Herbaceous Perennials
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Squirrel Corn Papaveracae
A graceful shade-loving herbaceous perennial with heart-shaped flowers and delicate ferny blue-green foliage. Excellent for a fertile shady position. E. USA
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hardy ginger lily with lush green leaves and dense orange spikes to 1.2m. Sun or part-shade. Introduced by Frank Kingdon-Ward from Assam at 2000m in 1938.
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hardy ginger lily with lush green leaves and wonderful evening scented strong peachy apricot flower spikes. Found by Edward Needham at 2400m in Hongu Khola valley, near Sorung, east Nepal.
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hardy ginger lily with large open peachy scented flower spikes and lush green leaves. Collected by Tony Schilling in 1966 at 2700m in the Dudh Kosi Valley, in Khumbu, eastern Nepal.
Kahili Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hardy ginger lily with wide bright canary yellow flower spikes appearing in September. Hardy, but needs a hot position to flower successfully. Strongly scented. Mulch the rhizomes over winter.
Gomez's Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
NEW Hardy ginger lily with delicate bright canary yellow flower spikes and orange anthersappearing in September. Hardy. Slightly evening scented. Mulch the rhizomes over winter. Very rare in cultivation. Manipur, India
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hardy ginger lily with attractive lush dark green leaves with deep maroon undersides. Large individual red flowers, slightly scented in September/October on spikes to 90cm. Found in Bhutan by H. F. Green in 1911.
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hardy ginger lily with creamy white flowers and flesh red corolla and filament. Not the most spectacular of the hardy hedychiums it is one of the hardiest and flowers reliably outside. Ht 90cm.
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Hedychium spicatum is one of the easiest and hardiest Ginger Lilies to grow. They thrive in a sunny well drained position. Often flowering from July until the frosts. They benefit from extra moisture over the summer period. Taller and more robust than H.s. 'Singalila'.
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
H. spicatum is variable and this is an early flowering form. Very reliable and hardy. Useful in large drifts on a well drained soil. Fruits are eaten with lentils in India
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
H. spicatum collected by Bleddyn & Sue Wynn-Jones from Singalila Ridge, Nepal. More densely flowered than the form and leaves that have maroon undersides.
Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
Formerly H. coccineum ‘Tara’, Tara was seed collected from Nagarkot Ridge (2280m), Nepal in 1972 by Tony Schilling. Tall stout stems of glaucous blue-green leaves and 20cm spikes of bright orange flowers. Hardy. Ht 1.8m.
Yunnan Ginger Lily Zingiberaceae
The true short hardy form of H. yunnanense. Early flowering with creamy yellow flowers with a flesh red filament. First to flower with us. Highly recommended.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Tall clump-forming perennial with large reddish brown flowers and brown disc florets from late July. Ht 1.2.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Medium-sized sneezeweed with rich red petals and golden edges to the petals. Flowers from late July. Ht 1m.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Medium-sized sneezeweed with rich mahogany flowers in September. 1m.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Short early flowering sneezeweed with dark red flowers and a dark disc florets. A slight blue hue. Ht 80cm.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
One of the most popular varieties, with rich red fading to orangy-brown. Dark brown disc floret. July/August Ht 1.1m.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
A short golden yellow flowered variety with golden disc florets. Ht 60cm.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Long flowering form from De Vroomens, Holland with deep red flowers and black disc florets. Self-supporting. Ht 65-90cm.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
A popular compact cultivar, that forms bushy plants that flower from late July with ruby red flowers. Introduced in 1989 by Zur Linden. Ht 65cm.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Another popular short variety, growing to 90cm with variable red-orange colour. Long flowering especially if dead headed. From Kees Sahin.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Tall late flowering variety with strong orange colour. Flowering from September into late October. Bred by Karl Foerster.
Sneezeweed Asteraceae
Short, compact cultivar to 60cm, flowering from mid-July, with vermillion red with chocolate cones.
Willow-leaved Sunflower Asteraceae
Perennial foliage plant for the back of the border. Graceful willowy leaves on strong tall wiry stems to 2.5m. Small yellow daisies in October.
Thin-leaved Sunflower Asteraceae
Robust handsome medium-sized perennial sunflower with broad yellow petals and yellow disc florets. Mid-border. Excellent as a cut flower. Ht 1.2m.
Thin-leaved Sunflower Asteraceae
Popular tall perennial sunflower with branches of lemon yellow daisies in late summer. Excellent for back of border. Moisture retentive soil. Ht 1.2m.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Semi-evergreen perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and scented lemon yellow star-shaped flowers in June & July. Edible flowers. Ht 75cm. Good in clay.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Deciduous perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and deep yellow petals with a deep marron centre. June/July Ht 60-90cm.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Deciduous perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and bright yellow petals with maroon reverse to the petals. June/July. Edible flowers. Ht 90cm.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Semi-evergreen perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and scented lemon yellow flowers with wavy, reflexed petals. July/August. Edible flowers. Bred by Mead in 1925. Ht 75cm.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Deciduous perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers from July to frost. Edible flowers. Ht 30cm.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Deciduous perennial with broad strap-shaped leaves and large fleshy trumpet-shaped flowers with orange-red petals. Sun or part-shade. Ht 75cm.
Day Lily Xanthorrhoeaceae
Semi-evergreen dwarf perennial with narrow strap-shaped leaves and masses of golden-yellow flowers. Ht 30cm.
Cotton Rose Malvaceae
Herbaceous hibiscus with double pink to white blooms and velvety palmate leaves. Leaves edible. Hot position. Ht 1.2m.