Hardy Perennials

- filipendulina 3 ft x 3 ft tall strong stems and golden yellow flowers. £5.00

ALCHEMILLA

-vetteri 6”- 8” tall much smaller version of the above, doesn’t seed around like mollis but is equally attractive. £3.00

ARMORACIA

-rusticana variegata 3 ft tall large leaves with stunning cream variegation. £6.00

- dioicus “Kneffii” 36” tall with creamy white flowers in loose panicles, ferny foliage. Full or part shade. £6.00

- dioicus var. kamtschaticus 3 ft tall creamy-white flower plumes, will tolerate most soils and aspects. From RHS seed. £6.00

BERGENIA

- cordifolia “Tubby Andrews” 12” - 14” tall, variegated leaves of cream pink and green with pink flower which bloom 2 or 3 times during the season. Stunning in winter when colouring is even more intense. Part sun / part shade. £7.00

CAMPANULA

CENTAUREA

-montana "Jordy" 15" - 20" tall with dark burgundy flowers over grey foliage. £5.00

-montana “Parham” 15” tall with purple/blue flowers, this cornflower will bloom from June to September if deadheaded. Sun £5.00

CHAEROPHYLLUM

-hirsutum "Roseum" 20 "- 30" tall this lovely umbellifer is known as the pink cow parsley. It has a base of feathery leaves with stems topped with flat heads of tiny pinky mauve flowers. We find it does best in part shade £5.00

EPILOBIUM

-"Stahl Rose" this is the pale pink version of the above and sells out when the plants in the garden are in flower. Sun or part shade. £5.00

ERIGERON

- "Dunkelste Aller" (Darkest of All) semi double deep violet blue flowers with yellow eye over dark green foliage £7.00

- karvinskianus “Profusion” 8”- 12” tall, tiny white flowers fading to pink. Flowers over a long period and fully hardy, it seeds itself gently around and can be used in pots or borders £3.00

-rubra “Venusta” 6 ft x 4 ft this deep rose pink flowered plant will grow happily in most soils including boggy. Photographed in the bog garden at the nursery. AGM £7.00

-ulmaria 36” tall with ferny foliage and creamy–white flowers in early to mid summer. £5.00

-ulmaria Aurea 18 - 24 inches tall, 20- 30 inch spread, this fillipendula has lovely bright yellow foliage in spring fading to green with creamy white flowers. Shade/part shade. £6.00

-ulmaria flore plena 4-5 foot tall with clump-forming bright green ferny foliage with small double creamy white flowers. Very useful for damp soil and waterside. Part shade £6.00

- lindheimeri 4 foot tall, this see-through plant has thin stems clothed with narrow foliage and topped with pink buds which open to white flowers. Said to be tender but we have had this planted in the garden for several years. We treat it as a penstemon, not cutting it back until mid to late April. Sun £5.00

GERANIUM

-"Elke" dwarf variety, 8" tall, deep pink veined flowers with white edges.£4.50

- himalayense 12” - 18” tall. Large mauve flowers with small white-eye early summer and then will re-flower if cut back for late summer. £4.50

- macrorrhizum “Snowsprite” 12” - 15” tall. Smaller than the species with white flowers and pale green calyces. £4.00

GEUM

We have a variety of geums for sale but in quantities too small to list. Please contact us if there is something you are particularly seeking- we may have it !

-"Savanna Sunset" 12" - 16" tall brown/red stems and buds open to frilled dusky apricot flowers.£5.00

HELENIUM

- “Bressingham Gold” 6 ft tall (we have seen this in a sheltered spot up to 9ft!) Lovely butter- yellow flowers. £6.00

-“Rubinzwerg” 3 foot tall reflexed dark red petals with yellow and brown centre. AGM £6.00

HELIANTHUS

-“Gullick’s Variety” 6 ft tall with golden yellow semi double flowers. Makes a robust clump. AGM £6.00

-"Sheila's Sunshine" 6 - 8 foot tall, this beautiful perennial sunflower has pale lemon yellow flowers. Full sun. £6.00

