Foliage

Thalictrum delavayi

$12.00

To 1.5 metre. Purple tinted stems and ferny like foliage. Clusters of large, fluffy-looking flowers with lilac petals and pale yellow stamens. Summer flowering. Sun or part shade. Suits cottage, woodland or meadow. Winter dormant.

Hosta albiqua 'Driinking Gourd'

$15.00

To 45 cms. Dark blue-green seersuckered leaves with heavy substance. White flowers early summer. Part to full shade and moist soil. Winter dormant.

Primula sieboldii - mixed

$10.00

Mixed colours, may include pale lavender, bright pink, silver/pink or white. Height to about 20 cms. Usually summer/autumn dormant. Leaves are pale green, wrinkled and covered in short hairs. Pretty flowers, often fringed, in spring. Part shade. Light woodland.

Cimicifuga americana

$15.00

To one metre +. The flowers are produced in late spring and early summer on a tall arching stem. The long slender spikes are made up of many clusters of small white flowers. Suits partial shade. Winter dormant.

Salvia schlarea var. turkestanica 'Vatican Pink'

$12.00

The odd plant has white flowers. Short-lived perennial, however it survives in my garden for a few years. Let it self-seed. 75 to 90 cms. Attractive large flowering spikes. Large white-pink bracts. Impressive and long flowering summer/autumn. Fragrant. Economic, culinary, medicinal and ornamental virtues. Sun and good drainage. Specimen plant.

Dicentra cucullaria

$12.00

Green fern-like foliage in spring. Pink flowers. Woodland ground cover. Winter dormant.