Diascia Photo Album

"I hope these pictures will help you identify the diascia you have.   They are sometimes close-ups, sometimes long shots and most are scanned from photos or slides.  They have been taken by my brother William or me unless otherwise credited.  I aim to give a botanical description based on the writings of Hilliard & Burtt and Dr Kim Steiner in time." from Christine Boulby.

To look at the picture from the Diascia Photo Album; click on Diascia. To look at the Description Page; click on the name following Diascia.

Diascia

Description

Diascia 'Acklington'

Bred by Christine Boulby. Dark red flowers. I thought I'd lost it but it survived here a winter so I gave it a name.

Diascia aliciae

Diascia anastrepta

Diascia 'Alicecap'

Cultivar bred by Dr Kim Steiner.  Bushy habit, pale pink flowers over a very long period.  One of the most hardy hybrids in our collection.  Resistant to virus.

Diascia 'Andrew'

Cultivar bred by Hector Harrison.  Upright habit, red open flowers in abundance.

Diascia 'Appleby Apricot'

Bred by Hector Harrison and one stand of it has lasted in tact for five winters here in Northumberland.  One of the hardiest apricots.

Diascia austromontana

Diascia barberae

Diascia 'Bella'

Cultivar by Christine Boulby.  Mid-pink flowers and long trailing habit.

Diascia 'Belmore Beauty'

Protected by Plant Breeders Rights.  Variegated version of Diascia 'Ruby Field'.  Foliage edged in yellow.  Trailing habit, good in baskets.

Diascia 'Christabel'

Bred by Hector Harrison.  Has huge pale pink flowers in profusion all summer long.

Diascia 'Coral Belle'
Photo by David Fenwick

Bred by Hector Harrison and Protected by Plant Breeders Rights.  The only coral coloured diascia in distribution.  Orangy-red flowers atop rich deep green foliage.  Looks good in hanging baskets.  

Diascia cordata

Can be distinguished from other species by two distinct separate yellow windows in the throat of the flower.

Diascia 'Doreen'

Deep reddish purple flowers and a very prostrate habit.  Found in my garden two years ago and named for my mum.

Diascia 'Eclat'

Seen here juxaposed against a penstemon.  Lovely big red flowers.  Not as long flowering as some other species

Diascia fetcaniensis

Flowers have a 'moustache' of dark glands in a straight line on the lower lobe directly under the stamens

Diascia fetcaniensis growing through a join in a retaining wall at Cragside, Rothbury

This picture included to show the determination of this species.  Its stolons will penetrate the tiniest cracks and roam up to three feet.

Diascia 'Harry'

Bred by Christine Boulby and named for my husband and best friend, Harry.  Lime green foliage and reddish flowers.  Bushy habit.

Diascia 'Hector's Hardy'

This plant was one of Hector's first crosses and is named for him.  He had had it in his garden several years before we were shown it, so it has stood the test of time.  Bushy habit.

Diascia 'Helvellyn'

Pale pink flowers on nice shiny green foliage.  Found by William in a garden in Barmby Moor at a house called 'Helvellyn'.

Diascia 'Iceberg'

Bred by Hector Harrison using D. integerrima 'Blush' and other plants.  Has a nice neat bushy habit and lovely white flowers.

Diascia integerrima

Diascia integerrima 'Blush'

White form of Diascia integerrima. Best grown in the garden where it will populate a large area over two to three years.  Flowers later in the season (July/August here). Will tolerate the driest of dry places and has survived temperatures as low as -10C here in Northumberland.

Diascia 'Jacqueline's Joy'
Photo  by David Fenwick

An early cultivar bred by Hector Harrison.  Has lovely racemes of mauve flowers. Bushy habit.  Very suitable for hanging baskets.

Diascia 'Jane'

Bred by Christine Boulby.  Pale mauve/pink flowers in abundance above mid-green foliage.  Prostrate habit.

Diascia 'Katherine Sharman'

We thought this plant had disappeared but it made a comeback in 2000.  It is thought to be a sport of D. 'Ruby Field' and has olive green foliage edged creamy white.  Not a very sturdy plant.

Diascia 'Lady Valerie'

Bred by Hector Harrison.  Has lovely large pale orange flowers and grows very well in containers. 

Diascia 'Lilac Belle'

Bred by Hector Harrison and introduced the same year as D. 'Lilac Belle'.  Small dark green leaves with loads of little lilac flowers all summer. Good in baskets.

Diascia 'Lilac Gem'

Bred by Hector Harrison.  Upright habit.  Palest lilac flowers from July onwards.  Hardier than most of the mauves and forms a neat clump up to 15 inches in circumference.

Diascia 'Little Dancer'

Origin unknown.  Bright pink flowers on nice deep green foliage.  Good in baskets.

Diascia 'Louise'

Bred by Hector Harrison.  Very wide peach flowers on fresh green foliage.  Upright habit.  Does well as a spot plant at the front of a border.

