Prairie Style Planting

Prairie planting is an informal “wild” style of planting which incorporates mostly grasses with some, airy flowering plants. Many plants originate from areas such as the North American Prairies and are suited to an open, sunny, well drained site. It is a low maintenance style of planting but regular weeding and removal of some plants is needed to keep a good balance and prevent any one species from dominating.



Anemanthele lessoniana Pheasant's Tail Grass

Anemanthele lessoniana

Formerly Stipa arundinacea. Clumps of fine arching leaves are accompanied in summer by feathery flower heads. Good autumn colours. Will self-seed. Likes moist, well drained soil in sun/ part shade. ...... more
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Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'

Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'

Perfect for a meadow or wild garden this elegant perennial has dark purple, finely cut leaves and flat heads of white flowers from April-July. It is a cultivated form of Cow Parsley. Well drained ...... more
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Armeria girardii 'Joystick Red' Thrift

Armeria girardii 'Joystick Red'

Cushions of red-pink flowers to 1 inch across on long stalks from May-August. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Tolerant of poor soil and salt winds. Ideal for pots, rockery or front of border. ...... more
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Asparagus pseudoscaber 'Spitzenschleier' Florists Asparagus

Asparagus pseudoscaber 'Spitzenschleier'

Hardy ornamental asparagus with very fine, soft, lush green foliage and small pink tinged white flowers for a short while in summer. Ideal for coastal gardens. For well drained soil in full sun. 1.2 ...... more
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Aster ericoides 'Erlkönig' Michaelmas Daisy

Aster ericoides 'Erlkönig'

Clouds of small pale purple daisies from September to November. Superb cut flower. Cut hard back in early summer so plants are not too leggy come flowering time. For fairly fertile, well drained soil ...... more
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'

Pretty variegated grass with a pinkish tinge with age. Graceful purple-pink flowers spikes in summer. Clump forming. Prefers, moist fertile soil in sun/ part shade but will tolerate poor soils once ...... more
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Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'

Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'

Beautiful low growing sedge for a damp or even boggy spot in sun or part shade. Broad white and green leaves with a pink tinge in spring. Spreads slowly. Dies down in winter. Divide spring or autumn. ...... more
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Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthum latifolium

(Formerly Uniola latifolia.) Striking, flattened, oval panicles to 1cm long appear in late summer, lasting into winter and the leaves turn yellow. Likes a cool spot in semi shade in fertile soil. ...... more
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Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'

Compact cultivar with white daisies to 10cm (4in) across with orange centres from July-September. For well drained soil in full sun. Drought and wind tolerant. Attracts bees and butterflies. ...... more
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African Love Grass, Weeping Love Grass

Eragrostis 'Totnes Burgundy'

A deciduous grass forming a mound of dark green, narrow leaves which turn a warm wine-red as they age. Arching feathery heads of greyish flowers appear in late summer into the autumn. Sun and ...... more
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Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' Purple Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'

(Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum'.) Bold perennial with aniseed-flavoured, purple leaves, which turn glaucous with age. Flat umbels of yellow flowers appear from July-August. Very ornamental. Grow in ...... more
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Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' Hakone Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

This cultivar is more vigourous than 'Aureola', and has a stiffer more upright habit. Sun brings out the yellow coloration, in shade this is more muted. Looks equally good in a pot, masses planting ...... more
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Bottle Brush Grass

Hystrix patula

An upright, clump forming grass with linear, pale green leaves and bottlebrush-like flower spikes in late summer-autumn. Grow in well drained soil in sun or part shade. Tolerates dry shade. ...... more
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Downy Elecampane

Inula racemosa

Vigorous, tall perennial with racemes of yellow daisies, to 6cm (2.5 inches) across, on long stems from July-September. For moist, well drained soil in sun/ part shade. Attracts bees and butterflies. ...... more
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Ox Eye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

This perennial is found growing in our native meadows and grasslands. In summer it produces white daisies to 2 inches across which are very good for Bees and Butterflies. Does well on poor, low ...... more
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Upcoming Plants
These plants will be in stock soon
Date Expected
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' 15/07/2013
Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga 30/06/2013
Senecio ficoides 30/06/2013
Clematis 'Paul Farges' 30/06/2013
Carex 'Silver Sceptre' 30/06/2013
Epiphyllum anguliger 23/06/2013
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