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Centaurea Amethyst in Snow
€4.50
Perennial Cornflower Amethyst in Snow Blue perennial cornflowers are stalwarts of the cottage garden, and Centaurea Amethyst in Snow is a lovely new variety, well named for its white and amethyst colouring. It’s a spreading, mat-forming, herbaceous perennial with grey-green leaves covered in fine silvery hairs. In late spring and early summer co...
Centaurea montana
Centaurea montana
€3.00
Perennial Cornflower An old cottage garden favourite, prized for its beautiful blue flowers, Centaurea montana is a rather variable, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with a dense, weed-suppressing habit. The silvery grey-green leaves are lance-shaped. From late May to July, the cornflower-like flowers appear, deep violet-blue fringing a reddish...
Cephalaria gigantea
Cephalaria gigantea
€4.00
Giant scabious With large pale yellow pin-cushion flowers on 6 foot stems, this perennial truly is a fast growing giant. Cephalaria scabious is a plant with a lot of potential, from the informal cottage garden to the architectural ornamental grass border where the Giant scabious flowers rise up high above the rest dotting the landscape behind. ...
Cirsium rivulare Trevor's Blue Wonder
€4.50
Plume Thistle Trevor’s Blue Wonder A new, thistle-like plant that’s very similar to the fashionable Cirsium rivulare Atropurpureum, Cirsium rivulare Trevor's Blue Wonder is an average to fast-growing herbaceous perennial with an upright, clump-forming habit. The spiny, grey-green foliage is oblong to lance-shaped, and deeply divided. From June t...
Convallaria majalis - Lily of The Valley
€4.50
Convallaria majalis - Lily of the Valley Grown for its wonderful scent, Convallaria majus is a rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial which spreads to form extensive colonies in woodland areas where the soil suits it. In May, upright racemes of heavily fragrant, bell-like white flowers appear, along with pairs of long, narrow, rather fleshy leaves. R...
Corydalis curviflora subsp. rosthornii Blue Heron
€4.50
Fumewort Blue Heron A delightful little plant with stunning blue flowers, Corydalis curviflora subsp. rosthornii Blue Heron is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with a lax habit, which often goes summer-dormant. The lacy foliage is grey-blue-green, often purple-flushed, and forming a low clump. In late spring and early summer, uprig...
Corydalis temuifolia Chocolate Stars
€4.00
Corydalis Chocolate Stars Grown for its year-round foliage interest and pretty flowers in spring, Corydalis temuifolia Chocolate Stars is a small, evergreen, clump-forming perennial with a mounded habit. The leaves are divided into scalloped leaflets; they change colour through the seasons, bronzed pale green in spring, olive-green in summer an...
Crocosmia Emberglow
Crocosmia Emberglow
€3.00
Montbretia Emberglow A richly-coloured, imposing plant for the late summer garden, Crocosmia Emberglow is a clump-forming, cormous, deciduous perennial with a strongly upright habit and gracefully arching, branching flower stems above the narrow, pleated, mid-green leaves. The trumpet-shaped flowers, 2-3”/5cm long, are borne in two rows; they ar...
Crocosmia x crocosmiifolia Buttercup
€8.50
Crocosmia Buttercup A compact form of crocosmia, suitable for smaller gardens, Crocosmia x crocosmiifolia Buttercup is a herbaceous, cormous perennial with a clump-forming habit. The sword-shaped, mid-green leaves form a dense clump. In the second half of summer, gorgeous, bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers rise above the clump on arching, br...
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
€4.50
Cyclamen hederifolium - Ivy leaved Cyclamen An autumn flowering perennial with dark green leaves attractively marbled silver on top and purplish underneath. In autumn established tubers produce rose pink or white flowers and are followed by the clusters of overlapping leaves. Cyclamen hederifolium is the easiest cyclamen to naturalise under tree...
Cynara scolymus
Cynara scolymus
€4.00
Globe Artichoke A perennial vegetable which is also a wonderfully architectural plant for a sunny border, Cynara scolymus is a statuesque, herbaceous perennial with an upright habit. The huge, jagged leaves are grey-green, at their best in spring and early summer. From May, the big, spiny buds can be cut, cooked and eaten. If left on the plant, ...
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...
Dicentra spectabilis Alba (Lamprocapnos)
€4.00
White Bleeding Heart Once known as Dicentra spectabilis Alba, Lamprocapnos spectabilis Alba is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, with attractive, divided, grey-green leaves. In April, May and June, the arching green stems are bowed down with delightful, heart-shaped, ivory-white flowers which look like little lockets. Slightly stronger-grow...
Dicentra spectabilis Valentine (Lamprocapnos)
€7.00
Bleeding Heart Valentine A superb selection of the popular bleeding heart, once known as Dicentra, Lamprocapnos spectabilis Valentine is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, with handsome, divided leaves, which emerge purplish-red and gradually turn grey-green. In April, May and June, light crimson, heart-shaped flowers with white tips dangle ...
Dierama pulcherrimum
Dierama pulcherrimum
€8.00
Angel's Fishing Rod Dierama make excellent showy specimen plants. Dierama pulcherrimum is an evergreen clump-forming perennial with silvery green, grass-like leaves. Tall arching stems burst out in every direction, drooping under the weight of bell flowers hanging like pendants in varying shades from pink to mauve. Due to its shape and size, An...
Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove
€3.00
Common Foxglove (Lus mór) A well-known native of Ireland, the common name comes from the phrase ‘Folk's Gloves’, as in fairy folk. In the olden days, you were not supposed to bring Foxglove into the house as it was considered unlucky. This is a poisonous plant, and yet the digitoxin it contains is instrumental in commercial medicine treating hea...
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
€4.00
White-flowered Foxglove An ethereally beautiful form of the native foxglove, Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora is a clump-forming biennial (sometimes a short-lived perennial) forming a basal rosette of large, pointed, slightly hairy, mid-green leaves in its first year. In its second summer, tall, sturdy flower spires rise above the foliage, bearin...
Digitalis purpurea Pam’s Choice
€4.00
Foxglove Pam’s Choice An excellent cultivar of the native foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Pam’s Choice is a biennial plant forming a basal rosette of broad, pointed, over-wintering green leaves in its first year. In its second summer, tall flower spires rise above the foliage, bearing large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers, heavily blotched and freck...
Digitalis x valinii Berry Canary (Digiplexis)
€10.00
Hybrid Foxglove Berry Canary A hybrid of our native foxglove and the Canary Island foxglove, Digitalis x valinii Berry Canary is a small to medium-sized, herbaceous perennial, with an upright habit. The pointed, veined, typical foxglove leaves are deep green and virtually evergreen. From June to September, spires of trumpet-shaped flowers, pink...
Digitalis x valinii Illumination Raspberry (Digiplexis)
€12.00
Hybrid Foxglove Illumination Raspberry A hybrid of our native foxglove and the Canary Island foxglove, Digitalis x valinii Illumination Raspberry is a medium-sized, virtually evergreen, herbaceous perennial, with an upright, clump-forming, habit. The pointed, veined leaves, typical of foxgloves, are deep green, forming a basal rosette from which...