Manor Farm Perennial Plants
Achillea millefolium 'Desert Eve Red'
An ornamental red flowered yarrow
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This perennial Achillea is a compact variety with shorter stems (up to 40cm) and long lasting flowers.
It has silvery green leaves and wide flat flowerheads made up of lots of tiny brick-red florets each
with a bright yellow centre. The flowers are produced from early in the summer onwards and are
popular with both flower arrangers and gardeners alike. Great for pollinators — they will attract
bees and butterflies to your garden!
The plants will combine well with herbs in your garden, planted to give a colourful lift to foliage
plants throughout the summer. They also look great in mixed flower beds and borders, and planted as
specimens in containers.
They grow best in dry areas, gravel gardens and rockeries, much like most of the mediterranean
herbs, and are maintenance free and easy to grow with minimal watering required.
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
An ornamental form of Yarrow with lilac flowers
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This is a beautiful perennial Achillea with lilac flowers which fade as they age through to a dusty pink.
With regular deadheading it will flower right through from June until the end of Autumn.
The flowers are produced on stems up to 70cm tall with a mat of fluffy lush green foliage.
The plant makes a spreading clump so space plantings 50 – 60 cm apart to give room to develop.
Like all Achillea Lilac Beauty prefers full sun in a moist but well drained soil.
It is ideal for planting in the middle of the border and associates well with the airy specimens of the Nepeta
and also contrasts well with dark blue Salvia x superba planted in front.
All achilleas look good planted with leafy herbs in the herb bed, giving a colourful lift to predominantly green areas of planting.
It also grows well as a specimen plant in a large container and attracts many beneficial insects to its flowers
like butterflies, hoverflies and bees.
Achillea has become a very popular plant in floristry with the stiff upright stems, coated in ferny leaves,
acting both as filler and accent to bouquets and arrangements.
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Fruits Lemon'
An ornamental pale yellow flowered yarrow
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Another perennial Achillea with green serrated foliage and masses of flat clusters of yellow blooms.
This is a compact variety suitable for all gardens reaching no more than 1 m high, making a clump
which will gradually spread to 50 – 60 cm wide in a few years.
It is a long flowering plant providing months of summer colour year after year. The flowers start
from early summer — the flower heads are made up of lots of lemon yellow florets each with a darker
yellow centre. Great for pollinators — they will attract bees and butterflies to your garden!
Achillea 'Summer Fruits Lemon' will combine well with herbs in your garden, planted to give a
colourful lift to foliage plants throughout the summer. They also look great in mixed flower beds
and borders, and planted as specimens in containers. They combine particularly well with blue
flowering salvias and also the coloured sages like purple and Icterina and other blue and purple
flowering plants.
They grow best in dry areas, gravel gardens and rockeries, much like most of the mediterranean
herbs, and are maintenance free and easy to grow with minimal watering required.
Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'
An improved form of Lady's Mantle
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Alchemilla is a hardy perennial coming back to flower every year. This is a popular and traditional
cottage garden plant with soft green fan shaped foliage which catches any raindrops or dew making it
sparkle as if the leaves are full of jewels.
This improved form — 'Thriller' — is more upright and with larger foliage than the ordinary species
Lady's Mantle. The height and spread are up to 50cm when in flower. The blooms are a bright
lime-green and scented with honey. They are full of nectar which makes them a magnet for pollinating
insects.
Planted en masse Alchemilla is very eye catching when in full bloom, and combines well if planted
underneath roses as ground cover. It looks great in contrast with purple and deep red foliage plants
such as purple sage or dark leaved Heucheras. The solid clumps of foliage set off feathery foliage
plants such as fennel, and look good punctuated by slender leaves of iris and hemerocallis.
Armeria juniperifolia Alba
An unusual white flowered cultivar of the common pink thrift
This is an excellent dwarf alpine plant making tiny mounds of dense needle like leaves as suggested by its name.
Neat white pom poms of flower are held on stiff upright stems in late spring and early summer.
The maximum height is only 8 cm when in flower and it will spread slowly to make a mound up to 10 cm across
but this may take several years.
It is brilliant as a mixer and makes an attractive container plant in a trough or shallow sink.
Plant with all of our drought loving herbs such as the ever popular creeping thymes, rosemary and grow in rockeries, walls or paving.
