Acanthus spinosus (Bears Breeches)
£6.90A bright green, leafy perennial, fully hardy in the UK and evergreen in mild areas. Will grow to abo... [full details]
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Each week we feature a number of plants we think are worthy of wider attention. They feature in this category for no other reason than we notice them around the nursery or are working with them and think they deserve to be planted more widely as they are so special or interesting.
All our plants are supplied in at least 9cm pots, unless otherwise noted in the individual descriptions. Our plants can be planted at any time of the year and are all hardy perennials, unless stated otherwise.
A bright green, leafy perennial, fully hardy in the UK and evergreen in mild areas. Will grow to abo... [full details]
Masses of greenish yellow flowers in early summer, with broad, slightly fluted, sage green leaves.It... [full details]
A beautiful, if rarely-seen hardy plant, it deserves to be more widely grown. It flowers reliably ye... [full details]
Beautiful blue flowers on strong stems which don't need staking, make this a worthy garden plant for... [full details]
Magenta red flowers cover a neat mound of foliage for much of autumn.Height: 40cmAsters:The perennia... [full details]
Astrantias have flower heads resembling a domed pincushion, set in a star of spiky bracts. They thri... [full details]
Flowering for weeks in the summer, this fully hardy unique perennial produces a profusion of two inc... [full details]
An attention grabbing perennial from South Africa. Long flowering and great for adding interest to a... [full details]
Still one of the best Buddlejas, Black Knight has beautiful dark purple flower lances from July to... [full details]
An attractive plant native to the mountain meadows and woodlands of continental Europe. Purple cornf... [full details]
Giant scabious makes a dramatic statement in the border, with upright stems and pale primrose-yellow... [full details]
A useful plant which will produce a mat of foliage which is handy for filling dry, sunny spots and g... [full details]
A beautiful old variety which originates in Essex. Pale pink buds open to white pom-poms which age t... [full details]
Not often seen in the UK, this lovely Clematis has pale violet-blue flowers and creamy white and yel... [full details]
A compact form of the perennial Coreopsis, with finely divided leaves and many light lemon-yellow, s... [full details]
One each of our pink and white Ivy-Leaved Cyclamen. Two potted plants.Cyclamen hederifolium is often... [full details]
A large, spectacular ornamental plant and quite a talking point when established. Introduced in 1658... [full details]
Blue-green evergreen grassy leaves with sprays of nodding light-blue flowers with conspicuous yellow... [full details]
A lovely old pink, dating from the seventeenth century, which is now very rare.Slightly ruffled, ove... [full details]
Grown since the 17th century and has always been very popular. Very fringed double white with deep c... [full details]
An alpine pink and one of S.T. Byatt's military series for the rock garden. Very fragrant blooms and... [full details]
Pink, strongly scented flowers with a red eye, above neat foliage.Dating from the 1920s, Little Jock... [full details]
A lovely 'pink' with striking dark maroon double flowers elegantly edged with white. Compact grey-gr... [full details]
Single white fringed flowers with a faint green eye. Very fragrant.Plants make nice compact clumps.A... [full details]
A nice alpine 'Pink' with comparatively large double flowers in purple, with a strong scent.Grow in... [full details]
Lovely double rich crimson-red flowers with a strong clove fragrance above neat blue-green compact f... [full details]
A beautiful variety of Diascia with masses of orange-pink flowers over neat flat mats of small green... [full details]
A beautiful rare foxglove from Turkey. Strong stems of creamy white flowers delicately veined. Coffe... [full details]
A compact foxglove, that produces rich chocolate-brown flowers, each with a purple-brown lip, on den... [full details]
The elegant, white form of our native foxglove with snow-white flower spikes. Perfect for cottage ga... [full details]
Two plants, one each of our blue and white Dragonhead plants.Beautiful flowering perennial alpines f... [full details]
A striking globe thistle with spiny leaves and a tall, narrow stature. Very good drought resistance... [full details]
Blue-grey foliage and masses of large, lavender-pink semi-double flowers with yellow centres. Blooms... [full details]
Orange red flowers that mature to purple. Very long flowering as the name suggests, flowers are prod... [full details]
A striking plant, well worth growing in the border. Purple tinted foliage and dark stems topped with... [full details]
This Fig has a lovely white flesh to the ripe fruits. The cultivar is long established in the UK, an... [full details]
Small, bright red strawberries with an intense flavour follow small white flowers, which are a good... [full details]
This exquisite Fuchsia exhibits smouldering aubergine, almost black coloured corolla cloaked with ne... [full details]
Slender, green-tipped ivory-white flowers appear to drip from the stems of this lovely Fuchsia from... [full details]
An interesting Tree Fuchsia with foliage and flowers not dissimilar to a Lilac. Lots of fragrant pur... [full details]
A superb, long-flowering plant for the border. Pure white flowers, blushed pink, from early summer r... [full details]
Masses of lilac-purple flowers held above green foliage over a long period from June to October.Suit... [full details]
Large white flowers with lilac-purple veining, over a long period, from early to late summer. Forms... [full details]
An excellent ground-cover geranium for sun or part-shade. Rose-pink flowers summer to autumn over pr... [full details]
A lovely Hardy Geranium which is equally happy in sun or shade. Small lilac-pink flowers are produce... [full details]
Rich purple flowers are borne in loose clusters on slender, upright stems above a dense clump of att... [full details]
One of the tallest and most vigorous of the hardy geraniums, which is ideal for a sunny border. It's... [full details]
