Anemone x hybrida ‘Andrea Atkinson’ 9cm pot £4 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade or full sun White flowers with traces of pink and green on the outside. Flowers August to October Height and spread 70cm(28″) Attractive to pollinating insects |
Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ AGM  | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade or full sun Pure white flowers with a yellow centre August to October Height and spread 100cm(39″) Attractive to pollinating insects |
Aster – Kalimeris Incisa  1.5 Litre pot £5 9cm pot £2 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Pale purple flower flowers in autumn Height 60cm(24″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Aster – Kalimeris yomena ‘Shogun’ 9cm pot £1.50each | Hardy perennial Sunny position Two toned green leaves with a cream edge Small violet-blue flowers in autumn Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Aster amellus ‘Rudolf Goethe’ 1Litre pot £4.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny positi Upright growth and clump forming. Violet flowers with yellow centres August to October Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil not clay Mildew resistant Attractive to pollinating insects |
Campanula Rotundifolia Olympica (Harebell) | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Dainty blue flowers with finely toothed green leaves. Flowers July to October Height 30cm(12 ″) Spread 20cm (8 ″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘HeavenlyBlue’  2Litre rose pot £6, 1.5Litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Full sun or partial shade Clusters of dark blue flowers August and September. Long stems, upright habit. Pointed aromatic grey-green leaves Height 100cm(39″) Spread 100cm(39″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects In March prune back to last 4 buds. |
Ceratostigma Plumbaginiodes  1.5 Litre pot £4.50, 2 litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Full sun or partial shade Small terminal cluster of blue flowers August to October. The leaves turn red in autumn. Height 45cm (18″) Spread 30cm(12″) |
Echinacea Paradoxa  | Hardy perennial Sunny position Large yellow flowers June to October Height 90cm(36″) Spread 45cm(12″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Echinacea Purpurea hybrid ‘Mellow yellow’ 1Litre pot £4 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Vigorous and sturdy. Shades of yellow flowers June to October Height 80cm(32″) Spread 40cm(16″) Attractive to pollinating insects |
Erigeron Karvinskianus ‘Stallone’ (Mexican fleabane)   | Hardy perennial Sunny position Lots of daisy-like flowers turning rose-pink with age Height 30cm(12″) Spread 100cm(40 ″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects Will freely self seed |
Eupatorium fortune ‘Pink Elegance’  1.5Litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Partial shade or full sun Variegated foliage. Fluffy purple-pink flower heads late summer to autumn. Height 80cm(32″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
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Geranium sanguineum Tiny Monster 1 litre pot £4.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial sha Light red-purple flowers, with darker veins, and white centre. Flowers late spring to autumn Height 25cm(10″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’ AGM PBR  2.5 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Ruffled lime green leaves. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves in summer. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: Not clay nor chalk Attractive to pollinating insects |
Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ AGM PBR   | Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Ruffled amber leaves with pink undersides. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves in summer. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: Not clay nor chalk Attractive to pollinating insects |
Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Violet’ (button snakewort)  1Litre pots £4, 1.5 Litre pot £4.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Narrow foliage and purplish-pink flower spikes late summer to early autumn Height 70cm(28″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Lobelia cardinalis ‘Bee’s Flame’  2.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Clump forming. Spikes of bright scarlet flowers above beetroot red foliage. Flowers July to October Height 100cm(39″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Lobelia speciosa F1 Compliment Deep red  2.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Clump forming. Spikes of red tubular flowers July to September Height 90cm(36″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects Good cut flower |
Lobelia x speciosa ‘Tania’  2.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Clump forming. Magenta-purple flowers and bronze-tinged leaves. Flowers July to September Height 100cm39″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Penstemon ’Garnet’ AGM 1.5 litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Deep wine-red tubular bell-shaped flowers with a white throat June to October Height 90cm(36″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Penstemon hartwegii’Firebird’ (Scoenholzen’) AGM  2litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Crimson tubular bell-shaped flowers with a white throat June to October Height 80cm(32″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil:not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
 | BLUE POT – Penstemon Garnet AGM GREY POT – Penstemon hartwegii’Firebird’ (Scoenholzen’) AGM |