Diascia 'Lucy'
Photo  by David Fenwick

Bred by Hector Harrison. Easily distinguished from other cultivars by a terminal flower on a raceme that is a buttercup-shaped flower - ie it does not have spurs or a 'throat'.Very jolly apricot flowers.Neat grower and good as spot plant in front of border.

Diascia 'Megelvar'
Photo  by David Fenwick

Bred by Hector Harrison. Nice apricot flowered diascia with neat habit and strong dark foliage.

Diascia mollis

Diascia patens

Diascia personata

Diascia platbergensis

Diascia 'Pink Panther'

Origin unknown.  Pale baby pink flowers atop dark green foliage.  Neat habit.

Diascia 'Red Ace'

Bred by Hector Harrison and protected by Plant Breeders Rights.  One of the reddest flowered diascias around, and on some of the deepest green foliage it is a stunner.  Survives a good deal of dryness, and ideal for baskets.

Diascia rigescens

Distinguished from other species by a yellow 'median keel' of glands on the lower lobe of the flower.  This photo shows its with Cistus ladanifer.  A lovely combination.

Diascia rigescens 'Anne Rennie'
Photo by David Fenwick

Similar to above but flowers a slightly paler shade and carried in rather more loose racemes.

Diascia rigescens x lilacina

One of Hector's earliest crosses and given to Blooms of Bressingham.  Nice mauve flowers and good foliage.  Prostrate habit.  Good in baskets but its a bit of a thug

Diascia 'Ruby Field'

Bred by John Kelly and introduced in 1971.  Although he gave details of the cross he made to create it, we are not sure of the species he actually had due to name problems.It has nice blousy flowers on prostrate foliage and has been used in alpine beds for many years in the UK.

Diascia 'Rupert Lambert'

Bred by Rupert Lambert.  Plant has upright habit and reddish flowers. 

Diascia 'Salmon Supreme'

Bred by Hector Harrison.  When i first saw it I was at Beth Chatto's gardens in Cambridgeshire.  One of the first apricot coloured diascias to appear on the market in the UK and has been popular ever since.

Diascia 'Selina's Choice'

Bred by Hector Harrison.  Plant has a very neat habit.  Apricot flowers in abundance and looks great as a hanging basket.

Diascia 'Tiny Tom'

Bred by Hector Harrison.Tiny foliage and interesting pinky mauve flowers, this is one of the smallest and neatest diascias I've seen.

Diascia trials at Appleby, North Lincs

Hector's hardiness trials take place every year in his search for good garden-worthy plants.

Diascia 'Twinkle'

Bred by Hector Harrison and protected by Plant Breeders Rights. Although this diascia is one of his first successes, it remains a firm favourite of mine.  Has tight purple racemes of flowers on very lush dark green foliage.  Superb in hanging baskets.

Diascia vigilis

Diascia vigilis 'Jack Elliott'

Diascia 'William'

Bred by Hector Harrison and named for my brother William.  Has mid-pink flowers on lush green foliage.  We have lost this one, if you have it we'd love to hear from you!

Latest update 13 March 2001 of above Diascia Photo Album

 Christine Boulby Copyright © 2001 All rights reserved

"Their common name is twinspur, in reference to the two (usually downward-pointing) spurs to be found on the back of the flower. These help to distinguish them from the similar (and closely related) genera Alonsoa and Nemesia. The spurs contain a special oil, which is collected in the wild by certain species of bees that appear to have coevolved with the plants, as they have unusually long forelegs for collecting the oil.‪
In gardens, Diascia cultivars (mostly hybrids) have become extremely popular as colourful, floriferous, easily grown bedding plants in recent years." from Wikipedia.

"Diascias are sun-loving plants, but enjoy fertile rather than dry, poor soil. The cushion-forming types can get straggly so cut them back in late April and late August to keep them compact.
Hardiness can be a problem, but many will survive winter in well-drained soil.
You can containerise Diascia personata, but it has to be a substantial pot to balance the height of the plant. The ruby-pink flowers are excellent with dark blue agapanthus, purple dahlias or fluffy pennisetums.
At Great Dixter they use D. personata with the green and cream vertically striped grass, Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' to great effect. Graham Gough, of Marchants Plants, also uses it in his grass-led garden and he describes it as "remarkable and lofty"." from How to grow Diascia personata by Val Bourne in The Telegraph.

"Diascia is a natural for containers. You can fill an entire container with one variety or use a diascia plant as your spiller, in a mixed container. Diascia also makes a lovely edging plant and will elegantly flop over sidewalks and walls or throughout rock gardens.
Diascia perfers a slightly acidic soil pH. Something between 6.0 and 6.5 seems to be ideal.
It’s rare to find seed for Diascia, but there are some out there. Start seeds indoors, abou 6-8 weeks before your last expected frost. In warm climates, Diascia can be direct seeded. The hybrid Diascia won’t grow true from seed.
Diascia seed needs light to germinate, so just press the seed firmly on top of the soil, don’t cover it. It’s very important to keep the soil moist, since there’s nothing insulating the seed. Diascia seed should germinate within 2 weeks." from Gardening About in America.

