Foliage

Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' - 5 pieces

$20.00

5 pieces of this taller hardy perennial that is a useful ground cover.  Height to about 90 cms. Lovely unusual foliage. Pointy, heart-shaped leaves that are medium green with a silvery V-shaped marking and a bronze centre. Sprays of tinyy white flowers late summer to autumn. Part or full shade is best. Winter dormant- may be trimmed back.

Helleborus argutifolius 'Pacific Frost'

$12.00

Height to 40 cms. Ivory coloured flowers. Evergreen, variegated, speckled leaves. Dry, well-drained soil. Open woodland, light shade. Year one plants.

Saxifraga crustata

$10.00

Alpine. 30 to 40 cms when in flower. Dense mat of grey green rosettes with silvery edging. Panicles of small starry flowers with long yellowish-white petals. Rockery. Sun or light shade.

Arisarum probosideum

$8.00

(Mouse plant). 20 cms. Very popular with children! Cute little low growing plant with deep green, glossy, arrowhead leaves and long-tailed, brown and white flowers that suggest mice doing handstands in the greenery. Forms a low patch under trees in spring, goes dormant in hot weather. Often autumn to winter dormant.

Dicentra cucullaria Pink

$12.00

Height to 30 cms. Spring emergng fern-like leaves with arching stems carrying pink blooms. Woodland ground cover. Winter dormant.

Rodgersia podophylla

$15.00

60cms tall. Great architectural plant for moist, humus rich soil and some shade. Striking bronze coloured leaves in spring, going dark green through summer, then turning red in autumn. Masses of tiny creamy white flowers, sometimes flushed pink or red.