Astilbe chinensis var. pumila
This lovely astilbe is a dwarf variety that's great for a moist, shady spot in the rock garden or by the pond, with feathery plumes of tiny, densely clustered, dark pink flowers in late summer. Like all astilbes it rarely suffers from pests or ... [... more]
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Rosa glauca
This is a familiar rose in old-fashioned gardens, where it was commonly grown in borders as a foliage plant. The simple open blooms, light to dark pink with bright yellow stamens, appear in large numbers in mid-summer but are fleeting, and it is ... [... more]
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Geranium maculatum
A North American geranium which stands up rather than flopping, and has clusters of white centred, pale to dark pink flowers. They open in late spring, and again in summer, and with luck even in the autumn. Make sure that is in damp soil, ... [... more]
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