme cold and frozen conditions but also high summer temperatures when it is protected by its dormancy. They thrive in poor soil, make good companions to bulbs and will thrive anywhere that offers quick drainage and reasonable light (not overshadowed) when in leaf through Winter. The leaves make wonderful ground cover in many situations but especially in difficult dry areas under trees. They have wonderful marbled patterns and form close knit mats of thick textured ivy-shaped leaves, often with lovely purply reverses. The leaves arrive shortly after the flowers (in September) and persist through the dullest months until Summer heat drives them into dormancy. Discount of 25p for 3-9 plants, 30p for 10 or more Our plants are grown from seed collected from a variety of plants in the garden, (they are not collected from the wild), and are therefore a mixture of leaf patterns and flower colours.Links
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This lovely group covers forms with a fully silvered leaf. Just as easy as the more commonly encountered green leaf varieties just with more striking foliage. Flowers are pale pink with a darker eye, occasionally white. Excellent to grow in a shady dry spot where the foliage makes excellent ground cover.Links
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Darmera peltatum (Peltiphyllum peltatum). All through the summer months, the fresh green, broad circular leaves make a bold dense clump before turning lovely scarlet in Autumn. The spring sees large round heads of pink stained flowers rise 3ft high like drumsticks sprouting from the soil. For moist to boggy soil. 125cm tall spreading. Very often planted by the side of a pond, but also suitable for growing in shade, even in light woodland provided there is moisture to be found at the root. The leaves sprout from a network of thick rhizomes that creep over the top of the soil in a dense mat. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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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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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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Possibly E.dolichostemon x E.leptorrhizum. A lovely introduction from Elizabeth Strangman with flowers in a gentle soft pink, very much like its parent E.leptorrhizum. However, each flower is neater and smaller and held in an elegant arching spray. The leaves can colour a rich ruby red in winter.Links
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A lot like E.leptorrhizum's larger cousin with flowers in a very similar colour. Each flower is 4cm across with soft pink inner sepals above strongly curved white petals which can develop a purple stain at the mouth. They are a little larger than those of E.leptorrhizum, to my eyes a slightly bluer pink and have a more pronounced colour difference between the petals and inner sepals. They are one of the earliest Epimediums into flower. Leaves emerge with a subtle rusty blotching. Originally collected under the name E.leptorrhizum, but differing in the much shorter runners. Series C - DolichoceraeLinks
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Erigeron karvinskianus. Crazy Daisy. This is that sweet little candy and white daisy you see clinging for dear life from stone walls and amongst paving. I say clinging on, but it positively thrives in these conditions, finding a home in places where nothing else would. Given a well drained position this daisy will thrive, seeding itself around with gay abandon. The flowers begin a ruddy pink, soon fading to pure white. carried on long stalks they make a lovely colourful daisy cloud, softening the edges of walls and paving alike.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Great value throughout the year. Bertie Crug forms a low spreading mound of dark bronze-tinted shiny green leaves over which a long succession of pale pink flowers is produced. Good at the edges of beds or in a rock garden planting this is a reliable doer for full sun. Cooler Autumn winter brings a rich cherry red colour to the foliage. 15cm spreading. