A Selection of Seaside Garden Plants
To recreate a coastal garden in the heart of the West Midlands, think gravel, sparse planting, focus points of found objects while beachcombing – driftwood, weathered wooden posts etc. Emphasis on silver or glaucous foliage, sea hollies, achillea, artemisia.
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ORLAYA grandiflora
'White Laceflower'. Hardy annual, has lovely, pure white lacecap flowers through summer above fine, ferny foliage, often until the first frosts! Collect seed after flowering and re-sow immediately. Sun. 3 for £10!
60cm £4.00
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
AGAPANTHUS 'Isis'
Free-flowering variety with open heads of deep blue flowers August-September.
60cm £5.00
ALTHAEA officinalis
Marshmallow! Graceful, tall plant with pale pink, magenta-centred flowers. Bees love it, and the root is used to make marshmallows! Well-drained soil in sun.
1.50m £5.00
RUDBECKIA laciniata 'Hortensia'
Very tall stems bear double, bright golden-yellow flowers. Vigorous.
1.50m £5.00
SEDUM spectabile 'Brilliant'
Grey-green leaves topped with large heads of cool pink-mauve flowers in summer. Sun.
AGM 45cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Stand Up Comedian'
Upright tall stems with white bottlebrush flowers.
2.00m £5.00
ERYNGIUM x zabelii 'Violetta'
Darkest blue form of the sea holly, has spiky, deep indigo flowers in summer.
80cm £7.50
GERANIUM 'Rozanne'
Large cupped blue flowers with a large white centre and dark maroon veining. Very floriferous and long-flowering. Same plant as G. 'Jolly Bee'.
AGM PBR 45cm £5.00
SEDUM 'Class Act'
A stunning variety, forms a mound of green foliage topped with large, deep carmine-pink flower clusters that age to russet. Sun.
AGM PBR 45cm £5.00
ERYNGIUM 'Cobalt Star'
E. bourgatii hybrid, cobalt blue flowers over a long season on branching stems.
70cm £7.50
SANGUISORBA 'Raspberry Coulis'
Our introduction! Warm maroon drumstick flowers over a long season on upright stems.Quite special - this definitely deserved a name.
1.00m £6.50
SALVIA verticillata 'Purple Rain'
One of Piet Oudolf's favourites! Dark green leaves, and upright, purple branching stems carry purple-blue flowers through summer. Full sun.
75cm £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
SANGUISORBA obtusa good form
Lovely silver leaves, and bright pink bottlebrush flowers June-August. Sun.
50cm £5.00
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