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This shows you that the Index for the Herbaceous Perennials is split into 3 sections as detailed on the Alpine / Herbaceous Perennial Index Pages:-
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Herbaceous Perennial |
Flower Colour with Flower Thumbnail |
Flowering Months with Link to Flower Colour Comparison Page in that month with Flower Shape details |
Height x Width in inches (cms) - 1 inch = 2.5 cms, 12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms, 36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard = 90 cms, 40 inches = 100 cms Seed Head Thumbnail |
Foliage Colour |
Herbaceous Perennial |
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White flowers with Purple bracts |
Mound-forming Form Hood shaped flower on a Flower Spike. |
48-60 x 24 |
Arching shiny Dark Green leaves 24 inches long and 3-12 inches wide; they have jagged teeth which are tipped with fiercely sharp white spines that are painful to touch. |
Excellent in a herbaceous border. Useful as a robust ground cover or for adding dramatic accents to a large border. Useful as a low boundary hedge. |
Dislikes being wet in the winter. Companions are Large grasses, Geranium psilostemon, Iris pseudacorus and Aconitum. |
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Appleblossom Pink |
Erect Form Dense, flat-topped, terminal flower clusters in plates. |
36 x 24 |
Dark Green fern-like |
Good cut flower and dried flower. Excellent for massing in the perennial border, wild garden or meadow. |
Dense, flat-topped, terminal flower clusters in plates. The long summer bloom period may be prolonged by prompt removal of faded flower heads. Does poorly in wet sites or in heavy, poorly drained soils. Companions are Asiatic lilies, Eryngium, Salvia, Ornamental Grasses, Rudbeckia, Phlox, Phygelius, Dahlia and Hemerocallis. |
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Creamy-Yellow |
Erect Form Plates of Creamy-Yellow fading to Cream with age flowers on long sturdy stems |
48 x 18 |
Feathery Dark Green |
Good cut flower and dried flower. Excellent for massing in the perennial border, wild garden or meadow. |
Same companions as above |
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Brick Red |
Erect Form Dome of Brick Red with Bright Yellow centres flowers |
36 x 18 |
Finely dissected feathery Dark Green |
Good cut flower and dried flower. Excellent for massing in the perennial border, wild garden or meadow. Tolerant of Coastal conditions. |
Same companions as above |
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Golden-Yellow |
Erect Form Plate of Bright Golden-Yellow flowers |
48 x 24 |
Finely dissected feathery soft Green and fragrant |
This plant is one of the largest varieties with huge, flat heads of bright golden yellow flowers. It is quite tall growing, reaching about 120cm (4ft) and will make an impressive stand in the border. |
Same companions as above |
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Cerise |
Erect Form Plate of Cerise Flowers |
36 x 24 |
Finely dissected feathery Mid-Green |
Achillea millefolium is one of the most resilient plants we have found for landscaping. As long as it is placed in full sun, it can survive and grow. It benefits from rich, deep soil and regular irrigation |
Usefull with Lavandula 'Hidcote' under pink roses. |
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White |
Erect Form Dome of White Pompom flowers |
20 x 15 |
Slightly Grey, not glossy, leathery deep Green |
Good cut flower and dried flower. Usefull with Lavandula 'Hidcote' under pink roses. Thrives in a sunny but well drained spot, and is tolerant of most conditions. |
Companions are Asiatic lilies, Eryngium, Salvia, Ornamental Grasses, Rudbeckia, Phlox, Phygelius, Dahlia and Hemerocallis. |
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Claret |
Erect Form Dome of Deep Claret flowers that fade to Rose-Pink |
28 x 18 |
Slightly Grey, not glossy, leathery deep Green |
A deserved winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, this variety has clusters of sumptuous deep claret flowers on slender stems. |
Same companions as above |
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Terracotta |
Erect Form Plates of Terracotta flowers (that fade to Soft Yellow in Autumn) |
36 x 16 |
Deeply-cut Mid-Green foliage |
Excellent for massing in the perennial border, wild garden or meadow. Good cut flower and dried flower. One of the most popular varieties to be developed in recent years with unusual terracotta coloured flowers. |
Same companions as above. Also, perfect combination with bleached-canvas grasses like Stipa tenuissima and Hordeum jubatum. Also try combinations with Salvia, Kniphofias, Perovskias and the Eryngiums. It blooms repeatedly with upright flower stems and heads that go through several colour changes, eventually becoming pale orange |
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Metallic Blue |
Clump-forming Form |
36-42 x 12 |
Deeply-cut Dark Green |
An excellent cut flower, unique for its large, draped sepal. Perfect to use in borders or at the woodland's edge. |
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium nipponicum) and Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant) make good companions, as well as Grasses, Astrantia, Astilbe, Actaea and Eupatorium. Other Companions from Perennial Resource. |
