| ACHILLEA 'MOONSHINE' |
GREY |
C |
| 60 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
|
Pale yellow flowers contrast
nicely with filagree foliage. |
|
ACORUS GRAMINEUS 'HAKURO-NISHIKI' |
YELLOW |
C |
| 10 x
15 |
Evergreen |
|
| Fresh growth bright yellow paling to limey green in fans of narrow
grass like foliage. best grown in damp, light shade. |
| ACORUS GRAMINEUS ‘OBOROZUKI’ (‘OGON’)
|
YELLOW |
D |
| 30 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
| Marvellous yellow fans of narrow grass like foliage, a good strong
colour and very striking, especially in winter. Will grow in ordinary or
damp soil, or even in water. |
| ACORUS GRAMINEUS ‘VARIEGATUS’ |
VARIEG |
C |
| 30 x 30
|
|
|
| Similar to ‘Oborozuki’ but with a creamy-white leaf stripe.
|
| |
| AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA ‘VARIEGATUM’
|
VARIEG |
B |
| 25 x
45 |
|
|
| Ground elder has been described as the ultimate in ground cover!
This could well be true of this variegated form which is less rampant and
extremely attractive – in fact positively radiant in a shady spot.
|
| AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX ‘GOLDEN RULE’
|
VARIEG |
G
|
| 20 x 20 |
|
|
| Strap shaped leaves with pale yellow margins. Blue trumpet shaped
flowers carried on erect stems (60 cm). Grow in moist but well drained
soil in full sun. |
| ALCHEMILLA ALPINA |
SLVR/GREEN |
C |
| 15 x 45
|
Evergreen |
|
| A
low growing form with pale green leaves covered in silky hairs giving it a
silvery sheen. Upright spikes of tiny greenish yellow flowers in
summer. |
| ALCHEMILLA MOLLIS |
BL/GREEN |
B
|
| 22 x
60 |
|
|
| The
much loved and so useful ground covering Lady’s Mantle, with large,
rounded leaves of blue-green felt which hold the dew around their margins.
Frothy yellow flowers. |
| ANAPHALIS TRIPLINERVIS |
GREY |
B |
| 25 x
30 |
|
|
| A
tidy dome of grey leaves. Attractive white pearly everlasting flowers in
late summer. Unlike many silvers, this plant dislikes extreme dryness and
tolerates some shade. |
| ANTHRISCUS SLYVESTRIS ‘RAVENSWING’ |
PURPLE |
C |
| 90 x
40 |
|
|
| Purple leaved form of cow parsley.
|
| ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM ‘LAMBROOK SILVER’
|
SILVER |
B |
| 70 x
100 |
Evergreen |
|
| Attractive silver filigree foliage with particularly good colouring
on new growth. Cut back regularly. |
| ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA GUIZHOU
|
PURP/GREEN |
B |
| 120 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
| Excellent plant for middle to back of border. Strong dark stems and
purple tinged leaves provide a good background for the white
flowers. |
| ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA LATILOBA
|
SILVER |
B |
| 60 x
60 |
|
|
| A
good flower arranger’s plant, valuable for mid-border, with longish
silver-white leaves. Erect growth. The flowers are greyish and
insignificant, and the plant may be cut back in mid-summer for a fresh
start. |
| ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA ‘SILVER QUEEN’
|
SILVER |
B
|
| 60 x
90 |
|
|
| Silver/grey deeply cut felted foliage. A reliable plant that
spreads well. |
| ARTEMISIA PONTICA |
GR/GREEN |
B
|
| 60 x
45 |
|
|
| Very finely divided silver-green leaves on an upright plant with
delicate effect. |
| ARTEMISIA ‘POWIS CASTLE’ |
SILVER |
C |
| 60 x
90 |
Evergreen |
|
| A
shrubby mound of beautifully divided feathery silver-grey foliage,
strongly aromatic. Requires good drainage. |
| ARTEMISIA STELLERIANA ‘MORIS FORM’
|
SILVER |
B |
| 60 x
45 |
Evergreen |
|
|
really flat front-of-border
carpeter with almost white felted leaves. Quite virgorous. Full sun. |
| ARTEMISIA VULGARIS 'ORIENTAL LIMELIGHT’
|
VARIEG |
C
|
| 4(60) x
90 |
|
|
| Silver/grey deeply cut felted foliage. A reliable plant that
spreads well. |
| Really flat front-of-the-border carpeter with almost white felted
leaves. Quite vigorous. Full sun. |
| ARTEMISIA ‘VALERIE FINNIS’ |
GREY |
C |
| 45 x
90 |
|
|
|
Larger leaves than most of the
artemisias but still a useful silver grey |
| ARUM ITALICUM PICTUM |
VARIEG |
B
|
| 20 x
20 |
|
|
| A
very attractive variegated form of the native ‘Cuckoo Pint’. Rich green
leaves are heavily marked with cream or white veins. A must for the flower
arranger! |
| ASARUM SPLENDENS |
VARIEG |
D |
| 20 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
| An
unusual evergreen ground
cover plant for a shady, moist but well drained situation. The striking
heart shaped leaves are splashed with silver. Rich soil preferable.
