Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
lungwort
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: March to May
- Flower colour: blue-violet
- Other features: dark green, unspotted leaves
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Delightful, large blue-violet flowers borne in spring above unspotted, dark green foliage. An excellent groundcover plant for a shady spot. Choose a place where the soil retains moisture over the summer and where the bright flowers can be fully appreciated. - Garden care: Lift and divide large clumps every three to five years after flowering or in autumn. Cut back plants affected by mildew to the ground, water and feed - the plant will regenerate and produce new leaves later in the year.
Athyrium filix-femina
lady fern
A delicate, graceful fern
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen'
soft shield fern
Evergreen fern with fine, filegree fronds.
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
bleeding heart (syn. Dicentra spectabilis)
Arching sprays of pink, heart-shaped flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hosta 'Big Daddy' (sieboldiana hybrid)
plantain lily
Enormous, grey-green, puckered leaves
£7.49
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder'
dogwood
Fabulous autumn colour
£39.99
4 litre pot
available to order from late summer 2013
Sarcococca confusa
sweet box
Sweetly scented, pure white flowers December to March
£12.99
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
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