Plant Catalogue: Herbaceous Perennials
| GALEGA x hartlandii alba. Handsome clumps of pale green pinnate foliage carry dense spikes of scented flowers for weeks. Unassailably tough. 180cm. | From £4.50 |
| G. officinalis. Goats Rue. Leafy stems emerge from a stout rootstock and are covered in clusters of small vetch-like lilac flowers for weeks. 1.5m. | £4.50 |
| G. off. alba. The equally attractive white form of the above. | £4.50 |
| *GAURA lindheimeri. Wand like stems airily display delicate white flowers from pink buds, seemingly borne by the thousand through summer/autumn. Entrancing here in a duet with Miscanthus ‘Kleine Fontäne’. 120cm. | £4.50 |
| GENISTA aetnensis. A golden yellow shower of sweet scented blooms of the Mt. Etna broom against a piercing blue summer sky, once experienced is not quickly forgotten. Small, 2 year old plants offered. 4m +. | £4.80 |
| GERANIUM. Now let’s be honest with each other. There are far too many Geraniums abroad. A plethora in fact, largely owing to the fact that most are a doddle to grow. Their generous nature makes us quietly confident to the point where we over use them. Yes, their colours and length of season are a boon but their amorphous shapes are not. The answer is simple. Use them sparingly. | From £4.35 |
| *G. ‘Blue Cloud’. Pleasing cut foliage and not too rampant growth, combined with pale silvery-blue flowers through most of the summer. A superb garden plant. 45cm. | |
| G. ‘Brookside’. We find this a less vigorous plant than some of the blues, but it more than compensates with the size, colour and sheer quality of its flowers. 40cm. | |
| G. x cantabrigiense ‘Vorjura’. A size up from G. dalmaticum (a parent) this newish form bears pretty, bright pink flowers. A good edger. 20cm | |
| G. dalmaticum album. Durable and charming, its pearly white flowers hover over a mound of small glossy leaves. 10cm. | |
| G. ‘Khan’. A G. sanguineum hybrid with huge, deep bright pink flowers. One of the very best. 30cm. | |
| G. maculatum album. An American woodlander and one of the first to bloom with its nicely rounded pure white flowers in May. 60cm | |
| G. macrorrhizum ‘White Ness’. Lacking the usual pink calyxces hence the flowers clean whiter than white effect. A worthy AGM winner and new to our collection. | |
| G. ‘Nimbus’. Produces masses of pale violet-blue flowers over handsome cut foliage for most of the season. 50cm. | |
| *G. ‘Orion’. A super hybrid from Holland with enormous violet-blue salvers. Stands apart in a Geranium crowd. 50cm. | |
| G. x oxonianum ‘Rebecca Moss’. First rate hybrid with pale silvery-pink flowers. Lovely with Amsonia orientalis. 40cm. | |
| Geranium x oxonianum ‘Phoebe Noble’. Dark pink and like All Bran, its effect utterly dependable. 30cms. | From £4.35 |
| *G. ‘Patricia’. A G. psilostemon hybrid, possessing all the brilliant radiance of that plants magenta flowers. They are however larger. This together with its short stature make this a first rate plant. 60cm. | |
| G. phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’. Large purple-mauve flowers. One of the best selections of the Mourning Widow Cranesbill. | |
| G. p. ‘Lisa’. Sulphur yellow and white zonal leaf makings in early spring make for a distinctly eye catching plant. Flowers are typically violet-purple. It looked super here last year with Geum ‘Marmalade’. 60cm. | |
| G. p. lividum. Large, pale greyish, lavender/mauve flowers in late Spring and early Summer. Predictably gets the thumbs up from the F&B fan club. Easy, peasy. 50cm. | |
| G. p. ‘Marchants Ghost’. Our own seedling with ghostly, pale grey-lavender flowers the texture of satin. Much admired. 75cm. | |
| G. pratense ‘Mrs Kendall Clarke’. Pale, veined, lilac-blue flowers. A great Cranesbill needing little introduction. 90cm. | |
| G. p. violaceum plenum. Venerable old double violet form. 90cm. | |
| G. ‘Sabani Blue’. Brilliant violet blue notched flowers over strict clumps of softly hairy leaves. Fanfares the start of the cranesbill season in May. 30cm | |
| G. sanguineum album. The Bloody Cranesbill bled dry in its pristine white form. 30cm. | |
| G. sanguineum var. striatum. A not so Bloody Cranesbill, its large rounded pale pink flowers studding the low mound of cut foliage through summer. 10cm. | |
| G. ‘Sirak’. One of the best hybrids to have appeared from the continent, producing masses of notched, large lilac-pink flowers over a dense clump of foliage. 45cm. | |
| G. wallichianum. From Edinburgh’s Botanic Garden, the pale luminous silvery-blue flowers of this form show us something of the variation we can expect of a species group. An enthusiastic scrambler to 60cm or more. | |
| G. w. ‘Syabru’. A Nepalese collection with mid-pink cupped flowers enhanced by conspicuous silver-white eyes. 40cm | |
| GEUM ‘Apricot Sundae’. Occurred here as a lucky sport of G. ‘Pink Frills’. Its full, wavy edged flowers are coloured pale apricot flesh cum pink. 20cm. | £4.50 |
| G. ‘Borisii’. A reliable doer with cheering, eye catching clear orange flowers. 30cm. | £4.50 |
| G. ‘Herterton Primrose’. An immensely impressive newcomer, the pale lemon flowers are well displayed above neat foliage, and the plant has a refined look, a word not commonly used in association with Geums. 15cm | £4.50 |
| G. x intermedium. A neat plant with simply styled single flowers toned more yellow than orange. Cheering. 25cm. | £4.50 |
| G. ‘Lisanne’. A strong selection from the continent with bold, large yellow flowers. 40cm. | £4.50 |
| G. ‘Marmalade’. Pleasing copper-orange flowers, – a painterly colour many gardeners sadly choose to ignore. 30cm. | £4.50 |
| G. ‘Pink Frills’. A very pretty form with somewhat shaggy, nodding flowers of palest pink with contrasting crimson-pink calyxes through early summer. 20cms. | £4.50 |
| G. ‘Red Wings’. Full, semi-double flowers a glowing copper-red. A glowing addition to our range. 60cm. | £4.50 |
| GLADIOLUS papilio. S. Africa. A melange of celadon green, slatey grey lilac and dusky rose pink suffuse the hooded flowers creating a plant of remarkably restrained beauty. Not for everyone I guess. 60cm. | £4.50 |
| Gladiolus tristis. Small flared scented primrose yellow flowers. A far cry from the gross flowers bred for the cut flower trade. A favourite here. | £4.50 |
| GLAUCIUM flavum fulvum. The Horned Poppy in its pale tomato red form with handsome silvery rosettes – good the year round. 45cm. | £4.35 |
| GYPSOPHILA ‘Rosenschlier’. A spreading ‘Babies Breath’ covering itself in a haze of tiny pale pink double blossoms throughout mid-summer. | £4.35 |
Images at the top of the page are ©Gardens Illustrated / Sharon Pearson