Plants: 131
| Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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| Clarkia amoena | annual | 12ins (30cm). Narrow leaves. Single or double flowers, according to variety, in spikes. Various colours including shades of pink or red. | Fully hardy. Sun and light soil. |  |
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| Coreopsis tinctoria | Tick-Seed | annual | 3ft (1m). Narrow leaves. Large, daisy-type flowers, bright yellow with red centres from June to September. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | |
| Cortaderia selloana | Pampas Grass | grass | 7ft (2.1m). Evergreen. Clump-forming. Long, sharp-edged leaves. Silver-white flower plumes in August, September.  |
Frost hardy, 5°C. Tolerates most conditions, even grows on the seafront. | |
| Crambe cordifolia | perennial | 6ft (2m). Cushions of crumpled, dark green leaves. Abundant small white flowers, scented, in summer. | Fully hardy.Likes sun and sandy soil. | |
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| Crambe maritima | Sea Kale | perennial | 2ft (60cm). Silver-green leaves, clusters of small, white, scented flowers in summer. Leaf shoots are grown for food use. | Fully hardy.Likes sun and sandy soil. | |
| CRINUM genus | bulb | Around 2ft(60cm). Strap-like leaves. Funnel-shaped flowers. Colours include white, cream or pinkish-red, in summer. Poisonous. | Fully hardy to frost hardy. Sun, shelter and rich soil. | |
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| Crocosmia x crocosmiflora "Star of the East" | corm | 30in (70cm). Sword-like basal leaves. Deep orange, funnel-shaped flowers in August to September. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and well-drained soil. Useful for cutting. | |
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| CYCLAMEN genus | tuberous perennial | c. 4-12ins (10-30cm). Some are evergreen.Tuberous. Heart-shaped, serrated leaves. Flowers have reflexed petals, and colours include white, pink, red or lilac, in spring, summer or autumn. Poisonous. | Frost tender, -5°C, to fully hardy. | |
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| Cynoglossum amabile | Hound's Tongue | annual | 18in (45cm). Narrow, downy, greyish leaves. Tubular, bright blue flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun. | |
| Dahlia "Coltness Gem" | annual | 18in (45cm). Deeply lobed leaves. Daisy-type flowers in several colours during summer and autumn. | Half hardy, 0°C. Store tubers if frosts are likely. | |
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| Dianthus chinensis | Indian Pink | annual | 12in (30cm). Narrow, pale leaves.Tubular flowers, single or double according to variety, in white, pink or red with notched edges. | Fully hardy. Sun and alkaline soil preferred. | |
| Dianthus deltoides | Maiden Pink | perennial, rock plant | 6in (15cm). Evergreen. Forms carpets of small, narrow leaves. Flowers are in various shades from white to red. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
| Dorotheanthus bellidiformis | Livingstone Daisy, Ice Plant | annual | 6in (15cm). Mat-forming, succulent leaves. Daisy-type flowers open in sunshine: vivid shades of white, pink, red or yellow. | Half hardy, 0°C. Likes hot, dry, sunny position. | |
| Draba aizoides | Yellow Whitlow Grass | perennial, rock plant | 1in (2.5cm). Semi-evergreen. Clumps of narrow, hairy leaves. Bright yellow, cross-shaped flowers in spring. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and gravelly soil. | |
| Draba mollissima | perennial | 3in (8cm). Evergreen. Rounded cushions of greyish green, bristly leaves. Masses of tiny hellow flowers. | Fully hardy. Sun and very well-drained soil, e.g. gravel or shingle. | |
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| Duranta erecta | Pigeon Berry, Skyflower | shrub | 10ft (3m). Evergreen. Narrow leaves. Llilac-blue flowers in summer, then yellow fruit. | Frost tender, 13°C. Sun and fertile soil. | |
| Echium vulgare | biennial | 12ins (30cm). Narrow, dark green leaves. Tubular flowers in spikes, shades of white, pink or blue in summer. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | |
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| Echium wildpretii | biennial | 8ft (2.5m). Narrow, greyish, hairy leaves. Dense spires of red flowers in spring and summer. Poisonous. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and fertile soil. | |
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| Epilobium glabellum | Willow Herb | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Semi-evergreen. Clumps of oval leaves.Cup-shaped white flowers in summer. Variety "Sulphureum" has pale flowers. | Fully hardy. Useful for ground cover. | |
| Erigeron "Charity" | Fleabane | perennial | 2ft (60cm). Narrow-leaved clumps of pink, daisy-type flowers throughout the summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained site. Sun and well-drained site.Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained site. Fully hardy. Sun an | |
| Erigeron "Dunkelste Aller" | Fleabane | perennial | 32in (60cm). Narrow, oval, grey-green leaves. Abundant daisy-like flowers, dark violet with yellow centres, in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained site.Likes to be damp in summer, dry in winter. | |
| Erigeron "Quakeress" | Fleabane | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Oval, greyish green leaves forming clumps. Daisy-type, pale lilac pink with yellow centres. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained site.Likes to be damp in summer, dry in winter. | |
| Eryngium alpinum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (1m). Basal leaves are heart-shaped and glossy, with jagged edges. Purplish-blue floewr heads with blue bracts. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Good for cutting and drying. | |
| Eryngium giganteum | Sea Hollly | perennial | 4ft (1.2m). Basal leaves are heart-shaped. Large, thistle-like flower heads are blue with silvery bracts, in August. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | |
| Eryngium tripartitum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Forms clumps of glossy, dark green leaves. Small rounded, violet-blue flowers with greyish-blue bracts, from July to September. | Fully hardy. Tolerates sandy soils. Good for cutting and drying. | |
Plants: 131