PRAIRIE/GRASSLAND
Plants either from the above habitats or suitable for using as such in the garden

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EXPLANATIONS

USDA zones are zones of minimum winter temperatures, roughly speaking any plant with a number 7 or less is hardy pretty well everywhere in the UK, zone 8 is hardy but some plants may need some protection in particularly cold or exposed places, zone 9 to be grown outdoors only in urban or coastal areas unless given a lot of protection and zone 10, indoors

CODES

Good for shade                   SHADE
Good for hot and dry          HOT
Good for damp places         WET
Good for coastal                  BEACH
Good ground cover              COVER


Achilea Ptarmica Compacta Nana "Sneezewort"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/white   SPREAD   12"    HEIGHT   12" to 18"   ORIGIN    West Asia, Europe
HABITAT   alpine pastures   LIKES    sun to part shade, moist soil
USDA zone 5     self seeds
2 Litre £8.00                 In stock 


Achilea Ptarmica the Pearl "Sneezewort"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/white   SPREAD   12"    HEIGHT   24"   ORIGIN    West Asia, Europe
HABITAT   alpine pastures   LIKES    sun to part shade, moist soil
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Agapanthus Headbourne Var
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   SPREAD    2'   HEIGHT   3'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   moist grassland   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                   In stock


Agastache Rugosa Liquorice White "Huo Xiang"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer/white   SPREAD   2'    HEIGHT   2' to 4'   ORIGIN    Japan and China
HABITAT   dry grassland   LIKES    full sun
USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock 


Alopecurus Pratensis Aurea "Golden Foxtail"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   SPREAD   12"    HEIGHT   24"   ORIGIN    Europe to Asia
HABITAT    meadows  LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                 In stock


Ampelodesmos Mauritania "Mauritania Vineweed"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   SPREAD    6'   HEIGHT   9'   ORIGIN    Mediterranean coastline
HABITAT   coastal pastures   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   BEACH   USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre  £15.00               In stock


Anthriscus Sylvestris Ravenswing "Queen Anne's Lace"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late spring/white   SPREAD   1'    HEIGHT   3'   ORIGIN    Europe, Caucases and Northwest Africa
HABITAT   grassland and light woodland   LIKES    sun to light shade
NOTES   fairly short lived but self seeds   USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Asparagus Virgatus "Broom Asparagus"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   SPREAD   3'    HEIGHT   3'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   red berries   USDA zone 8
  3Litre £10.00                In stock 


Aster Alpinus Goliath "Aster"
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn/pink   SPREAD   18"    HEIGHT   14"   ORIGIN   Alps
HABITAT   alpine meadows   LIKES    full sun, damp soil
USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                  Currently out of stock


Aster Diplostephiodes
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer/blue   SPREAD    2'   HEIGHT   2'   ORIGIN    Kashmir and China
HABITAT  open grassland    LIKES    sunny site moist soil
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                        In stock


Aster Novi-Belgi Rose Bonnet
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn/dark pink   SPREAD   24"+    HEIGHT    10"  ORIGIN    garden origin
HABITAT   alpine meadow   LIKES    sunny site. damp soil
USDA zone 2
2 Litre £8.00          picture       In stock


Aster Novi-Belgi Winston Churchill "Michaelmas Daisy"
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn/purple   HEIGHT   24" to 36"   SPREAD   12"    ORIGIN    East North America
HABITAT   damp scrub and meadows   LIKES    sunny site, damp soil
USDA zone 2
2 Litre £8.00                In stock


Babiana Patersoniae
Evergreen bulblet
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   1'   SPREAD  1'     ORIGIN    Eastern Cape (South Africa)
HABITAT   clay slopes   LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 9
1 Litre £6.00                                        In stock

Baptisa Australis "False Indigo"
Perennial
FLOWERS   early summer/blue      HEIGHT   5'   SPREAD    2'ORIGIN    East & South USA
HABITAT    woodland and dry grassland  LIKES    best in full sun
NOTES    HOT  has been used for dye and nipple protection cream   USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00     picture     Currently out of stock


