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Ajuga reptans `Burgundy Glow` (Bugle)
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' is perhaps the most colourful of the bugles. The evergreen leaves are grey-green, cream and wine red, making a very striking low groundcover. In early summer, the 15-20cm flower heads are covered in intense sky blue flowers. |
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Ajuga reptans `Multicolor` (Bugle)
Ajuga reptans 'Multicolor' is a very colourful low groundcover plant. The evergreen leaves are purple, green, brown, cream and white, making a very striking low groundcover. In early summer, the 15-20cm flower heads are covered in intense sky blue flowers. |
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Astrantia major `Sunningdale Variegated` (Masterwort)
Astrantia major 'Sunningdale Variegated' has striking yellow-green variegated foliage in the early part of the year. The pink and green flowers are out from June to September. It can survive in sticky clay soils and dry shade. The height is about 75cm. |
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Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum (Japanese Painted Fern)
The Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum - also know as athyrium nipponicum var. pictum) produces beautiful arching tricolour maroon, medium green and silvery grey fronds throughout the growing season. The colours develop best in partial shade. |
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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora `Emily McKenzie`
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie' has striking intense dusky orange flowers with dark red/mahogany centres in August and September. It is about 2 feet high. |
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Cyclamen hederifolium Silver White and Silver Rose (Hardy Cyclamen)
Cyclamen hederifolium has attractive marbled leaves for about 9 months of the year and delicate rose or white flowers in autumn. It grows well under trees. The height is 10-15cm and it will form spreading clumps. |
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Epimedium x youngianum `Niveum` (Bishop's Hat)
Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum' (Bishop's Hat) has heart-shaped semi-evergreen leaves, which are green in Spring and then become bronze-coloured. The white flowers are out in Spring. The height is about 20cm. |
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Epimedium x youngianum `Roseum` (Bishop's Hat)
Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum' (Bishop's Hat) has heart-shaped semi-evergreen leaves, which are green in Spring and then become bronze-coloured. The lilac flowers are out in Spring. The height is about 25cm. |
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Euphorbia myrsinites (Spurge)
Euphorbia myrsinites has attractive glaucous bluish coloured diamond shaped leaves geometrically arranged around the semi-prostrate stems. The yellowish green flower heads are out between May and August. The height is 6 to 12 inches. |
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Festuca glauca (Blue Grass)
Festuca glauca (Blue Grass) forms clumps of spikey blue-grey foliage about 20cm tall. The blue colour develops better in a sunny situation than in the shade. |
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Geranium phaeum `Samobor` (Hardy Geranium)
Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' has dark brown to black rings on the leaves, making it a striking foliage plant. The flowers are the same as the species geranium phaeum, and are beautiful, velvety and very dark red (almost black). They bloom in spring and early summer. Over time the clump expands to include several crowns. The flowers stalks are approximately 60 cm high. |
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Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata (Plantain Lily)
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Lamium maculatum `White Nancy`
Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy' is a colourful low ground cover or front of the border plant. The evergreen foliage is strikingly silver variegated and sets off the white flowers in summer. |
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Ligularia przewalskii
Ligularia przewalskii produces tall spikes of clear yellow flowers about 4 feet tall above jagged edged round green leaves in Summer. |
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Lychnis coronaria Alba Group
Lychnis coronaria is one of the most beautiful border plants you can grow in a sunny well drained site. The silver grey woolly leaves make a fine feature on their own as well as a superb backdrop for the white flowers in summer. The height is 40 to 70 cm. |
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Phalaris arundinacea var. picta (Gardener's Garters)
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta (Gardeners' Garters) is a versatile variegated grass 2-4 feet tall when in flower. It will grow in dry soil or in shallow water. |
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Phlox paniculata `Norah Leigh` (Border Phlox)
Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh' is a stunning border perennial. The variegated leaves provide extra colour in spring and early summer before the flowers are out. The sweet scented pale lavender flowers have darker centres and are carried on flowers stems 80 cm high in summer. |
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Symphytum `Goldsmith` (Comfrey)
Symphytum 'Goldsmith' has creamy-yellow bordered green leaves with pale blue flowers in May and June. It makes excellent groundcover, and grows to a height of about 45cm. |
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Veronica gentianoides `Variegata` (Speedwell)
Veronica gentianoides is a superb sight when in flower in late spring to early summer. The delicate flower spikes about 12 to 18 inches tall are coloured the palest of blues. The foliage forms a slowly spreading attractive variegated cream and green carpet. |
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Viola labradorica (Labrador Violet)
The Alpine Violet (viola labradorica) has beautiful bluish-lilac flowers in early spring above dark purplish green leaves. The plant spreads by self seeding and to some extent by sending out runners. |
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