Large furry leaves with reddish reverse; abundant sheaves of pale pink blossom. A shrubby species and one of the best for planting out in summer though also excellent potted on a windowsill. Flowers any time. 70cm. Tender. H1b. 1L pot. Read more
A 60cm evergreen shrub with most pleasing woolly white foliage. The inflorescence forms a chaplet of pale green whorls, excellent for picking. H6. 1.5L pot. Read more
Velvety leaves turn almost black in deep shade. Vigorous and tender. 30cm. H1. 1L pot. Read more
Heart-shaped, finely puckered metallic silver leaves with radiating dark green markings. Velvety texture from a covering of fine hairs. Performed well over a long season in the Exotic Garden at Dixter. Tender. Creamy white flowers. 25cm. H1b. 10cm pot. Read more
Large, rounded, rich green leaves, glossy, rippled and muscular make an impressive site when grown well. Takes on shades of metallic grey, green, and burgundy in winter. Rich pink flowers follow in spring early summer. An amazing bergenia and one of the most striking. April-June. Perennial. 40cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Glossy green leaves turn beetroot red in the winter. Dramatic magenta flowers follow in the spring. Evergreen and one of the best. Perennial. 30cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A superior form of B. aurea found growing naturally in the USA. This tall, wiry, stemmed perennial, flowers from late summer into the autumn. Each yellow daisy flower has white-tipped petals. Will tolerate heavy soils. Hardy. 1.5m. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
An extraordinary perennial foliage plant with medium sized, cylindrical, coarse textured velvety green nettlelike leaves. Sounds dull but is in fact one of the most talked about plants in the garden. Makes an arresting feature. Hardy and tolerant of sun as well as part shade. 1.5m. H5. 2L deep pot. Read more
Billowing clouds of clear, white, golden-eyed daises in late-summer and autumn held on very upright stems with slim, mid-green leaves. Great for the back of the border. 1.5m. H6. 10cm pot. Read more
Evergreen shrub of spreading habit. The grey leaves quite simple but white or buff felted beneath. Masses of yellow daisies June through to autumn. 1.5m. H4. 2L pot. Read more
Tall and quick growing ‘giant salvia’ from Tropical Africa. Spires of large, violet-blue salvia-like flowers in summer, held on tall stems of large, bold foliage clasped round square stems. Used in the Exotic Garden at Dixter for the past two years. 2m. H2. 1L pot. Read more
A magnificent selection with enormous, silver-marbled, heart-shaped leaves through which appear sky blue flowers in the spring. Makes impressive mounds of perennial groundcover, 40cm high and nearly 1m across. H7. 1.5L pot. Read more