Baptisa Sphaerocarpa "Yellow Wild Indigo"
Perennial
FLOWERS   early summer/yellow   HEIGHT   3'   SPREAD   5'   ORIGIN    Southern USA
HABITAT   dry prairies    LIKES    full sun
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00              In stock

Belamcanda Chinensis "Leopard Lily"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/orange   SPREAD   14"    HEIGHT   18" to 36"   ORIGIN    South Asia, China and Japan
HABITAT  scrub and open woodland    LIKES    sun to part shade
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                Currently out of stock


Berkheya Purpurea "Zulu Warrior"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   SPREAD   30"    HEIGHT   16"   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                 In stock


Calamagrostis x Acutifolia 'Karl Foerster'
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   late summer   SPREAD   2'    HEIGHT   6'   ORIGIN    Europe 
HABITAT   damp woodland   LIKES    sun to part shade
NOTES    naturaly occuring hybrid  USDA zone 5
7.5 Litre £15.00            In stock     


Calamagrostis x Acutifolia 'Overdam'
Evergreen grass
Flowers late summer    to 6' tall    2' wide    Europe
Damp woodland    sun to part shade
USDA zone 5     naturaly occuring hybrid
7.5 Litre £15.00                    In stock
Calamagrostis Ophitidus
Hardy grass
Flowers autumn    4' tall    2' wide    California
Open areas    sunny site, poor soil
USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre £15.00                    In stock  
Cammassia Quamosh "Camosh"
Perennial
Flowers bluish in summer    to 32" tall by up to 40" wide    Western USA
Grassland    sunny site
USDA zone 5
3 Litre £9.00                    In stock


Campanula Glomerata Alba "Clustered Bellflower"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/white   SPREAD    24"+   HEIGHT   12" to 24"   ORIGIN    Europe to Russia
HABITAT   scrub and alpine meadows   LIKES    sun to part shade
NOTES   quick growing   USDA zone 2
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Campanula Glomerata Superba "Clustered Bellflower"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/dark blue   SPREAD   24"+    HEIGHT   12" to 24"   ORIGIN    Europe to Russia
HABITAT   scrub and alpine meadows   LIKES    sun to part shade
USDA zone 2
2 litre £8.00                    In stock


Campanula Persicifolia
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/blue   SPREAD    1'   HEIGHT   2' to 3'   ORIGIN    Europe to Central Russia
HABITAT   meadows and open woods   LIKES    sun to light shade
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Campanula Persicifolia Alba
Perennial
FLOWERS  summer/white    SPREAD    1'   HEIGHT   2' to 3'   ORIGIN    Europe to Central Russia
HABITAT   meadows and open woods   LIKES    sun to light shade
NOTES    self seeds  USDA zone 3
2 litre £8.00                    In stock


Campanula Rotundifolia "Harebell"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   SPREAD   12" to 18"    HEIGHT   12" to 24"   ORIGIN    Northern Hemisphere
HABITAT   moorland and meadows   LIKES    sun to light shade
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Carex Buchananii "Leatherleaf Sedge"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT   20" to 30"    SPREAD   36"   ORIGIN   New Zealand
HABITAT   alpine meadows   LIKES    sun or part shade, moist soil
USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Carex Frosted Curls
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT   24"    SPREAD   18"   ORIGIN   New Zealand
HABITAT   alpine slopes   LIKES    sun to part shade, moist soil
  USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Carex Testacea Old Gold "Sedge"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT   3'    SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN   New Zealand
HABITAT   alpine meadows   LIKES    sun to part shade, moist soil
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Centaurea Ruthenica
Perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT   4'    SPREAD  2'    ORIGIN   South Russia to Rumania
HABITAT   open grassland   LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Cephalaria Giganteum "Yellow Scabious"
Perennial
FLOWERS
  early summer    HEIGHT   8'    SPREAD   4'   ORIGIN   Caucases
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES    sun to part shade
NOTES    imposing feature plant   USDA zone 3
7.5 Litre £15.00            In stock


