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Last updated: 17/06/22
Fatsia japonica ‘Spiders Web’
Although looking very tropical, this lush plant is hardy, the heavily variegated, palmate foliage may droop in frost but soon perks up again. Will produce panicles of small white flowers in summer. Prefers moist but well drained soil in full/part shade. Evergreen & fully hardy. HGT: 1.5m (Also makes a great houseplant)
Fatsia japonica Variegata. AGM
Although looking very tropical, this lush plant is fully hardy, the variegated, palmate foliage may droop in frost but will soon perk up again. Will produce panicles of small, white flowers in summer. Prefers fertile, well-drained soil in full/part shade. Evergreen & fully hardy. HGT: 2m (Also makes a great houseplant!)
Fatsia polycarpa ‘Green Fingers’
A brand new introduction from Taiwan, ‘Green Fingers’ still has the large palmate foliage of a fatsia but it’s much finer, leading to the name of ‘fingers’. Can produce umbels of small white flowers. Prefers fertile, well-drained soil in full sun/part shade. Hardy to -10c, evergreen. HGT: 2m
Galium odoratum
A vigorous mat-forming perennial with whorls of small, bright green, lance-shaped foliage & clusters of small, white, starry flowers in late spring. Has a sweet scent when dried. Prefers moist but well drained soil in full/part shade. Fully hardy. HGT 50cm
Helleborous niger
A hardy, evergreen perennial with leathery, dark green leaves & large clusters of saucer shaped flowers in shades of creamy white in very early spring. Prefers fertile soil in full sun/part shade. HGT 45cm
Gillenia trifoliata AGM
A quietly beautiful perennial forming clumps of red stems with 3 lobed foliage and producing masses of small, white, starry flowers in summer. Good autumn colour and winter interest. Prefers moist but well drained soil in full/part shade. Fully hardy. HGT: 60cm
Hosta ‘Amazone’
A striking form of hosta bred in Holland in 2018. Amazone has large, deep green foliage with a broad, white central blaze and produces spikes of pale lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 40cm
Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ AGM
A really lovely small hosta having rounded, heart-shaped, ‘blue’ foliage. It produces short spikes of lavender and white striped, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in full/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 30cm
Hosta ‘Brother Stefan’
A beautiful big hosta with large, almost round, deeply corrugated, blue-green leaves with a broad, creamy-yellow central blaze. Brother Stefan produces spikes of white, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 70cm
Hosta ‘Brim Cup’
A lovely, medium sized hosta with ‘cupped’, green foliage and a wide cream margin. Produces spikes of lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 30cm
Hosta ‘Cherry Berry’
A really lovely new variety having long, narrow, creamy foliage with irregular green margins & red stems. It produces spikes of dark violet, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in full/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 30cm
Hosta ‘Colored Hulk’
A lovely hosta with large, thick, dark green leaves with a broad, lime green central blaze. Colored Hulk produces spikes of lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 40cm
Hosta ‘Colour Festival’
A striking, medium sized hosta with tri-colour foliage. Leaves have a white central blaze, a dark green margin and yellow streaks between the two. Produces spikes of pale lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 50cm
Hosta ‘Dream Queen’ AGM
A really lovely variety having rounded, heart shaped, ‘blue’ foliage with an irregular, cream & white blaze. It produces spikes of white, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 45cm
Hosta ‘El Nino’
A lovely, medium sized hosta with intense blue blue foliage and a crisp white margin. Produces spikes of lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 45cm
Hosta ‘Forbidden Fruit’
A spectacular, large sized hosta with orange foliage with a wide, blue-green margin. Produces spikes of lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 65cm
Hosta ‘Frances Williams’
An old, but still very popular, large sized hosta with crinkled, blue-green foliage and a greenish yellow margin. Produces spikes of lilac, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 80cm
Hosta ‘Fried Bananas’
A large & striking form of hosta having large golden green foliage that really stands out & producing spikes of fragrant, lavender flushed, white, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 60cm
Hosta ‘Funny Mouse’
A really lovely small hosta having rounded, heart shaped, ‘blue’ foliage with white margins that age to green. It produces short spikes of funnel shaped, lavender flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in full/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 15cm
Hosta ‘June Fever’
A striking hosta having large, heart-shaped, golden yellow foliage with thin, irregular, blue green margins. Produces spikes of purple, bell shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Fully hardy & deciduous. HGT:45cm
Hosta ‘Morning Light’
A lovely, medium sized hosta with creamy-yellow foliage and an irregular blue-green border. Produces spikes of lilac, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 40cm
Hosta ‘Orange Marmalade’ AGM
A large form of hosta whose thick green foliage emerges in spring with a very broad, orangey-yellow splash. Produces spikes of lilac, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 60cm
Hosta ‘Purple Sensation’
A really striking new variety having vibrant green foliage with rippled edges & producing spikes of striking rich purple, fragrant, funnel shaped flowers with white edges from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in full/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 70cm
Hosta ‘Queen Josephine’
A lovely, medium sized hosta with shiny green foliage, an irregular, creamy-white border and slightly reddish stems. Produces spikes of purple, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 45cm
Hosta ‘Raspberry Sundae’
A really lovely new variety having bright white foliage with irregular green margins & burgundy red stems. It produces spikes of dark violet, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in full/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 30cm
Hosta ‘T Rex’
A truly large hosta! T Rex has large, mid blue-green, corrugated foliage & produces spikes of white, bell shaped flowers from mid summer. Can be a slow starter but well worth the wait. Prefers moist, fertile soil in full/part shade. Fully hardy & deciduous. HGT: 1.8m
Hosta ‘Thunderbolt’
A beautiful, large hosta having heart-shaped, heavily corrugated leaves with broad, blue-green margins and a creamy yellow central blaze that ages to white in summer. It produces spikes of funnel shaped, near white flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in full/part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 60cm
Hosta ‘Tootie Mae’
A striking, medium sized hosta with blue-green foliage and a broad yellow margin. Produces spikes of white, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 40cm
Hosta ‘Touch of Class’ AGM
A beautiful hosta with large, thick, intensely blue-green leaves & a narrow yellow central blaze. Touch of Class produces spikes of lavender, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 50cm
Hosta undulata var. Undulata. AGM
A striking, medium sized hosta with rippled and twisted, fresh green foliage with a white, central blaze. Produces spikes of lilac, funnel shaped flowers from mid summer. Prefers fertile soil in part shade. Deciduous & fully hardy. HGT: 50cm