Shire Plants Blog

Stunning Corydalis

Stunning Corydalis

This stunning Fumewort has electric blue flowers and attractive grey-blue foliage. A really eye-catching plant which is not at all fussy and is easy to grow and scented flowers over a long period. It's most happy in shade, where it stands out we...
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Apricot Chrysanthemums

Apricot Chrysanthemums

The flowers of Hardy Chrysanthemum 'Starlet' display beautiful apricot shades and spoon shaped petals. These have interesting flower shapes, with both spooned and quilled petals. Blooms from September to November so invaluable for late-season colour....
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Tropical Ground Cover

Tropical Ground Cover

Persicaria 'Purple Fantasy' is a wonderful ground cover plant, grown predominantly for its patterned leaves, although it does have small white flowers flushed with pink. Hardy throughout the UK, it has non-the-less a tropical look to it. Mint gr...
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Kitaibelia - A lovely plant which is happy in shade

Kitaibelia - A lovely plant which is happy in shade

Kitaibelia vitifolia is a very useful perennial which is not often available in nurseries in the UK.Related to hollyhocks, it grows 6-8ft high each year and displays large, showy cup-shaped white flowers from July to September. It forms a good sized ...
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