Plant of the month

Each month I choose one of my favourite plants relevant for the season. So many to choose from, so little time...

Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens

An unusual, evergreen, grass-like perennial which people tend to love or hate

x Fatshedera lizei (Tree ivy)

Fatshedera is an interesting hybrid between Fatsia (the Castor oil plant) and Hedera (ivy).

Miscanthus nepalensis

An unusual, elegant grass that caught my eye at Great Dixter about five years ago.

Leucanthemella serotina

Commonly known as Autumn Ox Eye, this hardy perennial has fresh white flowers that turn to face the sun.

Aster ‘Cotswold Gem’

An evergreen shrub with dark green, glossy leaves margined in mock prickles.