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Pale Yellow |
Erect Form |
16-48 x 12 |
Dark Green, divided as |
Use in dappled shade of borders or at the woodland's edge. A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby species, especially legumes. Rabbit and deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. |
Companion plants are Grasses, Astrantia, Astilbe, Actaea and Eupatorium. |
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Violet-Blue |
Erect Form |
42 x 36 |
Dark Green leaves are deeply lobed and divided like the fingers of a hand |
Use at the back-of-the-border with Japanese Anemones (Anemone x hybrida), Bellflowers (Campanula latifolia), Sedum 'Autumn Joy', big ferns and hostas and late-blooming Astilbes. Substitute it in shady places where Delpiniums won't bloom. |
Aconitums prefer partial shade but will tolerate full sun if plenty of moisture is available. Dry soil can stunt growth. The soil should also be amended with compost and peat moss to give it a slight acidity. |
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Dark |
Erect Form |
40 x 80 |
Dark Green |
Use in an island bed surrounded by lawn in a light woodland clearing on a South-facing slope with Japanese Anemones (Anemone x hybrida), Bellflowers (Campanula latifolia), Sedum 'Autumn Joy', big ferns and hostas and late-blooming Astilbes in the same bed. |
Roots of aconitum were used to poison wolves. The root has been mistaken for a Horseradish root; do not plant near edibles. Wash your hands after planting or working with aconitum; the entire plant is poisonous. |
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Fragrant Deep Blue |
Clump-forming Form |
18 x 30 |
Strap-shaped, wide, |
It is not suitable as a garden plant except in rockeries. They are best grown in containers in a well drained, slightly acid sandy mix and appear happiest if pot bound. They seem to grow best in shallow containers and will flower regularly if fed with a slow release fertiliser. |
The African Lily Contrasts well with yellow flowers. Easily combined with Kniphofia, Crocosmia, Phygelius, Potentilla and Iris. Plants were grown in containers in con-servatories and flowered in Europe in the late seventeenth century. |
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White |
Clump-forming Form |
30 x 18 |
Narrow, strap-shaped |
White Lily of the Nile is ideal for that hot sunny spot in the garden. They tend to flower better if the roots are slightly restricted, so ideal for growing in pots and bringing inside for the winter months. If growing in the border provide a good winter mulch to protect them, and they do need very well drained soil to stop them rotting. |
Compact clumps of strap-shaped leaves above which the white flowers rise as rounded umbels on tall stems. Excellent as cut flowers. Keep well-watered during the growing season, applying a balanced liquid fertiliser each month from spring until the plant flowers. Over-winter container-grown specimens in a sheltered spot. |
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Deep Blue |
Clump-forming Form |
20 x 18 |
Narrow, strap-shaped |
Blue Lily of the Nile is excellent as cut flowers. |
Keep well-watered during the growing season, applying a balanced liquid fertiliser each month from spring until the plant flowers. Over-winter container-grown specimens in a sheltered spot and keep them and their soil dry. |
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Creamy-White |
Clump-forming Form |
24 x 24 |
Narrow, strappy, basal dark Grey-Green leaves that are 16 inches (40 cms) long |
Agapanthus has found a niche in the Canadian landscape as a container plant. |
See Page 1 Container-loving blooms of Eye-Catching Agapanthus in Canadian Gardening. Click Page 2: Outdoor Growing Tips and Page 3: What To Grow for further details. |
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Shades of Blue |
Clump-forming Form |
30 x 24 |
Narrow, strappy, basal dark Grey-Green |
Spherical, Umbel, Funnel-shaped flowers with shades of Blue flowers in Clump-forming form. |
This plant produces large blue flowers, with some variation occurring so you may get light or dark blue flowers. Well worth growing as it always puts on a good show, and is the hardiest of the varieties. |
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Rose |
Erect Form |
72-96 x 24 |
Rounded, roughly hairy, Light Green, 1.5 inches long, cut into 3-7 shallow lobes |
Grow as annuals or biennials to limit the spread of hollyhock rust in a mixed border. May require staking in exposed sites. |
Companion plants are Consolida |
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Salmon |
Erect Form |
72-96 x 24 |
Rounded, roughly hairy, Light Green, 1.5 inches long, cut into 3-7 shallow lobes |
Different colours prefer different soils. The darker red variety seems to favour sandy soils, while the lighter colour seems to favour clay soils. |
Same Companion plants as above. The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed. However, tender plants, whether young from seed or from old stock, may be wiped out by slugs and snails - See Pest Control in Companion Planting. |
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Scarlet |
Erect Form |
72-96 x 24 |
