Foliage

Thalictrum aquilegifolium alba

$10.00

1.2 metre stems of pretty foliage topped with a myriad of small white flowers with prominent stamens, creating a cloud like effect. Has a lavender/white appearance. Sun or semi shade, rich soil. Moisture in summer. Winter dormant.

Peltiphyllum peltata

$12.00

(Darmera peltata) .90 to 1.3 metres. Rounded cymes of numerous 5-petalled pink flowers to 1.5 cms across in late spring followed by large rounded leaves. Rounded, deeply lobed, coarsely toothed, dark green leaves with conspicuous veins to 60 cms across, that turn red in autumn. Slowly spreading, rhizomatous perennial that suits part or full shade. Winter dormant.

Aconitum anthora

$15.00

Rare. To 80 cms in flower. Erect stems with pale yellow hooded blossoms. Deeply dissected foliage. Gritty, well-drained soil. Lime loving. Winter dormant.

Hosta 'First Blush

$15.00

To 30 cms. The first ‘red leaf’ variety. The red blush on the green leaf is more prominent in the spring and fades to more green throughout the season. Amazing variety that has green leaves with red petioles that extend into the leaf blade and there is also a thin red margin around the leaf. In spring, the leaf between the veins will start to ‘blush’ red from the tip of the leaf down toward the base. Shade, moist soil. 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.