cottage perennial

Centaurea nigra

Knapweed makes a fabulous low-maintenance perennial, happy even in poor soils and hardy from one end of the UK to the other! This British wildflower will light up your garden borders with its glowing pink-purple blooms from June to September and is particularly attractive to butterflies. Common…  More Info

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Phlox paniculata 'Coral Flame'

…vivid pinkish-red flowers from midsummer through to autumn, providing valuable colour at a time when many summer-flowering perennials are coming to an end. Phlox are a cottage garden staple, giving a long-lasting display whilst not minding whether they are in full sun or part shade, and thriving in…  More Info

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Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' (Hardy)

…mauve-pink flowers with contrasting yellow centres. This double hardy geranium has a tall branching stems with deeply cut foliage. Undemanding and easy to grow, Summer Skies makes an eye catching perennial for cottage garden borders. Height and spread: 60cm (24). Supplied as bare root plants.  More Info

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Foxglove 'Excelsior Hybrids'

…spaced flowers create a spectacular presence at the back of borders and make handsome cut flowers. This short-lived, perennial is best known for its statuesque presence in cottage gardens and woodlands where it attracts wildlife to its nectar rich blooms. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 45cm (18).  More Info

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Geum flore-plena 'Blazing Sunset'

…variety from T&M breeding. Classified as a perennial but from an early sowing it acts like an annual! Prolific, early flowering, fully double scarlet flowers up to 50% larger than other varieties, over a long period. Fantastic in the border and cottage garden, and a dazzling cut flower. Fleuroselect…  More Info

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Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw'

…perfect for cottage garden planting themes. Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' produces vibrant semi-double scarlet blooms from mid-May to late summer. The eye-catching flowers are carried on thin, wiry stems above neat clumps of attractive, scalloped foliage. This popular and well known RHS AGM perennial makes…  More Info

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Nurseryman's Choice Perennial Cottage Garden

…Choice Perennial Cottage Garden Collection to your order and you'll receive our choice from our wide range of hardy herbaceous perennials at a fantastic price! These garden classics will fill your borders with long-lasting summer colour. Planted in a sunny location, these hardy perennials will be…  More Info

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Perennial Cut Flower Duo

…award-winning variety bearing brilliant golden daisies for weeks on end above clumps of compact foliage. Blooms are long-lived. Both perennials are quintessential cottage garden plants that are easy to grow and great for wildlife, attracting a host of pollinators. A charming combination - the vivid…  More Info

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Bee Friendly Perennial Mix

…sources to our precious pollinators with this Bee Friendly Perennial Mix! The friendly fellows will flock to your plants when they spot this beautiful nectar-rich trio of top-performing cottage garden favourites. Bee Friendly Perennial Mix contains 6 x 9cm potted plants, two of each of the following…  More Info

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Everlasting Perennial Collection

…cutting and bringing indoors for a floral display for years to come. This superb collection is the easy route to a stunning cottage garden scheme. Plant these fabulous perennials in sunny borders for a colourful display that will last all summer long. These top quality plants will establish quickly,…  More Info

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Everlasting Perennial Collection

…cutting and bringing indoors for a floral display for years to come. This superb collection is the easy route to a stunning cottage garden scheme. Plant these fabulous perennials in sunny borders for a colourful display that will last all summer long. These top quality plants will establish quickly,…  More Info

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Bulb & Perennial Bumper Pack

…areas. Tall spires of tightly packed flowers rise above clumps of palmate foliage to form a distinctive hardy perennial that requires no staking. This Lupin mix remains a traditional cottage garden favourite. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 50cm (20).* Geranium ‘Double Jewel’ (1 x Bare Root…  More Info

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Kale Cottager's

Once a staple of the 19th century cottagers’ diet, this ‘perennial’ kale has fallen out of favour simply because the leaves don't store well for sale. Packed with vitamins and minerals, this heritage superfood supplies tasty green leaves with purple stems all through the winter…  More Info

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Nurseryman's Choice Perennials

A stunning selection of hardy perennials - just perfect for creating a cottage garden or filling in gaps in your borders! You will receive at least 4 different varieties in a 72 plug pack, or one variety per 15 garden ready plants from our popular range - these perennial plants are exceptional value…  More Info

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Delphinium 'Dark Blue & White Bee'

Delphinium 'Dark Blue & White Bee' makes a majestic statement at the back of summer perennial borders. This classic cottage garden perennial produces towering spires of indigo blue flowers which attract pollinating insects to the garden. Group Delphiniums together to create a dramatic impact, but…  More Info

