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GAILLARDIA (Asteraceae)
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'Burgunder' |
£ 3.25 |
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Large, deep wine-red daisies to 14cm (5in) across from June-September. Good cut flower. For well drained soil in full sun.
Tolerates poor, sandy or chalky soil. 60 cms (2 feet).
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GALTONIA (Hyacinthaceae)
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candicans  |
£ 3.75 |
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Hardy bulbous plant with slightly fragrant, pendulous white flowers (similar to a snowdrop in shape but larger) from August-
September. For fertile, well drained soil in full sun. 1.2 metres (4 feet).
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GAURA (Onagraceae)
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Graceful perennials with long narrow stems carrying delicate flowers, usually pink or white. They look particularly good growing
with ornamental grasses but will add a tough of grace to any border. Very tall species often need support, either from other
plants or artificial supports. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Attracts Bees and Butterflies. Drought tolerant.
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lindheimeri |
£ 3.50 |
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Short-lived perennial. Upright branching stems carry dainty pinky white flowers from July-Oct. 90 cms (3 feet).
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lindheimeri 'Corrie's Gold' |
£ 3.50 |
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Variegated cultivar with green leaves with a cream margin and long stems carrying white flowers from June-Sept. 75 cms (2½
feet).
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lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' |
£ 3.50 |
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Lovely cultivar with deep green leaves and dark pink flowers from June-Sept. 1 metre (3 feet).
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GERANIUM (Geraniaceae)
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(CRANES' BILL.) Geraniums have different growth habits including mat-forming, clump-forming, and vigorously spreading. They will tolerate drought and grow in any soil type except boggy. Most are happy in sun or part shade but some prefer a cool shady spot such as Geranium phaeum, whereas Geranium cinereum will thrive in hot, dry conditions. Some are evergreen making them good year-round ground cover. |
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x cantabrigiense 'Westray' |
£ 3.25 |
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Compact, slowly spreading cultivar with bright pink flowers from May-July. Suitable for a rockery. Evergreen. 15 cms (6").
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cinereum 'Ballerina' |
£ 3.75 |
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Exceptionally drought tolerant cultivar with pink flowers with well-defined, deep red veining and a dark eye from May-Sept.
Compact, rosette-forming habit. Ideal for a rockery. Needs full sun. Evergreen. 10 cms (4").
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clarkei 'Kashmir Pink' |
£ 3.75 |
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Spreading cultivar with large, soft pink flowers over deeply cut foliage throughout summer. 50 cms (1½ feet).
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clarkei 'Kashmir White' |
£ 3.75 |
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Low, spreading clumps of finely divided leaves topped by white flowers with deep pink veining throughout summer. Sun or part
shade. 50 cms (1½ feet).
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'Dusky Crûg' |
£ 3.75 |
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Charming little cultivar with brown-purple leaves and pale white flowers to 1inch across with darker pink veining from June-Aug.
Good for a rockery/ pot. 20 cms (7").
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'Guiseppii' |
£ 3.75 |
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Mat-forming cultivar with small leaves, similar to that of Geranium cinereum, bright magenta flowers with a darker eye in
summer. Looks like it should be very drought tolerant. 20 cms (7").
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himalayense 'Plenum' |
£ 3.75 |
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Sumptuous, fully double purple flowers from June-Aug. Spreads by rhizomes but not as vigorous as the species. 30 cms (1
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incanum |
£ 3.75 |
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Half hardy, long-flowering species with very finely divided grey-green foliage and deep pink flowers with purple veining in
summer. Needs sun, good drainage and shelter. Should withstand temperatures down to -5°C. 30 cms (1 foot).
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'Johnson's Blue' |
£ 3.50 |
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Spreading cultivar with blue flowers with a pink-tinged centre from May-August. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' |
£ 3.25 |
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Spreading, rhizomatous cultivar with magenta flowers in early summer. Good ground cover. Semi-evergreen. 45 cms (1½
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macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety' |
£ 3.50 |
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Spreading, rhizomatous cultivar with soft pink flowers in early summer. Good ground cover. Semi-evergreen. 45 cms (1½
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x magnificum |
£ 3.50 |
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Large, clump-forming hybrid with soft, hairy green leaves which turn red in autumn. Rich violet flowers with purple veining in
mid summer. Prefers full sun. 60 cms (2 feet).
