The planting is made up of species that are naturalised across the UK. The scheme is green with splashes of colour and aim to mimic planting found naturally
A biennial or short-lived perennial, freely self-sowing, with a rosette of softly hairy, oval leaves and tall, one-sided spires of pendant, tubular, bright rosy-purple flowers, spotted within, in summer.
A spreading stoloniferous perennial with narrow, finely pinnately dissected leaves and small, cream or pink flowerheads in flat heads in summer.
This herbaceous perennial forms a clump of sparsely branched stems bearing slender, toothed leaves. In late summer it produces narrow flower spikes composed of numerous tiny yellow flowers.Pictured: Solidago goldenmosa
A short-lived, perennial meadow grass forming loose clumps of short, relatively broad leaves. The unbranched flower spikes appear early, in late spring or early summer.
A hardy, clump-forming perennial herb with edible, sour-tasting, oblong leaves, arrow-shaped, at the base. Small reddish flowers are produced in early summer in a narrow panicle or raceme.
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