A Selection of Back of Border Plants
These are self-supporting tall plants, topped with flowers. They can be used for screening or hiding unsightly features. Choose plants of differing heights to vary the gradient of the border.
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MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'
Very tall, branching stems, good autumn colour.
2.00m £5.00
SANGUISORBA 'Skinny Fingers'
Our introduction this year! Tall, airy stems carry long, narrow, white pointy flowers touched with pink.
NEW 1.80m £5.00
ACTAEA simplex Atropurpurea Group 'Black Negligee'
Lovely near-black foliage, white flower spikes July-September. Shade.
NEW 90cm £7.00
EUPATORIUM maculatum Atropurpureum Group
Huge clusters of small purple-pink flowers on upright red stems with bright green leaves, July-September. Sun or part shade.
AGM 2.00m £5.00
SANGUISORBA 'Pink September'
Bigger and better flowers than 'Big Pink'. Lots of stems closely grouped. Stands well. New in 2013 from us.
2.00m £5.00
ECHINOPS ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
A shorter variety. Deep violet-blue globe thistle flowers from July-September. Good as a cut flower. Any soil in sun.
1.00m £5.00
ACHILLEA filipendula 'Gold Plate'
Large, flat golden flowerheads. An old favourite. Full sun, drought tolerant.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
SANGUISORBA 'Sangria'
One of the tallest Sanguisorba, this has maroon fingers on open branching stems July-August.
2.00m £5.00
POLYGONATUM odoratum 'Ussuriland'
Vigorous form with long grey-green leaves and large cream flowers.
90cm £5.00
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Alba'
Masses of white bells July-September. A cottage garden classic.
AGM 90cm £5.00
HELENIUM 'Amber'
New introduction, has masses of amber flowers streaked with orange from late July-September. Sun.
1.50m £5.00
CEPHALARIA gigantea
Tall clump-forming perennial bearing primrose-yellow scabious-like flowers June-August. Insects love it! Sun to part shade.
1.80m £5.00
HELENIUM 'Luc'
Very similar to 'Sahin's Early Flowerer', but darker and bigger flowers from early July. A current favourite.
90cm £5.00
CLEMATIS recta 'Purpurea'
A huge clump of deep maroon foliage, and masses of scented white flowers all summer. Prefers full sun.
1.50m £6.00
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