Aruncus aethusifolius
A delightful, compact perennial ideal for the rock garden or front of the border with fern-like leaves and bearing small white flowers in showy, many-flowered panicles in early summer. This plant grows well in partial shade and is drought ... [... more]
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Campanula alliariifolia
An attractive perennial which produces elegant slender flower stems adorned with creamy-white nodding bell-flowers in June and July. Its large, slightly woolly, heart-shaped leaves make bold clumps and it increases quickly in good soil. Find out ... [... more]
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Euphorbia oblongata
This is a vigorous herbaceous perennial with dark green leaves that have pale green veins. The flowers are a vibrant lime green colour and have an attractive branching habit. The flowers are perfect for use in flower arranging. It prefers a ... [... more]
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Bergenia 'Bressingham Ruby'
This evergreen perennial is an excellent plant for winter interest. It was raised at Bressingham and is an outstanding variety with tough leaves and deep ruby-purple flowers in winter. Elephant's ears are tough plants that prefer moist but ... [... more]
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Lotus berthelotii
This is an unusual evergreen perennial with a trailing habit and small, thin, silver leaves. From late spring to early summer the blooms are freely produced in pairs, usually deep red or scarlet, and resembling a parrot's beak, hence the comical ... [... more]
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Phlomis russeliana
This striking perennial holds the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM), which is for plants of outstanding excellence. It blooms over a long period, stretching from late spring to early autumn, although summer ... [... more]
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Heuchera 'Key Lime Pie'
A low-growing perennial this forms attractive mounds of mid-green foliage that curls up at the edges to give a pleasing texture. It makes a good ground cover plant, and is best planted in a sunny spot to bring out the silvery marbling on the ... [... more]
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Nepeta x faassenii
This attractive perennial looks wonderful when covered in flower from early summer. The pale, lavender-blue flowers perfectly complement the hairy, scalloped and wrinkled, silvery, blue-green leaves. From afar the flowers appear as a haze of ... [... more]
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Penstemon 'Schoenholzeri'
This was formerly known as P. 'Firebird'. Penstemons are superb value. They are perennials with the flower power of bedding plants, but they can be left permanently in the ground, at least in areas without severe winter weather. Elsewhere, take ... [... more]
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Ligularia przewalskii
An attractive choice for a sunny spot in moist soil, this hardy perennial from North China is grown for its tall stems of yellow flowers which appear from mid- to late summer. Its foliage is also very attractive, with deeply cut edges. Shelter ... [... more]
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Sarracenia purpurea subsp. Purpurea
In spring, sarracenia produces pretty purple-red flowers - 5cm (2in) across. It likes nutrient-poor, acidic soils and is associated with streams and ponds, preferring the damp soil conditions. This rosette-forming perennial has rolled leaves ... [... more]
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Helenium 'Gartensonne'
Find out how to grow Helenium 'Gartensonne' Cultivar: 'Gartensonne' 'Gartensonne' really does bring a bit of sunshine to the late summer garden. Masses of frilly-edged yellow daisies top this back of the border perennial, which hums with bees ... [... more]
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