FICARIA ‘BRAZEN
HUSSY’
The dark purplish-brown foliage of this celandine is a perfect foil for
the bright yellow flowers from February to April. Seeds true, and quite
vigorously. 5 cm
RHEUM
PALMATUM ‘ATROSANGUINEUM’
A bold perennial with dark leaves, vivid crimson when young, purple-red underneath.
Tall spikes of rich pink rhubarb flowers in July. (Only a few). 2.5 m
RHODIOLA
rosea
(syn. sedum
rosea)
A native plant with the common name of Rose-root because apparently
the roots smell of roses, when cut. It has yellow flowers in summer. 20
cm
RHODOHYPOXIS
BAURII
Hairy, grassy leaves with starry pink flowers throughout summer. Must have very
well-drained soil as they hate being soggy in winter, when they are dormant.
Good in a trough. Needs acid soil. 10 cm
BAURII ‘ALBA’
White-flowered form of the above. 10 cm
‘VENETIA’
Starry red flowers. 10 cm
RODGERSIA
PODOPHYLLA
Large palmate leaves, sometimes tinged slightly bronze. If grown in sun, needs
cool, moist soil – ideally by water. White flowers in July and August.
Good foliage plant for bog gardens. 1 m
ROSCOEA
Roscoea
are choice plants with almost orchid-like flowers, preferring to
be planted deep in good, humus-rich soil. They look as if they would
be tricky to grow, but given the conditions mentioned you can have
an exotic looking plant growing with little trouble.
‘BEESIANA’
Almost orchid-like sulphur yellow flowers, flushed with purple, from
July until October. 50 cm
CAUTLEYOIDES
Sulphur yellow flowers for months from May. 50 cm
CAUTLEYOIDES
'KEW BEAUTY'
A larger flowered version of Roscoea cautleyoides and slightly later
flowering. 50 cm
PURPUREA
Deep purple, almost orchid-like flowers in midsummer.
ROSMARINUS
OFFICINALIS ‘PRIMLEY
BLUE’
A slightly prostrate rosemary, with lovely dark blue flowers. Aromatic evergreen
foliage. 1.2 m
OFFICINALIS PROSTRATUS GROUP
Prostrate rosemary. An aromatic, evergreen shrub with trailing branches. Blue
flowers for weeks from early summer. Prefers well-drained soil in a sheltered
sunny position. 75 cm
RUDBECKIA
FULGIDA
var. DEAMII
Similar flowers to R. ‘Goldsturm’ but the leaves are slightly more
hairy and it is a taller plant, which seems to make a dome of flowers. 75 cm
FULGIDA var. FULGIDA
Rich yellow daisy flowers with dark centres, for weeks from July. 60
cm
FULGIDA var. SULLIVANTII ‘GOLDSTURM’
Another valuable perennial for later in the year. Shiny dark-green leaves, with
stems of deep-yellow daisy flowers with black centres from August onwards. 45
cm
hirta
'autumn colours'
Striking, rich reddy-brown daisy flowers, almost velvet-looking,
from July. Short-lived but self-seeded well with us last year, so
we treat it like a hardy annual.
50 cm
triloba
Masses of small, rich yellow daisy flowers, with dark brown centres,
for weeks from late summer. Can be shorter lived than some, so collect
seed. 1 m
