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.
Rarely offered for sale and new to our range, this is your chance to get a superb, long flowering perennial plant that will fill your garden with vivid blue flowers. Malva 'Primley Blue' is a compact perennial Mallow, growing to around 1m (3-4ft) and producing a spectacular show of blue flowers from June to October. Its lobed, green leaves are also an attractive feature being roughly heart-shaped, bringing texture and form to your garden. Perfect for growing in a pot, particularly if your soil is on the heavy side, your mallow will form a mound of dark-veined, blue flowers for a long period. An easy plant to grow for even beginner gardeners, 'Primley Blue' is reliable and fully hardy, returning to your garden year after year. Supplied as 3 x established plants, in 9cm pots, ready for immediate planting. Dormant November to March.
Description for Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana not available
An easily raised perennial thriving in sun or part shade and producing strong, erect stems crammed with white to pink flowers with purple, almost black 'flamedmarkings. Easy, thriving in most soils. A magnificent display. Flowers all summer. 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 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
An impressive summer bedding for height and fragrance, Nicotiana sylvestris graces your border throughout summer with tall, upright stems, lush leaves and elegant white blooms which flaunt a hint of pink blush. The distinct, sweet scent of the Tobacco Plant is a highlight in mixed borders and fits in well with a cottage-garden style.
This imposing half hardy annual has stout spikes bearing a cascading head of fragrant 3.5in long white blooms. It grows to a height of 90-120cm (36-48in) making it an excellent subject for the border. Occasionally a short lived perennial in a warm sheltered site
A delightful plant that requires little maintenance, Anemone sylvestris is a low-growing plant hardy perennial that forms clumps of feathery green leaves. During late spring you can expect an attractive display of delicately fragranced, yellow centred white flowers that explain why the plant is often known as Snowdrop Anemone. Anemone sylvestris can be left alone to reproduce in woodland gardens or the front of borders making it an excellent choice as a ground cover plant. If you can bear to cut them the flowers will well in a vase too. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 50cm (20).
Commonly known as the wild Tulip, this species is tough, reliable and easy to naturalise. Unlike the highly bred, shapely forms of today?s modern cultivars, Tulip sylvestris retains a carefree habit with wide, scented, golden blooms that rise upon slender stems.