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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ANEMANTHELE lessoniana
Syn. Stipa arundinacea. Arching evergreen leaves turn orange-brown in late summer. Drooping flowerheads hold clouds of tiny flowers. Sun or part shade.
60cm £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
SEDUM 'Jose Aubergine'
Early-flowering upright variety with deep aubergine oval leaves and deep dusky-pink flowers from July.
PBR 60cm £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'White Heaven'
Huge heads packed with pure white flowers from August-September. Very eye-catching in a pot or edge of border.
PBR 1.00m £9.50
SALVIA microphylla 'Wild Watermelon'
Magenta-pink flowers with a white throat, May-November. Sun.
75cm £5.00
AGASTACHE 'Black Adder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £5.50
ERYNGIUM pandanifolium 'Physic Purple'
Rarely offered variety. Rosette of sword-shaped leaves to 85cm, branched heads of small maroon flowers October-December. Very architectural!
1.60m £8.50
PERSICARIA affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
A mat-forming evergreen perennial, with pink flowers midsummer that turn red as they mature. Sun to part shade.
AGM 30cm £5.00
SEDUM spectabile 'Brilliant'
Grey-green leaves topped with large heads of cool pink-mauve flowers in summer. Sun.
AGM 45cm £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'African Moon'
Pale misty blue flowerheads on stout stems. Well drained soil in sun. Agapanthus prefer to be in front of the border.
AGM NEW 90cm £6.50
VERBENA officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
Shimmering cloud of narrow, dark purple stems and tiny pink flowers. Sun.
60cm £5.00
SEDUM telephium 'Karfunkelstein'
A good compact variety with smoky-blue foliage flushed with pink, masses of rosy-pink flowers late summer.
AGM 50cm £5.00
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