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Other perennials starting with 'a'
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Attractive to wildlife
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RHS Plants for pollinators (6)
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Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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2026 - The Breathing Space Garden (1)
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Alchemilla erythropoda
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Alchemilla mollis
From £2.24
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2 litre pot
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29
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Anchusa azurea
'Loddon Royalist'
From £13.99
available to order from summer
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1 star
3.8
5
6
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Angelica sylvestris
'Vicar's Mead'
From £13.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
5.0
5
1
(1)
Anthemis tinctoria
'Sauce Hollandaise'
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9cm pot
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1 star
1 star
4.9
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14
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Arenaria montana
'Snow White'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Armeria maritima
'Morning Star White'
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9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Asarum europaeum
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4.5
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Aubrieta
'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aubrieta gracilis
'Kitte Blue'
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Other perennials starting with 'a'
Facing
East (7)
North (5)
South (9)
West (10)
Soil type
Acid (5)
Chalky soil (8)
Fertile garden soil or general-purpose compost (1)
Fertile garden soil or loam-based compost (1)
Fertile garden soil (9)
Heavy clay soil (5)
Tolerates most soils (5)
Well drained sandy soil (8)
Special conditions
Boggy or damp shade (1)
Coastal conditions (2)
Dry shade (2)
Dry sun (5)
Exposed positions (2)
Tolerates drought (3)
Sunlight
Full shade (1)
Full sun (9)
Partial shade (5)
Flowering month
March (3)
April (3)
May (5)
June (6)
July (2)
August (3)
September (2)
Flower colour
Blue (2)
Pink (1)
Purple (1)
White (4)
Yellow (3)
Evergreen / deciduous
Deciduous (4)
Evergreen (4)
Semi-evergreen (3)
Attractive to wildlife
Attractive to butterflies and moths (2)
Attractive to pollinators (6)
Attractive to wildlife (5)
RHS Plants for pollinators (6)
Rate of Growth
Average (5)
Fast (7)
Eventual size
Large (1)
Medium (1)
Small (9)
Special features
Climate resilient (5)
Easy to grow (2)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (5)
Fast growing (3)
Flower spires (1)
Flowering (7)
Long flowering (2)
Low maintenance (4)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (2)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (2)
Resistant to diseases (1)
Small leaved (2)
Sublime umbelliferas (1)
Suitable for containers (3)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (2)
Sowing month outside
April (1)
October (1)
Multibuy packs
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Selected offers (10)
Ready made borders
Ready-made border Budget (1)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
Ready-made border Shady sanctuary (1)
Planting combinations
Dazzling colour weed-smothering plant combination (1)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (1)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)
Leaf colour
Green (9)
Purple (1)
Red (1)
Position
Back of border (1)
Bottom of hedges (2)
Front of border (7)
Middle of border (2)
Next to a patio (3)
Next to an entrance (1)
Next to seating areas (2)
Steep banks (5)
Walls & fences (1)
Soil moisture
Damp (1)
Dry/Sandy (7)
Normal (10)
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (1)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (1)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (1)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (1)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (2)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (1)
2018 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (1)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (1)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (1)
2026 - The Breathing Space Garden (1)
2026 - The Citi Season of Abundance Garden (1)
2026 - The Eden Project Garden (1)
2026 - The Kings Foundation Garden (2)
2026 - The Parkinsons UK Garden (1)
2026 - The Tate Britain Garden (1)
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Alchemilla erythropoda
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
5.0
5
4
(4)
Best Seller
25% off
Alchemilla mollis
From £2.24
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.6
5
29
(29)
Anchusa azurea
'Loddon Royalist'
From £13.99
available to order from summer
0 star
0.75 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
3.8
5
6
(6)
Angelica sylvestris
'Vicar's Mead'
From £13.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
5.0
5
1
(1)
Anthemis tinctoria
'Sauce Hollandaise'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.9
5
14
(14)
Arenaria montana
'Snow White'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Armeria maritima
'Morning Star White'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Asarum europaeum
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.5
5
6
(6)
Aubrieta
'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aubrieta gracilis
'Kitte Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.7
5
3
(3)
Other perennials starting with 'a'
Facing
East (7)
North (5)
South (9)
West (10)
Soil type
Acid (5)
Chalky soil (8)
Fertile garden soil or general-purpose compost (1)
Fertile garden soil or loam-based compost (1)
Fertile garden soil (9)
Heavy clay soil (5)
Tolerates most soils (5)
Well drained sandy soil (8)
Special conditions
Boggy or damp shade (1)
Coastal conditions (2)
Dry shade (2)
Dry sun (5)
Exposed positions (2)
Tolerates drought (3)
Sunlight
Full shade (1)
Full sun (9)
Partial shade (5)
Flowering month
March (3)
April (3)
May (5)
June (6)
July (2)
August (3)
September (2)
Flower colour
Blue (2)
Pink (1)
Purple (1)
White (4)
Yellow (3)
Evergreen / deciduous
Deciduous (4)
Evergreen (4)
Semi-evergreen (3)
Attractive to wildlife
Attractive to butterflies and moths (2)
Attractive to pollinators (6)
Attractive to wildlife (5)
RHS Plants for pollinators (6)
Rate of Growth
Average (5)
Fast (7)
Eventual size
Large (1)
Medium (1)
Small (9)
Special features
Climate resilient (5)
Easy to grow (2)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (5)
Fast growing (3)
Flower spires (1)
Flowering (7)
Long flowering (2)
Low maintenance (4)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (2)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (2)
Resistant to diseases (1)
Small leaved (2)
Sublime umbelliferas (1)
Suitable for containers (3)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (2)
Sowing month outside
April (1)
October (1)
Multibuy packs
6 packs (5)
Selected offers (10)
Ready made borders
Ready-made border Budget (1)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
Ready-made border Shady sanctuary (1)
Planting combinations
Dazzling colour weed-smothering plant combination (1)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (1)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)
Leaf colour
Green (9)
Purple (1)
Red (1)
Position
Back of border (1)
Bottom of hedges (2)
Front of border (7)
Middle of border (2)
Next to a patio (3)
Next to an entrance (1)
Next to seating areas (2)
Steep banks (5)
Walls & fences (1)
Soil moisture
Damp (1)
Dry/Sandy (7)
Normal (10)
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (1)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (1)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (1)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (1)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (2)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (1)
2018 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (1)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (1)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (1)
2026 - The Breathing Space Garden (1)
2026 - The Citi Season of Abundance Garden (1)
2026 - The Eden Project Garden (1)
2026 - The Kings Foundation Garden (2)
2026 - The Parkinsons UK Garden (1)
2026 - The Tate Britain Garden (1)
Sort by availability
Sort by popularity
Sort by availability
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Sort by latin name
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All items
All items
Available items
Showing
Perennials
Other perennials
Ground cover : Yes
clear all
10 items
Alchemilla erythropoda
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
5.0
5
4
(4)
Best Seller
25% off
Alchemilla mollis
From £2.24
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.6
5
29
(29)
Anchusa azurea
'Loddon Royalist'
From £13.99
available to order from summer
0 star
0.75 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
3.8
5
6
(6)
Angelica sylvestris
'Vicar's Mead'
From £13.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
5.0
5
1
(1)
Anthemis tinctoria
'Sauce Hollandaise'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.9
5
14
(14)
Arenaria montana
'Snow White'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Armeria maritima
'Morning Star White'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Asarum europaeum
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.5
5
6
(6)
Aubrieta
'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aubrieta gracilis
'Kitte Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
1 star
4.7
5
3
(3)