|
| ASPHODELINE LUTEA |
BLUE |
B |
| 60 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
| An
unusual spiky plant of steely blue foliage, perfectly hardy but requiring
a sunny, well drained spot. |
| ASTER LATERIFLORUS ‘HORIZONTALIS’
|
PUR/GREEN |
C
|
| 60 x
50 |
|
|
| In
spite of its name this attractive addition to the herbaceous border is
very upright in habit. The tiny foliage, green turning coppery purple in
late summer, makes a perfect contrast for the dainty whitish pink
flowers. |
| ASTER LATERIFLORUS ‘PRINCE’ |
MAROON |
C
|
| 70 x
30 |
|
|
| Similar to the above but with darker stems and foliage and pink
flowers. |
| ASTILBE ‘INSHRIACH PINK’ |
BRONZE |
D
|
| 30 x
30 |
|
|
| A
low growing compact variety with delightful bronzy foliage particularly
when grown in full sun. Soft pink flowers in late summer. |
|
ASTILBE 'SPRITE' |
GREEN |
D
|
| 25x25 |
|
|
|
Another low growing variety with
dark green foliage. Flowers shell pink. |
|
ASTILBE 'WILLIE BUCHANAN |
GREEN |
D
|
| 10(20) x
20 |
|
|
| A
dwarf variety with crimson tinged foliage and creamy-white flowers. |
| ASTRANTIA MAJOR ‘SUNNINGDALE VARIEGATED’
|
VARIEG |
G
|
| 20 x
40 |
|
|
| An
absolutely top class plant with beautiful foliage (especially in the
spring and early summer) with creamy yellow splashes and stripes.
Pinky-white pin-cushion flowers on 60 cm stems. Better in some
shade. |
|
ATHYRIUM NIPPONICUM PICTUM |
SILVER |
E |
| 20 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
|
Fronds with purplish red stems
and silver grey segments sometimes flushed purple red. |
| BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS |
BL/GREEN |
C
|
| 70 x
50 |
|
|
| An
upright perennial with rounded bluey-green leaves. Spikes of pea-like
indigo flowers in early summer. |
| BARBAREA VULGARIS ‘VARIEGATA’ |
VARIEG |
B |
| 10 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
| This land cress forms an evergreen basal rosette of vividly yellow-splashed leaves.
Yellow flowers. |
| BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA |
GREEN |
B |
| 45 x
60 |
Evergreen |
|
|
Bold clumps of rounded, puckered
and crinkle-edged leaves. Open cup-shaped light pink flowers in
spring. |
| BERGENIA 'ROSE KLOSE' |
PURPLE/DRK.GREEN |
C |
| 30 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
|
A compact free flowering variety, salmon pink flowers contrast nicely with
dark foliage. |
| BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA ‘ROTBLUM’ |
GREEN |
B |
| 30 (50)
x 30 |
Evergreen |
|
|
The flower colouring is reflected
in the reddish tinged leaves and stems. A smaller and more compact
variety. |
| BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA ‘GORDANO
GOLD’ |
VARIEG |
H |
| 30 x 60 |
|
|
| A
rare form of the perennial ‘Forget-me-not’ with the dusky green leaves
marbled in yellow. A stunning plant. |
|
BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA 'JACK
FROST' |
VARIEG |
F |
|
20(50) x
30 |
|
|
|
Silver leaves with green veins
and edges. Bright blue flowers late spring. |
|
BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA 'LANGTREES' |
VARIEG |
E |
|
60 x
60 |
|
|
|
Large silver spotted leaves and
startling blue flowers in late spring, early summer. Best in good soil in
the shade |
| CLEMATIS RECTA ‘PURPUREA’ |
PURPLE |
G
|
|
|
|
| A
beautiful herbaceous clematis fully hardy with strongly purple flushed
foliage. Masses of starry white flowers, sweetly scented in
mid-summer. |
| CONVALLARIA MAJALIS ALBOSTRIATA |
VARIEG |
G |
| 15 x
30 |
|
|
| A
variegated form of ‘Lily of the Valley’ with striking cream and dark green
striped leaves. Cream scented flowers appear in late spring. |
| CONVALLARIA MAJALIS ‘HARDWICK HALL’
|
VARIEG |
G |
| 25 x
30 |
|
|
| Rare form of Lily of the Valley with yellow green margins
reminiscent of a hosta. Large white flowers. |
| CORYDALIS OPHIOCARPA |
VARIEG |
B
|
| 60 x
30 |
|
|
| Fem-like leaves of grey green tinged with bronze make this a
fascinating foliage plant. The cream flowers appearing between April and
June are tipped with green and red. Well drained soil. |
| CROCOSMIA ‘DUSKY MAIDEN’ |
BRONZE |
D |
| 50 x
30 |
|
|
| Late summer flowers of orangey-brown contrast well with the bronze
sword-like foliage. Well drained soil preferable. |
| CROCOSMIA 'GERBE d'OR’ |
BRONZE |
D |
|
60 x
30 |
|
|
| This
has more vigorous habit than Solfaterre, with coppery brown leaves and
apricot flowers. |
| CROCOSMIA ‘SOLFATERRE’ |
BRONZE |
D |
| 50 x
30 |
|
|
| Another bronzed leaved variety but with apricot/yellow flowers.