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Geranium 'Dreamland'. Sumptuous greyish foliage with a sagey quality is topped with large silvery pink flowers of charming gradated colour, each veined cerise. Bred as a ground covering variety by Alan Bremner in the Orkney Isles and selected back in 1998. May to September. 40cm high by a greater spread. A prolific and long season flowerer and also very hardy. G.traversii x G.oxonianum.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Geranium 'Dusky Rose' A newly bred variety which forms a low tight spreading mound of gorgeous chocolate-burgundy foliage. From May to September the plant will be studded with soft baby-pink flowers. 15cm high and 30cm spread. This is a sister plant to Geranium ‘Bertie Crug’ with slightly lighter baby-pink flowers and much better leaf colouring. A seedling from G. sessiliflorum 'Nigricans' probably a cross with G.oxonianum.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Geranium ‘Mavis Simpson’ = (Geranium x riversleanum ‘Mavis Simpson’) (Geranium endressii x Geranium traversii) From a dense crown come innumerable trailing, branching stems that mound and scramble to form a close mat of silvery grey-green foliage. All summer until the frosts this mat produces clear, pale sugar pink flowers with fine purple lines. Lovely to edge a bed or scramble around the base of shrubs. Long flowering period from May to the frosts in September. Originally occurred at Kew Gardens by the Gardens Supervisor, Mr Cook. He named it after a member of the Alpine Staff. Originally placed under G.x riversleanum, but subsequently moved. Best in full sun.Links
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Geranium ‘Sirak’ (Geranium gracile x Geranium ibericum). An outstanding new hybrid that produces masses of large flat bright pink flowers continuously for several months through the summer. Each flower is a shiny texture, coloured towards the bluer end of deep sugar pink with darker pink veining. The leaves are a pale green, resembling most the Geranium ibericum parent as does the plants general habit. A plant that will earn its keep in any planting scheme. 90cm. Bred originally by Hans Simon in Marktheidenfeld in 1992, an identical hybrid was also raised by Alan Bremner on Orkney.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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The flowers of Geranium 'Kashmir Pink' are particularly nicely shaped with petals in a clear rosy baby-pink. Each has translucent veins and paler, almost green eye. Combined with the very fine foliage, this is a Geranium of very fine overall effect . Raised by Robin White of Blackthorn Nursery, a seedling from 'Kashmir Purple'.Links
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Geranium maculatum 'Beth Chatto'. G.'Chatto' is distinguished by the most lovely clear, pale sugar pink flowers that it shows off to great effect in outward facing clusters above the pale green foliage. Larger and more deeply coloured than ‘Shameface’. Geranium maculatum is a variable moisture loving species; the best of the North American species. Flowers appear April to June (and often again in Autumn) with clusters of upward facing flowers well above the deeply cut leaves. Best in damp shadeDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Mauvy-pink, typical Geranium nodosum flowers but with an almost ragged edge formed by lobes of differing lengths. Strong purple bee-lines and a paler eye finish the effect. Nice green foliage and good in dry shade. From Robin Moss, Hexham, Northumberland Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Pinky-mauve flowers with purple rays. Each petal is heavily notched into 3 lobes giving it the effect of a scalloped collar. Nice green leaves and very good for naturalising in dry shade. From Robin Moss, Hexham, Northumberland Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Don't be confused by the name of this Geranium, it is named after a house, not one of it's characteristics. The flowers are some of the darkest of the group, being a rich pinky purple at the centre fading out towards pink at the edge with a white edge. Strong bee lines complete the design. Not quite as striking as Blueberry Ice, but still very nice indeed. Good for growing in dry shady situations where many plants would struggle. Raised by repeated selection of seedling forms by Lionel Bacon, past President of the Alpine Garden Society. Named after his garden.
