Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin ('Marrob') (PBR)
shrubby cinquefoil
- Position: full sun to partial shade
- Soil: poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Masses of vibrant, vermilion red flowers with yellow centres and undersides appear from May to October among pretty, deeply cut, dark green leaves. Since the colour quickly fades to orange in full sun, this deciduous, shrub does best in partial shade. It is excellent spreading, long-flowering plant for a sunny, well-drained, mixed border, and is generally pest and disease free. - Garden care: Trim lightly after flowering, cutting the older stems to the base and removing weak, spindly growth. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant in spring.
Achillea 'Walther Funcke'
yarrow
Bright, terracotta flowers with flat heads
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Achillea 'Moonshine'
yarrow
Lovely, large sulphur-yellow flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
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Euphorbia palustris
spurge
Ideal for a woodland edge or sunny border
£6.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
montbretia
Bright red flowers are ideal cut flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hemerocallis 'Stafford'
daylily
Stunning, scarlet, lily-like flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'
cypress spurge
Dusky purple leaves and bright yellow flowers in summer
£4.99
9cm pot
available to order from summer 2013
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