Plants: 90
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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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. | ![]() |
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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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. | ![]() |
Dimorphotheca barberae | perennial | See Osteospermum barberae. | ![]() |
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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 dedeana | perennial | White flowers, pale violet at base. | ![]() |
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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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Echinacea purpurea | Coneflower | perennial | 4ft (2m). Narrow leaves. Large, daisy-type flowers with purplish red petals and yellow centre cones, from July to September. | Fully hardy. Likes sun and fertile soil. | ![]() |
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 "Darkest of All" | perennial | See Erigeron "Dunkelste Aller". | ![]() |
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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. | ![]() |
Eryngium x oliverianum | Sea Holly | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Basal leaves are leathery, blueish grey with jagged edges. Big, blue, thistle-like flower heads, in August and September. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Good for cutting and drying. | ![]() |
Euphorbia griffithii "Fireglow" | perennial | 3ft (1m). Narrow leaves with pink midribs. Flowering heads with flame-coloured bracts in June. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
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GAZANIA genus | annual, perennial | c. 6-10ins (15-25cm). Evergreen. Carpet-forming. Long, narrow leaves. In summer, daisy-like flowers: colours include white, yellow, pink or red. | Half hardy, -0°C. Sun and sandy soil. | ![]() |
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Geranium sanguineum | Bloody Cranesbill | perennial | 12in (30cm). Forms clumps of deeply divided leaves. Open, deep pink flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun. Useful in rock gardens and for ground cover. | ![]() |
Glaucium flavum | Horned Poppy | perennial | 3ft (90cm). Oval, lobed, greyish-green leaves. Branched flower stems carry yellow, poppy-like flowers in summer, followed by long seed pods. Roots are poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun, fertile soil. | ![]() |
GYPSOPHILA genus | annual, perennial | c1in -2.5ft ( 2.5cm-75cm). Small, dark or greyish leaves. In summer, clusters of single or double flowers on wirey stems. Colours include white or pink. | Fully hardy. Sun. Tolerates dry, sandy soils. | ![]() |
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HYPERICUM genus | perennial, sub-shrub, shrub | 2ins-5ft (5cm-1.5m). Deciduous or evergreen. Oval leaves. Bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers in summer and autumn. | Half-hardy, 0°C to fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
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Kentranthus ruber | perennial | See Centranthus ruber. | ![]() |
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Kniphofia "Atalanta" | Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily | perennial | 3ft (1m). Evergreen. Tubular, orange flowers.. Long, narrow, thick leaves. | Fully hardy. Sun. | ![]() |
Plants: 90