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Category Archives: Perennial

Lobelia Cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’

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Lobelia Cardinalis Queen Victoria
Lobelia Cardinalis Queen Victoria If you’re looking for a tall splash of colour in your bedding, then this must be the answer!  It’s a half-hardy perennial with a vigorous and upright base-branching habit, tall spikes of large, brilliant, scarlet flowers on dark, bronze green foliage. Good for use in garden...
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Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Merveille Sangine’, Hydrangea Macro ‘Zorro’ (blue), Sweet Woodruff, Dryopterris filixmas ‘Cristata’

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Hydrangea Macrophylla Merveille Sanguine & Hydrangea Macro Zorro (blue), Sweet Woodruff herb & Dryopteris filixmas Cristata 010814
Hydrangea Macrophylia ‘Merveille Sanguine’, Hydrangea Macro ‘Zorro’ (blue), Sweet Woodruff, Dryopterris filixmas ‘ Cristata’ A lovely collection of plants at Downside last week – The Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Merveille Sanguine’ A stunning cultivar with mopheads of intense deep red florests turning to a deep rich plum (or royal purple if on...
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Orlaya grandiflora available now at Downside Nurseries (23 May)

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Orlaya grandiflora was Carol Klein’s choice at Chelsea and I’m delighted to say these are now ready for you here at Downside Nurseries.   It’s also one of the RHS’s top 10 Hardy Annuals – see link here  from where I’ve used the image. The small central florets are surrounded by a...
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Orlaya

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Orlaya Our Orlaya should be ready by the end of May.  If you don’t know it, imagine a cross between cow parsley and candy tuft – very pretty – 60cm. Lovely for summer borders. Perennial but short lived.  ...
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Pulmonaria: Diana Clare, Blue Ensign, Blake’s Silver

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Pulmonaria – three spring-flowering varieties:  Diana Clare – a vigorous semi-evergreen perennial with narrow silvery-green leaves, flecked with dark green near the edges, and violet-blue flowers from late winter to late Spring.   And Blue Ensign – a strong-growing deciduous perennial to 30cm tall, with broad, dark green leaves and compact...
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