Excellent ground cover plant with masses of large, dark-veined, lavender-blue flowers that fade to p... [full details]
A neat plant with coppery-orange flowers and yellow stamens on 30cm stems from May to August.Vigorou... [full details]
A new form of Iberis, selected for its large foliage and bigger blooms. A fantastic evergreen alpine... [full details]
Blooms of deepest purple,virtually indistinguishable from black. Beautiful and a real talking point.... [full details]
A dwarf bearded iris with large yellow flowers over blue-green foliage. Very good on a rockery, grav... [full details]
A useful and interesting ornamental grass. Miniature rabbits' tails on tall stems, which are ideal f... [full details]
A popular shrub, grown for the masses of dark pink, hollyhock-like flowers that smother its branches... [full details]
An excellent and easy to grow plant, full of colour. Rosettes of green leaves grow in walls, between... [full details]
Large white trumpet flowers on short, sturdy stems in June and July. Highly scented and excellent f... [full details]
Tightly packed spikes of yellow pea-like flowers in May and June. Spice scented.Good for cut flowers... [full details]
A strongly flavoured mint with dark foliage and a delicious scent exactly like After Eight Mints. Us... [full details]
This mint has minty-ginger scent and flavour and often has golden stripes/markings on its foliage. A... [full details]
Different from other Monarda, this variety has beautiful strong purple flowers surrounded by purple... [full details]
The white form of Nerine bowdenii.Unlike most Nerines, Nerine bowdenii is hardy in the UK (the RHS l... [full details]
Unlike most Nerines, Nerine bowdenii is hardy in the UK (the RHS list it as hardy to -15c). Excellen... [full details]
These short Evening Primrose have narrow leaves with a satiny sheen and large lemon-yellow flowers t... [full details]
A gorgeous Osteospermum which is perfect for containers as it is a nice compact variety. Masses of o... [full details]
Pure white open blooms. Loved by bees and butterflies. Flowers are freely produced throughout the su... [full details]
A hardy Cape Marigold, provided it's in a sheltered spot. Nice dark pink open blooms. Loved by bees... [full details]
A beautiful Penstemon with deep wine-red, bell-shaped flowers which fill the upright stems above a c... [full details]
Sumptuous dark purple flowers with white throats between June and October.Penstemon ‘Raven’ has... [full details]
A collection of six different perennial violas, perfect for containers or the border. The perfect wa... [full details]
Rarely seen in UK gardens and a real talking point, this is a seriously underrated plant for a large... [full details]
Called 'Fox and cubs' because of the appearance of the open flowers (the fox) alongside the flower... [full details]
One each of our pink and white dandelion plants:Taraxacum pseudoroseum (Pink Dandelion)Taraxacum alb... [full details]
Beautiful white flowers open from buds which resemble hot-air balloons. Flowers from June into autum... [full details]
Intense-red, velvety flowers above silvery-green strawberry-like foliage. An excellent border Potent... [full details]
From the mountain meadows of China, this primula works best when planted in groups. Will happily sel... [full details]
An easy to grow primula with rosettes of mid-green leaves and candelabra-shaped whorls of orange-yel... [full details]
A lovely foxglove-like plant with prolific flowers which are long lasting. Additionally it will repe... [full details]
A woody-based hardy perennial with fine green foliage and beautiful light-apricot flowers from darke... [full details]
This is an interesting variety of Rosemary, which has all the usual Rosemary characteristics but the... [full details]
A wonderful, long flowering woody Salvia. The flowers are loved by bees.Deep purple velvety flowers... [full details]
An attractive dwarf bushy shrub, with bright, lemon scented yellow-green foliage and bright lemon bu... [full details]
A wonderfully vigorous plant which loves tumbling over walls or rocks. Clusters of rose-pink flowers... [full details]
An excellent and unusual ground cover plant from New Zealand and rarely seen here. Small, white, sce... [full details]
A striking evergreen foliage plant with large, silvery white leaves which have a soft, downy texture... [full details]
Painted daisies are old-fashioned perennials that have always been popular in cottage gardens and us... [full details]
A tall, airy perennial for the border. Large heads of pink double flowers with prominent purple stam... [full details]
Wine tinted, shapely leaves, deepening in autumn and with spires of tiny, white or very pale pink fr... [full details]
An interesting plant with heavily purple-spotted, funnel-shaped white flowers in late summer and aut... [full details]
Everyone's favourite good luck charm - a four-leaved clover.Brilliant dark purple, foliage with thre... [full details]
Large chalice-shaped flowers of shining gold held high on tall stems in May and June. Happy in most... [full details]
A lovely spreading perennial herb which is rarely found in UK nurseries. Clusters of pale pink flow... [full details]
It's easy to fall in love with this beautiful Mullein. Peach coloured flowers on tall stems turn bur... [full details]
A wonderful, tall perennial for the back of a border. Branching spires of pale pink flowers above da... [full details]
A very colourful viola, raised by Gertrude Jekyll and named after her pet monkey. Like all perennial... [full details]
The only true-black perennial viola. A fantastic, easy to grow variety, with stunning black satin fl... [full details]
Pure white, scented flowers with a small yellow central eye. Compact, tidy foliage.Grow in tubs or f... [full details]
A really beautiful plant with burnished purple-green leaves and violet flowers. A good ground cover... [full details]
Viola sororia 'Albiflora' variety has remarkable ornamental qualities for which it gained an Award o... [full details]
A rare and unusual violet with speckled flowers. It is similar to the wild violet, but its blue flow... [full details]
A beautiful and very useful evergreen ground cover which will flourish in sun or shade. Glossy green... [full details]