Coreopsis Rosea American Dream "Tickseed"
Perennial
FLOWERS
   
summer   HEIGHT    12"   SPREAD   10"   ORIGIN   North America
HABITAT
   
prairies   LIKES    sun to part shade
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                   In stock


Crocosmia x Crocosmiflora "Monbretia"
Perennial
FLOWERS
   late summer   HEIGHT   2'    SPREAD    1'+  ORIGIN   garden origin       
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    sun to light shade, moist soil
NOTES   COVER    USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                    Currently out of stock      


Crocosmia Lucifer
Hardy perennial
Flowers autumn    3' tall    2' wide    Garden Origin
Grassland    Full sun to sunny
USDA zone 8
3 Litre £9.00                        In stock    


Crocosmia Masonorium
Perennial
FLOWERS
   early summer   HEIGHT   2' to 3'    SPREAD    2'+  ORIGIN   South Africa
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    sun to light shade, moist soil
NOTES   COVER    USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                         In stock


Delphinium Black Knight
Perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT    4' to 6'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN   garden origin
HABITAT   border habitat   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES    probably needs staking   USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                      In stock


Delphinium Galahad
Perennial
FLOWERS
  summer    HEIGHT    4' to 6'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN   garden origin
HABITAT   border habitat   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   probably needs staking    USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                       Currently not available


Delphinium Grandiflorum Blue Butterfly
Perennial
FLOWERS
  summer    HEIGHT   12" to 16"    SPREAD   6" to 8"   ORIGIN   China, Mongolia and Japan
HABITAT   alpine meadows   LIKES    full sun
NOTES   fairly short lived can self seed    USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                       Currently not available


Delphinium Magic Fountains
Perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT    3'   SPREAD    1'  ORIGIN   garden origin
HABITAT   chaparal/scrub   LIKES    sunny sheltered site
NOTES    sometimes blooms more than once   USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                      In stock


Dierama Mossii "Angel's fishing rods"
Perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT    3'   SPREAD    1'  ORIGIN   South Africa
HABITAT   damp grassland   LIKES    sunny site, moist but well drained
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £9.00                      In stock


Dierama Pulcherimum
Perennial
FLOWERS
  summer    HEIGHT    3'   SPREAD    2'  ORIGEN   South Africa
HABITAT    damp grassland  LIKES    sunny site, moist but well drained
USDA zone 7
2 Litre £9.00                      In stock


Dierama Reynoldsii
Perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT   6'    SPREAD   3'   ORIGIN   South Africa
HABITAT   damp grassland   LIKES    sunny site, moist but well drained
USDA zone 7
2 Litre £9.00                     In stock


Dierama Spring Dancer
Perennial
FLOWERS
   summer   HEIGHT   3' to 4'    SPREAD   1'    ORIGIN   garden origin
HABITAT  damp grassland    LIKES    sunny site, moist but well drained
USDA zone 8
2  Litre £9.00                     In stock
Dipplarrhena Moraea "Butterfly Flag"
flowers summer/white    24" to 40" tall    16" to 22"wide    Southeast Australia
grassy slopes    likes a sunny site
USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock
Dodecatheon meadii "Shooting stars"
Perennial
FLOWERS
  early summer    HEIGHT    12" to 18"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN   Northwest USA
HABITAT
  damp alpine grassland    LIKES    part shade, moist soil
NOTES
   SHADE one of the first plants brought back fom the new world and planted in Chatham Docks   USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Dodecatheon Poeticum "Poet's Shooting Stars"
Perennial
FLOWERS   spring/pink   HEIGHT   6"   SPREAD    8"  ORIGIN    Oregon (USA)
HABITAT   woods/meadows   LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 5
2 litre £8.00                        In stock
Echinacea Pallida
Perennial
flowers late summer        to 36" tall        to 18" wide        Midwestern USA
prairies        sunny site
USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                        In stock

