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Lysimachia punctata

$10.00

Height to 90 cms. Long spikes of yellow flowers in summer. Clump forming ground cover. Sun. Winter dormant.

Francoa appendiculata 'Lilac Bouquet'

$12.00

To 75 cms. Large lilac-coloured flowers late summer to autumn. Good as cut flowers. Sun or light shade.

Salvia x jamensis 'Royal Bumble'

$10.00

The best ‘red’ Salvia I have. To 60 cms. Sun. Very long flowering up to about 8 months.

Scabiosa officinalis

$9.00

To 50 cms. May be mixed colours. Sun. Creamy lemon flowers so far.

Cephalaria gigantea

$12.00

(Giant yellow Scabious). 1.3 to 1.9 metres. Large, showy, 6cm wide lemon-coloured flowers in summer. Deadhead to promote more blooms. Attracts insects. May need staking. Cut well back at end of flowering period. Sun and well drained soil. Suits back of border or cottage gardens. Winter dormant.

Aquilegia 'Winky' - Blue and White

$10.00

Pretty upward-facing, short-spurred, bicoloured flowers. These are bushy, clump-forming perennial columbines that typically grow 45 to 60 cms tall and bloom in spring. Blue with contrasting white on the upper parts of the sepals. Sun or light shade. Winter dormant. Problems Susceptible to leaf miner. Aphids are a lesser problem. Potential disease problems include leaf spot, powdery mildew and rust. Foliage usually declines by mid-summer at which point it should be cut to the ground. Uses Borders, rock gardens, cottage gardens, open shade gardens, woodland gardens or naturalized areas. Also a good selection for a hummingbird garden. Continue to water plants after bloom to enjoy the ground cover effect of the foliage.