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Knautia arvensis - Field Scabious
€3.00
Field Scabious (Cab an ghasáin) This is a very attractive native wildflower, historically thought to treat scabies, hence the name, lat. ‘scabere’ meaning ‘to scratch’. It is a common sight in dry grassy places throughout the country, blooming from July to late September. It is a tall perennial, with hairy leaved base rosettes from which branche...
Kniphofia citrina
Kniphofia citrina
€4.00
Yellow Red-hot Poker A long-flowering, more subtly coloured red-hot poker, Kniphofia citrina is an evergreen perennial with a weed-suppressing, clump-forming habit, providing architectural spires of flowers for the border. Arching, keeled, broadly linear, mid- to deep green leaves form a substantial clump. From late spring to summer and even int...
Lemon Verbena
Lemon Verbena
€4.00
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena is a very pleasantly aromatic plant that grows up to 2.5m high. An elegant herb with slender stalks bearing lance-shaped leaves that smell strongly of lemon. Very small white to lilac flowers in Summer. A great addition to the herb border or kitchen garden that will provide some height. Holds the R...
Libertia grandiflora
Libertia grandiflora
€4.50
Libertia grandiflora Libertia grandiflora produces strong clumps of narrow, grassy, dark green leaves above which appear stiff stems carrying sprays of saucer-shaped white flowers, followed by attractive orange-brown seed pods. Site: Wind & Salt tolerantPosition: Full sun or light shadeSoil: Well drainedFlowering Period: May to JulyHardines...
Lonicera henryi
Lonicera henryi
€15.00
Henry’s Honeysuckle Named for Irish plant collector Augustine Henry, Lonicera henryi is a vigorous, woody, evergreen, climbing honeysuckle from western China. Downy stems carry glossy, deep green, pointed, elliptical leaves. In June and July, tubular, typical honeysuckle flowers in crimson and yellow are produced, followed in autumn by black ber...
Lonicera x heckrottii Gold Flame
€15.00
Honeysuckle Gold Flame A wonderfully scented and brightly coloured honeysuckle, Lonicera x heckrottii Gold Flame is a fast-growing, semi-evergreen climber with a shrubby, non-twining habit which will need to be tied into a support. The oval leaves are blue-green, and may persist through a mild winter. From June to August, the plant is covered wi...
Lychnis flos-cuculi - Ragged Robin
€3.00
Ragged Robin (Nóinín mór) This native wildflower is abundant throughout Ireland, usually seen in marshes and damp meadows where it is one of the prettiest to inhabit these type of areas. Linear to oblong leaves on slender, upright stalks bear deep rose-pink flowers, the petals modified into delicately fringed blossoms to make it withstand the wi...
Lythrum salicaria - Purple loosestrife
€3.00
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria is a stunning plant for a medium to large pond or lake. The tall pink blooms can be seen from some distance, it is free flowering over a long period in summer. Commonly known as Purple loosestrife. Very attractive to bees and native. Position: Full SunPlanting depth: Damp soil to 5cm (2’’) below water level.G...
Marjoram, golden
Marjoram, golden
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Origanum majorana Aureum Golden Marjoram is a pretty, lower growing version of standard marjoram. A clump-forming growth habit with bright yellow leaves that will add contrast in any herb border or rock garden. Clusters of small pink or white flowers from early to mid-Summer. Much loved by bees and butterflies. Cut off the dying...
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Matteuccia struthiopteris
€4.00
Ostrich Fern One of the most beautiful ferns for a damp or even a wet site, Matteuccia struthiopteris is known as the ostrich fern for its beautiful, fresh green, feather-like sterile fronds. These surround shorter, brown fertile ones at the centre. It’s a tall (up to 6’/1.8m), vigorous, deciduous fern with an elegant, upright to arching ‘shutt...
Mimulus luteus
Mimulus luteus
€4.75
Blood-drop-emlets Also known as monkey musk, Mimulus luteus is an attractive, deciduous, herbaceous perennial, with a spreading, self-sowing habit. The small, ovate leaves are mid-green. Two-lipped, bright yellow flowers with red or purple spots on the petals are borne in late spring and early summer. This little plant is ideal for a difficult,...
Mint, Chocolate
Mint, Chocolate
€4.00
Chocolate Peppermint A delicious herb for puddings and peppermint tea, Mentha x piperita f. citrata Chocolate is a small, vigorous, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, with a spreading habit. It’s a peppermint with a definite taste of chocolate. The ovate, pointed leaves are deep green, tinged red-purple in sun and coppery in shade. Spikes o...
Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten
Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten
€12.00
Japanese Silver Grass Ferner Osten A really good cultivar of Japanese silver grass or eulalia grass, Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten (Far East) is a fairly compact, deciduous, perennial, warm-season grass with a graceful, fountain-like, clump-forming habit. The slender, arching leaves are green with a narrow vertical white stripe, giving a ligh...
Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus
€6.50
Eulalia Grass Gracillimus (Maiden Grass) The name means ‘most graceful’, and Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus certainly is, remaining narrow at the bottom and arching outwards to its full width. It is a medium-sized, deciduous, warm-season grass with a clump-forming habit. The very slender leaves are green with white midribs, giving a light, airy...
Miscanthus sinensis Little Zebra
€12.00
Chinese Silver Grass Little Zebra A dwarf form of Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus, suitable for the smaller garden, Miscanthus sinensis Little Zebra is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass of average vigour and a compact and quite upright habit. The leaves are arching, narrow, and deep green with creamy-yellow horizontal banding, turning str...
Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light
€12.00
Japanese Silver Grass Morning Light A wonderfully refined, graceful grass, long cultivated in Japan, Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light is a fairly compact, deciduous, warm-season grass with a particularly elegant, upright, arching habit, like a wheat-sheaf. The very slender leaves are green with narrow white edges, giving an airy, mobile, silver...
Miscanthus sinensis Yakushima Dwarf
€6.50
Eulalia Grass Yakushima Dwarf Smaller than most eulalia or silver grasses, Miscanthus sinensis Yakushima Dwarf is a low, deciduous, warm-season grass with a clump-forming habit, and suitable for the smaller garden. The narrow leaves are green longitudinally striped white, giving an airy feel to the clump. From August to October, arching plumes o...
Nepeta x faassenii Purrsian Blue
€8.00
Catmint Purrsian Blue With its low, particularly neat form and very floriferous and long-flowering nature, dwarf catmint Nepeta x faassenii Purrsian Blue makes a lovely addition to even small gardens. It’s a low-growing, deciduous, shrubby perennial with a rounded, clump-forming habit and small, grey-green, highly aromatic leaves. From June to ...
Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens
€6.50
Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens - Black Mondo Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens is a low growing, evergreen grass like perennial with nearly jet-black leaves, it makes a most unique specimen for edging or in the rock garden. Short spikes of pinky-white flowers are followed by black berries in the fall. This is a slow plant to establish, so giv...
Oregano
Oregano
€3.00
Origanum vulgare Oregano is a perennial plant well known as a kitchen herb. The ancient Greek words that the name derives from translate as 'brightness of the mountain'. The small ovate leaves, growing on a woody-based mound, are aromatic and bear small pink flowers in Summer through to early Autumn (bee plant!). Easily propagate...