Persicaria affinis
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum affine
- Flowers emerge a pale pink and open to a deep pink-red
- Dense flower spikes appear on a dark stalk
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Persicaria amphibia
WATER KNOTWEED
- AKA Polygonum amphibium
- Habitat includes shallow waters along lakes, ponds, ditches
- Adaptable to short periods of drought
HEIGHT: 30-125 cm · SPREAD: 0-0 cm
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail'
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum amplexicaulis 'Firetail'
- Dense magenta spikes appear on tall, wiry stems
- Large ovate green leaves with a prominent central vein
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'
GOLDEN FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'
- Dense magenta spikes appear on tall, wiry stems
- Large ovate golden leaves with a prominent central vein
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum bistorta 'Superba'
- Dense soft pink spikes appear on tall stocky stems
- Large (20 cm) pointed-oval green leaves with prominent white central veins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Persicaria microcephala 'Chocolate Dragon' (PP17325, COPF)
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum microcephala 'Chocolate Dragon'
- Clumps of tiny white flowers rest on the foliage
- Lance-shaped leaves emerge a bronze-purple
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Persicaria polymorpha
WHITE DRAGON
- AKA Polygonum polymorpha
- Numerous white flowers make up the large beard-like plumes
- Lance-shaped mid-green leaves on thick bamboo-like stalks
HEIGHT: 160-180 cm · SPREAD: 125-140 cm
Petroselinum crispum
CURLED PARSLEY
- Culinary herb that is grown for its fragrant edible leaves
- Clump-forming biennial, typically grown as an annual
- Harvest fresh or dry for later use
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Petroselinum var. neapolitanum
ITALIAN PARSLEY
- Culinary herb that is is grown for its fragrant edible leaves
- Clump forming biennial, typically grown as an annual
- Harvest fresh or dry for later use
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Phalaris arundinacea Strawberries & Cream ('Feesey's Form')
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM RIBBON GRASS
- AKA Phalaris arundinacea 'Strawberries and Cream'
- Flat strap-like pink-tinted green and white leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn white and are not showy
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'
VARIEGATED RIBBON GRASS
- Flat, strap-like, green and white leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white and are not showy
- Seeds are sterile
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 70-150 cm
Phellodendron amurense
AMUR CORKTREE
- Rounded, broad, spreading crown with horizontal branching
- Non-showy yellowish-green flowers
- Compound yellowish-green to green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 13-14 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'
GOLDEN MOCKORANGE
- Creamy-white bowl-shaped flowers have a citrusy fragrance
- Yellow leaves fade to green providing a colour contrast
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Philadelphus x 'Innocence'
INNOCENCE MOCKORANGE
- Single very fragrant creamy-white flowers
- Green leaves are sometimes splashed with creamy-white
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Philadelphus x 'Miniature Snowflake'
MINIATURE SNOWFLAKE MOCKORANGE
- Very fragrant creamy-white double flowers
- Dark green leaves
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Philadelphus x 'Snowbelle' (COPF)
SNOWBELLE MOCKORANGE
- Very fragrant creamy-white semi-double flowers
- Dark green leaves
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Philadelphus x virginalis
MOCKORANGE
- Very fragrant creamy-white semi-double flowers
- Dark green leaves
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Phlomis cashmeriana
KASHMIR FALSE SAGE
- Bears hooded lilac-purple flowers
- Whorled flowers form at the upper leaf axils
- Tiered blooms on sturdy squared stalks
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Phlomis russeliana
TURKISH SAGE
- This species is coarser and greener than fruticosa
- Whorls of yellow hooded flowers form at each leaf axil
- Tiered flowers on sturdy square stalks
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Phlox divaricata
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Lilac, pink or blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves are 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Fragrant violet-blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Very pale fragrant blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Phlox maculata x 'Minnie Pearl'
GARDEN PHLOX
- Dwarf, upright, clumping perennial
- Pure white fragrant five-petaled flowers
- Good mildew resistance
HEIGHT: 20-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Phlox paniculata 'Backlight' (USPP 34,506, Can PBRAF)
GARDEN PHLOX
- Upright, clumping habit
- Pure white fragrant five-petaled flowers
- Individual flowers are densely arranged in large terminal clusters
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm