Need some Va Va Voom in the garden? Look no further than this recently introduced 'False Indigo' cultivar from North America which sports chunky spikes of eye-catching lemon yellow pea-like flowers
With demure soft dusky pink petals opening from purple buds above blue-green foliage, this charming and unusual new Baptisia introduction has been gaining many fresh admirers.
Ever so pretty and unashamedly romantic, 'Vanilla Cream' has rich cream pea-like flowers that open from smoky purple buds from the base of the flower spike upwards - a recent introduction
In early summer this 'False Indigo' plant displays spikes of intense indigo blue flowers that stand proudly above clumps of attractive blue green clover-like foliage.
Clusters of white bell-like flowers which fade to pink, are held on red stems above large rounded hairy leaves in spring. Available for Mail Order from February - July
Commonly known as Knotweed, 'Superba' is a mat-forming semi-evergreen perennial. A mat of dark green leaves creates a carpet beneath pink flowers which turn to crimson with maturity. 'Superba' blooms
'Blackfield' is a particularly striking Bistorta, its deep red bottlebrush flowers dance in the breeze on willowy stems from mid summer deep into autumn
Spires of light pink bell-shaped flowers appear during summer and early autumn. 'Rosea' is commonly known as Red Bistort'. This clump-forming herbaceous perennial has pointed mid-green oval foliage co
BISTORTA amplexicaulis Orange Field ('Orangofield' PBR)
Unashamedly informal and naturalistic in habit, it is a stunning choice for a wildlife garden, where it will attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators in their droves.