Both varieties need a little winter protection. |
| CRYPTOTAENIA JAPONICA ‘ATROPURPUREA’ |
PURPLE |
C |
| 50 x
25 |
|
|
| A
lovely foliage plant. Three lobed rich purple leaves on purple stems. Tiny
racemes of pink flowers. Any soil in sun or part shade. Clump
forming. |
|
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS
|
SILVER |
D |
| 150 x 120 |
Evergreen |
|
| A excellent ornamental plant with silver grey leaves. A spectacular
thistle flowering July to September. |
|
CYNARA SCOLYMUS (GLOBE
ARTICHOKE)
|
SILVER |
D |
| 150 x 120 |
Evergreen |
|
|
Similar to the above with a more
divided leaf. |
| DIERAMA PULCHERRIMUM |
GREEN |
D |
| 150 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
| The
‘Angel’s Fishing Rod’ is often mistaken for a grass as it has long narrow
strap-like leaves. That is where the similarity ends, as the elegant
arching flower stems bearing deep pink funnel shaped blooms, are far from
grass-like. Good rich soil required. |
| ECHINOPS BANNATICUS ‘BLUE
GLOBE’ |
GREY/GREEN |
C |
| 120 x
40 |
|
|
| Deeply divided greyish green leaves appear regularly on the stem of
the globe thistle, which is grown for its prickly blue flowerheads. Sun,
poor soil. |
| EPIMEDIUM PINNATUM COLCHICUM |
GREEN |
C |
| 30 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
| Dark green leaved carpeter with bright yellow flowers appearing in
the spring. |
| EPIMEDIUM X
VERSICOLOR ‘SULPHUREUM’ |
|
C |
| 30 x
30 |
Evergreen |
|
| An
altogether more striking plant than the former variety. The leaf
colouring, particularly in the spring, is an eye-catching reddish purple
with light green veins. Pale yellow flowers add the finishing
touches. |
| ECHINOPS BANNATICUS ‘BLUE
GLOBE’ |
GREY/GREEN |
C |
| 120 x
40 |
|
|
| Deeply divided greyish green leaves appear regularly on the stem of
the globe thistle, which is grown for its prickly blue flowerheads. Sun,
poor soil. |
| ERYNGIUM BOURGATII |
SILVER |
D |
| 50 x
20 |
Evergreen |
|
| Attractive spiky foliage deeply veined giving the appearance of
variegation. Steely blue flower heads. |
| ERYNGIUM VARIIFOLIUM |
SILVER |
C |
| 45 x
25 |
Evergreen |
|
| Rosette forming – stiff stems in summer bear heads of thistle-like
grey-blue flowers. Jagged-edged leaves are mid-green marbled with
white. |
| ERYSIMUM ‘BOWLES’ MAUVE’ |
GR/GREEN |
C |
| 90 x
90 |
Evergreen |
|
| A
tidy bush clothed to the ground with rosettes of narrow grey-green leaves;
30 cm. flower stems carry lilac flowers which lighten as they age.
|
| ERYSIMUM ‘COTSWOLD GEM’ |
VARIEG |
C |
| 40 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
|
The creamy-yellow variegated
leaves of this plant show off the tan and pale purple flowers.
