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– C ATA L O G U E 2 018 – Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
Geranium 'Max Frei'
2018
PERENNIAL BARE ROOT
C ATA L O G U E
Dear Darwin Plants Customer,
We proudly present to you our Perennial Bare Root Catalogue for 2018. As you probably
noticed, the layout and colours have changed extensively.
This Summer of 2017, Darwin Plants will move location to a brand new facillity in Rijsenhout,
The Netherlands. This move will help us to serve you even better in the future. Being part of the
‘Kébol‘ organisation will not change anything in how we at Darwin Plants work with you. We
are convinced it creates more opportunities for you as a customer in doing business with us!
Fred Meiland
As we do every year, we have added many new varieties to the
range so that you the customer have the best selection of varieties
from which to choose.
Our goal is to provide you with outstanding quality bare root, so
that you are able to succesfully grow and sell these plants. With
our experienced staff, our goal is to help you achieve this.
We are proud to offer you:
Kees van der Meij Mark van Duyn
• A wealth of skill and an experienced staff on hand to guide you
from variety selection to cultural support. For information please
contact: info@darwinplants.com
• A dedicated customer service team that can help you with all
your order and shipping enquiries. For information please
contact: info@darwinplants.com
• A knowlegable Perennial sales team, here to advise you which
varieties to grow and how to grow them successfully. For information in the USA
and Canada, please contact: mvanduyn@darwinplants.com
or fmeiland@darwinplants.com. Kébol facility in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands
For information outside of the USA and Canada, please contact:
kvandermeij@darwinplants.com
Thank you for choosing Darwin Plants as your bare root supplier
and I hope you have a successful season.
Fred Meiland
GENERAL MANAGER
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2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 23-110
Why Darwin Plants 2018 Perennial
Bare Root Bare Root Varieties
4-6 111-113
Most Popular and
Cultural Instructions
Af fordable Varieties
7-13 114-119
Great and Most Popular Bare USPP & Plant
Root Landscape Varieties Breeders’ Rights
14 120
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Ordering Information
How To Plant Bare Root Video
15-22 Inside Back
2018 NEW Perennial Cover
Bare Root Varieties Terms & Conditions
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WHY DARWIN PLANTS BARE ROOT?
The most comprehensive and creative range of bare root Perennials on the market. All sourced from
cutting-edge genetics and breeders around the world. With 28 years experience in this market, Darwin
Perennials has built a strong reputation for high quality bare roots,
innovative varieties and vast knowledge of its products.
In a matter of just weeks
a high quality, premium
Perennial is available
for sale.
Your bare root looks like this...it’s vernalised and
ready to flower in the first year. All Darwin products * Bare root sizes will
vary from genus to
are carefully graded to give consistently high quality
genus and variety
and uniform bare roots in every package.
to variety.
An inside look at the Darwin Bare Root process
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On request, all Darwin
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colour pot tag.
Full cultural step-by-step instructions
are supplied with every order on how
to pot and grow your bare roots for
the best possible start.
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Most Popular and
Affordable Varieties
Astilbe Younique Red Hemerocallis Stella d ‘Oro
Astilbe Younique Pink Hosta First Frost
Brunnera macrophylla Hosta Guacamole
Crocosmia Emily McKenzie Hosta Patriot
Crocosmia Lucifer Iris Butter and Sugar
Dicentra spectabilis Iris Caesar’s Brother
Dicentra Luxuriant Liatris floristan Violet
Geranium sanguineum Max Frei Paeonia lactiflora double Pink
Geranium sanguineum Ankum’s Pride Paeonia lactiflora double Red
Geranium Johnson’s Blue Paeonia lactiflora double White
Geranium Elke Salvia Lyrical Blues
Geranium Ingwersen’s Variety Sedum Carl
Hemerocallis Pardon Me Background image:
Sedum 'Carl'
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Most Popular and Affordable Varieties
Astilbe Younique Red (P) Astilbe Younique Pink (P) Brunnera macrophylla
Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie' Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Dicentra spectabilis
Geranium sanguineum Geranium sanguineum
Dicentra 'Luxuriant' 'Max Frei' 'Ankum’s Pride'
Geranium 'Johnson’s Blue' Geranium 'Elke' Geranium 'Ingwersen’s Variety'
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Most Popular and Affordable Varieties
Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me' Hemerocallis 'Stella d’Oro' Hosta 'First Frost'
Hosta 'Guacamole' Hosta 'Patriot' Iris 'Butter and Sugar'
Iris 'Caesar’s Brother' Liatris 'Floristan Violet' Paeonia lactiflora double Pink
Paeonia lactiflora double Red Paeonia lactiflora double White Salvia 'Lyrical Blues' (P)
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Background image:
Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
Great and
Most Popular Bare Root
Landscape Varieties
Allium Summer Beauty Helenium Ruby Tuesday Ligularia Britt-Marie Crawford
Astilbe chinensis Visions Helenium UFO Carmen Ligularia The Rocket
Astilbe Burgundy Red Hemerocallis Stella d’Oro Monarda Balmy Purple
Astilbe Ellie Hemerocallis Happy Returns Paeonia Alexander Fleming
Brunnera Jack Frost Hemerocallis Entrapment Paeonia Kansas
Dicentra spectabilis Hemerocallis Chicago Apache Paeonia Festiva Maxima
Dicentra Red Fountain Hosta Blue Vision Perovskia Little Spire
Echinacea Salsa Red Hosta August Moon Rudbeckia Pot of Gold
Epimedium Sulphureum Hosta Francee Salvia Lyrical Blues
Geranium Brookside Hosta Guacamole Sedum Autumn Joy
Geranium Rise and Shine Hosta Frances Williams Sedum Xenox
Geranium Sweet Heidi Hosta Paul’s Glory
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Great and Most Popular Bare Root Landscape Varieties Background image: Iris germanica 8
Allium 'Summer Beauty' Astilbe chinensis 'Visions' Astilbe 'Burgundy Red'
Astilbe 'Ellie' Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Dicentra spectabilis
Dicentra 'Red Fountain' (P) Echinacea 'Salsa Red' Epimedium 'Sulphureum'
Geranium 'Brookside' Geranium 'Ingwersen’s Variety' Geranium 'Sweet Heidy'
9Great and Most Popular Bare Root Landscape Varieties Background image: A Mix Of Heuchera 10
Helenium 'Ruby Tuesday' (P) Helenium UFO 'Carmen' Hemerocallis 'Stella d’Oro'
Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns' Hemerocallis 'Entrapment' Hemerocallis 'Chicago Apache'
Hosta 'Blue Vision' Hosta 'August Moon' Hosta 'Francee'
Hosta 'Guacamole' Hosta 'Frances Williams' Hosta 'Paul’s Glory'
11Great and Most Popular Bare Root Landscape Varieties Background image: Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty' 12
Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford' Ligularia 'The Rocket' Monarda 'Balmy Purple'
Paeonia 'Alexander Fleming' Paeonia 'Kansas' Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'
Rudbeckia 'Pot of Gold' Perovskia 'Little Spire' Salvia 'Lyrical Blues'
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Sedum 'Xenox'
13Bare Root Perennial Ordering Information
Ordering Information
ORDERING
For best availability for your desired ship, please order early.
