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 Plant list: Hardy perennials
Hardy perennials are those which stay out in the garden all year round. Most disappear in the winter, as they die back to a crown at ground level. However, some are evergreen.
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| Latin name: | | Geranium |
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| Common name: | | Cranesbill |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White, blue, mauve, pink and red |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 20cm to 25cm x 20cm to 90cm (8in to 10in x 8in to 3ft) |
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| Description: | |
Geraniums are often grown as ground cover, and some are semi-evergreen. Most prefer full sun, although some like shade. In summer, the mounds of attractive foliage are covered in cup-shaped flowers.
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| Latin name: | | Hemerocallis |
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| Common name: | | Day lily |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White, yellow, orange and red |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 75cm to 90cm x 75cm to 90cm (30in to 3ft x 30in to 3ft) |
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Spreading, clump forming perennials with narrow, sword-shaped, leaves. Very fragrant, large, trumpet-shaped flowers appear on delicate, upright flowering spikes. Prefers a position in full sun.
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| Latin name: | | Paeonia lactiflora |
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| Common name: | | Peony |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White, pink, red and pale yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Glossy, dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 60cm to 120cm x 60cm to 120cm (2ft to 4ft x 2ft to 4ft) |
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A clump-forming perennial with leaves that colour attractively in autumn. Produces masses of large, single, semi-double, or double flowers with slightly ruffled petals on red flower stalks.
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| Latin name: | | Delphinium |
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| Common name: | | Delphinium |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy to half-hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White, blue, and red |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 100cm to 200cm x 30cm to 25cm (3ft 7ft x 1ft to 10in) |
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Delphiniums are one of the most loved of our ‘old fashioned’ flowers. They are grown for the tall spires of flowers that look fantastic at the back of a border. Delphiniums prefer sun and a rich, well-drained soil. Tall cultivars need staking.
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| Latin name: | | Lupinus |
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| Common name: | | Lupin |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White, yellow, red, pink and blue |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 90cm to 150cm x 25cm (3ft to 5ft x 10in) |
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Lupins are upright perennials grown for their spikes of large, pea-like flowers, which appears above the attractive foliage. They prefer sun and well-drained soil. Cut back after flowering to prevent self seeding. Note: seeds are poisonous.
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