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Geranium sanguineum - bloody cranesbill. . A cheerful little cranesbill producing wide soft hummocks of foliage covered in summer in deep magenta blooms. Spreading by underground rhizomes, sending up thin leafy stems to form low mats. Trim back to the ground as the flowering fades to regenerate the clumps freshness. Foliage colours vivid red in autumn. 30cm tall by 60cm wide. May to August. British Native.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Elsbeth has particularly large showy flowers (see comparison photograph) of a vivid deep magenta which stud the mounds of palmately dissected, rather hairy foliage over a long season from Summer to Autumn. It forms neat mounds which often colour beautifully in the Autumn. Best in Sunny, well drained situations. Apparently it was discovered on the Continent and is a relatively recent introduction. 30 x 30cm.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Geranium sanguineum 'Glenluce' (bloody cranesbill) A Large flowered variety with flowers in a distinctive pale rose-pink. The foliage has a certain indefinable quality that makes it look softer than other cultivars. Altogether a cheerful little cranesbill producing wide soft hummocks of foliage covered in summer in clear, pale pink blooms. Spreads by underground rhizomes. Foliage colours vivid red in autumn. May-August. 30cm tall by 60cm wide Discovered at Glenluce, Scotland by AT Johnson in 1937.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A cheerful little cranesbill producing low soft hummocks of tight foliage covered in summer in rich magenta blooms. The foliage is tidy and a good deep green and overall the plant maintains a neat appearance. Foliage colours vivid red in autumn. 15cm tall by 60cm wide A variety produced in Germany. May to September. A form discovered in the Alpine garden of Max Frei in Wildensbuch, Switzerland.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose) - Appleblossoms These plants are selected forms of Lenten Rose, grown from our own collected seed. They are white with a blush of pink. These could be pure or spotted. The plants we sell here have been previously flowered so that their colour is known. If you are really choosy about colour, speak to us in February and we can email a picture of plant in flower. The photos are as representative as we can be. Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose). 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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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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A large flowered reblooming Day Lily with lovely pale flowers. Each bloom can be up to 15cm across and is icy white with a pale green throat. There is significant lemon staining along the middle of each petal and especially on the sepals. Bred by Yancey and introduced in 1976. 90cm in height. Awarded an Honorable Mention in the American Hemerocallis Society's Trials. -
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At times 'Salome' can look like a slightly pinker version of H.coccinea 'Major', but later on the petals can reflex beyond flat and the petals take on a satiny coral red colour, streaked with red and also revealing a pale eye. 6.5cm across. Useful if Major is too strident a red for your taste.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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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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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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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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A wonderfully girlie Iris with a delicate blush of pink which suffuses the ivory white falls. Exquisite veining at the throat. Broad falls and broad waved standards. Mid season, reblooming. 85cm Morgan-Wood Medal : 2008, Award of Merit : 2004, Honourable Mention : 2002, Introduced : 1991 Marty Schafer/Jan SachsRead MoreOur Exciting New Range of Siberian Iris
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Wonderful, extravagant fully double blooms. A fully double hose-in-hose with 6 or more falls and 6 standards. Layers of ruffled petals in rose-violet. Pinky lavender falls with a suggestion of a paler edge. White signals with intricate purple veining becoming yellow in the throat. Mid season.76cm Introduced : 2005 Bob Bauer, John CoblesRead 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 RussellRead MoreLinks
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Iris 'Helen Astor' (sibirica). siberian Iris. An old variety, but one with much to recommend it. The flowers are quite full with well rounded falls and broad standards, both in a rich wine red. The falls are beautifully marked with a lovely veined white signal and yellow throat. A lovely moisture loving iris which will produce a dense clump of narrow grassy foliage and a forest of tall stems bearing its richly veined velvety maroon flowers in early summer. 75cm. Helen Astor was an American socialite who married James Roosevelt, son of Franklin D Roosevelt. Fred R. Whitney-Mrs. L. W. Kellogg 1938. Honorable Mention: 1941, Award of Merit: 1942 Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A mid height variety that produces a fine show of pale lilac-pink blooms over a long season. Early through to Late Season. 60cm, Honorable Mention: 1976, Introduced : 1975 D.Steve VarnerRead 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 RussellRead MoreLinks
