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Plant of the Day

Tuesday 1 October 2019

The ideal tender perennials for an autumn display are the plant group known as the ‘Decorative Dahlias’ which have fully double flowerheads with flat or slightly incurved florets. A cultivar from this group includes the compact, herbaceous perennial Dahlia 'Crème de Cassis' with pale lilac petals with purple backs. The root tubers of these plants will need to be lifted and stored over the winter in a dark, cool, frost-free building.

Plant of the Day

Saturday 21 September 2019

In the small white garden of Ulting Wick Garden, Essex, UK, the slender spikes of Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba' (bistort) were covered in tiny, white flowers . These flowers are produced from summer until autumn creating a transparent effect, and the texture contrasts with the larger white flowers of Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (Japanese anemone). Persicaria is an upright, clump-forming perennial which requires a moist soil in full sun or partial shade.

Plant of the Day

Thursday 26 September 2019

The airy, delicate flowers of Pelargonium trifidum (brittle-stalked pelargonium) are being grown in the shelter of a glasshouse. This aromatic sprawling shrublet has scrambling branches. The stems are brittle with succulent leaves that fall off when there are drought conditions. This native plant of South Africa was introduced into England in 1792.

Plant of the Day

Sunday 2 September 2018

Forming a display on this outdoor table were containers of Bessera elegans (coral drops) with long, fine stems supporting terminal cluster of elegant scarlet flowers. This corm forming perennial originates from Mexico. 

Plant of the Day

Saturday 8 September 2018

The cheerful blooms of the free-flowering annual Tithonia rotunidfolia (Mexican sunflowers). These tender plants are good fillers for a border, and are appreciated by polllinators as well as being useful as long lasting cut flowers. 

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 4 September 2018

Covered in fruit this Malus 'John Downie' (crab apple) was providing both an ornamental display and an edible feast which this garden was willing to share with visitors. This small deciduous tree is covered in the spring with white flowers opening from pink buds.