Herbaceous Perennials
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Shirley Temple’
Peony are a cottage garden favourite! Forms a large shrub clump of dark green deeply cut foliage. In Summer, the large fragrant blooms are showstoppers! Red buds open out to very pale pink flower petals, double and ruffled, which mature to bright white. A wonderful cutflower! Garden plant for flowerbed in moist but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Good in beds, borders, cottage gardens. Height and spread (approx) - 90 cm x 90 cm.
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.
