plants (h-z)

When browsing our plant list, please remember to make a note of the product codes of any plant that you wish to buy.

The Summer bedding plug plants will be delivered in mid to late May. The Winter and Spring plants will be delivered at the beginning of September. The hardy plants can be planted without delay. The half-hardy plants should be planted when all danger of frost has passed.

Key:

Height height
Spread spread
Well-drained soil well-drained soil
Moist soil moist soil
Wet soil wet soil
Full sun full sun
Partial shade partial shade (either dappled shade or shade for part of the day)
Full shade full shade
Frost tender frost tender (plant may be damaged by temperatures below 5oC or 41oF)
Half hardy half hardy (plant can withstand temperatures down to 0oC or 32oF)
Frost hardy frost hardy (plant can withstand temperatures down to -5oC or 23oF)
Fully hardy fully hardy (plant can withstand temperatures down to -15oC or 5oF)

Hedera helix 'Chalice' - HP
(Ivy)
FROM CUTTINGS

This Ivy has dark green crinkly leaves.

Height 1 m (3 ft)

Moist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: HHCH £2.50
Hedera helix 'Goldchild' - HP
(Ivy)
ORGANIC
FROM CUTTINGS

Variegated foliage, yellow outer and blue/green inner leaf, has varying leaf size.

Height 3 m (10 ft)

Moist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: OHHG £2.50
Hedera helix Variegated - HP
(Ivy)
ORGANIC
FROM CUTTINGS

There are two varieties both with variegated foliage. One has small leaves which turn reddish in winter. The other has small green leaves with white splodges.

Height 1 m (3ft)

Moist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy
1 Plant Product code: OHHV £2.50
Jasminium nudiflorum - HP
(Winter Flowering Jasmine)
ORGANIC
FROM CUTTINGS

Slender, deciduous shrub with arching green shoots. Solitary bright yellow flowers produced before the leaves, in Winter and early Spring.

Height 3 m (10 ft)
Spread 3 m (10 ft)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy
1 Plant Product code: OWFJ £5.00
Liatris spicata - HP

Tall spikes with rosy-purple bottlebrush flowers. Good for cut flowers.
Available from September. Plant in flowering position in September/October.
Flowers August to September.

Height 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread 40 cm (16 in)

Moist soilFull sunFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: LISP £2.50
Lobelia erinus 'Cambridge Blue' - HHA

Pale blue flowers and dark green foliage.
Flowers May to October.

Height 15 cm (6 in)
Spread 10 cm (4 in)

Moist soilFull sunPartial shadeHalf hardy

5 Plants Product code: LECB £2.50
Lobelia erinus 'Cascade Trailing' - HHA

Red, mauve, blue and white trailing plants.
Flowers May to October.

Height Trailing
Spread 10 cm (4 in)

Moist soilFull sunPartial shadeHalf hardy

5 Plants Product code: LECT £2.50
Lobularia (Alyssium) 'Carpet of Snow' - HHA

Very dwarf creeping habit with neat mounds of white flowers.
Flowers June to September.

Height 10 cm (4 in)
Spread 20 cm (8 in)

Moist soilFull sunPartial shadeHalf hardy

5 Plants Product code: LACS £2.50
Nicotiana hybrida 'Lime Green' - HHA

Yellow/green flowers. Good for bedding and flower arrangements.
Flowers June to September.

Height 75 cm (30 in)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeHalf hardy

4 Plants Product code: NHLG £2.50
Papaver nudicaule 'Harbutts Choice Mixed'- HP/HB
(Iceland Poppy)

Solitary bowl-shaped fragrant yellow or white sometimes orange or pale red flowers.
Flowers June to August.

Height 30 cm (12 in)
Spread 15 cm (6 in)

Moist soilFull sunFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: PNHC £1.75
Papaver somniferum 'Paeony Black' - HA
(Poppy)

Deep purple-maroon double flowers, with long stems and attractive seed pods which are good for cutting.
Flowers June to October.

Height 90 cm (3 ft)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunFully hardy

5 Plants Product code: PSPB £2.50
Papaver ruprifragum - HP

Perennial poppy with solitary bowl-shaped, pale brick-red flowers. May self seed freely.
Flowers June to July.

