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  • Boltonia
    • asteroides   CAG00138
      Height2mWidth45cmFlowering SeasonSu - AuWaterMLightFull Sun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      An herbaceous, evergreen, clumping perennial. Strappy glaucous foliage, hugs the ground in tight clumps, from these, erect stems arise, by late summer attaining a height of 2m plus, topped with large, branching, open heads of small, delicate, white, daisy flowers.
      A spectacular perennial if fed well, appearing like great white clouds hovering above the garden.
      Cut stems to the ground when spent. Do not smother while dormant.

  • Calamagrostis
    • x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’   CAG02016
      Height1.8mWidth60cmFlowering SeasonSu - AuWaterMLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A clumping grass of European origin and great repute, discovered by the notable Dutch nurseryman of the same name. A dense clump of gently weeping, rich green, 5mm wide leaves producing many vertical stems bearing tan plumes that are long lasting and age to a rich straw. Unfortunately evergreen in our climate, so we don't get the outstanding seasonal form of colder regions, but a good cut to ground level each autumn will see it fresh and vigorous through winter.

      Easily grown in any soil with moderate summer moisture.

      Has a more definitive presence than more arching, weeping type grasses, to the extant that it can be used in formal or rigid designs and makes an ideal soft, seasonal divider or low screen between different areas in the garden when in flower.

  • Campanula

    (Bellflowers)
    Campanulaceae

  • Centaurea
  • Cercis
  • Chasmanthium

    Poaceae

  • Crocosmia
    • x crocosmiiflora ‘Emily McKenzie’   CAG00189
      Height1mWidth75cmFlowering SeasonSu - AuWaterMLightLight Shade
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A tough cormous evergreen perennial for light shade. Fans of tall, strappy, sword-like, bronze green foliage, with pale red stems, arise from clusters of Gladioli-like corms. It bears in late summer spikes of large orange starry, lily-like flowers with mahogany markings.
      A splendid and unusual perennial, a must for any keen gardener, quickly clumping.
      Rare.

      All crocosmias are wonderful plants and deserve to be more widely grown. They are particularly valued for their bright flowers that appear before the autumn flowers start and when many of the summer flowers are taking a bit of break.

  • Dalea
    • purpurea   CAG02646

      (Purple prairie clover)
      Height60cmWidth30cmFlowering SeasonSp / AuWaterM - LLightFull Sun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Wand like stems lightly dressed in small divided leaves spring from a deep perennial taproot and are topped with small cone like heads of bright magenta flowers. Found throughout central North America and a natural component of the tall grass prairies, it is an appealing companion for your choice grasses, I might suggest Little blue stem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and/or Big blue stem (Andropogon gerardii) which are both natural and stunning associations, scatter it through a gravel garden to exemplify its form or simply mass it for a swathe of unadulterated summer colour.

      A nitrogen fixing legume well regarded for its ability to thrive in hot dry summers and poor soils in its native home. I will reserve my judgement until I have known it a little longer but strongly suspect we have a winner.

      Winter dormant and attractive in seed. For any sunny reasonably well drained soil, some amount of summer irrigation will be appreciated.

  • Deutzia
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