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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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.

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

The blueish green foliage looks fresh all year round. In early summer the lime yellow flowers dramatically tower above the plant. A great evergreen plant. Height 100 cm. Spread 90 cm.

Kniphofia caulescens

The robust rosettes of blue foliage are evergreen. They will be topped by fat spikes of coral-red to pale yellow flowers on stout stems. Good structural plant! Height 120 cm. Spread 70 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 Osprey

Height 110 cm. White flowers with pink edge from July till October. Evergreen.

Phormium Flamingo

New Zealand Flax. Pink leaves with deeper pink margins. Height 100cm.

Phygelius rec Devils Tears

Evergreen. Deep red-pink flowers turning back towards the stem with orange red lobes and yellow throats. Height 100cm.

Watsonia Apricot Queen

Apricot trumpet shaped flowers in July-August. Height 100 cm. Sunny position, free-draining soil. Evergreen.

Watsonia Pale Violet

Pale violet trumpet shaped flowers in July-August. Height 100 cm. Sunny Position, free-draining soil. Evergreen.