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ACANTHUS:
Acanthus is one of the great architectural plants. Clump forming with
tall spikes of prickly blossoms and large basal leaves. These plants
need plenty of space and look especially good in a gravel garden. Plant
in full sun and well drained soil.
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Acanthus caroli-alexandri.
Wide rich green leaves. Tightly packed flowers which are white,
suffused rose in colour, and are held on a spike which will reach
100cm. July. |
€8.00 |
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A.
mollis ‘RUE LEDAN’.
With deeply lobed, dark
green leaves it differs from the usual cultivars in that it has white
flowers. 1.5m in flower. |
€8.00 |
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A.
spinosa ‘Lady Moore’.
Good in partial shade as well as full sun. The leaves are dark green
and deeply divided with spiny points. Soft, mauve foxglove like flowers
are produced in late summer. 60cm. |
€8.00 |
ACHILLEA:
Sun loving, totally drought tolerant plants which will grow in pure
sand. |
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A.
millefolium ‘Lilac Beauty’
Pale lilac flowers which will last from June to September. 60cm |
€7.50 |
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m. ‘Red Velvet’
Produces strong red flowers from June to September. Possibly the best
of the reds. 60cm |
€7.00 |
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‘Love Parade’
A different type of yarrow which has soft pinkish white flowers.
The shiny dark green leaves, toothed and leather-like are very
attractive. June to August and later if deadheaded. 55cm. |
€7.50 |
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‘Martina’ AGM
Palest yellow flowers with a hint of green. Very refined. Flowers over
an extended period. June to October. 50cm |
€7.50 |
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‘Pretty Belinda’
Strongly coloured pink
flowers. Has a more compact habit than most Achillea. 50cm |
€7.00 |
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ACIDANTHERA murielae
Otherwise called Gladiolus
callianthus. From Ethiopia. Large white star shaped flowers with
mahogany eyes 10cm across. Sweetly scented. August to September. 90cm |
€6.00 |
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ACONITUM
Very undemanding plants that prefer partial shade in cool, fertile,
moisture retentive soil. |
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A. ‘Pink Sensation’
Pale pink hooded flowers are produced July to September. 1m
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€7.50 |
A. ‘Stainless Steel’
A really choice plant whose tall sturdy stems need no staking. Its
metallic, slate blue flowers appear in July and last until September.
1.5m
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€6.50 |
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ACTAEA.
Formerly known as Cimicifuga. This family of plants give us some of our
best garden perennials. They bloom late in the season with strong
vertical spikes of bottlebrush-like flowers and prefer humus-rich,
moisture retentive soil in part shade.
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A.
simplex ‘Brunette’.
Always very much admired in our grass garden where it shows itself off
very well indeed. Very dark leaves, almost maroon and spikes of white,
faintly scented, flowers from July to September. 120cm |
€8.50 |
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s. ‘James Compton’
Very dark coloured foliage,
almost black. Flowers Sept-Oct. 200cm |
€12.00 |
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A. s. ‘Mountain Wave’
Light red leaves rather than black or brown. White flowers produced
July to September. Very tall growing at 175cm. |
€10.00 |
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A.
s. ‘Pink Spike’
A fairly new variety which is similar to A. s ‘Brunette’ except its
flowers emerge a lovely clear pink, ageing to pinkish white. Slightly
taller at 150cm. |
€10.00 |
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AGAPANTHUS
These plants, despite their misleading English common name ‘Lily of the
Nile’ are in fact native to South Africa. They like full sun and
rich moist soil. Feed regularly during the growing season with
tomato food or some other high potash feed |
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A. ‘Back in
Black’
A choice variety which has jet black stems bearing dark purple blue
flowers which open from near black buds. Flowers July to August. 65cm |
€10.50 |
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‘Black Buddhist’
Stout stems carry large umbels of deep violet blue flowers. When the
sun strikes the stem they take on a deep purple hue, hence the name.
