Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'
rodgersia
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: humus-rich, moist soil
- Rate of growth: slow-to-establish
- Flowering period: July and August
- Flower colour: pink
- Other features: attractive pink-tinted seed-head
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Spikes of bright-pink, star-shaped flowers on dark-red stems in mid and late summer above deeply divided, dark green leaves, purplish-bronze when young. This award-winning rodgersia is perfect for the moist margins of a pond or stream. Best grown in a sheltered, partially shady site, it contrasts well with the lacy-textured foliage of regal or shuttlecock ferns. - Garden care: Add lots of well-rotted leaf mould when planting. Protect the young foliage against slug damage using beer traps or environmentally friendly slug pellets. Lift and divide congested colonies in early spring.
Matteuccia struthiopteris
shuttlecock fern
Fabulous, large, shuttlecock fern
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Astilbe 'Fanal' (× arendsii)
false goatsbeard
Fluffy, wine-red flower spires
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge
Evergreen ground cover with white flowers. For sun or shade
£8.99
1.5 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
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Makes a strong impact in a cottage garden or formal flower border; tolerant of dappled shade, so ideal for a shady border; useful in a wild garden by a stream or pond edge as insects love it
Lucy Summers - Greenfingers Guides