To 20 cms. Rare variety Copper tinted serrated foliage. Dainty pale pink flowers. Suits dry shade.
To 25 cms. Hanging creamy white bells, attractive green and white striped variegated leaves. Shade. Ground cover for woodland. Winter dormant.
To 45 cms. Upright-arching, purple-spotted stems with shiny, leather leaves. Evergreen. Pendulous, tubular, creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers from late spring. Purple-blue berries ripen in early autumn. Rhizomatous, clump forming ground cover. Moist, well-drained soil for part shade.
To 45 cms. Evergreen, resembling a Solomon’s Seal, but with snakes-skin patterns on the stem. Dark green foliage. Pendulous lemon-scented, pale greenish-yellow flowers early summer. Ground cover. Semi-shade, moist and well drained soil.
(African Daisy). Height to 30 cms. Compact, large flowering variety with pink flowers. Long flowering. Sun.
(Burning Bush). Plants are 1 year old. Mature plants are up to 90 cms in height. Purple-mauve flowers with darker veins early summer, highly fragrant lemon scented leaves. A beautiful plant when in flower and a favourite of mine. Lovely as specimen plant where you can brush past it. Usually take 4 years to flower. Winter dormant.
(Burning Bush). Year 1 plants. To 90 cms. Highly fragrant, white, 5-petalled flowers in early summer. These may take two more years to flower. They and the unripe fruit, produce an aromatic, volatile oil which may be ignited in hot weather. Sun. Rare, specimen plant and not seen in garden centres. Best planted in permanent position where you can brush past this. Winter dormant.
30 to 50 cms in height. Deep salmon pink flowers with a white tip in spring. Large, puffy heart-shaped flowers dangle from the leafless stems. Emerging foliage has a tinge of purple. Part shade and good drainage. (Commonly called the ‘Red’ variety). Winter dormant.
Green fern-like foliage in spring. Pink flowers. Woodland ground cover. Winter dormant.