Echinacea Paradoxa "Cone Flower"
Perennial
FLOWERS
   autumn   HEIGHT   30"    SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN   Central and East North America
HABITAT   dry prairies   LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Echinacea Purpurea "Coneflower"
Perennial
FLOWERS
   autumn   HEIGHT    3' to 4'   SPREAD   1' to 2'   ORIGIN   Central USA
HABITAT   prairies   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES    liked by bees   USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Echinacea Purpurea White Swan "Coneflower"
Perennial
FLOWERS
  autumn    HEIGHT   3' to 4'    SPREAD   1' to 2'   ORIGIN   Central USA
HABITAT   prairies   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   liked by bees    USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Echinops Ritro "Globe Thistle"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer   HEIGHT   3' to'4'    SPREAD   1' to 2'   ORIGIN   Southeast Europe to Central Asia
HABITAT  dry slopes and grassland    LIKES    full sun, poor dry soil
NOTES  HOT  good for nice insects   USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Echinops Sphaerocephalus "Globe Thistle"
Perennial
FLOWERS    late summer    HEIGHT   2' to 6'    SPREAD    1' to 2'   ORIGIN     Europe to West Russia
HABITAT   scrub and dry grassland   LIKES    sunny site and poor soil
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 3
3 Litre £9.00                       Currently out of stock


Echinops Sphaerocephalus Arctic Glow
Perennial
FLOWERS    late summer    HEIGHT   2' to 3'    SPREAD   2'    ORIGIN     Europe to West Russia
HABITAT   scrub & dry grassland   LIKES   
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 3
2 litre £8.00                          In stock


Echium Russicum
Perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT   24"    SPREAD    12"   ORIGIN     East Europe, Russia and Caucases
HABITAT   rocky hills and steppes   LIKES    full sun
NOTES   relatively short lived   USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00    picture               Currently not available


Elymus Magallenica "Blue Wheat Grass"
Semi-evergreen perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT   3'+    SPREAD    2'+   ORIGIN     South America
HABITAT   alpine meadows   LIKES    full sun
  USDA zone 6
7.5 Litre £15.00                   In stock

Eryngium Agavifolium
Perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT   3' to 5'    SPREAD   2'    ORIGIN     Cordoba (Argentina)
HABITAT   stony hills and riverbanks   LIKES    full sun
USDA zone 3
3 Litre £9.00                         In stock


Eryngium Pandanifolium
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   late summer     HEIGHT    12'   SPREAD   6'    ORIGIN     Brazil to Argentina
HABITAT   damp grassland   LIKES    sunny damp site
USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre £15.00                   In stock


Eryngium Planum "Sea Holly"
Perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT   24" to 36"    SPREAD    12"   ORIGIN     Central Europe to Central Asia
HABITAT  coastal and rocky areas    LIKES    sunny site but well drained
NOTES   BEACH   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                       In stock


Eryngium Variifolium
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   late summer     HEIGHT   12" to 16"    SPREAD   12"+    ORIGIN     Morroco
HABITAT   rocky areas   LIKES    full sun and well drained soil
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                       In stock


Festuca Glauca "Blue Fescue"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT    12"    SPREAD    10"   ORIGIN   Southern France 
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    full sun
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                         In stock


Festuca Glauca Blue Fox
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT   12"    SPREAD   10"    ORIGIN     Southern France
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    full sun
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                          In stock


Festuca Glauca Golden Toupee
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer     HEIGHT    12"   SPREAD   10"    ORIGIN     Southern France
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES    full sun
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                          In stock


Festuca Glauca Willow Green
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS    summer    HEIGHT   12"    SPREAD    10"   ORIGIN     Southern France
HABITAT  grassland    LIKES    full sun
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                         In stock


Gladiolus Callianthus "Sword Lily"
Bulb
FLOWERS   late summer    HEIGHT   40"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    Tropical East Africa
HABITAT   dry grassland   LIKES     full sun well drained soil
NOTES   HOT as long as it's buried deep enough should be ok outside in winter, very scented  USDA zone 9
2 Litre £8.00           picture        In stock


Gladiolus Illyricus
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer/pink   HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD  2'    ORIGIN    Southern Europe to Caucases
HABITAT   meadows    LIKES    full sun
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock
Gladiolus Oppositifolia
Bulb
flowers late summer        5' tall        3' wide    Southwest South Africa
grassy slopes        full sun
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock
Gladiolus Papillo
Bulb
FLOWERS   Autumn    HEIGHT   30"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    Eastern South Africa
HABITAT  damp grassland and marshes    LIKES     full sun, moist soil
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00     WET        In stock

