Perennials

Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'

$39.00

RARE SPECIMEN PLANT. 1.5 litre pots. To 45 cms. An exotic hybrid with huge, lobed umbrella shaped leaves which are splashed and spotted. Unusual maroon red flowers are followed by fleshy fruits (May apples). Woodland, rich moist soil. Full shade. Mainly winter dormant, may retain some leaves if given more protection.

Podophyllum emodi (May Apple)

$12.00

(May Apple). To 30 cms. Trillium like mottled leaves that are deeply lobed. White/pink flowers followed by a large red tomato-like fruit. Moist peaty soil and part to full shade. Part shade. Winter dormant.

Phlox maculata 'Omega'

$12.00

To 90 cms. Narrow leaves. Cylindrical panicles of fragrant white flowers, each with a reddish eye. Summer flowering. Sun or part shade. Suits cottage and informal garden, wildlife gardens, flower borders and suitable for cut flowers. Winter dormant.

Papaver orientale 'Princess Victoria Louise'

$12.00

Perennial Poppy. To 70 cms. Really large, salmon pink flowers late spring/early sumer-very stunning. A light flowering usually in autumn. Clump forming, ground cover. Sun. Easy to grow. Winter dormant.

Pachyphragma macrophylla

$15.00

Beautiful, long flowering ,clump forming ground cover. To 40cm high with rounded, scalloped green basal leaves up to 10cm across in rosettes and smaller stem leaves. Flat clusters of small white flowers winter to spring, followed by small green fruits which are shaped like upside-down hearts. Brightens up garden with the large bright white flowers.

Ourisia coccinea

$12.00

Rare sell-out variety. Height to 30 cms. Stunning. Large, long, tubular red flowers in summer. Shade. Consistent moisture but well-drained soil. Winter dormant.

Lychnis Viscaria 'Splendens Plena'

$12.00

To 45 cms. Double magenta pink flowers from October. Sun. Very good drainage, suits poor soils.

Ligularia dentata

$12.00

Bronze/green leaves with purple. Nice foliage plant. Orange/yellow daises.60 cms to 1 metre tall. Some shade and moist soil. Winter dormant.

Lathrys latifolius 'White Pearl'

$10.00

Sun or partial shade. To one metre +. Fertile humus rich, well drained soil. Smothered in showy clusters of pure white, sweet pea-like flowers among grey-green leaves. A vigorous climber, it looks lovely scrambling over a sunny wall or through a hedge or evergreen shrub, although initially it needs to be tied into supports. No fragrance. Cut back the plant to ground level in early spring. Winter dormant.