Herbaceous perennial Flashcards
Alchemilla mollis
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Shade tolerant, water beading on leaf.
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun. Full or p.shade, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Wildflower meadow
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
Persicaria affinis
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Shade tolerant, ground cover.
Ultimate height 0.1–0.25m Ultimate spread 0.5–1.0m
Site requirements - Full sun. Full or p.shade, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
Bergenia cordifolia
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Shade tolerant, ground cover.
Ultimate height 0.5–1.0m Ultimate spread 0.5–1.0m
Site requirements - Full sun. Full or p.shade, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
Geranium macrorrhizum
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Shade tolerant, ground cover.
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.5–1.0m
Site requirements - Full sun. Full or p.shade, well drained or moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Ground cover
Hosta ‘T-Rex’
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Shade tolerant. large foliage.
Ultimate height 1.0–1.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full or p.shade, sheltered spot in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Architectural
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
Papaver orientale
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - bright red flower
Ultimate height 0.5–1.0m Ultimate spread 0.5–1.0m
Site requirements - Full sun. Well drained.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
Osteospermum ‘Whirly gig’
Hardy = H3
Decorative merit - unusual flower
Ultimate height 0.1–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun. Well drained.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Gravel garden
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
Delphinium ‘Blue arrow’
Hardy = H5
Decorative merit - Tall blue flower spike
Ultimate height 1.0–1.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, well drained, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Primula vulgaris
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Early flower time
Ultimate height 1.0–1.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun p.shade, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Low Maintenance
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
Verbena bonariensis
Hardy = H4
Decorative merit - tall flower
Ultimate height 1.5–2.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun in well drained, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Coastal
- Gravel garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Prairie planting
- Wall side borders
- Flower borders and beds
Phlox paniculata
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - upright phlox
Ultimate height 0.5–1.0m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun in well drained, moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Anenome japonica
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Summer to autumn flower.
Ultimate height 0.5–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, Partial shade in moist well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Flower borders and beds
Heuchera ‘Fireworks’
Hardy = H6
Decorative merit - Coloured foliage most of the year, and summer flower.
Ultimate height 0.5–0.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, Partial shade in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Cut flowers
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’
Hardy = H5
Decorative merit - Bright red flower for long period.
Ultimate height 1.5–2.5m Ultimate spread 0.1–0.5m
Site requirements - Full sun, Partial shade in well drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Coastal
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/91289/crocosmia-lucifer/details
Astilbe japonica
Hardy = H7
Decorative merit - Shade tolerant. Feathery flower for long period.
Ultimate height 0.5–1.0m Ultimate spread 0.5–1.0m
Site requirements - Full sun, Partial shade in Loam well or poorly drained soil.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
