We think 'Plum Pudding' is one of the best with dusky reddish-plum leaves frosted with silver and masses of slender dark reddish-blue stems carrying small creamy flowers in summer.
'Strawberry Swirl' has rounded, green leaves with ruffled margins, each leaf is overlaid with fine silver-marbling. Sprays of small pink tubular flowers appear on tall stems during summer.
This form of 'stonecrop' bears gently domed heads of vivid pink star-like flowers, on sturdy stems with fleshy greyish-green foliage. Available for Mail Order from April - September
Fabulous groundcover - low gently sprawling mounds of neat rounded succulent blue-grey leaves, from which masses of rosy-red flowers. Available for Mail Order from April - September
Dense clusters of dark pinky-red starry flowers are carried on top of strong wine red stems with succulent greenish-purple leaves. Available for Mail Order from April - September
Commonly known as Hooker Inula, this perennial has upright stems which bear large light-yellow daisy flowers during mid-summer. Green lance-shaped leaves grow up the hairy stems.
'Caesar's Brother' is a Sibirica Iris, a clump-forming rhizomatous perennial with narrow, bright green grass-like foliage above which tall stems bear blue flowers with speckled and striped throats, du
This Bearded Iris has the deepest indigo flowers with almost black falls, and dark purple standards during early summer. The blooms have a sweet scent. Available for Mail Order from April - August
Bang on trend for rusty red and brown Iris, 'Quechee' offers a rich flower colour combo' of mahogany falls, golden yellow beards and slightly paler upright ruffled standards. It smells delicious too.
'Sable' has beautiful scented flowers with deep purple falls and purple standards. During summer these blousy blooms appear on erect stems. Available for Mail Order from April - August