Penstemon Hewell’s Pink AGM 1 Litre pot £3.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Pink flowers with a whitish throat. Flowers June to October Height 80cm(32″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Potentilla Fireball     2Litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Full sun or partial shade Double five petalled cup shaped flowers late spring to autumn. Colours yellow, orange or red – not known until in flower Strawberry like leaves Height 45cm(18″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ AGM  2.5 Litre pot £6.50 Now 5ft (180cm) tall | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Clump forming. Yellow flowers August to October Height 200cm(80 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
| Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm AGM | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Clump forming. Dark-eyed, deep yellow flowers about 14cm in width August to October Height 75cm(30″) Spread 45cm (18″) Soil: not sand Attractive to pollinating insects |
Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii AGM  2 Litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Dark-eyed, deep yellow flowers August to October Clump forming. Dark-eyed, deep yellow flowers about 7cm in width August to October Height 60cm(24″) Spread 45cm (18″) Soil: not sand Attractive to pollinating insects |
Salvia xj. ‘Hot Lips’ AGM  1 Litre pot £4 , 9cm pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Bicolour flowers. In particularly hot weather can be solid red or solid white. Blackcurrant fragrant leaves. Flowers June to October Height 90cm(36″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Salvia x jamensis ‘La Tarde’ 1Litre £4 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Pink flowers mid greenfoliage. Aromatic leaves. Flowers June to October Height 75cm(30″) Spread 50cm(20″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Salvia x jamensis ‘Nachvlinder’ (Night moth) AGM 9cm pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Deep purple, velvety flowers with a strong blackcurrant scented foliagePink flowers mid greenfoliage. Aromatic leaves. Flowers June to October Height 75cm(30″) Spread 50cm(20″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Salvia xj. ‘Royal Bumble’ AGM  9 cm pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Red flowers on long stems. Aromatic leaves. Flowers June to October Height 60cm(24″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Scabiosa caucasica ‘Fama’ 1Litre pot £3.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Large blue flowers June to September Height 50cm(20″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Scabiosa caucasica Isaac House Hybrid  1.5Litre £5 1Litre pot £3 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Large white, blue or lavender flowers June to September Height 50cm(20″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Scabiosa Ochroleuca    1litre pot £3.50 | Scabiosa Ochroleuca Hardy perennial Sunny position Pale yellow flowers on slender stems June to September Height 80cm(32 ″) Spread 30cm (12 ″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Schizostylis   1 Litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Full sun or partial shade Cup shaped flowers either white or pink or red. flowers August to October Height 60cm(24″) |
Tricyrtis hirta ‘Taiwan Atrianne’ 1 Litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Heavily spotted in maroon with spots merging at the tips. Flowers August to October Height 80cm(32″) Spread 40cm″) |
Tricyrtis Hototogisu 1 Litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Light mauve purple flowers with spotted leaves. Flowers August to October Height 60cm(24″) Spread 40cm(16″) |
Verbena purple top (bonariensis)  9cm pot £2 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Tall narrow sparsely leaved stems with flattened heads of bright lavender-purple flowers August to October Height 150cm(60″) Spread 45cm(18 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
| Autumn Fern AGM Dryopteris erythrosora  2 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Prefers light shade and moist soil. Tolerant of dry ground after 1st year in garden. Evergreen. New fronds are glossy copper and pink which mature to green. Height 60cm(24 ″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any |
| Fortune’s Holly Fern Cyrtomium fortune var. clivicola  2 Litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Full or partial shade Evergreen. Matt-surfaced pale yellow-green serrated edged leaves. (Will turn yellow in full sun) Height 40cm(16 ″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any moist well drained |
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red beauty  1.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy deciduous perennial Part to full shade, moist soil Silvery grey green with deep wine red colour in the centre and burgundy midribs Height 30-45cm(12-16″) Spread : indefinite as has creeping rhizomes Soil: not chalk |
| Japanese Tassle Fern Polystichum polyblepharum AGM  2 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Well-drained soil in partial shade to shade. Evergreen. Glossy leaves darkening with age. Tips of unfurling fronds are covered with light sandy brown hairs. Height 60cm(24 ″) Spread 90cm(36″) Soil: Not clay |
King of the Male ferns (Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata’ 2.5Litre pot £7.50 | Hardy semi-evergreen perennial Will adapt to any to any growing situations but at its best in moist semi-shaded soil. Crested along the edges of the fronds with a large terminal crest. Eventual height 120 (48″) Eventual spread 90cm(36 ″) Soil: any |
Shuttlecock fern AGM (Matteuccia struthiopteris) 1.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy deciduous perennial Prefers moist soil Fresh bright green fonds in spring creating a vase shape habit. Changes to brown fronds in the winter Height 100cm(40″) Spread 45cm(18″) |
Spleenwort Fern Asplenium scolopendrium Undulatum Group  1.5 Litre pot £6.50 2 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Prefers a moist shady position. Tolerant of dry ground after1st year in garden. Evergreen, shiny, wavy-edged fronds, which unfurl in early spring. Height 40cm(16 ″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any |
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