This is a brand new, drought-tolerant variety, forms of which are now on sale at high prices, with sprays of green and pink flower opening on arching stems in late spring. The leaves are attractively marked with silver in spring and summer before turning shades of bronze with bright red veining in the autumn and winter. The markings and colours on the foliage of these seedlings will vary so choose the prettiest to grow on. ... Learn More

Bright yellow "pea" flowers open on radiating prostrate stems which carry glaucous green leaves, whilst the large, sharp seed pods do indeed look rather dangerous but are not! It is ideal for a hot rockery or bank where this creeping ground-coverer will flower throughout the summer. It is native to dry, rocky to sandy soils in Central Europe, where it has now become rather rare, but is easily cultivated in an rich, well drained soil in full sun and will be excellent for the rock garden. ... Learn More

Possibly the most impressive plant you can grow outside in the UK, this fast-growing shrub produces a compact thicket of upright, downy stems topped by astonishing, very large, deeply-lobed green leaves up to 60 cm. or more across. New shoots and leaves have an intriguing coating of fine, felted, pale brown hairs. Creamy clusters of attractive pompom flowers are produced in large sprays in the autumn, followed by black fruit. Preferring well drained soil in full sun, it may be cut back by the winter frost, but each year it comes back reliably in spring in all but the very coldest areas of the ... Learn More

This rare and new-in-cultivation evergreen shrub from Madeira is worth growing as a foliage plant alone with its large soft, velvety-sage-green scallop-edged leaves. However, a glorious multitude of showy, six inch purple-violet-rose spikes, many to a stem, are held upright, smothering the foliage from top to bottom on a dense rounded bush from May to August. In addition, it is easy, drought tolerant, and deer proof. Gentle pruning in early spring will keep it flowering every year. Finally it will grow almost anywhere, from bone dry (as in Madeira) to a damp shady corner. A worthy introduction ... Learn More

The only one Graham Stuart Thomas cares to describe and what a beauty it is! A priceless mid and late summer plant, with crowded spikes of deep purplish-red flowers above a low bush of aromatic sage-like growth. ... Learn More

An attractive, dry-loving, evergreen dwarf shrub making a dense mound of most attractive dimpled and crimped leaves having noticeable white spots between the crimping. The short spikes of yellow-green flowers are an added attraction. ... Learn More

An attractive foliage form of Teucrium viscidum with pale purple flowers in summer, but grown for the bright golden or variegated foliage. Seedlings will vary, producing green, gold and variegated plants. Choose the ones you like best and propagate from them. ... Learn More

Shimmering heads hold countless flowers each of which has a bell-shaped calyx of green or purplish sepals bearing up to fifteen long purple stamens tipped with large yellow anthers. This plant has the most beautiful foliage of all of the Thalictrums with its incredibly fine "Maidenhair-like" delicate green leaves on purple shaded stems. ... Learn More

Branching stems hold large heads of countless, fluffy, rich rosy lilac flowers, just like tiny powder-puffs, over delicate sprays of maidenhair, columbine-like foliage. This is a choice and exceptionally lovely plant that should be in every garden. ... Learn More

With tall purple stems arising from delicate fern-like, basal foliage, this lovely herbaceous plant makes an impressive presence at the back of a border, where in mid to late summer, it produces clouds of countless nodding white flowers. A rare native of North American woodlands, it does best in moist soil in part shade. Very few good seeds collected. ... Learn More

(Syn. T. dipterocarpum). Probably the most attractive of all of the species with huge panicles of nodding lilac flowers in mid to late summer. Elegant, delicate ferny foliage. ... Learn More

(Syn. Thalictrum dipterocarpum nana alba). An absolutely exquisite pure white variety of Thalictrum delavayi. This is more compact than the pink variety and produces thousands of small, shimmering, umbrella-like flowers, amongst delicate, gossamer-like, paler-green-than-usual, ferny foliage, right into late autumn. ... Learn More

The yellow appearance of these flowers is produced by a dense puff of protruding stamens emerging from small sepals. The cluster of countless tiny fragrant flowers on the head of each stem has the most delicate appearance, and are contrasted sharply by the dark green, lace-like foliage. The plant's tall stems are best suited for the back of the border, where they will make a lovely display from July-August. ... Learn More

Fluffy sprays of bright lemon yellow flowers open above sprays of gorgeous, dark blue-green maidenhair foliage. This deservedly ever-popular plant has been given awards by the R.H.S. as an A.G M. (Award of Garden Merit) plant. ... Learn More

This robust plant is best noted for its attractive and showy young leaves which emerge bright golden-yellow in spring, changing to powdery blue-grey for the summer. Growing slightly taller than the species, it bears cloud-like sprays of fragrant lemon-yellow flowers, the perfume rather resembling that of elder, with yellow sepals and stamens, which appear in late spring to early summer. ... Learn More