All Plants

Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga-nishiki'£4.00

An excellent golden variegated evergreen sedge from Japan that makes neat clumps of arching leaves. Easy and hardy for ordinary soil in sun or light shade. 15cm.

Carex maorica£5.50

A New Zealand native sedge forming clumps of relatively wide green leaves and upright stems with arching light green flowers in summer. From wet places but seems happy in most soils! 50cm here.

Carex morrowii 'Variegata'£4.00

Green leaves are narrowly edged greyish white, 30cm.

Carex sp 15£4.50

Evergreen clumps of upright fresh green leaves and tidy blackish flowers covered with pale yellow stamens in spring. 45cm?

Carex testacea£4.00

A colourful sedge from New Zealand making neat clumps to 30cm. Olive green strongly tinted with bright orange especially overwinter. Evergreen. Best in good (even damp) soil in sun.

Carex texensis£4.00

Bright green mat forming sedge. Produces masses of equally bright green, dainty, flowers on delicate stems to 25cm in spring. A good edger for shady borders. Average soil.

Carex trifida£6.00

A larger clump forming sedge from New Zealand with grey backed rich green leaves curling over to make an attractive evergeen. Heavy looking brown flowers in summer to 80cm. Good soil in sun.

Cautleya spicata 'Robusta'£7.50

An excellent hardy ginger relative with dark green leaves, maroon-red bracts and warm mango-yellow flowers in summer to 90cm. Drained but good soil that doesn't dry out too much in shade.

Cenolophium denudatum£4.00

Clumps of fine cut dark green leaves and wiry stems topped with heads of white flowers in summer. Long lived and hardy.

Centaurea atropurpurea£4.50

Clumps of big pinnatifid leaves with a silvery sheen produce strong stems topped with rich ruby red flowers in summer. Drained soil in full sun. 1m+.

Centaurea macrocephala£4.00

Rounded bronze buds open into brilliant warm yellow heads in midsummer. Strong upright stems clothed with lance-shaped leaves to 1.2m. Ordinary, drained soil in sun. Hardy and reliable.

Cephalaria alpina£5.00

A big creamy yellow scabious that's more compact! Strong wiry upright, branching stems from rosettes of hairy leaves bear lovely pale yellow flowers to 1.8m. Insect heaven. Average soil in sun.

Cephalaria gigantea£5.00

The giant pale yellow scabious. Tall, upright branched stems tiopped with clouds of ethereal pastel flowers in summer. Allow to self-seed. Drained soil in sun or part shade. 1.8m.

Chrysanthemum 'Brennpunkt'£5.00

Raised by Karl Foerster this has strong red, double flowers with a bronzey golden centre. Upright habit and a good doer. 75cm. Drained soil in sun.

Chrysanthemum 'Bronze Elegance'£5.00

Like a rusty bronze version of 'Mei-Kyo' this makes clumps of upright bushy stems topped with masses of double pom-pom flowers in autumn. 60cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Chelsea Physic Garden'£5.00

Double red flowers with a golden reverse of a good size are produced in October-December. Weather resistant! Drained soil in sun. 90cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'£5.00

Amazing large double orange flowers from July until the frosts on a low growing, if rather leafy plant to 45cm. Drained soil in sun.

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'£5.00

Delightful light apricot single flowers in autumn on this form. Drained soil in full sun. Named by Amos Perry, 1942.

Chrysanthemum 'Mei-kyo'£4.50

An old, reliable variety with masses of double pink pom-poms in late autumn. Strong stems and not too tall. Average soil in sun. 70cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Nantyderry Sunshine'£5.00

AGM An excellent small flowered pom-pom type of hardy Chrysanth in a glowing acid yellow. A lovely contrast to the warmer colours in autumn. Drained soil in sun, 90cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Peterkin'£5.00

Double pom-poms of a lovely warm rusty-brown in autumn! Supposed to be identical to 'Bronze Elegance' but we see branching differences so maintain seperate stock. 60cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Purleigh White'£5.50

An old variety from Essex with sprays of pom-pom flowers in late autumn, often into November. The flowers are pale pink in bud, open to bright white and then fade to pink again as they go over! Sun, ordinary soil. Easy. 80cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Ray's Red'£5.00

Compact domes of ludicrous orange-red pompoms in autumn. Looks like a bedding plant but is actually a good hardy border plant. Drained soil in sun, 40cm.

Chrysanthemum 'Royal Command'£5.50

Rich deep red flowers with slighty quilled petals in two layers on this older hardy Chrysanth. Greyish foliage on this Amos Perry variety from 1949. Tough and hardy, to 90cm.

Chrysosplenium macrophyllum£4.50

Rosettes of broad, reddish-brown flushed green foliage and heads of green flushed white flowers, with pinkish stamens, surrounded by bracts in late winter.