A to Z of plants
Achillea
Achillea ageratifolia
A low mound of grey foliage with fairly sparse white daisy flowers in summer. Prefers well-drained soil.
15 cm
Achillea
Achillea ‘Carmina Burana’
Flat heads of deep wine-mulberry coloured flowers, from midsummer. Prefers well-drained soil.
60 cm
Achillea
Achillea ‘Hella Glashoff’
Flat heads of buttery-cream flowers for weeks, from midsummer. Prefers a well-drained position.
40 cm
Achillea
Achillea ‘King Alfred’
A low mound of silvery-green foliage with flat heads of primrose-yellow flowers, during the summer.
15 cm
Achillea
Achillea ‘Terracotta’
Strong, upright stems of flat-headed soft terracotta coloured flowers, which age to palest yellow, for weeks, from midsummer. Prefers well-drained soil.
70 cm
Achillea
Achillea tomentosa ssp. ‘Aurea’ (syn. Achillea tomentosa 'Maynard's Gold')
Flat heads of yellow flowers coming out of rosettes of soft woolly leaves, from midsummer.
15 cm
Acinos
Acinos alpina (syn. Calamintha alpina)
Low growing plant with aromatic leaves and pinky-lilac flowers for weeks in summer. Flowers attractive to butterflies and bees. Beware of slugs! Prefers a well-drained position.
10 cm
Adenophora
Adenophora Liliifolia
An erect perennial with narrow green leaves. Pendent bell-shaped, fragrant, pale to mid-blue flowers from midsummer.
40 cm
Adonis
Adonis Amurensis
Rich yellow flowers nestle in a crown of feathery leaves, during early spring. A slow growing woodland plant.
20 cm
Aethionema
Aethionema ‘Warley Ruber’
Pretty rich pink flowers, over glaucous foliage, in late spring and summer. Prefers well-drained soil.
12 cm
Agapanthus
Agapanthus ‘Lilliput’
Round heads of deep blue flowers, in July. A nicely compact plant.
30 cm
Agapanthus
Agapanthus ‘Midnight Blue’
Round heads of dark blue flowers from mid to late summer.
50 cm
Agapanthus
Agapanthus ‘Nikki’
Sturdy stems of round-headed dark blue flowers, for weeks, in summer.
100 cm
Agapanthus
Agapanthus ‘Queen Mum’
A showy agapanthus, with large round heads of bicolour flowers, blue with palest blue, almost white centres, in July and August. When in flower, sells on sight! We suspect may be less hardy than the others we grow. (PBR)
120 cm
Agapanthus
Agapanthus ‘Streamline’
Large heads of pale blue flowers in summer, on shortish stems. Consistently good flowering.
30 cm
Agapanthus
Agapanthus White
We do not know the correct name. Seems a good hardy Agapanthus with white flowers in late summer.
75 cm
Agastache
Agastache ‘Blackadder’
Aromatic foliage, with spikes of violet-blue flowers for weeks, from July. Should be ready about June.
70 cm
Alchemilla
Alchemilla Erythropoda
Like a miniature ‘Lady’s Mantle’, sprays of tiny yellow flowers in summer, which age coppery. Seeds itself gently about.
15 cm
Allium
Allium ‘Ambassador’
Very dense heads of violet-pink flowers on tall sturdy stems in May and June, a showy allium. (PBR)
100 cm
Allium
Allium Amethystinum ‘Red Mohican’
A very unusual, eye-catching Allium, as intriguing in bud as the stem unfurls, as when the flower opens. A red ball of flowers on a stem, with an erupting tuft of flowers coming out of the top and a band of white tipped red flowers around the middle, in late spring.
100 cm
Allium
Allium Cernuum
A more herbaceous clump-forming Allium with nodding umbels of dark pink flowers during summer. Does well in a sunny, dry situation. Self-seeds.
40 cm
Allium
Allium Cernuum ‘White Dwarf’
A more herbaceous, clump forming Allium with nodding umbels of white flowers during summer Prefers a sunny, dry situation.
30 cm
Allium
Allium Cristophii (syn. A. Albopilosum)
Giant heads of starry purple-pink flowers on fairly short stems in summer very dramatic! Slow to increase.
30 cm
Allium
Allium ‘Globemaster’
Wonderfully large heads of violet-purple flowers on tall stems, in early summer. Lasts for weeks, as the new flowers cover the old ones when they go over. Clumps up well.
100 cm
Allium
Allium Hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ (syn. A. Aflatunense 'Purple Sensation')
Round heads of deep violet-maroon flowers on tall stems, in early summer, good for drying. Self-seeds with us.
100 cm
Allium
Allium ‘Mont Blanc’
Upright stems topped by round balls of creamy white flowers, in May and June.
130 cm
Allium
Allium ‘Purple Rain’
A cross between A. cristophii and A. Purple Sensation. Large purple-violet flowers on tall stems from June. Later to flower than A. Purple Sensation so lengthens the colour in your borders if you have both.
90 cm
Allium
Allium Roseum
Rosy Garlic. Nodding heads of soft pink flowers in early summer. Forms new bulbils on top of the flowers. Fairly invasive in a nice kind of way!
30 cm
Allium
Allium senescens ssp. glaucum
Slightly twisted, glaucous linear leaves, with rounded heads of lilac-pink flowers in late summer.
20 cm
Allium
Allium Sphaerocephalon
Deep crimson-purple, egg-shaped flowers, from mid to late summer.
75 cm
