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 ‘Sunningdale Variegated’

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'.

Dianthus Romance

Delicate pink flowers with a carmine centre. Free flowering and perfumed. Height 25 cm

Geranium Coombland White

A very long flowering variety. Its delicate white flowerpetals are red at their base with pink veins radiating from the centre. Soft downy foliage. Evergreen. Height 40 cm. Spread 35 cm.

Geranium m. Spessart

This plant makes a good groundcover with its scented evergreen foliage, which turns to bronze and red in autumn. Purple pink flowers, fading to white with age. Height 35 cm. Spread 100 cm.

Geranium pratense Midnight Reiter

The true blue flowers combine well with its dark purple foliage in summer. Good for cottage style garden, container or border. Disease resistant plant. Height 30 cm. Spread 25 cm.

Geum coc. Cooky

Clump forming herbaceous perennial. Bright blaze orange flowers on upright stems from May through to September. Height 50cm. Spread 30cm.

Knautia Thunder and Lightning

Variegated light green & cream foliage forms a low mound. Tall wirey stems topped by purple-red pincushion flowers throughout Summer and into Autumn. Attracts butterflies. Likes a well drained sunny spot. Height 45cm. Spread 50cm.

Lysimachia Snow Candle

Spikes of small white flowers on dark green foliage from June to October. Beautiful autumn foliage turning to bright red. Height 30cm.

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.

Rodgersia Bloody Mary

Dark green-bronze leaves with red-pink flowers in summer. Moist soil, sun or light shade. Height 60cm.

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.

Sedum Chocolate Drop

Dark chocolate brown foliage with contrasting rose pink flowers from June to August. Height 30cm. Spread 45cm.