A Selection of Middle of Border Plants
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VERONICA longifolia 'Charming Pink'
Tall, sugary-pink candles of flowers in summer, loved by insects. Useful mid-border in sun.
70cm £5.00
SUCCISELLA inflexa 'Frosted Pearls'
An airy addition to the border, with masses of pale pink to white flowers on fine stems. Lovely as a cut flower. Sun to part shade.
80cm £5.00
PHLOX paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
Large, fragrant, violet-blue flowers from July-August. Good mildew-resistance.
75cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Deep purple-violet flowers on a short bushy plant.
75cm £5.00
RUDBECKIA submentosa 'Henry Eilers'
Lovely, quirky coneflower, has finely quilled yellow petals around an orange-brown cone, August-October. Sun to part shade.
1.20m £5.00
HELENIUM 'Fata Morgana'
Sturdy, upright stems bear golden-yellow flowers with upturned petals, July-October.
75cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Foxbrook Fairy'
Brand new, from John Williams. Lots of pale mauve daisies on a later-flowering plant, from Sepember-October. An ericoides cross, but none-running, forms a clump.
1.20m £5.00
KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'
Fat spikes of red to yellow flowers on stout stems. Red hot pokers prefer good, well-drained soil in sun, but can tolerate part shade.
1.50m £5.00
ORLAYA grandiflora
'White Laceflower'. Hardy annual, has lovely, pure white lacecap flowers through summer above fine, ferny foliage, often until the first frosts! Collect seed after flowering and re-sow immediately. Sun. 3 for £10!
60cm £4.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Fontane'
My favourite molinia - arching purple flower stems, yellow foliage in autumn.
1.80m £5.00
ANTHEMIS tinctoria 'Wargrave Variety'
Pale yellow daisies in summer over dark green foliage. Sun.
90cm £5.00
POLYGONATUM verticillatum 'Himalayan Giant'
A robust form, with whorls of narrow leaves along tall stems, emerging purple-brown then green. Small pendulous purple-speckled white flowers, then red berries in autumn.
1.20m £5.00
PERSICARIA virginiana var. filiformis 'Lance Corporal'
Bright green leaves with a dark chevron mark in the centre. Red flowers late summer to autumn. Compact and well behaved.
60cm £5.00
SALVIA 'African Sky'
Masses of mauve-blue flowers May-November, on a bushy plant. Sunny, sheltered spot.
80cm £5.00
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Hercules'
Broad leaves with a white midrib. Strong thick stems, flowers above foliage from September-October.
2.15m - 2.40m £5.00
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