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Category Archives: Herbaceous

New: Narcissus Snow Baby & Daphne odora Rebecca

Posted in: Colour, Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial | March 1, 2017 at 09:41 , by Downside Nurseries

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Narcissus Snow Baby - a new plant at Downside

Narcissus Snow Baby: new this year this gorgeous “Snow Baby” is a creamy white version of the old favourite “Tête à Tête”. Compact, clump-forming bulbous perennial to 15cm with dark grey-green leaves. Daphne odora Rebecca Daphnes are hard to come by nowadays and not always the best quality. We have some...

Herbaceous News – Heucheras, Euphorbias, Pulmonarias, Geraniums

Posted in: Colour, Herbaceous, Perennial | February 26, 2017 at 14:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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Pulmonaria Blue Ensign at Downside Nurseries - one of the many herbaceous plants

Herbaceous borders can be looking a bit sad this time of year. A few heucheras or heucherellas can brighten things up. We have a wide range of colours available from yellow and caramel through dusky pinks and burnt orange to almost black. See the images below for some of the...

Herbaceous Perennials favourites at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Herbaceous, Herbaceous Perennial | April 15, 2016 at 15:15 , by Downside Nurseries

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Alstromeria The ‘Inticancha’ series of Alstromeria has been around for a year or two now. They are propagated by tissue culture and are very vigorous and dependable, with profuse flowering and non-invasive, compact habit. Sometimes called ‘Peruvian Lily’ or the ‘Parrot Lily’, they have a wonderful colour range and are...

Summerinas

Posted in: Herbaceous | July 15, 2015 at 14:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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It has been a busy season and the herbaceous tunnel is looking a bit depleted, but we have started to pot up new stock so there are things being added all the time. We are trying some summerinas – a cross between Rudbeckia and Echinacea from Bob Brown’s nursery. Compact 50cm....