Perennial Plants

Achillea 'Terracotta' is a stunning perennial prized for its unique flower heads that open in warm terracotta-orange tones before gradually softening to shades of peach, apricot, and golden buff as they mature. This ever-changing display creates weeks of rich colour and adds depth and texture to sunny borders.

Exceptionally drought tolerant once established, this easy-care perennial thrives in full sun and attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. It also makes an excellent cut or dried flower.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Yarrow
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Terracotta Orange ageing to Peach, Apricot & Golden Buff
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.75m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: June to September
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Alchemilla mollis is a charming, easy-to-grow perennial valued for its soft, scalloped foliage and airy sprays of lime-green flowers. The velvety leaves catch and hold raindrops like jewels, adding a magical quality to borders and cottage gardens. Flowering in early summer, it creates a soft, frothy effect that pairs beautifully with roses, lavender, and other colourful perennials.

Reliable, low maintenance, and highly versatile, Lady's Mantle is excellent for edging paths, softening borders, and providing attractive ground cover.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Lady's Mantle
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Lime-green flowers with fresh green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: June to August
• Position: Full Sun, Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Allium 'Millenium' is an award-winning perennial that produces perfectly rounded clusters of rosy purple flowers on sturdy stems from mid to late summer, just when many other perennials begin to fade. The neat clumps of glossy, strap-like foliage remain attractive throughout the season, while the nectar-rich blooms draw bees, butterflies, and other pollinators in abundance.

Compact, long flowering, and exceptionally easy to grow, this reliable variety thrives in sunny, well-drained positions and is ideal for borders, gravel gardens, and containers.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Ornamental Onion
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Rosy Purple
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.45m x S-0.4m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: July to September
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' is a particularly striking perennial, combining fiery orange, golden-yellow and red flowers with distinctive dark bronze-purple foliage. It flowers generously from early summer into autumn, creating a rich contrast that works beautifully in borders and containers. The blooms also make excellent cut flowers, lasting well when brought indoors.

Plant in fertile, well-drained soil in a warm, sheltered position. Regularly removing finished flowering stems encourages fresh growth and helps prolong its impressive flowering display.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Peruvian Lily
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Orange, Red & Golden Yellow
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.75m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy in sheltered areas, mulch well in colder locations
• Flowering Period: June to October
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Alstroemeria 'Summer Pepper' produces a spectacular display of rich crimson-red flowers with warm golden throats from early summer well into autumn. Bred for exceptional garden performance, this compact variety flowers continuously over many months, bringing vibrant colour to borders, patio containers, and cutting gardens.

Its long-lasting blooms are also excellent for floral arrangements.Easy to grow and reliable, Summer Pepper thrives in a sunny or partially shaded position with fertile, well-drained soil. Once established, it will reward you with an abundance of flowers year after year.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Peruvian Lily
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Crimson-Red with Golden Yellow Centres
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowering Period: June to October
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Anemone 'Harmony White' is a charming spring-flowering perennial that produces large, silky white blooms with fresh green centres above finely divided, fern-like foliage. Flowering early in the season, it brings a bright, elegant touch to borders, rock gardens, containers, and woodland-style plantings when many other plants are only beginning to emerge.

Part of the popular Harmony series, this compact variety offers larger flowers and a longer flowering period than many traditional anemones, making it a valuable source of early-season colour and an important nectar source for pollinators.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Windflower
• Type: Tuberous Perennial
• Colour: Pure white flowers with green centres
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: March to May
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Aster 'Little Carlow' is one of the finest late flowering perennials, producing masses of delicate lavender-blue, daisy-like blooms with golden centres from late summer into autumn. Its airy habit adds movement and softness to borders, while providing a valuable source of nectar for bees and butterflies when many other flowers are fading.

This robust, easy to grow variety forms an elegant clump that blends beautifully with ornamental grasses and other autumn perennials. It thrives in a sunny position and brings reliable colour to the garden year after year.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Michaelmas Daisy
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Lavender-Blue with Golden Yellow Centres
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-0.75m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowering Period: August to October
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Camassia cusickii is a striking late spring perennial that produces tall spires of star-shaped, soft lavender blue flowers with bright yellow stamens. Each upright stem carries dozens of blooms that open gradually from the base upwards, creating weeks of elegant interest.

Its strap-like green foliage forms a neat clump at ground level, allowing the flower spikes to rise cleanly above surrounding planting.

Characteristics:

• Type: Bulbous Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Soft lavender blue flowers with yellow stamens, green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1m x S-0.45m
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering Period: May to June
• Position: Full sun to partial shade, moist but well drained soil
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Campanula muralis is a charming, low-growing perennial that forms a dense carpet of fresh green foliage covered with masses of star-shaped violet-blue flowers throughout summer. Its spreading habit makes it ideal for softening the edges of paths, tumbling over walls, filling rockeries, or creating colourful ground cover in sunny and partially shaded areas.