|
| EUPHORBIA AMYGDALOIDES ‘RUBRA’ |
PURPLE |
B |
| 30x30 |
Evergreen |
|
| The
deep maroon flush to the leaves is most distinctive, with yellow-green
flowers quite a contrast. |
| EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS WULFENII |
GREY/GREEN |
D |
| 100 x
60 |
Evergreen |
|
| An
upright grower with grey green leaves one year and large greeny yellow
flowers the next. |
| EUPHORBIA CYPARISSIAS ‘FENS
RUBY’ |
PURPLE |
B |
| 25 x
40 |
|
|
| Bright purple red foliage, quite feathery in appearance. Quite
invasive and is best planted in a restricted space (a section of pipe
buried in the bed is ideal) |
| EUPHORBIA DULCIS ‘CHAMELEON’ |
PURPLE |
C |
| 40 x
60 |
|
|
| The
foliage is a really deep rich purple throughout the summer, turning a
strong and then pale pink before leaf fall. The flower bracts are
similarly coloured and it is only the little knobble in the centre that is
yellow-green. Good with white-variegated grasses. |
| EUPHORBIA GRIFFITHII ‘FIREGLOW’ |
GREEN |
C |
| 75 x
60 |
|
|
| Very slightly bronzed rich green leaves topped by bracts of a rich
oranged-red. Plant with any yellow leaved shrub. |
| EUPHORBIA MELLIFERA |
GREEN |
F |
| 90 x
90 |
Evergreen |
|
| Very handsome and substantial mid-green foliage with a paler
mid-rib. Pale straw coloured floral heads have a distinctive sweet scent.
Given a sunny, sheltered spot it could easily grow taller. |
| EUPHORBIA POLYCHROMA |
GREEN |
C |
| 45 x
50 |
|
|
| A
real treat to behold in the springtime when the bright yellow flowers
almost cover the dome of mid green foliage. |
| EUPHORBIA SCHILLINGII |
GREEN |
E |
| 60 x
60 |
|
|
| Yellow flowers above a dome of dark green leaves with a silvery
mid-rib. |
| FILIPENDULA ULMARIA ‘AUREA’
|
YELLOW |
C |
| 60 x
30 |
|
|
| The
yellow leaved form of the native Meadowsweet. Prefers damp
conditions. |
| FILIPENDULA ULMARIA ‘VARIEGATA’ |
VARIEG |
C |
| 25 x
30 |
|
|
| In
this unusual variety the leaves are green with a vivid central yellow
splash. Fluffy creamy-white flower heads. Not too hot and dry.
|
| FOENICULUM VULGARE ‘PURPUREUM’
|
BRONZE |
B |
| 150 x
90 |
|
|
| The
Bronze Fennel has amazingly finely cut, almost hair-like leaves, of a
strange bronzy-black contrasting nicely with the yellow umbelliferous
flower heads. Plant with any yellow leaved shrub. |
| FRAGARIA ‘VARIEGATA’ |
VARIEG |
B |
| 12 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
| The
variegated strawberry. A cheerful ground cover for sun or shade with
creamy leaf margins. |
| FRAGARIA ‘GOLDEN ALEXANDER’ |
YELLOW |
B |
| 12 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
|
Golden leaved variety with good
contrasting red fruits. |
|
GALICTITES TOMENTOSA
|
VARIEG
|
B |
|
20 x
40 |
Evergreen |
|
| A
Biennial thistle with most attractive white marbled leaves and rather
delicate pale lavender flowers. |
| GAURA LINDHEIMERI 'CORRIES GOLD’
|
VARIEG |
E |
| 75 x
75 |
|
|
|
Small
willow-like leaves with gold margins. palest pinky-white flowers on
graceful stems appearing in late summer. |
|
GAURA LINDHEIMERI ‘SISKIYOU PINK’
|
GREEN/RED |
E |
| 75 x
75 |
|
|
|
Green
leaves flushed red, pink flowers over a long flowering season, a lovely
addition. |
| GERANIUM ‘ANN FOLKARD’ |
YELLOW/MID GREEN |
E |
| 55 x
40 |
|
|
|
Yellow leaved
variety with good contrasting cerise flowers with a dark eye. Good for
scrambling through other plants.
|
| GERANIUM ‘DUSKY CRUG’
|
CHOCOLATE |
D |
| 20 x
40 |
|
|
|
Chocolate maroon
foliage with an abundance of pale pink flowers. Good long flowering
season |
| GERANIUM ‘SEA SPRAY’ |
BRONZE/GREY |
B |
| 15 x
15 |
Evergreen |
|
| Pale pink flowers contrast nicely with the small bronzy grey
leaves. |
| GERANIUM ‘SPRING FLING’
|
VARIEG |
D |
| 35 x
30 |
|
|
|
Amazing
colours yellow, green, cream with a pink flush and brown markings in the
new spring growth. Sadly fading to green by summer. |
| GERANIUM X OXONIANUM ‘WALTER’S
GIFT’ |
GRN/BRZE |
B |
| 30 x
40 |
|
|
| The
bronzy-green leaves are a subtle back-drop to the pale pink
flowers. |
| GERANIUM PHLEUM‘SAMOBOR’
|
VARIEG |
C |
| 20(35) x
40 |
|
|
|
Chocolate
blotching on the fresh green leaves is matched by the flowering in early
to mid summer. |
| GERANIUM PRATENSE ‘VICTOR REITER,Jr’ |
DARK RED |
E |
| 55 x
40 |
|
|
Leaves deep red, black- red when young and violet flowers in June
July onwards.
|
|