Shade

Aruncus dioicus

$12.00

NEEDS COLLECTED NOVEMBER ONWARDS WHEN TALL. (Goats Beard). To 1.5 metres. Many dramatic plumes composed of tiny, white flowers in autumn. Light shade and moist soil-needs moisture over summer. Ideal for light shade and by water. Winter dormant.

Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'

$12.00

Height to 40 cms. Lovely deepest red flowers late spring/summer. Bronze/green foliage. Moist shade. Winter dormant.

Centaurea montana

$10.00

Perennial cornflower. To about 40 cms in height. Deep blue, spidery flowers from spring. Long flowering. Sun or part shade. Ground cover. Winter dormant.

Cimicifuga racemosa

$15.00

(Bugbane). To 1.2 metres.. Tall wands of creamy white bottle-brush flowers are held high above bright green, lacy foliage from mid-summer onwards. Splendid for cutting! Bugbanes prefer a moist, rich soil, away from hungry tree roots. Will tolerate full sun in cool summer regions, otherwise be sure to protect from hot afternoon sun. Winter dormant.

Filipendula Double Cream

$11.00

(Meadowsweet). To 1.5 metres . Stunning with numerous double cream flowers in mid-summer. Best with constant moisture in part shade or full sun. Lovely ground cover for back of herbaceous border or woodland garden. May need collected or trimmed during summer/autumn. Winter dormant.

Geranium macrorrhizum

$10.00

(Big Root Geranium). Cransebill. Height to 45 cms. Rope like rhizomes that barely need to touch the ground. Aromatic spicy foliage that is rounded, lobed and divided. Evergreen with small pink flowers in spring. Nice ground cover and suits edging for shady area.