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Tulbaghia violacea Variegata
Tulbaghia violacea Variegata
€12.50
Variegated Society Garlic Looking rather like a refined agapanthus, Tulbaghia violacea Variegata is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial. It forms a foot-high (30cm) clump of grassy leaves, blue-green edged with creamy-white, giving a bright, airy appearance. The foliage smells strongly of garlic if brushed against. In August and September, ta...
Valeriana officinalis - Valerian
€3.00
Valerian, common (Caorthann corraigh) Also known as Wild Valerian, this is a graceful perennial, native wildflower that can be found throughout Ireland, especially alongside rivers and in meadows. Valeriana officinalis can be a tall plant however its height tends to vary depending on soil conditions, and can shoot up to 1.5m high in damp places...
Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus
€3.00
Great Mullein (Coinnle Muire ) This is a great native mullein species with a myriad of common names, including ‘woollen blanket herb’ and ‘old man’s flannel’. In the olden days, the herb was sometimes dried and smoked. Velvet-like large leaves form a rosette in the first year, followed by a single, upright spike full of small yellow flowers fro...
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop PBR
€8.50
Dwarf Verbena Lollipop A compact form of the justly popular species, Verbena bonariensis Lollipop PBR is a long-flowering, airy, herbaceous perennial suitable for the smallest garden. It has unobtrusive, grey-green leaves on branching, airy stems, which bear lilac-purple flowers from June to September; these flowers sway over the planting like d...
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...
Vinca minor
Vinca minor
€4.00
Lesser Periwinkle A fast-growing evergreen groundcover plant. The trailing stems of Vinca major initially grow upright, prior to spreading out over ground. Glossy green oval leaves followed by bright blue-purple flowers which appear along the stems from April through to August. The Lesser Periwinkle is one of the best groundcover plants, growing...
Vinca minor Atropurpurea
Vinca minor Atropurpurea
€4.00
Purple Lesser Periwinkle Ideal for shady corners, banks or slopes, Vinca minor Atropurpurea is a low, mat-forming, evergreen perennial with long, spreading shoots, rooting as they go. The slightly pointed, ovate leaves are a deep, matt green. Pretty, single, deep plum-purple flowers bloom from April to September. Purple lesser periwinkle is a ve...
Vinca minor f. Alba
Vinca minor f. Alba
€3.00
White Lesser Periwinkle Particularly useful for lighting up shady corners, banks and slopes, Vinca minor f. Alba is a low, mat-forming, evergreen perennial with long, spreading shoots. The slightly pointed, ovate leaves are a deep, glossy, light-reflecting green, often marbled with lighter green in spring. Very pretty, single, pure white flowers...
Vinca minor Gertrude Jekyll
€4.00
Lesser Periwinkle Gertrude Jekyll A really charming ground-cover plant, named after a famous garden-designer and plantswoman, Vinca minor f. alba Gertrude Jekyll is a low-growing, mat-forming, evergreen perennial, rooting as it goes. Small, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves are wonderfully set off by very pretty, pure white, five-petalled flow...
Vinca minor Illumination
Vinca minor Illumination
€4.00
Lesser Periwinkle Illumination A wonderful little plant for lighting up corners, banks or slopes in partial shade, Vinca minor Illumination is a low, mat-forming, evergreen perennial with long, spreading shoots, rooting as they go to form a weed-suppressing ground-cover. The elliptical leaves are vivid yellow, irregularly edged in deep green, co...
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
€4.00
Lesser Periwinkle Ralph Shugert A diminutive, variegated form of lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor Ralph Shugert is ideal for bringing a suggestion of light into a shady corner. It’s a small, low, evergreen shrub with a trailing, mat-forming habit, rooting as it spreads, and particularly good as ground cover beneath roses. The small, ovoid leaves ...
Viola odorata
Viola odorata
€3.00
Sweet violet, Viola odorata, is a charming perennial, bearing tiny, strongly scented flowers over semi-evergreen foliage. It’s perfect for growing in a sheltered spot in light shade and can make good, light ground cover in a dappled woodland garden or under shrubs. A carpet of sweet violets makes fragrant ground cover in a rose bed, giving it a ...
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...
Watsonia pillansii
Watsonia pillansii
€4.50
Beatrice Watsonia An uncommon and very striking plant for milder areas, Watsonia pillansii is a semi-evergreen, cormous perennial, related to irises and gladioli. It makes a clump of sword-like, green leaves, 10-24”/25-60cm long. In August and September, slender, upright, branched stems 39”/1m tall rise above the foliage, bearing up to 25 tubula...
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...