-"Sahins Early Flowerer" 3 - 4ft tall bright orange/yellow flowers with brown centres .As the name indicates, the earliest Helenium to flower. £6.00

HEMEROCALLIS

Our range of these lovely and undemanding hardy perennials continues to grow and we currently have 100+ for sale, some in quite limited quantities .Plants raised by us are in bold. All plants at least two fans unless otherwise stated. Over the last few years we have been fortunate to be given some seeds from an American enthusiast's breeding programme and have been growing these plants on in the stock beds. We hope to have some plants from these seeds for sale later this year. We will post photographs of them on our blog as they flower.

EE= Extra early
E + Early
E/M + Early to mid-season
M = Midseason
L= Late season
UFO= Unusual form

Alexander the Great 3 ft tall with 7” flowers of deep velvety red with greeny/yellow throat. M/L Dormant £6:00

All American Plum 2 - 3 ft tall 5” dark plum/purple flowers with yellow throat. E Evergreen Rebloom. £6.00

All American Windmill 2 foot tall with 7" crispate spider flowers of light orange with deeper orange eye zone and large yellow throat. Re-bloom . E/M Dormant £6.50

Always Afternoon 2 ft tall with 5” mid-purple flowers and plum-purple eye-zone. E Semi-evergreen Rebloom £5.00

American Revolution 2 - 2 ½” ft tall 5” velvety black/red flowers with deep green throat. M Dormant Rebloom. £6.50

Apollodorus 28" tall 41/2" flowers of violet purple with creamy yellow throat, re-bloom. M/L Evergreen £6:00

Bayley Hay syn. Bali Hai 2 ft tall, with 4” apricot pink flowers diamond dusting and gold throat. Fragrant. M Dormant. £4.50

Bella Lugosi 3 ft tall Large 6” dark purple/black scented flowers. M Semi-evergreen. £5.00

Black Magic 3 ft tall 5” lily form flowers of reddish black. E/M Dormant. £6.50

Bonanza 3 ft tall with 5” star- shaped golden orange flowers with maroon chevron, gold mid-ribs and throat. E Fragrant Semi-evergreen Rebloom. £4.50

Bourbon Kings 2 ft tall with 4” bluish –red flowers and a yellowy –green throat. M Dormant. £4.50

Brutus 2 ft tall 7" flowers yellow/green flushed pink with yellow/green throat. M/L Semi-evergreen. £6.00

Caramel Taffy 30-36" tall with 6" flowers of a soft buff/yellow blend & green throat M. Dormant £6.50

Caroline Taylor 3 ft tall with 5” lemon yellow flowers having a white mid-rib, pale green throat and seersucker texture. It is lightly scented and very floriferous. E/M - VL Dormant Rebloom. £6.50

Catherine Woodbery 2 ft tall with 5” palest rose flowers and pale yellow throat. M/L Fragrant Dormant. £4.50

Changing Latitudes 26" tall 4" flowers of cream with mauve & purple eye-zone & large green throat. M Dormant Re-bloom. £6.50

Christmas Is 2 ft tall 4 ½” brilliant scarlet-red flowers with large lime-green throat. E/M Dormant Rebloom. £5.00

Cool It 1 - 2 ft tall 4” white flowers with yellowish green throat. M. Semi-evergreen. Rebloom. £4.50

Crazy Pierre 2 ft tall spider with 7” flowers of pastel peachy buff and brick-red chevron. The petals twist and curl so that no two flowers are the same. Stunning. M Dormant. £6.50

Cream Drop 20” tall, 3” wavy petaled flowers of rich cream with greeny-yellow throat. Slight fragrance. M Dormant. £5.00

Crimson Pirate 2 ft tall, a bright red elegant spider with yellow halo. Good bloomer. M Dormant. £4.50

Decatur Imp 2 ft tall rounded 3 ½” flowers of light tangerine with darker eye. M Semi-evergreen. £4.50

