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Category Archives: Perennial

Lobelia Cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’

Posted in: Perennial | August 10, 2014 at 11:54 , by Downside Nurseries

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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...

Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Merveille Sangine’, Hydrangea Macro ‘Zorro’ (blue), Sweet Woodruff, Dryopterris filixmas ‘Cristata’

Posted in: Bedding, Herbs, Perennial, Shrubs | August 5, 2014 at 15:39 , by Downside Nurseries

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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...

Orlaya grandiflora available now at Downside Nurseries (23 May)

Posted in: BBC TV featured plants, Carol Klein, Chelsea Flower Show, Perennial | May 23, 2014 at 11:49 , by Downside Nurseries

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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...

Orlaya

Posted in: Perennial | May 5, 2014 at 11:33 , by Downside Nurseries

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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. ...

Pulmonaria: Diana Clare, Blue Ensign, Blake’s Silver

Posted in: Perennial | March 30, 2014 at 09:06 , by Downside Nurseries

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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...