Do bear in mind that this is quite a slow growing plant, so take care that it doesn't get swamped by more vigorous growing varieties.
Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' (Nepeta x gigantea)
A vigorous and showy from of the common catmint
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This is a fast growing aromatic perennial, a special form of the well known, common catmint.
The foliage is a light grey green with deep veining on the young leaves and it forms a dense weed
suppressing mound. Once established it can grow to make a bush up to 1 metre in height and spread
when in flower.
In June and July masses of short spikes of lavender blue flowers are produced, each made up of
masses of tiny florets. The flowers are a magnet to bees and also the foliage is extremely popular
with cats, who love to roll and chew at it. If you have cats in the garden it is best to insert a
few twiggy sticks throughout the plant to deter them from flattening it!
The flowers spikes also make a great cut flower, lasting in a vase for a good length of time and
contrasting well with single blooms like roses.
It prefers a sunny position in moist, well draining soil and once established is quite drought
tolerant. The leaf colour in spring is superb and contrasts well with the oranges and yellows of the
spring flowering bulbs, and as it grows will cover the unsightly leaves of the bulbs as they die back.
It looks marvellous in a sunny border grown with other silver leaved plants and also with blue
flowering plants like the Salvias as a complement to the foliage.
The aromatic foliage, with its strong, almost lemony scent, make it popular for edging paths where
the scent can be released as you brush past.
Dianthus deltoides 'Arctic Star' (Devon Arctic Star)
This is a new and striking cultivar from the popular compact series of pinks, with brilliant white, double flowers and an amazing scent.
This is an easy to grow perennial which will flower in its first year.
Each plant grows into a compact mound with grey – green linear foliage which will eventually develop into a clump about 20cm across.
From late spring to early summer the plants are smothered in masses of frilly, double dazzling white flowers.
The flowers have the typical strong clove-like fragrance.
Plant in a sunny position in a well drained soil.
These are ideal plants for all dry situations like rockeries, gravel gardens and paths, wall planting and containers in general.
They also make good ground cover around taller permanent plantings and can make a neat and fragrant edging to a path or patio.
If dead headed regularly the plants will flower sporadically throughout the summer months after the main flowering period.
In winter, in colder regions, the plants may lose some of their foliage but will regrow once spring arrives.
The petals are even useful in the kitchen not just for decoration but also for their clove taste and aroma.
Try them in home baking and also in salads and sauces.
Dianthus deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
A brightly flowered cultivar of the popular Maiden Pink
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This is a striking perennial pink which is easy to grow and flowers in the first year.
The plants are dwarf with dark green pointed foliage which forms a mat just 15 – 20 cm high.
Like all Dianthus they need full sun and a well drained soil with grit or gravel incorporated if possible.
From early summer onwards they are smothered in dainty white flowers each with a glowing crimson centre.
After flowering the plants can be cut back and this can encourage further flowers later in the summer.
These plants are ideal for all dry situations, for instance rockeries, gravel gardens, walls and containers.
They make a good ground cover at the front of the flower border and combine beautifully with silver leaved plants.
Dianthus are also an excellent ground cover under pale pink flowered roses.
A particularly striking combination is with the pink and white splashed foliage of Rosa 'Mundi' – an old fashioned shrub rose.
The petals taste of cloves and are traditionally used in cakes. They are also great in savoury dishes like sauces and salads.
Dianthus deltoides 'Flutterburst' (Dianthus deltoides 'Flutterburst')
A delightful alpine pink with amazing flowers and a sweet scent
This is an alpine pink with compact, steely grey-blue foliage, and neat,
prolific flowers each showing a magenta eye with brilliant pink surround, and a white margin.
Plant Dianthus in full sun or partial shade in free draining ordinary soil.
These are very easy to grow plants and are tolerant of both drought and frost.
Flutterburst will develop into a clump approximately 30cm across and, when in flower, will reach just 10cm in height.
It flowers are mainly in late spring, neatly displayed across the plant.
If trimmed promptly the plants will continue to flower sporadically throughout the summer.
This is an excellent plant to edge a border, and also looks good in containers, and with other
alpine plants in rockeries and gravel gardens.
If you have some reasonably sized spaces in between your paving slabs this Dianthus will thrive and
can be combined with our ever popular range of creeping thymes to extend the flowering season and give a complimentary foliage effect.