Shipment dates cannot be altered after November 15, 2017
Our packing process begins on November 15, so no changes to your order can be made after this date.
Although we do accept orders after this deadline, the selection will be more limited and some varieties will be
unavailable.
An acknowledgment will be mailed to you as soon as we have processed your order. All orders are subject to
crop conditions. We have a long growing season and many unforeseen problems may occur which can damage
crops and thereby reduce the amount of plants available. Every effort is made to fulfill orders, but the availability
of a particular variety cannot always be guaranteed until we begin shipping. Therefore, we may have to cancel
some items from your order at a later date.
POT TAGS
United Kingdom & Ireland
Pot tags are automatically included with your bareroot order.
If you do not wish to receive tags, please clearly specify this information when you send or call in your order.
Unless otherwise stated we will send 1 tag per plant.
Rest of the World
Pot tags are only shipped upon request.
You can request tags for your complete order by checking the relevant box on the order form.
Unless otherwise stated we will send 1 tag per plant.
For the following items the tag multiple is one tag per three corms.
Convallaria majalis, Crocosmia and Liatris (except for Kobold)
Each tag includes full English descriptive information and notes on care and usage.
MULTIPLES
Product is packed in multiples of 25, with one exception:
Paeonies can be ordered in multiples of 5.
14New Varieties 2018
Jul- Zones
100cm Jun- Zones 4-8 70cm Jul- Zones 4-8 100cm Jul- Zones
35cm
Aug 6-10 Sep Sep Aug 7-10
Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) Achillea (Yarrow) Aconitum (Monkshood) Agapanthus (African Lily)
spinosus 'Walther Funcke' millefolium 'Royal Flush' 'Peter Pan'
• Lilac pink flowers on dark green • Deep orange red flowers • Dark purple/blue hooded flowers • Spectacular blue flowers
foliage above red to green foliage • Good for growing in containers
Jul- Zones
70cm Jun- Zones
70cm May- Zones Jun- Zones
Aug 7-10 Jul 6-9 Jul 6-10
90cm Sep 5-9
40cm
Agapanthus (African Lily) Agapanthus (African Lily) Allium Allium
'Silver Moon' 'Twister' 'Globemaster' 'Millennium'
• Blue flowers on variegated foliage • Large blue with white flowers • Large blue flowers on strong • Many smaller intense pink flowers
• Compact growth habit stems
May- Zones
80cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8 50cm Jun- Zones 4-8 55cm
Jul 6-10 Jul Jul Jul
Allium Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Purple Sensation' 'Delft Lace' 'Fanal' arendsii 'Freya' arendsii
• Large purple flowers on strong • Light pink flowers on red stems • Dark red flowers on strong plant • Intense deep pink flowers
stems • Blue green foliage • Great border plant
15New Varieties 2018
Jun- Zones 4-8 55cm Jun- Zones 4-7 60cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm Jun- Zones 5-9 55cm
Jul Sep May Jul
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astrantia (Masterwort) Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Campanula (Bellflower)
'Happy Spirit' arendsii 'Sparkling Stars Pink' 'Dark Margin' 'Iridescent Bells' (P)
• Creamy white flowers on red • Bright pink flowers • Magenta purple flowers • Unique purple flowerbuds and
stems • Flowers attract bees and • Leathery green leaves with lavender blue flowers
• Glossy foliage butterflies red edges
Aug- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 5-9 May- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 4-9 50cm
Oct 110cm Aug 100cm Jul 40cm Aug
Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Clematis Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Echinacea (Coneflower)
'Chocoholic' 'Cassandra' heracleifolia 'Spring Gold' formosa 'Cherry Fluff'
• Mauve pink flowers on purple • Clusters of dark blue flowers • Soft pink flowers • Double lime green and pink
foliage • Flowers are scented • Chartreuse yellow foliage flowers
• Compact plants
Jun- Zones 4-9 75cm May- Zones
130cm May- Zones
110cm May- Zones
110cm
Aug Jun 6-10 Jun 6-10 Jun 6-10
Echinacea (Coneflower) Eremurus (Foxtail Lily) Eremurus (Foxtail Lily) Eremurus (Foxtail Lily)
'Marmalade' 'Cleopatra' 'Pinokkio' 'Shellford'
• Spectacular double orange flowers • Orange red flowers on strong • Orange yellow flowers • Mixed blend of colours
stems
16New Varieties 2018
Jul- Zones 3-9 70cm Jun- Zones 4-9 25cm Jun- Zones 4-9 35cm Apr- Zones 5-9 45cm
Sep Aug Oct May
Filipendula (Meadow Sweet) Geranium (Cranesbill) Geranium (Cranesbill) Geum (Avens)
'Variegata' ulmaria 'Jolly Jewel Night' cinereum 'Rozanne ' ®
'Apricot Pearl'
• White flowers on green foliage • Deep pink flowers on a compact • Long blooming award winning • Semi double apricot flowers
with yellow edges strong plant Geranium • Early bloomer
Apr- Zones 5-9 45cm Jun- Zones 3-9 70cm Jun- Zones 3-9 70cm Jun- Zones 3-9 55cm
May Aug Aug Aug
Geum (Avens) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hemerocallis (Daylily)
'Pink Fluffy' 'Antique Linen' 'Carrick Wildon' 'Crinkled Fantasy'
• Pink purple flowers with a unique • Ivory with burgundy eye and edge • Orange red blend flowers with • Cream-yellow flowers with
flower form • Fragrant tetraploid flowers orange tips and a yellow throat red throat
• Re-blooming flower
Jun- Zones 3-9 75cm Jun- Zones 3-9 70cm Jun- Zones 3-9 80cm Jun- Zones 3-9 75cm
Aug Aug Aug Aug
Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hemerocallis (Daylily)
'Dancing On Air' 'Dragon Flight' 'Helix' 'Lavender Blue Baby'
• Red spider type flower above • Linen yellow re-blooming • Bordeaux red spider type flower • Wide lavender re-blooming flowers
with green throat flowers with violet eye and above with green throat with blue center and green throat
• Re-blooming flower green throat
17New Varieties 2018
Jun- Zones 3-9 55cm Jun- Zones 3-9 Jun- Zones 3-9 Jun- Zones 3-9
Aug Jul 35cm Jul 40cm Jul 25cm
Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hosta (Funkia) Hosta (Funkia) Hosta (Funkia)
'Snaggle Tooth' 'Bobcat' 'Luna Moth' 'Monster Ears'
• Rich dark pink flowers with white • Tetraploid sport of H. Wolverine • Dark green leaves with bright • Green sport of H. Sunset Grooves
edges • Purple flowers green/yellow margins • Thick green leaves
• Medium size Hosta • Medium size Hosta
Jun- Zones 3-9 Jun- Zones 3-9 May- Zones 3-9 55cm May- Zones 3-9 60cm
