Box Court Garden Plants - Encyclopædia
Box Court Garden Plants - Encyclopædia
Plant Encyclopædia
Listed here is our current range of plants available at the nursery:
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SALVIA
S. amplexicaulis
Native to Hungary and the Balkans. This is totally hardy and is closely related to S. nemorosa. Leaves clasp the stems. Reaching up to 4ft terminated by long flowering spikes smothered in violet blue flowers in whorls which will last most of the summer.
Likes a sunny spot.
Ht 60 -120cm £4.25
S. argentea
Native to Southern Europe & North-West Africa this is a stunning plant. Huge ovate irregularly lobed leaves which are covered in silky hairs and metallic silver are produced in the first year. Followed in June of the next year by pyramidal inflorescence' with masses of whorls of 4 - 10 flowers. Cutting stems after flowering encourages a second flowering.
Biennial or sometimes short lived perennial. AGM
Ht 90cm £4.75
S. forskaohlei
Native to South-East Europe and Turkey. Hardy perennial. Large blue-violet and white flowers appear in early summer and will continue until early autumn, if dead headed. Large basal leaves form a clump up to 3ft across. Likes a sunny spot.
Ht 60 -90 cm £4.25
S. officinalis 'Purpurascens' AGM
Purple sage is a semi evergreen traditional herbal plant.
Mound forming and best trimmed annually to preserve their neat shape.
Ht 80cm £2.75
S. officinalis 'Tricolor'
Form of the regular culinary sage. Irregular patterned variegation in the leaves makes this a stunning plant and garnish for many dishes.
Prefers heavy drainage.
Ht 80cm £3.75
S.uliginosa
Sometimes known as the bog sage this species is native to Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina. First introduced in 1912 it appears to grow in a wide range of conditions producing clear blue flowers in whorls above good green foliage from summer through to autumn. Growing fairly tall its best at the back of the border or is easy reach to deadhead which prolongs flowering considerably.
Ht 2m £5.25
S. sclarea var. turkestanica
Statuesque border Biennial or short lived perennial. Unique fragrance from slightly hairy large ovate foliage. Copious amounts of white and purple flowering bracts throughout summer which also dry well for the Autumn Garden.
Ht 120 - 150cm £4.25
S. viscosa
Hardy perennial found naturally in Israel and the Lebanon. Very small numerous flowers are produced in shades of red through to burnt orange pink from a rough basal crown of foliage. Prefers full sun and well drained soil.
Ht 60cm £5.25
SANGUISORBA
S. minor
Mound forming herbaceous perennial. Feather like compound leaves arch gracefully from the center of the plant. Flowering stems are held away from the main body of the plant and toped with small purplish thimble shaped flowers during summer.
Ht 60cm £3.75
S. officinalis ‘Tanna’
Spires of dark red blooms appear crimped held on wiry stems above compound leaves which are blue-grey in colour. Compact in relation to other burnets preferring a sunny spot. Flowering from June to September.
Ht 50 - 60cm £3.75
SANTOLINA
S. chamaecyparissus
Small evergreen foliage plant which can be trimmed like box. Finely divided fragrant foliage which is silvery grey and hard yellow pom-pom flowers during late summer.
Not always reliably hardy. AGM
Ht 50cm £3.55
S.pinnata subsp. neapolitana 'Edward Bowles'
Hardy evergreen small growing shrub. Green foliage with the smallest hint of grey topped with pale lemon yellow flowers. Neat growing habit.
Ht 80cm £3.55
SAXIFRAGA
S.cortusifolium var. fortunei
Fleshy dark green leaves with maroon undersides. Forms a neat rosette in a partially shaded spot.
Ht 30cm £4.25
S. stolonifera 'Cuscutiformis'
Plastic looking leaves of the cheapest kind with red spider-web thin wires from which it spreads. Topped with stunning chandelier like flowers from late spring.
Absolutely stunning. Best in a well drained site.
Ht 30cm £4.25
S.stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’
Dark fleshy leaves and tall white flowers, altogether bigger and more sinister looking than ‘Cuscutiformis’ both are ideal under trees in dry shade.
Ht 80cm £4.25
SCHOENOXIPHIUM
S. “Golden Caterpillers”
New South African introduction. Clump forming grass with angled leaves similar to some Carex. Early sprays of green spikes that arch as the season progresses which then produce dangling golden tassels.
Ht 60 - 90cm £4.75
SEDUM
S. “Herbstfreude”
Very popular and reliable Sedum fleshy mid green foliage forming dense clumps. In August through to October Large dense flat heads of deep pink flowers are produced. AGM
Ht 35 - 45cm £3.45
S.‘Stewed Rhubard Mountain’
Tall growing with fleshy grey - green leaves. Nice large pinky flowers turning white. A general all round good border plant. Introducted by Bob Brown.
Ht 60cm £3.55
S.telehlum subsp. maximum ‘Purple Emperor’
Almost black-purple foliage with a slight glaucose haze. Perfect in a sunny well drained spot.
Flowers are pinky-purple. AGM
Ht 45cm £3.45
SPODIPOGON
S. sibiricus
Extremely neat little grass. Slender stems with alternate ovate green leaves look almost bamboo like. Leaves turn golden yellow flushed red in Autumn and are topped by a brown panicles of seeds. Easy and makes good ground cover.
Ht 50cm £6.75
STACHYS
S. byzantina “Big Ears”
Extremely large ovate woolly grey leaves and woolly stems. Excellent and vigorous ground-cover. Drought tolerant and best in a sunny spot. Purple flowers from June to September, but really grown for the foliage.
Ht 45cm £4.25
STIPA
S. pseudoichu
Native to Argentina. Narrow pale green leaves arching gracefully. Masses of feathery seed heads which appear in Jun and look good through to October.
Ht 60cm £4.25
S. tenussima
Stiff thread like green leaves combined with green panicles of flowers which are held just above the leaves. Whole plant ages a golden straw colour in the autumn
Ht 60cm £3.75
SEPHERDIA
S. argentea
A native shrub to the northern Great Plains of the U.S. Silver Buffalo Berry is a tough, extremely cold hardy shrub excellent for use as an ornamental shrub, in wind breaks and in confined areas where it can be kept as a small tree. A good substitute for Russian Olive. The female plants bear heavy crops of bright red berries that are both ornamental and excellent for feeding birds.
Ht 3.5 m £