Dainty bell-shaped, delicate primrose yellow flowers open with the sweet fragrance of cowslips. Seldom seen or offered, and much sought-after, this beautiful climber provides a subtle splash of rare colour in late summer and autumn. A vigorous species, it will quickly cover walls and fences, and can be pruned to almost ground level each year, making maintenance extremely easy. It was awarded The 'Award of Garden Merit' by the RHS in 1993. ... Learn More

Enormous, eye-catching, bright blue flowers burst open on this herbaceous, compact to dwarf sized plant, giving enjoyment from early spring to late summer. Almost identical to the famous Clematis BOULEVARD 'OLYMPIA', it is easy to grow from seed, and long-lived once established. It thrives in partial shade with free-draining soil or compost when its compact heritage makes it superb in small spaces or even containers on the patio! ... Learn More

This delicate, rarely seen or offered, late flowering climber produces an endless succession of perfumed blooms from June until October, when the frost sends it to sleep again. The fragrant brown-eyed yellow flowers give an unseasonal, and unexpected, supply of delicate lemon essence. Finally the entire plant is covered with fluffy white snowball seed heads right into late winter. It dies down completely uderground by Christmas! ... Learn More

A vigorous, self-clinging, herbaceous perennial climber, with bright green, three-palmate leaves and rich yellow, lantern shaped flowers, with quirky, orange-peel-esque, thick petals in late summer, which are finally replaced by large, fluffy, white seed-heads through autumn and winter. ... Learn More

This deciduous, late-flowering twining vine has shiny, deep green, leathery leaves, and profuse clusters of exuberant, fragrant, white star-shaped flowers. Easy to grow, it will thrive and bloom even in shade, where its flowers appear from late July to October, before maturing to attractive, plume-like seed heads. This is a naturally fast-and-easy-growing plant that requires little attention, but is more constrained in its habit than many others, sometimes making just a solid dome. ... Learn More

This rare, strongly-perfumed clematis from China, opens throughout summer displaying its sizeable bunches of white-scented flowers with yellow anthers. Perfectly suited to a sunny, sheltered position, ideally on a warm wall, where its dark evergreen leathery leaves will add to its attraction. It can even cloak an ugly tree stump or ancient shrub, giving it a new life! ... Learn More

A rare, beautiful and sweetly-fragrant species that is native to China and Korea. A most unusual sub-shrubby species, it nether clings nor climbs, and produces toothed leaves and tubular, hyacinth-like, perfumed blue flowers on erect stems from late summer to mid autumn. It makes a spectacular display in sun to part shade in any well-drained garden soil that is kept moist in summer. ... Learn More

This beautiful British native climber is attractive to birds (for seeds and shelter), bees and butterflies (nectar). It has huge trusses of fragrant, greenish-white flowers from July-August which are followed by most attractive fluffy white seed heads. It is best planted at the base of an established hedge and allowed to scramble through it. Birds such as Goldfinch and Greenfinch feed on the seed heads at Plant World but many more birds use it when they take the fluffy seed heads for nesting material, whilst Small Emerald and Chalk Carpet Moth caterpillars may feed on the foliage. ... Learn More

Climbing up to 12 feet or more, this strong plant has sizeable fragrant blue or purple flowers which open in profusion on long, strong, swan's neck stems, from July to September, all on thin twining vines which are sparcely clad with leaves. R.H.S. 'AGM' Award Winner ... Learn More

A fascinating and very valuable multi-branched evergreen shrub, boasting showy terminal clusters of yellow flowers with long stamens, that radiate from each flower and protrude outwards. The flowers and the seed pods appear at the same time making an unusual and most attractive sight. Flowering period is from winter into late summer giving a superb period of blossom. Easy-to-grow in almost any aspect, and very undemanding, it provides sweet nectar for pollinating insects over a very long period! ... Learn More

Elegant cherry to pink spiral blooms carry a delicious scent adored by bees and butterflies, and indeed all pollinators will love it. To produce larger flower-heads, simply pinch out the tips when young to encourage multiple flowering stems. ... Learn More

Pendulous cluster of large, claw-like, ivory-white flowers appear in May and June whilst the branches carry bright, shiny green leaves made up of several leaflets. Although it survives outside in sheltered places, and in time makes a sizeable shrub, it makes an absolutely stunning conservatory plant. ... Learn More

In a sheltered garden or large pot this absolutely magnificent shrub displays hanging groups of very large curved flowers in the most attractive shades of pink. There are red and white forms also, but this is by far the rarest and the best! Very few good seeds are ever collected. ... Learn More

This lovely dwarf catmint forms a low cushion of hairy fragrant leaves, above which, from July until September, arise short spikes carrying globular clusters of bright pink flowers, rather like a candelabra. This is possibly the last of the catmints to be in flower. Wild Basil has mauve coloured flowers unlike Garden Basil which has white flowers. ... Learn More

A quite stunning Mexican climber which has all the assets, being quick-growing and vigorous (up to 6m!) with absolutely enormous, spectacular, pale violet or purple, "cup-and-saucer" flowers. Although it is usually grown as a half-hardy annual, it is actually a half-hardy perennial and often survives the winter outside in milder areas. ... Learn More