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Hakonechloa macra
A small, ornamental, slow-spreading semi-evergreen grass which builds into cascading hummocks of green. Fantastic planted in drifts, particularly when it bears its lime green flowers in late June to early July.
Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt'
The most famous and best loved of all garden peonies. Large double flowers of apple blossom pink which are very sweetly perfumed
A taller peony often growing to 95cm, so it is ideal for the back of the border although it may sometimes need staking. This is probably the most widely grown cut flower peony in the world, flowers are freely produced often to the end of June so it is great for extending the flowering season.
The Sarah Bernhardt peony was introduced in 1906 by the French breeder Monsieur Lemoine and named after Sarah Bernhardt, a French actress - some say the most famous actress the world has ever known.
She actually had a coffin in which she often slept instead of a bed, as she believed it helped her understand her many tragic roles. . The saying "doing a Sarah Bernhardt" refers to having a melodramatic moment, a tribute to Sarah's extraordinary talent for tragic drama.
Paeonia 'Duchesse de Nemours'
This grand old lady is one of the oldest peonies, bred in France in 1856, and it is certainly the most famous double white peony grown in thousands of gardens around the world. Large double flowers with incurving petals of pure white that are lemony green at the base. Free flowering and highly scented, it is also one of the earlier flowering peonies generally opening in early June so it is an excellent choice for prolonging the flowering season.This is a shorter variety growing to approx 85cm making it a great choice for a windy garden. (Calot 1856).
Paeonia 'Doctor Alexander Fleming'
A beautiful hybrid between the famous peonies Bunker Hill and Sarah Bernhardt. Rounded blooms of deep apple blossom pink with a sweet scent. Freely produced side buds extend the flowering period so that this charming peony may still be in flower right at the end of June. It has a short dense bushy habit with good foliage and will grow to a height of approximately 90cm. This peony is definitley in our top 10! (Kelway)
Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'
A peony that really does change colour! Semi double blooms open a pink coral colour, then as they mature the colour changes to apricot and finally a soft yellow. With a mature plant holding flowers of all these shades simultaneously. This is one of the best of all peonies and no collection is complete without it. Early flowering, during May and growing to approx 90cm in height. One of the most popular peonies used in the worldwide cut flower market. (Wissing-Klehm 1981).
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Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'
One of the most enigmatic of peonies with large double white flowers that have random crimson flecking a bit like raspberry ripple ice cream. Every flower is unique and the amount of red flecking will vary from season to season so you never quite know what to expect! One of the very old and very famous french fragrant peonies, excellent for cutting with its strong stems and dark green lustrous foliage. A thoroughly excellent and reliable peony. Can be quite tall to 95cm so may need staking in a windy garden. (Miellez 1851).
Paeonia 'Monsieur Jules Elie'
Always one of the most popular garden peonies. Light lavender pink double flowers with large outer petals and a raised centre that varies in colour and shape as the bloom opens and matures. Wonderful fragrance and distinct broad green foliage which is a particularly bright shade of green.Grows to about 80cm in height. This is one of the last peonies to flower, so it is very useful in extending the peony season. (Crousse 1888).
Paeonia 'Marie Lemoine'
(Calot 1869) A classic nineteenth century peony which is still adored 140 years later. Large globe shaped flowers of soft creamy white. Similar to Duchesse de Nemours, but possibly a little more yellow in the centre of the bloom. The sweetly scented flowers are particularly good for cutting. A later flowering variety which is also shorter growing to 85cm so it rarely needs staking.
Paeonia 'Nymphe'
Single peonies often thrive better in shade than their more blowsydouble counterparts and this lovely cultivar is one of the very best. Pretty single flowers of apple blossom pink which are delightfully fragrant. A free flowering peony which quickly forms a sturdy plant smothered with blooms. This is a later flowering variety which grows to around 90cm in height and has particualry good weather resistance. (Desert1913).
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Paeonia 'Shirley Temple'
Superlative in every way and one of the best of all garden peonies! Huge fragrant double flowers opening a beautiful pale blush pink and soon changing to purest white. If grown in partial shade, the flowers will retail their pinky hue for longer and will also be darker on the shady side of the flower than on the sunny side! An outstanding variety for cutting, the plants have a solid upright habit with firm stems and good foliage which colors well in the autumn. Grows to approx 90cm in height and is also one of the last peonies to flower.
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Paeonia 'Catharina Fontijn'
If you want one of the best of all white peonies for cutting then this is one to plant! The buds are slow to open, teasing you with the promise of the wonderful display to come. They start off showing a pale pink blush but quickly turn to pure white. These large and beautiful flowers are both sweetly scented and long lasting making them really good for cutting. Although a taller growing peony often to around 95cm or so, it is a good one for the back of the border, and its strong dark stems mean that staking is rarely necessary. (Van der Valk 1952).
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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'
A wonderful ground cover plant with lustrous, evergreen foliage and in summer, bearing small white flowers on erect spikes.
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
A wonderful cultivar of ornamental sage with erect stems bearing masses of small, violet-blue flowers throughout summer and into autumn.
