Nursery Catalogue
Plant mail order will be extended until further notice
PLEASE READ:
WE HAVE HAD AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF ORDERS AND THERE WILL BE A LONGER THAN USUAL DELAY IN RECEIVING A RESPONSE TO YOUR PLANT ENQUIRY. WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO CONTACT YOU AND DELIVER YOUR PLANTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
How to check for availability
Use our Nursery Catalogue to check for availability of plants, select plants and add them to the enquiry list. View your selection and send it to the Nursery. (Plant photos taken at Great Dixter – majority by Carol Casselden).
What happens next
We reply to your list within 3 working days with availability of plants. Then, if you would like to proceed with an order, please contact us by telephone with credit or debit card details. If you do not receive an email from us within a week of making contact, please check your junk email folder before getting in touch.
Mail order delivery
**MAIL ORDER is continuing until further notice**
Postage and Packing Charges
Postage and packing charges for orders up to £100 is £10. For orders over £100 we charge £15. Please see our terms of business for more details concerning plant mail orders.
Collecting Plants
Plants may also be collected direct from the nursery all year round. We are happy to reserve plants for collection if you would email us your list prior to your visit. Bringing your own box will be appreciated.
Pot sizes and prices
In general our £3.50 plants are in 9cm pots. £4.50 plants are in 10x10x11cm pots, £6.50 plants are in 1.5 – 2 litre pots and £8.50 plants are in 2 litre deep pots. But there are always exceptions and as the season progresses and plants grow, they may be potted on and thus incur a price increase.
Name Changes (most notably Asters)
https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/nursery-catalogue/products/asters/
Where plant names have newly changed they are listed under their new name, with their previous name or synonym listed in parenthesis. Most notably, many plants, but not all, in the Aster family have now been re-classified as Symphyotrichum, Eurybia and Galatella amongst others. Please check the list under these new names to find the plants that you are searching for.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM)
Sun
Part shade
Shade
Plant Breeder's Rights
Too fragile for despatchClematis Key
S - denotes species and small flowered hybrids
L - denotes large flowered hybrids
Pruning:
a - no regular pruning needed.When space is limited, immediately after flowering cut out all shoots that have flowered.
b - cut out dead growth and weak shoots to a strong pair of buds, February to early March. Separate and train remaining growths.
c - cut all shoots hard back in February to early March to a strong pair of buds 1m or less above ground level.
Most clematis flower continuously or at intervals over a period of several months.The beginning of the flowering period is indicated by a number as follows:
1 - Spring to mid-June
2 - mid-June to August
Download our Nursery Catalogue for further information on the clematis.
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Hakonechloa macra Aureola
A low, deciduous perennial grass, strongly contributing from April, when bright yellow spears push up, through summer, variegated yellow and green, into autumn... More Info » 
Hakonechloa macra Sunflare
An easy grass with vibrant chartreuse leaves turning intense golden yellow with more sun. Tips randomly highlighted in deep crimson. Airy sprays of flowers Aug-Sept. 35cm. H7. 
Hebe Pewter Dome
Compact, glaucous, 30cm tall bush, covered with spikelets of white flowers with purple anthers. June-July. Hardy. H5. 
Hebe stenophylla (syn. H. parviflora angustifolia)
An open-textured, fine-leaved species with a summer-long succession (worth deadheading) of slender, white-flowered spikelets... More Info » 
Hedera algeriensis Gloire de Marengo
Fast growing and quite large-leaved, this ivy, with its green, grey and white variegation, is particularly lively. Climbs a long way. 4m. H5. 
Hedera colchica Dentata Variegata
An ivy whose extra large leaves are variegated with primrose yellow. Evergreen, for sun or shade; for ground cover or self-clinging climber. 5m. H5. 
Hedera helix Erecta
Upright and unusual; this non-climbing ivy with small glossy dark green leaves will give the contrast you need in a semi-shaded position. 45cm. H5. 
Hedera helix f. poetarum Poetica Arborea
This non-climbing mature ivy makes a handsome, rounded bush covered with polished lance leaves. Flowers abundantly in autumn... More Info » 
Hedychium
We hope to have some of our Dixter favourites available in summer from the Nursery. H3. Price TBC. 
Helenium Moerheim Beauty
The best of the lot. Warm bronze petals fading to brown. Will supply a second crop of blossom when dead-headed. Goes well with Salvia x superba. July-Sept. 1.3m. H7.