Destined To See 2 ft tall 6” creamy white flowers with lavender chevron and wavy lavender edge and lemon throat. E/M Fragrant Evergreen £6.50

Divertissment 3 ft tall spider with 6" pale yellow flowers & pale reddish eye-zone. M/L Dormant. £6.50

Don Stevens 30" tall 6" slightly recurved yellow flowers with dark red eye-zone & yellow/green throat M Dormant £5.00

Double Delight 30” tall with 4” double yellowy apricot flowers. E/M Dormant. £5.00

Double Dream 20” tall 5” double pale peach flowers with white mid-rib. Fragrant E Semi-evergreen. Re-bloom £5.00

Dune Needlepoint 30” tall spider variant with 6” twisting flowers of creamy-buff with rose halo. Fragrant. M Dormant. UFO crispate. £6.50

Edge Ahead 28" tall, 6" flowers of lavender with lavender/purple eye-zone & edge. Green throat. M Dormant Re-bloom . £6.50

Eggplant Escapade 3 foot tall, 6" flowers of aubergine purple with a darker eye & yellow throat . M/L Dormant AGM £6.50

El Desperado 3 ft tall. 4” mustard yellow flowers with wine-coloured eye-zone and partial edge, green throat. L Dormant £5.00

Fairest Love 2 ft tall with 5” pale lavender flowers, diamond dusted with frilled edge and green throat. M Dormant Rebloom. £6.00

Frosted Vintage Ruffles 2 foot tall with 5" flowers , pastel blend of creamy pink with deeper pink highly ruffled edges and pale yellow throat. Very fragrant. Re-bloom. Dormant. E £6.50

Gay Octopus 3 ft tall UFO with 7” bi-coloured flowers of maroon & yellow with yellow throat. M. Dormant. £6.50

George David 30” tall 7” flowers of burnt orange with cream mid-rib and ruffled edge above a deep yellow throat. A stunning sight in full flower. M Dormant £6.50

Happy Returns 16” tall with 3” pure light yellow flowers. Excellent for tubs. EE. Light Fragrance. Dormant. Re-bloom £4.50

High Tor At 5ft tall possibly the tallest D/L with 5” yellow trumpet- shaped flowers. M Dormant £5.00

In Depth 2 ft tall 6” double golden yellow flowers and deep green throat. M Fragrant Dorman. £5.00

Jan's Twister 30" tall 10" spidery flowers with peachy/creamy tones & green throat. E/M Evergreen £6.50

Joan Senior 2 ft tall 6” almost white diamond dusted flowers with lime green throat. E/M Evergreen. Re-bloom £5.00

Judge Roy Bean Very large 8" - 9" spider flowers of orangey gold with cream mid-ribs & yellow throat. 3-4 foot tall. Very floriferous. M/L. Dormant. £6.50

Justin June 30” tall with 4” creamy yellow spider type flowers. Nearly always the earliest to flower here. E Fragrant Re-bloom. £5.00

Kasia 20” tall 5” flowers of pale lemon peach blend with faint peach halo, green/yellow throat. U/F spatulate petals A pretty, delicate daylily. M Dormant £6.50

Kwanso Flore Plena 3 - 4 ft tall with 4” double orange flowers. Lovely. M/L Dormant. £4.50

Kwanso fulva variegata 3 ft tall, 5” flowers of deep apricot/orange with white variegated foliage. M. Dormant £5.00

Lark Song 3 ft tall Unusual form with fragrant 5” lemon yellow flowers. Long bloom season M/L Dormant. £5.00

Little Deekie 20” tall 4 ½” flowers with crepe texture and ruffled petals in an orange / gold blend and olive green throat. E Dormant £4.50

Little Wine Cup 20” tall 3” wine-red flowers with green throat. E Dormant Rebloom. £5.00

Little Women 2ft tall 3” creamy-pink flowers with cherry-red eye and green throat . E/M Dormant. £5.00