Lazy S'S Farm Nursery in America sell Deer Resistant Plants:- "Realize, if deer are starving or in extremely high concentrations competing for food, they will eat almost anything. These Plants are their last choice. By inter-planting with these plants, especially the fragrant herbs, you make you entire garden less appealing to them! They never bother our gardens and we're convinced that it's because we work in the fragrant 'herbs' -- Yarrows, Catmints, Agastache, Etc., in every bed -- and why not - they're gorgeous and long blooming.

Deer's primary defense is their sense of smell. When a garden has a lot of highly scented plants, the deer have trouble smelling predators and they realize that they are more defenseless. So use lots of fragrant herbs especially larger ones like Perovskia - Russian Sage and Nepetas that release their strong scent if the deer brush against them.

Also, Deer do not like grazing extremely low, or too high. Shrubs and trees with foliage 3-5 feet or higher will be less likely to have deer damage."
 

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1 inch = 2.5 cms,

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Herbaceous Perennial

Flower Thumbnail

Flowering 
Months

Height x Width in inches (cms) -

1 inch = 2.5 cms,

12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms,

36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard = 90 cms,

40 inches = 100 cms
 

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Evergreen or Semi-Evergreen Perennial

A

A

Acanthus spinosus
 

May, June,
July
 

48-60 x 24
(120-150 x 60)

Achillea
filipendulina
'Cloth of Gold'

June, July,
August,
September

96 x 40
(250 x 100)

Achillea 'Apfelblute'
 

June, July, August,
September

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Achillea filipendulina
'Gold Plate'

June, July,
August

48 x 24
(120 x 60)

Achillea
'Credo'
 

June, July,
August

48 x 18
(120 x 45)

Achillea filipendulina 'Parker's Variety'

June, July,
August

40-60 x 20-40 (100-150 x 50-100)

Achillea
'Fanal'
 

June, July,
August

36 x 18
(90 x 45)

Achillea grandifolia

June, July,
August

60 x 40
(150 x 100)

Creamy-White.
Photo taken on 24 July 2013 was of seed heads not flowers

Achillea filipendula
'Gold Plate'
 

June, July,
August

48 x 24
(120 x 60)

Achilliea
ptarmica
'Perry's
White'

July,
August, September

32-39 x 24 (80-100 x 60)

Achillea millefolium
'Cerise
Queen'
 

May, June,
July

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Aconitum carmichaelii 'Barker's Variety'

July, August, September

64 x 16
(160 x 40)

Violet-Blue.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Achillea
ptarmica
'Boule de
Neige'
 

June, July,
August

20 x 15
(50 x 38)

Aconitum carmichaelii 'Kelmscott'

August, September

96 x 40
(250 x 100)

Dark Blue.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Achillea 'Summer-
wine'
 

June, July, August,
September

28 x 18
(70 x 45)

Aconitium napellus

July, August

40-60 x 4-20 (100-150 x 10-50)

Violet-Blue.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Achillea 'Terracotta'
 

June, July, August,
September

36 x 16
(90 x 40)

Aconitum
'Spark's
Variety'

July, August

24-48 x 18-24
(60-120 x
45-60)

Aconitum cammarum 'Stainless
Steel'
 

June, July, August,
September

36-42 x 12
(90-105 x 30)

Actaea
simplex
'Brunette'

July, August, September, October

48 x 36
(120 x 90)

Aconitum lycoctonum
subsp.
vulparia
 

June, July,
August

16-48 x 12
(40-120 x 30)

Actea simplex 'Pink Spike'

September, October

70 x 40
(175 x 100)

Aconitum napellus
'Bicolor'
 

July, August,
September

42 x 36
(105 x 90)

Actaea simplex 'Prichards Giant'

August, September, October

80 x 24
(200 x 60)

Creamy-White.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Aconitum piepunense
 

July, August

40 x 80
(100 x 200)

Agapanthus 'Buckingham Palace'

July, August, September

60 x 24
(150 x 60)

Agapanthus africanus

December, January,
February

18 x 30
(45 x 75)

Agapanthus campan-ulatus var. albidus

June, July, August

40 x 20
(100 x 50)

Agapanthus
albus

July, August,
September

30 x 18
(75 x 45)

Agapanthus
'Loch Hope'

August, September

60 x 24
(150 x 60)

Agapanthus
'Bress-
ingham Blue'

June, July

20 x 18
(50 x 45)

Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue'

July, August

18 x 12
(45 x 30)

Agapanthus
campan-ulatus
var. albidus

July, August,
September

24 x 24
(60 x 60)

Agapanthus praecox Maximus Albus

July, August

36 x 20
(90 x 50)

White.
Missed taking photo of flowers

Agapanthus 'Head-bourne
Hybrids'

July, August,
September

30 x 24
(75 x 60)

