A Selection of Front of Border Plants
Down to the fine detail – choose plants which are long flowering, or need to be seen up close to fully appreciate.
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SARUMA henryi
Upright wild ginger. Bowl-shaped yellow flowers in spring. Grows well in shade.
40cm £5.00
ARUM italicum ssp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'
Yellow-speckled glossy foliage overwinter, cream flowers April-May. Part shade.
NEW 30cm £5.00
GERANIUM sanguineum 'Joanna'
Rarely offered. Large crimson-pink flowers, stunning when grown through a framework.
30cm £4.50
GERANIUM nodosum 'Wreighburn House White'
Clear, white flowers, larger and stronger than 'Silverwood'. Tolerates dry shade.
30cm £5.00
SALVIA microphylla 'Wild Watermelon'
Magenta-pink flowers with a white throat, May-November. Sun.
75cm £5.00
SALVIA 'African Sky'
Masses of mauve-blue flowers May-November, on a bushy plant. Sunny, sheltered spot.
80cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA officinalis 'Red Buttons'
Introduced by Dove Cottage Nursery. Selected for its compact habit and long flowering time. Plum-coloured thimble flowers.
60cm £5.00
EUPHORBIA epithymoides 'Bonfire'
Forms a mound of rich maroon-red foliage, with contrasting golden flowers in spring. Smoulders all summer long! One of our current favourites.
PBR 30cm £5.00
GEUM 'Mai Tai'
Ruffled burgundy buds open to reveal pale peach flowers flushed with rose-pink, through spring and summer. My current favourite.
45cm £5.00
GEUM 'Beech House Apricot'
Stunning soft creamy-yellow flowers suffused with apricot, May-August.
30cm £5.00
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Virgin'
Clean white fragrant flowers with a green central cone, June-September. Flat petals. My favourite white echinacea.
PBR 60cm £5.00
ARUM creticum
Big, beautiful Arum Lily, with large, creamy-yellow, sweetly-scented flowers April-May, above huge glossy leaves. Deep, well drained soil in sun or shade.
45cm £6.50
CROCOSMIA 'Ellenbank Skylark'
Tall graceful stems carry large starry open flowers of burnt orange with a cream central zone.
70cm £5.00
IRIS 'Aunty Ruth'
From Sylvia Fenwick, a king pin of Warks Plant Heritage! This was given to her by her aunt, who had grown it for a number of years. Wonderful dusky rose to russet veined flowers.
30cm £6.50
EUPHORBIA epithymoides
Syn. E. polychroma. Mounds of bright yellow flowerheads all spring.
AGM 40cm £5.00
THALICTRUM ichangense 'Purple Marble'
Beautiful heart-shaped, purple-flushed leaves with silver veining on a compact, shade-loving plant. Fluffy pale pink flowers from spring onwards.
30cm £5.00
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