Jul 35cm Jul 30cm Jun Jun
Hosta (Funkia) Hosta (Funkia) Iris Iris
'Velvet Moon' 'White Dove' Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series
® ®
• Tetraploid version of H. Abique • Lanceolate green leaves with a 'Black Joker™' sibirica 'Charming Billy™' sibirica
Moonbeam white edge (Siberian Iris) (Siberian Iris)
• Medium to large Hosta • Medium size Hosta • Unique variety with three colours • Red violet petals with yellow signals
• Rich flowering • Light blue styles
May- Zones 3-9 70cm May- Zones 3-9 65cm May- Zones 3-9 60cm May- Zones 3-9 65cm
Jun Jun Jun Jun
Iris Iris Iris Iris
Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series
® ® ® ®
'Jerry Murphy™' sibirica 'Miss Apple™' sibirica 'Painted Woman™' sibirica 'Paprikash™' sibirica
(Siberian Iris) (Siberian Iris) (Siberian Iris) (Siberian Iris)
• Spectacular mix of copper, cream, • Medium red flowers blended • Pearl coloured standard with • Violet peach flowers with red
gold, peach and yellow in the with yellow red-violet veins speckles
flower • Violet red styles • Bright yellow signal
18New Varieties 2018
May- Zones 3-9 80cm Apr- Zones 4-8 65cm May- Zones 3-9 65cm May- Zones 3-9 70cm
Jun May Jun Jun
Iris Iris Iris Iris
Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series Peacock Butterfly Series
® ® ® ®
'Pennywhistle™' sibirica 'Unbuttoned Zippers' 'Uncorked ™' sibirica 'White Amber™' sibirica
(Siberian Iris) sibirica (Siberian Iris) (Siberian Iris) (Siberian Iris)
• Violet flowers with gold signals • Blend of yellow, red and violet • A blend of grey, smoke, beige, • Creamy white flowers with yellow
changing to yellow and cream flower mustard and glowing periwinkle edges
• Lavender pink falls
Jun- Zones 4-9 85cm Jun- Zones 5-8 50cm Jun- Zones 4-9 100cm Apr- Zones 4-8 25cm
Jul Jul Jul May
Iris Iris Iris Iris
'Angel Mountain' ensata 'Black Form' chrysographes 'Blue Mandarin' ensata 'Demon'
• Large blue and white flowers with • Deep purple almost black flowers • Large dark blue flowers with (Pumila Dwarf Bearded Iris)
yellow signals in the center yellow signals
• Dark purple flowers with yellow
beard
• Compact plant
Jun- Zones 4-9 90cm May- Zones 3-9 80cm Apr- Zones 4-8 25cm May- Zones 3-9 70cm
Jul Jun May Jun
Iris Iris Iris Iris
'Eileen’s Dream' ensata 'How Audacious' sibirica 'Larrikin' 'Not Quite White' sibirica
• Large maroon velvet flowers • Spectacular colours of purple (Pumila Dwarf Bearded Iris) • Almost white flowers
with yellow
• Deep purple flowers with white • Good for containers
background
19New Varieties 2018
May- Zones 3-9 75cm Apr- Zones 4-8 25cm Jul- Jul-
Jun May Sep
Zones 6-9 110cm Sep
Zones 4-8 30cm
Iris Iris Kniphofia (Torch Lily) Ligularia (Golden Ray)
'Spindazzle' sibirica 'Tickety Boo' 'Incandesce' 'Pandora' dentata
• Light rose standards, violet halo (Pumila Dwarf Bearded Iris) • Most red flowered Kniphofia on • Most compact Ligularia available
around golden blaze
• Soft pink flowers with blue beard the market • Yellow/orange flowers on
• Compact plant dark foliage
Jul- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 5-9 35cm May- Zones 4-8 100cm May- Zones 4-8 80cm
Sep Aug Jun Jun
Ligularia (Golden Ray) Nepeta (Catmint) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony)
'Twilight' dentata 'Junior Walker' 'Bella Donna' 'Big Ben'
• Intense yellow flowers • Many blue flowers on compact (Lactiflora Double) (Lactiflora Double)
• Dark foliage plant • Beautiful strong pink double • Large deep maroon, double red
• Popular variety flowers flowers
May- Zones 4-8 60cm May- Zones 4-8 75cm May- Zones 4-8 65cm May- Zones 4-8 90cm
Jun Jun Jun Jun
Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony)
'Border Charm' (Itoh) 'Canary Brilliants' (Itoh) 'Cora Louise' (Itoh) 'Gay Paree' (Lactiflora Double)
• Semi double red flowers with • Creamy yellow flowers with apricot • Striking large semi double white • Double pink with white anemone
red center hues in center flowers with lavender flares type flowers
20New Varieties 2018
May- Zones 4-8 70cm May- Zones 4-8 80cm May- Zones 4-8 80cm May- Zones 4-8 90cm
Jun Jun Jun Jun
Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony)
'Green Lotus' (Lactiflora Single) 'Honey Gold' 'Hillary' (Itoh) 'Lady Liberty'
• Lime green blooms with pink (Lactiflora Single)
• Semi double pink flowers that (Lactiflora Double)
overtones • Yellow center surrounded by age to cream • Double pink flowers with white
• Yellow center white petals bomb
May- Zones 4-8 110cm May- Zones 4-8 May- Zones 4-8 May- Zones 4-8
Jun Jun 70cm Jun 75cm June 90cm
Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony)
'Le Charme' (Lactiflora Single) 'Lollipop' (Itoh) 'Pastel Splendor' (Itoh) 'Raspberry Sundae'
• Dark pink flower petals surround • Semi double bright yellow flowers • Single white flowers with shades (Lactiflora Double)
a yellow center with dark purple stripes of pink and yellow • Double flowers with cream petals
• Fragrant and raspberry shades
May- Zones 4-8 80cm May- Zones 4-8 70cm May- Zones 4-8 80cm May- Zones 4-8 90cm
Jun Jun Jun Jun
Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony) Paeonia (Peony)
'Red Spider' 'Scarlet Heaven' (Itoh) 'Tom Cat' (Lactiflora Single) 'White Cap' (Lactiflora Single)
(Lactiflora Double)
• Single flowers with deep red • Creamy yellow center against a • Raspberry single flowers with
• Intense red-rose double flowers petals surrounding golden anthers backdrop of carmine red ivory and pink staminoidia
• Good grower
21New Varieties 2018
Jul- Zones 4-8 75cm Jul- Zones 4-8 75cm Jul- Zones 4-8 90cm Jul- Zones 4-8 75cm
Sep Sep Sep Sep
Phlox Phlox Phlox Phlox
'Katja' paniculata 'Smokey' paniculata 'Tatjana' paniculata 'Zenobia' paniculata
• Dark purple flowers with a white • Mauve flowers with violet pink • Purple flame flowers with white • Dark pink flowers
center center heart • Disease resistant
Jul- Zones 4-9 35cm Jun- Zones 4-9 25cm May- Zones 4-9 30cm Jul- Zones 3-8 40cm
Sep Sep Jul Sep
Potentilla (Cinquefoil) Salvia (Meadow Sage) Salvia (Meadow Sage) Sedum (Stonecrop)
'Esta Ann' 'Blue Bouquetta' nemorosa 'Rose Marvel' nemorosa 'Censation Tropical
• Yellow flowers with red center • Blue-purple flowers • Large deep pink flowers Night'
• Rich flowering • Grey Green foliage • Bright red flowers
• 'Matrona' type
Roots are packed in
strong large boxes
Jul- Zones 3-9 25cm
that protect them
Oct
during shipping!
