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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MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zwergelefant'
Unique dark pinky-red crimped flowers burst out of their bulbous sheaths late summer! Wide foliage. A current favourite.
1.80m £5.00
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Strawberry Frost'
Our introduction! Distinct, elegant foliage only to 60cm, then tall upright stems bear clean white catkin flowers dusted with strawberry-pink.
1.20m £7.50
SANGUISORBA obtusa 'Chatto'
A compact grower, forms a low mound of silver leaves and spikes of white bottlebrush flowers in summer.
45cm £5.00
CENOLOPHIUM denudatum
Syn. Seseli libanotis. Forms a clump of ferny dark green leaves, topped in summer with umbels of white flowers. A garden designer's favourite!
1.00m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'James'
Big, bright purple daisies. A lovely new variety from John Tuite of West Acre Gardens in Norfolk, named after his son.
1.20m £5.00
VERBENA bonariensis
Tall erect branching stems topped with flat clusters of small mauve scented flowers from late summer to autumn. Hot dry position.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Fontane'
My favourite molinia - arching purple flower stems, yellow foliage in autumn.
1.80m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Dapper Tapper'
Large mauve flowers on a shorter plant, August-October.
50cm £5.00
CENTAUREA montana 'Violetta'
Big violet flowers. C. montana's will repeat-flower if cut back after first flush.
35cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novi-belgii 'Farncombe Lilac'
Double lilac-pink flowers August-October. HPS Conservation Scheme plant, well worth trying!
75cm £5.00
ASTER amellus 'Grunder'
Large lilac-blue daisies. Tidy and mildew-free, as are all A.amellus.
75cm £5.50
MISCANTHUS nepalensis
My favourite Miscanthus - pale green foliage on a shorter plant, with long arching stems and silky buff flowers. Very different from other Miscanthus, and good for a small garden.
1.20m £5.00
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