Perennials
However, to gardeners and horticulturists, the term 'Perennial'
refers to plants which are herbaceous in nature, and perennial.
Herbaceous plants, unlike trees and shrubs, produce soft stems that
die back each winter and re-emerge the following spring. Perennial
or herbaceous plants are very popular. They are very
versatile, easily maintained, can give colour throughout the
year.
Listed below are some general recommendations for planting.
More advice is available at the Garden Centre or you could consult
the many excellent books on our book department.
General recommendations
Wet And Boggy Areas
- Astilbe
- Caltha
- Carex
- Darmera
- Filipendula
- Hosta
- Iris Ensata
- Iris Laevigata
- Iris Pseudocorus
- Ligularia
- Lobelia
- Lysimachia
- Lythrum
- Osmunda
- Primula
- Rodgersia
- Scrophularia
- Trollius
- Trachystemon
- Saxifraga
- Senecio
- Stachys Cretica
- Verbascum
Dry soils
- Acanthus
- Anemone
- Artemisia
- Baptisia
- Chelone
- Digitalis
- Echinops
- Epimedium
- Euphorbia
- Geranium Macrorrhizum
- Gypsophila
- Iris
- Lamium Galeobdolon
- Lychnis Coronaria
- Matthiola
- Pilosella
- Rhodiola
- Sedum
- Salvia Sclarea
Poor soils
- Acanthus
- Achillea
- Carlina
- Centranthus
- Cichorium
- Echinops
- Epilobium
- Eriophyllum
- Erysimum
- Galega
- Hesperis
- Knautia
- Lamium
- Linaria
- Lychnis Coronaria
- Oenothera
- Origanum
- Plantago