Herbaceous perennials bring a riot of colours into the garden. We offer hundreds of different varieties which are suitable for all sorts of situations and for flowering at almost any time of year
Excellent, recently introduced bellflower. Flowers over a very extended season, with successive dark purple buds opening to pale lavender-blue flowers, lending the whole plant a striking bi-colour appearance. Grow in moist but well drained soils in full sun or light shade. Fully hardy. H: 50cm, Commercial propagation prohibited
Lovely form of ‘bell flower’ bearing large dark violet-blue flowers in mid summer. May re-bloom if cut back and fed. Prefers full sun to dappled shade. Fully hardy. H: up to 40cm
A new and very compact form of bell flower. Grows into clumps of erect, stiff stems with mid-green leaves and dense clusters of white bell-shaped flowers in early summer. Cut back for second flowering. Fully hardy. Prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun or partial shade. H: 50cm
Tall, fully hardy perennial with soft pink flowers from early summer to autumn. Vigorous clump forming. Prefers moist but well drained soil; light shade for best colour. H: 1.2-1.5m; W: 60cm.
Lovely 'cottage garden' hardy perennial, forming neat rosettes of bright green leaves and in summer tall spires carrying unusually large poweder blue 'bell flowers'. Best in fulll sun and moist, well drained soils. Full height of the flower stems will be about 90cm
Clump forming, upright, hardy perennial flowering in mid summer. Slender tall stems, up to 60cm, carry mid-blue flowers,with outward curling petals revealing a further inner set of petals inside the flower. Hardy. H:60cm. Full sun and moist but well drained soil preferred.
Ornamental thistle, native to the Balkans. Produces brilliant red flowers on tall stems in summer and will continue flowering if dead-headed. Silvery-leaves, intriguing bristly bronze-coloured flower buds and last well as a cut flower. Very attractive to bees and butterflies. Best in full sun and moist but well drained soils.
Centaurea macrocephala has many common names, including bighead knapweed, lemon fluff, or yellow bachelor's button. It is native to the Caucasus and enjoys growing in full sun and in any decent garden soil, being remarkably resilient and tolerant of poor conditions. In summer it will produce large, yellow flowerheads, atop tall stems, that will be very popular with bees and butterflies. Fully hardy, Height: 1.75m
White flowerheads with a clear purple heart are borne on dense grey/green woolly stems from late spring to summer. Moist but well drained soil preferred. Fully hardy. H: 45cm; W:60cm.
Centaurea nigra is a species of perennial flowering plant, and a stalwart of any meadow type planting intended to attract bees. The fluffy mauve flowerheads are in fact one of the very best sources of nectar of any plant found naturally gowing in Britain. Full sun and moist but well drained soil preferred. Fully hardy. Height: about 1m
