Creeping evergreen perennial, excellent for paving in sun or shade. Carmine red burrs in summer. Tough and rampant but easily controlled. 15cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Glossy, comb-like foliage. Spikes of sinister, hooded flowers in pink and puce. Very reliable perennial flowerer and self-sows freely! June-Sept. 1m. H7. 10x10x11cm pot. Read more
One of the best perennial monkshoods on the market. Large mid-blue hooded flowers are held on upright stems. Leaves are dark green and glossy. Compact and floriferous and loves a moist and fertile soil. August-September. 1.2m. H7. 10x10x11cm pot. Read more
A fine, upstanding perennial monkshood, with multiple spires of blue flowers late in the season. September - October. 2m. H7. 10cm pot Read more
One of the best perennial monkshoods on the market. Large mid-blue hooded flowers are held on upright stems. Leaves are dark green and glossy. Compact and floriferous and loves a moist and fertile soil. August-September. 1.2m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A perennial stunner. Scented white flowers resembling pipe-cleaners float above deeply cut, dark purple-brown, architectural leaves. 2m. H7. 2L pot. Read more
Tender, shrubby succulent, branching to form a bush, with a rosette of purple foliage at the end of every branch. Stylish. 80cm. H1c. 10cm pot. Read more
Sub-shrub to 2m with flat corymbs of white blossom among shining foliage. Loved by butterflies. Prune hard in spring. Needs sun and shelter. Sept-Oct. H4. 2L Read more
Clump-forming perennial that is tough and easy. Greeny yellow flowers are produced mid to late summer. The soft green lobed shaped leaves are especially attractive as it gathers water droplets. Tolerates dry conditions in sun or part shade. Seeds around freely. 45cm. H7. 10cm 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
An enigmatic looking half-hardy woody-based perennial, with double lobed pea-like leaves and yellow pea-like flowers. Distinctive purple veined stipules clasp round the stems. Looks other worldly. Hardier than you think and unexpectedly stylish. Benefits from a protective winter mulch. A ‘must have‘ foliage plant. 2m. H5. 2L pot. Read more
Annual or biennial umbellifer with heads of the purest white, beautifully presented flowers you ever saw. Raise in pots under cold glass, plant out in spring. A winner. June. 2m if autumn-sown; 1m if spring-sown. H6. 10cm pot. Read more