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Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' AGM
Pink in bud opening to delightful white bell shaped flowers giving the appearance of apple blossom, in the form of a compact truss in May. It features a distinctive white fluffy covering (tomentum) on the top of young foliage which washes off during the course of the summer, exposing the dark green glossy upper surface of the leaves. The lower surface of the leaves also starts off with a silvery indumentum...
Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii AGM
Deam's coneflower(H6) A clump-forming perennial that grows up to 60 cm, with hairy stems and dark green serrated leaves. It produces black-eyed bright yellow daisy like flowers to around 7 cm wide from late summer to mid-autumn. Likes a moist well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. 80cm x 50cm wide in 2-5 years.
Rudbeckia Herbstonne AGM
(H6) A robust herbaceous perennial, growing up to 2m, with branched stems and single golden-yellow flower heads with greenish-yellow disks through summer and into autumn. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki' AGM (Flamingo Willow)
Flamingo willow(H5) A deciduous shrub or small tree with branches that droop slightly at the tips, reaching a height and spread of 2.5 meters in approx. 20 years. The narrow, lance-shaped leaves, up to 10 centimetres long, start pink in spring and mature to variegated shades of pink, creamy-white, and green before becoming predominantly green in summer. Yellow catkins appear on bare stems in spring,...
Salvia argentea AGM
Silver sage(H5) A biennial or short-lived perennial that forms a rosette of silvery-woolly, ovate leaves up to 20cm long. In late summer, it produces erect stems with panicles of blush-white flowers. Likes a well-drained soil in full sun. 100cm high x 50cm wide in 5 years.
Salvia Hot Lips AGM
(H5) Flowers are borne in loose terminal racemes, red in midsummer, bicolored red and white in July and August, sometimes completely white when the days shorten. Very floriferous in all its colour stages, continuing to the first frost. A bushy plant, with small, ovate, aromatic green leaves. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in full sun.
Salvia Kisses & Wishes
(H3) Tubular soft-pink flowers with darker streaks on dark stems from early summer to late autumn. A frost-tender perennial reaching 75cm with small aromatic mid-green leaves. Prefers moist but well-drained soil in full sun.
Sanguisorba albiflora
white-flowered burnet(H6) Fluffy white bottlebrush flowerheads on slender stems in summer. A compact perennial growing up to 60cm tall with divided green leaves. Prefers moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Sanguisorba Lilac Squirrel
Korean burnet 'Lilac Squirrel'(H6) From midsummer to early autumn, it produces pinkish-purple, fluffy, hanging flowers. This herbaceous perennial grows to about 1m, with a mat-forming, running rootstock. It has blue-green foliage with rounded, wavy-edged leaflets. Prefers moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Silene coronaria 'Alba' AGM
(H7) Pure white rounded flowers up to 3cm wide on branched stems in summer over clumps of woolly silver leaves. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. 50-100cm high x 10-50cm wide in 2-5 years.
Verbena bonariensis AGM
(H4) A tall herbaceous perennial that exhibits erect, branching stems reaching up to 2 meters in height, and is characterized by sparse, oblong leaves. From summer to autumn, it produces numerous branched clusters of small lilac-purple flowers, which serve as an excellent nectar source for pollinating insects. Likes a moist but well-drained soil in full sun. 150-250cm high x 10-50cm wide in 2-5 years.
Vitax Copper Mixture
A blend of 3 vital trace elements for use on crops suffering from trace element deficiencies. An inorganic micronutrient mixture containing 2.8% copper, 3.0% manganese and 2.1% zinc.
Vitax Sulphate of Potash 1.25kg
A quick acting fertiliser which provides essential potassium and promotes the development and colour of flowers resulting in high quality blooms. Use at 70g per sq metre.