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Lady's Mantle (alchemilla mollis) 
   

P.  Attractive round, scalloped foliage and yellow-green flowers in June and July.Ht 12 - 18 ins.  Sun or partial shade.

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Lamb's Ears (stachys lanata) 
   

HP.  White woolly leaves and deep rose flowers.  Ht 1 ft (30 cm) or so.   More info.
London Pride (saxifraga x urbium) 
   

P.  Traditional CG plant.  Rosettes of serrated leaves from which emerge thin stems of pink-white  flowers.  Mat-forming so provides good ground cover.  Ht 1 ft.

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Lupin, Russell mixed (lupinus polyphyllus) 
   
P.  Large divided leaves and spires of multi-coloured flowers.    More info.
Lythrum virgatum "Rosy Gem" 
   

P.  Tall spires of red-pink flowers and lance-shaped foliage throughout summer.  More info

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Maltese Cross (lychnis chalcedonia) 
   

P.  Ht 3 ft (90 cm).  Scarlet, cross-shaped flowers.  native to Russia.  Butterfly plant.  More info
Monkey Flower "Highland Red" 
   

P.  Low-growing, spreading plant with vivid red flowers.  Ht about 6 ins or so.  Price of 2L pots reduced to clear.  More info
Orange Sneezeweed (helenium hoopesii) 
   

Also known as Owls Claws.  Hardy perennial.  Found in the wild in mountain meadows and moist places in western USA.  Ht 1 � 3 ft.  Grey-green lanceolate leaves and yellow-orange flowers 2 � 3 ins wide with drooping rays and same colour centre disc.

 

Toxic to sheep.

 

Plant in sun.  More info

 

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Penstemon "Blue Buckle" 
   

P.  Ht 12 ins.  Large blue-purple flowers with paler blue markings.  Flowers July to September  Sun.

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Penstemon "Jingle Bells" 
   

P.  Scarlet bell-shaped flowers from June to August.  Ht 1.3 metres.  More info

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Penstemon barbatus "Navigator" 
   

P.  Dwarf and compact with loads of blooms in many colours.  Ht 10 ins.  More info

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Penstemon Cambridge 
   

P.  Lots of multi-coloured Penstemon flowers.  Ht 1 ft (30 cm).  More info

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Persian Cornflower (centaurea dealbata) 
   

HP.  Deep rose-pink coloured flowers froom May to July, rather like cornflowers.  Silver-hued foliage.  Ht 15 - 18 ins.  Sun.  More info

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Primula japonica "Millers Crimson" 
   

P.  Crimson red primrose candelabra flowers.  Ht 50 cm.  Flowers May to June.  More info
Purple Mullein (verbascum phoenicium) 
   
P.  Large, dark green leaves and spires of purple flowers.  Ht 3 ft or so.  More info
Purple-top Vervain (verbena bonariensis) 
   

P.  Clump-forming with square stems and clusters of purple flowers.  Looks good amongst other plants so the tall stems can poke through.  Ht 4 - 6 ft.  Butterfly plant.  More info
Red Hot Poker (kniphofia uvaria) 
   

P.  Large sword-like leaves form a large clump from which emerge thick stems topped with red and orange flowers that look just like the end of a hot poker.  Ht 2 - 3 ft (60 - 90 cm).  Butterfly plant.  More info. 


Rose Campion (lychnis coronaria) 
   

HP.  Soft grey-green downy leaves and tall stems with vivid cerise flowers.  Ht to about 3 ft (90 cm).  Flowers mid to late summer.  Excellent border plant.   More info. 


Rose Campion (lychnis coronaria) "oculata" 
   

HP.  Soft, downy grey-green leaves and stems with white flowers with a pink "eye".  Very striking.  More info.   (Sorry, no photo available)