Paeonia 'Kansas'
A magnificent peony that never creases to impress us with it's reliability to produce masses of large bomb shaped blooms in a vibrant shade of watermelon red. Everything about it ticks all the boxes. Great foliage, strong stems, good for cutting, fragrant, long lasting flowers...whats not to like! Grows to around 90cm in height and rarely needs staking. (Bigger 1940)
Paeonia 'Karl Rosenfield'
If you buy or are lucky enough to receive a bunch of cutflower peonies, the chances are that the red ones will be 'Karl Rosenfield' which is the most commonly commercial cut flower peony grown around the world. It realiably produces its bright globe shaped bright crimson red flowers in abundance, with good strong stems that last exceptionally well in water. One of the best garden peonies too forming a neat plant to around 85cm in height, An extra advantage is that it is relatively late flowering well into the latter part of June. (Rosenfield1908).
Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'
What to say about one of the most deservedly famous of all peonies! A large bright pink bowl shaped flower, with a frothing centre of narrow creamy coloured petals. A strikingly lovely fragrant peony for the flower border which will never disappoint and is often the first peony that most people buy. It is sometimes still in flower towards the end of June and grows to a height of approximately 90cm. Most highly recommended! (Hoogendoorn 1949)
Paeonia 'Gardenia'
As its name suggests this lovely flower is one of the sweetest scented of all peonies. From pink tinged buds emerge large double flowers of a pure white with occasional pink flecks on some of the centre petals. The foliage is a lustrous dark green for extra interest. This is one of the earlier peonies to flower, and it is quite a compact grower to just 85cm or so meaning that staking is rarely necessary except in the windiest of gardens. (Lins 1955).
Paeonia 'Bartzella'
This beautiful peony has large double flowers of intense sulphur yellow and is incredibly floriferous and easy to grow. Making a vigorous bush up to about 75cm in height with deep green broad leaves. Late flowering, it is a joy to behold and cannot be praised highly enough. An ideal first foray into the exceptional world of intersectional peonies.
Paeonia 'Sorbet'
Commonly called a "triple-decker" peony, this stunning beauty has large flat outer petals, with a middle layer of white . Topping all this is a frothing mass of narrow pink petals, the whole effect being that of a delectable dessert! It is also a solid and dependable garden plant growing to around 90cm iin height and producing fragrant flowers in profusion. (Klinkhamer 1987).
Hosta 'Big Daddy' (sieboldiana hybrid)
Very large, cupped and puckered, blue-green foliage with near white flowers in summer.
Paeonia 'Inspecteur Lavergne'
A fine and handsome peony with large globe shaped flowers of intense crimson red with a few frilly petals in the centre. This classic french peony has long straight stems which makes it excellent for cutting, the blooms lasting a long time in water and their fragrance filling a room. Grows to around 85cm in height and rarely needs staking.(Doriat 1924)
Paeonia 'Red Charm'
Rather like a highly refined version of the endearing Cottage Garden Peony, this fantastic hybrid between P.lactiflora and P.officinalis has produced a sturdy plant with magnificent deep blood red double flowers. No noticable scent but a peony to make a statement with! Early flowering from the end of May which gives a marvellous opportunity to extend the peony season. Grows to around 80cm in height and rarely needs staking.
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Paeonia 'Jan Van Leeuwen'
Stunning and very unusual! This wonderful peony in the "japanese" style is an absolute favourite of ours, with large single flowers of purest white without any sign of pink. In the centre of each bloom is a crest of bright yellow much narrower petals, punctuated with bright green carpels which are the potential seed pods. Distinctly this is also one of the very few peonies where the emerging shoots in the spring are bright green, rather than the pinky red "dear rosy snouts" as described by Gertrude Jekyll the famous 19th centruy garden designer. Attains around 90cm in height and rarely needs staking. (Van Leeuwen 1928).
Paeonia 'High Noon'
This is without a doubt the easiest to grow and most rewarding of all the hybrid tree peonies. Medium sized semi-double yellow flowers with raspberry flares at the base of each petal. The blooms have a strong fragrance which is quite an unusual feature for a tree peony. Forms a vigorous shrub with dissected foliage and can soon attain 1.5m in height in as little as 5 years from planting. An added bonus is that it may often throw up a few extra flowers in the autumn. 100% recommended!
Paeonia 'Miss America'
This truly marvellous semi-double peony opens blush pink and quickly turns white whilst retaining a yellow glow at the base of the petals. With strong stems and a strong sweet fragrance, this is one of the best of all garden peonies, elegantly forming a bushy plant up to about 90cm in height. (Mann-van-Steen 1936).
Erigeron karvinskianus
An interesting and unusual plant having a two-tone effect with masses of white daisy flowers turning pink as they age. Particularly attractive to bees and butterflies, these plants are suitable for cracks in paving, border edges, tumbling over a wall and so much more.
Paeonia 'Souvenir de Maxime Cornu'
Also known as Kinkaku. Fully double flowers with dusky yellow petals edged with light carmine. The colour intensifies as the blooms mature. The buds are hard and nut like, and almost as you blink explode into these huge orbs of colour. The large heavy flowers naturally hang just like a fuschia. This marvellous tree peony forms a free flowering multi stemmed shrub, which will often still be in flower in early June. Particularly good if grown in a tall pot or on top of a wall where the flowers can be appreciated from below. Height and spread after 8 years approx 120cm x 90cm.