Sedum (Stonecrop)
'Firecracker'
• Shiny red foliage with pink
flower heads
• Sun tolerant
22Acanthus | Achillea
Jun- Zones Jun- Zones Jul- Zones Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm
Aug 6-10
90cm Aug 6-10
75cm Aug 6-10
100cm Sep
Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) Achillea (Yarrow)
mollis 'Mornings Candle' spinosus Rainbow™ Series
• Spikes of showy mauve bracts • Very decorative purple flowers • Lilac pink flowers on dark green 'Creme de la Creme'
revealing white flowers with prickly purple foliage foliage
• Large creme flat flowerheads
• Semi-evergreen foliage • Decorative all the way until fall • Strong stems
Jun- Zones 4-8 Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8 Jun- Zones 4-8
60cm Sep Sep 60cm Sep 60cm
Sep
Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow)
Rainbow Series ™
Rainbow Series ™
Rainbow Series ™
Rainbow™ Series
'Sparkling Contrast' 'Summerwine' millefolium 'Tricolor' millefolium 'Yellow Bouquet'
• Large red with yellow eye • Large pink to wine coloured • Large yellow with red edge • Large yellow flat flowerheads
flat flowerheads flat flowerheads flat flowerheads • Strong stems
• Strong stems • Strong stems • Strong stems
Jun- Zones 4-8 Jul- 50cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm
Sep 40cm Sep
Zones 4-8
Sep Sep
Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow)
Song Siren Series ™
Song Siren Series ™
Song Siren Series ™
'Love Parade' sibirica
'Laura' millefolium 'Pretty Belinda' millefolium 'Pretty Woman' millefolium • Glossy dark leaves with compact
• Sprays of non-fading, ruby • Compact and upright habit • Non-fading pink blooms pink daisy flowers
red flowers with extra-large
white eyes • Strongly colored pink flowers highlight the sturdy, upright,
well-branched stems
23Achillea | Aconitum | Agapanthus
Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8 50cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8
Sep Sep Sep Sep 70cm
Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow) Achillea (Yarrow)
'Moonshine' 'Red Velvet' millefolium 'Terracotta' millefolium 'Walther Funcke' millefolium
• Profusely blooming plants with • Dark rosy-red flowers that • Unusual brownish orange • Deep orange red flowers
aromatic foliage don’t fade flowers that fade through
• Flat clusters of lemon-yellow • One of the best reds shades of golden yellow
flowers
Jun- Zones 4-8 90cm Jun- Zones 4-8 100cm Jun- Zones 4-8 100cm Jun- Zones 4-8 63cm
Aug Aug Aug Aug
Aconitum (Monkshood) Aconitum (Monkshood) Aconitum (Monkshood) Aconitum (Monkshood)
'Album' napellus 'Arendsii' carmichaelii 'Eleonara' x cammarum fischeri
• White flowers and very • Large blue flowers • Off-white flowers with a very • Shorter plant with spikes of large
finely-divided foliage • Produces excellent cuts, one narrow blue edge purple-blue hooded flowers
of the best Aconitums
Jun- Zones 4-8 90cm Jul- 100cm Jun- Zones 4-8 100cm Jul- Zones
Aug Sep
Zones 4-8
Aug Aug 6-10
65cm
Aconitum (Monkshood) Aconitum (Monkshood) Aconitum (Monkshood) Agapanthus (African Lily)
napellus 'Royal Flush' 'Stainless Steel' x cammarum 'Back in Black'
• Blue flowers and very finely • Dark purple/blue hooded flowers • Steel-blue flowers on loosely • Jet black stems with dark
divided foliage above red to green foliage branched spikes purple-blue flowers which
open from near black buds
24Agapanthus | Alchemilla | Allium | Anchusa
Jul- Zones Jul- Zones
120cm Jul- Zones Jul- Zones
80cm Aug Aug 35cm 90cm
Aug 6-10 6-10 7-10 Aug 6-10
Agapanthus (African Lily) Agapanthus (African Lily) Agapanthus (African Lily) Agapanthus (African Lily)
'Blue Velvet' 'Headbourne Hybrids' 'Peter Pan' 'Polar Ice' africanus
• Neat clumps of mid to deep • Large rounded umbels of • Spectacular blue flowers • Large round white flowerheads
green foliage, flowers deep
violet blue
deep-violet to pale-blue
trumpet-shaped flowers
• Good for growing in containers on strong stems
Jul- Zones Jun- Zones May- Zones 4-8 45cm May- Zones
Aug 7-10
70cm Jul 6-9
70cm Aug Jul 6-10
90cm
Agapanthus (African Lily) Agapanthus (African Lily) Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle) Allium
'Silver Moon' 'Twister' mollis 'Globemaster'
• Blue flowers on variegated foliage • Large blue with white flowers • Citrus-yellow flowers over a • Large blue flowers on strong
• Compact growth habit cushion-like bush of rounded,
gray-green woolly-textured
stems
foliage
Jun- Zones
40cm May- Zones
80cm May- Zones 4-9 Jun- Zones 3-8 90cm
Sep 5-9 Jul 6-10 Aug 50cm Aug
Allium Allium Allium Anchusa
'Millennium' 'Purple Sensation' 'Summer Beauty' 'Loddon Royalist' azurea
• Many smaller intense pink flowers • Large purple flowers on strong • Lush green foliage, consistent • Tall bushy plant with blue
stems through the growing season buttercup-like flowers
• Nice round, lavender flowers
appear above the foliage
25Anemone
Aug- Zones 4-8 88cm Aug- Zones 4-8 50cm Aug- Zones 4-8 60cm Aug- Zones 4-8 90cm
Oct Oct Oct Oct
Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower)
'Andrea Atkinson' 'Crispa' hupehensis 'Elfin Swan' (P) 'Honorine Jobert'
• Single, pure white flowers • Large, ruffled, crispate foliage • Small white flowers with violet • Single, pure white flowers
• One of the most vigorous which is very decorative even blue flowers • Very floriferous
cultivars before the flowers appear
• Single pink flowers
Aug- Zones 4-8 Jun- Zones 4-8 50cm Aug- Zones 4-8 Aug- Zones 4-8
Oct 90cm Jul Oct 88cm Oct 85cm
Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower)
'Königin Charlotte' leveillei 'Max Vogel' x hybrida 'Pamina' x hybrida
x hybrida
• Early-blooming species bearing • Semi-double pearl-pink flowers • Semi-double lavender-rose
• Large, semi-double, mid pink many smallish, single white
flowers, flushed blue on the
• Very vigorous cultivar flowers
flowers
underside
Aug- Zones 4-8 50cm Aug- Zones 4-8 Aug- Zones 4-8 90cm Aug- Zones 4-8
Oct Oct 75cm Oct 85cm
Oct
Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower) Anemone (Windflower)
'Praecox' hupehensis 'Robustissima' tomentosa 'September Charm' 'Whirlwind' x hybrida
• Single dark-pink flowers on • Single china-pink flowers hupehensis
• Semi-double snow-white
lower-growing plants • Hardy, vigorous and very • Large, single rose-pink flowers flowers with soft ruffled edges
• Earlier bloomer floriferous
26Aralia | Aruncus | Aster
NOT AVAILABLE FOR UK
Jun- Zones 4-8 90cm Jun- Zones 3-7 Apr- Zones 3-7 Jun- Zones 3-7
Jul Aug 100cm Jun 60cm Aug 60cm
Aralia (Japanese Spikenard) Aruncus (Goat’s Beard) Aruncus (Goat’s Beard) Aruncus (Goat’s Beard)
'Sun King' cordata dioicus 'Guinea-Fowl' sylvester 'Kneiffii' dioicus
• Bright gold compound leaves • A tall plant with neat Astilbe-like • Beautiful foliage with upright • Very delicately cut foliage and
• 2' tall spikes of tiny white flowers foliage and fine feathery flowers for a very nice contrast airy panicles of white flowers
followed by black fruit plume-shaped panicles of
cream-colored flowers
• Shorter than the species
Apr- Zones 3-7 75cm Aug- Zones 4-8 30- Aug- Zones 4-8 Aug- Zones 4-8 75cm
Jun Oct 40cm Oct 25cm Oct
Aruncus (Goat’s Beard) Aster (Daisy) Aster (Daisy) Aster (Daisy)
'Misty Lace' 'Alice Haslam' Dumosus 'Apollo' Dumosus 'Marie Ballard' novi-belgii
• Showy, rich-green, fern-like • Masses of large, deep rose • Compact, upright perennial • Forms a clump with clusters of
foliage on red stems with cream pink flowers with striking, producing clusters of daisy-like, fully double, light violet-blue
flowers golden-yellow centres white flower heads in autumn flowers
Aug- Zones 4-8 75cm Aug- Zones 4-8 Aug- Zones 4-8 45cm
Aug-
Oct Oct 50cm Oct Oct
Zones 4-8 30cm
Aster (Daisy) Aster (Daisy) Aster (Daisy) Aster (Daisy)
'Patricia Ballard' novi-belgii 'Purple Dome' novae-angliae 'Royal Ruby' novi-belgii 'Wood’s Pink'
• Double, incurved, clear pink flower • Stems of fuzzy, narrow, green • Rich red, semi-double blooms • Clear light-pink flowers
heads with yellow centres in leaves topped in early fall with and a useful dwarf habit • Compact
summer and autumn vivid, wide, shocking purple
daisy flowers
• Vibrant variety, bursting into • Very healthy plants with good
bloom in late summer resistance to mildew and rust
27Aster | Astilbe
Aug- Zones 4-8 30cm Jul 100cm Jul- Zones 3-8 Jul- Zones 3-8
Oct Zones 3-8
Aug 70cm Aug 80cm
Aster (Daisy) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Wood’s Purple' Expression Series Expression Series Expression Series
• Clear light-purple flowers 'Alive and Kicking' (P) 'Diamonds and Pearls' (P) 'Heart and Soul' (P)
• Compact • Dark rose-pink flowers • The most robust white flowered • Pale pink flowers with a
• Very healthy plants with good • Robust, fast-growing plants with Astilbe chinensis lavender-blue sheen most
resistance to mildew and rust strong stems due to chinensis • Dark-green foliage prevalent at dusk and dawn
crossing
Jul- May- Zones 4-8 May- Zones 4-8 Jul-
Aug
Zones 3-8 80cm Jul 120cm Jul 120cm Aug Zones 3-8 50cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
Expression Series Mighty Series
®
Mighty Series
®
Music Series
'Stand and Deliver' (P) 'Mighty Pip' chinensis
®
'Mighty Plonie' chinensis
® 'Country and Western' (P)
• Large, full, bright-pink plumes • Vigorous tall grower with light • Vigorous tall grower with white • A colorful feathery flower with
• Dark-green foliage has curling, pink flowers flowers bright puffy pink blooms and
shiny deep green foliage
toothed edges
Jul- Jul- Jul- Jul-
Aug Zones 3-8 70cm
Aug Zones 3-8 40cm Aug Zones 3-8 70cm Aug Zones 3-8 60cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
Music Series Music Series Music Series Music Series
'Hip Hop' (P) 'Jump and Jive' (P) 'Rhythm and Blues' (P) 'Rock and Roll' (P)
• Light pink plumes with a hot-pink • Fluffy plumes in a bright magenta- • Early summer bloomer, with • Stocky white flowers on red stems
stamen for an amazing contrast pink or purple-red shade, over bright raspberry-pink plumes above very dark green foliage with
a mound of elegant, lacy green that contrast nicely with the dark a bronze tint
leaves green foliage
28Astilbe
Jun- Zones 3-8 30- Jun- Zones 3-8 30- Jun- Zones 3-8 30- Jun- Zones 4-8 30-
Jul 40cm Jul 40cm Jul 40cm Jul 40cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
Younique Series Younique Series Younique Series Younique Series
Younique Carmine (P) Younique Cerise (P) Younique Lilac (P) Younique Pink (P)
• Fuchsia-red plumes • Cherry-red plumes • Lavender-pink plumes • Bright pink plumes
May- Zones 4-8 30-
Jun 40cm
Astilbe (False Spirea)
Younique Series
'Raspberry' (P)
• Bright raspberry plumes
Astilbe (False Spirea) May- Zones 4-8
Jun
30-
40cm
Younique Series Astilbe (False Spirea)
Younique Red (P)
Younique Series
• Red plumes Younique Ruby Red (P)
Jun- Zones 3-8
Jul
30-
40cm • Ruby Red plumes
29Astilbe chinensis, japonica, simplicifolia
Jun- Zones 3-8 30- Jun- Zones 3-8 30- Jun- Zones 3-8 30- Jun Zones 3-8 60cm
