Description for Delphinium 'Pacific Giants Mixed' not available
Chaenomeles x superba 'Nicoline', winner of an RHS AGM, features vivid red flowers which appear just as the leaves emerge in March. Green, apple-like fruits with a delicate, sweet fragrance appear after the stunning flowers, turning a gorgeous golden colour as summer progresses into autumn. The fruits of the Flowering Quince are unpleasant in their raw form, but can be enjoyed cooked and also made into a tasty jam. This Japanese Quince is perfect for training as a wall shrub and is also well suited to cottage gardens, woodland gardens and mixed borders, thanks to its compact, spreading habit. Height: 1.2cm (4'). Spread: 2m (6.5').
Hibiscus syriacus 'Azurri' bears gorgeous, lilac-blue flowers, each with a contrasting maroon centre, from late summer through to October. Contrary to its exotic name and looks, this deciduous shrub is fully hardy and provides stunning, enduring colour long after other plants have faded. The three-lobed, dark green leaves, although late to appear in spring, make a superb foil for summer-flowering perennials. This attractive Rose Mallow is an excellent addition to any garden, where it is perfect for sunny borders and requires little maintenance. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 2m (6.5').
With its stiff, arching yet compact foliage and conveniently tidy growing habit, the Blue Fescue is an ornamental grass that won't leave you feeling blue! When grown in the sun its evergreen foliage is a beautiful silvery-blue colour, while its spiky, midsummer flowers have a green tint. Festuca glauca plants are easy to grow, forming neat clumps which rarely need maintaining. This grass looks great in rockeries and gravel gardens and the hardy perennial can also be grown alongside complementary Mediterranean-style plants in borders and containers.
Description for Linaria purpurea 'Cannon J Went' not available
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' forms mounds of silver-green foliage, and lilac-blue flower spikes from early summer. These nectar-rich blooms attract bees and pollinating insects, and cats adore the aromatic foliage. One of the most widely-grown Catmints, 'Six Hills Giant' is a tall variety, wonderful planted in generous swathes and allowed to spill from borders and soften path edges. A cottage garden favourite, it also makes a lovely cut flower.
Viola sororia ?Freckles? sports unusual violet-purple, speckled blooms during spring and summer. The eye-catching flowers are held above neat clumps of heart shaped, deep-green foliage. This charming Violet will abundantly self-seed, its offspring will around the garden to provide welcome reminders of its loveliness the next spring!
A truly amazing Heuchera! Vibrant raspberry-pink leaves mature to a fruity purple-pink with attractive veins. From late spring, dainty sprays of cream flowers are borne on tall wiry stems, which are particularly attractive to bees. This lively semi-evergreen perennial looks sensational in patio containers, the front of borders, or planted in bold drifts as ground cover. Heuchera ?Berry Smoothie? flowers can also be cut for a vase indoors.