Rounded, roughly hairy, Light Green, 1.5 inches long, cut into 3-7 shallow lobes |
The plant may flower during its first year when sown early. It will grow in a wide range of soils, and can easily reach a height of about 8 feet (2.4 m). |
Same Companion plants as above. |
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White |
Erect Form |
72-96 x 24 |
Rounded, roughly hairy, Light Green, 1.5 inches long, cut into 3-7 shallow lobes |
Hollyhocks are the quint-essential cottage garden flower with their drought and heat tolerance. Alcea rosea ‘Chater’s Double’ giving a wonderful mixed colour range of large, fully double flowers are nearly pom-pom in appearance. |
Same Companion plants as above. |
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Yellow |
Erect Form |
72-96 x 24 |
Rounded, roughly hairy, Light Green, 1.5 inches long, cut into 3-7 shallow lobes |
The dramatic, flowers of this variety work equally well in a contemp-orary, minimalist garden. |
Same Companion plants as above. |
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Deep Chocolate Maroon |
Erect Form |
72 x 24 |
Rounded, roughly hairy, Light Green, 1.5 inches long, cut into 3-7 shallow lobes |
They are perfect to fill large areas or the back of a flowerbed and the flowers are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. |
Same Companion plants as above. |
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Yellow-Green |
Mat-forming |
4 x 20 |
Deep Green - |
One of the things that make Alchemilla so interesting to plant scientists is that many are able to produce seed without the need for fertilisation of the flowers; this is known as apomixis. There are very few plants that are like this. It means that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant. This is useful on a practical level for gardeners because any seedlings that arise in the garden will be exactly the same as the parent. |
The main collection of Alchemilla can be found close to the Limestone Rock Garden at the western end of the Main Lawn. They are at their best in late spring from mid-April through to June as the fresh green foliage unfolds and water droplets collect on the foliage." from Botanic Garden of Cambridge University. |
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Yellow-Green |
Mat-forming |
16 x 12 |
Deep Green - |
It has been cultivated in Britain as a rockery plant since c. 1800. |
Works well with most blue, purple, red, burgundy and red-violet flowers. Use with Grasses, White Foxgloves, Golden Marjoram, Geranium, Campanula, Dark Red Astilbe, 'Magic Carpet' Spiraea or use as groundcover under Roses. |
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Greenish- |
24 x 230 |
Apple-Green, fan-shaped leaves, up to 3 inches in diameter, 9-11-lobed with short incisions, densely hairy |
The plant is often grown as a ground cover, and is especially valued for the leaves in wet weather, as the water beads and sparkles on the leaves. |
Alchemillas are one of our most familiar garden plants through the widespread cultivation of Alchemilla mollis, Lady’s Mantle, a stalwart of herbaceous borders and cottage gardens, the froth and foam of its acid green flowers acting as an elegant foil to almost anything it surrounds. The genus Alchemilla is however much more diverse comprising over 300 species of clump-forming, herbaceous perennials with kidney-shaped, lobed leaves and greenish-yellow flowers. |
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Bright |
Clump-forming Form |
36 x 24 |
Long, coarse, narrowly elliptical dark Green leaves covered with stiff hairs |
Anchusa are great plants for the herbaceous border, providing sprays of small vivid blue flowers in early summer. These are drought-tolerant, so are perfect for a hot dry spot, and look fantastic planted in groups. |
The flowers are attractive to bees. Companion plants are Papaver orientale, orange Geums, blue Siberian Iris and Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow' alongside as an eye-popping combination |
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Pale Pink |
August, September, |
36 x 24 |
Deep-Green |
These plants thrive best in shady areas and under protection of larger plants, and in all but the hottest and the driest conditions in the United States. They are especially sensitive to drought or overwatering. |
Japanese anemones mix well with many vibrant autumn flowers, including Aster 'Little Carlow' and A. laevis 'Calliope'. |
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Pink or |
July, August Erect or Upright Form |
24 x 16 |
Dark Green |
Can be invasive. |
Try rich red and purple hardy fuchsias, such as 'Mrs Popple' and 'Brutus'. Hydrangeas work well in a simple planting scheme and the long-flowering, blue Geranium Rozanne is wonderful partner to both pink and white forms. |
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Pink |
July, August Erect or Upright Form |
36 x 18 |
Dark Green |
Support with pea-sticks or contain with shrubs. |
Japanese anemones mix well with many vibrant autumn flowers, including Aster 'Little Carlow' and A. laevis 'Calliope'. |
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White |
July, August Erect or Upright Form |
25 x 16 |
Dark Green |