90cm |
€9.00 |
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‘Davos’ Very
large dark blue flowerheads are produced from July to August. One very
impressive plant! 50cm |
€15.00 |
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‘Enigma’
Bicolour flowers that are blue in the throat shading to white on the
petals edge. Large flowerheads are produced in early summer on strong
stems. Broad evergreen strap-like leaves. 50cm
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€8.00 |
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‘Regal Beauty’
Dark individual violet blue flowers make up massive flowerheads up to
30cms in diameter.70cm |
€8.00 |
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‘Snow Cloud’ Tall
variety. Huge white flower heads composed of hundreds of pure white
florets. Evergreen. |
€8.00 |
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‘Velvet Night’
An inapertus variety which has the darkest of purple flowers. Very much
admired in the Nursery last year. 45cm |
€15.00 |
ALLIUM.
All members of this family thrive in any well drained soil. Most are
drought tolerant.
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‘Ambassador’
Improved version of A. giganteum. Soft violet blue flowers which are
very large. |
€7.00 |
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‘Firmament’
Spectacular spheres of long lasting deep purple globes with silver
anthers. An A. Christopii hybrid. May to June. 60cm |
€7.00 |
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‘Globemaster’
Very large mauve purple flowers are produced May to June. The flowers
continue to grow out and cover the faded flowers thereby enlarging the
flowerhead. |
€7.00 |
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‘Goliath’ The
tallest of the Allium species to date at 180cm. Large lilac purple
heads in May and June. |
€7.00 |
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‘Purple Sensation’
AGM Rich reddish violet flowers which are massed to form a 10cm
sphere. May to June. 100cm |
€6.50 |
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AMSONIA
Easy and adaptable having dainty blue flowers and brilliant autumn
colour. Full sun or part shade. |
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A.
hubrichtii
Outstanding Amsonia worth growing for its foliage alone. Clusters of
light blue, almost white, flowers followed by the vibrant golden yellow
of the foliage in autumn. June to July. 60cm |
€7.50 |
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A.
orientalis The
only European species. Blooms from late spring to late summer. Flowers
are softly grey blue in colour. From damp, grassy habitats generally
close to the sea in Greece and Turkey. 45cm |
€7.50 |
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A.
tabernaemontana var salicifolia
Clumps of graceful,
arching stems, narrow willow-like leaves and unusual grey-blue starry
flowers. Midsummer flowering. |
€7.00 |
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ANEMONE A
diverse genus of plants.
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A.
rivularis. From
Northern India. This plant is valued for its chalk white petals which
are often blue on the reverse. Flowers late Spring/early Summer. 1m |
€6.00 |
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A.
x hybrida ‘Whirlwind’.
A semi double variety but this time pure white flowers with a ruffled
edge. Flowering September onwards and tolerates shade. 100cm |
€6.50 |
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ANEMONELLA thalictroides.
Grown for its attractive flowers, and is suitable for a woodland garden,
or for under planting in a mixed border, rock garden or indeed a pot.
It has cup shaped white or pale pink flowers to 2cm across on slender
stems from spring to early summer above delicate fern like dark bluish
green leaves. 10cm |
€6.00 |
ANGELICA gigas ‘Vicars
Mead’ Angelicas are biennial but reliably self seed in moist soil.
They dislike poor dry sand. This variety has dark maroon stems and
leaves, with pink flowers appearing from June to September. 1.3m. |
€6.50 |
AQUILEGIA
(Granny's bonnet)
A.vulgaris ‘Black Barlow’.
Deep black-purple sepals. A fully double flower that resembles a small
dahlia. 50cm.
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€7.00 |
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ARUNCUS
‘Goats Beard’ Sun to partial shade and rich moist soil.
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A.
‘Horatio’ Large
sprays of creamy flowers on self supporting stems. With red autumn
foliage colour. A hybrid between A. aethusifolius and A. dioicus. 1m |
€8.00 |
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ASTERS
These plants are members of the daisy family and like full sun and well
drained, moisture retentive soil. We prefer to sell only the varieties
that are mildew resistant. The amellus varieties are very long
flowering, lasting most of the summer. |
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a. ‘Veilchenkonigin’ (‘Violet Queen’).
