
Monday, 4 January 2021
Buddleja marrubifolia

A North American species from the deserts of the south west. A sub-shrub with pure white stems and small rounded white leaves and spherical heads of gold-orange flowers.
£16
Labels:
Brighton Plants Nursery,
buddleia,
buddleja,
marrubifolia
Digitalis obscura

A very distinct small, almost shrubby foxglove from Spain with 8-10in spikes of brownish orange glossy flowers over narrow evergreen leaves.
Quite charming and generally hardy in the southern portion of the UK, especially in drier areas but worthy of a special place in a sunny raised bed or container.
£8
Lotononis galpinii
Nonea pulla
Salvia omeiana ex Crug Thundercloud

A stunning and wonderful Asiatic woodland species with broad, heart-shaped, beautifully textured and muskily aromatic leaves (sage & onion?) with a rich purple underside.


Sprays of soft yellow flowers appear in summer.
£9
Labels:
Brighton Plants Nursery,
Crug Thundercloud,
omeiana,
salvia
Sutherlandia montana

An excellent and easy small shrub from S.Africa. The big vivid scarlet pea flowers in spring are perfectly complemented by the silver edged fine pinnate leaves. The papery coppery seed pods are a bonus later on.
Although this seems to be quite cold tolerant and long-lived in a pot I’ve never managed to get it going in the ground, and I have no idea why. A very well-drained sheltered sunny, maybe maritime site might suit it but primarily I recommend it as a container plant.
£12
Labels:
Brighton Plants Nursery,
Lessertia,
montana,
Sutherlandia
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