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Category Archives: Perennial

Mulch Alstroemerias planted this season

Posted in: Autumn colour, Perennial | November 22, 2015 at 10:16 , by Downside Nurseries

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Mulch Alstroemerias planted this season There is a lot of breeding going on with Alstroemerias. The new hybrids flower for a long time and there are wonderful colours but they can be vulnerable to frost in their first winters. The Hardy Plant Society recommends you mulch Alstroemerias planted this season...

Heucheras (Coral Bells) and Heucherellas (Foamy Bells) at Downside

Posted in: Autumn colour, Perennial, winter colour | October 21, 2015 at 08:07 , by Downside Nurseries

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Heucheras (Coral Bells) and Heucherellas (Foamy Bells) at Downside Nurseries: Heuchera make excellent foliage plants for sun to part-shade gardens… Most flowers are not as impressive as the foliage, but they do add an extra level of interest. Heucherella are selected Coral Bells crossed with Tiarella to create amazing foliage...

Penstemn Czar, Lobelia Hadspen Purple, Heuchera ‘Caramel’, Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ & Sedum ‘Jennifer’

Posted in: Perennial | August 20, 2015 at 13:01 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of Penstemon Czar, Lobelia Hadspen Purple, Sedum Jennifer , Geranium Blue Sunrise, Heuchera Caramel at Downside Nurseries

What a lovely display… The tall Penstemn Czar in the centre flanked by Lobelia Hadspen Purple (spires of sumptuous plum-purple flowers are borne from summer to autumn above the distinctive, mid-green foliage, making a vibrant display in borders or near water – grows to 4ft), And in front the Heuchera ‘Caramel’, with its caramel coloured...

White plants for your borders – Orlaya grandiflora, Perennial Stocks, Nicotiana affinis and sylvestris, White tree lupins and New Guinea Impatiens

Posted in: BBC TV featured plants, Bedding, Dan Pearson, Perennial, Summer Bedding | May 1, 2015 at 13:29 , by Downside Nurseries

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If you’re looking for white plants for your borders, then here’s a few options for your consideration: Orlaya grandiflora- the white flowers of this gorgeous short lived perennial form in big, flat-topped clusters, which can look a little like lace-cap hydrangeas. They flower throughout the summer and continue until first frosts...

Amicia zygomeris

Posted in: Perennial | April 30, 2015 at 10:15 , by Downside Nurseries

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Also known as yoke-leaved amicia This lovely, tall woody-based upright perennial from Mexico comes with leaves composed of two pairs of heart-shaped leaflets with purple bracts which fold down at night and open again during the day. In autumn, pea-like purple and yellow flowers 3cm wide open in short racemes. ...