Herbaceous Perennials
Herbaceous plants (in botanical use frequently simply herbs) are plants that have no persistent woody stem above ground. The term is mainly applied to perennials, but in botany it may also refer to annuals or biennials, and include both forbs and graminoids.
Annual herbaceous plants die completely at the end of the growing season or when they have flowered and fruited, and they then grow again from seed.
Herbaceous perennial and biennial plants may have stems that die at the end of the growing season, but parts of the plant survive under or close to the ground from season to season.
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Shirley Temple’
Peony are a cottage garden favourite! Forms a large shrub clump of dark green deeply cut foliage. In Summer, the large fragrant blooms are showstoppers! Red buds open out to very pale pink flower petals, double and ruffled, which mature to bright white. A wonderful cutflower! Garden plant for flowerbed in moist but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Good in beds, borders, cottage gardens. Height and spread (approx) - 90 cm x 90 cm.
Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’®
An excellent groundcover plant for moist areas of the garden. Grown for it's wonderful dark red-purple foliage which spreads quickly and gives great contrast. Lance-shaped leaves are sharply pointed and splashed with silver at their centres. Small pale pink flowers in late Summer and Autumn. Garden plant for flowerbed in moist soil in sun or partial shade. Good in beds, borders, banks and slopes, coastal areas. Height and spread (approx) - 70cm x 100cm.