Paeonia 'Dinner Plate'
The most glorious of peonies... the clue is in the name! Enormous soft pink fragant flowers, the broad outer petals have a paler edge, which hold the ruffled petals in the centre. Cheeky yellow stamens peek through the petals as well. This is a strong growing and robust peony that rewards plenty of feed and a prime position in the sun and will grow to around 90cm in height and will rarely need staking.
Paeonia 'Cardinal Vaughan'
Episcopal purple...a marvellous tint! Large glorious saucer shaped blooms of deep purple, with a sumptuous richness of colour. A most worthwhile garden shrub, which is highly recommended for a first time grower. Perfect for building up your confidence in these exceptional shrubs. Early flowering, so its also a useful plant to extend the flowering season. Height and spread after 8 years approx 120cm x 90cm.
Paeonia 'Honey Gold'
Dreamy and wonderful blowsy blooms of creamy white with a large pale yellow centre of narrow tufted petals. The flowers are very sweetly scented with strong stems, making them very suitable for cutting and they last well in water. A particulary robust cultivar which rarely needs staking, this is an exceptional flowering perennial for the garden growing to around 90cm in height.
Paeonia 'White Wings'
(Hoogendoorn 1949) The most famous single white peony and one that seems to do particularly well in a shady position. Singularly understated, the large flowers are the purest white imaginable, with a stand out golden centre. Lightly fragrant. Always much admired when in bloom. Midseason. Shorter variety 85cm approx.
Paeonia 'Gay Paree'
A really striking and joyful peony, with large saucer shaped flowers of bright cerise pink which cup a centre of tufted narrow white petals. A shorter growing peony to around 75cm making it ideal for the more exposed border. This lovely peony is always very popular. (Auten 1933).
Paeonia 'Yachiyo Tsubaki'
Also known as Eternal Camellias. One of the best of all tree peonies and ideal for a first foray into these beautiful plants. Large semi double flowers of bright coral pink with silky smooth petals. The foliage is a distinct smokey bronze and a perfect foil to the flowers. Vigorous and dependable, quickly forming an attractive garden shrub with year round interest. Even the winter stems are an attractive pinky red. Height and spread after 8 years approx 120cm x 90cm.
Paeonia 'Rinpo'
Also known as 'Bird of Rinpo'. A most magnificent tree peony of ancient origin. The large semi double blooms open very flat in a most unusual way. The colour is described by the Japanese as Botan purple and the petals have silvery edges. A very late flowering plant. The buds tantalise you for what seems like weeks before they finally fully open. Height and spread after 8 years approx 100cm x 90cm
Sesleria autumnalis
Perennial grass forming a neat clump of bright green leaves producing silvery-white flower panicles in late summer.
Paeonia 'Duchess of Kent'
Really large tulip shaped buds open slowly over several days to reveal enormous double flowers of a clear deep rose red. As the blooms mature they start to take on an unusual violet hue which can even shimmer with a hint of blue. This is a vigorous growing plant which flowers freely from a young age. The stems are an attractive red and the red leaf stalks give continued interest when not in flower. Later flowering, so a good one to have to extend the flowering period of a group of tree peonies. Height and spread after 8 years approx 120cm x 90cm.
Paeonia 'Bowl of Love'
This is a Bowl of Beauty's little brother! It's a charming smaller version of one of the best known of all peonies. Saucer shaped flowers with bright pink petals that form a cup holding a centre of frothy much narrower pale cream petals. A really free flowering and fragrant peony, producing compact mounds of foliage up to around 75cm in height so that staking is rarely necessary.
Phlomis italica
A spreading, evergreen shrub with woolly green leaves, producing whirls of light pink flowers in summer.
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Paeonia 'Kelway's Glorious'
Said to be one of the best peonies ever bred! Very large bomb shaped double flowers of pure white with the occasional red fleck. The flowers have the most sensational scent. It's also a really good variety for cutting. Forms a sturdy plant growing to a height of arund 90cm and although it takes a while to establish but most definitely worth the wait! (Kelway 1909).
Paeonia 'Many Happy Returns'
A delightful and thoughtful present to a gardening friend or relative would be a plant of 'Many Happy Returns'. Super large bomb shaped flowers in a wonderful shade of rich warm red. A relatively modern peony with great garden attributes of rich lustrous foliage and weather resistance growing to around 85cm in height. Quite an early bloomer, with the first of mny fragrant flowers appearing in early June. (Hollingsworth 1986).
Paeonia 'Akashigata'
One of our favourite tree peonies of spellbinding beauty. Pale lavender pink with a faint magenta stripe running through the centre of each petal. Very long lasting flowers which open slowly over several days. Broad bright green foliage which emerges purple tinged in the spring. This endearing peony was always a favourite at the Chelsea Flower Show on our displays, and is a great addition to a collection of these magnificent plants. Height and spread after 8 years approx 120cm x 90cm.