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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AGASTACHE rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
Stunning golden-yellow foliage contrasts well with purple-blue flower spikes from July-September.
60cm £5.00
ACHILLEA filipendula 'Gold Plate'
Large, flat golden flowerheads. An old favourite. Full sun, drought tolerant.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
VERBASCUM 'Christo's Yellow Lightning'
From Great Dixter, this has densely-packed pale yellow flower spikes in summer above grey-green leaf rosettes. Very perennial!
AGM 2.00m £5.00
ARMERIA maritima 'In the Red'
Deep red winter foliage, pink flowers from April-June. Thrift with a difference!
20cm £5.00
EUPHORBIA characias ssp. wulfenii 'Purple and Gold'
Young foliage turns purple in cold weather. Yellow flowers February-June.
1.00m £6.00
EUPHORBIA epithymoides
Syn. E. polychroma. Mounds of bright yellow flowerheads all spring.
AGM 40cm £5.00
NEPETA 'Hill Grounds'
Grey-green foliage topped with intense violet flowers June-August. Full sun.
40cm £5.00
ERIGERON karvinskianus
Masses of daisies, emerging white then turning pink, May-October. Low-growing, lovely along a path or in cracks of walls. Cut back to flower again. Sunny spot.
AGM 30cm £5.00
ERYNGIUM x oliverianum
Upright stems with large electric blue thistle flowers in late summer. A much-requested, hard-to-find plant.
AGM 60cm £7.50
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
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
CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides
Mat-forming perennial with bright blue flowers late summer, then leaves turn red and purple in autumn.
AGM 30cm £5.00
ARUNDO donax
Giant reed, growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
3.00m £7.50
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