Perennials

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'Poppin Purple' is a wonderful new evergreen dwarf Agapanthus to around 60cm including flowers. We have had it growing in our gravel garden for two years and found it to be a great performer. Contrasts well with any dwarf orange Agastache and silver foliage plants like Helichrysum italicum. The purple colour is superb and is definately more purple than blue. We found it can bleach a little on extremely hot days so it may prefer slightly less sun hours than we give it. 

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A tall Aster to 1.3m with almost fluorescent violet blue flowers in array around a yellow to gold centre. Tough and hardy to severe frost. Eye catching! Compliments ornamental grasses, Eupatoriums, Persicaria, Sanguisorba and Rudbeckia. 

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The early days of discovering Bergenias were confined to gardens where Bergenias were often sprawling mats of creeping rhizomes often in a neglected shady corner. After visiting Beth Chatto's 'Gravel Garden' our mind has been positively affected. They were used as garden highlights not plants to be tucked away. Some varieties have remarkable Winter hues and brilliant Spring flowers. 'Bressingham White' is one of the best free flowering forms with pure white inflorescence. Suits shade or semi shade on NSW mid coast, but can handle more sun in climates south of Sydney. 'Bressingham White' has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. 40cm high x 60cm wide. Tolerates poor soils, frost, shade and drought. The large rounded leaves make Bergenias a very useful plant for contrast in any garden. 

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A perennial Dianthus that reaches around 1m in height when in flower. Dianthus carthusianorum is long flowering. First flowers appear in mid Spring and last flowers at the end of Summer. Slender spikes of bright magenta pink flowers emerge from 20cm tall basal clumps. Wonderful when combined with ornamental grasses and/or other structural perennials. Best in free draining friable soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established.

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Yellow Ribbon Coneflower. This Echinacea is a glorious, clear, sunshine yellow and wonderfully fragrant. All the qualities that are unusual for an Echinacea. A hardy native of North American prairies, Echinacea paradoxa var. paradoxa is an unfussy low maintenance plant that can survive dry spells, tolerates humidity and is robustly frost hardy. Blooms arise in late Spring and Summer to 90cm in height. This is a highly elegant Echinacea that has been used extensively in breeding programmes to enhance the colour range of modern Echinacea hybrids. 

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All the Echinacea Sombrero® series are well branched, sturdy plants that bulk up quickly with a high flower. Great as garden specimens, container plants or as a cut flower. 'Granada Gold' has a golden central cone and golden yellow surrounding petals forming a skirt around the cone. Flowers are large in size and number. 50-60cm in height and flowers for much of Summer. Continues into Autumn spent flower spikes add interest through Winter months. 

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The new Sombrero® series of Coneflowers is stronger, bushier and free flowering. Blooming from late Spring through into Autumn, Sombrero® Echinaceas provide a wonderful show. Just like the name, 'Salsa' implies, the colour of this Echinacea is spicy red. 50cm x 50cm. Prefers well drained humus rich soil in full sun. 

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Blue Globe Thistle is a fabulous looking plant. Late Summer and early Autumn it produces prickly blue balls that stand well above the foliage. Combines well with ornamental grasses, Achillea, Agastache and Salvia. Also provides a great contrast to clipped silver foliage shrubs like Helichrysum, Santolina and Teucrium.

Drainage is the key. Our gravel garden provides excellent drainage where the plants reach full size (1.2m). We previously had them in soil with a high clay content where the plants were stunted and lacked good flowering.