Mabel Fuller 3 ft tall spider variant in rich ruby red with 4" - 5” flowers. M/L Dormant. £5.00

Michelle Coe 3 ft tall with 4” melon-cream flowers and pearly-lavender mid-ribs. Ruffled. L Fragrant. Dormant £5.00

Milady Greensleeves 30" tall, 7" fragrant flowers of pink tinged green with green throat. UFO crispate. M Fragrant. Dormant. £6.50

Mildred Mitchell 2 ft tall 7” flowers of lavender with darker lavender/blue eye & ruffled edge and green throat. E/M Fragrant Evergreen Re-bloom. £6.50

Moonlight Orchid 28" tall , 7" fragrant flowers of bluey-lavender with white mid-rib & green throat. E/M. Semi-evergreen. Re-bloom. £6.50

Moonlit Masquerade 3 ft tall, 5” creamy white flowers with deep maroon centre. E/M Semi-green Re-bloom. £5.00

Mrs Hugh Johnson 2 - 3 ft tall open flowers of rich mahogany red. E/M. Dormant. £6.50

Muffets Little Friend 28" tall with 4" spider flowers of cherry pink with a deeper eye and green throat. Dormant M £5.00

Nashville 2 ft tall, creamy orange 5” flowers with soft orange band around eye-zone. Floriferous. M Semi-evergreen. £6.00

Night Beacon 3 ft tall, 4” deep purple red flowers with bright yellow throat. E/M Evergreen Dormant. £5.00

Night Embers 30" tall with 5" blooms of double browny red with white edges & green throat. Fragrant. E/M. Re-bloom. Semi-evergreen. £6.50

Nob Hill 3 ft tall 6” lily type flowers of pale lavender pink and pale lemon bi-tone.E/M Evergreen Re-bloom. £6.00

Open Hearth 2 ft tall 9" star shaped flowers of red & copper bi-tone with green throat M Dormant. £6.00

Oodles 24” tall with 5” double flowers of rosy-carmine with melon-pink throat. M Fragrant. Dormant Re-bloom. £6.00

Parfait 3 foot tall rose-pink & lemon spider with 5" flowers. M Reblooms Dormant £6.50

Peacock Maiden 30" tall with fragrant 10" flowers of purple with creamy white midrib & eye-zone. Large green throat. Stunning. UFO crispate M Evergreen Re-bloom £6.50

Pink Sundae 2 ft tall with soft creamy pink flowers. M. Dormant. Re-blooms. £6.00

Prague Spring 30" tall, 7" flowers of flesh-pink & green blend with pistachio green throat. UFO crispate. M. Dormant. £6.50

Prairie Blue Eyes 2-3 ft tall 5” star shaped flowers of lavender purple with lemon throat and “blue” eye (purple/lavender) One of the first daylilies I ever bought & still a favourite. M Semi-evergreen £6.00

Prairie Charmer 3 ft tall, 4” cream-peach buff flowers with maroon eye and green throat. E/M Dormant Re-bloom. £6.00

Purple Bicolor 2 - 3 ft tall 4” flowers of deep purpley pink with purple eye and yellow throat. M Dormant. £5.00

Rajah 3 - 4 ft tall. Large 5” mid-orange spider type flowers with dark red eye. Long flowering season. M Dormant Re-bloom. £5.00

Raspberry Candy 3 ft tall 5”cream flowers with raspberry-red eye-zone, green throat and diamond dusted. E Fragrant Dormant Re-bloom. £6.00

Red Rain 3 ft tall bright cherry red spider flowers with deep yellow/green throat M Semi-evergreen Re-bloom . £5.00

Romantic Rose 18" tall with 4" lilac-pink flowers & large primrose eye. M Fragrant. Dormant. £6.00

Root Beer 20” tall with 4” flowers of dark red/black with darker red/black halo and golden yellow throat. Very popular in the display bed. M Dormant Re-bloom. £6.50

Sammy 3 foot tall Do not confuse this with Sammy Russell. This is a beautiful spider with 8" flowers of peachy- pink whose edges are twisted & curled & a green throat. Another personal favourite. E/M Reblooms Dormant £6.50

Scorpio 36" tall, spider 6" flowers of a peachy colour with a darker eye-zone & yellow throat M /L Dormant £5.00

Serge Rigaud 34" tall spider with 10" flowers of red-gold bi-colour & gold throat. M. Semi-evergreen. (Only small quantity available this year) £6.00 .