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Lupin 'The Governor'

…tightly packed on tall architectural spires. Carefully bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance. This traditional cottage garden perennial creates a strong impression in borders or planted in groups at the edge of woodlands. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 75cm (30). Bare root…  More Info

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Lupin 'The Page'

…Page? are tightly packed on tall architectural spires. Carefully bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance. This traditional cottage garden perennial creates a strong impression in borders or planted in groups at the edge of woodlands. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 75cm (30).  More Info

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Lupin 'The Governor'

…are tightly packed on tall architectural spires. Carefully bred for a long flowering period with unbeatable garden performance. This traditional cottage garden perennial creates a strong impression in borders or planted in groups at the edge of woodlands. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 75cm (30).  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Magpie'

The striking black bonnets of Aquilegia 'Magpie' make a superb contrast with the white corolla. The exquisite blooms of this classic cottage garden perennial are carried on wiry stems, set above pretty ferny foliage. This hardy Columbine is perfect for en masse in borders and shady woodland edges,…  More Info

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Delphinium Magic Fountain Sky Blue

…variety has all the presence of its taller cousins without the need for staking. The perfect solution for adding colour and structure to cottage garden perennial borders, even in windy areas. You can even cut some of their regal blooms for a striking flower arrangement indoors. Height: 90cm (36).…  More Info

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Dianthus plumarius 'Sweetness Mixed'

…flowering from July to September from an early (February) sowing, producing heavily scented pinks. Dwarf, bushy, spreading plants; ideal for cottage or perennial borders. Easy to maintain - simply trim spent blooms with shears at the end of the season. Culinary note: Use the clove like tasting…  More Info

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Campanula persicifolia

…lilac blue. It will modestly self-seed, nicely sprinkling itself throughout borders where it combines harmoniously with other classic early cottage perennials such as geraniums and peonies, creating graceful vertical accents amongst mounding plants. It also makes a fine accompaniment to roses. Good…  More Info

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Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'

…eye-catching border and wildlife plant provides valuable colour from midsummer to early autumn, just as many perennials are beginning to fade. A hardy and reliable cottage garden perennial, this showy border phlox is slug and mildew resistant, great for cutting and highly attractive to butterflies.…  More Info

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Phlox paniculata 'Tenor'

…eye-catching border and wildlife plant provides valuable colour from midsummer to early autumn, just as many perennials are beginning to fade. A hardy and reliable cottage garden perennial, this showstopping border phlox is slug and mildew resistant and highly attractive to butterflies. Height: 90cm…  More Info

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Delphinium hybridum 'Magic Fountains Mixed'

…blend of no less than seven colours. Some pure colours; some with white bees. Their dwarf habit eradicates the concern for flower damage caused by windy and wet conditions. They look great at the front of the perennial border, cottage garden or even in containers. Flowers summer. Height 90cm (36in).  More Info

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Delphinium Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom

…variety has all the presence of its taller cousins without the need for staking. The perfect solution for adding colour and structure to cottage garden perennial borders, even in windy areas. You can even cut some of their regal blooms for a striking flower arrangement indoors. Height: 90cm (36).…  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Nigra'

…Hollyhock ?Nigra? is real attention grabber with its dramatic stature and dark blooms that make sensational cut flowers. This well-loved cottage garden perennial is ideal for adding splendour and architecture to the back of sunny borders. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 60cm (24). Culinary information:…  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Rose'

…architectural spires of ruffled, double rose-pink blooms which tower over summer borders adding structure and a riot of colour. These heirloom, cottage garden perennials are well loved for their saucer-shaped blooms which attract butterflies and make a dramatic cut flower for a vase indoors. Height:…  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Mixed'

Hollyhocks are heirloom cottage garden perennials, well-loved for saucer-shaped blooms that attract butterflies and make a dramatic cut flower. Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Mixed' delivers architectural spires of ruffled, doubled blooms, which add height and structure to summer borders and provide a…  More Info

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Malva moschata 'Rosea'

…‘Rosea’ is a fabulous and hardworking perennial for the cottage garden or mixed border. The musk-scented flowers contrast with the attractive, deeply divided dark green foliage, which is also fragrant. This bushy short-lived perennial will happily seed about if allowed, and is attractive…  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Double Icicle'

A classic cottage Hollyhock. Spectacular, large, crystal white, fully double, powder-puff blooms grace tall strong stems from mid summer until autumn. Adds height and a touch of style to the back of perennial or cottage garden borders. Especially effective when planted in groups. Height 1.5-1.8m…  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Blue Star'

