PERENNIALS FROM BIDE-A-WEE: FERULA APIACEAE to FOENICULUM APIACEAE
FERULA APIACEAE
communis. A giant umbelifera, mounds of fine lacy green foliage emerging in late winter, taking three or four growing seasons to become establish producing an 8ft stem topped with a yellow flower head, for full sun in dry but fertile soil. £3.75
MEDITERRANEAN
FILIPENDULA ROSACEAE
camtschatica. A large plant for moist soil or the waterside, with large palmate leaves, on stems up to 5ft that terminate in large frothy heads of pale pink flowers in late summer, for sun or part shade. £3.75
MANCHURIA KAMCHATKA JAPAN
purpurea 'Elegans'. Pink meadowsweet flowers in mid summer on 3ft stems, good maple leaf like foliage that colours amber in the autumn, for moist soil in full sun. £3.75
GARDEN ORIGIN
rubra. `Queen of the Prairies`, large jagged foliage with 6ft stems carrying broad heads of pink flowers in mid summer, for moist boggy soil in full sun. £3.75
NORTH AMERICA
ulmaria `Aurea`. Rich golden foliage is maintained throughout the year, requires moist soil and some shade to avoid scorching of the leaves, I remove flowers and foliage after flowering to maintain a fresh appearance, growing up to 18ins. £3.75
GARDEN ORIGIN
ulmaria `Variegata`. Leaves with irregular creamy variegation but flowers should be removed to maintain the variegation growing to18ins moist soil. £3.75
GARDEN ORIGIN
ulmaria `Flore pleno`. A wonderful double form of the native meadowsweet, creamy white flowers in mid summer resemble the froth on Guinness, for moist fertile soil, growing up to 30ins. £3.75
GARDEN ORIGIN
vulgaris 'Multiplex'. A double form of the native Dropwort, with fern like basal foliage, 14in high flower stems terminating in creamy white frothy heads, tolerant of dry soil and some shade. £3.75
GARDEN ORIGIN
FOENICULUM APIACEAE
vulgare. The culinary Fennel, fine foliage with the scent of aniseed, the aroma remains into winter making tidying up, in its company, a pleasurable experience. Yellow umbelifera flowers in late summer on 5ft stems, for full sun, tolerate of impoverished conditions. £3.75
S.E EUROPE
vulgare `Purpureum`. Fine delicate foliage flushed mahogany, yellow umbelifera flowers in late summer on 5ft stems, for full sun and tolerate of impoverished conditions. £3.75
GARDEN ORIGIN
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Plant classification
Family, e.g. ROSACEAE in red bold capitals
Genus, e.g. FILIPENDULA in green bold capitals
Species, e.g. ulmaria in bold lower case
Culivar, e.g. `Aurea`, in single quotation marks
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