Siloam Button Box 16” tall 4” pale cream flowers with maroon eye-zone and green throat. E/M Dormant. £5.00

Siloam New Toy 12" to 18" tall with 3" flowers of violet lavender with darker purple tracings and eye-zone and green throat. An older variety and very useful for pots or edging. Dormant E/M £5.00

Siloam Tiny Mite 2"-3" flowers of gold with burgundy eye-zone & gold throat.20" tall. M/L.Dormant £5.00

Sink into your Eyes 20" tall, 6" flowers of light pinky-cream, violet eye, cream & gold braid edge & green throat. E. Semi-evergreen. Re-bloom. £6.50

Smokey Mountain Autumn 18" tall, 5" fragrant flowers. The colour is difficult to describe, rose/lavender blend with olive green throat being the best I can do! E but with re-bloom. Dormant £6.50

Spindazzle 2 foot tall with 6" spidery golden copper-coloured flowers with red tips and veining. M. Semi-evergreen £6.00

Stoke Poges 2 ft tall creamy apricot –pink flowers with deeper pink eye and yellow throat. Very floriferous. M Semi- evergreen. £5.00

Stoplight 36" tall spider, 6" flowers of orangey-red & large yellow throat. M/L Dormant. Re-bloom. £6.00

Strawberry Candy 3 ft tall apricot-pink flowers with very large strawberry red eye- zone, yellow throat and ruffled edged petals. E/M Semi-evergreen Re-bloom £6.00

Strutters Ball 30” tall with nicely ruffled 6” flowers of deep rich purple. M Dormant. £5.00

Summer Wine 3 ft tall, wine-red flowers with yellow throat, slightly ruffled. Very floriferous. M Dormant. £5.00

Toothpick 28" tall spider with huge 11" flowers of tan/orange & large yellow/green throat. M. Dormant. £6.50

Trahlyta 30" tall, unusual form. 6" greyish-violet flowers with purple eye-zone & green throat. .Very unusual colour. E/M Fragrant. Dormant. Re-bloom. £6.50

Tuscawilla Tigress 2 - 3 ft tall large, 7”, triangular shaped flowers of vibrant orange with gold midribs. Stunning. E/M Semi-evergreen Re-bloom. £6.00

Valiant 3 - 4 ft tall. Unusual form. 6” flowers of pale golden orange and faint bronze eye and yellow throat. UFO crispate M Dormant £5.00

White Edged Madonna 3 ft tall, 4” purpley/red flowers with yellow throat and white edged petals .M Dormant £6.50

Whoopie 2 foot tall. 5" flowers of dusky purple, with ruffled edge, near black eye & green throat. Mid season, some fragrance. £6.50

Winsome Lady 3 ft tall, 4” pale plum-washed cream flowers, raised by Beth Chatto. E Fragrant Dormant Re-bloom. £6.00

-latifolium “Sea Lavender” 2ft tall, dainty lavender blue flowers in summer. Excellent for flower arranging and for drying. Full sun. £6.00

LYCHNIS

- chalcedonica 3 - 4ft tall. A traditional cottage garden plant known as Maltese Cross, with star-shaped scarlet flowers. Self-supporting AGM £5.00

-chalcedonica "Dusky Salmon" 24"-30" tall, this is a lovely addition to the chalcedonica family. It has the usual "Maltese Cross" flat flower heads but these are a pale cream to mid-salmon pink .A very desirable plant. £5.00

-cilitata “Firecracker” 24” - 30” tall. Lovely dark brown leaves in spring followed by yellow flowers. AGM £5.00