Echinacea purpurea 'Primadonna White'
A brilliant white flowered form of the common coneflower
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This is a lovely pure white form of the more common purple echinacea. It is a hardy perennial,
returning bigger and better each year, with large single daisy like flowers. Each flower is borne on
a sturdy stem and can be up to 8 – 10 cm across with slightly drooping petals reflexed back from a
bright orangy–green central cone.
The overall height when in flower is up to 80cm with a base of narrow, veined green leaves.
Flowering begins in late spring for established clumps and can continue on and off until late.
summer.
Plant in well drained, fertile soil in a sunny spot in the border and add plenty of compost when planting out.
White echinacea look lovely planted in drifts in the border and mix well with ornamental grasses and
the upright purple–blue veronicas. They also look great in a rockery or gravel garden where the
upright flower stems provide a good contrast to lower growing specimens.
Helianthemum nummularium 'Ben Ledi'
A rose pink flowered Rock Rose
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Rock roses are really versatile little perennials. They grow as a dwarf evergreen shrub with a
height of only 20 cm and a spread of up to 30 cm.
The variety 'Ben Ledi' has glossy green foliage and rosy pink flowers with a distinct yellow centre.
They are hardy and evergreen in most areas except maybe exposed northern parts, but do require well
drained soil to get through any wet winter weather. They are ideal to grow in a hot sunny site at
the front of the border, in a rock or gravel garden, or as an attractive container plant. Give them
a light trim after flowering to maintain their shape.
They mix well with all of our drought loving herbs such as the ever popular creeping thymes,
rosemary and look great planted in front of our Artemesia 'Powis Castle', and indeed with a whole
range of silver leaved plants.
Helianthemum nummularium 'Ben Fhada'
A vivid yellow flowered Rock Rose or Sun Rose
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Rock roses are really versatile little perennials.
They grow as a dwarf evergreen shrub with a height of only 20cm and a spread of up to 30cm.
The variety 'Ben Fhada' has glossy green foliage and bright primrose yellow blooms with a distinct golden centre from May to July.
They are hardy and evergreen in most areas except maybe exposed northern parts,
but do require well drained soil to get through any wet winter weather.
They are ideal to grow in a hot sunny site at the front of the border, in a rock or gravel garden, or as an attractive container plant.
Give them a light trim after flowering to maintain their shape and this may well encourage a second flush of flowers in Autumn.
They mix well with all of our drought loving herbs such as the ever popular creeping thymes,
rosemary and look great planted in front of lavenders and cotton lavenders, and with a whole range of other silver leaved plants.
A mixture of varieties looks great planted together.
Helianthemums are an ideal compliment to our ever popular creeping thyme range.
Helianthemum nummularium 'The Bride'
A pure white cultivar of Rock Rose with yellow centres.
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Now added to our helianthemum collection,
these rock roses are really versatile little perennials. They grow as dwarf evergreen shrubs with a
height of only 20 cm and a spread of up to 30 cm.
These should thrive in our increasingly dry summers and will plant up well
with our ever popular creeping thyme range.
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
A more compact and bronze leaf form of Yellow Loosestrife
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This is a dramatic and colourful cultivar of a native North American wildflower,
awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) for its many desirable qualities.
It is an easily grown and fully hardy, herbaceous perennial which will give garden appeal from very
early spring when the first deep purple shoots appear, right around until early autumn when
flowering finally finishes.
Tall leafy stems are covered with elegant pointed leaves which are dark purple bronze in colour
especially early in the season. These grow up to 1m in height depending on the situation and are
sturdy and robust, only needing support in the windiest of situations.
From July onwards the tops of the stems are covered with pale lemon coloured flowers which contrast
attractively with the deep coloured foliage.
The plant does best in rich moist soil which is not water logged, in either full sun or part shade.
When planting it is good to incorporate plenty of organic matter and the plants will benefit from a
mulch each spring with the same. In good conditions Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker' will spread to
make a sizeable clump, but is not invasive like the more common yellow loosestrife – Lysimachia
punctata.
It is ideal for planting in beds and borders or amongst shrubs, and contrasts well with silvery
foliage plants or with bright red or orange flowered neighbours.
It looks great interplanted with late flowering tulips, where it’s developing foliage will
effectively mask the bulb leaves as they die back.