Deep violet blue flowers. 30cm. |
€6.50 |
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x cordifolius ‘Little Carlow’.
AGM Bright lavender blue flowers are produced in great profusion in
September and October. 120cm. |
€6.50 |
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x frikartii ‘Floras Delight’
Rich purple coloured
flowers are produced from July to September. 70cm |
€7.00 |
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x f. ‘Monch’.
AGM. Lavender blue flowers. Flowers from July to November. Likes rich
moist soil and dislikes being overcrowded. 75cm |
€6.50 |
ASTRANTIA
Given what it likes, Astrantia is one of the most reliable and useful of
garden plants. It flowers non stop from late Spring to early Autumn.
It prefers partial or full shade and moist but well drained soil.
Deadhead regularly for constant reblooming |
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A.
‘Buckland’
Distinctive soft pink flowers offset by broad white bracts tipped with
green. Flowers are sterile ensuring that A. ‘Buckland’ remains true in
cultivation. |
€8.00 |
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m. ‘Roma’.
A Piet Oudulf introduction with large silver pink flower heads. Very
floriferous and long blooming. 60cm |
€8.00
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‘Moulin Rouge’
Another impressive form for us in the garden. It has very large and
intense red bracts. Flowers from May until June, when it takes a short
rest, and then continues to flower into September. 65cm.
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€8.00 |
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A.
‘Snowstar’ Clump
forming perennial which has long lasting flowerheads of white green
tipped bracts from June onwards. |
€8.00 |
BAPTISIA:
These plants prefer well drained moisture retentive soil in full sun.
Very good tolerance to poor soil. Long lived plants that should not be
disturbed once established.
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B. ‘Purple Smoke’
A very vigorous Baptisia with charcoal green stems when mature, and
dozens of giant lupin-like flower heads of dusty purple. 100cm
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€8.50 |
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BERKHEYA
purpurea ‘Zulu Warrior’
A striking thistle which hails from South Africa. Hardy but needs well
drained soil. Large purplish white 7cm flowers are borne in clusters
from June to November. Leaves are large, silver grey with a cottony
white underside. A must for the gravel garden. 60cm. Not available
until June. |
€8.50 |
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B.
p. ‘Silver Spike’
Large lilac white flowers and silvery foliage. August to September.
70cm |
€8.50 |
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BRUNNERA
These plants grow best
in shade and need a rich moist soil which does not dry out in summer.
Blue forget-me-not type flowers are produced from April to June, which
are then followed by large, heart shaped leaves.
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B.
macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’.
A very fine plant with dramatic silver leaves which have dark green
veins and a dark green margin. Requires full shade or the leaves will
lose their brightness. 40cm |
€8.00 |
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m. ‘Looking Glass’.
A sport of B. m. ‘Jack Frost’ differing in that the leaves are larger
and almost entirely silver. 40cm |
€9.50 |
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CAMASSIA
These summer
flowering bulbs from North America have clusters of long narrow leaves
and long racemes of star shaped flowers. They require fairly
moist soil which does not become waterlogged. Flowers last longest in
some shade. |
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C.
‘Semiplena’ A
dense petalled variety which has full double cream flowers which are
produced in June. Dramatically bold and long flowered. 1m |
€8.00 |
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C.
cusickii ‘Zwanenburg’.
Has more greyish coloured leaves and deep blue flowers. 60cm |
€7.00 |
CAMPANULA
Stalwarts of the perennial border. There are Campanulas to suit all
aspects and conditions. As a family they are as invaluable in the
garden as geraniums. |
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C.
latifolia ‘Gloaming’.
Upright stems topped with upward facing bell shaped smokey blue
flowers. 70cm |
€7.00 |
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C.
persicfolia ‘Chettle Charm’.
