Dazzling spikes of luscious yellow, scented flowers stand aloft over delicate green palmate foliage. This butterfly plant is quite an impactful plant that will brighten your border or wildlife garden in the spring, confirming the exit of winter and cheering the way to summer. ... Learn More

A spectacular, upright bloomer with a habit rather like a lupin, sprouting late spring, fragrant, primrose-yellow blooms on stems which emerge almost black in the spring, becoming green later. Although it takes a few years to reach its full beauty, it is very long-lived. Few seeds collected. ... Learn More

Bright lemon-yellow 'pea' flowers open from blue-green calyces From March until May, which is early for a herbaceous perennial. These are carried on stout, almost black, slightly hairy, springy stems which are clothed in trifoliate leaves, sprouting from a single crown. This lovely lupin-like plant is found in the wild from Alaska and Siberia so is totally hardy. Easy and utterly non invasive, it is perfect for a well drained soil in full sun. ... Learn More

Erect stems of bright yellow pea-like flowers (hence the "False Lupin" garden name), stand amongst purplish stems of bright green palmate leaves - quite a dazzling summer display! The flowers are followed by silky brown seed pods which are attractive too. The plant is clump-forming and gently spreading as in the picture, and also attractive to pollinating insects, butterflies etc., preferring a sunny spot. It will be a lovely feature in your herbaceous border or wildlife garden. ... Learn More

Compacted, erect spikes of cheerful yellow blooms resemble lupins, but are under-used, much longer-lived and much easier to grow. Perfect for mid-border or as a dignified specimen, these plants thrive in sun and average soil, their flowers later fading to long-lasting, flat seed pods atop hairy stems. ... Learn More