Both the foliage and flowering stems are good as a cut flower as they are longlasting and upright.
Salvia x superba 'April Night' (Sallyrosa series)
A very attractive compact flowering form of Salvia from a specialist breeder
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This perennial Salvia has compact upright growth rarely exceeding 30 cm.
The plants are bred especially to be upright and strong growing, and flower a month earlier than most other ornamental
Salvias. They prefer full sun and a good moist soil for the best growth and deadheading at regular
intervals will extend the flowering period.
The numerous flower spikes arise from dense rosettes of dark green foliage from April onwards and
throughout the summer. The flowers are a deep violet blue set along sturdy flower spikes and are
produced in abundance all through the flowering period from May to July.
This Salvia is ideal for growing in containers, both as specimens and in mixed containers with other
flowering perennials and herbs. It is also great in garden borders and makes a good contrast with
early yellow flowering plants such as Doronicums and gold variegated herbs such as Sage Icterina and
the gold variegated thymes.
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' / 'Schorbuser Blut'
(Caucasian stonecrop)
An eye-catching succulent perennial
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This low growing, succulent perennial makes an eye-catching ground cover plant and provides year
long interest in the garden. The foliage changes colour with the seasons. In spring the leaves are a
deep green with a burgundy edging. As summer progresses the foliage starts to turn red and by autumn
and into the winter months it is a deep crimson.
Brilliant flower heads show above the carpet of foliage from mid-summer onwards, the deep red
clusters of flower buds open to reveal clear, pink star shaped flowers.
The plants will reach a maximum height of 10cm, with a spread of up to 40cm. They prefer a sunny
position and, like all succulent plants, a well drained soil. In fact poor or little soil is their
preferred growing conditions. They spread quite rapidly so do not choose slow growing planting
companions which might be overwhelmed. After flowering remove the spent flower heads and cut back to
promote bushy growth.
This sedum is an excellent and attractive ground cover choice, which can help to suppress weeds. It
is also ideal for planting in rockeries, raised beds, dry stone walls, crevices between paving and
large containers, and is one of the components of living roofs.
Both the colourful foliage and the flowers associate well with other strong pinks and reds in the
border, and also with later flowering lavender blue plants.
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum' (Variegated stonecrop)
A compact low growing sedum with a cream variegation to the olive green foliage.
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A compact low growing sedum with a cream variegation to the olive green foliage,
developing a pink tinge in full sun.
It makes excellent ground cover with the bonus of clusters of bright yellow/orange star shaped flowers in summer.
This attractive sedum is a low growing, clump forming perennial which is hardy and semi-evergreen.
It has a height of 10cm and will spread to create ground cover over an area of up to 30cm.
The plants prefer well drained soil in full sun, but will tolerate a little shade.
This sedum has a creamy white margin to each leaf and, in full sun, will develop an attractive pink tinge.
In the later summer months the plants are covered in bright yellow star shaped flowers,
making this a pretty perennial to plant in a whole variety of situations.
Sedum 'Variegatum' has been awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit so you can be assured that this is
a great plant for a whole range of situations. In addition sedums in general are very popular with
bees and butterflies – attracting pollinators to your garden.
It combines well planted with other Sedums or Sempervivums, and looks good at the front of a border
or beside paving. It is also ideal for an alpine bed, rockery or gravel garden, and is perfect to
allow to hang over a wall or create a low maintenance container.
Veronica spicata 'Christa' (Ornamental speedwell)
A very unusual looking cultivar which will get lots of admiring glances.
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This Veronica is a very unusual looking cultivar which will get lots of admiring glances and queries
when planted out in your garden. Veronica 'Christa' grows to 80cm in height and prefers a moist rich
soil in full sun, although it will happily tolerate a little shade.
This is a hardy perennial plant with narrow mid green leaves. From July onwards it comes into flower
with unique and eye-catching spikes composed of tightly packed, deep indigo blue florets. As the
flower spikes develop they are topped with a flattened 'cockscomb' of bright lime green.
As well as their amazing ornamental value, the flowers are great to attract bees and butterflies to
your garden and also make a long lasting cut flower in the house.
If dead headed regularly it will continue flowering until late summer.
