Ferns
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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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’![]() | 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)![]() | 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 |
Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ AGM![]() ![]() 1 litre pot £4 | 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 |
Anemone xh. ‘Whirlwind’![]() ![]() 1.5 Litre £4.50 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade or full sun Semi-double white flowers with contrasting yellow stamens August to October Height 80cm (32″) Spread 70cm(28″) Soil any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Aquilegia McKana Giant Hybrids![]() ![]() 9cm pot £1 each, 1 litre pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Mix of colours Flowers April to July Height 75cm (30”) spread 20cm(8”) |
Astilbe ‘Sprite’ AGM ![]() | Hardy perennial Full sun moist soil or for drier soil partial shade. Compact with dark foliage and shell pink flower spikes August to September Height 25cm(10″) Soil not sand nor chalk nor clay |
Bamboo Farqesia rufa AGM![]() | Hardy perennial Partial shade to sun Evergreen. Clump forming. Produces new shoots in the spring. Height 150- 200cm(60-80 ″) Spread 150cm(60″) Soil: Not sand nor chalk |
Digitalis Parviflora![]() | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Small reddish brown flowers May to July Good cut flower Height 60cm(24″) Spread 30cm (12”) Soil any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Digitalis x mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove) AGM![]() | Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Green veined leaves. Large lemon-flushed pink flowers June to July Height 90cm(36″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Plants will self-seed Attractive to pollinating insects |
Francoa sonchifolia (Bridal Wreath) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Hardy perennial Partial shade to sun Clump forming. Pale pink flowers with a some crimson markings on spikes sitting above the foliage. Flowers June to August Height 60cm(24″) Spread 50cm(20 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’ AGM PBR ![]() 2.5 Litre pot £7 available late July | 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 ![]() ![]() 2.5 Litre pot £7 available late July | 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 |
Linaria cymbalaria (Muralis) also known as Ivy Leafed toadflax, Penny wort) ![]() | Hardy perennial Partial shade or sun Tiny snapdragon-like lilac flowers with trailing stems. Flowers June to September Good on north facing walls. Self-seeds freely. Height 10cm(4 ″) Spread 20cm(8 ″) Soil: Not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Pachysandra t. ‘Green Carpet’ (Japanese spurge ‘Green carpet’) ![]() 9cm pot £2 | Hardy perennial Partial shade or shade Evergreen dark green glossy leaves. Spikes of tiny white flowers above the leaves early summer. Particularly good ground cover for a shady position. Height 15cm(6 ″) Spread 100cm( 40″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Roscoea ‘Kew Beauty’ AGM (Alpine ginger) ![]() Great in partial shade 2 litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Pale yellow flowers May to July Height 30cm Spread 20cm Soil: Clay, Loam (Dies back in winter and does not reappear until May) |
Roscoea Purpurea![]() Great in partial shade | Hardy perennial (dies back in the winter and does not re-appear until mid May) Partial shade Purple flowers in summer Height 30cm(12″) Spread 20cm(8″) Soil: not sand nor chalk |
Saxifraga ‘Variegata’ (x urbium) (Variegated London Pride) ![]() ![]() 9cm £2 (Photo last spring | Hardy perennial Full sun to mostly shade Evergreen rosettes of leaves spotted with yellow. Wiry stems of dainty pink flowers April to May Height 30cm(12″) Spread 70cm(28″) Soil: any Good groundcover or edgings |
Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum)![]() | Hardy perennial Partial shade Small clusters of star-loke fragrant flowers above emerald green leaves April to July Height 20cm(8″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Tricyrtis hirta ‘Taiwan Atrianne’![]() | 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![]() | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Light mauve purple flowers with spotted leaves. Flowers August to October Height 60cm(24″) Spread 40cm(16″) |