Japanese Anemone can be invasive or weedy in some areas, throwing out suckers from the fibrous rootstock, to rapidly colonise an area. Once established they can be extremely difficult to eradicate. On the other hand, they can take some time to become established. |
Try rich red and purple hardy fuchsias, such as 'Mrs Popple' and 'Brutus'. Hydrangeas work well in a simple planting scheme and the long-flowering, blue Geranium Rozanne is wonderful partner to both pink and white forms. |
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White, flushed with Pink |
May, June |
16 x 18 |
Mid-green leaves palmately |
A clump-forming native plant from mountain meadows and scrub, usually on limestone, in Central Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Siberia and North Western America, which is generally too large for the alpine house. Ideal for the scree slope. |
The cool whites look very handsome with lots of green foliage and all can be combined with spring bulbs because the leaves emerge late. For spring-flowering Anemones - bulbs, aquilegia, dicentra, helleborus, omphalodes, ranunculus ficaria, trillium and primula. |
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White, Blue on Reverse |
May, June Clump-forming Form |
30 x 12 |
Dark Green |
Riverside Windflower is a summer flowering plant, which is dormant in the autumn. It grows at forest margins, on grassy slopes, along streams, or by lakes. |
Associates well with Spring flowering bulbs, Aquilegia, Dicentra, Helleborus, Omphalodes, Ranunculus ficaria, Trillium and Primula. |
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White, |
June, July, August, September, October Erect Form |
36 x 12 |
Glossy deep Green |
Use as bedding annual. Some Cultivars are native UK plants. Bumble-bees adore them! Plants are often grown as an annual since they usually degenerate in their second year. They often self sow when well-sited. |
Use with Atriplex hortensis var. rubra, Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White', Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple', Ricinus communis 'Carmencita' and Verbena rigida. |
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Blue |
Erect or Upright Form |
28 x 16 |
Dark Green |
They are a fine choice for mixed borders or cutting gardens, and their lovely flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies. |
Use with Ornamental Grasses, Old-style Roses, Japanese Anemones, Phlox paniculata, Sedum, Fennel, Solidago, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia, Monarda, Aconitum, Late-flowering Kniphofias, Hardy Fuchsias and Salvia. Asters look best in large groups. |
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Purple-Red |
Clump-forming Form |
12 x 12 |
Lance-shaped, |
Michaelmas Daisies are some of the very best plants to inject fresh colour in to the garden in late summer and autumn, and come in a range of heights to suit every situation. Its small size is ideal for the front of a border or a container. Excellent cut flowers. |
Use with Ornamental Grasses, Old-style Roses, Japanese Anemones, Phlox paniculata, Sedum, Fennel, Solidago, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia, Monarda, Aconitum, Late-flowering Kniphofias, Hardy Fuchsias and Salvia. Asters look best in large groups. |
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White to |
Clump-forming Form |
30 x 18 |
Glossy, bright, dense, fernlike, Green leaves |
Astilbes grow in damp, grassy places and open woods in East Asia and eastern North America. |
Use with Pulmonaria, Helleborus, Epimedium, Ferns, Polygonatum and Japanese Iris. |
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Rosy-Purple |
Clump-forming Form |
8-12 x 10 |
Neat mound of often |
Astilbes are particularly effective in groups. |
Interplant with Hostas for the effect of horizontal Hosta leaves with vertical Astilbe flower plumes. |
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Fragrant |
Clump-forming Form |
20-24 x 12 |
Glossy, Dark Green leaf |
If you can provide rich moist soil, then Astilbes are one of the finest summer border plants. In addition to beautiful fern-like foliage, the long fluffy plumes of flowers don’t need staking and remain as seed-heads throughout the winter. Full sun or part shade, but don’t let them dry out over the summer. |
Plant astilbes with hostas and border phlox, which both like the same damp, shady conditions |
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Crimson-Red |
Clump-forming Form |
24 x 18 |
Glossy, deeply toothed, |
The most popular and best landscape red-flowered astilbe. Best for red foliage and RHS Award. Seriously damaged by late spring frosts. |
Showy perennial for beautiful summer color in shady areas. Tall, feathery blooms of deep garnet red valued for light, airy quality, rise above bronze-green foliage. Great in massed plantings |
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Purplish-Red |
Clump-forming Form |
39 x 24 |
Glossy, wide, bright Green leaves about 14 inches long |
Intense spikes of salmon-red flowers which are set off to perfection by the mahogany-coloured foliage. |
Welcome to our Gardens by the Bay. This is the place to find perfect companions for all your bulbs, perennials and ornamental grasses. |
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Reddish-Purple |
Clump-forming Form |
48 x 24 |
Shiny, Dark Bronze and ferny foliage |
