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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SANGUISORBA 'Sangria'
One of the tallest Sanguisorba, this has maroon fingers on open branching stems July-August.
2.00m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'
Clusters of bright pink flowers. Popular at the nursery.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
DELPHINIUM 'Alice Artindale'
Beautiful double sky blue flowers. Hard to keep until established, but well worth trying!
1.80m £6.00
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zwerg Elefant'
Unique dark pinky-red crimped flowers burst out of their bulbous sheaths late summer! Wide foliage. A current favourite.
1.80m £5.00
FOENICULUM vulgare 'Giant Bronze'
Clouds of feathery bronze-purple foliage followed by flat-topped dusky-yellow flowers from midsummer. Wonderfully atmospheric plant in a sunny border.
1.50m £5.00
CYNARA cardunculus
Cardoon. Forms an epic, architectural mound of silver-grey foliage up to 1 metre long. Large, purple, thistle-like flowerheads tower above in late summer and autumn. Loves the sun.
AGM 2.50m £5.00
PHLOX paniculata 'All in One'
Eyecatching lilac flowers with white margins in summer. Sun to part shade.
1.00m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Little Carlow'
Erect stems with large clusters of small blue flowers.
AGM 0.90m - 1.20m £5.00
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'China'
One of my favourites, with dark green foliage and stunning red flower plumes.
AGM 1.80m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Potschke'
Deep rose-pink daisies with slightly curling petals from September.
AGM 90cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Saint Michaels'
Large blue-purple flowers September-October.
1.20m £5.00
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