This reliable little perennial brings cottage garden charm to herbaceous borders with a cheery display of late spring blooms. Skyward-facing, purple and white flowers are borne in clusters upon slender, upright stems. This pretty Columbine is tough and resilient, seeding about happily, and popping…  More Info

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Aquilegia 'Mckana Hybrids'

Commonly known as Columbine, these dainty hardy perennials are a cottage garden essential! Nodding flowers with long spurs are held aloft attractive foliage on tall wiry stems. Reliable and easy to grow, these classic perennials are perfect for traditional borders. Aquilegia flowers make an adorable…  More Info

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Dianthus barbatus 'Excelsior Mixed'

Often grown as a biennial, this short lived perennial is ideal for cottage garden borders, beds and containers. Culinary note: Use the clove like tasting petals for adding to cakes, either for flavour or decorating, suitable for soups, salads and sauces too. For more details about edible flowers…  More Info

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Malva moschata 'Alba'

…is stunningly elegant perennial for the cottage garden or mixed border. The musk-scented flowers contrast with the attractive, deeply divided dark green foliage, which is also fragrant. The winner of an RHS Award of Garden Merit, this bushy short-lived perennial will happily seed about…  More Info

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Delphinium hybridum 'Magic Fountains Mixed'

…stems prefer to be planted in a bright and sunny position in a well-drained soil. A perfect solution for adding colour and structure to cottage garden perennial borders, even in windy areas. You can even cut some of their regal blooms for a striking flower arrangement indoors. Height: 90cm (36).…  More Info

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Dianthus Starburst

…patterned with cherry red on a rose-pink backdrop, each frilly-edged petal is a work of art! Versatile and easy to grow, this favourite cottage garden perennial is happiest in a well-drained site in full sun. Height and spread: 20cm (8in). Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot…  More Info

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Leucanthemum x Superbum Lacrosse

…stiff stems above the dark green toothed foliage in summer. Attractive to butterflies, Leucanthemum x superbum are tough and reliable herbaceous perennials that are untroubled by pests and diseases and thrive in all soils including heavy clays. Height: 30-60cm (12-24in). Spread: 30-45cm (12-16in).  More Info

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Poppy 'King Kong'

This hardy, clump-forming perennial is a cottage garden essential, with big blousy blooms in late spring and early summer. The scarlet flowers of Poppy ?King Kong? add a splash of colour to sunny borders and make showy cut flowers too! This hardy Oriental Poppy boasts dark green, divided leaves…  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Chestnut Brown'

…eye-catching at the back of summer borders. The tall flower spikes gradually open from bottom to top, giving a long-lasting flowering period. This magnificent hardy perennial is ideal for a cottage garden scheme and can be cut for summer flower arrangements. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Peony 'Scented Bouquet Mix?

…'contains three different varieties; Peony 'Sarah Bernhart', P. 'Miss America' and P.'Duchesse de Nemours'. A beautiful addition to perennial borders in cottage and traditional, formal gardens. They can also be grown in a cutting patch, so they can be cut for indoor vases. Height and spread: 90cm…  More Info

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Geranium himalayense

…and then sporadically through to the autumn. A final display of vibrant red foliage adds colour to the late season garden. Cranesbills are a stalwart of cottage gardens, and this hardy perennial is ideal for filling gaps in the front of herbaceous borders. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Lupin 'Noble Maiden'

…white flower spikes of Lupin 'Noble Maiden' put on a magnificent display year after year with the minimum of attention. This undemanding perennial is a cottage garden essential, adding vertical lines and grandeur to summer herbaceous borders. This clean white variety makes a particularly elegant…  More Info

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Geum 'Blazing Sunset'

* New in 2013* Good addition to cottage garden* Excellent cut flowerThis free-flowering perennial produces large, double, bright crimson flowers in early summer, above attractive scalloped clumps of foliage. A popular plant for the front of cottage garden borders where its fiery flowers make a bold…  More Info

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Hollyhock 'Chater's Scarlet'

No perennial border is complete without the grandeur and majesty of this hardy perennial. Hollyhocks are classic cottage garden plants, towering to the heavens, and bringing height and structure to the back of borders. Each upright flower spike is crowded with ruffled, fully double scarltet blooms.…  More Info

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Geum 'Lady Stratheden'

