Hill Top Herbaceous Collection
Hill Top Herbaceous Collection
Taking inspiration from Hill Top, cared for by the National Trust, this herbaceous collection includes cottage garden favourites, helping you create your very own little piece of Hill Top magic.
This collection consists of 12 specially chosen plants inspired by Hill Top, and comes complete with a planting guide and wooden FSC labels to enable you to identify your plants when in your garden.
Hill Top Collection - Plant Information
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1. Digitalis purpurea (Two pots)
Spires of tubular purply-pink flowers with oval leaves.
Type: Perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 1.5–2.5 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial.
2. Lysimachia punctata
Bright yellow flower spikes above clumps of mid-green, lance-shaped foliage.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 0.5–1 x 0.5–1m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial.
3. Echinops ritro ‘Platinum Blue’
Steel-blue globe-like flowers whic are a magnet for bees and butterflies.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer to Autumn.
Height and spread: 0.5–1 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial.
4. Sidalcea oregana ‘Brilliant’
Bright pink flowers on tall spikes.
Type: Perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 0.5–1 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial.
5. Chelone obliqua var. alba
Flower spires of pure white contrasting against the dark leaves.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Late Summer.
Height and spread: 0.6–0.9 x 0.3–0.6m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial.
6. Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’
Scented, violet blue flowers with a purple eye and narrow mid-green leaves.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Early Summer.
Height and spread: 1–1.5 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial.
7. Alchemilla mollis
Tiny‚ bright greenish-yellow flowers above clumps of bluish-green foliage.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer to Autumn.
Height and spread: 0.1–0.5 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial to full.
8. Astilbe ‘Sprite’
A dwarf variety with dainty plumes of shell-pink flowers.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 0.1–0.5 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: No.
Shade: Partial.
9. Campanula persicifolia ‘Blue Bell’
Blue, bell-shaped flowers with a long flowering season.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 0.1–0.5 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: Partial to full.
10. Eryngium x zabelii ‘Big Blue’
Dense blue, thistle-like flowers contrasting with grey-green leaves.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 0.5–1 x 0.1–0.5m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: No.
11. Stachys byzantina
Silver-grey, woolly leaves and spikes of mauve-pink flowers.
Type: Herbaceous perennial.
Flowering time: Summer.
Height and spread: 0.1–0.5 x 0.5–1m.
Sun: Yes.
Shade: No.
3M (9.8ft)
1.5M
