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Hosta_fortunei_albopicta

Hosta Fortunei Albopicta

Added on 22 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

This medium-size selection has bright yellow leaves with a green margin in spring, fading to all-green during th...

Hosta_fortunei_aurea

Hosta Fortunei Aurea

Added on 22 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

Hosta 'Fortunei Aurea' is a medium Hosta that has lavender flowers and grows in sun/shade.
The heigh...

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Hosta Frances Williams

Added on 22 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

A beautiful shade loving variegated Hosta with large heart-shaped leaves in dark and light green colours.
Flow...

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Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Added on 22 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

This plant makes a stunning mound of blue leaves topped with near white flowers. Formerly called H. 'Robust...

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Hosta undulata albo marginata

Added on 22 Oct, 2015 | 2 photos

The dark green leaves of a young Undulata Albomarginata are thin and smooth, but it develops a slight corrugatio...

Houttuynia cordata Chameleon

Added on 4 Dec, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Houttuynia.
Species: Houttuynia cordata.

Chameleon Plant is a fast-spreading groundcover with a bright and flashy look. Plants spread underground, quickl...

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Hydrangea petiolaris

Added on 26 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

Hydrangea Petiolaris flowers profusely from June to August. Huge attractive white lacecap style flowers are prod...

Iris_silverado

Iris germanica Silverado

Added on 17 May, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris germanica.

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Iris_innominata

Iris innominata

Added on 17 May, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris innominata.

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Iris_pallida_dalmatica

Iris pallida dalmatica

Added on 17 May, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris pallida.

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Iris_sanguinea

Iris sanguinea Blood Red

Added on 17 May, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris sanguinea.

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Ligularia 'The Rocket'

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

The aptly named ‘The Rocket’ is virtually indestructible if sited in damp shade. In spring, toothed green foliag...

Ligularia_britt_marie

Ligularia Britt Marie

Added on 20 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

Aspect Full Sun
Flowering Summer/Autumn
Foliage colour Black
Flower colour Yellow
Genus Ligularia
Care advi...

Malvastrum_lateritium

Malvastrum lateritium (False Mallow)

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

Species: Malvaceae.

A creeping plant originating from South America that will eventually form big carpets of cover but can also be t...

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Mazus reptans 'Albus'

Added on 30 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

Mazus reptans ‘Albus’ works well in the rock garden, as an underpinning to roses, or between stepping-stones alo...

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Nerine

Added on 18 Oct, 2015 | 1 photo

This was how they looked in the conservatory last September but this year, in mid October, I just have yellowing...

Penstemon Amelia Jayne

Added on 8 Dec, 2015 | 0 photos

Cascades of cerise flowers with clear white throats. Big, flared trumpet-shaped flowers on sturdy, upright stems...

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Phlox douglasii ‘White Admiral’

Added on 30 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

This is a very compact variety, with a good display of starry white flowers, each with a tiny yellow eye. Do not...

Phlox_emerald_cushion

Phlox Emerald Cushion

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

A dense, mound-forming evergreen perennial that forms cushions of hairy, narrow, bright green leaves. Plants pro...

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Phlox subulata Candy Stripes

Added on 30 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

This variety produces a showy display of rose-pink flowers, each petal striped with white.
Clip plants lightly...

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Phygelius 'Candy Drops'

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

Tall stems bear dark-green, slightly glossy foliage and panicles of tubular, coral-pink flowers from late summer...

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Pinks

Added on 18 Jun, 2015 | 2 photos

Genus: Dianthus.
Species: Dianthus.

Bright fushcia pink perennial.

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Polygonatum (Solomons Seal)

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

Cottage Garden Plant. This elegant shade plant has gently arching stems and dangling creamy bells. Solomon'...

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Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White'

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst' is the best of the pure white pulmonarias, which flowers all spring. It has ...

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Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia

Added on 28 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

Small/medium. Striking tree, leaves rich golden-yellow from spring to autumn creating a brilliant splash of colo...

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Rosa Absolutely Fabulous

Added on 13 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Absolutely Fabulous is a floribunda rose that lives up to all expectations. Crowned Rose of the Year in 2010 &am...

Rosa_breath_of_life_harquanne

Rosa Breath of Life, Harquanne

Added on 18 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

The sweetly scented blooms of apricot-pink are full of petals and make long lasting cut flowers.
The name was ...

