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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Kirengeshoma palmata

The soft yellow shuttlecock flowers are placed on arching stems and appear in Autumn. Plant is also valued for its foliage. Height 120 cm. Spread 60 cm.

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.

Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Blue Steel’

Deeply divided, aromatic silvery foliage with a bushy habit. Strong silver stems carry large panicles of small violet-blue flowers appearing in sprays. Provides wonderful colour and fragrance in the late Summer and Autumn garden. Highly attractive to bees and pollinators. Garden plant for flowerbed in well-drained soil in full sun. Will also grow in poor dry or gravely soils and is drought tolerant. Height and spread (approx) - 120cm x 100cm.

Rodgersia aescuifolia rubra

Reddish chestnut like leaves. Height 120cm. Dark Pink flowers June - August.

Rodgersia Bronze Peacock

Darkest variety of Rodgersia. The large, thick and glossy dark bronze-brown leaves make this a great sculptural plant for the garden. Tiny pink flowers in Spring. Height 100cm. Spread 100cm.

Rodgersia Herkules

Perennial with Chestnut like leaves. Cream flowering panicles from June-August. Height 120 cm. Plant in moist, free-draining soil in sun or partial shade.

Romneya coulteri

Californian Tree Poppy Yellow centered white flowers. Height 200 cm. Sunny position, free-draining soil.

Thalictrum Black Stockings

Black stems that bear clusters of deep pink flowers, above lush green foliage. Good cutflower. Height 120 cm.

Thalictrum d Hewitts Dbl

Elegant, clump-forming. Height 100 cm. Large panicles of nodding double lilac flowers from mid to late Summer.

Thalictrum Elin

An architectural plant. Blue-grey foliage tinged with red. Tall stems with big airy sprays of lilac-purple and cream flowers. Height 180 cm.

Thalictrum Splendide

A mass of green foliage with burgundy stems bearing sprays of flowers in mauve-pink shades in mid-late Summer. Height 180 cm.

Zantedeschia a Crowborough

Evergreen in mild areas. Height 100 cm. Pure white flowers in June and July. Needs winter protection.