Perennial Catalogue - P | Lambley Nursery

Panicum

Panicum virgatum ‘Autumn Glory’

Autumn Glory Prairie Switch Grass

We have grown this in our stock beds for ten years or more and it has consistently made a terrific display of autumn colour turning crimson, pink and lemon during April.

1 for $13.00, 3 for $36.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’

Blue Prairie Switch Grass

This is totally different in both leaf colour and outline to the other Panicums that we’ve listed in previous catalogues. Panicum ‘Heavy Metal’ makes clumps of stiff upright stems clothed in blue leaves.

1 for $13.00, 3 for $36.00

Penstemon

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Penstemon barbatus

Bearded Scarlet Penstemon

Humming birds pollinate this native of Arizona, Utah, Texas, Colorado and Mexico. Different in habit from most Penstemon grown here, P. barbatus makes basal rosettes of glossy fresh green leaves.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Penstemon ‘Evelyn’

Sissinghurst Castle's Evelyn Penstemon

This penstemon, which was found growing in Sissinghurst Castle gardens is a clear, clean pink. Smaller in all its parts than most garden penstemons it is a tough, long flowering, front of the border plant. 40cm x 40cm.

1 for $10.00, 3 for $27.00

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Penstemon ‘Firebird’

An old vigorous variety raised in Switzerland in the 1930s, now nearing its 100th birthday. “A glowing shade of red...” narrowly tubular flowers are a joy from late spring until winter. A particularly long lived cultivar P.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Penstemon ‘Midnight’

Deep violet-purple tubular flowers are carried on 90cm tall stems from late spring until late autumn. Glossy, dark green foliage adds to the affect. Plant in any sunny or lightly shaded spot. Removing spent flower stems will keep the display looking fresh.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Penstemon ‘Mother of Pearl’

Penstemons are easily grown sun loving perennials with few wants except dead heading and the removal of old spent stems in mid-spring. Penstemon ‘Mother of Pearl’ has fabulous flowers, pale mauve blue, blush and white with purple internal veining. 60 x 60cm

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Penstemon ‘Osprey’

'Osprey' grows somewhat taller than most Penstemon, often growing 120cm tall and carrying its white tubular, pink lobed flowers on the upper 60cm. Plant in any sunny or lightly shaded spot. Removing spent flower stems will keep the display looking fresh.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Penstemon ‘Pink Cloud’

Like all of these hybrid Penstemon this variety is very tough and drought tolerant. This clone is one of the tallest of its kind growing up to 120cm. The top third of this carries charming lilac pink, white-throated tubular flowers. 120cm x 90cm.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’

This is one of the most famous of all the Penstemon. Vita Sackville-West had it growing at Sissinghurst for many years. It has soft green, amethyst and blue, narrowly tubular flowers. 70cm x 60cm.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

Persicaris

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Persicaris amplexicaulis ‘Taurus’

Mountain Fleece

This was a star in our border last season producing a myriad thin spikes of deep red flowers held well above dense clumps of large handsome leaves. Whilst quite tough it is better for some supplementary watering during dry periods. Happy in sun or light shade.

$12.00 each

Phlomis

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Phlomis chimerae

Southern Turkish Jerusalem Sage

A very rare Phlomis grown from seed collected by Olivier Filippi in Southern Turkey and imported by us from his nursery a few years ago. It’s made a neat rounded shrub well clothed by relatively small, oval, grey green leaves with lighter undersides.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Phlomis ‘Edward Bowles’

Edward Bowles Jerusalem Sage

A fine new hybrid Phlomis, a cross between P. fruticosa and P.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Phlomis grandiflora ‘Sulieman’

A stunning new addition from our range of new Phlomis imports, this tough drought and heat tolerant evergreen shrub has large handsome grey-green leaves. During spring and summer ‘Suleiman’ carries whorls of very large lemon-yellow, white lipped flowers.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Phlomis ‘Le Sud’

Jerusalem Sage

Lambley imported this beautiful evergreen shrub from Olivier Filippi’s nursery in the South of France. A hybrid between P. fruticosa and P. longifolia it is one of the showiest plants in the genus.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Phlomis longifolia

Egg Yolk Jerusalem Sage

The Phlomis include some of the best evergreen shrubs for Australian gardens. This is a superb species with rich green leaves. Deep egg yolk yellow flowers open from russet-olive buds in whorls along the vertical flower stems. P.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Phlomis russeliana

Jerusalem Sage

The large felt-like, heart shaped evergreen leaves, green above grey beneath, make a dense weed proof mound. The strong stiff 100cm stems are encircled with whorls of soft yellow hooded flowers. Handsome the year round, this plant is happy in sun or light shade.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

Poa

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Poa labillardieri ‘Suggan Buggan ’

Blue Poa

A fabulous form of this native grass with arching mounds of evergreen foliage, blue and graceful. Typical upright stems of flowers bluish in bud ageing to straw. Cut back to about 15cm immediately after flowering. 100cm x 100cm. Sun or at most very light shade.

1 for $12.00, 3 for $33.00

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Perennial Catalogue - P

Panicum

Penstemon

Persicaris

Phlomis

Poa