To 45 cms. Beautiful, large lilac-purple flowers which have pale lilac-pink upper lips and white lower lips and throats, marked with purple lines. Sun/partial shade. Seldom available.

 Low mat-forming ground cover. Pale blue flowers in spring. Sun, tolerates drought and poor soils. Winter dormant.

Height to 90 cms. Large heads of fragrant purply flowers in summer. Winter dormant.

Height to about 90 cms. Large heads of fragrant pale pink flowers in summer. Winter dormant. 

To 1 metre. Large rounded, heads of reddish flowers. Tall perennial phloxes are best in sun/part shade. Fragrant, popular, mid summer flowering, Ground cover, clump forming. May need collected /trimmed back. Winter dormant.

To 30 cms in flower. Large bright scarlet red saucers from mid-summer. 3 segmented, grey green, margins precisely toothed, glossy, silky hairy foliage, white tomentose beneath. Ornamental foliage plant for rock garden. Moist soil, sun. Winter dormant.

25 to 30 cms. Plants form a low mound of strawberry-like leaves, bearing branches of cup-shaped flowers, beginning in early summer. This compact form has blooms of cherry pink, with a contrasting crimson eye. Plants should be sheared back after blooming, to rejuvenate the foliage. Worth considering for mixed tubs or containers. Best in full sun. Normal or sandy soil. Winter dormant. 

(Pasque flower). Alpine.To about 30 cms in height. Pearly soft pink flowers in spring and a light flowering in autumn. The silky, hairy flowers are followed by attractive seedheads which are soft feathery tufts or plumes. A wonderful rock garden plant with a long season of interest. Also useful for border edging. Drought tolerant once established. Sun and good drainage essential. Large 1.5 litre pots.