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Persicaria_red_dragon

Persicaria 'Red Dragon'

Added on 11 Jul, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Persicaria.
Species: Persicaria 'Red Dragon'.

Bought from e-bay Spring 2008.

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Agapanthus (African blue lily)

Added on 11 Jul, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Agapanthus.
Species: Agapanthus (African blue lily).

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Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz'

Added on 9 Jul, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.

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Ipomoea purpurea 'Heavenly Blue' (Morning glory)

Added on 5 Jul, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Ipomoea.
Species: Ipomoea purpurea.

Grown from seed 2008.

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Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Added on 26 Jun, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Papaver.
Species: Papaver somniferum.

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Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's ghost)

Added on 22 Jun, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Eryngium.
Species: Eryngium giganteum.

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Papaver rhoeas (Corn poppy)

Added on 20 Jun, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Papaver.
Species: Papaver rhoeas.

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Achillea 'The Beacon'

Added on 20 Jun, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea 'The Beacon'.

Grows up to about 30 - 60 cm and is a bit slub prone. Likes to travel about the borders and tends not to stay w...

Dierama_pulcherrimum

Dierama pulcherrimum

Added on 18 Jun, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Dierama.
Species: Dierama pulcherrimum.

Grew this from seed sown back in about 2001/2002. Finally flowered in 2008! Worth the wait, tho - beautiful pl...

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Papaver orientale 'Pink Ruffles'

Added on 13 Jun, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Papaver.
Species: Papaver orientale.

Bought spring 2007, finally planted spring 2008. Flowering June 2008.

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Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria)

Added on 22 May, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Wisteria.
Species: Wisteria sinensis.

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Azalea 'Glowing Embers'

Added on 22 May, 2008 | 3 photos

Species: Azalea 'Glowing Embers'.

Bought for £13.99 spring 2008.

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Clematis 'Daniel Deronda'

Added on 22 May, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis 'Daniel Deronda'.

I'm training this one to climb up one of my apple trees.

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Hosta sieboldii 'Wide Brim'

Added on 17 May, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta sieboldii.

A nice larged leaved variety.

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Cosmos

Added on 17 May, 2008 | 6 photos

Genus: Cosmos.
Species: cosmos.

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Helianthemum 'Dr Philips'

Added on 13 May, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Helianthemum.
Species: Helianthemum 'Dr Philips'.

A gorgeous Helianthemum with intense raspberry-pink flowers that only last a day apiece.

Lamium_purpereum

Lamium purpureum (Henbit)

Added on 11 May, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Lamium.
Species: Lamium purpureum.

Fantastic groundcover for inbetween perennials - seems to grow up to them, but not over them and keeps to a reas...

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Allium hollandicum (Ornamental onion)

Added on 11 May, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium hollandicum.

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Heuchera 'Velvet Night'

Added on 11 May, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera 'Velvet Night'.

Wintonensis

x Halimiocistus wintonensis

Added on 10 May, 2008 | 1 photo

Species: x Halimiocistus wintonensis.

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Acer palmatum

Added on 10 May, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer palmatum.

This is my little 4-year old Acer palmatum.

Stachys byzantina

Added on 2 May, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Stachys.
Species: Stachys byzantina.

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Heuchera 'Creme Brule'

Added on 23 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera 'Creme Brule'.

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Euphorbia x martinii

Added on 18 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Euphorbia.
Species: Euphorbia x martinii.

A bargain at £2 from B&Q spring 2008! A real beauty with a startling crimson 'eye'. Full sun. I...

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Euphorbia purpurea

Added on 10 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Euphorbia.
Species: Euphorbia purpurea.

A shade loving plant for my shady bed.

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Camellia e.t.r. 'Carlyon'

Added on 10 Apr, 2008 | 4 photos

Genus: Camellia.
Species: Camellia e.t.r. 'Carlyon'.

Big, double white flowers with yellow stamens.

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Rhododendron 'Ponticum Variegatum'

Added on 25 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Rhododendron.
Species: Rhododendron 'Ponticum Variegatum'.

Stipa tenuissima (Angel Hair Grass)

Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Stipa.
Species: Stipa tenuissima.

Growing this from seed for the first time. FIngers crossed!

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Aquilegia 'McKenna Hybrids'

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Aquilegia.
Species: Aquilegia 'McKenna Hybrids'.

A really good large flowered mix of this lovely perennial. Some really unusual bi-colours - including a spectac...