Also known as C. p. ‘George
Chiswell’, its beautiful white flowers rimmed in blue will stand up to
1m above the low growing green foliage. |
€7.00 |
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C.
p. ‘Gawen’. A
campanula which has semi double creamy white flowers from June to July.
Prefers a sunny well drained spot. 60cm. |
€7.50 |
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C.
p. ‘Wortham Belle’
Also known as C. p ‘Bennetts Blue’. Lovely double rich blue flowers
over a carpet of dark green leaves from June to July. 75cm.
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€7.50 |
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C.
‘Sarastro’ Has
fragrant dark purple flowers. Very floriferous. May to September.
60cm Similar to C. ‘Kent Belle’ but shorter. |
€7.00 |
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Alpine varieties: |
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Campanula carpatica ‘Suzie’
A cultivar which originated in Blackthorn Nursery. Has heavenly blue
flowers from June to August. 15cm |
€6.00 |
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C.
p. ‘Blue Gown’
A wonderful rock plant which was still flowering well with us in
November. Produces mid blue flowers from June onwards. 15cm NOT
READY UNTIL MAY |
€6.00 |
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CARLINA acaulis ‘Bronze’
Reddish brown thistle-like
leaves. Large shiny white flower heads from July to September. Good
drainage required. 50cm |
€7.00 |
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CENTAUREA.
A long lasting
flower for the perennial border which also makes a good cut flower. |
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C.
montana ‘Purple Heart’
This one has white flowers
around a central purple heart. May to September. Deadhead to ensure
continuous flowering. 75cm |
€7.50 |
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C.
m. ‘Jordy’
Darkest purple, almost black flowers which last from May to September.
60cm |
€7.00 |
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C.
‘John Coutts’.
Large fragrant deep rose flowers and deeply cut silver foliage. June
to August. 50cm |
€6.50 |
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CEPHALARIA gigantea
Giant yellow scabious.
Looks best when planted through tall late flowering grasses or against a
dark hedge at the back of the border. Yellow flowers produced late
summer. 2m |
€6.50 |
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CHAEROPHYLLUM hirsutum roseum
An appealing species with charming soft pink flowers, one of the
loveliest of the family. Soft ferny foliage is delicately apple
scented. Late spring. 60cm. |
€6.50 |
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CIRSIUM rivulare atropurpureum
Dark red thistle-like
flowers are held over a rosette of handsome cut green foliage, which is
not prickley. Very extended flowering season from March until June
and flowers again Aug to December. 100cm |
€6.50 |
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CLEMATIS
We do not grow any climbing
Clematis, just herbaceous varieties suitable for the border. These can
be cut to the ground each winter and are excellent for scrambling
through shrubs or for covering a bank. Once established they tolerate
dry soil and will grow in sun or part shade. |
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Clematis ‘Floris V’
An intergrifolia type Clematis with pretty rose coloured flowers. 40cm |
€7.00 |
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Clematis ‘Mrs Robert Brydon’
Flowers in late Summer. Has lovely pale blue flowers which seem to
appear here and there in the border. |
€8.00 |
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C.
recta Purpurea.
Mostly grown for its gorgeous bronze foliage, but it does produce white
flowers from June to July. Best grown so it can scramble through a shrub
of some other supportive plant. 100cm |
€7.00 |
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COREOPSIS rosea
‘Sweet Dream’
A sun lover and thrives in any reasonably fertile, moisture retentive
soil. Rose pink flowers are produced July to August. 30cm |
€7.00 |
CORYDALIS
A
Japanese woodlander related to Dicentras. These plants are excellent
for moist shade. Summer dormant, they have delightful fresh winter
foliage followed by flowers from April to June. Good in pots. |
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Corydalis solida incise (decipens)
Lilac pink flowers are
produced March to April. 20cm |
€6.00 |
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C.
q. ‘Chocolate Star’
Unusual, somewhat serrated
chocolate brown foliage. Pale lilac flowers. Semi shade. June to
August. 35cm |
€6.50 |
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C.
