A Selection of Prairie Garden Plants
A garden of height, transparency and texture – tall plants among short. Walk through a summer meadow of ornamental grasses, asters and perennial sunflowers. They provide structure and drama through the cold winter months, touched by frost in the morning sun.
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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
CROCOSMIA 'Hellfire'
Large outward-facing deep red flowers on dark stems. Pleated foliage.
AGM 1.00m £5.00
SANGUISORBA species ex. Japan
From Cally Gardens. Smallish white catkins. Clump forming and dainty!
45cm £5.00
CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow'
Tall, vigorous grower with large, outward-facing golden-yellow flowers.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
CROCOSMIA 'Ellenbank Firecrest'
Flowers are buttercup-yellow inside, fringed and backed with red. Compact and floriferous. Very eye-catching!
AGM 60cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA 'Pink September'
Bigger and better flowers than 'Big Pink'. Lots of stems closely grouped. Stands well. New in 2013 from us.
2.00m £5.00
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zwergelefant'
Unique dark pinky-red crimped flowers burst out of their bulbous sheaths late summer! Wide foliage. A current favourite.
1.80m £5.00
AMMI majus
Indispensable hardy annual, a brilliant filler plant for mid to late summer, as seen this year at Great Dixter! Lacy white cow-parsley flowers and delicate ferny foliage. Well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. 3 for £10!
AGM 1.80m £4.00
MONARDA 'Squaw'
Narrow-petalled, tufted red flowers July-September. Leave monarda stems after flowering, look great all winter!
AGM 1.00m £5.00
NEPETA 'Hill Grounds'
Grey-green foliage topped with intense violet flowers June-August. Full sun.
40cm £5.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund'
Short pale brown panicles on green upright stems. Shorter foliage. Deciduous.
2.00m £5.00
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