Jul 40cm Jul 40cm Jul 40cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
Younique Series Younique Series Younique Series 'Burgundy Red'
Younique Salmon (P) Younique SilveryPink (P) Younique White (P) • Long-lasting deep-red flowers –
very good color
• Salmon to light pink plumes • Silver to light pink plumes • White plumes
• Glossy deep-green foliage
May- Zones 4-8 40- Jun- Zones 4-8 May- Zones 4-8 May- Zones 4-8
Jul 50cm Jul 60cm 60cm 60cm
Jul Jul
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Cappuccino' 'Chocolate Shogun' (P) 'Color Flash' (P) 'Color Flash Lime' (P)
• Pure white flowers chinensis
• Pink flowers above season • Chartreuse foliage emerging to
• Strong dark foliage • Dark chocolate foliage creates a changing leaf colour lime green
great contrast with pink flowers • Sun tolerant • Light pink flowers
Jun- Zones 3-8 45cm Aug Zones 3-8 30cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 3-8
Jul Jul Jul 45cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Darwin’s Dream' 'Darwin’s Snow Sprite' 'Delft Lace' 'Deutschland' Japonica
• Deep-pink flowers in dense Simplicifolia • Light pink flowers on red stems • Short, compact, creamy white
plumes • Loosely formed, small, white • Blue green foliage plumes
• Shiny, dark-green foliage plumes • Good for forcing
• Produces many flowers
30Astilbe arendsii, hybride, chinensis, japonica, simplicifolia
Jun 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8 50cm Jun- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 4-8 55cm
Zones 3-8
Jul Jul 75cm Jul
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Ellie' Japonica 'Fanal' arendsii 'Flamingo' (P) Arendsii 'Freya' arendsii
• Very full and large pure-white • Dark red flowers on strong plant • Long, arching flamingo-pink • Intense deep pink flowers
plumes that fade to green rather plumes, drooping gracefully • Great border plant
than brown over handsome glossy green
• The best white variety foliage
Jun- Zones 4-8 Jul- 40cm Jul- Zones 4-8 Jul- Zones 4-8
Jul 55cm Aug
Zones 3-8
Aug 45cm Aug 45cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Happy Spirit' arendsii 'Hennie Graafland' 'Key Largo' (P) Simplicifolia 'Key West' (P) Simplicifolia
• Creamy white flowers on red Simplicifolia
• Raspberry pink plumes • Red flowerbuds that open to pink
stems
• Pale-rose flowers in loose • Long blooming • Long flowering
• Glossy foliage plumes over dark-green foliage • Summer flowering • Long blooming
Jul- Zones 3-8 40cm Jun- Zones 3-8 45cm Jul- Zones 3-8 45cm Jun- Zones 3-8 60cm
Aug Jul Aug Jul
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Little Vision in Pink' (P) 'Lollypop' 'Look At Me' (P) 'Montgomery' Japonica
chinensis • Short and full pale pink flower • Amazing contrast between the • Dark-red flowers in dense
• Sturdy, upright plumes of strong, plumes with a white sheen pink blooms and red stems plumes
pink flowers above rich-green • Red-stemmed, glossy green
foliage, more sun tolerant foliage
31Astilbe chinensis, japonica, simplicifolia, thunbergii
Jun- Zones 3-8 60cm Jul- Zones 3-8 30cm Jun- Zones 3-8
Jul Jul Zones 3-8 40cm Aug Jul 60cm
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Peach Blossom' Japonica 'Pink Lightning' (P) 'Pumila' chinensis 'Red Sentinel' Japonica
• Light salmon-pink, short Simplicifolia • Purple-pink flower plumes in • Full, intense-red plumes
and narrow compact plumes • Very dark foliage and light pink a short, cone-like shape
plumes
Jun- Zones 3-8 45cm May- Zones 4-8 Jul- Zones 3-8 88cm
Jul Jul 50cm Aug Zones 3-8 30cm Aug
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Rheinland' Japonica 'Spotlight' (P) chinensis 'Sprite' Simplicifolia 'Straussenfeder' Thunbergii
• Profuse pink bloomer with short, • Light pink flowers above dark • Pale rose plumes and bronze • Deep dusty-rose flowers in long,
full plumes foliage green foliage drooping plumes
• Long flowering
Jun- Zones 3-8 45cm Jul- Zones 3-8 65cm Jun- Zones 3-8 45cm Jun- Zones 3-8 45cm
Jul Aug Jul Jul
Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea) Astilbe (False Spirea)
'Visions' (P) chinensis 'Vision in Pink' (P) chinensis 'Vision in Red' (P) chinensis 'Vision in White' chinensis
• Sturdy, thick-fluffed, bright • Strong-pink flowers and • Purple-red flowers opening • Conical plumes of long-lasting
mauve plumes and robust rich-green foliage from deep-red buds white flowers over deep-green
dark-green foliage • Red stems and dark foliage with hints of bronze
bronze-green foliage
32Astrantia | Athyrium
Jun- Zones 4-8 Jun- Zones 4-8 70cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8
Sep 60cm Sep Sep Sep 55cm
Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort)
'Midnight Owl' major 'Roma' (P) major 'Rosea' major 'Ruby Wedding' major
• Very large purple-red flowers • Large silver-pink flower heads • Rosy pink flower heads • Dark red flower heads
• Good upright habit cupped in fine bracts • Compact plant • Reblooms in late summer/fall
Jun- Zones 4-7 Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm Jun- Zones 4-8
Sep 60cm Sep Sep Sep 75cm
Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort)
'Sparkling Stars Pink' 'Star of Beauty' (P) major 'Star of Billion' (P) major 'Star of Fire' (P) major
• Bright pink flowers • Two-tone bracts form a white • Airy plants topped with beautiful, • Large flower, dark stems,
• Flowers attract bees and centre with deep dusty-purple tips glossy green-and-white blooms dark-red flower
butterflies • Flowers are also white and purple • Flowers all summer long!
