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Gaillardia ‘Kobold’. Summer flowering perennial with brightly coloured red and yellow flowers. Extremely tough and dry tolerant once established. Full sun. 30 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Gentiana dinarica. From the acaulis group of gentians, a superb mat forming perennial with impressive indigo trumpets. Grow in well drained conditions in a raised bed or in a large trough. Part sun to full sun, drainage. 10 cm. |
$8.50 |
Geranium
The cranesbills are a genus of extremely garden-worthy plants and a favourite at this nursery. We have trialled the following varieties in the garden and find them excellent ground-covers, prolific and lengthy flowerers, vigorous and adaptable to a wide range of conditions.In hot climates we recommend part shade for most varieties. |
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Geranium ‘Criss Canning’. One of the best Geranium pratense crosses I’ve come across, flowering all through summer with lovely dark blue flowers reminiscent of Geranium himalayense. Compact shape and long-flowering. Thanks to David Glenn for coming up with this well-tempered plant. Part sun to full sun. 60 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Geranium ‘Mavis Simpson’. A low-spreading variety with attractive grey-green leaves and pink flowers. Great under roses with Heuchera americana and Alchemilla mollis. Part sun to full sun. 40 cm. |
$5.50 |
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Geranium cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’. A cross between Geranium dalmaticum and G. macrorrhizum with good ground-covering habit and compact growth. A useful landscaping plant which looks tidy for most of the year. The flowers are white to pale pink and held well above the evergreen green foliage. Also good in pots. Part sun to full sun. 15 cm. |
$5.00 |
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Geranium macrostylum. Bulbous purple-flowering geranium for a sunny border or rock garden, flowering in spring. Summer dormant and extremely dry tolerant. Full sun. 40cm. |
$5.50 |
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Geranium phaeum. One of the best species for shade, this variety will naturalise in time making a good clump from its perennial rootstock. The flowers are a deep purple burgundy and are produced in early spring. Part sun to shade. 35 cm. |
$5.00 |
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Geranium renardii. A neat plant from the Caucasus popular for its velvety rounded leaves. The flowers are white with pronounced purple veins produced during the summer months. Dryish conditions in the rockgarden or border. Part sun to full sun. 15 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Geranium tuberosum. Tuberous summer-dormant perennial, flowering in early spring with blue flowers. Treat as a bulb and dry off after flowering. Full sun, drainage. 20 cm. |
$4.80 |
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Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’. Classic old-fashioned cottage perennial with red flowers. I like to combine these with Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ for contrast. Part sun to full sun. 60 cm. |
$5.00 |
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Helenium ‘Dark Beauty’. A dark flowered seedling I selected at Richard Bramleys ‘Farmyard Nursery’ in Wales. An improvement on ‘Moerheim Beauty’, with deep orange red flowers in mid to late Summer. Full sun. 80 cm. 3 for $15 |
$6.50 |
Helleborus
Helleborus hybridus are easy to cultivate, dry tolerant, long-lived and require nothing more than a partially shaded spot in the garden. We find our plants do better if they get some winter sunlight, and this helps with general hygene and appearance of the plant. Cut off old leaves as new flowers emerge. |
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Helleborus argutifolius. Wonderful shrubby species from Corsica with clusters of apple-green flowers. Will grow well in dry shade beneath trees. Part sun to shade. 120 cm. 3 for $15 |
$6.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Best Pink’. Seedlings from our best pink plants to date, this batch will have a good proportion of dark nectaries. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Best White’ seedlings. Seedlings from our best isolated white stock plants. These are now fourth generation so should be good. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Best Yellow’. Seed strain sourced from Ashwood hellebore nursery in the UK. Soft primrose yellow blooms in Winter, an unusual colour not often seen in hellebore species. Part sun to shade. 60cm. |
$6.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Blue Black’. Hand pollinated seedlings from our best dark flowered plants from imported stock. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$7.00 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Crimson Veined’. A lovely variation from our picotee, where the crimson edge diffuses into the white background creating a veined effect. The majority of these will come true to parent. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Double Dark Purple’. Seedlings from a double dark purple, derived from crossing ‘Betty Ranicar’ back with an anenome purple. The plants we have held back for flowering have shown a colour range from dark pink through to dark purple. Part sun to full sun. 50 cm. |
$8.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Double Picotee’. Only a few of these to spare this year, an exciting double white with pink veining. The seedlings to date have come remarkably true to the parent. Part sun to full sun. 60cm. |
$9.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Double Pink Seedlings’. Seedlings from a pink ‘Betty Ranicar’ derived double flowered hellebore. The parent has a good history of double offspring and I’d expect about 80% true to type. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$8.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Double Spotty Pink’. Seedlings from a double spotty dark pink parent of Betty Ranicar decent. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$8.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Gunther Jurgel’ pink. A wonderful strain developed by Barb Jennings from imported seed. Flowers are mostly spotty and double pink, outward facing and more delictate than ‘Betty Ranicar’ hybrids. Part sun to shade. 50 cm. |