Planted in containers Veronica 'Christa' will make a special impact, and in the border it combines
well with leafy herb plantings to give a pop of colour.
For summer interest combine the blue flowers with flashes of other colours to contrast and bring the
colour to life. Blue combined with yellow, and also with cream/white creates a 'sparkle effect'.
Try planting this Veronica with Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla),
Achillea 'Summer Fruits Lemon', Coreopsis or maybe Daylilies.
It also looks great planted with Purple Sage as the colours blend well together.
The sage also provides a rich deep colour and a velvety texture of foliage throughout the winter months
when Veronica 'Christa' is dormant.
Veronica spicata (Prostrate speedwell, Alpine Speedwell)
This is an award winning prostrate veronica which is low growing, forming a fresh green carpet of
foliage. Upright spikes of pretty, dark blue flowers cover the plant from early summer.
It has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its garden performance.
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Prostrate Veronica prefers a well drained soil in full sun or part shade
and is fully hardy, requiring little extra care apart from a trim once the flowers have finished to
promote fresh foliage growth.
It grows to just 10 – 15cm tall and spreads to form a dense mat of evergreen foliage providing good
ground cover with lush serrated bright green leaves.
This is a great plant for the front of the border and edging. It is also ideal planted in rock and
gravel gardens where it can trail at will. Try planting in containers where it will drape
attractively over the edges.
It plants up well with our range of creeping thymes and chamomile providing extra flowering interest.
This is yet another plant which is nectar/pollen rich and good at attracting bees to your garden,
giving these insects an early summer treat.
Veronica spicata 'Snow Candles' (Spiked speedwell)
This is a compact, clump forming herbaceous perennial which is versatile enough to be incorporated into almost any planting scheme.
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Snow Candles prefers well drained soil in a sunny position, but will tolerate light shade.
It will form a dense mat of foliage spreading up to 30cm across and acts as good ground cover.
Upright spikes covered in tiny white flowers contrast well with the dark green foliage.
This perennial will bloom throughout the summer with flower spikes reaching 20 – 25cm in height.
This makes it a good candidate for planting at the front of borders. It is also an ideal cottage garden plant and
will intermix with foliage culinary herbs to provide flowering interest in the summer months.
The flowers are rich in nectar and so attract both bees and butterflies meaning that this can be a very suitable addition to a wildlife garden.
In smaller situations Veronica 'Snow Candles' works well planted as a container plant,
either alone or as part of a mixed planting in a larger container.
Veronica spicata 'Lilac Time' (Prostrate speedwell)
This is an award winning prostrate veronica which is low growing, forming a fresh green carpet of foliage. Loose spikes of pretty, pale lilac flowers are formed from spring to early summer.
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Lilac Time prefers a well drained soil in full sun or part shade and is fully hardy requiring little
extra care apart from a trim once the flowers have finished to promote fresh foliage growth.
It grows to just 10 – 15cm tall and spreads to form a dense mat of foliage as good ground cover with
lush serrated bright green leaves.
This is a great plant for the front of the border and edging. It is also good in rock and gravel
gardens where it can trail at will. It is also ideal for planting in containers where it will drape
attractively over the edges.
It plants up well with our range of creeping thymes and chamomile providing extra flowering interest.
This is yet another plant which is nectar/pollen rich and good at attracting bees to your garden.
Viola sororia 'Freckles'
An unusual and decorative violet (Woolly Violet).
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This is an unusual and popular violet forming a mound of large heart shaped leaves.
In spring it has masses of white flowers heavily spotted with deep china blue.
This violet is a native of North America originating on the Eastern side,
but is now extensively grown in suitable locations in Europe and elsewhere.
It grows to form a leafy clump up to 10cm tall with a spread of 20cm as it develops.
It prefers a semi-shaded position but can easily grow in full sun as long as it gets adequate moisture.
It flowers profusely in Spring and its pearly white flowers have the traditional viola shape and
are heavily and irregularly splashed with deep china blue.
Viola Freckles combines well when planted with spring flowering bulbs such as Narcissus and Tulips,
and is perfect for growing in containers as well as the border, and also in crevices between paving stones.
Planted in the herb garden they give a splash of spring colour to herb plants that are mainly leafy at this time of year,
and compliment the early flowering rosemary bushes nearby.
These violets will seed readily around the garden when planted in favourable conditions.