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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LIGULARIA 'The Rocket'
Long black stems and dramatic toothed foliage. Slender racemes of yellow flowers July-August. Moist soil in sun.
AGM 1.80m £6.00
ACANTHUS spinosus
Glossy, spiky leaves. Purple-hooded, white-lipped flowers. Very architectural!
AGM 90cm £6.00
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
CYNARA scolymus 'Gros Camus de Bretagne'
Large silvery leaves, long stems carry edible buds in summer, then big purple thistle flowers which dry well. Good soil in sun.
1.00m £6.00
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
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Pieters'
Masses of red bobble flowers on slender stems through summer. Sun.
1.20m £5.00
ECHINOPS ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
A shorter variety. Deep violet-blue globe thistle flowers from July-September. Good as a cut flower. Any soil in sun.
1.00m £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
SANGUISORBA 'Red Busby'
A recent tall introduction, with airy upright branching stems topped with large maroon burrs over a long season. A good name, and one of our top ten!
1.80m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Orchidee'
Masses of small white daisies September-October. Mildew-free. I think this is an HPS conservation plant.
1.20m £5.00
SANGUISORBA 'Sangria'
One of the tallest Sanguisorba, this has maroon fingers on open branching stems July-August.
2.00m £5.00
CEPHALARIA gigantea
Tall clump-forming perennial bearing primrose-yellow scabious-like flowers June-August. Insects love it! Sun to part shade.
1.80m £5.00
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