Unique looking spiky cones of cream-coloured flowers appear in early spring. Suitable for large pots and garden borders or gravel gardens.
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attractive to many pollinators, especially bumblebees
great for shade
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Unique looking spiky cones of cream-coloured flowers appear in early spring. Suitable for large pots and garden borders or gravel gardens.
This deciduous perennial can grow up to 1m tall and attracts butterflies, which is why it’s also called butterfly weed. Clusters of flat bright-orange flowers in midsummer are followed by long seedpods.
This evergreen perennial stands out because of it’s unusual look with its sturdy flower stems that are covered in whorls of pale yellow hooded flowers. After flowering these turn into architectural seedheads that give interest to your border in the bleak winter months and offer shelter for small insects.
This rare herbaceous plant has thin stems with wavy leaves that are topped by delicate cream and purple flowers shaped like little teacups. The flowers appear in spring and bloom all the way through to summer. This delightful plant is hardy and always grows back even after very cold winter weather.
This native wildflower bears large white or pink flowers with a purple lower lip that sit on honey-scented foliage traditionally used in “Maybowl” beverages and retaining its fragrance once it’s dried. Melittis Melissophyllum is a very tough plant and can survive long periods of summer drought once it’s established.
Gaillardia “Arizona Apricot” is a compact perennial that grows up to 30cm high and bears large, daisy-like flowers in shades of orange and apricot from early summer. This plant can cope well in drought.
Eryngiums are very robust plants that grow well in full sun and can be tolerant to drought. The plants bear spikey cone-shaped flowerheads in blue and silver-grey tones. Spent flowerheads give winter interest to your border, so don’t cut them back straight away.
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