Slender Crested Male Fern Hardy deciduous fern forming clumps with large arching fronds of narrow pinnules to 90cm. Prefers cool moist shade or semi-shade.
Ferns
Siebold’s Wood Fern – Slow spreading in dappled woodland shade, with blue shaded, leathery fingered fronds up to 80 cm. Drought tolerant when it is established and enjoys a warmer site. New fronds appear through the season. Originates in China and Japan.
Ferns
Alpine Wood Fern Hardy semi-evergreen fern, with tufts of erect, narrow fronds up to 150cm. Frond ribs covered in yellow hairs when young, which turn black with age, giving this fern its distinctive look. Good quality moist garden soil in shade and away from heat in summer.
Epimediums
E. grandiflorum var. thunbergianum cultivar from Japan. Exceptional pale rose pink flowers. Translates as “Red Cherry Blossom”
Epimediums
E. acuminatum x dolichostemon, Japanese origin, medium sized evergreen flowers early and prolifically at the same time as producing attractively coloured new foliage. Translates as “Milky Way”
Epimediums
Epimedium flavum x wushanense. Evergreen perennial, with new growth in early spring. Orange/yellow flowers over deep green leaves, in spring and early summer. Plant in light shade, away from summer drought and winter waterlogging, but water in well in its first year. Plant Breeder’s Rights apply
Epimediums
Epimedium rhizomatosum x wushanense Raised by Danielle Monbaliu in Belgium.
Epimediums
Epimedium latisepalum x ogisui. Spreading evergreen perennial. Large white flowers over fresh bronze coloured leaves in early spring. Plant in light shade, away from summer drought and winter waterlogging, but water in well in its first year.
Epimediums
Epimedium franchetii OG87001. Found in 1987 by Mikinori Ogisu in Hubei (China) and named in 1996 by William Stearn. Evergreen forming clumps with bright lemon yellow flowers. Attractive coppery leaves when young. H&S 50-100cm.
Epimediums
Large dusky pink flowers to 25cm in spring with the new foliage. Deciduous in acidic humus rich soil in shade.
Epimediums
Evergreen with buff/amber flowers. Inner sepals white hinting pink. Petals edged lemon yellow fading to white along the spurs. Raised by Wildside Nursery in Devon. It is a small to medium sized evergreen plant.
Epimediums
Epimedium wushanense. Big spidery caramel coloured flowers on stems to 1m. Evergreen leaves mottled red. Humus rich mottled shade. Can cope in drier conditions.