Although this miniature alpine plant is sometimes called the "White Fairy Foxglove" you would never guess it is in the foxglove family. Dwarf spikes bearing clusters of pure snow-white flowers arise over tiny tufts of hairy leaves. These attractive gems will grow anywhere, even in the cracks of a wall or between paving slabs. ... Learn More

This gorgeous and valuable plant produces violet-veined white flowers above fragrant crinkly leaves over an incredibly long period, from the end of winter until midsummer and spasmodically thereafter. It is much admired in our gardens and is bone hardy, although its exotic appearance does not give this impression. (Syn. or very close to Erodium trifolium). ... Learn More

Numerous greenish-white flowers open in compound stems on stiffly-branching stems. The pale green leaves are sword-shaped, arching and produced in rosettes, the leaf margins being set with many bristle-like teeth. Long-flowering and ideal as a cut flower, it is totally hardy and exceedingly tough growing in dry sun or part shade. ... Learn More

An inappropriate, even horrid, name for a lovely garden worthy plant. Long thin pineapple-like leaves edged with evenly spaced soft thread-like spines. Numerous green and white spherical flowers in attractive bunches are held atop branching stems. ... Learn More

A high altitude collection from our 1994 Chile trip, collected at 6,000ft on Volcano Antuco (RB94054). Has flourished here for many years. Massed heads of spiky, greeny-white grape-sized flowers on strong stalks above pineapple-like saw-toothed rosettes. ... Learn More

White flowers, ageing to palest pink, have recurved tepals which face the ground so that their points face upward, both the flower and the throat being enhanced with strong orange to brown marks. It has a striking resemblance to Erythronium revolutum, with widely split, recurving style branches, which are unique to these two, and it is quite as attractive and desirable as that fabulous species. The large, heavily mottled leaves are lightly bronzed. ... Learn More

The fabled "Trout Lily" is perhaps the choicest of all erythroniums. Lily-like, palest peach, spring flowers open for a long period above leaves beautifully mottled in purple, brown and white. A valuable and very long-lived plant that will self-seed very gently making splendid drifts over time. ... Learn More

The fabled "trout lily" is perhaps the choicest of all erythroniums. Lily-like spring flowers in a variety of shades of pink open for a long period above leaves beautifully mottled in purple, brown and white. A valuable and very long-lived plant that will self-seed very gently making splendid drifts over time. ... Learn More

Fantastic, striking, torch-like flowers, formed of countless waxy bracts, are borne on separate, leafless stems and on this rare form are brilliant pink edged with a white margin. One of the world's most magnificent plants, this gorgeous Indonesian beauty produces long, elegant arching canes which are produced annually, and bear pointed banana-like leaves. In hotter countries, this fabulous exotic gem can be enormous. In SE Asia, it is sometimes used as a food ingredient for delicacies and also as a medicine. ... Learn More

Spikes of white flowers open with a leafy topknot above them. This variety is the earliest flowering "Pineapple Plant", flowering from mid August but providing interest right through to the autumn frosts. These lovely plants are long-lived, easy and accommodating, preferring a position of full sun, although they will tolerate partial shade, and prefer a rich, well composted soil. ... Learn More

One of the most extravagant and impressive forms for the garden, this variety makes a clump of long, wavy-margined leaves, with stout stems, bearing large numbers of greenish-white flowers, all topped by a rosette of small bracts. It is easy to keep going if allowed to remain dormant in winter and makes an absolutely fabulous display if grown in a large pot! Few good seeds collected. ... Learn More

This dramatic specimen plant features creamy-white and green variegated leaves, the new spring growth being tinged pink. Fragrant cream and pale-pink, fluffy, ageratum-like flowers, open in large sprays in late summer. This plant comes relatively true from seed but very few good seeds are produced. ... Learn More

This stunning annual with a bushy growth habit produces showy clusters of small, pale green and white blossoms which make awesome cut flowers whilst the foliage has spectacular white margins. It is easily propagated from seeds and thrives best in well-drained soil. It is low maintenance and loves heat and humidity as well as being drought tolerant. ... Learn More

An extremely rare shrub now found only in the Azores Islands where it is almost extinct. This extremely attractive plant has distinctively white-veined, leathery green leaves and large yellow flower heads which are strongly honey-scented in spring and summer. ... Learn More

The pure white flowers of this early summer flowering shrub give rise to the name - The Bride - or the Pearl Bush, as the opening flower buds have an astonishing resemblance to strings of pearls wrapped around the branches. In April and May it can produce an unforgettable cascading waterfall of sweetly perfumed ivory-white flowers. ... Learn More