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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Hosta Empress Wu

This is a royal plant! Impressive height and big, bold, green foliage. If positioned in a moist spot it will thrive. Big lavender flowers to match. Height 120 cm. Spread 150 cm

Hosta sieb. Frances Williams

The large heart-shaped leaves are blue-green at the centre with golden-green margins. Off-white flowers in middle to late summer. Height 70 cm. Spread 100 cm.

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.

Ligularia przewalskii

An attractive foliage plant for the garden with its deeply cut leaves. Tall yellow flowerspikes will appear from mid to late summer. Easy to grow and a showy plant. Height 200 cm. Spread 90 cm.

Ligularia The Rocket

A very striking garden plant. The flowerstems are black and contrasting to the yellow flowerspikes. An eyecatching flashy combination from early to late summer. Height 180 cm. Spread 50 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 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 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.