Jun- Zones 4-8 Jun- Zones 4-8 60cm 75cm 50cm
Sep 70cm Sep
Zones 4-8 Zones 4-8
Astrantia (Masterwort) Astrantia (Masterwort) Athyrium (Lady Fern) Athyrium (Lady Fern)
'Super Star' major 'Venice' (P) major 'Lady in Red' filix-femina niponicum var. pictum
• Pale purple flowers are • Exceptionally dark red flowers • Green fronds with burgundy-red • Metallic gray-green foliage
surrounded by off-white bracts • Plants have a good upright habit stems linked by purple-red rachis
33Athyrium | Belamcanda | Bergenia | Bletilla
Zones 4-8 30cm
Zones
80cm Jun- 35cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm
6-10 Jul Zones 5-10 May
Athyrium (Lady Fern) Athyrium (Lady Fern) Belamcanda (Leopard Flower) Bergenia (Pig Squeak)
'Ursula’s Red' niponicum vidalii 'Freckle Face' chinensis Dragonfly™ Series
• Silvery fronds with a red-tinged • Graceful fern with an open habit • Loose clusters of pale-orange 'Angel Kiss'
central stripe • New growth has a red flush flowers brightly decorated with
red spots
• Soft, sweet, semi double, white
to pink flowers in great abundance
• Shiny black seeds after flowering • Winter foliage is very dark
Apr- Zones 4-8 25cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm
May May May May
Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Bergenia (Pig Squeak)
Dragonfly™ Series Dragonfly™ Series Dragonfly™ Series Dragonfly™ Series
'Flirt' 'Pink Dragonfly' 'Sakura' 'Spring Fling'
• Small cute Bergenia with shiny • Narrow leaves, with brilliant • Compact habit like ‘Pink • Purple foliage with many deep
foliage purple winter color, erupt in Dragonfly’ but with double to pink flowers
• Deep pink flowers luscious bright pink flowers semi-double pink flowers
Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm Apr- Zones 4-8 40cm Apr- Zones 5-9 40cm
May May May May
Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Bergenia (Pig Squeak) Bletilla (Chinese ground Orchid)
'Bach' 'Dark Margin' 'Magic Giant' 'Alba' striata
• Glossy red-flushed winter foliage • Magenta purple flowers • Huge, purple-tinted leaves • White flowers above sword-shaped
• Sugar-pink flowers when mature • Leathery green leaves with which turn purple-bronze in
winter
green leaves
red edges
• Rosy-pink flowers on red stem
34Bletilla | Brunnera
Apr- Zones 5-9 Apr- Zones 5-9 Apr- Zones 5-9 40cm Apr- Zones 5-9 40cm
May 40cm May 40cm May May
Bletilla (Chinese ground Orchid) Bletilla (Chinese ground Orchid) Bletilla (Chinese ground Orchid) Bletilla (Chinese ground Orchid)
'Alba Variegated' striata 'Blue Dragon' striata 'Kuchibeni' striata 'Shi-ran' striata
• White flowers above variegated • Lavender-blue flowers above • White flowers with a purple lip • Purple-pink flowers above
foliage sword-shaped green leaves • Green foliage green foliage
Apr- Zones 3-8 35cm
Jun
Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet)
'Alexander’s Great' (P)
macrophylla
• Forms a gigantic mound of very
large, heart-shaped, heavily
silvered leaves
Apr- Zones 3-8
Jun
25-
30cm Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet)
Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) 'Jack Frost' (P) macrophylla
'Green Gold' macrophylla • Large silver leaves with green veins
• Blue flowers
• Lemon Green foliage with blue
flowers Apr- Zones 3-8 30cm
Jun
35Brunnera | Calla
Apr- Zones 3-8 30cm Apr- Zones 3-8 30cm Apr- Zones 3-8 30cm Apr- Zones 3-8 35cm
Jun Jun Jun Jun
Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet)
'Hadspen Cream' macrophylla 'Henry’s Eyes' macrophylla 'King’s Ransom' (P) 'Looking Glass' (P)
• Leaves variegated with • Green leaves and light blue macrophylla macrophylla
creamy-white margins flowers, early bloomer • Wide, creamy yellow margin and • All silver, shiny leaved sport of
• Blue flowers light cream frosting over the B. 'Jack Frost'
remainder of the silver leaves • Blue flowers
Apr- Zones 3-8 30cm Apr- Zones 3-8 15- Apr- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones
Jun Jun 30cm Oct 45cm
Jun 30cm 7-10
Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) Brunnera (Heartleaf Alkanet) Calla
macrophylla 'Silver Heart' (P) macrophylla 'Variegata' macrophylla 'Albomaculata'
• Heart-shaped leaves, dark green • Similar to ‘Looking Glass’ although • Variegated leaves with large, • Creamy white flowers above
with bubbly, rough-textured this new selection has much clear white edges green leaves with white spots
surface thicker, non-melting foliage and • Lilac Forget-Me-Not-like flowers
• Sprays of small, purple-blue deep blue flowers
flowers in early spring
Jun- Zones
45cm Jun- Zones
45cm Jun- Zones
45cm Jun- Zones
45cm
Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10
Calla Calla Calla Calla
'Dark Eyes' 'Flame' 'Garnet Glow' 'Odessa'
• Deep rose blooms with a purple • Dark yellow flowers with red • Hot pink blooms with dark eyes • Dark purple-black flowers above
throat edge turning to flame red • Uniform plant green foliage
• Green foliage
36Calla | Campanula glomerata, lactiflora, trachelium
Jun- Zones
45cm Jun- Zones
45cm Jun- Zones Jun- Zones 3-8
Oct Oct 45cm Aug 60cm
7-10 7-10 Oct 7-10
Calla Calla Calla Campanula (Bellflower)
'Picasso' 'Red Alert' 'Yellow Queen' 'Bernice' trachelium
• Bi-colour Calla with cream flower • Red-orange flowers with • Large golden-yellow flowers with (Siberian Bellflower)
that opens with deep blue center variegated foliage variegated foliage • Double, purple blue flowers
• Strong and easy to grow
Jun- Zones 3-8 100cm Jun- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 3-8 35cm
Aug Aug 40cm Aug 35cm Aug
Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower)
'Border Blues' (P) lactiflora 'Freya' (P) glomerata Genti Blue glomerata Genti White glomerata
(Milky Bellflower) • Intense violet-purple flowers, • Extremely compact and sturdy • Extremely compact and sturdy
• Improvement of ‘Prichard’s massed in rounded clusters of
up to 15 flowers
plants with intense blue flowers plants with deep flowers in clear
white colour
Variety’
• Deep violet flowers
Jun- Zones 5-9 55cm Jun- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 3-8 Jun- Zones 3-8 40cm
Jul Aug 60cm Aug 40cm Aug
Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower)
'Iridescent Bells' (P) 'Kent Belle' 'Purple Sensation' (P) 'Sarastro'
• Unique purple flowerbuds and • Sturdy, upright plant with 2" • Very dark purple flowers • Fragrant, dark violet-blue
lavender blue flowers glossy purple bell-shaped flowers opening from near black buds bell-shaped flowers
• Similar to ‘Kent Belle’ but shorter
with better branching
37Campanula | Canna
Jun- Zones 3-8 40cm Jun- Zones 3-8 50- Jul- Zones
80cm Jul- Zones
90cm
Aug Aug 60cm Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10
Campanula (Bellflower) Campanula (Bellflower) Canna Canna
'Silver Bells' 'Twisterbell' (P) 'Alberich' 'Aphrodite'
• Eye-catching, purple-red foliage • Produces unique blue and white • Rose-pink flowers • Deep pink flowers
cast with a lustrous sheen gives
rise to beautiful deep red stems
bicolour flowers, profuse bloomer
with large terminal clusters of
• Green foliage • Bronze-green foliage
and soft pink flowers blue flowers
Jul- Zones Jul- Zones
90cm Jul- Zones
90cm Jul- Zones
Sep 7-10
90cm Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10
60cm
