This herbaceous perrenial is an early spring flowering plant with small white flowers appearing on single stems soon after the foliage emerges from the ground. As a woodland plant it requires shade and hummus rich soil to perform best.
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Anemone nemorosa
Posted in Early spring herbaceous, Moist Shade, Shade tolerant, Spring interest, prefers damp soil on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Helleborus Argutifolius
Posted in Early spring herbaceous, Evergreen perrenial, Moist Shade, RHS AGM, Shade tolerant, Spring interest, partial shade on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Evergreen perennial to 1m with stout stems bearing leaves composed of three spiny-toothed dark green leaflets. Bowl-shaped, nodding, pale green flowers 4-5cm wide are borne in large open clusters. Like all hellebores, they dislike being moved once established, so should not be divided. Given the right conditions, they will self-seed quite easily.
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Symphytum ibericum.
Posted in Early spring herbaceous, Hardy, Moist Shade, Shade tolerant, Spring interest, alkaline, partial shade, prefers damp soil on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A low growing, about 10 inches (25cm) high, Comfrey with cream flowers and oval lanceolate green leaves. Very hardy. Culinary and medicinal uses. Perennial. Good ground cover in woodland areas
Pulmonaria saccharata
Posted in Early spring herbaceous, Moist Shade, Shade tolerant, Spring interest, partial shade, prefers damp soil on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with elliptic, white-spotted, mid-green leaves up to 27cm (11in) in length. Funnel-shaped, red-violet, violet or white flowers are produced from late winter to early spring.
