Perennials

Roscoea alpina 'Royle'

$12.00

Pretty pink and white, orchid-like flowers early summer. Light shade and good drainage. Hardy. Winter dormant.

Disporopsis Pernyi

$15.00

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.

Teucrium scorodonia Crispum Marginatum

$13.00

(Woodland sage). 35 cms. Mounding ground cover with unusual. ruffled leaves with a touch of white on the edges. Nice texture. Spikes of tiny charming lipped, cream to pale yellow-green flowers in summer. Shade. Tolerates dry conditions once established. Winter dormant.

Convallaria majalis 'Albostriata'

$15.00

. Rare. Variegated lily of the valley, with cream-striped leaves and cream-white flowers. Only one piece with large shoot per pot. Most variegated cultivars revert to plain leaves within a few years, but 'Albostriata' is less likely to do so. Plants don't spread as readily as other varieties, making it a good choice for small gardens. It works well when grown at the front of a shady border or beneath shrubs, and works very well in a vase. Arching racemes of bell-shaped, white flowers with an extremely rich perfume, from late spring. Shade. Woodland garden or shady border. Winter dormant.

Primula chungensis

$12.00

To 70 cms. Candelabra style primula. From mid spring, stout stems carry tiered whorls of flowers. The striking red/orange buds open to orangey yellow. Some shade best and moist soil. Winter dormant.

Primula hybrid 'Avondale' - Pink

$12.00

(Irish Primrose) – Pink flowers, very pretty. Light shade ideal. Good drainage.