Geum Lady Stratheden is perfect for perennial borders, in a prairie or cottage garden style. It has semi-double buttercup-yellow flowers, above a spreading clump of coarsely hairy, dark green foliage. The nectar rich flowers, make it a good choice for a wildlife friendly planting scheme. The RHS…  More Info

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Scabious 'Beaujolais Bonnets'

…atropurpurea 'Beaujolais Bonnets' is a delightful variety with tall stems that sway airily among other perennials. The nectar rich blooms are loved by pollinating insects. A first class perennial for cottage garden borders that will also provide you with some fabulous cut flowers. Height: 60cm (24).…  More Info

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Achillea 'Summer Fruits Lemon'

…bushy plant. Its soft, feathery foliage adds a lovely textural quality to planting schemes. This easy going, low maintenance perennial blends beautifully into cottage garden borders and prairie planting schemes. Yarrow is also an excellent choice for wildlife areas, attracting plenty of pollinating…  More Info

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Foxglove 'Candy Mountain'

…the stems. These flower stems are so strong, sturdy and erect that in breeding trials Candy Mountain was given the nickname 'Viagra'! Ideal for planting in drifts, creating a colourful display towards the middle or back of your perennial or cottage garden borders. Height: 90-140cm (36-56 inches).  More Info

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Dianthus barbatus 'Summer Sundae'

…in the first year from seed, a completely new and exciting concept for Sweet Williams. Often grown as a biennial, this short lived perennial is ideal for cottage garden borders, beds and containers. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in). Culinary note: Use the clove like tasting petals for adding to cakes,…  More Info

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Lychnis chalcedonica Dusky Pink

…of dusky pink star-shaped flowers atop stiff, upright stems that are ideal for cutting. The delicate flower colour is perfect for cottage gardens and pastel colour schemes. This reliable herbaceous perennial is also attractive to bees and butterflies. Height: 90-120cm (48). Spread: 30cm (12).  More Info

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Geranium Hardy Double Collection

Create an eye catching perennial display in your cottage garden borders with this Geranium Hardy Double Collection. Low maintenance and undemanding, these hardy perennials are 'must have' for any cottage garden planting scheme and make a wonderful addition to herbaceous borders where their informal…  More Info

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Lupin 'My Castle'

…blooms bringing height and grandeur to summer borders. The intense colour of this robust variety makes a real statement when planted in drifts, or dotted among other perennials to add bright accents to cottage garden planting schemes. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 75cm (30). Bareroot plants supplied.  More Info

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Astrantia major 'Venice'

Plant hardy perennial Astrantia major ?Venice? in cottage garden borders or in the damp areas surrounding a pond and enjoy these stunning, ruby-red pincushion flowers all summer long. More vigorous than other varieties, these richly-coloured astrantia will thrive at the edge of woodland and other…  More Info

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Centaurea dealbata

…insects. Centaurea dealbata quickly forms dense clumps of large, ornately cut foliage. Planted en masse they knit together to form fabulous swathes of ground cover. A fuss-free perennial that?s perfect for herbaceous borders, cottage gardens and wildlife areas. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Lobelia speciosa Fan Burgundy

This magnificent hardy perennial makes a fabulous addition to hot-coloured borders, bog gardens or pondside planting. Tall spires of three-lipped, tubular flowers in an intense shade of velvety crimson rise above dark green foliage from midsummer to early autumn. Tough, reliable and low-maintenance,…  More Info

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Linaria purpurea

Better known as Toadflax, this hardy perennial is a cottage garden favourite, constantly busy with butterflies. The upright flower spikes are packed with tiny purple nectar-rich blooms, each of a delicate and intriguing shape, which continue from June right through to September. Linaria purpurea…  More Info

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Gypsophila repens 'Rosea'

Airy sprays of tiny pink blooms form frothy mounds throughout summer. This charming semi evergreen perennial has a long association with cottage garden planting schemes and is well loved by florists as a cut flower. Height and spread: 45cm (18). Bare root plants supplied. Culinary information: Babys…  More Info

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Poppy 'Prinzessin Victoria Louise'

…it in style with tall bristled stems contrasting with the delicate ruffled crepe paper-like petals around a deep, dark centre followed by attractive seedheads to lengthen the period of interest. This hardy perennial will be a favourite in cottage garden borders. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 60cm (24).  More Info

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Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'

Perfect for those challenging shaded areas beneath deciduous trees, or meandering through cottage garden borders! Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea' is a compact evergreen perennial that will seed freely once established, making superb groundcover. Its beetroot-purple foliage contrasts beautifully…  More Info

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