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Farfugium japonicum 'Crispatum'
A loose clump-forming evergreen perennial with big curly
green leaves. Yellow flowers. Height 60cm. Spread 60cm.
Flower colour Yellow. Flowers from September to November.
Evergreen. Foliage colour Green, Yellow. Frost hardy. Sheltered
Site. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with
peat and a suitable fertiliser.
Filipendula purpurea
A clump-forming perennial with lobed green leaves, crimson-purple
stems carry plumes of carmine-red flowers become paler as
they age. Height 1.2m. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Red. Flowers
from July to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy.
Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Filipendula vulgaris 'Multiplex'
(Plena)
Dropwort. A rosette-forming
perennial with fern-like, finely divided, dark green leaves,
plumes of double creamy-white, flowers. Height 45cm. Spread
45cm. Flower colour White. Flowers from July to August.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Francoa sonchifolia
Bridal Wreath. A rosette-forming
perennial with deeply lobed green leaves and spikes of pretty
pink flowers with dark pink markings. Height 60-90cm. Spread
30cm. Flower colour Pink. Flowers from June to July. Evergreen.
Foliage colour Green. Frost hardy. Protect from winter wet.
Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Francoa sonchifolia Rodgersons
Form
Purple spike. A rosette-forming
perennial with basal green leaves. Tall stems of compact
racemes of deep pink flowers marked crimson. Height 60-90cm.
Spread 30cm. Flower colour Pink. Flowers from June to July.
Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Frost hardy. Protect from
winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before
planting. Sun/semi shade
Gaillardia x grandiflora
'Burgunder'
Blanket Flower. A bushy often
short-lived perennial with mid-green leaves. Free-flowering
with Wine-red flowers. Height 90cm. Spread 45cm. Flower
colour Red. Flowers from June to September. Herbaceous.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Gaillardia x grandiflora
'Kobold ' Goblin
Blanket Flower. A busy often
short lived perennial with mid green leaves. Free flowering
with rich red flowers with yellow petal tips and red centres.
Height 30cm. Spread 45cm. Flowers from June to September.
Herbaceous. Hardy.
Gaura lindheimeri
A bushy clump-forming perennial with slender stems. Produces
star- shaped white flowers fading to pink. Height 1.5m.
Spread 90cm. Flower colour White. Flowers from July to September.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Gaura lindheimeri 'Corrie's
Gold'
A bushy clump-forming perennial with slender stems and gold
margined leaves. Produces star-shaped white flowers fading
to pink. Height 1.5m. Spread 90cm. Flower colour White.
Flowers from July to September. Herbaceous. Foliage colour
Green, Gold. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly
before planting.
Geranium 'Brookside'
Cranesbill. A magnificent perennial
with finely divided green leaves. Bowl-shaped violet-blue
flowers with a pale centre. Height 45-70cm. Spread 20-30cm.
Flower colour Violet, Blue. Flowers from May to July. Herbaceous.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium cantabrigiense
Cranesbill. A mat of almost
evergreen deeply cut and pointed light green leaves. Bright
pink, funnel-shaped flowers. Height 45cm. Spread 60-90cm.
Flower colour Pink. Flowers from May to September. Evergreen.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium 'Patricia'
Cranesbill. A tall plant with
very large handsome leaves and large reddish purple flowers
with a dark, star-shaped eye. Height 30cm. Spread 30cm.
Flower colour Red, Purple. Flowers from June to September.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium 'Phillippe Vapelle'
Cranesbill. An elegant perennial
with blue-grey softly hairy leaves. Attractive large bluish
purple flowers with strong dark veins. Height 40cm. Spread
40cm. Flower colour Blue, Purple. Flowers from June to July.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Grey, Blue. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium endressi
Cranesbill. A
pretty compact evergreen geranium with glossy, scented leaves.
Purplish pink flowers. Height 10-15cm. Spread 10-15cm. Flowers
from June to July. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy.
Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium grandiflorum
See Geranium himalayense

Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'
Cranesbill. A neat carpet of
handsome finely cut leaves. Large saucer-shaped violet-blue
flowers with a reddish centre. Height 30cm. Spread 60cm.
Flower colour Violet, Blue. Flowers from April to July.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium himalayense 'Plenum'
Cranesbill. A carpet of small
round finely cut leaves. Charming double flowers of soft
lilac, tinged with pinkish violet. Height 25-30cm. Spread
30cm. Flower colour Lilac, Pink, Violet. Flowers from April
to July. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting
instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium himalayense (grandiflorum)
Cranesbill. A carpet of handsome
finely cut leaves. Large saucer-shaped violet-blue flowers
flushed reddish pink. Height 30-45cm. Spread 60cm. Flower
colour Violet, Blue. Flowers from April to July. Herbaceous.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium macrorrhizum
Cranesbill. A spreading mat-forming
perennial with aromatic evergreen leaves. Abundant clusters
of magenta-pink flowers. Height 30-45cm. Spread 60- 90cm.
Flower colour Pink. Flowers from June to July. Evergreen.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium renardii
Cranesbill. A good foliage plant
with velvety, sage green, wrinkled leaves. White flowers
with prominent purple veins. Height 30cm. Spread 30cm. Flower
colour White. Flowers from June to August. Evergreen. Foliage
colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly
before planting.
Geranium sanguineum
Bloody Cranesbill. A low mat-forming
geranium with finely cut foliage with purple-magenta, saucer-shaped
flowers with a small white eye. Height 20-30cm. Spread 30cm.