‘Kingfisher’ An
exceptional new hybrid from Keith Lever which is a cross between C.
cashmeriana and C. flexuosa. Produces sky blue flowers throughout the
growing season. A woodlander. Only a few to spare |
€8.50 |
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CRAMBE
A member of the cabbage
family, Crambe in fact being the Greek word for cabbage. We grow two
varieties C. cordifolia and C. maritima. |
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C.
maritima One of
the best blue leaved plants. Honey scented white flowers, May to July.
60cm An ideal seaside plant. |
€6.00 |
CROCOSMIA
Grown for their funnel shaped, brightly coloured flowers, borne from mid
to late summer on wiry stems. Grow at the edge of a shrub border or in
clumps in an herbaceous border. They make excellent cut flowers. Plant
20-30cm deep in Spring, in moderately fertile, humus rich, moist but
well drained soil, in sun or part shade
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C. x crocosmiflora ‘Babylon’.
Dense one sided clusters of flowers on tall stems with foliage which is
bright green and resembling that of a gladioli. Orange flowers with a
darker
centre. 75cm
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€6.50 |
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C.
x c. ‘Gerbe D’or’
Lovely copper brown leaves and produces lovely apricot coloured
flowers. Some would say a hardier version of C. Solfaterre. 60cm
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€6.50
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C.
‘Krakatoa’
Stunning new selection with glowing orange-red flowers. The colour is
warmer and has more depth than most Crocosmia. 1m |
€6.50 |
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DARMERA PELTATA
In early spring tall naked
stems appear from thick, flattish rhizomes, carrying flat heads of pale
pink flowers. Scallop-edged, parasol shaped leaves up to 30cm across
follow to make a mound of eye catching splendour. For damp soil. 91cm |
€6.50 |
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DIASCIA barberae ‘Blackthorn Apricot’
A wonderful edging plant. Very prolific flowerer from June to October.
Warm apricot coloured flowers. Sun and good drainage. 10cm |
€6.00 |
DICENTRA
Commonly known as Bleeding Heart. Prefers partial shade and well
drained humous rich soil. Early blooming. |
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D.
‘King of Hearts’
Outstanding rosy pink heart shaped flowers dangle above lovely, finely
cut, soft grey green foliage all summer. Compact habit which stays neat
all season. Not fussy about soil conditions. 30cm.
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€8.00 |
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DIERAMA
Also known as ‘Angels Fishing Rod’ referring of course to the plants
beautiful habit. All have grass-like foliage. |
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D. cooperi
Pale pink flowers to a height of 1m.
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€8.00 |
D. ‘Dwarf Pink’
Bears dense pendent spikes of tubular bell shaped pink flowers in
summer.
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€7.00 |
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D.
igneum. Brick
red nodding flowers on wavy wands. 75cm |
€5.50 |
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D.
‘Lancelot’ Very
prolific. Pink flowers. 1.3m |
€7.00 |
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D.
latifolium.
Lovely deep pink bell shaped flowers to a height of 25cm.
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€7.00 |
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D.
‘Puck’ Numerous
hanging rose pink flowers in early to mid summer. |
€7.00 |
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D.
‘Red Orr’ Dark
pink-red flowers during midsummer. |
€7.50 |
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D.
‘Reynoldsii’
Very dark, almost purple flowers during midsummer. Tall plant. |
€8.00 |
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D.
‘Snowbells’
Delicate wands of milky white flowers. July to September. 90cm |
€8.00 |
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DIGITALIS.
Foxgloves. All do well in ordinary garden soil, they will
tolerate part shade but do better in sunnier spots. |
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D.
‘Carillion’
Light yellow diminutive flowers are produced June to July. 35cm |
€6.50 |
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D.
‘Camelot Cream’
Large cream flowers which are spotted red. June to July. 90cm |
€6.50 |
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D.
‘Milk Chocolate’
Orange brown flowers with a
darker lip. Evergreen foliage. 50cm |
€6.50 |
