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Salvia x sylvestris ‘Viola Klose’
Spires of deep violet flowers from early – mid-summer. We grew this for the first time last year and were really struck by the knockout colour. HP for sun/partial shade & well-drained soil. Ht.18” (75cm).
1.5lt pot £7.50
Sanguisorba 'Cangshan Cranberry'
Sought-after variety with burgundy-red flowers on very tall, strong stems, from August-November. HP for moisture retentive soil in sun/part shade. We grow most of our collection of sanguisorbas in the moist soil around our pond, where they all do brilliantly well. Ht. to 80”(2m).
Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'
Showy hybrid with cascading catkin-like flowers of lilac pink. Beautiful, pleated foliage, which looks wonderful holding raindrops after a shower. HP for moisture retentive soil in sun/part shade. Ht.3’ (90cm).
9cm pot for £10.00
Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Martin’s Mulberry’
New for 2021
Wonderful variety of great burnet, bearing tight heads of maroon-purple flowers on tall, self-supporting stems from summer into autumn. HP for sun/part shade & retentive soil. Ht. to nearly 6’ (1.8m).
Pack of one bare root for £6.50
Pack of 3 bare roots for £18.00
Note: Potted stock will be available from May (from nursery & shows only - grows very tall...
Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Blue'
Large, powder-blue pincushion flowers June-Sept. Scabious have all the allure of native flowers and, even in their 'improved' forms, never lose their appeal to gardeners. HP for sun & fertile, well-drained, alkaline soil. Ht.27” (70cm).
9cm pot £4.50
Sidalcea 'Rosaly'
Spires of candy-pink, mallow flowers are a bee magnet in the summer cottage garden border. HP for sun & most ordinary soils. Ht. to 3’ (90cm).
9cm pot £4.50
Silene fimbriata
From a base of bright, fresh green foliage rise wiry stems carrying many creamy flowers with fringed edges. Rare, yet easy and deserving to be more widely grown. Flowers late spring/early summer in a sunny position.
Ht. 24-30” (60-75cm).
9cm pot £7.00
Stipa tenuissima (Nassella tenuissima)
Graceful, summer-flowering grass, valuable for bringing movement to borders as it sways in the gentlest breeze. In spring, plants can be gently 'combed-through' with fingers to remove old growth. HP for sun/part shade. Ht.2’ (60cm) Spread 1’ (30cm).
9cm pot £4.50
Thalictrum 'Black Stockings'
Wonderful selection with very dark stems and deep purple flowers. Really comes into its own from the second year onwards, when the stems thicken and darken as it starts to live up to its name. HP for sun/part shade and moisture-retentive soil. Ht. 40” (100cm).
9cm pot £8.00
Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' AGM
Globes of deep golden flowers with prominent stamens sit atop tall, strong stems in summer. Makes an excellent border plant and very much at home growing near water. HP for sun/part shade & moist soil. Ht. To 3’ (90cm) Spread 18” (45cm).
9cm pot £4.50
Verbascum 'Cotswold Queen'
Tall, branching spires of gold flowers with a purple eye. Very striking. HP for sun & well-drained soil.
Ht. To 4’ (1.2m) Spread 1-2’ (30-60cm).
9cm pot for £7.50
Verbascum 'Pink Domino'
Tall, branching spires of rose-pink flowers throughout summer, above semi-evergreen rosette of foliage. HP for sun & well-drained soil. Ht. To 4’ (1.2m) Spread 1-2’ (30-60cm).
9cm pot £5.00
Verbascum 'Royal Highland'
Warm copper-pink flowers with mauve centres combine in this fashionable colour selection. HP for sun & well-drained, even poor, soil. Ht. 36” (90cm).
9cm pot £4.50
Verbascum chaixii 'Album'
Slender spires of white flowers with violet stamens rise from a basal rosette of oval leaves. Wonderful planted in clumps of 3 or more, where space allows. Sun/partial shade. Summer flowering HP. Ht 36” (90cm) Spread 12” (30cm).
9cm pot £5.00
Verbascum phoenicium 'Violetta'
A lovely colour form of this shorter growing variety with flowers of rich, violet/purple. Comes true from seed if grown away from other viable species.HP for some sun. Ht. to 2’ (60cm).
9cm pot £4.50
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
This stunning recent introduction quickly gained many admirers. It bears tiny violet flowers , which appear as if in a mist, above purple-black foliage. Flowering from summer into late autumn. HP for well-drained soil in sun.
Ht.30” (80cm).
9cm pot £7.00
Veronica longifolia 'Marietta'
Deep, sapphire blue flowers on branching spires, flowering throughout summer & into autumn if deadheaded. A splendid introduction and, to our mind, far more striking than ordinary longifolia. For retentive, well-drained soil in sun/part shade. Ht. 3' (90cm).
9cm pot £5.00
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Challenger’
A new Piet Oudolf selection, with strong, upright stems bearing racemes of pale pink flowers from midsummer into autumn. HP for good soil in sun/part shade.
Ht.5’ (150cm).
9cm pot for £7.50
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Erica'
Strong, tall stems bearing spires of two-tone pink flowers, July-September. Veronicastrums are wonderful for bringing height to a border, without the need for staking. HP for sun/part shade and retentive soil. Ht. to 4’ (120cm). Spread to 3’ (90cm).
9cm pot £5.00
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Fascination’
Upright spires of tiny lavender flowers in late summer. Very elegant. HP for sun/part shade & well-drained soil.
Ht.4’ (1.2m) Spread 18” (45cm).
9cm pot for £6.00
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm'
Tall spires of lilac flowers in midsummer. A really beautiful variety, of good height and vigour. HP for sun/part shade & fertile, moist but well drained soil. Ht. to 5’ (1.5m) Spread 18” (45cm).
11cm pot £8.50
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow'
Upright, narrow spires of tiny pale pink flowers in summer. This variety makes a clump with more numerous stems than most. HP for sun/moist but well-drained soil.
Ht.4’ (1.2m) Spread 18” (45cm).
11cm pot £7.50
