Stachys byzantina
Lambs' ears is a well-known ground-covering perennial, popular for its soft, fluffy foliage. The leaves are often retained quite late into autumn or winter in mild areas, but the plant is not properly evergreen, and the foliage falls eventually ... [... more]
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Erysimum bicolor 'Bowles' Mauve'
Spring bedding is synonymous with wallflowers, which make a bright and very fragrant accent in beds and borders early in the year, and are discarded after flowering. Less familiar are the perennial wallflowers such as 'Bowles' Mauve' and its ... [... more]
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Astrantia major 'Claret'
Find out how to grow Astrantia major 'Claret' Astrantias are superb perennials for under trees, on a streambank or in a moist border. They will tolerate drier soils as long as the plants are mulched 'Claret' is a beautiful variety with deep red ... [... more]
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Sphaeralcea munroana
Sometimes incorrectly listed as Malvastrum, this is virtually hardy and is often grown in sheltered borders, although it may die down out of sight each winter. It is a North American shrubby perennial that makes an excellent large container ... [... more]
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
Find out how to grow Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' The 13cm (5in) wide, black-eyed, single, yellow daisy flowers of Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullvantii 'Goldsturm' are what make it one of many gardeners' top ten perennials. This ... [... more]
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Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
This is a great ground-cover plant for low maintenance areas. It is a tough, evergreen perennial with large, rounded, bronzed-tinted leaves, which tolerates any soil, but leaf colour will be best on poor soil in full sun. In mid- to late spring, ... [... more]
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Diascia rigescens
This South African tender perennial has become very popular in recent years, especially for patio container displays. This species has deep pink blooms which are held in tall, densely packed flower-heads. These cover the plant all summer long and ... [... more]
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Stipa tenuissima
A neat, compact, perennial grass, this has lots of close-packed, stiff, thread-like stems forming a strongly horizontal shape about 60cm (2ft) tall. In summer, plants are covered with masses of elegant pale feathery seed-heads which are held a ... [... more]
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Succisa pratensis
Succisa is an unusual perennial of boggy grasslands. Plants produce low-growing rosettes of leaves covered with minute hairs. Small pincushion-like, violet flowers are produced from midsummer onwards. The plant gets its common name because in ... [... more]
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Anemone multifida
A vigorous perennial for the rock garden which has hairy, much-divided leaves and heads of creamy-white summer flowers. Find out how to grow Anemone multifida Species: multifida Common Name: Anemone [... more]
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Nemesia 'Celebration'
These popular tender perennials are distinct from their half-hardy annual relatives producing lots of attractive flowers throughout the summer. They have become very popular recently because they make very good hanging basket plants. ... [... more]
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Amsonia tabernaemontana
A beautiful plant from the south-east USA that looks particularly good in the front or middle of a border. It is a clump-forming perennial with willowy, dark green leaves and clusters of sky-blue, starry flowers in spring and summer. The gorgeous ... [... more]
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