The oriental poppies are amongst the most sumptuous of all temperate climate plants rivalling the showiest tropical flowers. We grow them in a bed in the kitchen garden picking them for the house and for Criss to paint. Read more about Papaver orientale ‘Bloody Mary’
Papaver ‘Criss Canning’ is a Lambley seedling named by David Glenn for his wife who paints the large, sumptuous, crepe paper textured flowers of Oriental Poppies so brilliantly. This particular variety has very large clear pink flowers held well above the foliage. Read more about Papaver orientale ‘Criss Canning’
One of my favourite Penstemon with the loveliest blue-mauve white throated flowers beautifully poised on long pedicels. Flowering as it does from late spring until winter it has been a mainstay of our double borders for many years. Read more about Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’
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. Read more about Penstemon barbatus
Penstemons are among the most robust of garden plants showing excellent frost and drought tolerance. ‘Chester Scarlet’ is a medium sized evergreen perennial with large leaves and erect panicles of deep crimson – scarlet flowers. Flowering summer- autumn. Read more about Penstemon ‘Chester Scarlet’
A fabulous import from the USA where it is very highly rated. It is very upright in growth and has long spires of rich violet flowers which combine well with its grey foliage. Read more about Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spires’
The Phlomis include some of the best evergreen shrubs for Australian gardens. Frost and drought hardy throughout Australia. Read more about 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. Read more about Phlomis chimerae
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. Read more about Phlomis grandiflora ‘Sulieman’
LAMBLEY EXCLUSIVE This rare native of dry rocky places in Spain and nearby countries is a prostrate, grey leaved, evergreen shrub which during spring carries strong stems of handsome, lemon yellow flowers. Read more about Phlomis lychnitis
A rare and beautiful Phlomis believed to be from the region of the Judean mountains in Israel. Visitors frequently remark upon its unusual leaf form and early flowering quality. Read more about Phlomis platystegia
