Specialist nursery for pond, marginal and moisture loving plants
Moisture Loving Plants
This selection of plants includes bog plants that thrive in wet soil, as well as plants for moist but well drained areas which includes some beds and borders.
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Iris ensata 'Rowden Mikado'
Long purple petals almost brush stroked with white.
Originally bred at the nursery
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: Late summer / early autumn
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£8.50
Iris ensata Variegata
(Variegated Japanese Iris)
Deep purple flowers with green and white striped sword like leaves.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: Late summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.50
Iris sibirica 'Dreaming Yellow'
Linear grass like foliage with white flowers with sunshine yellow markings.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: chalk / sand / loam / clay
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April - October
£6.50
Iris sibirica 'Flight of Butterflies'
Linear grass like foliage and dainty blue/purple flowers with white veining.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or partial shade
- Soil: clay / loam /chalk /sand
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£7.00
Iris sibirica 'Marcus Perry'
Perennial with linear green leaves and large flowers of sky blue with gold on the falls.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or partial shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.50
Iris sibirica 'Perry's Favourite'
Elegant sky blue flowers with white markings. Clump forming perennial that flowers well.
- Position: Moist but well drained - full sun or part shade
- Soil: sand / clay / loam
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.50
Iris sibirica 'Silver Edge'
Linear grass like foliage and large blue flowers with silver edge on the falls.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: chalk / sand / loam / clay
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.50
Juncus spiralis
(Corkscrew rush)
Evergreen perennial with curly spiral stems.
- Position: MARGINAL - full sun or partial shade or moisture retentive soil
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Planting Depth: Plant in shallow water at pond margins or a boggy, moisture retentive soil.
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.00
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
(Leopard plant)
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun / partial shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: Late summer
- Height: 1 - 1.5 metres
- Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Planting Depth: Rounded bronze colour leaves which are purple underneath spikes of yellow / orange daisies appear late summer.
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.50
Ligularia veitchiana
Clump forming perennial with circular slightly toothed green leaves and slender spikes of yellow daisy like flowers.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or partial shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: Late summer
- Height: 1 - 1.5 metres
- Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Dispatch period: April-October
£7.50