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 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.

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.

Lychnis cor. Atrosanguinea

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

Papaver or. Beauty of Livermere

Exuberant blood red flowers, 20 cm across, with a silky tissue paper delicacy. Born on strong upright stems they will bring zing to a planting scheme. Height 80 cm. Spread 60 cm.

Papaver or. Pattys Plum

Oriental Poppy. Purple flowers from May-September. Sunny position, well draining soil. Height 100 cm.

Papaver or. Royal Wedding

Large fluffy crepe-paper like white flowers with purple almost black centres. Grey-green foliage. Height 100cm.

Penstemon dig Husker Red

Height 50 cm. Evergreen, red foliage with white flowers. Sunny position, free-draining position.

Penstemon Evelyn

Height 70 cm, compact, floriferous pale purplish-pink flower from July till October. Sunny position and rich soil.

Penstemon Garnet

Snapdragon like, open mouthed deep red flowers, borne in racemes in July-October. Height 70 cm. Plant in a sunny position, free-draining soil.