A Selection of Prairie Garden Plants
A garden of height, transparency and texture – tall plants among short. Walk through a summer meadow of ornamental grasses, asters and perennial sunflowers. They provide structure and drama through the cold winter months, touched by frost in the morning sun.
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ROMNEYA coulteri
Tree Poppy. Beautiful papery-white poppy flowers July-Oct, handsome grey-green lobed leaves. Rich soil in a sheltered spot. Mulch in winter.
AGM 1.50m £8.50
CIRSIUM heterophyllum
'Melancholy Thistle'. Smart maroon flowers on woolly stems, leaves are white-felted underneath. Much remarked upon in the garden.
75cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA obtusa good form
Lovely silver leaves, and bright pink bottlebrush flowers June-August. Sun.
50cm £5.00
KNIPHOFIA caulescens 'John May'
Bluer leaves than others, pink-brown buds open to coral flowers on brown stems. Later than usual, September-November. Sun.
60cm £5.00
CROCOSMIA 'Ellenbank Firecrest'
Flowers are buttercup-yellow inside, fringed and backed with red. Compact and floriferous. Very eye-catching!
60cm £5.00
EURYBIA schreberi
Large starry white flowers from June-September. Gently spreading. Good for dry shade.
30cm £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
AGASTACHE 'Blue Boa'
New form, with chunky, deep violet-blue flower spikes July-October. Seems to be long-lived! Sun.
PBR 60cm £5.00
AGASTACHE 'Black Adder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £5.00
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