Woodland
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Ajuga genevensis
Geneva Bugle€2.55Ajuga genevensis is used throughout the world yet this relatively uncommon form is less well known. This very well behaved, evergreen groundcover has deep gentian blue flower spikes and is by far the showiest of the species. It is often the plant of choice for smaller areas or along edges and pathways.
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Ajuga reptans
Bugle. Thunder and Lightning,€2.65For most of the year Ajuga is a pleasant, quiet achiever, a very versatile low growing ground cover, with evergreen, rosette-like foliage that hugs the ground like an evergreen carpet but those weeks in spring when the blue flowers appear are simply quite magical.
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Allium ursinum, Ramsons Garlic
Ramsons Garlic, Wild Garlic, Broad Leaved Garlic
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.45Until a few years ago you would never have seen wild garlic on a menu, but these days is definitely a chefs' favourite. The whole plant is edible, the flavour is softer, more pleasant than cloves from garlic bulbs. The leaves have a vibrant colour that brings food to life, use sparingly in salads, or add to sauces and dressings. It also makes splendid pesto.
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Anemone nemorosa 'Wood Anemone'
Windflower
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.75
This lovely woodlander makes a striking impact in the spring garden. The Irish-born exponent of wild gardening, William Robinson, adored Anemone nemorosa. Writing in his English Flower Garden in 1883, he begins by saying "there is little need to plead for their culture". -
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Cow Parsley'
Gipsy Laces, Lady's Needlework.
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.45Anthriscus sylvestris is most characteristic of hedgerows, road verges and woodland edges. Our native Cow Parsley has a sophisticated form, with delicate, open, white lacy umbels, that from mid-spring to early summer look as though they're erupting from a well shaken champagne bottle!
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Aquilegia canadensis
Rock Bells, Dwarf Red Columbine€2.35Native to Canada and the US in all states east of the Rockies, this superb variety is quite unlike the usual Aquilegia. Growing just twelve to eighteen inches tall, with dark-green foliage and eye-catching, scarlet and lemon-yellow flowers which hang like drifts of softly illuminated lanterns.
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Arum italicum subsp. italicum.
Italian Arum, Lords & Ladies
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.45'Arum Marmoratum' is extremely useful for shady spots or woodland planting. With unusual creamy-white flowers, attractively patterned leaves and scarlet, fleshy berries it stays lush right throughout winter, thriving in cold weather. -
Aruncus dioicus, Goat's Beard
White Goat's Beard, Bride's Feathers€2.10 Aruncus dioicus’ commonly known as Goat's Beard or Bride's Feathers is one of the most handsome plants for the perennial bed. Its leaves are large and it has an abundance of flowers and in the autumn it turns an impressive, autumnal yellow colour. -
Cimicifuga racemosa var. cordifolia
Actaea racemosa var. cordifolia€2.35Out of stock
Actaea cordifolia comes into its own late in the season, when multiple stiff and stout stems emerge from the base of the plant. It displays impressive long racemes of chalky-white blooms that are composed of numerous, tiny individual star-like, fragrant flowers. -
Cimicifuga simplex 'Atropurpurea'
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group€2.70Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea' is an exceptionally beautiful selection, valued for its large Astilbe-like leaves of purple black. Its dark hue makes a wonderful backdrop for colourful foliage and flowering shade plants. In late summer, long, fluffy spires in pale pinkish-white, rise above the dark foliage. -
Corydalis solida 'Spring Fumewort'
Bird-in-a-bush
European Wildflower€2.85What gardener with a heart and soul could resist the spring flowers of Corydalis, whose winged petals with upswept spurs suggest a flight of elfin butterflies. These woodland ephemerals are highly useful at the front of the border, with miniature bulbs such as crocus, muscari or scillas.
