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Iris louisiana Black Gamecock
€6.00
Louisiana Iris Black Gamecock Stunning, giant, deep purple, near black blooms adorn this beautiful Iris. As with all louisiana Iris, ‘Black Gamecock’ is ideal for the pond as it loves plenty of moisture. This Iris is excellent for cut flowers. The tubers are harmful if eaten. Position: Full sun to part shadePlanting depth: Damp soil to 20cm (8’...
Iris sibirica - Siberian Flag Iris
€4.00
Siberian Flag Iris Iris sibirica is an attractive, free flowering Iris with long lasting deep blue flowers. Despite been commonly known as the Siberian Flag Iris, it is a native of Europe, not Siberia. Equally at home in moist or dry soils. As with all Iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Position: Full sun to part shadePlanting depth: Dry to d...
Iris sibirica Blue King - Siberian Flag Iris
€4.00
Siberian Iris Blue King Actually from SE Europe, but super-hardy, Iris sibirica Blue King is a clump-forming, vigorous, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, with a very upright, but spreading habit – it needs space to spread out. The narrow, almost grassy leaves, 18”/45cm long, are grey-green to mid-green. In May and June, the branched stems carry...
Iris sibirica Butter and Sugar
€4.00
Iris Butter and Sugar A good plant for a reliably moist border, and lovely reflected in a pool, Iris sibirica Butter and Sugar is a shorter and more delicate cultivar than most Siberian irises. It’s a spreading, clump-forming, deciduous, rhizomatous perennial with lots of very slender, upright, grey-green leaves. The large flowers, produced in m...
Iris sibirica Ruffled Velvet
€4.00
Iris Ruffled Velvet A good plant for a reliably moist border and lovely beside water, Iris sibirica Ruffled Velvet is a clump-forming, spreading, deciduous, rhizomatous perennial with lots of slender, grass-like, bright green leaves, more compact than most Siberian irises. The sumptuous flowers, borne in May and June on tall, branched, upright ...
Ligularia dentata Othello
€4.00
Ligularia Othello A striking plant massed at a pond-side or in a damp, semi-wild setting, Ligularia dentata Othello is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, gradually spreading to form a large clump. Large, kidney-shaped leaves, purple above and mahogany-red beneath, are handsome from spring to autumn. From July to September, tall flower stems ...
Lobelia cardinalis Queen Victoria
€4.75
Lobelia Queen Victoria Also called cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis Queen Victoria is a very striking plant, quite different from little blue bedding lobelias. It’s a clump-forming, often rather short-lived, herbaceous perennial with beautiful, beetroot-red, oblong leaves. In August and September, and into October, brilliant, five-petalled sc...
Lysimachia nummularia - Creeping Jenny
€4.75
Creeping Jenny Creeping Jenny is excellent for ground cover and blending in the edge of a pond as it will grow on dry ground and can float across the surface of the water. It will also hang gracefully from raised pond edges. A little more vigorous than the golden form, Lysimachia nummularia Aurea. Deciduous, native & attractive to bees. Posi...
Mimulus cupreus Red Emperor
€4.75
Mimulus Red Emperor A vividly coloured, marginal pond-plant, Mimulus cupreus Red Emperor is a compact, herbaceous perennial of average vigour. The small, toothed, downy leaves are light green. Beautiful, trumpet-shaped bright scarlet-red flowers are borne June to August, and even into September, and are good for bees. Plant in a mesh basket to...
Myosotis palustris Alba - White water forget-me-not
€4.75
White water forget-me-not Not as vigorous as its blue cousin, Myosotis palustris Alba is a compact, herbaceous perennial of average vigour – a delightful little plant. The small, toothed, spoon-shaped leaves are light green. White, single flowers are borne from May to September, and will self-sow. This is grown as a marginal plant in reliably we...
Myosotis scorpioides - Water forget-me-not
€4.75
Water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides ( syn Myosotis paulustris) is better known as the Water Forget-Me-Not. This delicate little native plant has numerous clusters of long flowering, small blue flowers which attract abundant pollinators throughout the summer Position: Full Sun to Part ShadePlanting depth: Damp soil to 20cm (8’’) below water ...
Veronica beccabunga - Brooklime
€4.75
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga is a creeping, native wildflower and is excellent for growing at the edges of a pond. Spreading, succulent stems are covered in small blue flowers from May to August. As a rafting plant that is allowed to grow freely it will use plenty of surplus nutrients and will help to keep a pond or container free from algae. I...
Waldsteinia ternata
Waldsteinia ternata
€4.00
Siberian Waldsteinia A beautiful, shade-loving, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial, Waldsteinia ternata is ideal for ground-cover under shrubs or in woodland plantings. The round leaves are deeply divided into three leaflets, and are a deep, glossy green. In April and May, pretty, golden-yellow, saucer-shaped flowers, ½”/1.5cm a...