Tarragon. The popular culinary herb. Grey aromatic green leaves with insignificant small yellow flowers June-August. We offer the excellently flavoured French kind. 90cm. H6. 9cm pot. Read more
Large heads of spiky mauve flowers, May-June, which persist to summer’s end, gradually bleaching. Most cooperative mixed border Allium to interplant Japanese anemones and other late perennials; also among shrubs. Self-sows if allowed to ripen seed. 50cm. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
Giant Chives. Beautiful and edible. Showy pink and mauve flower globes. May to autumn. 30cm. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
Rich, violet purple heads May-June. 60-80cm. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
An old favourite of Christopher Lloyd’s, which continues to persist at the foot of our Blue Garden French Coffee Pots. A gem from the Spanish Pyrenees with broad loose clusters of large bright yellow starry flowers flushed with a hint of green. Petite but cheerful. Hardy. June. 20cm. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
Sometimes called the Bride’s Onion or Naples Garlic, this little charming white Allium has been a favourite at Dixter for years. Only 30cm high with green grass-like leaves in late autumn and winter, the scented clusters of white stars form decorative umbels in late spring. A hardy perennial bulb that will naturalise if given the chance. perfect succession in a semi-shaded corner. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
A very useful onion with tennis ball-sized heads of mauve flowers held on strong upright stems. Perennial and will seed itself around. May-June. 1m. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
Bright green rush-leaves offset globes of deep mauve flowers for many weeks. Clump-forming. July-Aug. 20cm. 9cm pot Read more
A small onion with unusual bright blue flowers in June. Easy in a dry sunny spot. 60cm. H7. 9cm pot. Read more
One of the prettiest of all silver foliage perennial plants. Hummocks of finely dissected leaves. 30cm. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
(Same as A. cupaniana). A vigorous, perennial loose mat of grey cut-leaves. Masses of showy white daisies, May-June. Good as carpet for late tulips. 30cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
An abundant bloomer with mid green feathery aromatic foliage and flat heads of cherry pink flowers, a cheerful addition particularly in well drained sites from June to late Aug. 60cm. H7. 10cm pot Read more