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'Mavis Simpson' |
£ 3.75 |
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Low, growing, spreading cultivar with silvery-green leaves and shell-pink flowers, to 1in across, throughout summer. 30 cms (1
foot).
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'Nimbus' |
£ 3.50 |
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Bushy, clump-forming cultivar with deeply cut leaves and violet-purple flowers from early-mid summer. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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x oxonianum 'Claridge Druce' |
£ 3.50 |
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Vigorous, spreading, evergreen cultivar with rose-pink flowers with dark pink veins from late spring-autumn. Self seeds freely.
Very good ground cover. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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x oxonianum f. thurstonianum |
£ 3.50 |
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Spreading form with small pink flowers with narrow, twisted petals and a white centre from April/May to August. Not as
vigorous as others in the oxonianum group. Evergreen. 60 cms (2 feet).
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x oxonianum 'Walter's Gift' |
£ 3.50 |
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Striking cultivar with large leaves with a chocolate splash in the centre. Soft pink flowers throughout summer. Vigorous, clump-
forming habit. Good ground cover. 60 cms (2 feet).
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'Patricia' |
£ 3.50 |
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Long flowering cultivar with magenta flowers with a dark eye on stems to 75cm (2.5ft) long from June-September. 75 cms (2½
feet).
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phaeum 'Album' |
£ 3.50 |
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Pure white flowers with yellow stamens from late spring to early summer. For part/ full shade. 60 cms (2 feet).
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phaeum 'Lily Lovell' |
£ 3.50 |
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Cultivar with larger flowers than the species, to 1.5in across, which are purple-mauve. For part/ full shade. 60 cms (2 feet).
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phaeum 'Margaret Wilson' |
£ 3.75 |
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Striking variegated cultivar with green leaves with creamy-white marbling. Ideal for brightening up a shady spot. Mauve flowers
from late spring to early summer. 30 cms (1 foot).
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phaeum 'Mierhausen' |
£ 3.50 |
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Lovely cultivar with dusky pink flowers from late sping to early summer. For part/ full shade. Shows up much better in shade
than the darker flowered ones. 60 cms (2 feet).
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phaeum 'Samobor' |
£ 3.50 |
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Deep purple flowers inlate spring- early summer and bold chocolate splashes on the leaves. For part/ full shade. 60 cms (2
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phaeum v. phaeum black flowered |
£ 3.50 |
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Syn. G. phaeum 'Mourning Widow.' Very dark plum flowers in late spring- early summer over blotched leaves. For part/ full
shade. 60 cms (2 feet).
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phaeum 'Variegatum' |
£ 3.50 |
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Deep purple flowers in late spring- early summer. Leaves have cream-yellow margins and irregular red splashes. For part/ full
shade. 60 cms (2 feet).
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'Phillippe Vapelle' |
£ 3.75 |
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A cross between G. renardii and platypetalum. Low growing mounds of soft sage green leaves are topped by large lilac-purple
flowers with dark veining from May-Sept. Prefers full sun and well drained soil. 30 cms (1 foot).
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pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' |
£ 3.50 |
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Clump-forming cultivar with delicate pale violet-blue flowers with white to pale blue veining from June-Aug. 90 cms (3 feet).
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procurrens |
£ 3.25 |
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Vigorous, ground covering species with dark purple-pink flowers from July-September. Spreads indefinately. 45 cms (1½
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x 'Sabani Blue' |
£ 4.00 |
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Cultivar with large G. renardii-like deep mauve-blue flowers with darker blue veining in late spring. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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'Salome' |
£ 3.50 |
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Cultivar with long trailing stems of yellow-green foliage. Purple-pink flowers with deep violet veining from June-September.
Prefers full sun. 30 cms (1 foot).
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sanguineum 'Max Frei' |
£ 3.75 |
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Compact, clump-forming cultivar with magenta flowers over small, deeply cut, leaves from June-August. Quite slow growing
10 cms (4").
