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	Beschorneria yuccoides
	Otherwise known as The Triffid to its friends, this highly unusual plant from Mexico shows off its amazing flower spikes in spring. Red and green fuchsia like flowers eventually emerge from the thick stems.

	Cladrustris lutea
	Otherwise known as Yellowood on account of the colour of its timber this lovely tree seldom flowers though it leaves turn a wonderful deep yellow fall colour. Our tree flowered for the first time in 2007. The long, white, wisteria like flowers are also very scented.

	Festuca Siskiyou Blue
	Beautiful en masse or close up blue foliage is an adaptation to drought so full sun is required for the best coloured leaves. Though the occasional drop of rain doesn`t hurt!

	Golden Bean Tree
	Thsi lovely specimen of Catalpa bignonioides Aurea on the entrance drive, greets visitors to the gardens with its massive deep butter yellow leaves, made all the larger by regular pollarding each spring

	Hakonechloa macra Alboaurea
	Possibly slow to establish, but very long lived and trouble free the golden hakone grass leaves are a bighter yellow in full sun but take on a more lime green tinge in part shade.

	Hakonechloa macra Alboaurea,
	Golden hakone grass makes an almost perfect cover in light shade under tree bases such as we have it here at the bottom of the Summer Garden. This border takes only a few minutes work a year to maintain.

	Itea Henrys Garnet
	Attractive white flowers are followed by very distinctive, deep red autumn foliage made all the more attractive on a frosty morning.

	Melianthus comosus
	This seldom seen species has smaller paler green leaves than its popular cousin but in all the years we have grown it, we have never before seen the tiny, almost insignificant flowers which are perhaps more fascinating than they are beautiful.

	Melianthus major
	Although grown principally for its quite wonderful seagreen foliage the honey flower occasionally comes into flower late in the season or early the following spring. Needs a sunny well drained spot to do well.

	Miscanthus Flamingo
	One of the very best miscanthus, with pendulous pink flower spikes in high summer, Miscanthus Flamingo looks scarcely less lovely during a January hoar frost.

	Pampas and miscanthus
	Cortaderia Sunningdale Silver looking great in full flower complimenting one of the very best Miscanthus Ferner Osten in the foreground. The colours will fade, but the contrast in shape and form remain for the winter.

	Pennisetum Hameln and Verbena bonariensis
	One of the best pennisetums for general garden use. Pennisetum Hameln is seen here partnered beautifully with the ever popular `vb`s` or Verbena bonariensis in early autumn.

	Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum
	Coming from west Africa this fountain grass is anything but hardy. It is quite magnificent though with foliage stems and flowers all shades of purple and perfect for pots. If you cannot overwinter, buy in late spring and treat as a fabulous annual with style!

	Pennisetum villosum
	This fountain grass has the prize for the largest and fluffiest flowers reminiscent of a hairy caterpillar. Demands full sun and excellent drainage to do well. Starts late into growth but then flowers from high summer until the frosts.

	Rhynchospora latifolia
	Seldom seen but delicately beautiful this star sedge can be used as a marginal in ponds. We also grow it in pots where it is slow but quite breathtaking when it decides to flower.