The spectacular pin-striped leaves of Calathea 'Whitestar' have earned this beauty its common name of Zebra Plant. The patterned leaves have a gentle pink tint to their upper surface, and dark maroon undersides for a showy contrast.
A familiar silhouette in the UK landscape, this tough conifer is a British native and positively thrives on poorer soils. Pinus sylvestris is better known as the Scots Pine, forming a slender upright trunk with a bushy canopy above.
Alstroemeria ‘Summer Silvester’ is a medium-tall variety producing elegant white blooms with splashes of creamy yellow and attractive dark flecks.
Streptocarpus 'Bristol's Very Best' is a floriferous variety, producing masses of deep magenta flowers with flushes of pale pink and dark stripes around the throat held above a neat rosette of dark green, wrinkled foliage
This striking begonia makes an eye-catching specimen for the house or conservatory
Dwarf, bushy and well branched, it is covered in flowers from mid-July to September. The flowers are large (4in) and glowing pink. Weather resistant and does not need staking
A magical back of border plant with many large, silky blooms in shades from rich purple, through mauve, to the highly unusual and elusive blues. Flowers summer. Height: 150-180cm (5-6ft). Flowers in first year
Attractive dark purple-brown foliage and stems are followed in late spring to summer with lacy umbels of tiny white flowers, with small pink bracts. An eye-catching, clump forming biennial or short-lived perennial to provide a dark foliage contrast to borders. Occasionally a plain green seedling may appear, select seedlings with dark, purple brown foliage. Height: 60cm (24in)
A really choice border plant! Quickly becoming established, the many, strong erect stems are topped with plumes of white and lime-green bracts, which have a maroon underside. A superb plant to give colour balance to the garden. Although biennial, this salvia may be treated as a short lived perennial if flowers are removed in second and subsequent years.
A Fleuroselect Bronze Medal winner, Calendula 'Fiesta Gitana Mixed' is an easy to raise hardy annual that will flower virtually all summer long. With a wide colour range of fully double blooms and a compact habit, this is a superb bedding mixture. The plants are tolerant of even the poorest soils and are good subjects for outdoor containers. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 20cm (10).
The glistening white blooms of Lavatera trimestris 'Mont Blanc' open from delicately pink flushed buds throughout the summer. This popular annual Lavatera is excellent last minute gap filler for borders, blending beautifully into almost any planting scheme. With a low, bushy habit and dark green foliage, this elegant variety can be planted as a low screen or hedge, and also makes a fabulous cut flower. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).