Rosa_bridge_of_sighs

Rosa Bridge of Sighs, Harglowing

Added on 18 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Species: Rosaceae.

The ruffled apricot-orange blooms on this vigorous climbing rose are framed by deep green glossy leaves and are ...

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Rosa Compassion, climber: Harkness

Added on 14 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

One of the best modern climbers. The well-shaped, hybrid tea blooms are salmon-pink, tinted with apricot-orange....

Rosa_iceberg

Rosa Iceberg, climbing, Kordez

Added on 18 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Introduced in the late 1960's. Climbing Iceberg creates a strong and attractive impact. Best on a wall or f...

Rose_nahema

Rosa Nahema, climber

Added on 14 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa Nahema.

Raised by Georges Delbard, France, 2006 with a renowned perfume in the Guerlain range based on the essence of th...

Rosa_perpetually_yours_harfable

Rosa Perpetually Yours

Added on 14 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa Perpetually Yours.

A very attractive and vigorous climber with masses of creamy yellow, sweetly-scented, cup-shaped double flowers....

Rose_schoolgirl

Rosa Schoolgirl, climber

Added on 14 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa.

A classic variety that's been around since the early 60's. Beautifully shaped and scented apricot-oran...

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Rosa Swany

Added on 13 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa Swany.

A vigorous, spreading variety with very full, small white, almost cupped flowers in abundance. Dark glossy folia...

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Rosa Sweet Dream_ patio

Added on 13 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa Sweet Dream.

(Floribunda) Rose of the Year 1988
This award winning rose bears, fragrant, peachy-apricot blooms. Foliage is g...

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Rudbeckia Herbstonne

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

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S Jovibarba allionii

Added on 27 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Sempervivum.
Species: Sempervivum Jovibarba allionii.

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S. Arrowhead

Added on 27 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Sempervivum.
Species: Sempervivum Arrowhead.

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Sedum Hab Grey

Added on 18 Nov, 2015 | 1 photo

Sedum 'Hab Grey' forms an upright, arching clump of bluish, grey-green foliage with reddish stems that...

Semp_be_mine

Semp Be Mine

Added on 27 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Sempervivum.
Species: Sempervivum.

Semp_arachnoideum_ssp_tomentosum

Semp. Arachnoideum

Added on 27 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Genus: Sempervivum.
Species: Sempervivum arachnoideum.

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Sophora / Sun King

Added on 17 Jun, 2015 | 2 photos

Genus: Sophora.
Species: Sophora microphylla.

Evergreen hardy shrub
Sun King is a bushy evergreen shrub with pinnate leaves composed of up to 40 pairs of sma...

Sorbus_aucuparia_asplenifolia

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'

Added on 28 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

It has finely cut fern like foliage which turns orange-red in autumn and the red berries are loved by wild birds...

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Summerina Orange syn Echibeckia

Added on 22 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

A stunning new hybrid rudbeckia with strong, upright branched stems and dark green, slightly hairy leaves. The ...

Thalictrum_black_stockings

Thalictrum Black Stockings

Added on 22 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Clouds of tiny bright pink flowers and lacy fern-like foliage provide a delicate contrast to the unique, almost ...

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Tiarella Sugar & Spice

Added on 22 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

Aspect Shade/Partial Shade
Flowering Spring/Summer
Foliage colour Green/Maroon bi-colour
Flower colour Pink...

Veronica_first_love

Veronica First Love

Added on 22 Aug, 2017 | 1 photo

Spires of deep rose pink flowers are produced in early summer and are loved by bees and butterflies. Easy to gro...

Veronica_inspire_pink

Veronica Inspire pink

Added on 20 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

Pretty pale pink dense flower spikes above hummocks of glossy mid-green lance shaped foliage. Very neat.
Bred ...

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Veronica repens Sunshine

Added on 31 Aug, 2015 | 1 photo

 Low mats of bright, golden-chartreuse foliage, the white flowers of Veronica repens ‘Sunshine’ are lightly frec...

Weigela Monet

Added on 8 Dec, 2015 | 0 photos

Monet is a small, compact plant usually forming a low mound to only 60cm high and wide. Leaves have green centre...