Family: Lamiaceae. A low-growing, woody-based evergreen to 30cm tall. HxS: 40x50cms. Foliage: Small, lobed, paired, dark green leaves. Flowers:...
Archive for category: Alkaline
Thymus ‘Silver Posie’
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, Gravel garden, Ground cover, L3PP, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Neutral, pH, Position, Rock garden, Role, Season, Soil, Structure, Sub-shrub, Summer, Sun, Texture, 0Family: Lamiaceae. A dwarf, erect, bushy, variegated sub shrub with narrowly ovate, lemon-scented, dark green leaves with white margins....
Correa reflexa var. nummulariifolia
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Cottage/informal, Evergreen, Fine, Ground cover, L3PP, MBWD, Mixed border, Neutral, Position, Role, Sheltered, Shrub, Soil, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0Origin: Tasmania. A prostrate, spreading, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with fragrant, rounded, grey-green leaves, white felted beneath and clusters...
Echium candicans
Biba Hartigan, , Alkaline, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, Mediterranean border, Medium, Neutral, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Season, Shrub, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, Tropical, Well drained, Where to use, 0Pride of Madiera A bushy biennial sub-shrub with grey-hairy lance-shaped leaves and dense terminal spike-like panicles of white, pale...
Catalpa bignonioides
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Coarse, Feature, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Neutral, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, Tree, Well drained, Where to use, 0Indian bean tree. Origin: South Asia. Vigorous, long lived, deciduous tree with lovely candelabra branches and large bean pods....
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Cottage/informal, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, Ornamental grass, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Semi-evergreen, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, 0A semi-evergreen, clump forming, upright, ornamental grass with flat leaves to 90cms long and bronze flower panicles turning brown....
Aconitum carmichaelii
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Clay, Cottage/informal, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, Loam, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Sun, Texture, Where to use, 0Carmichael’s Monk’s Hood Late flowering herbaceous perennial with deep purple flowers. All parts of the plant are toxic. Upright...
Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Moist, water retentive, Neutral, Ornamental grass, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Spring, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Winter, 0New Zealand origin. A dense, fine textured evergreen herbaceous perennial grass with fine green blades topped with orange. Goes...
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Cottage/informal, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Neutral, Ornamental, Ornamental grass, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Position, Prairie planting, Role, Season, Shade, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, Winter, 0A deciduous, fat grass, with an upright loose form with large heads which are bigger in the sun and...
Persicaria affinis ‘Darjeeling Red’
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Banks, Cottage/informal, Evergreen, Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, pH, Plant type, Position, Prairie planting, Role, Season, Soil, Summer, Sun, Texture, Where to use, Woodland, 0A mat forming, evergreen perennial ground cover, 20x1m plus flower heads. Any MBWD soil in full sun. Used in...