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There is something of the frilly knickers about this one. The Standards and falls are mottled with strawberry pink over a pale ground with all parts having a pronounced wave. The style arms are pale with just a hint of blue. Compare this with I.'Mesa Pearl' which is similarly coloured on a different shape of flower. Early Mid Season. 75cm Introduced : 2007 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 RussellRead MoreLinks
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Iris 'Sparkling Rose' (sibirica). siberian Iris. Elegantly formed with a fall that narrows to the end and tall standards. the colouring is a rich winey-pink with excellent markings on the fall, changing in the throat from yellow through white to a hint of purple, all enhanced by darker veining. 90cm Ben Hager 1967. Towanda Red Flare x Eric the Red. Honorable Mention: 1969 Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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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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Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'. Just the plant to bring a bit of life into a troublesome dry spot in the garden with its easy habit and lovely richly silvered foliage. Flowers are a rich pink. Useful for ground cover in a wide range of soil and light conditions, growing in all but the wettest conditions and excelling in dry shade .The silvering on the leaves of these plants is caused by air filled blisters just below the surface.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Lamium orvala. This is the Big Daddy of the deadnettle world. The leaves are large and rough, set well off the stems on long stalks. The flowers are produced in a ring of half a dozen around each node up the stem. They are ruddy pink with wide open mouths and shaggy lips and more than a passing resemblance to a guard of Chinese dragons. It doesn't spread around like so many of its cousins, preferring to make a statement where it stands. 30-45cm. Spring flowering, for shade.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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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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Lathyrus vernus 'Alboroseus' - 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 this variety the flowers are two-toned pink and white with a rosy red base to each one. 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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[tooltip title=" Canon James Went (1845-1936). Canon Went was the highly regarded headmaster of Wyggeston Hospital Boys' School in Leicester where he held the position for 43 years. He is not noted as a great gardener, so the Linaria that bears his name was probably named in his honour by someone who knew him." placement="top" trigger="hover" class="" id=""]Linaria purpurea 'Canon J Went'[/tooltip] is a delightful pale sugar pink toadflax. It Continues all summer with its display of elegant spikes crowded with many tiny snapdragons. Evergreen. Suits wide ranging sites Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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A form of Lily turf with the more unusual attribute of having pink flowers rather than the usual purple. The flowering stems are a rosy pink with flowers that open out a paler sugar pink. 40cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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To me, this variety is distinguished by the contrast of the pale sugary-pink flowers against the dark purple ruff of bracts below the inflorescence. It is a long established variety which has gained itself an AGM, having a long flowering period and being a little less spreading than some. However when trialled in America alongside many other Monarda it scored poorly, especially in mildew resistence, but then again mildew is very much in the variety description of most Monarda. I refer you to my comments under Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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This variety is distinctive for its flowers of clear pink formed into relatively rounded flower heads. It was one of the first varieties to come out of a breeding program at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Morden, Manitoba who set out to concentrate on mildew resistance. It has achieved an AGM from the RHS and has an excellent reputation for mildew resistance, one endorsed by an evaluation program at the Chicago Botanic gardens. However, I would sound a note of caution. Another Monarda evaluation conducted by the Mount Cuba Center rated Marshall's Delight very poorly, mainly on account of it mildew susceptibility. This can probably be attributed to the varieties preference for certain climates. I think the moral is, try it, treat it nice and appreciate the lovely flowers. 1-1.5m tallDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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The only child of the genus Morina that finds a ready home in the English garden. This rare beuty from the Himalayas, has a rosette of bright glossy green thistle-like leaves which form an evergreen rosette in mild or sheltered gardens. If brushed against (mind the spikes) they emit an intriguing citrusy aroma, quite out of character with its appearance. In mid summer it sends up strong stems which carry delightful and curious whorls of thistly bracted tubular flowers. As the flowers open they are of the palest pink, almost white, but once fertilisation is achieved the flowers develop a rosy glow and eventually become quite deep pink, thus siganlling to the bees that the nectaries have been drained. This creates a beautiful multi-tonal effect. Morinas need decent drainage and really like gravel gardens where they can seed about gently. The tap roots resent disturbance so allow them to grow where they choose. Named in honour of Rene Morin, a French nurseryman who is hailed as being the first to produce a plant catalogue way back in 1621. Needs full sun, moist but well drained soil and a mild climate. -
