All Plants

Vinca minor 'La Grave'£4.50

Outstanding large royal blue flowers over deep green leaves on this low growing evergreen groundcover. Ordinary soil in shade. 20cm.

Vinca minor 'Marie'£4.50

A recent selection with small leaves and lots of big windmill-like royal blue flowers in spring. Low evergeen groundcover to 15cm. Ordinary soil in sun or shade.

Vincetoxicum fuscatum£4.50

Clusters of curious brown starry flowers on the top of wiry stems to 75cm. Interesting willowy foliage attracts attention too. Ordinary soil in sun.

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria£4.50

Vinca-like stems with smallish, ovate leaves topped with spikes of scented creamy flowers to 50cm in summer.

Vincetoxicum sp. aff. nigrum£4.50

Clumps of upright stems with veined deep green leaves and clusters of rusty-brown to black flowers with yellowish throats in summer. Showy silky seeds later. Sun, ordinary soil. 60cm.

Viola elatior£4.50

From the steppes of Europe and Asia this is the easiest of the shrubby violas. Deciduous, with pale green foliage, delicate blue flowers are produced in early summer. 50cm. Sun.

Viola odorata 'Alba'£4.50

The delightful white flowered form of sweet violet. Makes a lovely (if tiny) cut flower and will gently self seed around in light shade. Ordinary soil but not too dry. 15cm.

Viola sororia 'Rubra'£5.00

Jewel-like deep purplish pink flowers on this clump forming perennial violet. Fresh green heart shaped leaves show off the early spring flowers to 15cm. Good soil in shade.

Viscaria vulgaris£4.50

Spires of bright magenta pink flowers in spring and early summer on this seemingly overlooked herbaceous perennial. Very hardy and easy to grow in ordinary soil in sun or light shade. 60cm.

Ypsilandra thibetica£8.50

Neat clumps of narrow, evergreen, leaves will produce stout stems of fluffy palest lilac scented flowers in late winter or early spring to 15cm. Good soil in shade. Very slow.

Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'£6.50

Bright white randomly striped leaves on this hardy Japanese ginger relative. Pale yellow flowers in autumn, at ground level. 90cm. Part/light shade, good soil.