Posts by Martin

An NWP introduction, a magical hardy garden Fuchsia being so distinct from the others with two different skirts on flowers of the same plant. Some corollas are deep pink and some are violet purple in colour both with pink sepals. Hardy and deciduous. 50cm.

An NWP introduction. Another compact hardy variety with numerous pretty flower heads, somewhat tubular, pale pink with a deep rose colour center. En masse they look like a bunch of fairy lights! 30cm x 50cm.

An NWP introduction. An incredible unique variety with very distinct flowers (mainly sepals) resembling small red chillis especially when in bud! A compact bush smothered in flowers for a long period. Hardy in the UK in normal winters in the garden. 40cm x 50cm.

An NWP introduction. A great perennial with charming proportions in every sense. Compact evergreen mounds of foliage with narrow green leaves that radiate out of each reddish stem forming tight rosettes. In late spring each head bears a wonderful mop headed flower spike comprised of numerous individual flowers that are apple green with yellow centres…

An NWP selection raised from a number of seedlings and selected to be a strong clone , fairly compact in habit. Reliable perennial that just gets better each year. Deep crimson red flowers that have petals that hang down when semi open almost as if to propel the cone upwards …hence its name. Each flower…

PBR – 1997/0245 EU4817 An NWP introduction. A great foliage plant that also flowers reliably in late spring. Emerging new shoots are almost copper in colour when they first appear, leaves golden yellow which fade in late summer to an apple green. 50cm x 75cm.

An NWP introduction. A real break through in ‘flaked’ Dianthus, very definite flake patterns that vary on each petal. A new series of two distinct colour forms, this one being strong pink in colour. Has proved very hardy even in the harshest of winters. 40cm x 40cm.

An NWP introduction. A very unusual variety with quite a striking flower colour for this genus.   Star shaped flowers born on 60cm stems having  peach to orange petals with a yellow throat. 60 x 40cm.