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Iris 'Orientalis'

Added on 28 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Another swapped one, absolutely love this one as don't have to remember to keep dividing, just spreads aroun...

2012 Daylily seedlings

Added on 7 Jul, 2014 | 77 photos

Seedlings grown from seed in spring 2012 flowering for the first time 2014.

2013 daylily seedlings

Added on 6 Jul, 2015 | 33 photos

2014 Daylily seedlings

Added on 14 Jul, 2016 | 12 photos

2015 daylily seedlings

Added on 1 Jul, 2015 | 1 photo

Acaena 'Blue Haze'

Added on 22 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Acaena.
Species: Acaena.

Seedling sent to me by Siris, pot in greenhouse.

Acanthus Spinosus (Bears Breeches)

Added on 8 Dec, 2009 | 2 photos

Genus: Acanthus.
Species: Acanthus spinosus.

Lovely architectural plant.
Planted in border at bottom of garden.
Brought from dads house after he died.

Acer 'Little Princess'

Added on 8 May, 2016 | 0 photos

Green-red leaves summer,turn yellow orange in autumn, for best results grow in part shade to prevent scorching ,...

Acer Drummondii

Added on 12 Feb, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer Drummondii.

Acer with green leaves edged with cream,had been on my wish list for ages , bought 3 years ago as sappling still...

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Garnet'

Added on 8 May, 2016 | 0 photos

Lovely Acer which forms a bushy dome shape, deeply dissected brownish red leaves, brighter in autumn.
Planted t...

Acer palmatum 'Taylor'

Added on 26 Jun, 2015 | 0 photos

Green cream and pink leaves, 80cm spread x 100cm tall .
Trying in border at entrance to wood where its more she...

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'

Added on 26 Jun, 2015 | 0 photos

Bought for border near wood entrance hoping it's sheltered enough from the wind, B and Q £14.99, really nice...

Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Added on 12 Feb, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer platanoides.

Love the colour of this acer planted when we first moved here near front gate, lovely deep purple/red leaves.

Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum,'

Added on 1 Apr, 2016 | 0 photos

Always wanted this tree and spotted it at a local nursery in bole for £13 !! around 6ft tall already, for new be...

Achillea 'Cloth of Gold'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea.

5ft tall flat heads of mustard yellow flowers.
Planted bottom of right hand long border near rhus.

Achillea millefolium 'Cassis'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea millefolium.

18-24inch flat heads of cherry red flowers.
Planted top of the hill border and border round house,grown from T+...

Aconitum Nepallus

Added on 26 Sep, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Aconitum.
Species: Aconitum napellus.

White aconitum grown from seed sent to me by Siris , three plants on third level of newly cleared area in wood i...

Aeonium Arborescens Atropurpurea

Added on 24 Nov, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Aeonium.
Species: Aeonium.

Lovely succulent swapped on swapshop 3 years ago, purple leaves, better in full sun, easily propogated, lives in...

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Agastache.
Species: Agastache anisata.

15-18inch tall apricot flowers highly fragrant foliage.
Border next to drive, needs renewing every couple of ye...

Agastache 'Black Adder'

Added on 5 Oct, 2015 | 0 photos

An upright bushy perennial with whorls of long lasting violet blue flowers with black undertones on liquorice sc...

Agastache 'Golden Jubilee'

Added on 30 May, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Agastache.
Species: agastache.

Grown from seed this year and planted in long left hand border in place of my caryopteris I lost overwinter.
2f...

Agastache 'Rugosa' korean mint

Added on 9 Jun, 2012 | 0 photos

Genus: Agastache.
Species: agastache.

Grown from RHS seed this year, rose or violet flowers, 1.2metres tall.

Agastache 'Urticifolia'

Added on 9 Jun, 2012 | 0 photos

Grown from RHS seed this year, 2metres tall with white flowers.

Agave (variegated)

Added on 24 Oct, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Agave.
Species: agave.

3 lovely baby agaves very kindly sent to me by Tomoe(Tommymoo) from GOY :-)
Grey and cream striped foliage.

Ajuga

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.

Low growing with purple leaves and pale lilac flowers, good groundcover, border top of hill, and side of steps g...

Alchemilla mollis

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Alchemilla.
Species: Alchemilla mollis.

Lovely green frothy flowers leaves look lovely with raindrops on.
Planted in border at bottom of hill.

Aloe Vera

Added on 23 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Aloe.
Species: Aloe vera.

Swapped this this year,grown very rapidly,lives in pot on patio, in sunroom now, good medicinal plant especially...

Alstroemeria 'Callisto'

Added on 24 Feb, 2014 | 3 photos

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Bargain plants bought from Hayloft Plants last year, two of three varieties only small so potted up to grow on b...

