A plant of the western Himalayas Bergenia ligulata is a particularly tough evergreen plant which carries large heads of white flowers which age to blush pink. The leaves can grow very large especially in a moist shady spot. more... about Bergenia ligulata
A newly imported dwarf growing variety, with quite narrow glossy evergreen leaves which turn rich plum during cold weather. The flower heads are large in relation to the foliage clumps and the flowers are bright coral pink. more... about Bergenia ‘Pink Dragonfly’
This plant is happier in light shade where its large creamy white variegated leaves are handsome the year round. During spring a cloud of sky blue, forget-me-not flowers floats above the foliage mound. It needs some supplementary watering during summer. 50cm x50cm. more... about Brunnera macrophylla ‘Dawsons White’
A really good foliage and flowering plant for shade. Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ has silver, heart shaped basal leaves which are hidden during spring and early summer by clouds of true blue for-get-me-not flowers held well above the foliage on thin wiry stems. more... about Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’
The clearest pink flowered of all the Buddlejas. Very large trusses over a long season and handsome grey leaves. One of our favourites and a mainstay in our double borders where we cut it down to 80cm each winter. 200cm x 180cm. Sun loving and drought tolerant. more... about Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Not an onion of course but a wonderful garden plant making rosettes of upright fleshy green leaves from which strong 100cm tall stems carry a dense head of buttercup yellow, rather starry flowers. Although a native of New Zealand it tolerates dryness well here. more... about Bulbinella hookeri