Hemerocallis Crimson Pirate "Day Lily"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   24"   SPREAD   36"   ORIGIN    China, Korea, Japan
HABITAT   forest margins   LIKES     full sun, moist soil
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Hemerocallis Prairie Blue Eyes "Day Lily
Perennial
FLOWERS    summer   HEIGHT   28"   SPREAD    30"  ORIGIN    China, Korea and Japan
HABITAT   forest margins   LIKES     full sun and moist soil
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Hemerocallis Stella d'Oro "Day Lily"
Perennial
FLOWERS  summer     HEIGHT   24"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    China, Korea, Japan
HABITAT  forest margins    LIKES     full sun, moist soil
  USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Holcus Mollis Albovariegatus "Yorkshire Fog"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   8"   SPREAD   12"+   ORIGIN    Europe
HABITAT   woods and grassland   LIKES     sun to light shade
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Imperata Cylindrica Rubra "Japanese Blood Grass"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer    HEIGHT   16"   SPREAD   12"+   ORIGIN    Japan
HABITAT   lowland meadows   LIKES     sun to light shade moist soil
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00    picture       In stock


Iris Jane Phillips
Perennial
FLOWERS   early summer    HEIGHT   36"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    garden origin
HABITAT   damp meadow   LIKES     sunny site, damp soil
NOTES   very scented   USDA zone 7
3 Litre £9.00                     In stock


Iris Pallida Argentea Variegata "Dalmatian Iris"
Perennial
FLOWERS   early summer    HEIGHT  3' to 4'   SPREAD    2'  ORIGIN    Bosnia
HABITAT   rocky hills and gorges   LIKES     sunny site. moist soil
  USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                  Currently not available


Iris Pink Charm   
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    garden origin
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES     sunny site moist soil
USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                    In stock


Iris Sibirica
Perennial
FLOWERS   
early summer    HEIGHT    36"  SPREAD   36"   ORIGIN    Central Europe to Sibiria
HABITAT   
damp grassland   LIKES     sunny site moist or dry soil
NOTES   
WET   USDA zone 5
3 Litre £9.00                 In stock


Iris Sichuanensis
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN    Sichuan (China)
HABITAT   grassy hills   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 8
3 Litre £9.00                   Currently not available

Knautia Macedonica
Perennial
FLOWERS    summer   HEIGHT   30"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    Balkans
HABITAT   grassland and scru   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Kniphofia Albescens
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   3'   SPREAD    1'  ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   open mountain grassland   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 6
4 Litre £15.00                    Currently not available


Kniphofia Angustifolia
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD    2'  ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   grassy slopes   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 8
4 Litre £15.00                    In stock


Kniphofia Baurii
Evergreen
perennial
FLOWERS   autumn    HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   lowland grassland   LIKES     sunny site
  USDA zone 7
4 litre £15.00                   Currently not available


Kniphofia Brachystachya
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   late summer    HEIGHT   12" to 36"   SPREAD   20"+   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   grassy slopes   LIKES     sunny site
NOTES   self seeds and is coffee scented   USDA zone 6
4 Litre £15.00                    In stock


Kniphofia Bruceae
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer/orangish    HEIGHT   6'+   SPREAD   4'+   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   savanah   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES   became extinct   USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre £18.00                   In stock

Kniphofia Caulescens "Red Hot Poker"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS    late summer   HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD   3'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   grassy slopes   LIKES     sunny site
NOTES   self seeds, one of my favorites   USDA zone 6
7.5 Litre £18.00    picture       In stock


Kniphofia Linearifolia
Evergree perennial
FLOWERS   late summer    HEIGHT   5'   SPREAD    3'  ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT  grassy slopes    LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 7
7.5 Litre £18.00      picture  In stock


Kniphofia Northiae
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   5'   SPREAD    3'  ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   rocky /peaty areas   LIKES     sunny site moist soil
NOTES  even floats on water !    USDA zone 8
10 Litre £20.00                In stock


