Early flowering alpine. Irregular leaf edges - silvery margins. Purple flowers. Very good drainage.
Needs collected or trimmed back from 1 October. White monk's hood. 1.2 to 1.5 metres. The long stems of lovely white flowers are useful for brightening a shady corner mid-summer. The flowers resemble the hoods that monks wear over their heads. Cut off flower stalks as they fade. Excellent cut flower. Part to full shade. Winter dormant.
(Irish Primrose) – Pink flowers, very pretty. Light shade ideal. Good drainage.
Alpine succulent. To 15 cms. Unusual dangling yellow flowers with fleshy leaves which change colour from mid-green to red. Grow in containers, rockeries and over rock walls. Dappled shade and good drainage. Clump forming. Winter dormant.
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.