Plant varieties and cultivars come and go just like the fashions of the day, but when you are searching for a well known plant or even whole genus of plants only to find it has disappeared from plant catalogues, websites and newly published books it can be really frustrating.

Sometimes though the plant or plants in question have not disappeared at all, they have just changed their name. Botanists now have the ability to classify plants far more accurately than in the past with the use of DNA and other techniques , consequently they've been able to breakdown some of the very large plant genus into smaller groups of more closely related plants.

2024 is another year, where there are a number of changes to plant names. We've summarised the changes to the plants we grow and sell.

CHANGES TO ANTHEMIS

Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise’ is now Cota tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise'

Anthemis tinctoria E. C. Buxton is now Cota tinctoria E.C. Buxton Available Now

Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana is now Anthemis cupaniana

Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana 'Nana' is now Anthemis cupaniana 'Nana'

Anthemis carpatica 'Karpatenschnee' is now Anthemis cretica subsp. carpatica 'Karpatenschnee'

(Some of the above plants are currently in stock, the others will be available in summer 2024)

Photo: Cota tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise' previously Anthemis tinctoria ‘Sauce Hollandaise’

CHANGES TO ARTEMISIA

Artemisia 'Rosenschleier' is now Artemisia 'Rosa Schleier' Available Now

CHANGES TO BALLOTA

Ballota pseudodictamnus 'Candia' is now Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus 'Candia'

Ballota pseudodictamnus is now Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus

(The above plants will be available in summer 2024)

Photo: Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus previously Ballota pseudodictamnus

CHANGES TO LYCHNIS

Lychnis chalcedonica is now Silene chalcedonica

Lychnis coronaria is now Silene coronaria

Lychnis coronaria 'Alba' is now Silene coronaria 'Alba'

Lychnis coronaria Gardeners' World is now Silene coronaria Gardeners' World ('Blych') (d) Available Now

Lychnis flos-cuculi is now Silene flos-cuculi Available Now

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin' is now Silene flos-cuculi 'White Robin' Available Now

(Some of the above plants are currently in stock, the others will be available in summer 2024)

Silene gardeners world was lychnis

Photo: Silene coronaria Gardeners' World ('Blych') (d) previously Lychnis coronaria Gardeners' World

CHANGES TO MELITTIS

Melittis melissophyllum 'Album' is now Melittis melissophyllum white-flowered

(This plant will be available in spring 2024)

CHANGES TO PRATIA PEDUNCULATA

Pratia pedunculata is now Lobelia pedunculata

Pratia pedunculata 'Alba' is now Lobelia pedunculata 'Alba' Available Now

CHANGES TO SILENE

Silene alpestris is now known as Heliosperma alpestre

Silene asterias is now Viscaria asterias Available Now

(Some of the above plants are currently in stock, the others will be available in summer 2024)

silene asteris

Photo: Viscaria asterias previously Silene asterias