This is an alphabetical listing of the Perennials cottage garden plants you selected.
At times, especially during the summer, plants may be cut back or pinched out if they are too far advanced to ship whole. This encourages annuals and biennials to produce extra flowering stems, so no bad thing! Perennials will establish well for next year, but may or may not flower this year, depending on species. In some instances top growth may be woody or sparce (e.g. Anthemis tinctoria), but don't worry, the plants are perfectly healthy and will soon produce fresh foliage! Please contact me if you would like to enquire about specific plants.
NCG 095
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Allium cristophii AGM
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Star of Persia Beautiful giant orbs of lilac flowers are followed by exquisite spherical seed heads and are wonderful for dried flower arrangements. The dried stems are very weak; the solution is to very carefully push a slender woody stem (I use willow) or heavy wire down the stem, preferably while it is… |
NCG 007
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Allium fistulosum
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Welsh Onion, Bunching Onion A non-bulbing 'bunching onion' that is useful when just a hint of onion is required. An attractive plant that can be grown in an ornamental bed. Bees and other beneficial insects love it! |
NCG 435
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Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' AGM
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Ornamental Onion 'Purple Sensation' The perfect choice for hot and dry conditions, this beautiful allium looks wonderful planted in drifts. The umbels of rich, purple flowers are 3 inches across and borne on strong, upright stems. |
NCG 681
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Allium hollandicum Syn. aflatunense | |
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Persian onion The seeds offered have been collected from particularly rich-magenta flowers. The 3 inch globes have prominent stamens and look wonderful grown en masse! |
NCG 343
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Allium schubertii AGM
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Persian onion, Schubert's onion, Tumbleweed onion Looking for all the world like fireworks, giant orbs of lilac flowers are followed by exquisite seed heads that and are wonderful for dried flower arrangements. The dried stems are very weak; the solution is to very carefully push a slender woody stem (I use willow) or heavy wire down… |
NCG 401
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Allium vineale
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Crow garlic Although crow garlic is often considered a weed (the bulbils produced at the tip of the stems fall to the ground and can cause it to spread rather too eagerly!), if you don't have space to grow proper garlic but would like to add a hint of fresh garlic to… |
NCG 451
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Alonsoa warscewiczii | |
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Mask flower Highly recommended! A native of Peru, this is one of my favourite discoveries! The stems of this tender perennial are strong and wiry and the small leaves are a rich green. The flowers, which are about an inch across and rich vermillion-red, opening from sweet little pouch-like buds, are produced in profusion… |
NCG 600
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Alstroemeria Ex. Orange | |
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Peruvian Lily Currently unavailable Alstromeria with their bright, beautifully marked, lily-like blooms, look far too exotic for our climate but they are hardy plants that will survive in almost any situation. |
NCG 610
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Alstroemeria Ligtu Hybrids | |
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Peruvian lily Currently unavailable Flowers in a range of colours, from white through warm yellows, oranges and reds to shades of pink, on strong, straight stems with glossy foliage. Prefers soil that is not too limey. |
NCG 462
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Alstroemeria psittacina 'Mona Lisa' | |
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Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily, Parrot lily Currently unavailable Unlike many other Peruvian lilies, 'Mona Lisa' is known to come true from seed. It makes a wonderful cut flower (if you can bear to remove it from the garden!), with large heads of dark-red, speckled flowers with tinges of green on strong, straight stems with glossy foliage. Prefers soil… |
NCG 148
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Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata
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Porcelain berry Lovely climber for a warm wall! This vine-like plant is attractive in all respects, but particularly for its stunningly coloured berries, which range from soft blue-green through turquoise to purple. It grows vigorously in the right conditions. Positioning on a sheltered south-facing wall in poorish soil and restricting root growth gives the best environment for reliable… |
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NCG 574
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Amsonia tabernaemontana | |
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Rhazya, Eastern Bluestar A clump-forming perennial with willowy, dark green leaves and clusters of sky-blue, starry flowers in spring and summer. |
NCG 167
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Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance' AGM
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Windflower 'Hadspen Abundance' Japanese anemones are best grown in a position where there is space for them to spread. They can be invasive but this is weighed against their attractiveness and usefulness in the garden. 'Hadspen Abundance' is a medium-sized plant with dark green lobed foliage on strong, straight stems which support pink… |
NCG 326
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Anemone pavonina | |
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Peacock anemone Sorry - sold out This spectacular, spring-flowering anemone is a Mediterranean species with dark-green leaves and bright, cup-shaped blooms in pink, purple or red, usually with a white eye. It is happiest in a sunny position in free-draining soil, either towards the front of a border, in containers or naturalised in grass. |
NCG 067
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Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' AGM
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Japanese Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' Japanese anemones are best grown in a position where there is space for them to spread. They can be invasive but this is weighed against their attractiveness and usefulness in the garden. A tall plant with dark green lobed foliage on strong, straight stems which support clear white cupped flowers… |
NCG 714
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Anemone x hybrida Ex. 'Pretty Lady Emily' | |
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Japanese anemone Ex. 'Pretty Lady Emily' Currently unavailable Japanese anemones are best grown in a position where there is space for them to spread. They can be invasive but this is weighed against their attractiveness and usefulness in the garden. 'Pretty Lady Emily' produces very pale-pink, double flowers with a rich yellow centre.The seeds offered are unlikely to… |
NCG 461
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Anemonopsis macrophylla | |
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False anemone Currently unavailable This exquisite woodland plant is native to the Japanese island of Honshu and seed is rarely found for sale, so don't miss out! The delicate, waxy flowers, which are very pale lilac, with darker tips to the central petals, open from attractive, spherical buds and are borne on wiry stems… |
NCG 296
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Anemopsis californica
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Lizard Tail, Yerba Mansa Currently unavailable A spring-flowering plant, having a cone of inflorescences surrounded by 4-9 white bracts which look like petals. This plant needs moisture and should always have its feet in water, so is a good choice as a marginal pond plant. It has many uses, ranging from herbal to crafts (for instance,… |
NCG 319
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Anthemis nobilis 'Treneague' | |
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Lawn chamomile Sorry - currently unavailable This low-growing, non-flowering form of chamomile is traditionally used to make the highly-scented, traditional 'chamomile' lawn', but can also be used in smaller quantities, dotted around in rockeries, at the front of beds or near paths where, when trodden on or brushed against, it releases its distinctive, apple-like fragrance. I… |
NCG 082
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Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise'
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Mayweed, Golden Marguerite, Dyer's Chamomile Currently unavailable With its masses of creamy-yellow daisy-like flowers on wiry stems with finely divided aromatic foliage, this drought-tolerant plant is a bright and cheerful choice for dry areas, although it will be happy in most soils. Cut back hard in the autumn to encourage strong new shoots in the spring. The… |
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