Family: Lamiaceae. A dwarf, erect, bushy, variegated sub shrub with narrowly ovate, lemon-scented, dark green leaves with white margins....
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Nerine bowdenii AGM
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Bulb, Coastal, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Cut flower, Gravel garden, L3PP, Large gardens, Mediterranean border, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Sun, Texture, Where to use, 0A bulbous perennial with umbels of pink trumpet shaped flowers in autumn. Plant shallowly with the tip above the...
Lavandula dentata var. candicans
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Gravel garden, L3PP, Mediterranean border, Medium, Plant type, Position, Role, Season, Soil, Structure, Sub-shrub, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, 0A broader, elongated, serrated leaved, late flowering lavender. Keep trimmed to prevent it going leggy. Trim after flowering. Not...
Cistus x pulverulentus ‘Sunset’
Biba Hartigan, , Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fine, Gravel garden, L3PP, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Plant type, Position, Rock garden, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0A low spreading evergreen shrub with wavy, grey-green leaves and yellow-centred, rose pink flowers 5cms wide. HxS: 0.75x1m Soil:...
Allium cristophii
Biba Hartigan, , Bulb, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Cut flower, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Ornamental, Partial shade, Shrub border, Summer, Sun, Well drained, 0Star of Persia A bulbous perennial. Leaves are over before the flower heads develop so you can cut the...
Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Bulb, Chalky, Clay, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, L3PP, Large gardens, Loam, MBWD, Medium, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Role, Sandy, Season, Shrub border, Soil, Spring, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Woodland, 0A bulbous perennial with paired ovate leaves and tall stems bearing multiple nodding, star shaped yellow flowers with recurved...
Frittilaria acmopetala
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Bulb, Chalky, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, Loam, Mixed border, Neutral, Ornamental, pH, Plant type, Role, Sandy, Season, Soil, Spring, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, 0Origin: Turkey, Lebanon, Cyprus. A bulbous herbaceous perennial with lance shaped leaves and nodding, bell-shaped flowers. One shoot and...
Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’
Biba Hartigan, , Autumn, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, L3PP, Large gardens, MBWD, Mixed border, Partial shade, Plant type, Role, Season, Shrub, Shrub border, Soil, Spring, Structure, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Wildlife friendly, Winter, 0A small deciduous shrub with scented leaves and flowers. Flowers in spring with repeat flowering in summer and other...
Adiantum venustum
Biba Hartigan, , Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Fine, L3PP, MBWD, Mixed border, Partial shade, Plant type, Position, Role, Semi-evergreen, Shade, Soil, Structure, Texture, Tropical, Where to use, 0Maidenhair fern. Family: Pteridaceae. A semi-evergreen clump forming spreading perennial with ovate fronds of fan shaped leaves on black...
Vinca minor
Biba Hartigan, , Acid, Alkaline, Autumn, Chalky, Clay, Container, Cottage/informal, Courtyard, Evergreen, Fertile, Fine, Ground cover, Humus-rich, L3PP, Large gardens, Low maintenance, MBWD, Mediterranean border, Mixed border, Moderately fertile, Moist, water retentive, Neutral, Partial shade, pH, Plant type, Poor, Position, Role, Sandy, Season, Shade, Soil, Spring, Summer, Sun, Texture, Well drained, Where to use, Woodland, 0Family: Apocynaceae. Origin: Central to Southern Europe. A mat forming ground cover evergreen perennial, good for stabilising banks. Less...