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  1. Hosta ventricosa is sturdy and dependable and fills a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve.

    Hosta ventricosa

    Corfu Lily
    €3.55

    Out of stock

    Hosta ventricosa is a very special species. In Japan it is named 'Murasaki Giboshi' meaning ‘dark-purple flowered Hosta’. Sturdy and dependable, the plant forms a medium sized mound of rich, dark green foliage with deeply veined, heart-shaped leaves.
  2. A much sought-after perennial lobelia which is grown for both its wonderful foliage and brilliant flowers.

    Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'

    Cardinal Flower, Blood Red Dragons Tongues
    €3.55
    ‘Queen Victoria’ is a much sought-after perennial lobelia which is grown for both its wonderful foliage and brilliant flowers. This stately, upright plant bears stunning spikes of crimson-scarlet flowers which rise up among the beautiful, maroon-bronze coloured foliage.
  3. Rose Campion has silvery-grey felted leaves and lax sprays of long-stalked, vivid rose-purple flowers in late summer.

    Lychnis coronaria 'Rose Campion'

    Bloody Mary, Corn Rose
    €2.35
    With silvery-grey felted leaves and lax sprays of long-stalked, vivid rose-purple flowers in late summer, Rose Campion flowers with a big showy display that maintains interest at a time when many other plants are flagging. A very useful plant in the garden.
  4. L. coronaria Alba has silvery-grey felted leaves and lax sprays of long-stalked, white flowers.

    Lychnis coronaria alba 'White Rose Campion'

    Dusty Miller, Silene coronaria
    €2.35
    Lychnis can be grown as a border plant or as part of a mixed perennial display. It that maintains interest in the border at a time when many other plants are flagging. Rosettes of soft silver-grey woolly foliage make it a very useful plant in the garden.
  5. Climate change is partly responsible for this plant's popularity, but just as significant is our increasing sense of adventure as gardeners.
    €3.90
    The lush growth, coupled with the large, glaucous leaves of Melianthus major has made it as fashionable as tree ferns. If you don't want to mimic the rain forest, try growing it amongst slender-leaved grasses and perennials. The plants add texture and provide a good background to bright colours in the garden.
  6. Milium effusum Aureum takes on an almost magical quality, bringing incandescent light to the shady places it prefers.

    Milium effusum 'Aureum'

    Bowles Golden Grass
    €2.95
    Milium effusum Aureum has a magical quality, bringing incandescent light to the shady places it prefers. As the season progresses tiny golden, bead-like flowers on hair-thin stems arch gracefully creating fountains of gold.
  7. Mimosa pudica, the 'sensitive plant', is a source of fascination to adults and children alike.
    €1.95
    Mimosa pudica, the 'sensitive plant', is a source of fascination to adults and children alike. When touched, the narrow fern-like leaflets they almost instantaneously fold together and the leaf stalk droops. This sometimes sets off a chain reaction, with several leaf stalks falling on top of one another.
  8. Molinia caerulea ssp.arundinacea feature clumps of arching foliage and tall, see-through flower spikes.

    Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea

    Tall Moor Grass, Purple Moor Grass
    €2.85

    Few other grasses have such a great separation between foliage and flowers than Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinaceae. With clumps of arching, blue-green leaves above which the most slender stems and delicate see-through flowers grow to six foot or more. In autumn they turn golden yellow to deep copper.

  9. Moluccella is a fast-growing border plant with unusual qualities including an ability to survive for months as a cut flower.

    Moluccella laevis

    Bells of Ireland, Shell Flower

    Starting at: €1.65

    'Bells of Ireland' are flowers to please anyone who loves flower arranging. Cut fresh, the bells will last for years and they are very useful for winter arrangements but they also look good in flower borders and with the recent fashion for green blooms are becoming more sought after.

  10. Muhlenbergia capillaris display dramatic arching plumes of soft pink flowers,  reminiscent of headdresses worn by Vegas showgirls.

    Muhlenbergia capillaris 'Pink Muhly Grass'

    Mist grass, Pink Hair Grass
    €4.25

    Out of stock

    Even people who aren’t familiar with ornamental grasses often know Muhlenbergia capillaris. With dramatic arching plumes of soft pink flowers reminiscent of headdresses worn by Vegas showgirls, a large planting of this wonderful grass is enough to stop traffic.

  11. Muhlenbergia lindheimeri bloom with panicles of muted purplish grey tones, aging to an antique silver that festoon the winter landscape.

    Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

    Lindheimer's Muhly Grass
    €3.90

    Out of stock

    Muhlenbergia lindheimeri is a warm-season grass that has a strong vertical form with effusive, arching, blue-green foliage. It sends forth slender, perfect-for-cutting inflorescences on upright stems. Panicles of muted purplish grey tones that age to an antique silver and festoon the winter landscape.

  12. Musa acuminata

    Musa acuminata

    Dwarf Banana, Chinese Banana
    €2.55

    The development of bananas is a source of both pride and amazement to those unfamiliar with banana culture. Musa acuminata is a 'dwarf variety' with broad, long, graceful leaves, and is extremely suitable for containers or gardens.

  13. Musa balbisiana

    Musa balbisiana

    Japanese Fibre Banana
    €2.75

    Out of stock

    Musa Balbisiana is a fruit bearing variety and one of the progenitors of the present-day commercial bananas. The clumps of lush, dark foliage make it ideal for creating a jungle landscape. It develops large colourful inflorescence of bright red and maroon.

  14. Musa ornata

    Musa ornata

    Purple Flowering or Ornamental Banana
    €2.75
    Musa ornata is a very attractive ornamental banana plant with tropical flair. A small plant that produces long, glaucous-green, oblong leaves and a gorgeous purple inflorescence in summer. It makes a much more manageable plant than other species and is extremely suitable for containers and well suited for indoor use.
  15.  The leaves are a darker glossy green, with new leaves producing a lovely pink flush to the underside.

    Musa sikkimensis

    Himalayan, Darjeeling or Sikkim Hardy Banana
    €3.25
    Musa sikkimensis is still a relatively new plant introduction and is proving to be as hardy as the most popular banana species Basjoo, but I think more attractive and quite spectacular as a large plant. The leaves are a darker glossy green, with new leaves producing a lovely pink flush to the underside.
  16. Boston ivy is a wonderful ornamental vine with elegant, dark green glossy foliage which is replaced with a vivid range of crimson reds in autumn.

    Parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchii 'Boston Ivy'

    Boston Ivy, Bostonian Ivy, Wall Ivy
    €2.70

    Out of stock

    Boston ivy is a wonderful ornamental vine. The elegant, dark green glossy foliage is replaced with a vivid range of crimson reds in autumn. Sensational for covering walls, fences and arbors. If allowed, it will grow to impressive size and can turn the most mundane masonry building into a stately wall of foliage.
  17. Pennisetum alopecuroides has slender arching leaves and graceful fountain-like plumes.

    Pennisetum alopecuroides

    Fountain Grass
    €2.75

    Pennisetum alopecuroides is an especially appealing species, it changes its appearance and colour throughout the growing season. In late summer graceful fountain-like plumes emerge in profusion, they slowly change colour to a blend of green, soft pinks and light-colored maroons before maturing to light tan.

  18. Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens

    Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens

    Black Flowered or Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass
    €2.75

    Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens has broader leaves and darker flower heads than the regular species and, growing to around 60cm tall, it is also slightly smaller. It has graceful smoky purple-black plumes that contrast nicely with the slender arching, glossy, deep green foliage.

  19. Pennisetum villosum is one of the easiest and most visually stunning grasses to grow

    Pennisetum villosum 'Cream Falls'

    Chinese Fountain Grass
    €2.75
    Pennisetum villosum is one of the easiest and most visually stunning grasses to grow. Brilliant white, rabbit-tail spikes are produced in abundance from bushy, clump-forming deciduous plants. Eye-catching and early to flower in borders or large containers.
  20. Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'
    €2.65

    Out of stock

    Ricinus communis 'Carmencita' is an outstanding new variety with shiny dark brown foliage. The palmate leaves have deeply incised lobes and grow 30 to 75cm (12 to 30in) across. The plants have red stems and in late summer clusters of bright red blooms are followed by stunning scarlet seeds pods.

  21. Santolina or lavender cotton is a Mediterranean small shrub with soft, woolly, finely divided foliage, that make neat, rounded bushes.
    €2.95

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    Santolina, commonly known as Lavender Cotton is a small shrub with soft, woolly, finely divided foliage, that make neat, rounded bushes. They are valuable for mass planting, ideal for knot gardens and small hedging around herb gardens etc. It will stand any amount of clipping and shaping - a perfect plant for control freaks.

  22. Known as moss saxifrage because of the appearance of their densely packed leaves.

    Saxifraga x arendsii 'Purple Robe'

    Arend's Saxifrage, Moss Saxifrage
    €2.00

    Saxifraga x arendsii 'Purple Robe' are compact, free-flowering, and easily raised from seed. These charming perennials quickly form an evergreen verdant mat. Excellent as alpine plants for a rockery or trough, use them spilling over low walls, as a path edging or green roof.

  23. Scrophularia nodosa, the native Figwort is a hardworking perennial herb.

    Scrophularia nodosa 'Figwort'

    Wildflower of Britain and Ireland
    €2.55

    Our native Figwort is one of the most prolific nectar producers in the plant world, the long-lasting flowers attract more pollinators than any other plant around. The flowers, similar to tiny snapdragons ripen into egg-shaped seed pods, which are just the perfect bouquet filler for interest and movement!

  24. Hugely impressive in any garden, Sedum telephium ‘Emperors Wave’ is ideal for adding a curious splash of colour to a garden even in winter.

    Sedum telephium 'Emperor's Waves'

    Emperor's Stonecrop
    Recently renamed Hylotelephium telephium
    €2.95

    Hugely impressive in any garden, Sedum telephium ‘Emperors Wave’ boasts succulent, blue-green foliage and masses of star-shaped flowers in glorious shades of deep pink and purple. They are popular with late season perennials and ornamental grasses. The extreme contrast in flower shape enhance each other, adding to the textures and colours of the late season garden.

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