Plant information

I will add more information about each plant, time permitting. For now, this is a list of all the plants I have in the garden. At the bottom of the page I have used the BBC plant finder website to add information on each plant.

Acanthus spinosus
Acononitum – Album
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Alcea – Nigra and Chaters white (see Hollyhocks)
Aquilegia – Clementine Dark Purple
Arabis – white and pink
Armeria (see also Sea thrift)
Atrum Lily (see also Zantedescia)
Astrantia – Snowstar
Berginia – Bressingham white
Calla Lily (see also Zantedescia)
Campanula - Alba
Carex – Rekohu Sunrise and Everest
Chaenorhnum – Blue Dream
Cineraria – Silver dust
Clematis – Vyvyan Pennell, Multi Blue and H.E.Young)
Conifer (see also Picea Glauca)
Dierama – Blue Belle
Digitalis purpurea Alba (see also Foxglove)
Gentian – Verna angulosa
Gigitalis purpurea
Elder (see also Sambucus)
Eryngium – Variofolium, Jos Eikjing and Jade Frost (see also Sea Holly)
Eucomis – Bicolour
Euphorbia – Baby Charm
Foxglove – Alba (see also Digitalis)
Gladioli – Black star
Geranium – Lotusland and Chocolate Candy
Hardy Lily - White
Heuchera – Midnight Rose and Obsidian
Helleborous
Hibiscus – speciosus
Hollyhock - Nigra and Chaters White(see also Alcea)
Honeysuckle (see also Lonicera Japonica)
Hymenocallis Festalis
Lavender
Lilac (see also Syringa)
Lonicera Japonica – Hall's Prolific (see also Honeysuckle)
Lupin – Blossom and Gallery Pink
Mahonia
Nemesia – Vanilla Scent
Oriental Lily - Muscadet
Picea Glauca – Daisies White (see also conifer)
Polemonium – Stairway to Heaven and Brise d'Anjou
Rosemary - officinalis
Rose (Rosa) – Mme. Alfred Carriere, Geoff Hamilton, Teasing Georgia, Crown Princess Margareta and Spirit of Freedom
Sage - Tricolour
Sambucus – Black Lacvve (see also Elder)
Sea holly (see also Eryngium)
Sea thrift (see also Armeria)
Stachys – Silver Carpet
Sweet pea – Diamond Wedding
Syringa vulgaris – Madame Lermoine (see also Lilac)
Tellima – Grandiflora
Thyme - Aureus
Verbascum – Pink Petticoats
Verbena – Aztec Pearl
Zantedescia – Aethiopica (see also Arum lilly)
Acanthus spinosus
Common Name: Bear's breeches
Genus: Acanthus
Species: spinosus
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Dry, Moist
Height: 150cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to plant seeds: March to April
Time to divide plants: February to April
Flowering period: June to September

Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Common Name: Bugle
Genus: Ajuga
Species: reptans
Cultivar: 'Atropurpurea'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline, Moist
Height: 15cm
Spread: 90cm
Time to divide plants: March to May