Agapanthus
"Silver Mist'

August, September

32 x 24
(80 x 60)

Alcea rosea 'Chater's
Double' -
rose

June, July

72-96 x 24
(180-240 x 60)

Agastache
'Black Adder'

July, August, September, October

36 x 16
(90 x 40)

Alcea rosea 'Chater's
Double' -
salmon

June, July

72-96 x 24
(180-240 x 60)

Agastache
'Blue Fortune'

July, August, September, October

40 x 16
(100 x 40)

Alcea rosea 'Chater's
Double' -
scarlet

June, July

72-96 x 24
(180-240 x 60)

Ageratina altissima 'Braunlaub'

July, August, September, October

48 x 24
(120 x 60)

White.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Alcea rosea 'Chater's
Double' -
white

June, July

72-96 x 24
(180-240 x 60)

Alstroemeria brasiliensis

June, July, August, September, October, November

24 x 16
(60 x 40)

Alcea rosea 'Chater's
Double' -
yellow

June, July

72-96 x 24
(180-240 x 60)

Alstroemeria 'Friendship'

June, July, August, September, October, November

20-40 x 4-20
(50-100 x 10-50)

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

June, July

72 x 24
(180 x 60)

Alstroemeria
'Tessa'

June, July, August, September, October, November

28 x 24
(70 x 60)

Alchemilla
alpina

June, July,
August

4 x 20
(9 x 50)

Althaea cannabina

July, August, September

72 x 60
(180 x 150)

Pinkish-Lavender
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Alchemilla conjuncta

June, July,
August

16 x 12
(39 x 30)

Amicia zygomeris

September, October, November

60-100 x 40-60
(150-250 x 100-150)

Alchemilla
mollis

July

24 x 230
(60 x 75)

Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich'

July, August, September

20-40 x 20-40
(50-100 x 50-100)

Anchusa
azurea
'Loddon Royalist'

June, July,
August

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Splendens'

August, September, October

24-40 x 24-40
(60-100 x 60-100)

Pale Pink.
Missed taking photo of flowers

Anemone
elegans

August, September,
October

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'

August, September, October

40-60 x 20-40
(100-150 x 50-100)

Anemone hupehensis

Pink - July, August or
White - July, August

24 x 16
(60 x 39)

Anemone x hybrida 'Luise Uhink'

August, September, October

60 x 24
(150 x 60)

Anemone hupehensis japonica
(pink flower)

July, August

36 x 18
(90 x 45)

Artemisia lactiflora 'Elfenbein'

July, August, September

60 x 24
(150 x 60)

Cream.
Missed taking photo of flowers

Anemone hupehensis japonica -
white

July, August

25 x 16
(63 x 39)

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

August, September

24 x 24
(60 x 60)

Yellowish-Brown.
Missed taking photo of flowers

Anemone narcissiflora

May, June

16 x 18
(40 x 45)

Artemisia 'Rosen-schleier'

July, August, September

60 x 18-24
(150 x 45-60)

Pink.
Flowers too small and seen from too much distance

Anemone
rivularis

May, June

30 x 12
(75 x 30)

Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black'

September, October

12-36 x 12-36
(30-90 x 30-90)

White.
Missed taking photo of flowers

Antirrhinum majus

June, July, August, September, October

36 x 12
(90 x 30)

Aster lateriflorus var. horizontalis

July, August, September, October

4-20 x 4-20
(10-50 x 10-50)

Red and White.
Missed taking photos of flowers

Aster frikartii
'Wunder Von Stafa'

July, August,
September

28 x 16
(69 x 39)

Aster
novae-angliae
'Barrs Pink'

September, October

52 x 24
(130 x 60)

Mauve-Pink.
Missed taking photos of flowers

Aster novi-
belgii
'Dandy'

August, September,
October

12 x 12
(30 x 30)

Aster
novae-angliae
'Mrs S T Wright'

September, October

60 x 16-24
(150 x 40-60)

Lilac-Blue.
missed taking photo of flowers

Astilbe
'Bridal Veil'

July

30 x 18
(75 x 45)

Aster
novae-angliae
'Roter Stern'

August, September

12-18 x 8-12
(30-45 x 20-30)

Purple-Pink.
missed taking photo of flowers

Astilbe
chinensis
pumila

August, September

8-12 x 10
(20-30 x 25)

Aster
novae-angliae 'Rubin-schatz'

September, October

45 x 78
(113 x 200)

Astilbe
'Deutsch-
land'

June

20-24 x 12
(50-60 x 30)

Aster
novae-angliae 'Septem-berrubin'

September, October

48 x 36
(120 x 90)

Purple-Red.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Astilbe 'Fanal'

July

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Aster turbinellus

August, September, October, November

48-60 x 24
(120-150 x 60)

Pale Violet.
Mistaken yellow flowers on top of this plant from climber alongside for this plant's violet flowers

Astilbe 'Fire'

July, August

39 x 24
(98 x 60)

