Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

Plant most perennials in autumn or spring. Autumn planting allows time for roots to establish whilst soil is still warm.

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Alpines (24)

Leptinella squalida

Leptinella squalida Brass buttons

Phlox x procumbens 'Variegata'

Phlox x procumbens 'Variegata' Trailing phlox 'Variegata'

Oxalis 'Sunset Velvet'

Oxalis 'Sunset Velvet' Sorrel 'Sunset Velvet'

Oxalis 'Ute' Sorrel 'Ute'

Gentiana acaulis

Gentiana acaulis Stemless gentian

Gentiana acaulis 'Belvedere'

Gentiana acaulis 'Belvedere' Stemless gentian 'Belvedere'

Gentiana ligustica

Gentiana ligustica Ligurian gentian

Gentiana ternifolia 'Cangshan'

Gentiana ternifolia 'Cangshan' Gentian 'Cangshan'

Gentiana depressa

Gentiana depressa Gentiana depressa

Fragaria chiloensis

Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry

Campanula wanneri

Campanula wanneri Wanner's harebell

Duchesnea indica

Duchesnea indica Indian strawberry

Callistemon pityoides

Callistemon pityoides Alpine bottlebrush

Duchesnea indica 'Harlequin'

Duchesnea indica 'Harlequin' Indian strawberry 'Harlequin'

Aquilegia rockii

Aquilegia rockii Rock's columbine

Aquilegia karelinii

Aquilegia karelinii Afghan columbine

Corydalis hamata

Corydalis hamata Corydalis hamata

Campanula 'Perla White'

Campanula 'Perla White' Tussock bellflower 'Perla White'

Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii

Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii Scott's sugar bowls

Clematis hirsutissima

Clematis hirsutissima Sugar bowls

Clematis hirsutissima 'Bergen Park'

Clematis hirsutissima 'Bergen Park' Sugar bowls 'Bergen Park'

Campanula x wockei 'Puck'

Campanula x wockei 'Puck' Wock's bellflower 'Puck'

Delphinium barbeyi

Delphinium barbeyi Subalpine larkspur

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' Brass buttons 'Platt's Black'

Perennials (2061)

Bergenia x schmidtii

Bergenia x schmidtii Schmidt elephant ear

Bergenia 'Morgenrote'

Bergenia 'Morgenrote' Elephant's ears 'Morgenrote'

Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'

Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety' Milky bellflower 'Prichard's Variety'

Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'

Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' Italian arum 'Marmoratum'

Campanula latiloba 'Hidcote Amethyst'

Campanula latiloba 'Hidcote Amethyst' Great bellflower 'Hidcote Amethyst'

Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'

Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' Elephant's ears 'Purpurea'

Calamintha grandiflora

Calamintha grandiflora Large-flowered calamint

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Kokuryu'

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Kokuryu' Mondo grass 'Kokuryu'

Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii 'Goldsturm'

Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii 'Goldsturm' Coneflower 'Goldsturm'

Convallaria majalis

Convallaria majalis Lily of the valley

Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'

Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue' Saw-leaved speedwell 'Crater Lake Blue'

Monarda didyma Bergamot

Prunella vulgaris

Prunella vulgaris Selfheal

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Bistorta affinis 'Superba'

Bistorta affinis 'Superba' Knotweed 'Superba'

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum Spotted deadnettle

Malva moschata Musk mallow

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Bugle 'Burgundy Glow'

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' Bugle 'Catlin's Giant'

Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz'

Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz' Bugle 'Braunherz'

Cosmos atrosanguineus

Cosmos atrosanguineus Chocolate cosmos

Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae

Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae Mrs Robb's bonnet

Hemerocallis 'Beloved Returns'

Hemerocallis 'Beloved Returns' Daylily 'Beloved Returns'

Campanula persicifolia 'Telham Beauty'

Campanula persicifolia 'Telham Beauty' Peach-leaved bellflower 'Telham Beauty'

Hemerocallis 'Pink Damask'

Hemerocallis 'Pink Damask' Daylily 'Pink Damask'

Aquatic (1)

Saururus cernuus

Saururus cernuus Swamp lily

Bedding plants (1)