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Produces a low spreading mound completely obscured in late summer by the mass of rich pink flowers crammed in tight rounded heads. A sight only enhanced by all the butterflies it attracts. Grow it either on its own where it will produce a dome or close to other short perennials where it will mingle its blooms with theirs. The name translates as Pink Dome. 30-45cm for full sun and reasonable drainage. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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This cultivar is quite distinctive as the flower heads are exploded into a bright pink cloud rather than the dense cluster more usually found. The longer stalks show off well red stems and calyces. Use this variety when you want a lighter effect. Equally as good as the other cultivars for attracting the bees and butterflies. 45cm for full sun and reasonab;e drainage. Will seed around, especially into gravel. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Papaver orientale 'Prinzessin Victoria Louise' - Oriental Poppy. An Oriental Poppy with particularly large blooms in a soft salmon-pink with central black blotches. Blooms are quite wide opening. An extravagant splash of colour which will lounge gracefully out of the early summer border. Foliage dies away in late summer. 80cm .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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Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' is a free flowering shrubby perennial with spikes of pink tubular flowers with a red-marked cream throat. The flower spikes are narrow and the growth habit upright making a distinctive variety. Flowers are a clean sugary pink with red in the throat. A plant of excellent constitution introduced by Blooms in 1951 and assumed to have been raised at the National Trust's garden at Hidcote. Gives a long and colourful summer display Cut back lightly in Autumn; harder in SpringLinks
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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue' is a tough penstemon forming a low mound absolutely smothered in summer in rich blue flowers. The flower colour is predominantly blue, but overlaid with tints of pink. In some conditions, the pink can be more dominant, but the overall effect of the display is always blue. Excellent garden value at the front of the border. 18in Cut back lightly in Autumn; harder in SpringLinks
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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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Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'. Bright creamy margined fern-like foliage that emerges in Spring strongly pink tinged, remaining pink edged for some time. Flowers come later and are a clear pale sky blue produced in a long succession on lax stems. A most attractive and stable variegated Jacobs Ladder. New introduction. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Potentilla nepalensis 'Ron McBeath'. This potentilla is unlikely to be overlooked when it produces its mass of carmine pink flowers in mid summer. With dense foliage this is a real showstopper for the front of a sunny border. A more compact form than 'Miss Willmott'. 30cm x 45cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Primula beesiana. One of the smaller growing Chinese species of Candelabra Primulas. From a rosette of leaves reaching 8-15cm rise strong silver-dusted stems to about 25cm which carry several whorls of rich mauve pink flowers each picked out with a yellow eye. Lovely in drifts by water or for a moisture retentive soil in sun to part shade Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Delightful frilly double primroses open creamy white and quickly develop a suffused fleckled pink glow which is strongest on the outermost petals. The central petals have a hint of lemon at the base. As it is sterile it flowers over a v ery long seasonn from late Autumn into early Summer. A sweet little poppet.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities 3 or over or for any 10 from the 'Higly Bred Primula' categoryLinks