Astrantia 'Roma'

June, July, August, September

24 x 16
(60 x 40)

Astilbe
'Purple Lance'

August, September

48 x 24
(120 x 60)

B

Astilbe 'Rheinland'

June, July

18-24 x 18 (45-60 x 45)

Baptisia australis

June

40-60 x 20-40
(100-150 x 50-100)

Astilbe rosea
'Peach
Blossom'

July, August

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

C

Astilbe
'Willie
Buchanan'

July, August

8-18 x 12
(20-45 x 30)

Campanula lactiflora
'Loddon Anna'

July, August, September

60 x 24
(150 x 60)

Astrantia
major

June, July

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Centaurea atro-purpurea

June, July, August

48 x 20
(120 x 50)

B

Chelone glabra

August, September, October

24-36 x 18-30
(60-90 x 45-75)

Brunnera macro-phylla

April, May

12-18 x 24
(30-45 x 60)

Chelone obliqua

August, September

24 x 12
(60 x 30)

Brunnera macro-phylla
'Jack Frost'

April, May

12-18 x 18 (30-45 x 45)

Crambe cordifolia

June, July

60-100 x 40-60
(150-250 x 100-150)

White.
Unable to locate plant label to take photos of its flowers after May 2013

Buph-
thalmum
salicifolium

June, July, August,
September

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Crambe maritima

June

20-40 x 4-20
(50-100 x 10-50)

C

Crocosmia x crocos-miiflora 'George Davison'

July, August, September

24 x 24
(60 x 60)

Caltha
palustris
'Alba'

April

9 x 12
(23 x 30)

Crocosmia
'Severn Sunrise'

August, September, October

35 x 23
(88 x 48)

Opening Orange fades to Pink.
Unable to locate plant label to take photos of its flowers after May 2013

Campanula garganica

June, July,
August

2 x 12
(5 x 30)

Crocosmia x crocos-mioides 'Vulcan'

June, July, August

36 x 18
(90 x 45)

Centaurea macro-cephela

June, July,
August

36-48 x 24
(90-120 x 60)

Cynara cardunculus

June, July, August, September

60 x 48
(150 x 120)

Purple.
Unable to locate flowers after 21 Aug 2013

Centaurea montana
'Parham'

June, July,
August

24 x 24
(60 x 60)

D

Cichorium
intybus
album

July, August, September,
October

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Datisca cannabina

May, June, July, August

80 x 40
(200 x 100)

Creamy-Yellow-Green.
Unable to locate flowers after 13 May 2013

D

E

Delphinium from
Elatum Group

July, August, September

60 x 18
(150 x 45)

Echinacea purpurea
'Lustre Hybrids'

June, July, August, September

18-24 x 14
(45-60 x 35)

Diascia
cordata
of gardens

June, July, August,
September

6 x 20
(15 x 50)

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

July, August, September

40 x 18
(100 x 45)

Dicentra
formosa
var. alba

May, June

18 x 30
(45 x 75)

Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinglow'

June, July, August, September

28 x 16
(70 x 40)

Digitalis x
merton-ensis

May, June

24-36 x 20
(60-90 x 50)

Echinacea purpurea
'Ruby Giant

June, July, August

39 x 39
(98 x 98)

E

Echinops bannaticus

July, August

18-48 x 24
(45-120 x 60)

Bright Blue.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Echinacea purpurea
'Magnus'

July, August, September

30-48 x 18 (75-120 x 45)

Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue'

July, August

40-60 x 20-40
(100-150 x 50-100)

F

Eupatorium lindleyanum

September, October

12-60 x 24
(30-150 x 60)

Fragaria moschata
Duches

June

6 x 6
(15 x 15)

White

Eupatorium maculatum 'Atropur-pureum Group'

July, August, September

88 x 40
(220 x 100)

G

Eupatorium maculatum (Atropur-pureum Group) 'Riesen-schirm'

July, August, September

80 x 80
(200 x 200)

Pink-Purple.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Gentiana asclepiadea

August, September

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Eupatorium purpureum

August, September, October

60-100 x 20-40
(150-250 x 50-100)

Purplish-Pink.
Plant removed after 4 Mar 2013 - see walkabout and stateless plants

Geranium phaeum

June, July
June, July

32 x 18
(80 x 45)

Euphorbia wallichii

May, June, July, August

24 x 20
(60 x 50)

Geranium
renardii

June, July

12 x 12
(30 x 30)

F

Geranium sanguineum 'Splendens'

July, August,
September

4 x 12
(9 x 30)

Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'

June, July

60-100 x 20-40
(150-250 x 50-100)

Gunnera
tinctoria

July, August

60 x 72
(150 x 180)

Foeniculum vulgare
'Giant Bronze'

July, August

72 x 18
(180 x 45)

Sulphur-Yellow.
Plant removed after 4 Mar 2013 - see walkabout and stateless plants

H

Foeniculeum vulgare 'Purpureum'

