Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram'
Native to Turkey, this forget-me-not relative makes a complement for late-spring bulbs and perennials. It forms a low-growing mound of mid-green oval foliage. This is topped with lots of starry, bright-blue blooms in spring. Plants will grow on ... [... more]
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Corydalis ochroleucha
This is an unusual, evergreen clump-forming perennial with light green leaves. Delicate-looking creamy white flowers held in small bunches are produced from late spring through to summer. Plants self seed freely. Find out how to grow Corydalis ... [... more]
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Aster amellus 'King George'
Find out how to grow Aster amellus 'King George' Cultivar: 'King George' 'King George' is an older variety of perennial aster, and one of the best with its prolific, early, long-lasting show of violet-purple daisy flowers that heralds the end of ... [... more]
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Campanula latifolia var. macrantha
A showy border perennial with tall spikes of large, dark blue-purple flowers in June and July. Like most of the perennial bell flowers, it's unfussy about soil and will grow equally well in sun or part shade. It will seed around the garden with ... [... more]
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Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
A short perennial with two big assets. It thrives in shade, and makes terrific groundcover. The leaves are silvery-whitish, so they really stand out in the gloom, as do the pure white summer flowers. If it spreads too far, it is easily restrained ... [... more]
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Sedum spectabile 'Septemberglut'
Ice plant is an old-fashioned perennial with cabbage-like rosettes of succulent foliage throughout summer and autumn. This cultivar creates a striking feature in the autumn flower border with masses of flat, bright pink flower-heads on upright ... [... more]
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Cyperus longus
This is a dual-purpose perennial, which can be grown at the edge of a pond, in water up to 15cm deep, or in bog gardens or damp borders. It sends up attractive tall, thin, arching, rich green leaves and, in late summer, there are contrasting ... [... more]
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Melissa officinalis
An easily grown perennial herb, this is noted for the memorable and invigorating lemon fragrance of its leaves, used in cold drinks, teas and in salads or puddings. The flavour decreases as plants flower, and they lose their fresh, lush ... [... more]
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
This clump-forming grass bears arching, silvery green leaves with a central white stripe. The plant flowers late, in August and September, when it sits well with vividly coloured perennials. The white flower heads turn from white to reddish ... [... more]
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Aster laevis 'Calliope'
This perennial plant is a popular choice, as it's full of single, lilac-blue daisy-like flowers from late summer into autumn. Glossy green leaves on dark, almost black, stems adds even more interest to this plant. This late flowering aster grows ... [... more]
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Echinops sphaerocephalus
Echinops is a bold perennial with spiky leaves and spherical, pale, off-white flowers. It makes a great architectural plant for the back of a summer border. The spiny, dark-green, cobwebbed leaves, with silver undersides provide interest from ... [... more]
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Astrantia major 'Hadspen Blood'
Astrantias are superb perennials for light shade under trees and shrubs, on a stream bank or in a moist border. They will tolerate drier soils as long as the plants are surrounded with a thick layer of mulch in spring. 'Hadspen Blood' is a ... [... more]
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