This perennial has deeply toothed basal leaves. Green-veined white bracts surround the small green or pink umbel flowers. 36 inches high; 18 inch spread.
This drought-tolerant perennial bears fragrant yellow flowers in late spring or early summer. The small spherical seedpods eventually fall apart to reveal their inner septum, making the remaining stems look very much like miniature money plants. Suitable for small dried flower arrangements. Height...
This lovely evergreen fern has triangular, lace-like fronds produced on black stalks. Grows 6 inches high and spreads at a rate of 6-8 inches a year. Makes a wonderful groundcover in the woodland garden. Drought-tolerant once established if grown in part shade.
This perennial can make be grown as either an annual or a perennial (if provided with good drainage) for an effective display in temperate gardens. The foliage is richly aromatic, suggesting anise or even liquorice.
This bushy perennial has silvery aromatic leaves and bears spikes of salmon-coloured flowers throughout the summer. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. The flowers are edible. Drought-tolerant. 36"high/18" spread.
Tall spires of large peach blooms are produced in mid to late summer on this grandest of traditional old cottage garden flowers. This seed was harvested from primarily peach flowered hollyhocks from the VanDusen Cottage Garden.
This is a summer flowering allium with deep red-purple flowerheads about 3 inches in diameter. The plant is 18-20 inches tall, with a 12 inch spread. In autumn the seedheads dry well and look great in arrangements.
This allium is ideal for containers, mass plantings, borders, and cut flowers. The...
This is an interesting example of a species that appears to have vanished from the wild, or perhaps it has evolved in cultivation over the millennia from a wild species into new one found only in cultivation. As the common names suggest, this onion has enjoyed a long history in the culinary...
Bulbous perennial with strap-like green basal leaves which whither prior to flowering. In summer, bears umbels up to 4 inches across of pink star-shaped flowers. Height is 5-6 feet.
