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Aconitum carmichaelii `Arendsii` (Monkshood)
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii' produces blue flower spikes up to 4 feet tall in summer. It is a reliable hardy perennial and can be used as a substitute for delphiniums if delphiniums do not succeed in your garden. |
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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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Alchemilla mollis (Lady's Mantle)
Alchemilla mollis forms a round slightly spreading clump of highly characteristic wavy edged pale green to green foliage around 45 - 60 cm high and 60 - 80 cm in diameter. It is a fine ground cover plant for sun or light shade and will grow in boggy conditions. The plant is covered with a really spectacular frothy haze of tiny yellow to green |
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Anemone x hybrida `Whirlwind` (Japanese Anemone)
Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind' produces clear semi-double white flowers on 2.5 to 3 foot stems for months in autumn. |
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Aquilegia Biedermeier Group (Columbine)
Aquilegia Biedermeier Group produce a wide range of flower colours, including red, pink, blue, cream and lilac in early Summer. It reaches a height of about 12-18 inches and is easy to grow. |
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Aquilegia McKana Group (Columbine)
Aquilegia McKana Group (Columbine) is a very popular and versatile perennial approximately 80 cm high for sunny or shady positions in the border or wild garden. This strain produces flower colours ranging from white through yellows, oranges and reds to brown. The plant usually self seeds. |
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Aquilegia vulgaris Mixed (Columbine)
Aquilegia vulgaris is a very popular and versatile perennial approximately 80 cm high for sunny or shady positions in the border or wild garden. This strain produces flower colours ranging from pink to maroon to blue to dark purple to virtually black. The plant usually self seeds. |
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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata `Black Barlow` (Columbine)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow' (Columbine) is a very popular and versatile perennial approximately 80 cm high for sunny or shady positions in the border or wild garden. This strain produces striking 'black'/extremely dark maroon flowers in late spring and early summer. The plant usually self seeds. |
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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata `Ruby Port` (Columbine)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port' is a beautiful red wine coloured form of columbine, which is a very popular and versatile perennial approximately 80 cm high for sunny or shady positions in the border or wild garden. The plant usually self seeds. |
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Brunnera `Betty Bowring` (Perennial Forget-me-not)
Brunnera macrophylla 'Betty Bowring' is a superb white flowered brunnera. The white flowers emerge in early spring and grow taller as the leaves come up. Then the dark green heart shaped leaves form superb groundcover in summer. The height is about 18 inches. |
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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora (Foxglove)
Digitalis pupurea f. albiflora is a white form of the common foxglove. The clear white trumpets are produced in late spring to early summer. This plant will generally self seed and is usually a biennial. |
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Digitalis x mertonensis (Foxglove)
Digitalis x mertonensis produces beautiful strawberry coloured trumpets on 3 foot flower stems. The slightly crumpled and glossy foliage is also attractive. |
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Epimedium grandiflorum `Lilafee` (Bishop's Hat)
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' (Bishop's Hat) produces delicate purple flowers in spring from among the reddish tinged green evergreen foliage. The height is about 9 inches. |
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Epimedium x warleyense (Bishop's Hat)
Epimedium x warleyense (Bishop's Hat) produces attractive yellow flowers in spring from among the green evergreen foliage in April and May. The height is about 10 inches. |
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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 robbiae (Spurge)
Euphorbia robbiae is a first class plant for dry shade under trees. In early spring the attractive lime green flower heads make a fine show when little else is flowering. They contract especially well with blue bells, forget-me-nots and brunneras at this time. The dark green leaves provide a tough evergreen groundcover throughout the year. |
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Geranium `Brookside` (Hardy Geranium)
Geranium 'Brookside' (Cranesbill) produces beautiful large deep blue flowers with paler eyes. It has an exceptionally long flowering period. The attractive divided leaves form a mound approximately 60 cm high and 60 cm across throughout the summer, with the main flower display occurring from June to September. |
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Geranium `Johnson's Blue` (Hardy Geranium)
Geranium Johnson's Blue' (Cranesbill) produces one of the most beautiful royal blue flower shades in any plant. The attractive divided leaves form a mound approximately 30 cm high and 60 cm across throughout the summer, with the main flower display occurring in March to May. |
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Geranium phaeum (Hardy Geranium)
The flowers of geranium phaeum are beautiful, velvety and very dark red (almost black). They bloom in spring and early summer. The plant forms a mound of green rounded scalloped foliage from spring to autumn. Over time the clump expands to include several crowns. The flowers stalks are approximately 60 cm high. |
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Geranium phaeum `Album` (Hardy Geranium)
Geranium phaeum 'Album' produces beautiful white flowers on upright flower stalks about 2 feet tall in late spring and early summer. |
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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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Geranium sanguineum (Hardy Geranium)
Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Cranesbill) is a low-growing hardy geranium native to the British Isles. The 1 inch across striking bright purplish crimson flowers are out between June and August. The seed heads have a long pointed 'beak', hence the name 'cranesbill. The foliage is deeply cut. |
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Geranium x magnificum (Hardy Geranium)
Geranium x magnificum is covered with a really spectacular show of beautiful purple flowers in early summer. The plant forms a round clump of divided foliage around 45 - 60 cm high and 60 - 80 cm in diameter. It makes fine ground cover in sun or light shade. |
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Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican Hellebore)
Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican hellebore) has large apple green flowers from winter right through to spring above prickly evergreen foliage. It is about 75cm high. |
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