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new in 2010	grass	shade
liked by bees	likes boggy areas	semi-shade
ready in July	likes troughs	happy anywhere
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DAHLIA	DICENTRA
DAPHNE	DIERAMA
DARMERA	DIGITALIS
DELOSPERMA	DIPLARRHENA
DESCHAMPSIA	DORONICUM
DIANTHUS	DRYAS
DIASCIA

DAHLIA

'bishop of llandaff'
Deep purple divided foliage, with semi-double bright red flowers for weeks in summer. Not fully hardy, so best lifted in late autumn and stored dry and frost-free for the winter. Plant out from mid to late May. 1.1 m

DAPHNE

MEZEREUM
A small deciduous shrub, with highly scented rich pink flowers on bare stems, in late winter. These form poisonous red berries in summer. We also have the white flowered form available. 1 m

DARMERA

PELTATA (syn. PELTIPHYLLUM PELTATUM)
Lightly haired stems with terminal clusters of pale pink flowers in spring which come up before the wonderful, large and rounded leaves. Ideal marginal plant for damp soils. 1 m

DELOSPERMA

CONGESTUM
Succulent rosettes, abundant flowering of bright yellow multi-petalled daisy flowers in summer, just watch for slugs who think the flowers are the ultimate delicacy! Prefers well-drained soil. 10 cm

DESCHAMPSIA

CESPITOSA ‘BRONZESCHLEIER’
(syn. DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA ‘BRONZE VEIL’)
Tufted Hair Grass. An evergreen grass which makes a good hummock, with arching panicles of glistening golden brown spikelets from midsummer. Likes moisture-retentive soil. 1.2 m

The Mead Nursery - Deschampsia flexuosa 'Tatra Gold'

FLEXUOSA 'TATRA GOLD'
Very fine golden grass, bright and cheery, especially for winter. Makes a neat clump. Will tolerate surprisingly dry conditions considering it really prefers damper situations. 12 cm

DIANTHUS

These evergreen plants make attractive, usually silver, carpets of foliage from which come a mass of flowers. Flowers vary with each variety, from a simple single flower to double. All of them like full sun and a fairly well-drained soil. They benefit from being regularly dead-headed.

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Arctic Star'

‘ARCTIC STAR’
Double white flowers with frilly edges, in summer. Scented. Makes a low mound. (PBR protected) 15 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus barbatus Nigrescens

BARBATUS NIGRESCENS GROUP
An irresistible ‘Sweet William’. Maroon foliage with thin, pointed, dark maroon buds opening to maroon-red dianthus flowers. Best to take a few cuttings in autumn as usually a short-lived perennial. 40 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus Cranmere Pool

‘CRANMERE POOL’
Double flowers, white with crimson bases to the petals. 25 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Flashing Light'

DELTOIDES FLASHING LIGHT
(SYN. D. DELTOIDES ‘LEUCHTFUNK’)
A mat of narrow dark green leaves covered with slightly arching stems of single cerise pink flowers in midsummer. 20 cm

‘DEVON DOVE’
Double, white scented flowers with cut edge to petals. (PBR protected) 40 cm

‘DEWDROP’
Gently scented single creamy-white flowers in summer. Forms a good mat. 10 cm

‘FIZZY’
Double flowers with frilly petals of lavender pink, with maroon centres and a wonderful scent. If dead-headed will flower for months in summer. (PBR) 15 cm

‘FUSILIER’
Single scarlet flowers in summer. Not quite as vigorous as some. 15 cm

'GARLAND'
A large mat-forming dianthus, with pale pink, single flowers in early summer. Softens the edge if planted at the top of a low wall. 12 cm

‘GRAN’S FAVOURITE’
Double white flowers with outer edge of petals, deep red-crimson. Scented. 30 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Inshriach Startler'

‘INSHRIACH STARTLER’
Purple-pink single flowers in early summer, over a low mound of foliage. 10 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'La Bourboule'

‘LA BOURBOULE’
Bright pink, single flowers. Can cope with fairly dry conditions. Looks lovely tumbling over the edge of a trough. 7.5 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Letitia Wyatt'

‘LETITIA WYATT’
Long flowering, double pink, scented flowers. 40 cm

‘MOULIN ROUGE’
Pink flowers with maroon markings on outer edge of the petals and a clove scent. (PBR) 35 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Mystic Star'

'mystic star'
Single flowers of darkest maroon edged with white and white markings in the centres of the petals. Apparently the flowers, when bunched together, have a rich chocolate scent. Sells on sight! (PBR protected) 12 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Nyewoods Cream'

