All Plants

Erodium manescavii£4.00

Clumps of pinnate green foliage and lots of bright pink flowers on strong stems all summer. Drained soil in sun. 25cm.

Eryngium agavifolium£5.00

Amazing rosettes of bright fresh green spiny toothed leaves look a little like a bromeliad until they produce typical white-green sea holly flowers on strong upright stems to 90cm. Drained, good soil in sun.

Eryngium giganteum£4.00

Miss Willmott's Ghost. Very pretty biennial with rosettes of paddle shaped leaves and strong upright stems of spiny silvery flowers in summer. Drained soil in sun. 60cm.

Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'£5.00

AGM Near white flowers soon flush pink then near purple on dark burgundy stems over clumps of striking leaves the same colour. Full sun, drained soil. 60cm.

Eucomis pallidiflora ssp. pallidiflora£8.00

A giant South African bulb better known by the old name: Eucomis pole-evansii. Broad green leaves and purple spotted stems of greenish cream flowers in summer to 1.2m or more. Drained but good soil in sun. Fairly hardy.

Eurybia divaricata£4.00

An unusual Aster with its shiny green leaves, black stems and masses of small white flowers with yellow centres that rapidly turn pink - and it likes shade! Low clumps to 60cm, flowers midsummer. Any reasonable soil in shade or part shade.

Eurybia macrophylla 'Albus'£4.00

Heads of relatively large white flowers over clumps of large pale green leaves. Summer to autumn flowering, to 60cm. Ordinary soil in sun or light shade.

Eurybia radula 'August Sky'£4.50

Spreading patches of willowy, dark brown stems topped with sprays of rich light purple flowers with golden centres in late summer. Ordinary soil, 30cm. Excellent and useful addition to the border.

Festuca mairei£4.00

Atlas Fescue. Foliage similar to Stipa gigantea but with thread-like flowers to 1m. An excellent all year round grass for average soil in sun

Festuca ovina 'Sohrewäld'£4.00

A richer bluey-grey than most. Otherwise it is a typical hedgehog-like clump to about 20cm. Drained soil in sun.

Ficaria verna 'Holly Green'£4.00

A little larger than average with lovely fresh green leaves marbled with light green and grey. Clear yellow flowers shaded with green, especially on the backs in early spring. 10cm.

Fragaria vesca 'Multiplex'£4.00

Exquisite little double white flowers on this compact wild strawberry. Low groundcover for sun or light shade. Easy. 15cm.

Fuchsia 'Empress of Prussia'£5.50

AGM Large scarlet and rich magenta flowers in good numbers on this vigorous bushy hardy Fuchsia. Average soil in part or light shade for best growth, can scorch in hot sun. 90cm.

Fuchsia 'Grayrigg'£5.00

Delicate looking palest pink flowers, fading to white, with very light lavender blue corollas on a bright green bushy plant. Hardy once established. Potentially to 1.2m, best in drained but good soil in part shade.

Fuchsia fulgens£5.00

TENDER AGM Rarely seen now this vigorous species from Mexico has large pale green leaves and big bunches of incredibly long tubed orange-red flowers with distinct creamy-green sepals. Potentially 2m!

Fuchsia glazioviana£4.50

AGM A elegant species with slender bright reddish pink flowers with purple corollas and red filaments. Smallish but broad leaves try to be evergreen. Borderline hardy - drained soil in a sheltered position, light shade. 60cm?

Fuchsia hatschbachii£6.00

AGM Unusual lanceolate leaves on a willowy upright plant producing masses of elegant red and purple flowers from midsummer. Distinctive reddish stems. Should be hardy in drained soil, best in some shade.

Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Aurea'£5.50

AGM Beautiful narrow golden leaves on this elegant hardy fuchsia, often tinted red with cooler weather. Delicate looking red flowers drip from the stems in summer and autumn. Potentially to 1.5m but usually less.

Fuchsia microphylla ssp. hemsleyana 'Silver Lining'£4.50

BSWJ10478 Collected in Costa Rica at 2800m. Neat twiggy bushes with small silvery leaves and small tubular pink flowers from midsummer into early winter. Round black berries in autumn. Probably hardy but take cuttings! 1m?

Galatella sedifolia£4.00

Clumps of upright wand-like stems with clusters of narrow petalled flowers to 30cm in late summer. Ordinary soil in sun.

Gaura lindheimeri 'Summer Breeze'£4.00

A selected, hardier form, of the well known and popular perennial. Willowy stems bear masses of bright white flowers from pink buds to 1.2m. Drained soil in sun.

Geranium 'Alan Mayes'£4.00

Looks like a form of Geranium x magnificum but it's parentage is unknown.  Clumps of hairy leaves produce masses of deep blue flowers with darker veins in late spring and early summer.  45cm.  Drained soil in sun.

Geranium 'Blue Cloud'£4.50

AGM A mound of large pale blue flowers veined crimson. 45cm. Flowering June-August onwards. Reasonable soil in open or sunny position. Unique colour for a long flowering plant.

Geranium 'Blue Thunder'£5.00

New in 2014. (Geranium platypetalum x Geranium gymnocaulon) Excellent clumps of felted grey-green foliage are covered by masses of large, deep, indigo blue flowers tinted purple in the veins. Average soil in sun. 40cm.

Geranium 'Brookside'£4.00

(pratense x clarkei ‘Kashmir Purple’)

AGM This brilliant hybrid from Cambridge Botanic Garden has intense blue flowers with white centres from May to July and September onwards. Open position in average soil. 60cm x 90cm. Named after a street in Cambridge.