Alstroemeria 'Elvira'

Added on 27 Sep, 2014 | 4 photos

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria aurantiaca.

Well drained sunny site, 50-90cm tall, cover with straw first winter.
Bought from Breezy Knees Nursery York.

Alstroemeria 'Flirt'

Added on 24 Feb, 2014 | 2 photos

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Bargain plants bought from Hayloft Plants last summer 2 each of 3 varieties, small plants so potted up to grow o...

Alstroemeria 'Sirius'

Added on 22 Feb, 2014 | 2 photos

Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria.

Bargain buy last year from Hayloft plants got six plants two each of three varieties, only small roots so potted...

Amaryllis Belladona more likely a variety of Hippeastrum

Added on 22 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Sent to me by Siris.
Big pot in sunroom.

Amsonia Tabernaemontana (eastern blue star)

Added on 9 Jun, 2012 | 0 photos

Grown from RHS seed this year, slow growing,willowy dark green leaves and clusters of starry pale blue flowers t...

Amsonia Tabernaemontana (eastern bluestar)

Added on 29 Aug, 2012 | 0 photos

Grown from RHS seed, very slow growing, rarely seen perennial good for sun or dappled shade, drought resistant, ...

Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'

Added on 6 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone hupehensis.

White single flowers.
Planted in semi-shaded woodland border.
Bought summer 2009 trent valley garden centre.

Anemone 'Nemerosa'

Added on 24 May, 2013 | 0 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: anemone.

Bought from Harrogate spring show 2013
Single 7 petaled white flowers in spring, spreads by rhizomes.
Planted ...

Anemone 'Prince Heinrich'

Added on 8 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone hupehensis.

Dark pink almost purple flowers.
Growing in border at wood entrance.

Anemone 'Richard Ahrens'

Added on 19 Jul, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone hupehensis.

Pink flowered japanese anemone.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Planted in shady border near wood.

Anemone Blanda (windflower)

Added on 11 Mar, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone blanda.

Bought from silica lodge garden centre today for £2.99 lovely little plant with lilac/blue flowers going in new ...

Anemone hybrida 'Serenade'

Added on 8 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone hupehensis.

Pale pink semi-double flowers august, grows to around 3ft.
Growing in border outside kitchen window.

Angelica

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Angelica.
Species: Angelica.

Don't know what variety this is as swapped the seed, grows to around 7ft tall and biennial, with huge green ...

Anthriscus 'Ravens Wing'

Added on 14 Aug, 2015 | 0 photos

Dark foliage version of cow sparsely potted up to plant in new border autumn.
Planted out in new area in wood a...

Aquilegia 'Magpie'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 5 photos

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

Grown from free mag seed, lovely purple and white flowers with spurs but not as long as mckenna hybrids.
Border...

Aquilegia 'Mckana Hybrids'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 5 photos

Lovely plain and bi-coloured flowers in yellows ,pinks, all with long spurs.
Grown from seed.
Bed near greenho...

Aquilegia clematiflora 'Green Apples'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 1 photo

Lovely really double form green flowers.
Border top of hill.
Swapped these plants on swapshop.

Aquilegia clematifolia 'Firecracker'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia.

Another double form with red and yellow flowers.
Border top of hill.
Swapped plants on swapshop.

Aruncus

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 7 photos

Genus: Aruncus.
Species: Aruncus dioicus.

6ft tall, frothy plumes of cream flowers springtime,
several clumps of this border beside pond, long border rig...

Asphodeline Lutea (kings spear)

Added on 25 Oct, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Asphodeline.
Species: Asphodeline lutea.

Grown from seed last spring, kindly sent to me by Sid on GOY, have 9 very healthy little plants, just potted on ...

Asphodelus Albus

Added on 2 Dec, 2009 | 3 photos

Grown from seed two years ago flowered this year, but not as big as it should be yet.
Straplike leaves and tall...

Astelia 'Silver Mound'

Added on 23 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Astelia.
Species: Astelia.

Dramatic silver leaves grows 4ft tall by 6ft, had for three years and lives in pot on patio, greenhouse winter, ...

Aster

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 5 photos

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster.

Don't know variety, double purple flowers 3ft tall, given to me by my dad, long border right hand side of ki...

Aster 'Alert'

Added on 4 Nov, 2018 | 0 photos

Violet red flowers, 10-15 inches tall, perennial, planted to fight of rose rhapsody in blue .

Aster 'Les Moutiers'

Added on 17 Sep, 2014 | 3 photos

Genus: Aster.
Species: aster.

A rare and beautiful aster with soft pink flowers and dark stems the yellow centres change to purple with age, 4...

Aster 'Little Carlow'

Added on 28 Sep, 2010 | 7 photos

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster.