‘NYEWOODS CREAM’
Single cream flowers that flush pink with age. Compact. 5 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Pink Jewel'

‘PINK JEWEL’
Small scented semi-double pink flowers over a tidy mound of grey leaves. 5 cm

'STARBURST'
Attractive flowers with cherry red and white markings to the flowers. Sells on sight! (PBR protected) 12 cm

'starlight'
Beautifully fragrant, single flowers of rosy lavender, aging to lilac and then fading to almost white.
(PBR protected) 12 cm

SYLVESTRIS
Single rich pink flowers on tall rather willowy stems, in summer. 40 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Warden Hybrid'

‘WARDEN HYBRID’
Deep pink, scented flowers in summer. 10 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Waterloo Sunset'

'WATERLOO SUNSET'
Rich red double flowers with a deep wine eye, makes a good garden plant. Flowers for months in summer.
30 cm

The Mead Nursery - Dianthus 'Whatfield Can-Can'

‘WHATFIELD CAN-CAN’
Double pink, frilly edged flowers. Scented and long flowering. 15 cm

DIASCIA

Diascias have to be one of the most floriferous group of herbaceous plants. Give them a sunny situation, trim them back when the flowers get sparse, they will rejuvenate and start flowering all over again. If the soil is well-drained, they will survive most winters. Wonderful in tubs, or in the border. If you have heavy clay soil like us, it is best to treat them as an annual and take cuttings in the autumn. Alternatively, buy new plants from us in the spring!

BARBERAE ‘RUBY FIELD’
Deep pink flowers for months during summer. 20 cm

fetcaniensis
A slightly sprawling habit of round, green, slightly hairy leaves with dainty pink flowers all summer. Ideal for tubs, but also grows well in the ground, preferably a fairly well-drained site. 25 cm

‘ICE CRACKER’
White flowered Diascia, on upright stems. Flowers for months in summer. Looks good growing with 'Love in the mist'. 40 cm

The Mead Nursery - Diascia 'Jacqueline's Joy'

‘JACQUELINE’S JOY’
Dwarf Diascia with rich pink flowers all summer. 15 cm

The Mead Nursery - Diascia 'Lilac Belle'

‘LILAC BELLE’
Smallish, pinky lilac flowers for months in summer.
20 cm

VIGILIS
Fairly upright stems of palish pink flowers over paler green foliage, all summer. Seems to flower well with us in a slightly shaded position though probably happier in full sun. 35 cm

DICENTRA

CUCULLARIA
Dutchman's Breeches. A small clump-forming perennial with divided, blue-green foliage and nodding racemes of creamy white flowers for weeks in spring. Goes dormant after flowering. Prefers dappled shade. 20 cm

DIERAMA

‘GUINEVERE’
Wavy wands of white flowers from July. 1 m

IGNEUM
Wavy wands of terracotta pink flowers from midsummer. 75 cm

PULCHERRIMUM
‘Angel’s fishing rod’ – aptly describes the gracefully arching stems of pink nodding flowers in summer. Looks lovely beside water. Grown from seed, so varying shades of pink. 1.1 m

PULCHERRIMUM ‘MERLIN’
Wavy wands of deepest blackberry coloured flowers from July. Prefers well-drained soil that is not too dry.
1 m

DIGITALIS

GRANDIFLORA
Yellow Foxglove. A short-lived perennial with spikes of tubular yellow flowers with brown veins inside, for weeks from May. Poisonous. 1 m

The Mead Nursery - Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

PURPUREA F.ALBIFLORA
Common Foxglove. Large felty leaves with tall spikes of white tubular flowers with dark spots inside, in midsummer. A biennial which self-seeds. Poisonous.
1 m

DIPLARRHENA

MORAEA
Dark green, evergreen grassy leaves. Sends up stems of three-petalled white flowers with yellow centres in June. Very striking. Grows best in a sunny, sheltered position in preferably neutral to acid soil, not too dry.
45 cm

DORONICUM

PARDALIANCHES
The Great Leopard’s Bane. Brightens ups dappled shade, with yellow daisy flowers from early spring.
90 cm

DRYAS

INTEGRIFOLIA
A very compact ground-hugging, evergreen plant. Cream flowers in April and May, followed by fluffy seed heads. 3 cm

OCTOPETALA
Evergreen plant with crenated ovoid leaves. Cream coloured flowers in April and May, which later form long lasting fluffy seed heads. A ground-hugging mat. 15 cm

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