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- hakonechloa
- helenium
- helianthemum
- helianthus
- helictotrichon
- helleborus
- hesperantha
- heuchera
- hydrangea
- hypericum
- hyssopus
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ready in July
bulb
likes boggy areas
happy anywhere
liked by bees
grass
likes troughs
HELIANTHEMUM
HELIANTHEMUM
Commonly called ‘Rock roses’ and form small shrubs with an abundance of flowers in summer. They need to be cut back (but only into the soft wood) after flowering to keep their shape.
'BABY BUTTERCUP'
Green foliage, with a flat habit. Covered in deep yellow flowers for months in summer.
Green foliage, with a flat habit. Covered in deep yellow flowers for months in summer.
5 cm
'BEN DEARG'
Grey foliage with coral pink flowers. One of the larger spreading Helianthemums. Always popular when seen in its full floral glory!
Grey foliage with coral pink flowers. One of the larger spreading Helianthemums. Always popular when seen in its full floral glory!
40 cm
'BEN FHADA'
Green foliage, spreading habit. Yellow flowers with dark centres. Long flowering.
Green foliage, spreading habit. Yellow flowers with dark centres. Long flowering.
15 cm
'BEN MORE'
Low growing green foliage, with orange flowers and darker centres in midsummer. Can look slightly scruffy after winter, but soon recovers in spring.
Low growing green foliage, with orange flowers and darker centres in midsummer. Can look slightly scruffy after winter, but soon recovers in spring.
15 cm
'DIANA'
Compact plant, with good red flowers and green foliage.
Compact plant, with good red flowers and green foliage.
20 cm
'FIRE DRAGON'
Grey foliage with flame-orange flowers. A show stopper!
Grey foliage with flame-orange flowers. A show stopper!
25 cm
'GEORGEHAM'
Grey foliage, with deep, rich pink flowers in summer.
Grey foliage, with deep, rich pink flowers in summer.
30 cm
'KATHLEEN MARY'
Soft pink flowers and darker centres over green foliage, makes a good mound.
Soft pink flowers and darker centres over green foliage, makes a good mound.
40 cm
LUNULATUM
Upright plant with small leaves and yellow flowers in summer.
Upright plant with small leaves and yellow flowers in summer.
15 cm
'MEAD SUNSET'
A very low growing Helianthemum, summer sunset-orange flowers with a darker, almost red centre, for weeks in summer.
A very low growing Helianthemum, summer sunset-orange flowers with a darker, almost red centre, for weeks in summer.
10 cm
'PRAECOX'
Grey foliage with bright yellow flowers.
Grey foliage with bright yellow flowers.
30 cm
'ROSE OF LEESWOOD'
Grey foliage with double pink flowers.
Grey foliage with double pink flowers.
45 cm
SCARDICUM
Prostrate stems of silver foliage form a ground-hugging mat, yellow flowers in summer.
Prostrate stems of silver foliage form a ground-hugging mat, yellow flowers in summer.
3 cm
'THE BRIDE'
Grey foliage, white flowers with yellow centre.
Grey foliage, white flowers with yellow centre.
30 cm
'WHENDAY'(syn. H.'CATHY')
Cathy who works on the nursery, found this seedling in her garden and she has named it after her mother. Soft yellow flowers with a darker eye. Compact and long flowering.
Cathy who works on the nursery, found this seedling in her garden and she has named it after her mother. Soft yellow flowers with a darker eye. Compact and long flowering.
15 cm
'WISLEY PINK'(syn. H.'RHODANTHE CARNEUM')
Grey foliage with pink flowers.
Grey foliage with pink flowers.
30 cm
'WISLEY PRIMROSE'
Grey foliage with primrose yellow flowers.
Grey foliage with primrose yellow flowers.
30 cm