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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PHLOX paniculata 'Bosvigo Pink'
Large pink flowers with a white centre in summer. Good soil in sun or part shade.
1.20m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
Large, rich violet-purple flowers on a compact plant. From Paul Picton, National Collection Holder of Asters.
1.00m £5.00
IRIS sibirica 'Peter Hewitt'
Deep violet-blue flowers with a golden throat and gold edges to he petals.
AGM 90cm £5.00
CIRSIUM rivulare 'Trevor's Felley Find’
Another great plant from Trevor Edwards, also called ‘Trevor’s Blue Wonder’, a fabulous tall ornamental thistle with rich blue-purple flowerheads on silver-purple stems mid-late summer. Full sun in rich soil.
PBR 1.20m £6.50
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
PHLOX paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
Large, fragrant, violet-blue flowers from July-August. Good mildew-resistance.
75cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM laeve 'Les Moutiers'
Also known as A. 'Vasterival'. Mauve flowers September-November on wiry purple-black stems. Very delicate, much admired in the display garden.
1.50m £5.00
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