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.

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Digitalis purp Dalmation Purple

Tall spikes of tubular deep lavender purple flowers up to 150 cm. Very impressive plant, suitable for back of border or a shady spot. Foliage height without flower 60 cm.

Digitalis purpurea Dalmation White

The tall spikes of tubular white flowers can measure upto 150 cm. Very impressive and stately plant. Will do well at the back of the border and in a shady spot.  Foliage height 60 cm without flower. Spread 40 cm.

Digitalis purpurea Foxy

Mixed colours as we remember them from olden times, with pinks, lilacs and white. Attractive for bees during the summer months. Cottage garden perfect! Height 80 cm. Spread 30 cm.

Echium pininana

To add an exotic touch to the garden, this plant will produce a magnificent tall, blue flower spikes every second year over silver green foliage. Spikes up to 400 cm. Can be very irritant to the skin.

Echium pininana Pink Fountain

A skyscraper plant. Tower of delicate pink flowers June-Sept in year 2 are interspersed with large linear grey-green leaves. leaves. Attracts bees and butterflies. Prefers partial shade moist but well drained soil. Will grow 1 to 3 metres tall.

Echium pininana Snow Tower

Form of Tree Echium. Large Rosestte of silver foliage in 1st year and tall white flowerspike June-Sept in the 2nd year. An architectural plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Grows up to 15ft tall! Partial shade in moist but well drained soil.

Francoa sonchifolia

Tall, erect spikes of soft pink flowers, each delicately marked with a darker pink, appear at the end of Summer. The evergreen Rosesttes are visible all year. Height 70 cm. Spread 50 cm.

Geranium Patricia

Magenta pink flowers with black centres throughout summer. Large green leaves which are tinted with red in the Autumn. Clump forming. Height 70cm. Spread 50cm.

Hesperis matronalis Violet

Providing a garden perfume these plants are very suitable if you want a cottage style border. Flowering lilac-purple in mid summer. Height 100 cm. Spread 50 cm.

Leucanthemum m. W. Supreme

With its dense, white flowerheads this is an unusual garden plant. The centre of the flowers resembles a pom-pom flowers appear in mid Summer and are very good cut flowers. Height 80 cm. Spread 75 cm.

Lychnis cor. Atrosanguinea

Pale grey leaves, carmine-pink flowers from May-July. Height 75 cm. Evergreen. Very easy to self seed.

Melianthus major

Spike-like racemes of deep brick-red flowers from May-Aug. Height 200 cm. Plant in a sunny position, free-draining soil. Evergreen but frost tender.