Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Ammobium altatum
Family: (Asteraceae)
(A) to 3′. Winged Everlasting. Although a perennial in Australia, we treat this tender perennial as an annual. The pure white, stiff, papery ray florets are short and layered and surround bright yellow, central discs. Unusual greyish green stems are flat and winged along the edges. Flowers are in abundance throughout the season. An interesting and easy to grow annual that dries beautifully. Sun. 3 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
Family: (Boraginaceae)
(A) to 2′. Honeywort. Mediterranean. Fleshy, blue-green leaves with white mottling, spiral up the stem, gradually turning to purple. Colourful bracts surround clusters of small, rich purple-blue, tubular, nodding flowers with cream interiors. Simply lovely. Sun. 3 & T1
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Salvia coccinea 'Brenthurst'
Family: Lamiaceae
(A/TP) to 2.5′. A cool-coloured cousin of the red bedding Salvia with numerous spikes of bicoloured, lipped blooms. The pale whitish pink upper hoods and three lobed, deeper pink lower lips contrast nicely against the dark tinted calyces and stems. Blooms late summer and lasts until frost. Sun. 4 & T2
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Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Nepeta parnassica
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(P) to 5′. Tall Greek Catmint. Albania and Greece. Truly the biggest and most impressive Catmint we have ever seen. Although native to the dry, rocky meadows of the Balkan Peninsula it seems to luxuriate and thrive in our fertile garden soil. The strong, upright stems bear fragrant, greyish green foliage and produce dense whorls of rich lavender-blue flowers in crowded, elongated spikes. This is a “sturdy item,” that does not need to be cut back halfway through the season. Blooms mid-summer onwards and will add stature, colour, and fragrance to the late summer garden. Sun, well-drained soil. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Marrubium vulgare
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(P) to 2′. White Horehound. Europe. Rounded, wrinkled, downy, thyme-scented leaves in opposite pairs along a stiff stem. Clusters of white hooded flowers in the leaf axils. Very accommodating. Self-seeds. Sun, well-drained soil. 3 & T1
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Dodecatheon meadia f. album
Family: (Primulaceae)
(P) to 18″. A wonderful white form of the above. Very reliable in our Woodland. Blooms in May. Summer dormant. Partial shade. 3 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Helenium autumnale
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 5′. Sneezeweed. Eastern North America. A plant of swamps and wet meadows. The branching sprays of warm, golden yellow daisies have prominent yellow centres and distinctive, reflexed, notched petals. The lance-shaped leaves are decurrent, extending down the stiff, branched stems, giving them a noticeable “winged” appearance. The dried leaves were once used as snuff, hence the name. Blooms late August through September. Prefers moist or wet soil. Sun. 3 & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Francoa sonchifolia
Family: Melianthaceae
(TP) to 2.5′. Maiden’s Wreath. Chile. Graceful, long-lasting spires of pale rose-pink flowers. Deeply lobed, spoon-shaped leaves form attractive, evergreen rosettes. Extremely decorative and unusual foliage. Best grown in pots and overwintered in a cool greenhouse. Moist, well-drained soil. Summer blooming. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Francoa ramosa
Family: (Melianthaceae)
(TP) to 3′. Branched Bridal Wreath. A native plant of Chile that Miss Jekyll loved to grow in pots. Many slender spikes of dusky rose, sessile flowers rise above scalloped basal foliage. Early summer bloomer. Try it in the cool greenhouse and follow Miss Jekyll’s lead. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T1
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Eucomis zambesiaca
Family: Asparagaceae
Tender bulb to 12″. South Africa. Narrow racemes of open, creamy white flowers. The first Eucomis to bloom, producing flower spikes as early as late spring. Easy to grow. Sun. 3 & T2