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Clematis sieboldii

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Clematis.
Species: Clematis sieboldii.

Creamy white flowers with a tuft of small purple petals in the centre. I once saw this growing through a purple...

Hosta_sieboldii

Hosta sieboldii

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta sieboldii.

Dianthus 'Doris'

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Dianthus.
Species: Dianthus 'Doris'.

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Primula denticulata (Drumstick primula)

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Primula.
Species: Primula denticulata.

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Hemerocallis 'Elaine Strutt'

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Hemerocallis.
Species: Hemerocallis 'Elaine Strutt'.

I bought this plant last summer for £3.50 - a bargain me thinks! It has just come back into leaf and already lo...

Saxifraga_aizoon

Saxifraga aizoon

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Saxifraga.
Species: Saxifraga aizoon.

Dianthus 'Cherry Pie'

Added on 9 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Dianthus.
Species: Dianthus 'Cherry Pie'.

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Viburnum x bodnantense (Viburnum)

Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Viburnum.
Species: Viburnum x bodnantense.

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Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding heart)

Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 5 photos

Genus: Dicentra.
Species: Dicentra spectabilis.

Planted in about 2005. Hasn't put on much growth so far, but beautiful plant. I'd like to have the w...

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Lychnis coronaria (Rose campion)

Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Lychnis.
Species: Lychnis coronaria.

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Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist)

Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Nigella.
Species: Nigella damascena.

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Persicaria effinis

Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Persicaria.
Species: Persicaria effinis (Bistort).

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Narcissus 'Tete a Tete'

Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus 'Tete a Tete'.

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Narcissus 'February Gold'

Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Narcissus.
Species: Narcissus 'February Gold'.

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Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenei

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Euphorbia.
Species: Euphorbia characias.

I grew this plant from a tiny seedling which I ...erm...'borrowed' from a garden and potted into a yog...

Catananche caerulea (Cupid's dart)

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Catananche.
Species: Catananche caerulea.

Very unusual flowers, deep blue, which open single and become double as further petals unfurl from the centre. ...

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Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Miscanthus.
Species: Miscanthus sinensis.

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Stipa tenuissima

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Stipa.
Species: Stipa tenuissima.

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Stipa gigantea

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Stipa.
Species: Stipa gigantea.

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Magnolia stellata

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos

Genus: Magnolia.
Species: Magnolia stellata.

Gorgeous pure white flowers with slender petals. Looks great against a dark green background.

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Eschscholzia californica

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Eschscholzia.
Species: Eschscholzia californica.

Couldn't live without this annual.... The original colour was bright orange, but now all sorts of colours ...

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Eryngium planum

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Eryngium.
Species: Eryngium planum.

Makes lovely throthy purple haze of flowers that are attractive to blue butterflys I have found! Easy to grow f...

Bergenia cordifolia

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Bergenia.
Species: Bergenia cordifolia.

I use this for ground cover and back of the border - evergreen, architectural, pink flowers and autumn colour.

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Asphodeline lutea

Added on 3 Mar, 2008 | 4 photos

Genus: Asphodeline.
Species: Asphodeline lutea.

An usual looking perennial with grassy foliage, pretty star-shaped yellow flowers and (best of all I think) the ...

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Anemone h. 'Party Girl'

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone hupehensis.

A very pretty pink double form of A. hupehensis. I got it as a bargain becuase it had been mislabled with the p...

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Cistus purpureus

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Cistus.
Species: Cistus purpureus.

I love this shrub. I bought it for 50p in a 3in pot about 8 years ago. It thrives on my well drained soil in t...

Cotinus_cogygria

Cotinus coggygria

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Cotinus.
Species: Cotinus coggygria.

A beautiful deciduous shrub whose leaves go through a whole spectrum of purples and bright reds. As an added bo...

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Oriental poppy

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Papaver.
Species: Papaver orientale.

This one is a lovelly soft shade of pink and looks great along with my pink Aquilegias etc

Pittosporum 'Garnettii'

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos

Genus: Pittosporum.
Species: Pittosporum 'Garnettii'.

This has proved a good dense back of the border evergreen shrub. It has white variegation around the edges of t...

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Kniphofia

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 3 photos

Genus: Kniphofia.
Species: Kniphofia 'Northern Lights'.

Bought this plant 'blind' ie no lable, but it turned out to be a beautiful glowing embers sort of shad...

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Anemone blanda

Added on 1 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo

Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone blanda.

These are in a large concrete planter and accompany a little trailing rose, some iris reticulata and clove-scent...