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Acaena , Foliage Effect
Acaena ‘Kupferteppich’ (syn.’Copper Carpet’)
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: New Zealand burr, sheep’s burr, scarlet piripiri/bidi-bidi
Family: Rosaceae
Description: Vigorous prostrate mats of copper-grey coloured foliage covered with white pom-pom like flowers that develop into seed heads of bright bronze-red burrs in summer.
Flowers: July-September
Height: 5cm
Spread: 50cm
Position: Poor soil in an open sunny position, but will also tolerate a little shade.
Use: Pathways, between paving, groundcover. Avoid planting near less …
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Acaena , Foliage Effect
Acaena inermis ‘Purpurea’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: New Zealand burr, sheep’s burr, scarlet piripiri/bidi-bidi
Family: Rosaceae
Description: Vigorous prostrate mats of plum-purple coloured fern-like foliage covered with small white flowers in summer. These small pom pom like flowers develop into bronze-red barbless seedheads unlike the other varieties.
Flowers: July-September
Height: 5cm
Spread: 50cm
Position: Poor soil in an open sunny position, but … -
Acaena , Foliage Effect
Acaena microphylla
Potsize: 9cm
Common name: New Zealand burr, sheep’s burr, scarlet piripiri/bidi-bidi
Family: Rosaceae
Description: Vigorous prostrate mats of bronze-tinted foliage covered with bright red burrs in summer
Flowers: July-September
Height: 5cm
Spread: 30cm
Position: Poor soil in an open sunny position, but will also tolerate a little shade.
Use: Pathways, between paving, groundcover. Avoid planting near less vigorous species that it may smother. -
Achillea , Good Ground Cover
Achillea x lewisii ‘King Edward’
Potsize: 9cm
Common name: yarrow
Family: Asteraceae
description: A low growing, compact form of yarrow with soft grey green leaves and pale primrose-yellow flowers which fade to cream with age. Trim off spent flower heads to encourage new buds & prolong the flowering season.
Flowers: May-August
Height: 10-15cm
Spread: 20cm
Position: Most well drained soils but poor chalk soil in a sunny position is preferable.Use: Rock garden, …
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Ajuga , Drought Tolerant
Ajuga tenorii ‘Valfredda’ (syn.’Chocolate Chip’)
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: bugle
Family: Lamiaceae
Description: A slightly less vigorous, more compact form of the common bugle with small bronze coloured leaves & bright blue flowers in spring.
Flowers: April-June
Height: 3-5cm
Spread: 30cm
Position: Most soils in partial to full shade.
Use: Good groundcover for a shady spot, under trees or hedges
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Androsace , Good Ground Cover
Androsace lanuginosa
Potsize: 9cm
Common name: woolly rock jasmine
Family: Primulaceae
Description: A vigorous rock jasmine with trailing stems of silver-grey leaves from a central rosette. Verbena-like flowers of soft lilac-pink with a darker eye. Resilient and easy to grow. From the Himalayas
Flowers: May-September
Height: 4cm
Spread: 30cm
Position: Light sandy soil in a sunny spot.
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Androsace , Crevice Gardens & Stone Walls
Androsace sempervivoides
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: rock jasmine
Family: Primulaceae
Description: Overlapping green leaves forming rosettes which, from the centre, produce pretty little pink flowers in spring.
Flowers: April-June
Height: 3cm
Spread: 15cm
Position: Easy to grow in gritty soil in full sun
Use: Rock garden, trough planting,crevice gardens
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Antennaria , Crevice Gardens & Stone Walls
Antennaria dioica
Common Name:: catsfoot, pussytoes, everlasting
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Arabis , Foliage Effect
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgii ‘Old Gold’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: rock cress
Family: Brassicaceae
Description: A low spreading variety with flat variegated rosettes of green and gold, white flowers in spring to early summer raised up on stems
Flowers: March-June
Height: 5cm
Spread: 30cm
Position: Sun or semi-shady spot, tolerant of most soils.
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Arabis , The Whole List
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgii ‘Variegata’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: rock cress
Family: Brassicaceae
Description: A low spreading variety with flat variegated rosettes of green and white, white flowers in spring to early summer raised up on stems
Flowers: March-June
Height: 5cm
Spread: 30cm
Position: Sun or semi-shady spot, tolerant of most soils. -
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Armeria , Crevice Gardens & Stone Walls
Armeria juniperifolia ‘Alba’
Potsize: 9cm
Common Name: juniper-leaved thrift
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Description: Dense evergreen cushions of needle-like leaves with short stems of white globular flowers in spring & early summer
Flowers: March-June
Height: 5cm
Spread: 10cm
Position: Light, well-drained soil in full sun.
Use: Alpine troughs, scree beds, rock garden.
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