From clumps of purple strappy basal leaves rise tall flowering spires with a 'topknot' resembling a pineapple.
From clumps of strappy basal leaves rise tall flowering spires with a 'topknot' resembling a pineapple.
Interesting spike of greenish pendulous flowers above wide glaucous leaves. Deciduous.
Undulating shiny green leathery leaves help accentuate the large pure white single terminal flowers.
Summer growing bulb with orange/yellow flowers with darker stripes inside the petals.
Hardy small shrub with attractive saw-toothed bronze and purple leaves. Summer flowering and a great feature in the winter garden. Frost hardy and easy care.
Mauve blue iris type flowers held above low growing narrow grass-like foliage.
Stunning bright red flowers in autumn, growing up to 90 cm tall with fan-shaped flattened leaves like iris. Loves water margins or can be grown in a rich composted garden bed. Keep well mulched for best flowering. Easy to grow from seed, can naturalise.
Lovely tall spires of pink flowers on fern-like foliage which turns burgundy red in winter.
With very pretty almost pleated stark white flowers similar to hollyhocks, this rapid growing woody perennial with leaves similar to a grape vine can reach up to 1.5 metres. Best in full sun. Often called a Russian Hibiscus, although it is not from Russia and not a hibiscus.
