Plant Catalogue: Herbaceous Perennials
| *DAHLIA coccinea. Seed raised plants from an isolated plant of the true species. Fresh green foliage compliments the slightly nodding, Clementine sized pale orange flowers. 1.2m +. | £4.75 |
| *D. x coccinea. Flowering sized seedlings from our super tangerine orange parent plant. The progeny vary a little but we’ve yet to see a dull one among them. | From £4.75 |
| *D. merkii. A refined Mexican species with cut foliage, small, demure lilac flowers and central boss of yellow stamens. Blooms throughout summer and is capable of being hardy. 1m+ | £4.75 |
| DATISCA cannabina. A tough perennial whose woody stems annually attain 2m +, decked with attractive, slender cannabis like leaves (if you happen to know about these things!) Tiny green flowers hang in tassles in late summer contributing splendidly to the green theme. | £5.35 |
| DELPHINIUM staphisagria. A tall growing species whose elegant spires are composed of many muted grey-blue hooded flowers. 2m+. | £4.35 |
| DIANTHUS. carthusianorum. On wiry stems over grassy foliage, small buds erupt into dazzling bursts of deep magenta pink through summer. 60cm. | £4.30 |
| D. carthusianorm Form No 2. A form picked up from Knowle Gardens being distinctly shorter than the above and with bigger, brighter flowers. 35cm. | £4.30 |
| D. deltoides ‘Leuchtfunk’. Saturated crimson flowers, like splashes of blood over a mat of deep green foliage. | £4.30 |
| DIASCIA. ‘Emma’. Narrow leaved suckering clumps and a profusion of dusky deep pink flowers – exactly what we expect of these marvellous, hardy plants. 30cm. | £4.35 |
| D. personata. A remarkable newcomer holding itself, literally, head and shoulders above its kin with its lofty, upright habit. Typical horned mid-pink flowers for months and months. South Africa. 60cm. | £4.35 |
| DICTAMNUS albus. The resinously aromatic Dittany of Crete in its glistening white form. Slow we find but worth the wait and once settled a long lived plant. 90cm. | £4.75 |
| D. albus purpureus. The equally beautiful mauve-purple form. Raised from our very fine form. | £4.75 |
| DIERAMA ‘Tiny Bells’. Dusky pink thimble sized bells over tough, rush like foliage. At 30cm a dramatic change from the lofty Angels Fishing rod’s usually encountered. | £4.60 |
| DIGITALIS ferruginea. Baggy pale caramel flowers with a pouting lip. Dark sentinel spikes in winter. 1m+. | £4.35 |
| D. f. ‘Gelber Herold’. A bigger form of the above with brown-purple veining to lip and inside of flower. | £4.35 |
| D. parviflora. A notably different Foxglove whose basal leaves give rise to spikes of small, narrow tawny-brown flowers 60cm. | £4.35 |
| DISPORUM flavens. From Korea, the bamboo-like stems of this relative of Solomon’s Seal reach 60cm and carry pale yellow flowers in the axils of the newly developed leaves in April-May. | £5.00 |
| D. leucanthum. An uncommon woodlander collected by myself in Sechuan, China. Almost evergreen, the newly emerging dark stems carry slender Polygonatum like cream and green flowers in spring. Small leaden-blue fruits persist through autumn and winter. 40cm. | £5.00 |
| D. sessile variegatum. The bold green and white variegated leaves and pale celadon flowers of this N. American woodlander will gladly illuminate any half shaded spot. 30cm. | £4.60 |
| DRYOPTERIS erythrosora. A handsome evergreen fern, the unfurling fronds beautifully copper patinated. 45cm. | £5.25 |
Images at the top of the page are ©Gardens Illustrated / Sharon Pearson