Specialist nursery for water, marginal and moisture loving plants
Moisture Loving Plants
This selection of plants thrive in a moisture retentive soil. Some will need a moist but well drained soil and prefer not to be waterlogged whilst others thrive in boggy areas of the the garden.
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Anemone multfida
(windflower)
Spring flowering white flowers with a yellow centre which leave fluffy seed heads after flowering. Leaves are silver green fern like foliage.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full shade or part shade
- Soil: sand / clay / loam
- Flowering Period: late spring /early summer
- Height: 0.1 - 0.3 metres
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£5.00

Anemone nemerosa 'Westwell Pink'
(wood anemone 'Westwell Pink')
A rhizomatous perennial with palmate divided leaves creating delicate ground cover. Flowers start off white then blush pink.
- Position: Moist but well drained - part shade
- Soil: chalk / sand / loam
- Flowering Period: March - April
- Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: March-October
£5.00

Angelica archangelica
(angelica)
Large umbel yellow flowers are produced on tall stems with palmately divided green leaves. Perennial plant and great architectural plant.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: chalk / clay / loam
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 1.5 - 2 m
- Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Dispatch period: April-October
£5.50

Aruncus dioicus
(goats beard)
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: Late summer / early autumn
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£5.50

Astilbe 'Sprite'
A lovely dwarf Astilbe up to 25 cm in height. Dark green divided leaves with panicles of light pink flowers.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: Late summer / early autumn
- Height: 0.1 - 0.3 metres
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.00

Astilbe 'Weisse Gloria'
Dark green divided foliage with open sprays of fluffy white flowers. Height around 70cm tall
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
- Soil: clay / loam
- Flowering Period: summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£5.50

Astilbe 'Willie Buchanan'
A dwarf astilbe with red tinted finely divided foliage and plumes of white flowers with red stamens.
- Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or partial shade
- Soil: loam
- Flowering Period: summer - autumn
- Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Dispatch period: April-October
£6.00

Bergenia 'Ice Queen'
Clump forming rhizomatous perennial with bright green leaves that turn red at the edges in the winter. Clusters of green flowers appear in the spring.
- Position: Moist but well drained soil - full sun or partial shade
- Soil: clay / loam / chalk / sand
- Flowering Period: spring - summer
- Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Dispatch period: March-October
£5.50

Caltha palustris
(Marsh Marigold)
A rhizomatous herbaceous perennial with deep green rounded leaves and bright cup-shaped yellow flowers. A sunny, cheery spring addition.
- Position: Marginal or moisture retentive - full sun
- Soil: Loam
- Flowering Period: Spring to early Summer
- Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
- Planting Depth: Can be submerged in water up to 10 cm deep or planted into soil along the waters edge. Would also grow in a boggy/moist area of the garden.
- Dispatch period: March- September
£4.50

Caltha palustris var. palustris 'Plena'
(swamp marsh marigold 'Plena')
Double flowers of brilliant golden yellow with dark glossy green leaves.
- Position: Marginal or moisture retentive - full sun
- Soil: loam
- Flowering Period: spring - summer
- Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
- Planting Depth: Can be submerged in water up to 10 cm or planted in soil along the waters edge. Would also grow in a boggy/moist area of the garden.
- Dispatch period: March-October
£6.00