To 15 cms. Rarely available. A choice and desirable alpine with 3 lobed leaves joined in spring by pink bowls. Deep fertile soil, well drained but moist in summer. Part shade. Winter dormant.
Collect from November. To 1 metre. Outstanding variety with rich blue-green, thick foliage in a distinctly upright large mound. Lavender flowers in mid-summer. Great as a background or specimen plant for part/full shade, moist rich soil. 1 to 2 litre pots. Winter dormant.
Needs collected or trimmed from November for courier purposes. (Japanese Iris). Stunning variety with pale blue flowers with fine white edging. Sun, average to moist soil. 80 to 90 cms in height. Winter dormant.
To 70cms when in flower. An unusual and captivating perennial bearing a lengthy display over the warmer months of deep crimson, pin-cushion style flowers. Particularly suited to informal drifts of 2-3 plants in mixed or wildflower gardens. Attractive to butterflies and useful as a cut flower for fresh floral arrangements. Sun. Winter dormant.
Rare perennial sweet pea. Heavy trusses of bright red, fleshy, substantial flowers on long strong stems which grow for a long time in summer. Climber. Winter dormant.
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.