Height 45 cm (17 in)
Spread 20 cm (8 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: PARU £2.50
Papaver ruprifragum 'Double Tangerine Gem' - HP

Perennial poppy with double soft-orange flowers. Useful in mixed borders or pots. May self-seed freely.
Flowers June to July.

Height 45 cm (17 in)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: PDTG £2.50
Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' - HHA
(Millet)

Deep purple foliage and stems accompanied by feathery plumes during summer.
Flowers June to September.

Height 1.2-1.5 m (4-5 ft)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Moist soilFull sunHalf hardy

1 Plant Product code: PGPM £2.50
Petunia 'Cascade Mixed' - HHA

A trailing Petunia for use in hanging baskets and tubs providing a mixture of colours. Flowers May to October.

Height Trailing
Spread 20 cm (8 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunHalf hardy

5 Plants Product code: PECM £2.50
Primula Veris - HP
(Cowslip - not wild collected)

A well known and attractive wild flower. Clusters of small yellow flowers on short stalks. Flowers April and May.

Height 25 cm (10 in)
Spread 25 cm (10 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy

5 Plants Product code: PRVE £2.50
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Becky Mix' - HP

Large single daisy-like flowers in shades of golden yellow with reddish-brown centres. Flowers August to November.

Height 40 cm (16 in)
Spread 35 cm (14 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: RFBM £2.50
Sedum spectabile - HP
(Ice Plant)

Clump-forming deciduous perennial. Very small star-shaped pink flowers. Attractive to bees.
Flowers late Summer and Autumn.

Height 45 cm (18 in)
Spread 45 cm (18 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: SESP £2.50
Senecio cineraria 'Silver Dust' - HHP(A)
(Cineraria)

Silver to white lacy foliage.

Height 30 cm (12 in)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Well-drained soilFull sunFrost hardy

5 Plants Product code: SCSD £2.50
Solenostemon 'Crown Mix' - HHP
(Coleus)

Grown for the beautiful foliage. Near impossible to find a matching pair of plants. Makes a striking bedding subject.

Height 45 cm (18 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFrost tender

5 Plants Product code: SCCM £2.50
Stipa tenuissima - HP
(Feather Grass)

Densely tufted deciduous perennial with erect, narrowly linear, bright green leaves. Throughout summer bears a profusion of feathery panicles. The whole plant billows in the slightest breeze. Will freely self seed.

Height 60 cm (24 in)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Well-drained soilFull sunFully hardy

1 Plant Product code: STTE £2.50
Verbascum 'Sunset Shades' - HP

A tall plant, good for the herbaceous border. Flowers of pink, cream, yellow and apricot.
Flowers June to July. Available from September.

Height 60-90 cm (24-36 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy
1 Plant Product code: VESS £2.50
Verbena bonariensis - HHP
FROM CUTTINGS

Stiff, upright, open clump-forming perennial with purple flowers. Self seeds.
Flowers July to October.

Height To 2 m (6 ft)
Spread 45 cm (18 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunFrost hardy

1 Plant Product code: VEBO £2.50
Viola 'Blackjack' - HA

A miniature flowered viola with yellow-eyed, deep purple-black flowers.
Available from September. Plant in flowering position in September/October.
Flowers Spring to early summer.

Height 10 cm (4 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy
5 Plants Product code: VIBL £2.50
Viola 'Symphonia Mixed' - HP

Good range of colours and self colours. Like pansies but with smaller flowers.
Available from September. Plant in flowering position in September/October.
Flowers June to July.

Height 20 cm (8 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy
5 Plants Product code: VISM £2.50
Viola x wittrockiana 'Winter Flowering Mixed' - HP
(Pansy)

A very early flowering pansy. Large blooms with clear faces and traditional blotched. Available from September. Plant in flowering position in September/October.
Flowers early Winter to early Summer.

Height 15 cm (6 in)
Spread 20 cm (8 in)

Well-drained soilMoist soilFull sunPartial shadeFully hardy

5 Plants Product code: VWWF £2.50
Zinna elegans 'Dwarf Pink' - HHA

Half-tall plants producing long-lasting pink flowers with large flat petals on strong stems. Suitable as cut flowers.
Flowers June onwards.

Height 25 cm (10 in)
Spread 30 cm (12 in)

Moist soilFull sunFrost tender

4 Plants Product code: ZEDP £2.50