Gentiana lutea Great yellow gentian

Bog plants (5)

Calamagrostis brachytrich

Calamagrostis brachytrich Korean feather reed grass

Saururus cernuus

Saururus cernuus Swamp lily

Ilex amelanchier

Ilex amelanchier Sarvis holly

Ilex collina Longstalk holly

Oenothera elata

Oenothera elata Tall evening primrose

Conservatory & Greenhouse plants (13)

Hymenosporum flavum

Hymenosporum flavum Australian frangipani

Azara lanceolata

Azara lanceolata Narrow-leaf azara

Hymenosporum flavum 'Gold Nugget'

Hymenosporum flavum 'Gold Nugget' Australian frangipani 'Gold Nugget'

Asparagus pseudoscaber 'Spitzenschleier'

Asparagus pseudoscaber 'Spitzenschleier' Hardy asparagus fern 'Spitzenschleier'

Schefflera brevipedicellata

Schefflera brevipedicellata Hardy schefflera

Begonia 'Torsa'

Begonia 'Torsa' Begonia 'Torsa'

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi'

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi' Aspidistra 'Kinboshi'

Aspidistra oblanceifolia 'Nagoya Stars'

Aspidistra oblanceifolia 'Nagoya Stars' Aspidistra 'Nagoya Stars'

Aspidistra daibuensis 'Yuli Yummy'

Aspidistra daibuensis 'Yuli Yummy' Aspidistra 'Yuli Yummy'

Oreopanax echinops

Oreopanax echinops Castaño

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Well Spotted'

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Well Spotted' Aspidistra 'Well Spotted'

Heptapleurum delavayi

Heptapleurum delavayi Delavay's schefflera

Scindapsus pictus

Scindapsus pictus Silver vine

Herbaceous perennials (489)

Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream' Siberian bugloss

Helleborus niger

Helleborus niger Christmas rose

Alchemilla mollis

Alchemilla mollis Lady's mantle

Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'

Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist' Bugloss 'Loddon Royalist'

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea' Columbine 'Nivea'

Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' (Barlow Series)

Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' (Barlow Series) Columbine 'Nora Barlow'

Pulmonaria rubra

Pulmonaria rubra Red lungwort

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume' Plume poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

Aquilegia bertolonii

Aquilegia bertolonii Bertoloni columbine

Sidalcea malviflora

Sidalcea malviflora Checkerbloom

Veronica gentianoides

Veronica gentianoides Gentian speedwell

Veronica 'Shirley Blue'

Veronica 'Shirley Blue' Speedwell 'Shirley Blue'

Macleaya x kewensis 'Flamingo'

Macleaya x kewensis 'Flamingo' Plume poppy 'Flamingo

Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'

Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness' Columbine 'William Guiness'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White' Siberian bugloss 'Dawson's White'

Veronica spicata

Veronica spicata Speedwell

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' Siberian bugloss 'Jack Frost'

Veronica longifolia 'Blauriesin'

Veronica longifolia 'Blauriesin' Garden speedwell 'Blauriesin'

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White' (Spring Magic Series)

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White' (Spring Magic Series) Columbine 'Spring Magic Blue & White'

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White' (Spring Magic Series)

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White' (Spring Magic Series) Columbine 'Spring Magic Rose & White'

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic White' (Spring Magic Series)

Aquilegia 'Spring Magic White' (Spring Magic Series) Columbine 'Spring Magic White'

Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White'

Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White' Gentian speedwell 'Tissington White'

Corydalis flexuosa

Corydalis flexuosa Blue corydalis

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Purple Emperor'

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Purple Emperor' Columbine 'Purple Emperor'

Aquilegia 'Fairytale Violet' (Fairytale Series)

Aquilegia 'Fairytale Violet' (Fairytale Series) Columbine 'Fairtytale Violet'

Green manure (4)

Trifolium repens

Trifolium repens White clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Trifolium incarnatum Crimean clover

Vicia sepium Bush vetch

Medicago lupulina

Medicago lupulina Black medick

Subalpine (1)

Heliosperma pusillum

Heliosperma pusillum Tiny hedgehog