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Damp Areas Beside Water – Bog Plants

Bog plants can be trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants but what they all have in common is that they are best suited to damp, wet and usually shady situations or beside water. They should not however be confused with pond plants which are typically grown actually in the water itself. Herbaceous bog plants tend to be clump forming and the majority die down completely in the winter.
This is our favourite selection, full plant list can be found by using the a-z on the right hand menu or using the keyword search top right, if you need something specific.

ACANTHUS mollis

Bear's breeches, Brank ursine

tall spikes of white flowers suffused purple, deeply lobed leaves

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

AMELANCHIER

Alderwood service berry, Juneberry, Shadbush

All Flower MAR-APR

5 varieties

ASTELIA nervosa 'Westland'

silvery bronze arching leaves that turn red in colder conditions. Frost hardy but prefers damp areas

£16.50 each

Available again from OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2024
Dispatch will take place anytime from early October through to late November as stock becomes available.

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ASTILBE

False goatsbeard

All are suitable for growing in wet or boggy areas. All flower JUL-SEPT

11 varieties

BAMBOO

20 varieties

BETULA pendula

Common silver birch, Lady of the woods

Pot grown

MULTIBUY

individually £11.00 each , 10+ £10.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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CALTHA palustris

Kingcup, Marsh marigold, Mollyblobs

creeping rhizomes and buttercup-yellow flowers. Best grown on the edge of water or in a bog

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £13.00 each , 3+ £11.00 each

CORTADERIA

Pampas grass, Tussock grass

AUG-NOV

5 varieties

DICKSONIA antarctica

Man fern, Soft tree fern

this attractive architectural plant thrives in cool moist shaded woodland

Small

Gift-wrapping available

£20.00 each

6 inch Trunk

Gift-wrapping available

£50.00 each

Trunk 1ft

£75.00 each

Trunk 2ft

£175.00 each

Trunk 3ft

£275.00 each

Trunk 4ft

£375.00 each

Trunk 5ft

£475.00 each

Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.

Trunk 6ft

£575.00 each

Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.

GUNNERA manicata

Chile rhubarb, Giant prickly rhubarb

the more boggy the conditions the larger the giant, umbrella-shaped leaves.

Currently out of stock, please check again soon

HARDY FERNS Osmunda regalis

Royal fern

sterile green, fertile leaves on tops thickly covered with brown spores

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 10+ for £12 each

£14.50 each

HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'

multicoloured variegated heart-shaped leaves, white tangerine scented flowers. Prefers moist soil or a boggy area

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

IRIS ensata

Japanese water iris

(kaempferi) - Water iris - shades pink-purple

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY Any 3+ £12.00 each

£13.50 each

LOBELIA tupa

robust upright perennial from Chile with reddish purple stems and orange-red tubular flowers

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

MECONOPSIS baileyi

Tibetan blue poppy

(Syn. betonicifolia) - blue Himalayan poppy

Seeds

Free delivery

£7.00 each

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £16.00 each , 3+ £14.00 each

METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides

Dawn redwood, Shui-hsa, Water fir

conical tree with ascending branches and fibrous orange bark which prefers a boggy or wet area. Soft light green leaves especially in spring

Gift-wrapping available

£16.50 each

PETASITES japonicus

Giant butterbur

perennial rhizomatous plant which prefers damp conditions. Dense clusters of yellowish-white flowerheads in FEB-MAR followed by large kidney-shaped leaves growing up to 3 feet high on stalks

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each