Gaura lindheimeri 'Rosyjane' (PBR)

gaura

2 litre pot £8.99 Buy
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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
  • Flowering period: May to September
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Each pure white petal has a cerise-pink, picotee edge, creating flowers with a distinctive two-tone effect. Emerging from slender, rich pink buds, their enchanting colouring means they mix very easily with pink, white and purple flowering perennials.

  • Garden care: Resist the temptation to cut back after the plant has flowered, as it often takes on beautiful autumn tints, particularly in cold weather. Cut back and divide large colonies in spring.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Chinese silver grass

Statuesque and with a long season of interest

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Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'

brook thistle

Deep crimson thistle-like flowers

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Orlaya grandiflora

white laceflower

An incredibly long flowering period

£1.99 Buy

Perovskia 'Blue Spire'

Russian sage

Violet-blue flowers and silvery foliage. Great planted en masse

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