Horticultural Note: Easy to grow and exceptionally floriferous, this reliable perennial provides weeks of vibrant colour while attracting bees and other pollinators to the garden.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Trailing Bellflower
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Violet-blue
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.15m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: June to September
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Crocosmia 'Lucifer' is a striking perennial known for its arching stems of brilliant scarlet-red flowers held above upright, sword-like green foliage. One of the best-known Crocosmia varieties, it provides bold midsummer colour and height in borders, with the flowers also attracting bees and other pollinators.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Montbretia
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Scarlet Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: July to September
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Dianthus Sunflor® 'Charmy' is a striking perennial that produces masses of richly coloured flowers in deep cerise-pink with contrasting white markings and delicately edged petals. The bold blooms stand proudly above neat mounds of blue-green foliage, creating a vibrant display that lasts for months.

Many of the flowers are lightly scented, making this variety a wonderful addition to patios, pathways, and sunny borders where both colour and fragrance can be enjoyed.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Pinks
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Deep cerise-pink flowers with white markings, blue-green evergreen foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.4m
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering Period: May to September
• Position: Full sun, well drained soil
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Dianthus Scent First® 'Sugar Plum' is a compact, highly fragrant perennial with beautifully detailed double flowers. Each bloom combines soft blush-pink petals with a rich raspberry-red centre, held above neat mounds of slender blue-green foliage.

Its strong clove-like fragrance makes it particularly rewarding near patios, paths and seating areas where the scent can be enjoyed.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Pink
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Blush Pink & Raspberry Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: May to September
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Dicentra 'Pink Diamonds' is a compact and floriferous bleeding heart that produces an abundance of elegant, pendant pink flowers from spring into early summer. Unlike many traditional Dicentra varieties, it forms a dense, mounded plant with attractive blue-green, finely divided foliage that remains decorative throughout the growing season.

The delicate blooms appear to float above the foliage, creating a soft, romantic display in shaded areas of the garden.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Bleeding Heart
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Soft pink flowers with blue-green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.4m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering Period: April to June
• Position: Partial shade to full shade, moist but well drained soil
• Pot Size: 1.5 Litre

Dierama pulcherrimum is a graceful perennial known for its arching stems carrying delicate, bell-shaped pink to purplish-pink flowers. The slender stems sway beautifully in the breeze above clumps of narrow, grass-like foliage, giving borders a light and elegant appearance through summer.

It grows best in a sunny, sheltered position with moist but well-drained soil and is particularly effective planted where its naturally arching flowers have room to move.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Angel's Fishing Rod
• Type: Evergreen to Semi-Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Pink to Purplish-Pink
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy in most areas, best protected from severe frost and cold, waterlogged conditions
• Flowering Period: June to August
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' is a compact, long-flowering perennial prized for its cheerful daisy-like blooms in shades of soft pink to lilac-pink with bright golden-yellow centres. Flowering generously from late spring through summer, it forms a neat mound of evergreen grey-green foliage that provides year-round interest.

Its naturally compact habit makes it perfect for coastal gardens, rockeries, containers, and the front of sunny borders. Tough, drought tolerant once established, and highly attractive to pollinators, this reliable variety performs particularly well in exposed coastal conditions where many other flowering plants struggle.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Seaside Daisy
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Soft pink to lilac-pink with golden-yellow centres
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.35m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: May to September
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' is an eye-catching evergreen perennial that delivers colour in every season. Its narrow grey-green leaves are boldly edged in golden yellow, while cool weather brings rich pink and red tones to the foliage. In spring, clusters of lime-green flowers emerge above the colourful leaves, creating a striking display that brightens borders and containers alike.

Exceptionally easy to grow, this compact variety is drought tolerant once established and thrives in sunny, well-drained spots, making it an excellent choice for low maintenance gardens.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Spurge
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Lime-Green Flowers with Variegated Green, Gold & Red Foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowering Period: March to May
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Euphorbia 'Miner's Merlot' is a striking evergreen perennial grown as much for its dramatic foliage as its flowers. Deep burgundy to purple-red leaves create year-round interest, while lime-green flower bracts emerge in spring, providing a vivid contrast that brightens borders and containers.

Its architectural form makes it an excellent feature plant in contemporary, Mediterranean, and gravel gardens. Tough, drought tolerant once established, and low maintenance, this Euphorbia thrives in sunny, well-drained positions and provides reliable structure throughout the seasons.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Spurge
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Lime-Green Flowers with Burgundy-Purple Foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowering Period: April to June
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Gaillardia 'Guapa Red' is a vibrant, long-flowering perennial that produces masses of rich red to fiery orange-red daisy-like blooms with warm golden centres from early summer well into autumn. Its compact, bushy habit makes it ideal for borders, patio containers, and pollinator-friendly planting, where its bold flowers provide months of colour with minimal care.

Thriving in sunny, well-drained locations, this hardy perennial is drought tolerant once established and continues to flower prolifically when spent blooms are regularly removed.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Blanket Flower
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Red to Orange-Red with Golden Centres
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.4m x S-0.45m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowering Period: June to October
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre