This flamboyant grass makes a superb focal point for summer borders. The tall stems topped with feathery plumes of rich copper red look magnificent above clumps of narrow, green, arching foliage.
This spectacular perennial grass produces distinctive arching green foliage striped with horizontal cream bands. The tall flower plumes are long lasting, making an elegant focal point that will last well into winter. Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' creates a superb backdrop for summer perennials, adding height and vertical structure to summer borders. This RHS AGM maiden grass is easy to grow and requires little maintenance. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 90cm (35). Supplied in 9cm pots.
Excellent plants for borders and bedding. Masses of lightly fragrant flowers in a wide colour range, ideally suited to sunny positions. Height: and spread 23cm (9).
This stunning re-blooming Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy' begins flowering early in the season and produces further flushes throughout the summer. With coral pink blooms which are dabbed with strawberry red centres, each is carried above dense clumps of strap-like foliage from early summer. Like all Daylilies they are short lived, but the blooms of Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy' can last a full 24 hours before being replaced by new blooms the following day.
A big impact in summer borders for very little effort! From late summer, this low maintenance perennial grass produces spidery panicles of bronze tipped flower-spikes that slowly fade to silver as they mature. The tall flower stems rise magnificently above clumps of arching, green foliage.
Tall and imposing, with their own unique hairstyle! These magnificent allium bulbs produce an explosion of colour on every stem, from hundreds of individual florets. Flowering from late spring, with their deep red wine colour, they'll look superb planted amongst ornamental grasses or grouped in patio containers. Ht. 100cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Hundreds of frilled, bicolour blooms smother these free-flowering annuals in summer. Calibrachoa 'Can Can Double OrangeTastic' produces a continuous display of fresh flowers, which neatly drop to the ground when they are done ? so there?s no need for sticky deadheading.
This stunning hardy perennial is a real 'must' for the cut flower garden - its long stems are topped with exotic-looking double blooms in a remarkable blend of yellow and apricot with a pinky-purple blush on the edges of the showy petals. Fragrant flowers appear from May, bridging that gap between spring and summer.
This showy perennial is sure to grab the limelight at the front of your sunny borders. Slender blue-green foliage forms a dense clump over time, reminiscent of Iris, to which it is closely related.
This is a foxglove with a unique difference - instead of modestly facing downwards, the chunky flower spikes of Foxglove 'Candy Mountain' are packed with blooms which gaze upwards so you can see the intricate detail on the speckled throats. Enjoying a partially shaded position, undemanding Foxgloves are a classic choice for growing in woodland areas or in borders in the dappled shade of trees.
This easy to grow Coleus Canina keeps cats, dogs, rabbits and foxes away from your garden, also known as the ?Scaredy Cat? Plant. It produces an odour that cats in particular find offensive. It will be at its most effective when planted in a sunny spot, because the odour gets stronger the hotter leaves become ? fortunately the odour is barely obvious to humans! Coleus Caninai is easy to grow and will thrive on neglect as it is a naturally drought tolerant plant. It even produces attractive blue flowers during the summer months and early autumn. Height: 45cm (18).
A familiar sight in many cottage gardens, peonies are well known for their delightfully colourful displays in late spring. Peony ?Candy Strip? goes above and beyond this however due to the impressive marbling effect the large blooms have; boasting both pink and white mixed together to produce a magnificent striping effect. Given plenty of help from plant support to help hold the blooms aove the foliage, this hardy plant will just get bigger and better every single year. Height: 90cm (35?). Spread: 90cm (35?).