Iris 'Dutch Chocolate'
bearded iris
- Position: full sun
- Soil: well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May and June
- Hardiness: fully hardy
An unusual new introduction with rich brown, fragrant, ruffled blooms in May and June. It not only looks great, but actually flowers for longer - sometimes up to four weeks - often with repeat performance in the autumn if the weather is hot and dry. Lovely in drifts in a sunny border. - Garden Care: Plant shallowly with the upper part of the rhizome sitting on the surface of the soil, incorporating a low nitrogen fertiliser in the planting hole. After planting remove the upper-most third of the leaves to protect against wind-rock. In exposed areas stake with bamboo canes in early spring. Divide and replant about every three years.
- Harmful if eaten
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
cow parsley
Lacy purple foliage with a sprinkling of white flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'
masterwort ( syn Margery Fish )
Dainty white flowers with green tips
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Phlomis russeliana
phlomis
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2 litre pot
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black elder (syn. Black Lace)
A striking plant with dramatic almost black, dissected foliage
£11.99
3 litre pot
available to order from winter 2013
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Warm orange-brown flowers that glow brick-red in sun and not a sombre note anywhere- good with apricots - and it can throw up a few September flowers too
Val Bourne - Garden Writer