Flower colour Purple. Flowers from June to September. Herbaceous.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
Bloody Cranesbill. A low mat-forming
geranium with finely cut foliage with pure white, saucer-shaped
flowers. Height 30cm. Spread 40cm. Flower colour White.
Flowers from June to September. Herbaceous. Foliage colour
Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before
planting.
Geranium sanguineum 'Shepherd's
Warning'
Bloody Cranesbill. A low mat-forming
geranium with finely cut foliage with deep purplish pink,
saucer-shaped flowers. Height 20cm. Spread 30cm. Flower
colour Purple, Pink. Flowers from June to September. Herbaceous.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium versicolor
Cranesbill. A bushy geranium,
leaves light green with chocolate-brown blotches and white
trumpet-shaped flowers with beautiful veining. Height 40cm.
Spread 30cm. Flower colour Purple. Flowers from May to October.
Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium wallichianum
'Buxton's Variety'
Cranesbill. A sprawling geranium
with marbled leaves and large violet-blue flowers with a
white centre enhanced by the black stamens. Height 30cm.
Spread 90cm. Flower colour Violet, Blue. Flowers from July
to September. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting
instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium wlassovianum
Cranesbill. A dense mound of
velvety green leaves emerging pinkish bronze in spring.
Dark purple flowers with a small white eye and dark veining.
Height 40cm. Spread 40cm. Flower colour Purple. Flowers
from June to September. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green.
Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium x cantabrigiense
'Biokova'
Cranesbill. An evergreen geranium
with aromatic shiny leaves and white flowers tinged pink,
held well above the leaves. Height 15cm. Spread 20- 30cm.
Flower colour White. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen.
Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geranium x cantabrigiense
'Karmina'
Cranesbill. An evergreen geranium
with aromatic shiny leaves and reddish purple flowers held
well above the leaves. Height 15cm. Spread 20-30cm. Flower
colour Red. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen. Foliage
colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly
before planting.
Geranium x monacense
Cranesbill. An upright geranium
with leaves usually blotched brown and pretty purplish pink
flowers with reflexed petals. Height 60cm. Spread 30cm.
Flower colour Purple, Pink. Flowers from April to June.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions
Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium x oxonianum 'A
T Johnson'
Cranesbill. A vigorous sprawling
geranium with light green leaves and silvery pink flowers.
Height 40cm. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Pink. Flowers from
May to September. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy.
Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium x oxonianum 'Rebecca
Moss'
Cranesbill. A geranium with
divided green leaves and trumpet-shaped, very pale pink
flowers. Height 60cm. Spread 40cm. Flower colour Pink. Flowers
from May to September. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green.
Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geranium x oxonianum 'Rosenlicht'
Cranesbill. A geranium with
divided green leaves and trumpet-shaped purplish pink flowers.
Height 60cm. Spread 40cm. Flower colour Purple, Pink. Flowers
from May to September. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green.
Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geum 'Borisii'
A clump-forming perennial with softly hairy green leaves
and clusters of brick red flowers with conspicuous yellow
stamens. Height 30-50cm. Spread 30cm. Flower colour Red.
Flowers from May to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green.
Hardy. Protect from winter wet. Planting instructions Water
thoroughly before planting.
Geum 'Lady Stratheden'
A clump-forming perennial with hairy leaves and upright
stems of semi-double, rich yellow flowers. Height 40-60cm.
Spread 60cm. Flower colour Yellow. Flowers from June to
August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Protect
from winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly
before planting.
Geum 'Mrs J Bradshaw'
A clump-forming perennial with hairy leaves and upright
stems of semi-double, scarlet flowers. Height 40-60cm. Spread
60cm. Flower colour Scarlet. Flowers from June to August.
Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Protect from winter
wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Geum rivale 'Leonard's
Variety'
A clump-forming perennial with soft green leaves and pretty
pendent, copper-pink, orange tinged flowers. Height 45cm.
Spread 25cm. Flower colour Copper, Pink, Orange. Flowers
from July to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy.
Protect from winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly
before planting.
Gillenia trifoliata
Bowman's Root,lndian Physic.
An erect perennial with bronze-green leaves and star- shaped
white to pinkish white narrow petaled flowers. Height 1
m. Spread 60cm. Flower colour White. Flowers from May to
August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Bronze, Green. Hardy.
Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Gladiolus communis ssp.
Byzantinus
A cormous perennial with upright sword-shaped leaves and
spikes of up to twenty funnel-shaped deep magenta-pink flowers.
Height 1 m. Spread 8cm. Flower colour Pink. Flowers from
April to June. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy.
Protect from winter wet.
Gunnera magellanica
A mat-forming perennial with cup-shaped glossy dark green
leaves. Panicles of tiny green flowers followed by orange
red fruit. Height 15cm. Spread 30cm. Flower colour Green.
Flowers from June to August. Fruit colour Orange, Red. Fruits
from July to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Frost
hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.
Gunnera maculata
A very large architectural p manicatalant with massive deeply
lobed bristly green leaves on strong prickly tall leaf stems.
Greenish red tiny flowers on a conical flower spike, followed
by red- green fruit. Height 2.5m. Spread 3-4m. Flower colour
Green, Red. Flowers from June to July. Fruit colour Green,
Red. Fruits from July to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour
Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before
planting.
Gypsophila paniculata
Baby breath. A mound forming
perennial with narrow glaucous green leaves and clouds of
trumpet shaped white flowers. Height 1.2m. Spread 1.2m.
Flowers from July to August . Foliage colour blue, green.
Hardy. protect from winter wet.