Kniphofia Sarmentosa
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   winter    HEIGHT   3'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   upland slopes   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 8
4 Litre £15.00    picture       In stock


Kniphofia Typhoides
Perennial
FLOWERS   spring    HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   damp grassland   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 6
4 Litre £15.00                  In stock


Kniphofia Tysonii
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS    autumn   HEIGHT   6'   SPREAD   6'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   open slopes   LIKES     sunny site
  USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre £18.00              In stock


Koeleria Glauca "Glaucus Hair Grass"
Semi-evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer    HEIGHT   16"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    Europe to North Asia
HABITAT   sandy pastures   LIKES     full sun to light shade, likes alkaline soils
USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                   In stock


Leonotis Leonorus "Wild Dagga"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summmer   HEIGHT   9'   SPREAD   4'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   rocky grassland   LIKES    
USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre £18.00    picture  In stock


Libertia Grandiflora
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   3'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    New Zealand
HABITAT   grassland and scrub   LIKES     sunny site
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 8
3 Litre £9.00                     In stock


Libertia Procera
Evergreen perennial
flowers summer        4' tall        2' wide        New Zealand
Meadows            likes full sun to light shade
USDA zone 8
3 Litre £9.00                       In stock

Lomandra Hystrix "Slender Mat Rush"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   spring   HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN    Southeast Australia
HABITAT   damp areas and streamsides   LIKES     sunny site moist soil
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Lomandra Longifolia "Mat Rush"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   1' to 2'   SPREAD    1' to 2'  ORIGIN    Australia
HABITAT   grassland   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 8
2 litre £8.00                      In stock


Lupinus Gallery Dwarf
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   18"   SPREAD    18"  ORIGIN    garden origin
HABITAT   sandy meadows & light woodland   LIKES     sun to part shade
USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                      In stock


Lupinus Russell Hybrids
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   3' to 4'   SPREAD   2' to 3'   ORIGIN    garden origin
HABITAT   sandy meadows & light woodland   LIKES     sun to part shade
  USDA zone 6
3 Litre £9.00                    In stock


Lychnis Chalcedonica "Maltese Cross"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   24" to 36"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    West Russia
HABITAT   woods and scrub   LIKES     full sun to light shade
NOTES   self seeds   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Lysimachia Ciliata Firecracker "Loosestrife"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   3' to 4'   SPREAD    3'+  ORIGIN    North America
HABITAT    damp woods and lakesides  LIKES     sun to part shade, damp soil
NOTES   SHADE    COVER   very strong growing, will even give nettles a good kicking   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00               In stock


Lysimachia Clethroides "Gooseneck Loosestrife"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   36"   SPREAD   24"   ORIGIN    Japan. Korea and Northeast China
HABITAT   sunny grassy hills   LIKES     full sun to shade, moist soil
NOTES   SHADE   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                 In stock


Lysimachia Punctata Alexandra
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   24" to 36"   SPREAD   24"   ORIGIN    South & Central Europe, Turkey
HABITAT   damp woodland & grassland   LIKES     sun to part shade
NOTES  SHADE   COVER  USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00    picture      In stock


Maclaya Cordata "Plume Poppy"
Perennial
FLOWERS    late summer   HEIGHT   8'   SPREAD   3'   ORIGIN    Japan, East China and Taiwan
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES     full sun moist soil
NOTES   sap in the leaves stains   USDA zone 3
7.5 Litre £15.00            In stock


Melica Altissima Atropurpurea "Sibirian Mellick"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   2' to 5'   SPREAD   1' to 2'   ORIGIN    Europe
HABITAT   grasslands   LIKES     full sun to light shade
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Miscanthus Sinensis Kleine Silberspeinne
Perennial
FLOWERS  autumn    HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD   1 1/2'   ORIGIN    Japan, China and Korea
HABITAT   lowland and alpine meadows   LIKES     full sun
USDA zone 5
4 Litre £12.00                    In stock


