Plants: 90
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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SALVIA genus | Sage | annual, biennial, perennial, sub-shrub, shrub | c.12ins- 6ft (30cm-2m). Oval or narrow leaves, sometimes hairy beneath. Flowers are tubular, 2-lipped, in summer and autumn. | Frost tender, 5°C, to fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | |
Saxifraga paniculata | perennial, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Evergreen. Rosettes of lime-encrusted, oval leaves. Star-shaped, white flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and gritty, alkaline soil. | ||
Sedum spathulifolium "Cape Blanco" | Stonecrop | perennial, rock plant | 2in (5cm). Evergreen. Succulent rosettes of greyish-white leaves, sometimes tinged with purple. Minute yellow flowers in May and June. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile, well drained soil. | |
Sempervivum arachnoideum | Cobweb Houseleek | perennial, rock plant | 5in (12cm). Evergreen. Forms carpet of globular rosetteses, tipped red and covered in white hairy web. Clusters of star-shaped rose-reddish flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and gritty soil. | |
Senecio cineraria | perennial | 1ft (30cm). Leaves are deeply divided, silver-grey and downy. Insignificant yellow flowers in summer. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and well-drained soil. | ||
Silene maritima "Robin Whitebreast" | Double Sea Campion | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Fully hardy. Narrow, grey-green leaves. Globular, double, white flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | |
Silene schafta | Campion | perennial, rock plant | 6in (15cm). Narrow leaves. Magenta-pink flowers from May to November. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | |
Stachys lanata | perennial | See Stachys bizantina. | |||
Thlaspi cepaeifolium subsp. Rotundifolium | perennial, rock plant | 3in (8cm). Dense clumps of rounded leaves. Small, cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers in spring. | Fully hardy. Sunny but cool position | ||
Thlaspi rotundifolium | perennial, rock plant | See Thlaspi cepaeifolium. | |||
Tradescantia albiflora | perennial | See Tradescantia fluminensis. | |||
Tradescantia fluminensis | Spiderwort | perennial | 2in (5cm). Trailing evergreen. Thick, oval leaves without stems, purplish undersides. Variegated varieties have white stripes lengthwise. Minute pink flowers. | Frost tender, 15°C. Sun or partial shade. | |
VERONICA genus | perennial, sub-shrub | c 6ins-4ft (15cm-1.2m). Some are evergreen or semi-evergreen. Leaves are narrow or oval, sometimes hairy. Flowers are saucer- or star-shaped, in summer. Colours include pink, blue or purple. | Frost hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil, but some prefer partial shade and moist soil. | ||
Viola cornuta | Horned Violet | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Oval, serrated leaves. Flat, angular, spurred flowers in deep purplish blue, or white, from spring to summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and moist but well-drained soil. | |
X VENIDIO-ARCTOTIS hybrid genus | annual, perennial | See "Arctotis" genus. |
Plants: 90