Very rarely seen and seldom offered is this lovely flower from the Mediterranean where it forms a neat rosette of wavy-edged leaves slowly spreading into clumps, and opening continuously over an all-summer-long period, gorgeous, black-eyed, soft lemon-yellow flowers, two inches or so across with beautifully and geometrically arranged petals and a ruff of hairy leaves half way up the flower stems. Although a rare alpine plant it makes a superb rockery or border specimen. ... Learn More

V. officinalis is a clump-forming, upright, herbaceous perennial with fleshy, branching stems, aromatic, bright green basal and stem leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers in summer.Valerian has been used as a medicinal herb since at least the time of ancient Greece and Rome. ... Learn More

From an impressive rosette of large pleated leaves arises a strong branching stem carrying pale greenish-yellow starry flowers. This slow-growing but long-lived aristocratic plant will improve slowly over the years. ... Learn More

Growing up to 6 feet tall, each spring this magnificent plant pushes up a strong leafy stem, which is heavily-branched at the top. Masses of buds, held as tight green spheres, open into delicate purple-eyed flowers, which cluster closely on the stems, the massive, basal, heavily pleated and veined, bright green leaves growing to more than a foot long. It prefers quite moist soil, when it will provide a stunning display until mid summer. ... Learn More

A superb, very long lived border plant, with strong spikes arising from leathery green leaves carrying dark purple, almost black, star-shaped flowers. This superb lily relative will improve in stature and size over the years if planted in well-prepared ground. ... Learn More

From Crete comes this charming one with woolly white leaves and yellow flowers with protruding scarlet anthers. These are ideal for a rock garden or wall, and are the dwarf relatives of many of the giants that often self-seed so prolifically along the roadsides of the world. ... Learn More

This compact and adaptable species has wonderful, deep purple flower spikes above a rosette of dark green foliage. Plants bloom throughout the summer months and do best on well-draining, sandy-rocky soils that are not overly fertile in full sun to light shade. ... Learn More

Slender spikes of purple-eyed white flowers arise from rosettes of glossy, crinkly dark green leaves. This plant is an absolute must for every cottage garden where it may gently self-seed into gravel or empty corners but is never a problem. ... Learn More

Slender spikes of bright cadmium yellow flowers with purple filamentous eyes, arise from rosettes of glossy dark green leaves, later forming hard green seed capsules. This plant is an absolute must for every cottage garden. It may gently self-seed into gravel, or empty corners but is rarely a problem. These seeds may produce the occasional white flower. ... Learn More

A very fine plant displaying several slightly hairy spires of large, attractive, red-eyed golden flowers amidst, grey, floppy leaves. This is one of the less invasive species and ideal for a hot spot in your garden. ... Learn More

This is one of the perennial verbascums bearing spires of purple-eyed white flowers on hairy stems and over compact rosettes of hairy, jagged-edged leaves. This is one of the better behaved Mulleins that may gently self-seed but rarely becomes a nuisance! ... Learn More

One of the few truly perennial species of mullein, it has sulphur-yellow blossoms with purple and red filaments, which bloom profusely on long flower stalks in mid and late summer, above its rosettes of hairy, jagged-edged leaves which are semi-evergreen. These plants are well-adapted to cottage gardens, gravel, and rock gardens, or even naturalized areas. This is one of the better behaved Mulleins that may gently self-seed but rarely becomes a nuisance! ... Learn More

A wide assortment of all of the medium and larger verbascums, in many colours, collected from our gardens. The lazy gardener can just sprinkle this large packet where required. ... Learn More

Discovered at 1335 metres in the Vikos Gorge on the AGS MESE in 1999. Ground-hugging rosettes of golden-haired, grey furry leaves push up thick stumpy spires smothered in large bright yellow flowers. ... Learn More

Imposingly tall stalks carry largish yellow flowers dotted along their length, and arise from equally impressive rosettes of basal foliage made of large grey, beautifully soft almost woolly leaves, similar in texture (but not shape or size) to those on Stachys lanata (Lamb's Ears). Overall a large plant that requires some room to grow, but it will reward you well with its impressive stature. ... Learn More