The long fluffy plumes of flowers don’t need staking and remain as seed-heads throughout the winter. Full sun or part shade, but don’t let them dry out over the summer. Taller plant than most astilbes. |
Shiny, Dark Bronze and ferny foliage. Rich Reddish-Purple flowers in narrow columnar plumes |
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Pink |
Clump-forming Form |
18-24 x 18 (45-60 x 45) |
Much-divided, dense, fernlike, Mid-Green |
Showy perennial for beautiful summer color in shady areas. Tall, feathery blooms of clear pink rise above much-divided, dense, fernlike, Mid-Green foliage, adding a light, airy quality. Forms a graceful border, great in massed plantings |
Astilbe japonica grows among damp rocks in mountain ravines in southern Japan and this plant is a hybrid with a RHS Award. Seriously damaged by late spring frosts. |
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Pale Pink |
Clump-forming Form |
24 x 18 |
Glossy, deeply divided |
Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. Also thrives in tubs, or mixed containers. Excellent for cutting. Seed heads may be removed, or left on the plant for winter interest. |
This plant has soft pink flowers, and deeply divided, fernlike foliage. A plant with a very soft look. |
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Pale Pink |
Clump-forming Form |
8-18 x 12 |
Neat mound of glossy, deeply toothed, dark Green tinged Red foliage |
An Astilbe simplicifolia hybrid which is happy in woodland conditions having come from mountain woods in southern Japan. |
Neat mound of glossy, deeply toothed, dark Green tinged Red foliage. Pale Pink flowers in loose conical plumes, which can remain as seed-heads throughout the winter. |
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White with Pink streaks |
Clump-forming Form |
24 x 18 |
Palmately lobed, |
Astrantia is a favourite with flower-arrangers, these plants will form dense clumps in rich, moisture retentive soils. Flowers up to 3cm (1”) across are held above toothed mid-green leaves. |
Use with Lilium martagon, Iris siberica, Milium effuseum 'Aureum, Hosta, Pulmonaria, Chaero-phyllum, Pimpinella, Campanula, Phlox paniculata, Adenophora and Geranium. |
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Plate of Umbel-shaped, Bright Mustard-Yellow |
Erect Form |
96 x 40 |
Light Green, finely-cut, ferny |
Drought tolerant and hardy, they are excellent for use in dried flower-arrang-ements. Attracts bees. Try it in a sunny spot at the back of a herbaceous border, or among grasses, but be sure to stake it, as it tends to flop over in wet weather. It makes an excellent cut flower. |
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Plate of Bright Golden-Yellow |
Erect Form |
48 x 24 |
Finely dissected feathery soft Green. The foliage is often quite aromatic when crushed. |
Good cut flower and dried flower. Makes an impressive stand in the border. Tolerant of Coastal conditions. |
Companions with Asiatic lilies, Eryngium, Salvia, Ornamental Grasses, Rudbeckia, Phlox, Phygelius, Dahlia and Hemerocallis. |
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Dome of Cup-shaped, Golden-Yellow, 5 Petal flowers. |
Erect Form |
40-60 x 20-40 (100-150 x 50-100) |
Deeply-dissected, fern-like, aromatic when crushed, grayish-green to green |
Excellent groundcover. Hoverflies in particular seem to thrive on the flowers. |
It also works well in wildlife gardens, attracting butterflies and bees, and is generally avoided by deer and rabbits. |
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Dome of Cup-shaped, Creamy-White, 5 Petal flowers. |
June, July, Erect Form |
60 x 40 |
Broad Gray-Green ferny foliage. |
Excellent at back of herbaceous border. |
In the wild in Turkey is a woodland plant. |
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The above encyclopedias by the Alpine Garden Society describe 1000 genera of all alpine plants in cultivation, as well as many found in the wild but not yet in cultivation. All have rock garden or alpine house potential and the larger plants can be used in herbaceous borders. From page Viii of Volume One:- By general agreement, rock and alpine plants are thought to be small, often with a hummock, mat or tufted habit and often less than 12-15 inches (30-38 cms) tall. However, anyone who has visited a mountain region will know that not all the plants seen there necessarily fit into this handy definition; larger perennials and shrubs may sometimes be seen cheek by jowl with the hummocks and mats. A visit into any large rock garden, such as those of the well known botanic gardens at Kew and Edinburgh reveals a similar mixture and it is this larger concept that is used here. In general 24 inches (60 cms) in height and 39 inches (98 cms) spread has been taken as the maximum, but at the same time some potentially larger plants are included, for example the large yellow gentian found in the Alps and Pyrenees, Gentiana lutea, or the stately giant rhubarb of the Himalaya, Rheum nobile; both large plants but indisputably alpine." The Alpine - Herbaceous Perennials that have Plant Descriptions in this website can be linked to in the Alpine - Herbaceous Perennial Index in each page of this Gallery. |
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HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL Gallery with 7 Flower Colours (Red, Pink and Purple on same page) per Month in Colour Wheel. Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month. |
HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL INDEX - There are over
The respective flower thumbnail, months of flowering, height and width, foliage thumbnail, form thumbnail use and comments are in the relevant index page below:- FLOWER COLOUR RANGE IN 71 PARTS OF RHS WISLEY MIXED BORDER DURING
The variety of plants that can be used in alpine gardening is obviously very large and very bewildering at first approach. With a view to easing the task of selection here are lists of alpines most likely to thrive and flourish under certain easily defined conditions and for special purposes, with The standard potting and seed-soil recipes from The Propagation of Alpines by Lawrence D. Hills are at the bottom of the page on Alpine - Sink and Trough Gardens. |
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The Herbaceous Perennials in this gallery are not compared with other Herbaceous Perennials in the HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL GALLERY, but they are compared with each other in the Mixed Border Garden Design Gallery using the above 7 Flower Colours per month Wheel. |
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Flowering Months |
Height x Width in inches (cms) - 1 inch = 2.5 cms, 12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms, 36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard = 90 cms, 40 inches = 100 cms |
Flower Thumb-nail |
Herbaceous Perennial Flower Thumbnail |
Flowering Months |
Height x Width in inches (cms) - 1 inch = 2.5 cms, 12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms, 36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard = 90 cms, 40 inches = 100 cms |
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48-60 x 24 |
96 x 40 |
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36 x 24 |
48 x 24 |
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48 x 18 |
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June, July, |
36 x 18 |
June, July, |
60 x 40 |
Creamy-White. |
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June, July, |
48 x 24 |
32-39 x 24 (80-100 x 60) |
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May, June, |
36 x 24 |
July, August, September |
64 x 16 |
Violet-Blue. |
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June, July, |
20 x 15 |
August, September |
96 x 40 |
Dark Blue. |
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June, July, August, |
28 x 18 |
July, August |
40-60 x 4-20 (100-150 x 10-50) |
Violet-Blue. |
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36 x 16 |
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36-42 x 12 |
48 x 36 |
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16-48 x 12 |
70 x 40 |
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42 x 36 |
August, September, October |
80 x 24 |
Creamy-White. |
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40 x 80 |
60 x 24 |
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18 x 30 |
40 x 20 |
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30 x 18 |
60 x 24 |
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20 x 18 |
18 x 12 |
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24 x 24 |
July, August |
36 x 20 |
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July, August, |
30 x 24 |
32 x 24 |
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72-96 x 24 |
36 x 16 |
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72-96 x 24 |
July, August, September, October |
48 x 24 |
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72-96 x 24 |
24 x 16 |
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72 x 24 |
28 x 24 |
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4 x 20 |
July, August, September |
72 x 60 |
Pinkish-Lavender |
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16 x 12 |
60-100 x 40-60 |
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July |
24 x 230 |
20-40 x 20-40 |
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36 x 24 |
August, September, October |
24-40 x 24-40 |
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36 x 24 |
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60 x 24 |
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36 x 18 |
July, August, September |
60 x 24 |
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25 x 16 |
August, September |
24 x 24 |
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16 x 18 |
July, August, September |
60 x 18-24 |
Pink. |
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30 x 12 |
September, October |
12-36 x 12-36 |
White. |
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June, July, August, September, October |
36 x 12 |
July, August, September, October |
4-20 x 4-20 |
Red and White. |
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28 x 16 |
September, October |
52 x 24 |
Mauve-Pink. |
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12 x 12 |
September, October |
60 x 16-24 |
Lilac-Blue. |
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July |
30 x 18 |
August, September |
12-18 x 8-12 |
Purple-Pink. |
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8-12 x 10 |
45 x 78 |
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June |
20-24 x 12 |
September, October |