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Cyclamen coum
Hardy Cyclamen€2.95Out of stock
Cyclamen coum is adored as a cultivated ornamental plant. The flowers vary from white to rosy-purple with every hue in between and in such quantity to obscure the leaves. They open from early winter and continue unabated into spring. -
Digitalis ambigua 'Cream Bell'
Perennial Foxglove aka 'Créme Belle'€3.65There are not many yellow flowering foxgloves and as they are so rare each one is joyfully celebrated. 'Creme Bell' is often misspelled in a French way - 'Créme Belle' and is simply heavenly. A true hardy perennial variety that produces multiple spires of soft vanilla-cream bells in late spring. -
Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea Gelber Herold'
Perennial Foxglove, Rusty Foxglove€2.75Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea Gelber Herold' is an interesting and exotic looking foxglove. Elegant, orchid-like flowers with an interior of rich red to dark brown veins. Completely hardy, heat tolerant and totally perennial, this is a remarkable perennial for modern garden design. -
Digitalis grandiflora
Syn: Digitalis ambigua. Perennial Foxglove€2.25Digitalis grandiflora is one of the few truly perennial foxgloves. Extremely hardy and one of the best performers. Bearing upright stalks of beautiful creamy-yellow bells through the summer, the lovely soft shade allows this plant to blend with almost anything in the garden. -
Digitalis lanata 'Café Crème'
Grecian, Woolly, Perennial Foxglove€2.45Digitalis lanata has a beautiful 'Coffee and Cream' colouration, from late spring to mid summer it produces spikes of densely packed, fawn-coloured flowers each with a pearl coloured lower lip. Each of the blooms is delicately patterned with dark brown veins. -
Digitalis lutea 'Small Foxglove'
Small Foxglove, Straw Foxglove€2.45 Digitalis lutea is a quite a different species to the traditional cultivated foxglove, with delicate small flowers; it is an easily grown plant that is reliably perennial. It bears delicate pale creamy tubular flowers and grows to just 60cm in height. This delicate foxglove is a charming beauty wherever it is planted. -
€2.65An aristocrat from Spain with densely packed spikes of cylindrical small chocolate funnels above dark green, rich foliage. Digitalis parviflora is a plant that will stop viewers in their tracks and have them enquiring its identity. -
Digitalis purpurea
Native Pink Foxglove
Wildflower of Britain and IrelandStarting at: €2.25
This lovely native European woodland plant is a beauty to add to any garden and a popular biennial for shaded places. Plants form rosettes of lance shaped leaves, the second year the rosette begins to shoot skyward with beautiful large spikes and drooping bell shaped blooms that are spotted inside.
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Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot'
Aka Suttons Apricot, Apricot Delight, Apricot Beauty Foxglove€2.25This outstanding variety produces large spikes of the most beautiful shade of coral / apricot. Introduced in 1992, one of its greatest assets is the ability to mingle, a quality particularly important in contemporary gardens where the accent is on informality.
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Digitalis purpurea 'Elsey Kelsey'
Foxglove. Aka Pam's Choice€2.45Digitalis 'Elsey Kelsey' is one of the best new foxgloves found in recent years. Their elegant upright habit, long spikes of flowers and their heavenly white bell shaped flowers with densely speckled throats of deep maroon-purple make impressive features in the garden. -
Digitalis purpurea 'Snow Thimble'
Dwarf Foxglove€2.20Digitalis purpurea 'Snow Thimble' is bred for its large pure-white, bell-shaped blooms, born on short spikes only 100cm tall. It is one of the most elegant dwarf Foxgloves, easy to place in the garden it is especially suited to cottage gardens, shade gardens, wildflower and cutting gardens.
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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora.
Pure White Foxglove€1.95 The pure unadulterated white form of this supremely elegant woodlander. Pure white foxgloves lighten up those shaded corners, giving a sense of depth and interest to an otherwise dark area. Grown as a single colour in a perennial bed they are outstanding for their simplicity alone. -
Digitalis purpurea heywoodii 'Silver Fox'
Aka 'Pink Champagne'€2.70Digitalis 'Silver Fox' is one of the most beautiful dwarf Foxgloves for the cottage garden and border. Growing to just 60 to 70cm tall, the creamy-white speckled bells are flushed with soft lavender-pink. An elegant and rare foxglove that is ideal for borders or containers.