July, August

60 x 20
(150 x 50)

Helenium autumnale

September, October,
November

60 x 18
(150 x 45)

G

Hemero-callis citrina

August

48 x 30
(120 x 75)

Galega x hartlandii 'Alba'

June, July, August, September

48 x 36
(120 x 90)

White.
Plants in front grew higher than 1 of 2 sections of planting, so could not photo flowers of this plant at that point

Hosta
crispula

August
August

20 x 36
(50 x 90)

Deep Violet
or White

Galega officinalis

June, July, August, September

48 x 32
(120 x 80)

Hosta
sieboldiana

July

36 x 48
(90 x 120)

Geranium psilostemon

June, July, August

36 x 36
(90 x 90)

K

Geranium 'Rozanne'
('Gerwat')

June, July, August, September

24 x 16
(60 x 40)

Kniphofia
'Little Maid'

September, October

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Geranium x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'

May, June, July, August, September

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Kniphofia
'Royal
Standard'

July, August

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Geum 'Totally Tangerine'

June, July, August

24 x 20
(60 x 50)

Kniphofia triangularis

September, October

30 x 18
(75 x 45)

H

L

Helenium 'Garten-sonne'

July, August, September

72 x 24
(180 x 60)

Yellow.
Flowers too far away to see unlesss you use zoom on your camera

Lamium
orvala

May, June,
July

24 x 12
(60 x 30)

Helenium 'Indianer-sommer'

June, July, August

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Brick Orange Red.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Lathyrus
vernus

April, May,
June

12 x 18
(30 x 45)

Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'

June, July, August

38-51 x 16
(95-128 x 40)

Ligularia
dentata

August, September,
October

48 x 36
(120 x 90)

Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'

June, July, August, September, October

20-40 x 4-20
(50-100 x 10-50)

Linaria
alpina

June, July,
August

3 x 6
(8 x 15)

Helenium 'Sonnen-wunder'

September, October

72 x 24
(180 x 60)

Linum
perenne

June, July

12 x 12
(30 x 30)

Helenium 'Waltraut'

June, July, August, September, October

20-40 x 4-20
(50-100 x 10-50)

Lobelia
cardinalis

June, July, August,
September

36 x 12
(90 x 30)

Helianthus salicifolius

September, October

96-120 x 12-36
(240-300 x 30-90)

Yellow rays and dark Brown disc. If it flowered in Sep-Oct, I missed taking their photos

Lupinus polyphyllus

April, May,
June

48 x 24
(120 x 60)

Helianthus x laetiflorus

August, September, October

80 x 48
(200 x 120)

Lychnis
flos-jovis

May, June

12 x 18
(30 x 45)

Helianthus
'Lemon Queen'

July, August, September

80 x 18
(200 x 45)

Lysimachia punctata

July, August

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Hemerocallis 'Chicago Royal Robe'

June, July, August, September

23 x 30
(57 x 75)

M

Hemerocallis
'Green Flutter'

June, July, August

20 x 40
(50 x 100)

Mimulus
guttatus

May, June,
July, August

12 x 36
(30 x 90)

Yellow with
Red Spots

Hemerocallis
'Little Grapette'

July, August, September

30 x 24
(75 x 60)

Mimulus
luteus

May, June,
July, August

12 x 24
(30 x 60)

Hemerocallis lilioa-sphodelus

June

32 x 40
(80 x 100)

P

Heuchera 'Obsidian'

June, July

18 x 12
(45 x 30)

Cream.
Unable to get clear photos of flowers in 2013

Paeonia
'Bowl of
Beauty'

June, July

36 x 36
(90 x 90)

Heuchera
'Plum Pudding'

June, July, August

26 x 20
(65 x 50)

Pale Pink.
Unable to get clear photos of flowers in 2013

Paeonia
mlokose-
witschii

May, June

36 x 36
(90 x 90)

I

Paeonia
officinalis
'Rubra Plena'

June, July

30 x 30
(75 x 75)

Inula magnifica

August, September

72 x 36
(180 x 90)

Paeonia
veitchii var. woodwardii

May, June

16 x 16
(39 x 39)

Inula racemosa

August, September

72 x 60
(180 x 150)

Paeonia
lactiflora
cultivars
with Flower Colour from China

Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata'

May, June

23 x 18
(57 x 45)

BLUE

May, June

6 x 4
(15 x 10)

Pinkish-blue

J, K

MULTI-
COlOURED

May, June

...