-ephemerum 3 ft x 1ft Upright racemes of grey white flowers, long flowering and lovely, we regularly sell out of this in the summer when visitors see it growing in the display beds. £6.00

-salicaria "Feuerkerze" Also 3 foot tall, the flowers here are pink-purple, also attractive to bees and the plant prefers a moist-ish soil in sun or part shade. AGM £6.00

OENOTHERA

OPHIOPOGON

- planiscapus “Nigrescens” 8” x 12” Pale purplish flowers followed by black berries. Very dark almost black foliage. AGM £5.00

ORIGANUM

-vulgare ”Aureum” 12” tall Golden leaves, pale purple flowers which are highly attractive to bees Sun. AGM £4.00

PERSICARIA

-amplexicaulis atrosanguinea 40" tall with masses of ruby-red flower spikes from June to September. Very attractive to bees & hoverflies. £6.00

PHUOPSIS

- stylosa 6” x 20”+ .Tiny pink funnel shaped flowers over a long period in the summer. £3.00

POTENTILLA

-recta "Sulphurea" 16"-20" tall. Pale lemon yellow cup-shaped flowers almost continually throughout the summer. Very pretty. £5.00

-recta warrenii 2 ft tall stems bearing bright canary-yellow cup-shaped flowers over a long period. A more vivid version of sulphurea. £5.00

RUDBECKIA

-nemorosa "Carradonna" 20" - 30" tall with violet-blue flowers on dark stems. Sun £7.00

- verticillata "Hanney's Blue" 2-2½ ft tall with whorls of violet-blue flowers in darker violet calyces and stems. Full sun. £5.00

SANGUISORBA

- canadensis 5 foot tall, a clump forming plant with spires of white fluffy flowers. Most soils. Sun/part shade. £5.00

-menziesii 30" - 35" tall with fat spikes of maroon flowers above grey/green leaves. July to September £6.00

- "Pink Tanna" 24" tall willowy spikes with soft pink bottle-brush flowers mid-summer. Full sun £5.00

SAPONARIA

-officinalis rosea plena 18" - 24" tall very pretty double pale pink fragrant flowers from early summer to autumn. £5.00

-perfoliatum 6 - 7 ft tall these rarely seen statuesque plants with daisy-like flowers make a magnificent specimen or back of the border plant. £5.00

SESELI

-hippomaranthrum 12” -16” tall. A lovely umbellifer despite the name! It has umbels of dark pink flowers and a lax habit £4.00

SOLIDAGO

- rugosa "Fireworks" 3 ft to 4 ft tall, dark stems holding long slender branches of yellow flowers. Loved by bees. £5.00

- “Golden Baby” 12”- 18” tall. Yellow flowers, a smaller version of the more usually seen plant. A nice front of border plant. £5.00

-sempervirens 3ft- 5ft tall this native of north-eastern USA is rarely offered in this country which is a puzzle as its narrow dark green leaves are ever-green and the flower heads of deep yellow are a magnet for bees. Also it is better behaved than the UK version in that it doesn't seed itself about! £5.00

TELLIMA

- grandiflora 32” x 12” spires of greenish white fragrant flowers for a shady spot but will tolerate some sun if soil is moisture retentive. £5.00

- grandiflora "Forest Frost" 10" - 12" with 24" spikes of green/pink flowers. Foliage is silvery-green with reddish tints in winter. Shade.£5.00

VERBENA

- bonariensis 5 - 6 ft tall the elegant slim plant with deep violet flowers, the ultimate “see-through” plant! A magnet for insects . AGM £5.00

-officinalis "Bampton" 2 foot tall. Violet purple clusters of tiny flowers are borne all summer on tough thin stems of a lovely dark metallic purple making this plant stunning in or out of flower. Full sun. £5.00

VERONICA

-gentianoides 10”- 16” tall-spreads slowly. In late spring to early summer sends up stems of palest blue flowers. Sun or light shade. £4.00

ACHILLEA