This beautiful long flowering phlox was found growing along the roadside in Kemper, Mississippi. It is mildew free even in humid areas. Read more about Phlox ‘Minnie Pearl’
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Selected here at Lambley, this Poa makes a fine graceful specimen plant. Fine arching blue-grey leaves, perhaps the bluest of all the “labs”, make a handsome plinth for a late spring cloud of flowers held on thin stems which shiver at every breath of wind. Read more about Poa labillardieri ‘Lambley Blue’
A fabulous blue-leaf form of this native grass with arching mounds of evergreen foliage, blue and graceful. It was found in the vicinity of the township of Suggan Buggan in Gippsland. Typical upright stems of flowers bluish in bud ageing to straw. Read more about Poa labillardieri ‘Suggan Buggan ’
Distinctive evergreen, holly-like leaves sets Quercus ilex apart from other Oaks. Native to the Mediterranean it can 25m tall but generally is much less in Australiain larger country gardens once mature. Read more about Quercus ilex
This charming plant was named for my late older sister whose beautiful London garden was opened under The English Open Garden scheme for many years. Over mounds of fern-like green leaves white daisies, with a pink picotee margin, age to deep rose pink. Read more about Rhodanthemum ‘Kathleen’
This superb evergreen shrub has been selected for its compact growth habit. It forms a dense round mound of tightly packed leaves. ‘Boule’ is very free blooming producing copious amount of glowing, silver-blue flowers during winter and spring. These flowers are loved by bees. Read more about Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Boule’
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A new and particularly beautiful trailing variety of Rosemary. The contrast between the rich dark green leaves and the deep violet-blue flowers is very telling. Read more about Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Irene’
We have lined a broad brick path, which leads to a beautiful old garden seat, with ‘Mozart,’ a fairly new variety of rosemary. I think it is by far the best rosemary I have ever grown. Read more about Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Mozart’
I first saw this in the late Alan Bloom’s UK garden over 40 years ago. From memory, it was about 3.5 metres tall by 2 metres or so across and smothered with pure white flowers like exquisite single roses. Read more about Rubus ‘Benenden’
A stalwart of the new American gardens of James van Sweden as well as those of European garden designers. The rich warm yellow-black eyed daisies are a joy during summer. The stark skeleton remains are beautiful into winter especially on cool misty mornings. Read more about Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
This stunning new Salvia is a seedling of S. ‘Alegria’ which is itself a hybrid between S. microphylla and S. dichlamys. ‘Alegria’s Child’ carries flame pink flowers in dark calyces on 10cm spikes held well above a leafy plant some 80cm tall by as much across. Read more about Salvia ‘Alegria’s Child’
This wonderful new Salvia was discovered at a plant market in Argentina in 2005. It makes a leafy plant which from spring until winter produces rich royal purple flowers set in black bracts. It will be happy in any sunny or lightly shaded, well drained position. Read more about Salvia ‘Amistad’ PBR
A fabulous frost hardy Salvia from American garden designer, Frances Parker. A hybrid between the mexican Sage (S. leucantha) and the pineapple Sage (S. Read more about Salvia ‘Anthony Parker’
This sage is thought to be endemic to southern Africa and occurs over a wide range from the Western Cape through the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland to Mpumalanga. Read more about Salvia aurita var aurita
In our own garden, S. azurea makes a sea of ethereal powder blue flowers along the central aisles, where it is the most commented planting at its height in autumn. Read more about Salvia azurea
Salvia 'Cardinal Purple' is a plant that was found on an Australian median strip in 2015 and was named for the colour of a cardinal's cloak. It has gone on to be one of our most popular shrubby sages. Read more about Salvia ‘Cardinal Purple’
S. darcyi was introduced into cultivation from Mexico as recently as 1990. Growing to 100cm or more tall by 70cm wide, it produces long spires of large scarlet flowers from early summer until late autumn. Read more about Salvia darcyi
‘Ember’s Wish’ makes cheerful coral-orange flowers from spring through summer. Whilst hardy against mild frosts, it will need to be mulched to protect the crown from heavy frosts. Grows up to 80cm tall by as much across and is happy in any sunny well drained spot. Read more about Salvia ‘Embers Wish’ PBR
One of the best of this group, ‘Raspberry Royale’ has grown happily in the same spot in our double borders for thirty years. It makes makes a small, twiggy shrub which is covered in rich dark cerise-pink flowers from spring through to late autumn. Read more about Salvia greggii ‘Raspberry Royale’
This wonderful relatively new addition to frost hardy Salvias carries vivid dark blue flowers set in black calyces on black stemmed spikes from mid-spring until late autumn. The dark green bullate leaves make a handsome foil for the flowers. Read more about Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Bloom’
Large cream flowers with the faintest blush of pink. It makes a compact shrub about 75cm tall by a little more in width and is covered in short spikes of large flowers from late spring until late autumn. The only care this Salvia needs is a light trim during winter. Read more about Salvia ‘Heatwave Glimmer’ PBR
Large soft apricot flowers. 80cm x 80cm. Each variety of this series makes a compact shrub about 75cm tall by a little more wide. The whole is covered in short spikes of large flowers from late spring until late autumn. Read more about Salvia ‘Heatwave Glow’ PBR
Makes a small shrub covered with lemon tinted cream flowers for all of the warmer months. A tough, sun-loving and drought tolerant new hybrid raised from seed sent to Lambley from Argentina. 60cm x 60cm. Read more about Salvia x jamensis ‘White Gold’