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Primula japonica 'Apple Blossom'. An excellent robust form of the popular japanese Candelabra Primula. Plants quickly form multi-nosed rosettes of attractive pale green crinkly leaves, which, in May and June give rise to 40cm high sturdy stems baring several whorls of up to 10 pale pink flowers from darker pink buds. For moisture retentive soils in partial shade or wetter soils in more sun.AGM Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 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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Primula poissonii. An easily grown Chinese species, not as tall or chunky as some of the more common Candelabra primulas, but quickly forming good clumps of evergreen bluish foliage up to 20cm high. The flower stems are about 30cm high and display the whorls of up to 10 deep magenta, yellow eyed flowers to great effect. Ideal for moisture retentive soils in shade or damper conditions in more sun. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula pulverulenta . Sturdy candelabra primulas in a dazzling deep raspberry pink with a darker eye. The farina on the flowering stems is a bright white making a great contrast with the flowers. Will thrive in any good moist soil in sun or part shade. 2-3ft tall. Taller than the japonica types with narrower leaves and the distinctive white stems. Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula secundiflora. A beautiful Chinese primula for damp conditions where its rather upright narrow leaves form clumps which send up silver dusted stems topped with an umbel of gracefully nodding bell shaped flowers. The deep crimson velvety flowers are beautifully set off by heavy farina on the pedicels and inside the bells and are further enhanced by a red eye. A reliable perennial for any moist soil in sun or part shade. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula vialii - Orchid Primrose. (Primula littoniana) Striking primula with vivid pink flowers crowded tightly on a red cylindrical flower spike giving the impression of a terrestrial orchid. Needs moisture without waterlogging in a cool position. 60cm. Summer. China . Z7. George Forrest discovered this Primula and named it in honour of his good friend and the man who helped facilitate his travels, Consul G. Litton of Tengyueh. The name he gave it has since been put aside as the plant had already been found and named by Père Delavay. Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii. (Primula acaulis subsp. rubra) These Primroses looks for all the world like our native Primrose which the fairies have painted pink. Their habit and flower shape are just the same but this subspecies hails from the eastern mediterranean and grows in similar shadier and cooler conditions to those that we associate with our own wild primrose. The flowers are usually purplish pink or rosy red and can flower from February to April. >Discount of 30p per plant for quantities of 3 -9, 50p for 10 or overLinks
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It won't just be the bumblebees that can't resist this especially floriferous, bright pink Pulmonaria. Excellent ground covering foliage is boldly splashed with white spots and is mildew resistant. April - May. A Terra Nova introduction bred for flower size and quantity. 25 x 25cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum'. A most dramatic plant with huge rhubarb leaves that unfurl darkest maroon from scarlet buds and then are topped by a 7-11 ft spike of pink fluffy flowers. Best grown in a damp site where the roots can find water. Our own selection, propagated clonally from a plant we selected out of seedlings many years ago - as deep a colour as we have seen anywhere.Links
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This excellent variety was introduced by Keith Wiley. Having occurred in the Garden House, Buckland Monachorum it was a self sown seedling from R.pinnata 'Superba' that proved to have much darker pink flowers than the parent. Flowers start off with a deep red bud, emerge a pale sugar pink and gradually fade through red to the deep maroon and highly ornamental persistent calyces. The emergent leaves are beautifully bronzed, fading a deep green. We find that the flowers are almost identical to our R.pinnata 'Elegans' but it has a leaf that is narrower in the segments.Links
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Rodgersia pinnata 'Elegans'. Handsome leaves for moist shade - According to Dan Hinckley, the best form of Rodgersia pinnata. Standing up to 3ft tall the leaves are rough in texture, well rounded in form, burnished when young and colouring excellently in autumn. The flowers are carried on broad pagodas, a fluffy cream base, well tinted rosy pink. When the flowers are over the seed cases make fine ruddy brown decorations. Originally selected form the garden of Helen Dillon in Ireland.Links
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Salvia pratensis 'Rose Rhapsody' - pratensis Ballet Series. Upright spikes carrying relatively dense heads of rose-pink flowers. Tends to produce more quantity of more upright, shorter stems than either Salvia 'Twilight Serenade' or Salvia 'Sweet Esmerelda'. Summer flowering. reblooms if cut back after first flowering. 40cm. Good, reliable perennial sage for the front section of any border. A form of a native sage which grows in damp meadows.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 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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Salvia sclarea 'Turkestanica' (Clary) is a magnificent show-stopping biennial to add impact to the garden. Large attractive rosettes of blue green foliage develop a branching flower head to 75cm tall in the second year. The flower are lavender with a white lip but the real stars of the show are the large showy white & pink bracts. Clary has been long cultivated both for ornament and flavour, having been used as a substitute for hops and to flavour wine. The names 'Clary' and 'sclarea' both derive form the Latin 'clarus' = clear; a reference to the use of the mucilaginous seeds to clear eyesight. The essential oil is often used in perfumery. Salvia sclarea – Clary, Horminum, Gallitricum, Clear