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  • Agastache
    • foeniculum   CAG01835

      (Anise hyssop, Licorice mint)
      Height1.2mWidth1mFlowering SeasonSu - AuWaterMLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A vigorous, clumping, Winter dormant perennial. Strong, square, stiffly erect stems, bear pairs of dark green, softly textured, sharply toothed, broadly lance shaped leaves which are strongly scented of licorice. All Summer and Autumn fat spikes of purple, tubular flowers are borne in great profusion to the delight of many nectar feeding insects.

      Cut to the ground in Autumn or enjoy the seed heads over Winter.

      Great for the tall border, or the back of a shorter one, perhaps with Salvia azurea and Monarda fistulosa.
      The fast growing mounds of leaves in Spring are alone, enough to make it worthy of garden space.

    • foeniculum ‘Aurea’   CAG01738
      Height1mWidth80cmFlowering SeasonSu - AuWaterMLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Not quite as vigorous as the species the chartreuse coloured leaves of this variety make it all the more valuable as a foliage plant.

      Try a few in a bed of Delphinium ‘Blue Butterfly’ and Nepeta subsessilis for cool effect, add a backdrop of Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’ (Golden hop) and Ipomoea ‘Scarlett O'Hara’ for a little more oomph.

  • Aloe
  • Amorpha
    • fruticosa   CAG01866

      (False indigo)
      Height3mWidth2mFlowering SeasonSp - SuWaterMLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A quick growing, elegant, multi stemmed, winter deciduous, leguminous shrub from eastern North America that is sure to draw comment from garden visitors. Small elliptical leaflets make up lacy foliage from which long spikes of bottlebrush-like, deep purple flowers wave languorously in late spring.

      In need of some water but otherwise very tolerant of heat and exposure.
      Irresistible to nectar feeding insects.

  • Andropogon
    • gerardii   CAG02015

      (Big bluestem, Turkey foot)
      Height2mWidth50cmFlowering SeasonSummerWaterM - LLightFull Sun
      Andropogon gerardii
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A magnificent deciduous grass from the tall grass prairies of North America. Soft, mid to blue green, narrow leaves rise from a dense clump of subterranean corms. Unexciting three parted flowers are borne in Summer but it in Autumn the leaves colour spectacularly, in reds, yellows and oranges.
      Makes an elegant screen, backdrop or cattle feed.
      Very deep rooted and dry tolerant once established.

      Well behaved, long lived, thrives in all but extremely wet soil and extremely low maintenance, cut it to ground level in Winter.

  • Artemisia
    • alba ‘Canescens’   CAG00991
      Height20cmWidth50cmFlowering SeasonSummerWaterLLightFull Sun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A grouncovering shrub of the utmost hardiness, forming a fine, silver, coral-like cushion, purple tinted under drought stress or in autumn before shedding its leaves over winter. Relatively slow growth yields years of undemanding beauty besides paths or scattered through boulders and is a perfect cover for summer dormant bulbs or other low plants of fine form. Tapering spires of pale yellow, button-like flowers lend an elegant effect but are of little import and, here at least, are seldom seen.

      Easily grown in any soil, or rock crevice, though not so happy in clay. Summer water unnecessary but tolerated, though not likely to last long in regions with high summer humidity. At it's best where lesser plants scorch and fry.

    • stelleriana   CAG00108

      (Oldwaman, Dusty miller, Beach wormwood)
      Height10cmWidth40cmFlowering SeasonSummerWaterLLightSun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A gorgeous perennial groundcover, forming a carpet of gently lobed, white, felty leaves. Vertical stems of pale yellow, button flowers add contrast in summer but may be considered no more than a distraction.

      Native to coastal dunes of Kamchatka and Japan and demanding of impeccable drainage but delighted with exposure, high wind, salt spray and lean soil. Winter deciduous and immune to cold.

      Distinctly different, broader leaves, perhaps indicative of its greater tolerance to summer humidity than most of the silver Wormwoods, excellent on the eastern seaboard, this comes at the cost of needing some summer water in mediterranean and arid regions.

  • Aster
  • Baptisia
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