Have wanted this lovely aster for ages so when I spotted it at Malvern this weekend what could I do had to have ...

Aster novae-angliae 'Andenken Alma Potschke'

Added on 17 Sep, 2016 | 1 photo

Vivid salmon pink flower heads late summer, 1 -1.5metres tall x 0.5-1metre spread, sun to part shade , propagate...

Aster novae-angliae 'Rudelsburg'

Added on 27 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Bright pink flowers September to October, height 1metre,full sun moist well drained soil.
Bought from Breezy Kn...

Aster Novi-Belgii 'Apollo'

Added on 28 Sep, 2010 | 3 photos

Genus: Aster.
Species: aster.

Masses of white daisy flowers with a hint of lavender and yellow centres, 2ft tall, full sun or part shade, anot...

Aster novi-belgii 'Chatterbox'

Added on 4 Apr, 2014 | 0 photos

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster novi-belgii.

Perennial with pale lilac pink flowers in late summer/autumn, 0.4 metres height and spread.
Planted in pond bor...

Aster novi-belgii 'Jenny'

Added on 4 Apr, 2014 | 0 photos

Perennial with semi double reddish purple flowers in late summer and autumn 0.1-0.5 metres height and spread.
P...

Aster novi-belgii 'Little Pink Beauty'

Added on 4 Apr, 2014 | 2 photos

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster novi-belgii.

Perennial with soft mauve pink flowers in late summer/autumn 35cm tall, planted on the left of 'Jenny' i...

Aster x Frikatii 'Wunder vin Stafa'

Added on 27 Sep, 2014 | 1 photo

Genus: Aster.
Species: Aster x frikartii.

Long lasting large blue flower heads July to September, height 60cm spread 40cm, full sun.
Bought from Breezy K...

Astilbe Chinensis Pumila (dwarf purple)

Added on 30 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe chinensis.

Perennial which forms a spreading clump 30cm tall , fluffy spikes of rosey mauve flowers.
Sent to me by Siris, ...

Astilbe Red

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe.

Fluffy red flowers, planted near small front pond.

Astilbe White

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Astilbe.
Species: Astilbe.

Fluffy white flowers, planted in pond border.

Astilboides Tabularis

Added on 12 May, 2012 | 0 photos

Spotted this at Harlow Carr plant fair, never heard of it before, one of those huge perennials I love :-), relat...

Astrantia 'Gill Richardson'

Added on 12 May, 2012 | 4 photos

Very fine new form with blood red flowers, 2ft tall, good for sun or shade, bought for new shady border near woo...

Astrantia 'Major'

Added on 22 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Astrantia.
Species: Astrantia major.

24-36inch silver to rose cushions of flowers surrounded by a ruff of bracts, drive border and pond border.
Anot...

Astrantia Major 'Ruby Wedding'

Added on 15 Mar, 2013 | 1 photo

Bought March 2013 as a dry root plant in plastic bag £2.49, nice plant potted up until I decide where its going ...

Athyrium 'Ghost'

Added on 19 May, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Athyrium.
Species: Athyrium.

Upright fern with silver fronds giving it a ghostly look hence the name, emerging fronds shimmering white colour...

Athyrium (japanese painted fern)

Added on 16 Dec, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Athyrium.
Species: Athyrium niponicum.

Lovely fern with silvery and purple coloured foliage.
Planted by pond under trees.

Athyrium Niponicum Pictum

Added on 22 Sep, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Athyrium.
Species: Athyrium niponicum.

Painted fern with grey leaves, paler midribs and a red purple zone along the centre.
Planted to the left of tre...

Athyrium x 'Oceans Fury'

Added on 26 Sep, 2015 | 1 photo

Genus: Athyrium.
Species: Athyrium niponicum.

Hybrid Japanese painted fern with grey green foliage with a lacy effect fiorked and crested on the tips, deciduo...

Aucuba Japonica

Added on 27 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Aucuba.
Species: Aucuba japonica.

Evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves spotted with cream.
Left hand side long border near greenhouse.

Begonia Evansiana

Added on 22 Nov, 2015 | 0 photos

Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia evansiana.

Small tuber potted up in greenhouse, sent to me by Siris.
Needs a shady sheltered site outside when bigger.

Belamcanda Chinensis (Leopard Lily)

Added on 26 Nov, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Belamcanda.
Species: Belamcanda chinensis.

Grown from seed, growing in border outside lounge, 3ft tall flowers are supposed to be spotted but mine came up ...

Berberis Ottawiensii

Added on 27 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Berberis.
Species: berberis.

Berberis with purple leaves like normal berberis but this one has silvery variegation on the leaves.
Border bes...

Berberis stenophylla

Added on 31 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Berberis.
Species: berberis stenophylla.