Miscanthus Sinensis Silver Feather
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn   HEIGHT   8'   SPREAD   3' to 4'   ORIGIN    Japan, China, Korea
HABITAT   lowland & alpine meadows   LIKES     full sun
  USDA zone 5
7.5 Litre £15.00                In stock


Miscanthus Sinensis Zebrinus "Zebra Grass"
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn   HEIGHT   5'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    China, Korea and Japan
HABITAT  lowland & alpine meadows    LIKES     full sun
NOTES   sometimes the stripes are absent in the spring, don't worry they will return in due course   USDA zone 5
4 Litre £12.00       picture   In stock


Patersonia Occidentalis "Native Iris"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   18"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    Australia
HABITAT   sandy grassland   LIKES     full sun and very well drained
NOTES   HOT  dry in winter   USDA zone 8
2 Litre £9.00                     In stock


Pennisetum Alopecurus "Fountain Grass"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   2' to 5'   SPREAD   2' to 4'   ORIGIN    East Asia and Japan
HABITAT   grassy lowlands   LIKES     full sun
USDA zone 7
4 Litre £12.00                     In stock


Pennisetum Macrourum "African Feather Grass"
Evergreen grass
Flowers late summer    4' tall by 2' wide    South Africa
Grassland    full sun, well drained but moist    can self seed
USDA zone 6
4 Litre £12.00                    In stock
Phaemosperma Globosa
GrassFlowers summer    to 3' tall by 1' wide    East Asia
Grassland    sunny site
USDA zone 7
3 Litre £9.00                    In stock


Phlomis Alpina
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer/pale pink   HEIGHT   24"   SPREAD    10"  ORIGIN    Altai Mountains (Mongolia)
HABITAT    steep grassy slopes   LIKES    full sun, well drained
NOTES   HOT   USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                    Currently not available
Phlox Carolina Magnificense "Thick Leaf Phlox"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer/pink    HEIGHT   3'   SPREAD    1'  ORIGIN    USA
HABITAT   grasslands   LIKES    sun to light shade
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock

Phlox Maculata Avalanche "Summer Phlox"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD   3'   ORIGIN    East USA  
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock      


Phytolacca Americana "Pokeweed"
Perennial
Flowers summer    12' tall    3' wide    North America
Damp grassland    likes a sunny moist site
USDA zone 4
7.5 litre £15.00            WET          In stock
Poa Cita "Silver Tussock"
Evergreen grass
Flowers late summer    18" tall by 18" wide    New zealand
Grassland    full sun
USDA zone 7
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Ratibida Pinnata "Prairie Coneflower"
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer   HEIGHT   4'   SPREAD   1'   ORIGIN    Central North America
HABITAT   prairies   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 3
3 Litre £9.00                      In stock


Rheum Alexandrae "Alexander's Rhubarb"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   2' to 3'   SPREAD   3'   ORIGIN    West China & Tibet
HABITAT   damp rocky slopes   LIKES     full sun to part shade, moist soil
NOTES   WET   USDA zone 5
4 Litre £15.00                     In stock

Rudbeckia Fulgida v Speciosa "Coneflower"
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn   HEIGHT    3'  SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    East North America
HABITAT   woods and marshy valleys   LIKES     sunny site and moist soil
NOTES   WET   USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Rudbeckia Maxima
Perennial
FLOWERS   autumn   HEIGHT   4 1/2'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    Central and South USA
HABITAT   damp meadows   LIKES     full sun, moist soil
NOTES   WET   USDA zone 7
3 Litre £9.00                     In stock


Salvia Disermas
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   most of the year/white   HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    South Africa
HABITAT   dry grassland   LIKES     full sun & sheltered spot
NOTES   HOT smells of pineapple,self seeds  USDA zone 8
4 Litre £15.00                   Currently not available


