Fragaria vesca
alpine strawberry - woodland
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: any soil, but prefers an alkaline pH
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: May
- Flower colour: white
- Other features: makes a useful groundcover
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Attractive foliage consisting of three palmate leaflets, each with a notched edge, forms in clusters along the creeping stolons. They are tolerant of partial shade, but if planted in a sunny spot they will produce edible fruits which are not as large or sweet as their cultivated cousins the strawberries, but they are decorative non-the-less. Use them at the front of the border, lining the edge of a path, or for spilling over the edges of a pot. - Garden care:Cut off runners from the parent plant and transplant the new plantlets to increase stock.
Geranium phaeum
dusky cranesbill
Small, deep maroon flowers. Good for groundcover
£7.99
2 litre pot
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Asarum europaeum
wild ginger
Lustrous foliage for a shady corner
£5.99
9cm pot
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Primula vulgaris
primrose
Our native, woodland primrose.
£5.99
2 litre pot
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Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
barrenwort
Heavenly pure white flowers
£5.99
9cm pot
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Convallaria majalis
lily-of-the-valley
Scented white bells in spring
£4.99
9cm pot
within 2-3 weeks
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