Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'

brook thistle

2 litre pot £8.99 Buy
+
-
within 2-3 days excludes weekends Buy

A Chelsea favourite - this lover of cool, damp soil produces a tight cluster of ruby-red thistles, neatly encased in criss-crossed black scales, on tall branching airy stems

Val Bourne - Garden Writer

1 year guarantee

  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: moist, well-drained
  • Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
  • Flowering period: July and August
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Spectacular, deep crimson thistles appear on erect stems in July and August above spiny, dark green leaves. This handsome, towering thistle is a valuable addition to a summer garden and looks equally at home in a wildflower meadow, beside water or in groups among other perennials. Although it will tolerate dry conditions and partial shade, it does best in a moist, sunny border.

  • Garden care: Divide congested plants from autumn to spring and cut back to the ground in autumn to prevent self-seeding.
Geranium himalayense Gravetye

Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'

cranesbill

Large, purple-blue flowers with reddish centres

£8.99 Buy
2 litre pot within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Sanguisorba Tanna

Sanguisorba 'Tanna'

burnet

Elegant spires of red flowers

£7.99 Buy
2 litre pot within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Geranium psilostemon

Geranium psilostemon

Armenian cranesbill

Gorgeous magenta flowers with black centres

£8.99 Buy
2 litre pot within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Luzula nivea

Luzula nivea

snowy woodrush

Small evergreen grass with sprays of pretty white flowers

£7.99 Buy
1.5 litre pot within 2 weeks
Salvia nemorosa Caradonna

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

sage

Dazzling purple blooms

£4.99 Buy
9cm pot within 2 weeks
Papaver orientale Patty's Plum

Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'

oriental poppy

Deep reddish-purple, pleated flowers

£7.99 Buy
2 litre pot available to order from late summer 2013
 

Do you want to ask a question about this?

If so, click on the button and fill in the box below. We will post the question on the website, together with your alias (bunnykins, digger1, plantdotty etc etc) and where you are from (Sunningdale/Glasgow etc). We'll also post the answer to your question!

1 Question | 1 Answer
Displaying question 1

  • Q:

    2006 Planting Chelsea Flower Show enquiry

    Hi, I see you have plants available for the current show, but do you have a plant list for the 2006 award winner (Daily Telegraph,Tom Stuart Smith) available as I am interested in buying some of these plants? Thank you for your time, Kelly
    Asked on 4/5/2010 by kelly mackenzie

    1 answer

    • A:

      Hello Kelly, He did use a lot of plants in his garden - here is a list which includes most. Allium Purple Sensation Anthriscus Ravens Wing Aquilegia Ruby Port Astrantia Claret Carex testacea Cirsium rivulare atropurpureum Dahlia Dark Desire Euphorbia Fireglow Geranium Lily Lovell Geranium phaeum Samobor Geranium Phillipe Valpelle Geranium psilostemmon Geum Princess Juliana Gillenia trifoliata Hakonechloa macra Iris Dusky Challenger Iris Dutch Chocolate Iris Sultan's Palace Iris Superstition Iris Supreme Sultan Knautia macedonica Lavandula angustifolia Nepeta subsessilis Washfield Nepeta Walkers low Purple fennel - Giant Bronze Rodgersia pinnata Superba Rodgersia podophylla Salvia Mainacht Sedum matrona Stachys byzantina Stipa arundinacea (syn.Anemanthele lessoniana) Stipa gigantea Tulip Abu Hassan Tulip Ballerina Tulip Queen of Night Verbascum Helen Johnston I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor

      Answered on 4/6/2010 by Crocus Helpdesk
Displaying question 1

Do you have a question about this product? 

Prairie

Indulge a passion for ornamental grasses by creating a prairie- or meadow-style garden. They can be richly planted with native wildflowers or a selection of complementary perennials and self-seeding annuals to create a naturalistic planting effect. Prairie gardens often...

Read full article