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Hardy Plants for Dry/Sandy Soil

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Buddleja 'Lochinch'£8.50

Lindley's Butterfly Bush

Long arching panicles of dark violet flowers from September to October. For fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Deadhead after flowering then cut hard back in spring. Adored by butterflies.

Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea'£9.50

Butterfly Bush

Large shrub with narrow silvery leaves on arching stems. Pendant racemes of scented mauve flowers in early summer which are loved by butterflies.

Calamintha 'Blue Cloud'£6.00

Lesser Calamint

An aromatic perennial making soft mounds of scented, grey leaves & masses of pale blue flowers throughout summer. A great filler for a sunny border and highly attractive to Bees.

Callistemon 'Perth Pink'£7.50

Bottlebrush

Evergreen shrub from Australia with bright pink bottlebrush flowers in spring and autumn. For a sheltered, frost free garden or a cool conservatory.

Cotoneaster suecicus 'Coral Beauty'£8.50

Prostrate, evergreen shrub with near horizontal branches up to 6 feet long. Small white flowers in summer are followed by masses of red berries in winter - good for birds. .

Crocosmia 'Limpopo'£6.00

Bright apricot-orange trumpet-shaped flowers from late summer to autumn.

Crocosmia crocosmioides 'Castle Ward Late'£6.00

Montbretia

Large soft orange flowers with reflexed petals from August to October on strong stems. Suitable for cutting, as are the seed heads.

Elymus magellanicus£6.50

Magellan rye grass

One of the best blue grasses with narrow, intense blue leaves and almost prostrate flower spikes in summer.

Eryngium bourgatii£5.00

Sea Holly

A striking perennial with electric-blue, thistle-like flowers in mid-summer. For well drained soil in full sun.

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'£6.50

Winged Spindle Tree

A dwarfer form of our native Spindle, forming a low growing deciduous shrub, with brilliant red autumn colour and atractive stems in winter. Ideal for smaller gardens.

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'£7.50

Versatile, evergreen shrub with green leaves with a white margin and a pink tinge in winter. The long stems can be allowed to trail over a low wall or up as a climber. Can also be kept trimmed and bushy and used in pots. Any soil in sun/shade.

Festuca amethystina£5.00

Amethyst Fescue

A small, narrow leaved Fescue from the Alps, with grey-green leaves and purplish flowers. Grow in a well-drained soil in full sun.

Galatella sedifolia (Aster sedifolius)£5.00

Flowering from August to October, this has masses of pale mauve flowers on tall stems. For sun and well-drained soil, lovely with grasses and Crocosmias.

Geranium 'Sirak'£5.00

Crane's Bill

An excellent hardy geranium with mounds of lush green foliage topped by large mauve-pink flowers with darker veining from May to July.

Geranium 'Brookside'£5.00

A superb violet-blue flowered cultivar forming spreading clumps of attractively cut leaves. Very good for smothering weeds.

Geranium 'Nimbus'£5.00

Crane's Bill

Long flowering perennial which makes a lovely neat clump of deeply cut leaves and violet-purple flowers from early to mid summer. Great for filling gaps in a border

Geranium magnificum£5.00

Crane's Bill

Large, clump-forming hybrid with soft, hairy green leaves which turn red in autumn.

Geranium renardii 'Tcschelda'£5.00

Crane's Bill

Very good for poor soils, this cultivar has velvety-soft, green leaves and large mauve-purple flowers with deep purple veining from June to July.

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