Omphalodes cappadocica "Cherry Ingram"
A fabulous low carpeting evergreen plant for shade and tolerates drier soil conditions, it is a native of Turkey. This has wonderful bright blue flowers in spring over mat forming leaf base. The common name is Navelwort and was a favourite of Marie Antoinette. Very useful plant for ground cover under trees and shrubs. Once it is established it can be split but it does not like too much disturbance, so split after flowering. This was named for Collingwood Ingram the distinguished horticulturist famed for his breeding of Japanese Cherries.
Geranium "Ann Folkard"
Hardy geraniums what more do I need say one of the most useful plant families there is. This one is a hybrid of G.procurrens and G.psilostemon bred in Lancashire by the Rev.O.G. Folkard and named after his daughter. It has a rambling habit from a central crown and is easily kept under control by pruning back. The early leaves appear golden yellow and turn green as it matures and flowers. It is happy in any shady border, any soil, it is deciduous.
Graham Rice puts it in his top ten hardy geraniums.
Anemone "Pretty Lady Susan"
This is part of the new pretty lady series of breeding by Mr Kanazawa from Japan. Their main attribute is that they are dwarf growing and very free flowering. They start blooming earlier than other forms of autumn flowering Anemones. Excellent in part shade for the front of border or under trees.
Pretty Lady Susan is a single flowered dark pink form, I use it as replacement for A."Hadspen Abundance".
Campanula "Pink Octopus"
I am aware this does not have a women's name but it is pink and has the appearance of a bouffant dress. This campanula has dark green basal leaves and a spreading habit. It is happier in a humus rich soil in part shade. The buds look like Japanese lanterns and open with flared petals.
This was introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries in the US and Jimmy Turner Of Dallas Arboretum gives it as a recommendation for roof garden plantings.
I have always wondered about calling it octopus as it only has six petals!!
Astrantia major "Florence"
One of many new varieties that are being bred at present this one was bred in the Netherlands and introduced by future plants. Astrantia produce large clumps and this variety being sterile flowers for a much longer period through out the early summer onwards. Given a good soil, part shade they are happy in most garden situations.
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