To 1.5 metres. Purple tinted stems and ferny like foliage. Clusters of large, fluffy-looking flowers with lilac petals and pale yellow stamens. Summer flowering. Sun or part shade. Suits cottage, woodland or meadow. Winter dormant.
To 60 cms in height. Unusual flowers that are a group of tightly packed florets that are backed by petal-like bracts. This makes the flowers look much like a star or a firework. Sun/part shade. Clump forming, hardy perennial. Could include pink, white or pink/green/white. Winter dormant.
Rare. Abundant lavender pink hooded flowers on dark burgundy stems from late spring to summer. Specimen plant. Sun and well drained soil with medium moisture. Tolerates some drought. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Winter dormant.
(Darmera peltata) .90 to 1.3 metres. Rounded cymes of numerous 5-petalled pink flowers to 1.5 cms across in late spring followed by large rounded leaves. Rounded, deeply lobed, coarsely toothed, dark green leaves with conspicuous veins to 60 cms across, that turn red in autumn. Slowly spreading, rhizomatous perennial that suits part or full shade. Winter dormant.
To 1 metre. Huge, deep red, satiny flowers late spring/early summer. Pick flowers just as buds begin to open. Sun. Winter dormant.
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