Yellow, Purple, Red, Pink

Kalimeris incisa 'Charlotte'

June, July, August, September

32 x 24
(80 x 60)

PINK

May, June

6 x 5
(15 x 13)

Pink

Kniphofia 'Buttercup'

June, July, August

40 x 20
(100 x 50)

PURPLE

May, June

6 x 3.5
(15 x 9)

Purple

Kniphofia uvaria 'Nobilis'

August, September

120 x 48
(300 x 120)

Orange-red fades to yellow.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

RED

May, June

6 x 3
(15 x 8)

Red

Kniphofia
'Percy's Pride'

June, July, August, September

48 x 32
(120 x 80)

Lemon-Yellow.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

WHITE

May, June

6 x 5
(15 x 13)

White

Kniphofia 'Samuel's Sensation'

July, August, September

40 x 30
(100 x 75)

Light Scarlet fades to Yellow.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

YELLOW

May, June

6 x 3
(15 x 7)

Yellow

Kniphofia
'Toffee Nosed'

June, July, August

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Orange top with Ivory-White bottom.
If it flowered after 21 August, I missed taking their photos

L

Papaver
croceum

June, July,
August

12 x 6
(30 x 15)

Leucanth-emella serotina

August, September, October, November

60 x 40
(150 x 100)

White.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Papaver
orientale

May, June,
July

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford'

July, August

36 x 36
(90 x 90)

Pulsatilla
vulgaris

May

4-8 x 8
(10-20 x 20)

Ligularia
'The Rocket'

June, July, August

48 x 48
(120 x 120)

S

Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'

June, July, August, September

30 x 18
(75 x 45)

Sedum
spectabile

September

18 x 18
(45 x 45)

Lychnis coronaria 'Gardener's World'
(Blych)

June, July, August

24 x 10-12
(61 x 25-30)

D

Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'

June, July, August, September

40 x 24
(100 x 60)

Darmera
peltata

May

24-48 x 48
(60-120 x 120)

Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'

July, August, September

60 x 20
(150 x 50)

Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'

June, July, August

36 x 18
(90 x 45)

M

Macleaya x kewensis

July, August, September

100 x 60
(250 x 150)

Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

June, July

88 x 40
(220 x 100)

Macleaya microcarpa 'Spetchley Ruby'

June, July

80 x 48
(200 x 120)

Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'

June, July, August

55 x 55
(140 x 140)

Monarda 'Schnee-wittchen'

June, July, August, September

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

White.
Plant removed after 4 Mar 2013 - see walkabout and stateless plants

Monarda 'Scorpion'

July, August, September

60 x 20
(150 x 50)

Monarda 'Violet Queen'

June, July, August

36 x 15
(90 x 38)

N

Nepeta govaniana

June, July, August, September

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Nepeta nuda

June, July, August

48 x 36
(120 x 90)

Lilac-Pink.
Only flowers visible when photo taken in 24 July 2013

Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'

June, July, August, September

24 x 20
(60 x 50)

O

Origanum laevigatum 'Herren-hausen'

June, July, August, September

18 x 24
(45 x 60)

Origanum laevigatum 'Rosen-kuppel'

July, August, September, October

18 x 18
(45 x 45)

P

Persicaria alpina

July, August, September

70 x 24
(175 x 60)

Persicaria amplex-icaulis 'Alba'

July, August, September

70 x 24
(175 x 60)

Persicaria amplex-icaulis 'Atros-anguinea'

June, July, August, September

40 x 30
(100 x 75)

Persicaria amplex-icaulis 'Firetail'

July, August, September, October

48 x 48
(120 x 120)

Bright Red.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Persicaria amplex-icaulis 'Inverleith'

July, August, September, October, November

18 x 18
(45 x 45)

Persicaria amplex-icaulis 'Rosea'

June, July, August, September

50 x 60
(125 x 150)

Persicaria amplex-icaulis taurus
(='blotau')

July, August, September, October

40 x 28
(100 x 70)

Persicaria micro-cephala 'Red Dragon'

July, August, September

20 x 40
(50 x 100)

White.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Peucedanum verticillare

June, July, August

80 x 40
(200 x 100)

Pale Yellow.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Phlomis russeliana

May, June, July, August, September

36 x 30
(90 x 75)

Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'

July, August

40 x 24
(100 x 60)

Phlox paniculata 'Discovery'

July, August, September

30 x 20
(75 x 50)

Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum'

July, August, September

30 x 30
(75 x 75)

Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'

July, August, September

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Lilac.
Bindweed growing over it on 29 July 2013

Phlox paniculata 'Light Pink Flame'

July, August, September

18 x 14
(46 x 36)

Phlox paniculata 'Mia Ruys'

July, August, September

24 x 16
(60 x 40)

White.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Phlox paniculata 'Mother of Pearl'

July, August, September

40 x 20
(100 x 50)

Phlox paniculata 'Nesperis'

Dear Mr C H Garnons-Williams,   
Thank you for your enquiry to the Royal Horticultural Society's Members' Advisory Service. 
On investigation, I have concluded that the phlox labelled as 'Nesperis' in the garden is in fact: Phlox x arendsii 'Hesperis' . 
A search on the internet will generate a great deal of information on this cultivar.
I hope this information is helpful.
Yours sincerely,   

Tony Dickerson
Horticultural Advisor

Above email sent by the RHS on 13 September 2013 - plant label in Mixed Border bed still not changed by 23 November 2013.