48 x 36 |
Purple-Red. |
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July |
24 x 18 |
August, September, October, November |
48-60 x 24 |
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July, August |
39 x 24 |
24 x 16 |
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48 x 24 |
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18-24 x 18 (45-60 x 45) |
40-60 x 20-40 |
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60 x 24 |
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48 x 20 |
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12-18 x 24 |
24 x 12 |
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12-18 x 18 (30-45 x 45) |
June, July |
60-100 x 40-60 |
White. |
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24 x 24 |
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9 x 12 |
August, September, October |
35 x 23 |
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36 x 18 |
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June, July, August, September |
60 x 48 |
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May, June, July, August |
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28 x 16 |
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39 x 39 |
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July, August |
18-48 x 24 |
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White |
88 x 40 |
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Eupatorium maculatum (Atropur-pureum Group) 'Riesen-schirm' |
July, August, September |
80 x 80 |
Pink-Purple. |
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24 x 18 |
August, September, October |
60-100 x 20-40 |
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32 x 18 |
24 x 20 |
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60 x 72 |
July, August |
72 x 18 |
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48 x 36 |
White. |
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20 x 36 |
Deep Violet |
48 x 32 |
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Geranium 'Rozanne' |
24 x 16 |
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September, October |
24 x 18 |
24 x 18 |
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24 x 20 |
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July, August, September |
72 x 24 |
Yellow. |
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24 x 12 |
June, July, August |
36 x 24 |
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September, October |
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80 x 48 |
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80 x 18 |
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23 x 30 |
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32 x 40 |
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18 x 12 |
Cream. |
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June, July |
36 x 36 |
26 x 20 |
Pale Pink. |
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Yellow, Purple, Red, Pink |
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May, June |
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Pink |
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Purple |
August, September |
120 x 48 |
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May, June |
6 x 3 |
Red |
June, July, August, September |
48 x 32 |
Lemon-Yellow. |
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May, June |
6 x 5 |
White |
July, August, September |
40 x 30 |
Light Scarlet fades to Yellow. |
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6 x 3 |
Yellow |
June, July, August |
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August, September, October, November |
60 x 40 |
White. |
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36 x 36 |
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30 x 18 |
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September |
18 x 18 |
Lychnis coronaria 'Gardener's World' |
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July, August, September |
36 x 24 |
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Dear Mr C H Garnons-Williams, Tony Dickerson Horticultural Advisor Above email sent by the RHS on 13 September 2013 - plant label in Mixed Border bed still not changed by 23 November 2013. |
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July, August, September |
30 x 16 |
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40 x 32 |
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July, August, September, October |
36 x 24 |
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July, August, September |
24 x 24 |
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36 x 12 |
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June, July, August, September |
24 x 18 |
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16 x 12 |
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August, September, October |
24 x 18 |
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June, July, August, September |
80 x 36 |
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30 x 24 |
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18 x 18 |
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24 x 20 |
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September, October |
20 x 16 |
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40 x 20 |
