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Agapanthus praecox Queen Anne
€4.00
African Lily Queen Anne Agapanthus praecox Queen Anne is a neat mound forming evergreen perennial with strappy deep rich green leaves. Outstanding, brilliant blue, open bell flowers clustered in a ball on tall stems appear in June, inviting bees and butterflies into the garden. Landscapers favour African Lilies for their easy care and adaptabili...

Anemone Fantasy Cinderella
€8.50
Japanese Anemone Fantasy Cinderella, Windflower Perfect pastel plants for the late summer or autumn garden. Japanese anemones are excellent repeat flowering perennials. Anemone Fantasy Cinderella has a long flowering habit from Summer to mid-Autumn, producing a mass of single saucer rose-pink flowers which float at the tips of wiry branching st...
Astelia banksii

Astelia banksii
€20.00
Coastal Astelia A beautiful foliage plant for mild gardens, Astelia banksii is a medium-sized, evergreen perennial with a symmetrical, clump-forming habit and arching, silvery, sword-like leaves. Sprays of insignificant greenish-white flowers may appear on female plants in summer, followed by purple-pink berries. Coastal astelia comes from mild ...

Astelia Silver Shadow (syn. Silver Spear)
€7.00
Astelia Silver Shadow (syn. Silver Spear) An impressively architectural plant grown for its silvery foliage, Astelia Silver Shadow is a large, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with long, lance-shaped, silver-dusted leaves, up to 39”/1m long, longer where the plant is suited. In May and June, loose panicles of yellowish-green flowers are borne...
Daucus carota

Daucus carota
€3.00
Wild Carrot, Queen Anne’s Lace (Mealbhacán) This tall native is a regular in our hedgerows, grasslands and coastal areas. The tiny flowers and feathery leaves do give it a lace-like appearance, quite like the leaves of the carrot plant. Umbels of delicate creamy-white flowers, the central flower often red, appear in June and sit on tall, erect h...

Erigeron glaucus Sea Breeze
€8.00
Beach Aster Sea Breeze Also known as fleabane, Erigeron glaucus Sea Breeze is a low, mat-forming, herbaceous perennial with narrow, spoon-shaped, grey-green leaves up to 6”/15cm long. In summer, daisy-like pink flowers in shades from carmine to lilac pink, and with yellow centres, almost cover the plant. The flowers are attractive to butterflies...
Eryngium maritimum

Eryngium maritimum
€3.00
Sea Holly (Cuileann trá) In the 16th century, Eryngium maritimum was considered a strong aphrodisiac. We are sworn to secrecy, but in any case, Sea Holly is a widespread native, easily recognised due to its waxy, spiky appearance. Sitting happily in clumps on the sand of many an Irish beach or dune, it has leathery, silver-blue, holly-like leave...
Eryngium variifolium

Eryngium variifolium
€4.00
Variable-leaved Sea-holly One of the best sea-hollies, also known as the marble-leaved sea-holly, Eryngium variifolium is a long-lived, evergreen perennial with a clump-forming habit, perfect in a gravel planting or at the front of a sunny border in very free-draining soil. From a flat rosette of rounded, waxy, basal leaves marbled with beautifu...
Geranium maderense

Geranium maderense
€4.00
Madeira Cranesbill The largest in the family and, to some, the most spectacular of all. Geranium maderense is a statuesque evergreen biennial native to Madeira. The showy purple-pink dark-centered flowers of the Madeira Cranesbill appear in a large bouquet over the foliage in spring usually in the plant's second year. Tolerant of most soil, it...
Helleborus foetidus AGM

Helleborus foetidus AGM
€4.50
Stinking Hellebore Granted, this plant didn't get its name from nowhere - it smells a little of of rotting grass when up close - but its array of great attributes has it firmly placed in the hall of fame of the RHS Awards of Garden Merit. A highly valued plant for the winter garden, this evergreen perennial produces nodding, purple-edged, pale g...
Iris hookeri

Iris hookeri
€4.00
Beachhead Iris A perky Iris with a compact upright dwarfing habit. In Spring, the sword shaped mid-green leaves pop out, closely followed by flowers which last until summer. The flower heads of Iris hookeri are a soft mid-blue with striking deep blue veins and a blotched white centre. Beachhead Iris is tolerant of salt spray so it is the perfect...
Kniphofia caulescens

Kniphofia caulescens
€4.00
Caulescent Red-hot Poker A handsome, architectural red-hot poker grown for its striking flowers and attractive leaves, Kniphofia caulescens is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with narrow, sword-like, grey-green leaves. The fat ‘poker’ flower-heads, borne from late summer to autumn on tall, very sturdy stems, are a beautiful, deep coral-red,...

Kniphofia Papaya Popsicle
€4.50
Red-hot Poker Papaya Popsicle A new cultivar of red-hot poker grown for its compact size, early, long flowering and brilliant colour, Kniphofia Papaya Popsicle is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial with arching, sword-like, deep green leaves. The ‘poker’ flower-heads, borne from early summer into autumn on tall, sturdy stems,...

Kniphofia uvaria Flamenco
€4.00
Red-hot Poker Flamenco A vivid red-hot poker grown for its striking flowers and its ability to flower in its first year, Kniphofia uvaria Flamenco is a compact, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with strap-shaped, grey-green leaves. The splendid ‘poker’ flower-heads, borne from summer to early autumn on sturdy stems, open brilliant orange-red, ...

Kniphofia uvaria Royal Castle
€4.00
Red-hot Poker Royal Castle A magnificent red-hot poker grown for its striking ‘poker’ flower-heads, Kniphofia uvaria Royal Castle is a clump-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial with strap-shaped, deep green leaves. The splendid flower-heads, borne from late June to August on sturdy stems, open brilliant fiery red, slowly fading from ...
Lythrum salicaria Robin

Lythrum salicaria Robin
€4.00
Pink Loosestrife Robin A cultivar of our native purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria Robin is an upright, medium-sized, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. It has copious narrow green leaves on erect stems, which are topped in late summer with by spectacular, long-flowering, spikes of bright, magenta-pink flowers. Pink loosestrife Robin is inv...

Senecio candicans Angel Wings
€12.00
Senecio Angel Wings Also known as shining-white ragwort, this is a beautiful foliage plant for a dry, sunny spot, as it is drought-tolerant once established. Senecio candicans Angel Wings is a small, rather short-lived, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with large, rounded, velvety, silver leaves. In summer, the plant bears flat clusters of gol...
Verbena rigida

Verbena rigida
€3.00
Slender Vervain A lovely plant for mild areas, Verbena rigida is a bushy, clump-forming, deciduous, tuberous perennial with a neat, low habit and oblong, mid-green leaves. From June to September, clusters of bright purple, typical vervain flowers rise above the foliage, giving a jewel-like effect, particularly lovely with silvery or grey foliage...
Zantedeschia aethiopica

Zantedeschia aethiopica
€4.00
Arum Lily The beautiful and familiar Easter Lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica is from southern Africa, but hardy in all but cold areas and severe winters. It is a semi-evergreen, tuberous perennial with a clump-forming habit. The 16”/40cm leaves are shaped like an arrow-head, and deep, glossy green. From May to July, the flowers rise above the clump...