Vigorous shrub with spine-tipped dark green leaves, clusters of dark yellow/orange flowers April -May followed b...

Bergenia

Added on 26 Nov, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Bergenia.
Species: Bergenia cordifolia.

Spring flowering with pink flowers,leaves lovely red autumn colour.Border near greenhouse and under rhus in long...

Bowles Golden Grass

Added on 3 Mar, 2014 | 0 photos

Genus: Milium.
Species: Milium effusum.

Swapped with Shiney on Gardeners Corner, several plants some planted in the wood near black grass and some under...

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Added on 26 Nov, 2009 | 4 photos

Genus: Brunnera.
Species: Brunnera macrophylla.

Lovely rounded green and silvery white leaves, forget me not blue flowers in spring. Pond border under trees.

Brunnera Macrophylla 'Hadspens Cream'

Added on 19 Sep, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Brunnera.
Species: brunnera.

Light green leaves with wide creamy margins, forget me not baby blue flowers mid to late spring.
Bought from Ha...

Buddleja davidii

Added on 4 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja davidii.

Have several of these dotted around the garden, purple flowered one, prune hard in spring to stop getting to large.

Buddleja Globosa

Added on 4 Dec, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja globosa.

Lovely spring flowering buddleja with globe shaped orange/yellow flowers.
Planted in right hand side long border.

Buddleja Weyeriana 'Sungold'

Added on 4 Dec, 2009 | 3 photos

Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja Weyeriana.

Grown from cutting autumn 2008, grown to 6ft already and still flowering 4th december, lovely yellow flowers.
P...

Bupleureum Longifolium

Added on 23 Sep, 2016 | 0 photos

Grown this year from seed sent to me by Angie on gardeners world site.
From open woods and pastures of Central ...

Callistemon

Added on 27 Dec, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Callistemon.
Species: Callistemon citrinus.

Shrub with red bottlebrush flowers in summer.
Planted in sloping border near pond, near flowering cherry.

Caltha palustris 'Alba'

Added on 2 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Caltha.
Species: Caltha palustris.

White form of the normally yellow marsh marigold.
Growing in front pond edges.

Caltha Palustris (marsh marigold)

Added on 2 Apr, 2010 | 2 photos

Genus: Caltha.
Species: Caltha palustris.

Lovely water/bog plant with yellow buttercup like flowers in spring.
Front and back pond.

Camassia Leichtlinii (blue)

Added on 1 Oct, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Camassia.
Species: Camassia leichtlinii.

3 huge bulbs bought from malvern 2010, haven't decided where to put them yet.

Campanula 'Makaschvilii'

Added on 11 Oct, 2012 | 2 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: campanula.

Grown from mixed packet of plantworld campanula seeds only got 1 plant of this variety.
Very pretty rare dwarf ...

Campanula 'Pink Octopus'

Added on 7 Aug, 2010 | 1 photo

Genus: Campanula.
Species: campanula.

Lovely plant, lower growing version of my white 'Beautiful Trust' I bought from gardeners world, pink da...

Campanula (canterbury bells)

Added on 22 Sep, 2016 | 0 photos

Grown from T+M seed this year,biennial with large cup shaped flowers (blues and whites), planted front garden ne...

Campanula Alliarifolia (ivory bells)

Added on 5 Aug, 2015 | 2 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula.

Grown from a packet of mixed campanula seeds from Plantworld several years ago, perennial with heart shaped leav...

Campanula carpatica

Added on 13 Dec, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula carpatica.

Ground cover,low growing,with blue bell shaped flowers.
Growing in border round house near phormiums and border...

Campanula glomerata 'Alba'

Added on 3 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula glomerata.

White bellflowers clustered at top of stems.
Bought from Hall Farm.
Long right hand border near blue rose.

Campanula Latifolia 'Amethyst'

Added on 26 Nov, 2009 | 0 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula latifolia.

Lovely pale lilac/pink bell shaped flowers.
Grown from seed.
Border round house.

Campanula Persicifolia

Added on 1 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula persicifolia.

2ft tall large blue bell shaped flowers, seeds around.
Border round house.

Campanula persicifolia 'Alba'

Added on 1 Jan, 2010 | 0 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula persicifolia.

White form of bellflower, 2ft tall , seeds around.
Border round house.

Campanula Poscharskyana

Added on 13 Dec, 2009 | 1 photo

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula poscharskyana.

Trailing plant with lovely blue star shaped flowers.
Growing in left hand long border near greenhouse and front...

Campanula Rubriflora

Added on 15 Aug, 2016 | 0 photos

Genus: Campanula.
Species: Campanula punctata.

Compact plant with large intense ruby blooms up to 2.5inch long , shear flowers to prolong flowering , spreads b...