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12 x 12 |
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18 x 18 |
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18 x 18 |
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September, October, November |
24 x 18 |
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June, July, August |
32 x 24 |
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August, September, October |
60 x 32 |
Yellow. |
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June, July, August, September |
18 x 24 |
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June, July, August, September |
20 x 28 |
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August, September, October |
48 x 24 |
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June, July, August, September |
32 x 18 |
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June, July, August |
94 x 23 |
Lavender. |
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June, July, August |
59 x 23 |
Purple-Pink. |
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June, July |
48 x 48 |
Sulphur-Yellow. |
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June, July, August |
72 x 36 |
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60 x 18 |
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June, July, August, September, October |
24 x 16 |
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June, July, August, September |
36 x 24 |
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June, July, August, September |
60 x 24 |
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July, August, September |
60 x 36 |
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July, August |
40 x 20 |
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July, August, September |
60 x 18 |
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June, July |
42 x 20 |
Lilac/ Pale Blue. |
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July, August, September |
60 x 26 |
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STAGE 4C CULTIVATION, POSITION, USE GALLERY
Cultivation Requirements of Plant |
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Outdoor / Garden Cultivation |
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Indoor / House Cultivation |
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Cool Greenhouse (and Alpine House) Cultivation with artificial heating in the Winter |
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Conservatory Cultivation with heating throughout the year |
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Stovehouse Cultivation with heating throughout the year for Tropical Plants |
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Soil Moisture |
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Ground Cover 0-24 inches (0-60 cms) |
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Ground Cover 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) |
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Ground Cover Over 72 inches (180 cms) |
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Use of Plant |
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STAGE 4D Plant Foliage |
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Flower Shape |
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Flower Shape - Simple |
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Flower Shape - Elaborated |
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Natural Arrangements |
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STAGE 4D |
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Form |
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STAGE 1
Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:- |
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STAGE 2 Fan-trained Shape From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well. The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years. |
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STAGE 2
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STAGE 4D Trees and Shrubs suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slightly acid) Trees and Shrubs suitable for Dry Acid Soils Trees and Shrubs suitable for Shallow Soil over Chalk Trees and Shrubs tolerant of both extreme Acidity and Alkalinity Trees and Shrubs suitable for Damp Sites Trees and Shrubs suitable for Industrial Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Cold Exposed Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Seaside Areas Shrubs suitable for Heavy Shade Shrubs and Climbers suitable for NORTH- and EAST-facing Walls Shrubs suitable for Ground Cover Trees and Shrubs of Upright or Fastigiate Habit Trees and Shrubs with Ornamental Bark or Twigs Trees and Shrubs with Bold Foliage Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Colour Trees and Shrubs with Red or Purple Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Golden or Yellow Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Grey or Silver Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Variegated Foliage Trees and Shrubs bearing Ornamental Fruit Trees and Shrubs with Fragrant or Scented Flowers Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Foliage Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Every Month:- |