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Acorus calamus Variegatus
€4.75
Silver-striped Sweet Flag This perennial is ideal for planting in wet ground round, or in an inch or two of water in, ponds. Acorus calamus Variegatus is a rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, with an upright habit. The spear-shaped leaves are mid-green, striped along their length with creamy-white. Rather insignificant brown flower-spikes are b...
Acorus gramineus Ogon

Acorus gramineus Ogon
€4.75
Golden variegated slender sweet flag This variegated semi evergreen, grass-like perennial has aromatic, showy bright yellow & green striped foliage that grows in attractive wide fans forming large low growing clumps. Foliage is scented when crushed. Will grow on margins above as well as below the water line. Will also do well in containers a...

Cardamine pratensis - Cuckoo flower
€4.75
Cuckoo flower or Lady’s Smock Mounds of pale green ferny foliage with pale lilac blooms in late spring & early summer. The Cuckoo Flower is noted for attracting wildlife, it is one of the main food plants of the Orange Tip butterfly. Cardamine pratensis is best grown in large drifts in damp woodland, meadows or as a marginal plant in the moi...

Carex elata Aurea - Golden Sedge
€5.50
Bowles’ Golden Sedge Named after the botanist E A Bowles, who discovered the species growing wild in Norfolk, Carex elata Aurea is a dwarf, clump-forming, deciduous sedge with narrow, arching leaves of rich Chartreuse-yellow, finely edged in green. In June and July, chocolate-brown, feathery flowers appear on long stems above the leaves. Bowles’...
Eupatorium maculatum Atropurpureum
€4.00
Joe-Pye Weed This plant sports rosy-purple heads of flowers, which are extremely attractive to butterflies and other beneficial pollinators, in late Summer. The umbrella-shaped flower clusters are followed by fluffy seedheads which continue into winter, providing food for birds. Forming a huge clump of dark green leaves with burgundy stems, Eup...

Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet
€3.00
Meadowsweet (Airgead luachra) Bees, butterflies, kids and adults alike will delight in the almond-like scent of this vigourous native perennial- it’s reminiscent of marzipan. Fluffy white candyfloss flowers borne on tall reddish stems of up to 1.2m will add height and texture to the border or hedgerow from June to September. The leaves are tooth...

Geum rivale - Water Avens
€4.75
Water Avens An attractive native plant, Geum rivale is a medium-sized, rather slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial which thrives in wet meadows and as a marginal plant beside streams. The soft green basal leaves are rounded and lobed, and the leaves on the deep-red stems are tripartite. From May to September, the plant bears delicate,...
Iris ensata

Iris ensata
€4.75
Japanese clematis Iris, Iris kaempferi Also known as Iris kaempferi, Iris ensata produces varying coloured, clematis type flowers - ranging from dark blue to bright purple flowers in summer. The flowers are often boldly marked with yellow. Iris ensata forms clump of broad-bladed, erect leaves. It prefers moist to boggy soil. As with all iris the...

Iris louisiana Black Gamecock
€6.00
Louisiana Iris Black Gamecock Stunning, giant, deep purple, near black blooms adorn this beautiful Iris. As with all louisiana Iris, ‘Black Gamecock’ is ideal for the pond as it loves plenty of moisture. This Iris is excellent for cut flowers. The tubers are harmful if eaten. Position: Full sun to part shadePlanting depth: Damp soil to 20cm (8’...
Iris pseudacorus - Yellow Flag

Iris pseudacorus - Yellow Flag
€3.50
Yellow Flag Iris Commonly known as the yellow flag Iris, Iris pseudacorus is often seen in boggy areas or growing in shallow water at the edge of a pond. Planted out in boggy ground, this plant colonises rapidly to form large clumps with long, erect strap shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers in summer. As with all Iris, the tubers are harmful...

Iris sibirica - Siberian Flag Iris
€4.00
Siberian Flag Iris Iris sibirica is an attractive, free flowering Iris with long lasting deep blue flowers. Despite been commonly known as the Siberian Flag Iris, it is a native of Europe, not Siberia. Equally at home in moist or dry soils. As with all Iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Position: Full sun to part shadePlanting depth: Dry to d...

Iris sibirica Butter and Sugar
€4.00
Iris Butter and Sugar A good plant for a reliably moist border, and lovely reflected in a pool, Iris sibirica Butter and Sugar is a shorter and more delicate cultivar than most Siberian irises. It’s a spreading, clump-forming, deciduous, rhizomatous perennial with lots of very slender, upright, grey-green leaves. The large flowers, produced in m...

Iris sibirica Ruffled Velvet
€4.00
Iris Ruffled Velvet A good plant for a reliably moist border and lovely beside water, Iris sibirica Ruffled Velvet is a clump-forming, spreading, deciduous, rhizomatous perennial with lots of slender, grass-like, bright green leaves, more compact than most Siberian irises. The sumptuous flowers, borne in May and June on tall, branched, upright ...
Iris sibirica Snow Queen

Iris sibirica Snow Queen
€4.75
Siberian Iris Snow Queen A beautiful beardless iris for moist soil, Iris sibirica Snow Queen is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with branching stems and narrow, rather grass-like, grey-green, sword-shaped leaves up to 18”/45cm long. In May and June, beautiful, typical iris flowers in pure white, sometimes flushed purple, with ...

Iris versicolor - Blue Flag Iris
€4.75
Blue Flag Iris versicolor will produce narrow, erect foliage and branched stems bearing several bluish-purple flower with spotted yellow throat. This moisture loving Blue Flag makes a handsome addition to boggy areas and the shallow margins of ponds. Over time, Iris versicolor will form dense clumps of narrow, strappy foliage that provide good c...

Lobelia cardinalis Queen Victoria
€4.75
Lobelia Queen Victoria Also called cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis Queen Victoria is a very striking plant, quite different from little blue bedding lobelias. It’s a clump-forming, often rather short-lived, herbaceous perennial with beautiful, beetroot-red, oblong leaves. In August and September, and into October, brilliant, five-petalled sc...
Mimulus luteus

Mimulus luteus
€4.75
Blood-drop-emlets Also known as monkey musk, Mimulus luteus is an attractive, deciduous, herbaceous perennial, with a spreading, self-sowing habit. The small, ovate leaves are mid-green. Two-lipped, bright yellow flowers with red or purple spots on the petals are borne in late spring and early summer. This little plant is ideal for a difficult,...

Veronica beccabunga - Brooklime
€4.75
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga is a creeping, native wildflower and is excellent for growing at the edges of a pond. Spreading, succulent stems are covered in small blue flowers from May to August. As a rafting plant that is allowed to grow freely it will use plenty of surplus nutrients and will help to keep a pond or container free from algae. I...
Waldsteinia ternata

Waldsteinia ternata
€4.00
Siberian Waldsteinia A beautiful, shade-loving, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial, Waldsteinia ternata is ideal for ground-cover under shrubs or in woodland plantings. The round leaves are deeply divided into three leaflets, and are a deep, glossy green. In April and May, pretty, golden-yellow, saucer-shaped flowers, ½”/1.5cm a...

Anagallis tenella - Bog pimpernel
€4.75
Bog pimpernel Commonly known as bog pimpernel, Anagallis tenella forms a dense carpet of tiny evergreen leaves, mixed with numerous rosy pink flowers from late spring to early summer. This spreading, native plant is ideal in a bog garden or very shallow water. Position: Full sunPlanting depth: Grow in the damp margin to level with the water surf...