Crambe cordifolia
greater sea kale
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: deep, fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: June to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Billowing clouds of tiny, white flowers float above huge rosettes of deeply cut dark green leaves in June and July. A favourite plant of Edwardian garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, this perennial looks magnificent at the back of a sunny border or as part of a cottage garden scheme. The tiny flowers, attractive to bees, are a perfect foil for large-flowered plants. The leaves smell strongly of cabbage and the plant needs space to spread out. - Garden care: Cut back the plant to ground level in autumn and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant in spring.
Delphinium 'Black Knight Group'
delphinium
Spikes of dark purple flowers with black centres
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Acanthus mollis
bear's breeches / brank ursine
Spectacular architectural plant with stunning flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'
cranesbill
Elegant blue flowers, good for groundcover
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Aconitum napellus
monkshood
Gorgeous deep blue flowers glow in the shade
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Verbena rigida
verbena
Iridescent magenta flower heads
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
bloody cranesbill
Pure white flowers in early summer
£4.99
9cm pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Centaurea macrocephala
knapweed
Large yellow flowers are ideal for drying
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Rosa 'Boule de Neige'
rose Boule de Neige (bourbon)
Stunning snowball-like blooms
£14.99
4 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
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Tall branching airy heads of tiny, white flowers on stout green stems reach out to the sky every June - these are replaced by tiny rounded green beads
Val Bourne - Garden Writer