Choice and rare plants grown in Gloucestershire

Begonia grandis-evansiana ‘Claret Jug’ – excellent plant with attractive heart-shaped leaves with rich red undersides. Soft pink flowers in summer are a bonus. Really needs a bit of shade to thrive in moist, but well-drained soil. It really is hardy, (plants available in 1.5 or 2 litre pots).

Calamintha grandiflora ‘Variegata’ – great little plant with attractive creamy-white variegated leaves plus pink flowers later in summer. Useful for pots or borders, being particularly good as an under-planting of shrubs / trees, a bit of shade encouraging stronger growth.

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Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’– Rich, deep purple foliage with bonus of late season white flowers on top. Upright habit. Needs moist soil to thrive. Give it a mid season chop to rejuvenate if needed.

Geranium phaeum ‘Samobor’ – dark purple flowers, but the foliage is the real star. Dark blotches. Makes a good clump. Sun or shade. Tough. Cut back in season to freshen up if necessary.

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Gunnera manicata – brilliant architectural plant with massive leaves and unusual flower spikes. Requires moisture and best when in a sheltered position.

Hardy, but remember to protect crowns over winter (use straw, hay, bracken, the old leaves, etc).

Leucanthemum ‘Broadway Lights’ – excellent and distinctive. Neat and   compact with large daisy flowers. They start creamy-yellow, fading to creamy-white.  

Stunning when mass planted. Great in pots or fronting borders.

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Libertia ixioides ‘Goldfinger’ – exceptional reaction at shows – a stunning selection with golden foliage (especially in sun). White summer flowers on wiry stems. Easy and a strong grower, but remains as a clump, i.e. does not run. Well drained, reasonable soil / compost. Great in both tubs and borders, (plants available in 1.5 or 2 litre pots).

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Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘Jenny’ – double form of “Ragged Robin”.  

Lovely fluffy pink flowers. Needs moist soil in sun or light shade.

Hardy but take care to water to get established if summer planted.

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Rodgersia ‘Chocolate Wings’ – pink flowers in May – June. Red-brown foliage, fading later in the season.

Moist, fertile soil in sun or light shade, (plants available in 2 or 3 litre pots).

Saxifraga ‘Black Ruby’ – a fantastic plant. Almost black foliage with red undersides forming neat hummocks. Add to this deep pink flowers in autumn. Hardy.

Moist, but well drained soil. Great in pots where they can be protected from early frosts to prolong the flowering period.  Do not over pot.

Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ – yellow foliage with fiery tips, especially in cold weather. Needs sun to get the full colours.

A superb groundcover for rockeries, front of borders or pots.

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Fascicularia bicolor – known as “Hardy Pineapple” or “Baboon’s Bottom” if you prefer! Silver-grey foliage is fairly upright to start. Later in the year it flattens with bright red colouring, often lasting 2-3 months. The centres have light blue flowers – these are shorter lived. Hardy to – 10°C  at least. The secret – GOOD DRAINAGE.

Well drained soil or compost. Sun or light shade. Excellent as a tub specimen, (plants available in 1 or 1.5 litre pots).

Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’ – very attractive foliage is red tinged when young. Yellow flowers in spring. An excellent ground cover plant for shade.