Open and Sunny
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£12.55Knoll Gardens introduction in 2020. First spotted as seedling on the nursery Spring Dream is possibly a hybrid between the native Sesleria caerulea and perhaps Sesleria nitida. This compact durable and attractive plant has blueish green slow growing foliage and attractive dainty looking initially dark flowers in early spring.
Happy in full sun or light shade in a variety of soils but not too wet. Height; 20cm – 30cm.
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£12.55NEW for 2022. A Knoll Gardens selection offering gradually spreading mounds of relatively stiff soft blue grey leaves and attractive creamy white flowers that are produced during summer. Excellent when used in drifts or as a matrix grass. Equally happy in pots and containers.
Best in sunny open positions where its foliage colour will intensify during dry periods. Happy in most soils except wet. Height 40cm – 60cm. -
£8.55
NEW for 2022. A Knoll Gardens selection offering gradually spreading mounds of relatively stiff soft blue grey leaves and attractive creamy white flowers that are produced during summer. Excellent when used in drifts or as a matrix grass. Equally happy in pots and containers.
Best in sunny open positions where its foliage colour will intensify during dry periods. Happy in most soils except wet. Height 40cm – 60cm. -
£7.55Attractive plant with grassy foliage and spikes of unusually coloured creamy brown flowers in summer. Sunny well drained spot. Height 15cm-25cm.
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£11.99Excellent form of golden rod with usual bright yellow flowers but held on slightly pendulous spikes that together form gently cascading mounds covered in flowers from high summer onwards. Popular pollinator. Sunny open spot. Height 1.2m – 1.5m
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£8.55A graceful, slow growing, durable, long lived and refined prairie grass producing mounds of mid green foliage topped with very graceful airy heads of flower opening darkish pink, fading silver during high summer. Good autumnal tints. Sunny open spot. Most soils except wet. Height; 70cm – 90cm.
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£11.99A wonderful compact selection of S. officinalis with comparatively large pinky purple spikes of flower which are a magnet for bees. Makes good groundcover. Best in open sunny condition. Height 40cm – 60cm.
Also known as Betonica Hummelo.
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£11.99
Recent selection of S.officinalis having flowers of a bright cotton candy pink in summer. Best in open sunny position. Soil not too wet. Height 50cm – 70cm.
Also known as Betonica Hummelo.
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£7.55
Nice form of Stachys macrantha, having wrinkled green foliage topped by purplish mauve flowers in summer. A popular pollinator. Sunny open spot. Height 40cm – 60cm.
Also known as Betonica Robusta.
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£7.55
Lovely selection having the usual dark green leaves above which arise beautiful soft pink flowers that are attractive to bees. Sunny open spot. Height 30cm – 40cm.
Also known as Betonica Saharan Pink.
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£11.99
A recent selection of S.officinalis having bright pink flowers in summer which are a magnet for bees. Best in sunny open conditions. Height 40cm – 60cm.
Also known as Betonica Summer Romance.
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£11.99
NEW for 2022. A Knoll Gardens selection of Stachys officinalis and named for its distinctive soft pinkish white flowers that are highlighted with purplish mauve streaking. Like all stachys, White Lightning is popular with pollinators. Best in open sunny conditions. Most soils except wet. Height 40cm – 60cm.
Also known as Betonica White Lightning.
