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'.
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'.
Aubrieta, also known as 'Rock Cress' are mat-forming evergreen perennials, with small leaves and short stems bearing 4-petalled flowers in shades of pink, purple and blue in spring.
Barbarea, also known as 'wild cress', can be biennials or perennials, with simple or pinnate leaves and small, 4-petalled yellow or white flowers, followed by slender seed-pods
The deep blue daisy-like flowers of this frost tender plant appear from May till October. Keep indoors in Winter, to protect from frost. Height 15 cm. Spread 20 cm.
A strong and evergreen plant, this plant is ideal for spilling over edges of pots or rockeries. Star-shaped lavender flowers cover plant late spring to summer. Height 15 cm. Spread 45 cm.
Its golden heart-shaped leaves are an asset to a rockery or will brighten a border if used as edging. Produces star-shaped blue flowers in summer. Height 10 cm. Spread 30 cm.
Very compact and petite trailing plant. It is evergreen and has star-shaped blue flowers. These face upwards and appear from the middle of spring through to summer. Height 10 cm. Spread 15 cm.
Dense heads of white bell-shaped flowers appear from June to August. A tough and reliable plant, well suited to cottage garden or herbaceous border. Height 45 cm. Spread 60 cm.