Our own celandine in which the usual cheerful yellow flowers look marvellous against rich purple foliage. Tuberous perennial. Will happily colonise a space. Summer dormant. 5cm. 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
The Snake’s Head Fritillary is the most charming of all bulbous perennials with thin wispy glaucous green leaves, and delicate stems holding dangling bell-shaped flowers in shades of creamy green to deep maroon. Each flower is animated with reptilian checkerboard markings. April-May. Moist soil. Naturalises. 40cm. H5. 9cm pot. Read more
A self-sowing, monocarpic umbellifer which usually flowers within 3 years, making drifts of cool, lime-greeny-yellow blossom, especially good in shade. Becomes dormant in summer. May. 1m. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
Tall wands of violet-blue flowers in abundance over a long period with lots of characteristic aromatic fragrance. Reliable and easy to grow perennial. June-Oct. 1m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
An elegant perennial with attractive glossy green foliage and plumes of refined pure white flowers early to midsummer. Hardy, prefers a good moist garden soil. 45-60cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A compact hardy perennial with attractive finely cut fernlike leaves and loose plumes of shell-pink flowers. Grows to only 25cm and like the rest, thrives in good, moist garden soil. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A reliable North American bulb with deep blue, starlike flowers held on stiff stems. Has naturalised in our meadows. Deciduous perennial. 40cm. Part shade and sun. H4. 10cm pot. Read more
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The most intense shade of campanula blue within this species and only 1m tall. Thoroughly effective border perennial. July. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Perennial with china blue bells. June-July. 1m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
An old favourite for rock gardens and edging. Hummocks of blue bells. June-Aug. Perennial. 25cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more