All Plants

Stipa gigantea£7.50

AGM Golden Oats. The largest early flowering grass we grow. Rich bronze oat-like flowers up to 25cm long and 2m tall. A superb specimen plant and very drought tolerant.

Stipa gigantea 'Alberich'£8.50

A new form from Germany. Seems finer and perhaps dwarfer than the species. Drained soil in full sun.

Stipa gigantea 'Gold Fontaene'£8.50

AGM A selection from Ernst Pagels with larger bronze-gold panicles up to 50cm long on 2.5m tall stems. Rather more imposing than the species. Can reflower in autumn. Drained soil in sun.

Stipa lessingiana£4.50

Clumps of very fine bright green leaves and wispy pale buff flowers in summer to 70cm. Hardier and a little bigger than the well known Stipa tenuissima. Drained soil in sun.

Stipa pseudoichu£4.50

Slow growing clumps of upright foliage to 80cm and tall arching stems topped with silvery plumes to 1.4m in summer. Average soil in sun.

Stipa tenuissima£4.50

AGM Hair-like bright green foliage to 40cm. the flowers fountain up and form a light layer of wispy hair-like material over the top of the foliage. Drained soil in sun.

Stylophorum lasiocarpum£4.50

A cracking, clump-forming, poppy relative for shade with masses of generous yellow flowers in spring and summer. Easy, hardy and well behaved. 40cm.

Succisa pratensis£4.50

Devil's-bit scabious. A delightful soft but rich blue flowered native scabious with the bobbles of flower dancing above the foliage on wiry stems. Ordinary soil in sun or part shade. 60cm.

Succisella inflexa 'Frosted Pearls'£5.00

A scabious relative producing clouds of silvery white button-like flowers with a hint of pink all summer to 90cm. Hard to describe adequately! Ordinary soil in some sun.

Symphyotrichum 'Coombe Fishacre'£4.50

AGM A distinctive form with light-mid pink flowers with slightly swept back rays (petals) making it instantly recognisable. Dense bushy habit to 75cm. Good soil in sun.

Symphyotrichum 'Kylie'£7.00

An easy, reliable and tough hybrid (A. novae-angliae x A. ericoides) with arching stems carrying large sprays of thousands of small pink flowers in late summer and autumn. Best cascading down a slope or over a wall. 50cm. Sun.

Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow'£6.50

AGM. Clumps of upright, branching stems with masses of lavender flowers in autumn. Dark stems and foliage contrast well. 1m Average soil in sun or part shade.

Symphyotrichum 'Prairie Purple'£4.50

Glowing purple flowers on dark stems in autumn, long flowering and with a dense bushy habit. Best in good soil in sun, largely mildew free. 1.2m.

Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Elegans'£6.00

Ethereal silvery bluish flowers on upright wafty stems in autumn. Dark stems make the flowers stand out. Good soil in sun. 1.4m.

Symphyotrichum cordifolium ex. Piney Fork£6.50

Collected from a site destined for development! Branching stems bearing lots of lavender-blue flowers in late summer and autumn. 1m.

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Constance'£6.50

Beautiful airy plants with masses of white starry flowers on fresh green bushy stems to 75cm. Lovely with grasses and Chrysanthemums. Average soil in sun.

Symphyotrichum foliaceum coll. Montana£8.50

Clumps of deep green foliage and upright stems topped with heads of lavender-blue flowers in late summer. 50cm. Best in good soil in full sun, ideal with grasses like Panicum.

Symphyotrichum laeve 'Glow in the Dark'£7.50

An outstanding recent introduction with purple flushed deep green leaves and heads of light pink flowers in autumn to 1.5m. Reasonably self-supporting!

Symphyotrichum laeve 'Les Moutiers'£5.00

A brilliant recent introduction from France with dark stems and clouds of good, pink flowers in autumn. Similar to 'Little Carlow' in habit and flower. Good soil in sun. 1m.

Symphyotrichum laeve 'Nightshade'£4.50

Amazing glowing lavender blue flowers on dark stems clothed with deep green leaves in autumn. Strong upright habit to 1.4m. Good soil in sun.

Symphyotrichum laeve 'Novemberblau'£6.50

Just about the last "aster" to flower here well into November. Masses of relatively large lavender blue flowers on branched stems up to 1.5m. Average soil in sun.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Betel Nut'£6.50

Striking reddish pink flowers of a very good size on this selection from Great Dixter. Strong upright habit to 1.5m or perhaps a little more. Mildew resistant. Sun, good soil.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Treasure'£4.50

Large flowers of a light purple on this tough, mildew resistant cultivar. Good soil in full sun. 1.2m.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Violetta'£6.50

Deep violet purple flowers with distinctly orange tinted golden centres on strong stems to 1.2m-1.5m in autumn. An excellent form. Average soil in full sun for preference.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ex Piney Fork£4.50

Grown from wild collected seed in an area for development. Beautiful light purple flowers with orange-yellow centres to 1.5m. Mildew resistant. Good soil in sun.