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sanguineum v. striatum |
£ 3.75 |
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Compact, clump-forming variety with delicate, pale pink flowers with dark pink veining over small, deeply cut, leaves from
June-August. Quite slow growing 20 cms (7").
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'Sue Crûg' |
£ 3.50 |
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Long flowering cultivar with veined pink flowers with a darker centre from June-Sept. Spreading habit. 50 cms (1½ feet).
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sylvaticum 'Album' |
£ 3.50 |
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Clump forming with large, pure white flowers from May-June. Prefers moist, soil in part shade. Tends to flag in full sun. H 60
cms (2 feet).
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tuberosum |
£ 3.50 |
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Slowly spreading species with pretty mauve flowers with dark purple veining in spring. Dies down after flowering and then
produces new leaves in autumn. 30 cms (1 foot).
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wallichianum 'Buxtons Variety' |
£ 4.25 |
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Commonly known as Buxton's Blue. Sky blue flowers with a white centre Jun-Sept. Best in dappled shade & rich soil. Very
difficult to propagate and so is very sought after. 30 cms (1 foot).
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yoshinoi |
£ 3.25 |
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Spreading species with small deep pink flowers in early summer over light green leaves with brown markings. 30 cms (1 foot).
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GEUM (Rosaceae)
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(AVENS.) These perennials are related to the Rose and the flowers do look like a minature Rose bloom, especially the double
flowers. They are compact clump-forming, sometimes slowly spreading perennials. The flowers are a range of yellow, orange,
pink or red shades, ocassionally cream. Grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun/ part shade.
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'Borisii' |
£ 3.25 |
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Single, bright orange flowers, to 4cm (1.5in), across with yellow stamens from early-mid summer. 50 cms (1½ feet).
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'Lady Stratheden' |
£ 3.25 |
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Semi double, bright yellow flowers to 5cm (2in) across throughout summer. 60 cms (2 feet).
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'Mrs J Bradshaw' |
£ 3.25 |
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Semi double, bright red flowers to 5cm (2in) across throughout summer. 60 cms (2 feet).
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'Mrs W. Moore' |
£ 3.50 |
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A very pretty cultivar with nodding, semi-double dusky-pink flowers from early to mid summer. 30 cms (1 foot).
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'Princes Juliana' |
£ 3.50 |
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Semi-double orange-yellow flowers with a red tinge from early-mid summer. 60 cms (2 feet).
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GLYCYRRHIZA (Papilionaceae)
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glabra |
£ 3.75 |
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(LIQUORICE.) The roots are used to make Pontefract Cakes & other liquorice treats. Pale purple pea-like flowers are produced
from July-Sep. For deep, fertile soil in full sun. 1.2 metres (4 feet).
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GUNNERA (Gunneraceae)
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Gunnera Manicata is well-known for its impressive size and huge leaves but there are over 40 other species, some of which
differ vastly in habit and size from this famous giant. All species like to be grown in permanently moist soil such as a bog
garden or by the edge of a pond or stream.
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magellanica |
£ 3.25 |
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Quite a contrast to its big brother, Gunnera manicata. This mat-forming perennial has small leaves, to 9cm (3 in) across, and
tiny green flowers in summer followed by orange-red berries. 15 cms (6").
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manicata |
£ 4.75 |
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A perennial of giant proportions. The leaves can reach nearly 2m (6ft) across. Has huge red flower spikes to 1m (3ft) long (on
mature plants) in early summer. Mulch crown in winter to protect growth buds. 2 metres (6 feet).
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GYPSOPHILA (Caryophyllaceae)
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Popular, cottage garden perennials grown for their abundance of small flowers which are often used in cut flower arrangements.
There are however some smaller species which are more suitable for a rock garden. Grow in very well drained, preferably
alkaline soil in full sun.
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paniculata 'Schneeflocke' |
£ 3.25 |
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(BABY`S BREATH.) Masses of double white flowers from early-mid summer. 1 metre (3 feet).
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repens 'Rosea' |
£ 3.25 |
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Dwarf, mat-forming cultivar with masses of small pink flowers in summer. Ideal for a rockery. 20 cms (7").
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