Echinacea purpurea 'Virgin' (PBR)
coneflower
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: most soils, except very dry or boggy
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
The very best white echinacea, with a green central cone and large, pure white, fragrant flowers. Petals are neat and horizontal, rather than falling back on themselves like other white-flowered varieites. - Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring. In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground. Coneflowers benefit from a spring or autumn mulch with well-rotted compost.
Campanula poscharskyana 'E. H. Frost'
bellflower
Groundcover with white flowers
Briza media
common quaking grass
Effective and long lasting perennial grass
Penstemon 'Alice Hindley'
beard tongue
A very old variety
Astrantia major 'Large White'
masterwort
Super-sized flowerheads
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