Phlox paniculata 'Otley Choice'

July, August, September

30 x 16
(75 x 40)

Phlox paniculata 'Skylight'

July, August, September

30 x 30
(75 x 75)

Phlox paniculata 'Snow Hare'

July, August, September

40 x 32
(100 x 80)

Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'

July, August, September, October

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Red.
It has its flowers just showing behind Saponaria officinalis 'Rubra Plena'

Phlox paniculata 'The King'

July, August, September

24 x 24
(60 x 60)

Blue-Purple.
Its flowers showing behind 2 sets of plants with white flowers that almost meet in front

Phlox paniculata 'Violetta Gloriosa'

July, August, September

36 x 12
(90 x 30)

Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'

June, July, August, September

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Potentilla
'Arc-en-Ciel'

June, July, August

16 x 12
(40 x 30)

Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'

June, July, August

16 x 12
(40 x 30)

Q, R

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii

August, September, October

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Rudbekia laciniata 'Herb-stsonne'

June, July, August, September

80 x 36
(200 x 90)

Yellow.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

S

Salvia trans-sylvanica
'Blue Spire'

June, July, August

30 x 24
(75 x 60)

Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'

May, June, July, August, September

18 x 18
(45 x 45)

Saponaria officinalis 'Rubra Plena'

July, August, September, October

24 x 20
(60 x 50)

Sedum breweri
'X Glen Chantry'

September, October

20 x 16
(50 x 40)

Sedum 'Herbst-freude'

August, September

40 x 20
(100 x 50)

Sedum telephium 'Red Cauli'

August, September, October

12 x 12
(30 x 30)

Sedum spectabile
(Brilliant
Group) 'Brilliant'

August, September, October, November

18 x 18
(45 x 45)

Sedum telephium
(Atropur-pureum Group) 'Xenox'

August, September

18 x 18
(45 x 45)

Sedum telephium subsp. maximum
'Gooseberry Fool'

September, October, November

24 x 18
(60 x 45)

Sidalcea 'Wine Red'

June, July, August

32 x 24
(80 x 60)

Solidago
'Golden Wings'

August, September, October

60 x 32
(150 x 80)

Yellow.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'

June, July, August, September

18 x 24
(45 x 60)

Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'

June, July, August, September

20 x 28
(50 x 70)

Strobi-lanthes wallichii

August, September, October

48 x 24
(120 x 60)

Violet-Blue.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Succisella inflexa 'Frosted Pearls'

June, July, August, September

32 x 18
(80 x 45)

T

Thalictrum 'Elin'

June, July, August

94 x 23
(240 x 58)

Lavender.
Flowers too far away to see unlesss you use zoom on your camera

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

June, July, August

59 x 23
(148 x 58)

Purple-Pink.
Plant removed after 4 Mar 2013 - see walkabout and stateless plants

Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum

June, July

48 x 48
(120 x 120)

Sulphur-Yellow.
Unable to locate flowers after its flower buds of 21 Aug 2013

Thalictrum roche-brunianum

June, July, August

72 x 36
(180 x 90)

Purple-Pink or Lavender.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

U, V

Verbena bonariensis

August, September, October

60 x 18
(150 x 45)

Verbena rigida

June, July, August, September, October

24 x 16
(60 x 40)

Purple or Magenta.
Maybe this plant was dead and replaced with some other plant

Veroni-castrum sibiricum

June, July, August, September

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Pale Purple/ Lavend-erish Lilac.
Either bindweed covered the Veroni-castrum plant or the other plants in front grew higher than the Veroni-castrum

Veroni-castrum virginicum 'Album'

June, July, August, September

60 x 24
(150 x 60)

Veroni-castrum virginicum 'Apollo'

July, August, September

60 x 36
(150 x 90)

Pink Lavender/ Lilac.
Plants in front grew higher than this plant, so could not photo flowers of this plant

Veroni-castrum virginicum 'Fascination'

July, August

40 x 20
(100 x 50)

Veroni-castrum virginicum 'Lavend-elturm'

July, August, September

60 x 18
(150 x 45)

Veroni-castrum virginicum
'Pointed Finger'

June, July

42 x 20
(105 x 50)

Lilac/ Pale Blue.
Missed taking photos of its flowers which were created between 13 May and 24 July 2013

Veroni-castrum virginicum f. roseum 'Pink Glow'

July, August, September

60 x 26
(150 x 65)

W, XYZ

x heucherella 'Kimono'

May, June, July

18 x 14
(45 x 35)

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I wonder if there is a mail-order nursery in China that grows and sells this plant in China with its information on its website in both Chinese and English? Then, I could copy the information from China into the Comments Row of that Plant Description page in this website with links to both its English and Chinese page from its Chinese Nursery website about that plant. The information in Chinese and it's English translation could be sent via email to The Embassy of China in Britain; and thence to me using this email address. Then, people from China visiting this country could inform their relatives where they also could get that plant.

I am attempting the same free link to mail-order nursery service for the people of Europe, Latvia, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.