Canna Canna Canna Canna
'Eric Neubert' 'Futurity Red' 'Golden Girl' 'Louis Cottin'
• Orange flowers • Crimson flowers • Golden-yellow flowers • Yellow-peach blooms
• Green foliage • Burgundy foliage • Green foliage • Bronze foliage
Jul- Zones
90cm Jul- Zones
90cm Jul- Zones
90cm Jul- Zones
90cm
Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10
Canna Canna Canna Canna
'Lucifer Red' 'Roj Humbert' 'Stuttgart' 'Taroudant'
• Large red flowers • Red flowers • Orange flowers on green-white • Orange flowers with yellow edge
• Green foliage • Bronze foliage variegated foliage • Green foliage
38Canna | Centaurea | Chelone | Cimicifuga
Jul- Zones
90cm Jul- Zones
90cm Jun- Zones 3-8 50- Jun- Zones 3-8 30-
Sep 7-10 Sep 7-10 Aug 90cm Aug 60cm
Canna Canna Centaurea (Cornflower) Centaurea (Cornflower)
'Vanilla Cream' 'Wyoming' 'Breeders Mix' 'Cara Mia'
• Creamy white flowers • Briliant orange flowers • Mix of beautiful colors • Bold pink flowers that emerge
• Green foliage • Dark bronze leaves from fuzzy brown and black buds
over a long period in summer
Jun- Zones 3-8 75cm Jul- Aug- Zones 3-8 Aug- Zones 3-8 125-
Aug Sep
Zones 4-9 60cm Oct 150cm Oct 150cm
Centaurea (Cornflower) Chelone (Turtlehead) Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Cimicifuga (Bugbane)
'Purple Heart' montana obliqua 'Atropurpurea' ramosa 'Black Negligee' simplex
(Mountain Bluet) • Contrasting deep colors • Ivory-white flowers • One of the blackest forms to date
• White ray flowers with purple • Tough, dark-green, serrate-edged • Purple-green foliage and stems
centers leaves flushed with green
• Unique bi-color variety • Deep-pink hooded flowers
Aug- Zones 3-8 150cm Aug- Zones 3-8 110cm Aug- Zones 3-8 Aug- Zones 3-8 130cm
Oct Oct Oct 150cm Oct
Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Cimicifuga (Bugbane)
'Brunette' ramosa 'Chocoholic' 'Pink Spike' ramosa racemosa
• Pinky-white flowers and • Mauve pink flowers on purple • Pale pink flowers and dark • Fragrant white flowers
dark-purple foliage foliage bronze-purple foliage • Green foliage
39Cimicifuga | Clematis | Convallaria | Coreopsis | Cosmos | Crocosmia
Aug- Zones 3-8 150cm Jun- Zones 5-9 Jul- May- Zones 3-8 15cm
Oct 100cm Sep
Zones 3-8 120cm Jun
Aug
Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Clematis Clematis Convallaria (Lily of the Valley)
racemosa var.cordifolia 'Cassandra' heracleifolia 'China Purple' majalis
• White flower spikes • Clusters of dark blue flowers • Small, reflexed, tubular purple • Fragrant white bell-shaped
• Flowers later than the species • Flowers are scented flowers flowers
• Fewer but larger leaflets • Non-climber, sub-shrub • Shipped in multiples of 25
May- Zones 3-8 15cm May- Zones 3-8 15cm Jun- Zones 4-9 45cm Jun- Zones 4-9 30cm
Jun Jun Sep Sep
Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) Coreopsis (Tickseed) Coreopsis (Tickseed)
'Prolificans' majalis 'Rosea' majalis 'Moonbeam' verticillata 'Tweety' (P) verticillata
• Sought-after double flowered form • Fragrant pale-pink flowers • Smaller lemon-yellow flowers • Bright yellow, very short and
• Fragrant winterhardy variety
Jun- Zones 4-9 30cm Jun- Zones
80cm Jun- Zones 4-9 45- Jun- Zones 4-9 60-
Sep Sep 6-10 Aug 60cm Aug 65cm
Coreopsis (Tickseed) Cosmos Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia)
'Zagreb' verticillata 'atrosanguineus' 'Carmine Brilliant' 'Columbus'
• A cushioned nest of incredibly fine • Single black-maroon flowers per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10 per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10
thread-like foliage, netted in
shining canary-yellow flowers
• Vanilla fragrance • Narrow foliage and sprays of • Large yellow/orange flowers on
carmine-pink flowers opening strong stems
from bright red buds
40Crocosmia | Dahlia
Jun- Zones 4-9 Jun- Zones 4-9 Jun- Zones 4-9 Jun- Zones 4-9 60-
Aug 38cm Aug 40cm Aug 50cm Aug 65cm
Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia)
'Emily McKenzie' 'George Davidson' 'Gerbe d’Or' 'Harlequin'
per 25, tags 1:3 Size 6-up per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10 per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10 per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10
• Shorter plants with golden-orange • Dwarf plants with yellow flowers • Shorter plants with warm-yellow • Flowersbuds are red/orange
flowers with deep-red markings and narrow grass-like foliage flowers and bronze-green foliage that open to yellow flowers
Jun- Zones 4-9 50cm Jun- Zones 4-9 75- Jun- Zones 4-9 125cm Jun- Zones 4-9 50cm
Aug Aug 90cm Aug Aug
Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocosmia (Montbretia)
'Honey Angels' 'Limpopo' (P) 'Lucifer' 'Ministar'
per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10 per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10 per 25, tags 1:3 Size 10+ per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10
• Lance shaped green leaves and • Pinkish-orange blooms in tight • Double rows of orange-red, • Shorter plant with orange
yellow flowers with cream throats clusters that last well lily-like flowers along arching red flowers
dark-bronze stems
Jun- Zones 4-9 75- Jul- Zones
35cm Jul- Zones
35cm Jul- Zones
35cm
Aug 90cm Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10
Crocosmia (Montbretia) Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia
'Okavango' (P) Cactus Series Cactus Series Cactus Series
per 25, tags 1:3 Size 8-10 'Playa Blanca' (For 6" pots) 'Red Pigmy' (For 6" pots) 'Yellow Happiness'
• Large orange-salmon-peach • White, semi cactus type • Red, semi cactus type (For 6" pots)
flowers held together in tight
clusters
• Yellow, semi cactus type
41Dahlia
Jul- Zones 35- Jul- Zones 35- Jul- Zones
35cm Jul- Zones
40in
Oct 7-10 40cm Oct 7-10 40cm Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10
Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia
Dark Angel Series Dark Angel Series Decorative Series Decorative Series
'Braveheart' (P) (Dark Foliage) 'Dracula' (P) (Dark Foliage) 'Autumn Fairy' (Large Flowered) 'Brigitta Alida' (Large Flowered)
• Dark-purple • Warm purple-red flower, dark • Good pot variety with decorative • Black-red dinnerplate
• Dark foliage purple-red foliage orange flowers
Jul- Zones
20in Jul- Zones
36in Jul- Zones
50cm Jul- Zones
36in
Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10
Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia
Decorative Series Decorative Series Decorative Series Decorative Series
'Claudette' (Large Flowered) 'Dazzling Magic' 'Firepot' (Large Flowered) 'Fleurel' (Large Flowered)
• Knockout purple-pink blooms (Large Flowered) • Salmon-orange with yellow center • White with a cream-toned center
• Orange-yellow flowers with red
edge
Jul- Zones Jul- Zones
35cm Jul- Zones
112cm Jul- Zones
44in
Oct 7-10
112cm Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10 Oct 7-10
Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia Dahlia
Decorative Series Decorative Series Decorative Series Decorative Series
'Kelvin Floodlight' 'Little Tiger' (Large Flowered) 'Vancouver' (Large Flowered) 'White Perfection'
(Large Flowered)
• Red, white tips, decorative type • Purple-white flowers (Large Flowered)
• Yellow flowers • White flowers
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