Perennials and Grasses

Click on plant names below for more details of some of the varieties available at the nursery.

Acanthus Commonly known as 'Bears Breeches'. Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Achillea Commonly known as Yarrow. Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Aconitum Caution toxic if eaten Commonly known as Monkshood. Grow in partial shade and cool, fertile, moisture-retentive soil.		Acorus Grass.
Actae (formerly Cimicifuga) Grow in semi-shade and normal soil.		Agapanthus Grow in sun and moist, fertile soil.
Agastache Attractive to bees and butterflies. Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Ajuga Grow in sun or shade and ordinary, moist soil.
Alcea Grow in sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil.		Allium Grow in sun or shade and ordinary soil.
Anchusa Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.		Anemone Commonly known as Windflower. Grow in partial shade and humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Anthemis Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Aquilegia Known as Granny's Bonnet - a cottage garden favourite. Harmful if eaten. Grow in sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soil.
Artemisia Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Asphodeline Grow in sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil.
Aster Grow in sun and fertile, well-drained soil.		Astilbe Grow in partial shade and moist, fertile soil.
Astrantia Grow in sun or partial shade and ordinary soil.		Athyrium Deciduous fern
Belamcanda Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Briza Quaking Grass. Grow in partial shade and moist but well-drained soil.
Brunnera Grow in shade and well-drained soil.		Campanula Popular cottage garden type flower known as bellflower. Grow in sun or partial shade and fertile, moist but well-drained soil.
Carex Grow in sun or partial shade and moist soil.		Centaurea Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Chionochloa Humangemoho-grass. Grow in a sheltered position in light, fertile, moist soil. Protect from winter wet.		Chrysanthemum Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Clematis Grow in sun or partial shade and fertile, moist soil.		Convallaria Lily of the Valley Grow in shade or partial shade and humus-rich soil
Cordyline Commonly known as Cabbage Palm. Grow in sun or partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil.		Corydalis Grow in sun or partial shade and moist, not waterlogged, humus-rich soil.
Crocosmia Grow in sun and humus-rich, well-drained soil.		Cynara Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Cyperus Ornamental grass. Grow in sun or partial shade and moisture-retentive soil.		Cyrtomium Fern. Grow in partial shade and moist, humus-rich soil.
Dahlia Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Delphinium Harmful if eaten. Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Deschampsia Grass.		Dianthus Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Dicentra Grow in partial shade and well-drained soil.		Dicksonia Fern.
Digitalis Foxglove. Grow in partial shade and ordinary soil.		Dodecatheon Grow in partial shade and humus-rich soil.
Doronicum Leopard's bane		Dryopteris Commonly known as Buckler Fern.
Echinacea Commonly known as Cone Flower. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Grow in sun and moist but well-drained soil.		Echinops Commonly known as Globe Thistle.
Eremurus Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Erigeron Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Eryngium Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Erysimum Grow in sun and ordinary soil.
Erythronium Dog-toothed violet. Grow in partial shade and deep, moist, but well-drained soil.		Eucomis Pineapple Lily. Tender perennial. Grow in sun or partial shade and moist, well-drained soil.
Eupatorium Joe-Pye Weed. Grow in sun or partial shade and moist, but well-drained soil.		Euphorbia Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Gaillardia Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Geranium Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.
Gillenia Grow in sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soil.		Gypsophila Grow in sun or partial shade.
Helenium Grow in sun and fertile, moist but well-drained soil		Helianthus Grow in sun and well-drained soil
Helleborus Grow in partial shade and well-drained soil.		Hemerocallis Day Lily. A succession of flowers lasting one day. Grow in sun or partial shade and moist soil.
Heuchera Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.		Hosta Grow in shade and moist but well-drained soil.
Imperata Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.		Incarvillea Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.
Iris Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Iris chrysographes Grow in partial shade and well-drained soil.
Iris sibirica & pseudacorus Grow in sun or partial shade and moisture-retentive soil.		Juncus Grow in sun and moist soil.
Kirengeshoma Grow in lime-free soil, in partial shade, sheltered from wind.		Kniphofia Red Hot Poker. Grow in sun and moist, well-drained soil.
Lavatera Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.		Leucanthemum Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Liatris		Libertia Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.
Ligularia Grow in sun or partial shade and moderately deep, moist soil.		Liriope Grow in sun or partial shade and ordinary soil.
Lobelia		Lupinus Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained alkaline soil.
Luzula Grass. Grow in partial shade and well-drained soil.		Malva Grow in partial shade and deep soil.
Monarda Grow in sun or partial shade and moist soil.		Morina Grow in sun and poor or moderately fertile, well-drained soil.
Nepeta Commonly known as catmint. Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.		Oenothera Grow in well-drained soil in sun; can tolerate stony, low fertile conditions.
Omphalodes Grow in shade and moist, humus-rich soil.		Ophiopogon Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Osmunda Commonly known as Royal Fern. Grow in full or partial shade and damp, humus-rich soil.		Paeonia Grow in sun or partial shade and ordinary soil.
Panicum Grow in sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil.		Papaver Poppy. Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Paradisea Grow in sun or dappled shade and well-drained soil.		Pennisetum Grass. Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Penstemon Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Phlomis Thrives in poor soil and will tolerate some shade.
Phlox Grow in sun and moist but well-drained soil.		Phygelius Grow in sun and well-drained soil.
Phyllitis Grow in partial shade and moist, but well-drained soil.		Physotegia Obedient Plant. Grow in sun or partial shade and ordinary soil.
Polemonium Grow in sun or partial shade and rich, well-drained soil.		Polygonatum Grow in cool shade and fertile, well-drained soil.
Polystichum Grow in partial shade and moist soil.		Potentilla Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.
Primula Grow in sun or semi-shade in moist soil.		Pulmonaria Grow in shade or partial shade and moist, humus-rich soil.
Pulsatilla Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Rodgersia Grow in partial shade and moist, fertile, well-drained soil.
Rudbeckia Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.		Salvia Grow in sun or dappled shade and well-drained soil. Shelter from cold winds.
Sanguisorba Grow in sun and moist soil.		Scabiosa Pincushion flower. Grow in sun and moderately, fertile, well-drained soil.
Schizostylis Grow in sun and moist, but well-drained soil.		Sedum Attractive to butterflies. Grow in sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil.
Sidalcea Grow in sun or shade and moist but well-drained soil.		Solidago Golden rod. Grow in sun and ordinary soil
Sorbaria Grow in sun or partial shade and moist, but well-drained soil.		Stipa Feather Grass. Grow in sun and light, well-drained soil.
Tellima Grow in shade or partial shade and moist, humus-rich soil.		Teucrium Grow in sun and well-drained, humus-rich soil.
Thalictrum Grow in any reasonable soil in sun or partial shade.		Tiarella Grow in shade and moist but well-drained soil.
Tradescantia Grow in sun and poor soil.		Tricyrtis Commonly known as Toad Lily. Grow in sun or partial shade in a sheltered position and fertile, moisture-retentive soil.
Trollius Grow in sun or partial shade and moisture-retentive soil.		Uncinia Grow in sun or dappled shade and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil.
Verbascum Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Verbena Grow in sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil.
Veronica Grow in sun and well-drained soil.		Veronicastrum Grow in sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soil.
Viola Grow in sun or partial shade and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil.		Zantedeschia Harmful if eaten/skin + eye irritant. Grow in sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soil.
x Heucherella Grow in sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.