Lambley Nursery Perennial Catalogue

A dwarf ground covering, frost hardy deciduous perennial with large (for the genus) gentian blue flowers from spring until autumn. The oval green leaves turn flaming scarlet and crimson in late autumn and winter. Sun or light shade.

This is the only perpetual flowering Chrysanthemum I’ve ever grown. From spring until early winter and beyond this plant produces a continual display of small bronze-red flowers. I grew it in pots at the front door last season but it is just as happy in the garden.

Cotoneaster dammeri is one of the best of all evergreen ground covers. It makes a mat of small dark green leathery leaves and its prostrate stems root where they touch the soil. Its flowers are fragrant and during autumn and winter the bright red berries are showy.

Needing very little water when established this plant makes a fine small specimen tree or unusual and exciting formal or informal hedge.

This is one of the best forms of Italian Pencil Pine. It is very narrow in growth and very fast growing. Plants in our new Mediterranean garden have grown 2.5 metres tall in three years and they are already making a strong architectural statement.

This hybrid between the perennial Canary Islands Isoplexis and Digitalis makes a gorgeous display of outward facing raspberry red trumpets on 60cm tall flower spikes.

One of the loveliest of all ornamental grasses when in full glory. Low basal leaves are completely covered by clouds of reddish purple flowers during summer. These age to soft brown during winter.

A spectacular new Sea Holly with silver metallic blue thimble-like flowers branching atop strong 90cm stems. Flowers from late Spring through Summer. Drought hardy when once established. Foliage mounds to 40cm.

This is the best dwarf Forsythia which only grows 120cm tall by as much across. During early spring it produces a mass of lemon-yellow open bells so abundantly that you can barely see the stem for flowers. During autumn the foliage turns burgundy chocolate.

'James Roof' is a vigorous bushy evergreen shrub with leathery dark green leaves. Flowers are spectacular in drooping grey-green catkins to 20-30cm in length. Drought tolerant and frost hardy to 2.5m.

I’ve grown this plant in the garden for the best part of ten years. However legal problems, which didn’t involve us, has made this poor plant impossible to sell lawfully until the last couple of years. A hybrid between G. wallichianum and G.

A small growing grass long associated with the aesthetic of Japanese gardens. Ideal for a shady spot, which gets morning sun and isn’t allowed to dry out, or for planting in a pot in light shade. It makes a graceful plant with fine arching golden-yellow leaves.

Bred in the magical city of Kyoto ‘Forever’ has magical double flowers, soft pink or soft blue depending on soil acidity. ‘Forever’ will flower from mid-spring until late summer. It is dwarf in growth habit making it suitable for small gardens and pots. Best in light shade.