Salvia Pratensis Swan Lake "Meadow Clary Sage"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   20"   SPREAD   12"   ORIGIN    Europe
HABITAT   meadows and scrub   LIKES     full sun
USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Salvia x Superba Blue Queen
Perennial
FLOWERS  summer    HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    garden origin
HABITAT   meadow and scrub   LIKES     sunny site
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Saponaria Officinalis "Soapwort"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD   2'   ORIGIN    Europe
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES     full sun
USDA zone 4
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Scutellaria Altissima "Skullcap"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   2' to 3'   SPREAD    1' to 2'   ORIGIN    Southeast Europe and South Russia
HABITAT   meadows and steppes   LIKES    full sun to light shade
likes alkaline soil   USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Sessleria Huefflerianna "Balkan Moor Grass"
Evergreen perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   24"   SPREAD   18"    ORIGIN    Balkans funnily enough
HABITAT  hilly grassland    LIKES    full sun to light shade
NOTES   best in limey soils   USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                   In stock


Sidalcea Partygirl
Perennial
FLOWERS   late summer   HEIGHT   24" to 36"   SPREAD   12" to 18"    ORIGIN    USA
HABITAT   prairies   LIKES    sunny site
NOTES    self seeds  USDA zone 6
2 Litre £8.00                    In stock


Sisyrinchium Angustifolia "Blue eyed grass"
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   12" to 24"   SPREAD    12"   ORIGIN    North America
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                  In stock


Sisyrinchium Biscutella
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   12"   SPREAD    6"   ORIGIN    North America
HABITAT   meadows   LIKES    sunny site
USDA zone 3
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Sisyrinchium Striatum
Perennial
FLOWERS   summer   HEIGHT   2'   SPREAD    1'   ORIGIN    Chile and Argentina
HABITAT   alpine grassland   LIKES    full sun dry soil
NOTES   HOT self seeds   USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                      In stock


Solidago Canadensis "Golden Rod"
Perennial
flowers late summer      2' to 6' tall     1' to 2' wide       North America
prairies and riverbanks       sun or shade        self seeds, tough little fellow
USDA zone 3
3 Litre £9.00         SHADE           In stock


Sphaeralcea Coccinea "Prairie Mallow"
Perennial
flowers summer      24" tall       12" wide       North America
hilly meadows       full sun and very well drained soil        pretty but fussy
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £9.00         HOT           In stock


Sphaeralcea Remota "False Mallow"
Perennial
flowers summer       4' tall       2' wide        North America
hilly meadows       full sun and well drained soil
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00            HOT            In stock


Stachys Macrantha Rosea
Perennial
flowers late summer       2' tall       1' wide       Caucases to Iran
meadows and scrub       sun to light shade, moist soil
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00            SHADE           In stock


Stipa Gigantea "Feather Grass"
Evergreen perennial
flowers autumn      6' tall      3' to 4'  wide       Spain, Portugal and Morroco
rocky slopes       full sun      don't plant near paths as it is prickly to touch
USDA zone 8      
7.5 Litre £15.00                 In stock


Stylidium Graminifolium "Trigger Plant"
Perennial
flowers summer/pink      2' tall      1' wide        Southeast Australia
meadows       sunny site
USDA zone 8      pollinates by beating up insects  
2 Litre £9.00                  Currently not available


Tanacetum Coccineum Robinson's Red "Painted Daisy"
Perennial
flowers summer      30" tall       18" wide       Caucases and Southwest Asia
grassland       sunny site
USDA zone 5
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock


Themedia Triandra "Kangeroo Grass"
Evergreen grass
Flowers summer    6' tall by 6' wide    Tropics/Pacific
Tropical grassland       sunny site
USDA zone 10
7.5 Litre £18.00                In stock


Uncinia Rubra "Hook Sedge"
Evergreen perennial
flowers late summer      12" tall      12"+ wide        New Zealand
alpine pastures       sun to light shade
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £8.00                       In stock


Verbascum Phoenicum Mixed "Purple Mullein"
Perennial
flowers early summer   48" tall       18" wide      South Europe, Central Asia and North Africa
rocky areas and wasteland       full sun and well drained soil
USDA zone 6        self seeds 
2 Litre £8.00                     In stock
Watsonia Lepida
Perennial
flowers summer        24" tall        12" wide        Drakensberg, Maluti (South Africa)
mountain grassland        sunny site
USDA zone 8
2 Litre £9.00                        In stock