Plants with Purpose

Achillea 'King Alfred' is a compact, clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with finely-divided, grey-green leaves and erect, branching stems bearing dense, flattened clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers throughout summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Deciduous Perennial
• Colour: Pale-Yellow
• Height & Spread: H0.1m x S 0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: All Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Agapanthus 'Blue Giant' is an herbaceous perennial with large umbels of funnel-shaped blue flowers in mid and late summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Herbaceous, Summer Perennial
• Colour: Blue
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Agaphantus 'Brilliant Blue' is a compact herbaceous perennial, that grows to about 50cm tall. This plant flowers in the summer showing loose clusters of blue flowers with a striking darker strip running through the petals. Evergreen foliage gives interest all year.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Blue
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Half Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Agapanthus are South African plants with strap-like leaves and showy flowers in shades of blue, violet or white. They're ideal for growing in containers, from which their pretty blooms stand tall, spilling over other pots.

Agapanthus africanus 'Albus' bears white flowerheads, in contrast with fresh green foliage. For best results grow in a sheltered, sunny spot, in moist but well-drained soil. In exposed areas Agapanthus africanus 'Albus' benefits from winter protection. Alternatively, grow it in pots and move indoors in autumn.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Perennial
• Colour: White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: Late Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Agapanthus Ever White is a semi-dwarf, compact herbaceous perennial producing multiple, upright stems with clusters of pure white flowers throughout the summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Perennial
• Colour: White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Agapanthus 'Blue' from the Summer Love Series has been specially bred to be much more floriferous, starting in May and continually flowering right through to September. This compact perennial features clusters of open, trumpet-shaped blooms, creating spherical flower heads.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Blue
• Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer and Autumn
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Agapanthus Summer Love 'White' is an early-blooming white variety of the Summer Love series. It features wispy, bell-shaped, fragrant blooms from early to late summer, making it ideal for mixed borders or seasonal beds.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: White
• Height & Spread: H-0.45m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Early Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz' is an outstanding perennial with deep bronze green foliage. Upright spikes, up to 8"/20cm tall, of deep blue flowers appear from April to June. A real steady choice that thrives in shade.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Purple/Blue
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.2m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: April-June
• Position: Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 1 Litre

This item is available for collection only

The Sphere-like heads of the 'Globemaster' can grow up to 15cm across, and are made up of numerous star-shaped, sterile flowers. This perennial looks great in pots, but they can also be woven through a sunny border. Avoid excessive moisture from late summer when dormant.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Purple
• Height & Spread: H 0.8m x S 0.2m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: July
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

This item is available for collection only.

One of the most popular of all the alliums with a striking silhouette which makes them particulary well suited to gravel or prairie-style planting schemes, but also look atractive in pots or mixed borders.

Their heavy packed umbels of deep, star-shaped flowers appear in early summer above star-shaped grey-green leaves (which will have started to die off by the time blooms form). Plant with herbaceous geraniums or ornamental grasses to help mask the leaves as they die off.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Lilac
• Height & Spread: 1m x 0.1m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

This item is available for collection only.

One of the most popular of all the alliums with a striking silhouette which makes them particulary well suited to gravel or prairie-style planting schemes, but also look atractive in pots or mixed borders.

Their heavy packed umbels of deep, star-shaped flowers appear in early summer above star-shaped grey-green leaves (which will have started to die off by the time blooms form). Plant with herbaceous geraniums or ornamental grasses to help mask the leaves as they die off.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Lilac
• Height & Spread: 1.2m x 0.2m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Allium Summer Beauty is a late flowering perennial with globe-shaped, light-pink/purple flowers in July. Neat upright, clump forming foliage. Attracts butterflies. Drought tolerant.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Purple
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.1m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' is a beautiful exotic looking vigorous perennial with coppery-orange and golden-yellow flowers that are ideal to brighten up the garden. Adorned with dark burguny streaks, the eye-catching flowers bloom profusely for weeks above handsome foliage of lance-shaped, rich bronze leaves.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Orange
• Height & Spread: H-0.75m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June & July
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' is a beautiful exotic looking vigorous perennial with coppery-orange and golden-yellow flowers that are ideal to brighten up the garden. Adorned with dark burguny streaks, the eye-catching flowers bloom profusely for weeks above handsome foliage of lance-shaped, rich bronze leaves.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Orange
• Height & Spread: H-0.75m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June & July
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Anemone 'Elfin Swan' is a compact, clump-forming, woody-based perennial with oval, palmate, toothed, dark green leaves and, from early summer to early autumn, dark, erect, branching stems bearing semi-double, white flowers, purple on the reverse.

Characteristics:

• Type: Compact, Clump-Forming, Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.4m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Navy & White' is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with deeply-divided, blue-green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, upright stems bearing nodding flowers with white inner petals surrounded by spurred, purple-blue outer petals.

Characteristics:

• Type: Deciduous Perennial
• Colour: Purple-Blue, White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Late Spring & Early Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 1 Litre

'Spring Magic Yellow' is a compact, mound-forming, herbaceous perennial with deeply-divided, dark blue-green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, upright stems bearing spurred, yellow flowers with paler outer petals.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Yellow
• Height & Spread: H-40cm x S--40cm
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: Late Spring / Early Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 1 Litre

Commonly known as Sea Pink or Thrift, this low growing plant forms a compact mound of grass like leaves. It's pretty globular white flower heads with bloom from April - June. Perfect for coastal gardens or rockeries, but will also do fine in flower beds.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: White
• Height & Spread: Height 50cm x Spread 50cm
• Flowers: Spring and Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Hardiness: Hardy