Eye, See BrightDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Sanguisorba 'Pink Tanna'. This is delightful member of an increasingly trendy genus. Each flower is a tight pink cheese puff, made fluffy with an all round coating of black tipped, white stamens. The flowers waft in the wind making a see-through haze of pink and white. One of those plants that is lovely from a distance and intriguing on close inspection. A magnet to insects and needs no staking. Attractive foliage, with leaves that are pinnate like a Rowan tree, form spreading low clumps. This is the pink member of the 'Tanna' series of sanguisorba, being about mid height in the range that sanguisorba grow at 60-80cm. Great Burnet, Burnet Bloodroot Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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This rather lovely cultivar, the only current full sized London Pride with a pink ground to the flower, has been around since the 1960's, though the introducer is not recorded and it may in reality be much older. It is comparable in size with London Pride (Saxifraga x umbrosa), maybe a little more robust, with darker leaves and longer stolons. The Inflorescence is of good size, at least 30cm tall with dark brick red stems and a cloud of pale pink flowers, darkened by a few red spots and deeper pink centres. Nicely red stained foliage in Winter. -
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The perfect plant for edging a path or covering the ground in a difficult dry spot. London Pride produces smothering mats of pale green rosettes which carry airy red flower stems of small pale pink flowers in May and June. You can always tell an old favourite Cottage Garden plant by the number of common names it goes by. Try some of these for size and then pick your favourite. London Pride, Lady's Pride, St. Patrick's cabbage, Whimsey, Prattling Parnell, and Look Up And Kiss Me. Easy and rewarding. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Silene dioica 'Firefly'. Double flowers in the most shocking pink imaginable makes this a plant that is sure to be noticed. Can be grown in a sunny border, where it will make a substantial clump, or in a wilder setting in dappled shade. 60cm tall by as much wide if space and nutrition allows. Will flower on and on from early summer onwards.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' (S.lanata S.olympica), or Lamb's Ears. Excellent ground-cover is formed by the dense mats of soft woolly silver-grey leaves. This is the none flowering cultivar which is preferred by some people. In all other ways very similar to the species. Easy cultivation. 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Stachys byzantina (S.lanata S.olympica), or Lamb's Ears. Excellent ground-cover is formed by the dense mats of soft woolly silver-grey leaves. Flower spikes also are thickly woolly and cut and dry well. Easy cultivation. 30cm Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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Succisella 'Frosted Pearl'. This is Balkan species, a relative of our own native Devil's Bit Scabious, and like it an inhabitant of wet meadows. It flowers earlier than Succisia, usually by early August and tends to be denser and less airy than its British counterpart. 60cm. The flowers are pearly white with just a hint of pinkish lavender and are a great nectar source for all sorts of insects.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Thalictrum 'Elin'. A fine cross between T.rochebrunianum and T.flavum glaucum which makes the most striking of all the tall Thalictrums. A sterile hybrid, it produces stiff tall 2.6m dark stems which carry steely blue foliage below and a branched cloud of yellow and lavender flowers above. Despite its size, it rarely needs staking. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Chinese Meadow Rue. A handsome perennial with architectural quality for the back of the border. Reasonably self supporting upright clumps of handsome glaucous, divided foliage a little like an Aquilegia. The foliage seems finer than the similar 'Elin' which definitely leans towards T, flavum ssp. glaucum. Strong dark purple stems are topped in mid Summer with clouds of small mauve flowers which are actually sepals with a large exerted boss of cream stamens. Selected by Coen Jansen as being a much more vigorous plant in a tray of T.delavayi seedlings and named after his nursery. 2m x 0.5m Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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The Nimbus series are Terra Nova selections of Thalictrum aquilegifolium. They have been selected for having a relatively short height at 28 inches and an absolute abundance of stems and flowering heads. In this they are much shorter and more floriferous than Black Stockings. They have fresh green foliage and dark stems ( dark, but a little greyer than Black Stockings ). The flower heads are a pale pink, flat topped powder puff. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket', also known as foam flower makes charming ground cover for moist shade. At its loveliest in Spring when the pale new growth emerges over the dark over wintered foliage accompanied by a generous topping of pink budded foamy flowers . Particularly tight clumps of foliage with short spikes of flowers with dusky pink buds. Deeply palmate leaves with central dark star. 15-30cm.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Tiarella 'Spring Symphony', also known as foam flower, makes charming ground cover for moist shade. At its loveliest in Spring when the pale new growth emerges over the dark over wintered foliage accompanied by a generous topping of pale pink foamy flowers. A little more open in growth habit with pale apple-green, slightly rounded foliage. relatively long flower stalks. Deeply palmate leaves with central dark star Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Deeply incised palmate leaves with the 'fingers' cut 3/4 of the way to the palm. All sections are strongly marked giving the whole leaf the suggestion of a purple black star with green margins. Colouring is Apple green on the young leaves, becoming dark green and textured with age. Flowers typical, little white stars with long exerted anthers tipped with orange pollen. The stems are suffused with rosy purple which pervades the buds giving the top of the pyramidal spike a warm glow. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Spreading mounds of neat grassy foliage amongst which nestle the cheery triangular pink flowers. A reliable and colourful addition to the front of the border. Best in full sun. 30cmDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Verbena bonariensis has stiff tall stems up to 6ft, crowned with ever expanding heads of pinky mauve flowers. Verbena bonariensis has become a well deserved star of so many gardens as it produces such a long period of nectar rich flowers in a way that is both eye catching but light enough to see right through. Flowers from late summer onwards getting better and better as it goes as the heads get broader and broader. It is an absolute magnet for butterflies of all kinds. Sunny position. It will replace itself from seed if conditions are suitable Although often treated as an annual owing to its ability to flower in its first year, Verbena bonariensis is perfectly well suited to more permanent plantings. Given good drainage it will withstand temperatures of -5C to -14C and will readily sow itself around from seed, especially into gravel.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over -
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This fascinating and unusual Verbena was discovered in the public garden in Bampton, Devon and has been identified as a variant of V.officinalis var. grandiflora which hails from S.Europe. Quite how it came to Devon is a mystery - perhaps seed travelled home as a holiday memento or on the feet of a bird. It is related to our native vervain. It emerges in Spring from a tight evergreen crown as dark purple shoots clothed with glossy, serrated purple leaves which have a real metallic sheen. The dark purple stems become wiry and branched making a twiggy bush about 2 feet high covered in tiny pink flowers over a very long period. For well drained soil in full sun. Our 'Bampton' are cutting raised from a good coloured clonePotsize - 1L
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The flower spikes on this variety are particularly eye-catching on account of the rich colouring. Rich pink buds give way to lilac-pink flowers all enhanced by darkened stems. A Piet Oudolf selection which is self-supporting and multi-branched. Flowers July to September. 1.6m animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1"/]Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overVeronicas Compared
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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 overLinks
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Viola 'Cordelia' ( violet ). A lovely blush pink violet with a darker 'horn' and stronger rose shading on the reverse. Relatively large wide open flowers. Good scent.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Similar in colour to Sultan but tending more towards magenta with less violet flushing, just violet veining. The flowers are more rounded as well with a strong scent. A strong vigorous variety named after a former seedsman from CW Groves and Son. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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Viola 'Melanie'. (Viola 'Katja'). It's hard to resist the charm ( and perfume ) of the humble viola. But if you are looking for something a bit different, forget papal purple, this Viola is the richest Catholic Bishop Pink you'll come across. Deep and extravagant with a delightful silver edge. It is floriferous, doesn't fade and has an intoxicating fragrance. i couldn't resist it - the colour stands out so zingingly.Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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The same charming little flowers as Viola cornuta but in a lovely shade of pink with darket bee lines. Discount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or overLinks
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We're a bit confused over this one. We bought this plant in micropropagated several years ago as Zantedeschia 'Flamingo', but is less fully pink than we expected. We are not sure if it was supposed to be the plant bred in the Netherlands by The Klaver Brothers, Theo and Kees for the cut flower trade, or another cultivar which vies for the name. Whichever, believe the pictures which show the plant that we have. It has the beautiful chalice form of Zantedeschia but coloured with a lovely soft sugar pink, especially on the outside. It is a vigorous grower that will bloom freely once established and cut beautifully (cut it as the bud opens). 80cm. For a warm sunny spot with access to plenty of moisture. The crowns are best protected with a deep mulch in the early years and otherwise if Winters turn very cold.