$8.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Gunther Jurgel’ white. The lovely white strain of ‘Gunther Jurgel’, mostly with a light dusting of purple spots on the white background. Like the pink form, outward facing and more delicate than ‘Betty Ranicar’ hybrids. Part sun to shade. 50 cm. |
$8.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Mixed Doubles’. A mix of our Betty ranicar, Clifton, Party dress, and Farmyard double seedlings. Colour range will be white, pink, purple, yellow and green. Part sun to shade. 50 cm. 3 for $20 |
$8.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Picotee Yellow’. Our first picotee yellow, the parent has a crimson rim around the entire yellow flower, which is stunning. I am unsure what percentage will come true, however I think its worth a try; you know the old hellebore growers saying “Some will be as good as the parent, if not better”!. Part sun to shade. 50 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Helleborus hybridus ‘Slate’. Seedlings from our best slate flowered plants, bred from Ashwood and Phedar plants. The majority of these will come true to parent. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$7.00 |
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Helleborus niger. Native to Slovenia, Italy & Switzerland, a beautiful plant with large waxy white flowers in winter. Requires drained soil, in a partially shaded location. Shade. 60 cm. 3 for $20 |
$7.50 |
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Helleborus torquatus. A lime loving species with emerald green flowers often slate purple on the reverse. Attractive divided leaves. Slow growing and best on humus rich sandy loam in part sun. Shade. 60cm. |
$7.50 |
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Helleborus x sternii. A spectacular plant which combines the leaf and flower form of Helleborus lividus with the vigour and longevity of Helleborus argutifolius. Ideal between roses and mixed perennials. Part sun. 60 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Heuchera ‘Firefly’. A ground govering variety with coral red flowers in spring on wiry stems. Good for floral work and easy amongst geraniums and campanulas. Part sun to full sun. 60cm. |
$6.50 |
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Heuchera americana. Native of North America growing on forest margins, forming good spreading groundcover. Evergreen foliage and cream bells, extremely cold hardy. Part sun to full sun. 80 cm. |
$5.50 |
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Heucherella ‘Coral Cloud’. A dwarf variety with a groundcovering habit and sprays of coral flowers in spring. Long flowering. Part sun to shade. 60 cm. |
$5.50 |
Hosta
A shade loving genus from China, predominantly found on forest margins and in deep shade under trees. They will take surprisingly dry conditions, providing they are protected from wind and sun, and also grow well in containers. Hostas are generally cultivated for their attractive leaf variations and are suitable for mass plantings with Helleborus hybridus, dicentra and shade-loving geraniums. Heights given are for foliage; flowers generally stand a further 20 - 40cm above the leaves. |
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Hosta ‘Drummer Boy’. Blue-green ribbed leaves and soft lilac purple flowers in spring. Shade. 60 cm. |
$6.50 |
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Hosta minor ‘Nakayama’. Dwarf hosta with attractive dark green leaves and light mauve flowers. Good as foreground in front of larger varieties. Part sun to shade. 40 cm. |
$5.50 |
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Inula magnifica. Ancient medicinal plant and impressive border perennial, best in clay soil or pond margins. Huge lush leaves followed by yellow upward facing flowers. Part sun to full sun. 140cm. |
$7.50 |
Iris
Brian Mathew says of these elegant plants: “To describe the iris in a few lines is quite impossible...” A glimpse of this diverse and beautiful genus is represented here in the following varieties. Most are easily grown in a range of heavy to well drained soils. |
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Iris ‘Dark Aura’. A spectacular iris with indigo flowers and black stems. Medium height and suitable in most conditions providing the soil is not too dry. Part sun to full sun. 90 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris ‘Roy Davidson’. A tall Iris pseudacorus hybrid for the border or pondside. Can grow in water or in normal garden conditions. Bronze and gold flowers in spring. Part sun to full sun. 150 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris attica ‘Purple form’. Rare dwarf iris collected at Mount Parnassos in Greece, suited to rockgardens and troughs. Best combined with dianthus, frittalarias and auriculas in well drained conditions. Only a few in stock so order early. Full sun. 10cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris chrysographes. The darkest iris, almost black in colour. Best in a wet pond margin or damp clay soil. Upright foliage like siberian iris. Requires moisture. 80 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris setosa ‘Alba’. A lovely species from China forming large clumps on streamsides and in moist areas. Attractive purple stems and seed pods with contrasting white flowers. Part sun to full sun. 60 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris sibirica ‘Alba’. Tall white flowered form of the Siberian iris. The grass-like foliage is an added attraction when the flowers finish in summer. Best on clay loam and moisture retentive soils. Part sun to full sun. 90cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris sibirica ‘Summer Skies’. An unusual bicoloured iris with beautiful light blue flowers quite unlike anything I have ever seen. Imorted from Cotswold Garden Flowers in 1999. Part sun to full sun. 90 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris sibirica ‘Super Act’. A fine variety with large deep indigo flowers. Part sun to full sun. 90 cm. |
$7.50 |
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Iris sintenisii. Choice evergreen Iris from Greece and Turkey with blue flowers like Iris reticulata. Our stock plants grow well in a sunny south-facing rockgarden. Part sun to full sun. 25 cm. |
$7.00 |
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Iris tectorum ‘Alba’. The rare white for of Iris tectorum, these have been grown from division to ensure true colour separation from the species. Part sun to full sun. 60 cm. |
$6.50 |
