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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Astrantia major ‘Florence’

Astrantia are beautiful, clump-forming perennials with attractive glossy foliage. The produce stunning flowers which are surrounded by showy bracts which often provide a splash of colour. Astrantia is also known as 'Hattie's Pincushion' or 'Masterwort'.

Centaurea Amethyst in Snow

Forms a low mound of grey-green leaves. Eye-catching shaggy flowers in Summer. White petals around a deep purple base. Height 40 cm. Spread 60 cm.  

Dicentra spectabilis

The red flowers are heart-shaped. They dangle delicately on the arching flowerstems and move gently in the slightest breeze. Height 70 cm. Spread 45 cm.

Dicentra spectabilis Alba

The pure white flowers are heart shaped and carried along arching flowering stems in early Spring and Summer. A showy plant for a shady garden spot. Height 100 cm. Spread 80 cm

Geranium prat. Mrs Kendall Clark

Its delicate violet blue flowers have lacy white veining, making a lovely show. Flowering in mid summer it is a treasured garden rambler. Height 80 cm. Spread 60 cm

Helenium Moerheim Beauty

Upright and strong stems bear daisy-like flowers. Reddish-orange flowerheads appear in late summer and early autumn, extending the flowering season. Height 90 cm. Spread 60 cm.

Iris germanica Alcazar

An extremely hardy and low maintenance perennial. Strap like grey-green leaves. Flowers in late Spring and Summer. Dark purple outer petals and lavender inner petals. Full sun or part shade in moist free draining soil. Height 90cm. Spreed 30cm.

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.

Liatris sp. Floristan White

The white flowers resemble bottle brushes and will appear in Summer. They make good strong cutflowers and will atract butterflies to the garden too. Height 90 cm. Spread 45 cm

Lychnis cor. Atrosanguinea

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

Monarda Cambridge Scarlet

Clump-forming. Throughout Summer produces scented whirls of rich red flowers. Height 90 cm. Prefers moist soil and a sunny position.

Paeonia Bowl of Beauty

Height 90cm. Carmine-pink flower with ivory white petals in June and July.