Perennial Collection (#100)

Tulip (Tulipa agensis)
Wild tulip flowers (Tulipa agenensis). Photographed on Chios, Greece, in spring

Primrose flower (Primula sp. )
Primrose flower (Primula sp.)

Geranium Schneverdingen Goldmachangei
Geranium (Geranium Schneverdingen Goldmachangei ) flowers

Hepatica (Hepatica gyousia)
Hepatica flowers (Hepatica gyousia)

Showy penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)
Showy penstemon flowers (Penstemon speciosus). Photographed in the USA, in July

Nonea pulla

Dwarf cudweed (Gnaphalium supinum) in flower. Photographed in July

Hieracium peleterianum hawkweed
Shaggy mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium peleterianum) flowers

Winterberry euonymus Darts Pride
Winterberry euonymus (Euonymus bungeanus Darts Pride ) foliage and fruits

Aster x frikartii Monch
Michaelmas daisy flowers (Aster x frikartii Monch )

Wallflower (Erysimum pieninicum). This species of wallflower is endemic to Poland. Photographed in Poland in June

Cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix) flowers. Photographed on Dorset heath, UK, in August

Rest-harrow (Ononis repens)
Rest-harrow flowers (Ononis repens)

Penstemon Schoenholzeri
Penstemon flowers (Penstemon Schoenholzeri )

Paeonies (Paeonia tenuifolia)
Fern leaf paeony flowers (Paeonia tenuifolia)

Alpine sow thistle (Cicerbita alpina) flowers being visited by a bumblebee (Bombus sp.)

Eurasian dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica) in flower. Also known as bunchberry, this plant is found mainly in temperate subarctic regions of Europe and Asia

Beauty berry (Callicarpa Profusion )
Beauty berry (Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii Profusion ) bush laden with berries

Pyrola rotundifolia
Round-leaved wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia)

Coral bells (Heuchera White Spires )

Primroses (Primula vulgaris)
Primrose flowers (Primula vulgaris). Photographed in spring, in Devon, UK

Osteospermum Serena
Osteospermum flowers (Osteospermum Serena ) in a terracotta pot

Dicliptera suberecta
Uruguayan firecracker plant flowers (Dicliptera suberecta). This plant is native to Uruguay

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
Chinese peony shoots (Paeonia lactiflora). Photographed in April

Dead nettle (Lamium maculatum)
Dead nettle foliage (Lamium maculatum) foliage

Yarrow (Achillea Terracotta )
Yarrow flowers (Achillea Terracotta )

Euphorbia schillingii
Euphorbia flowers (Euphorbia schillingii)

Eriophorum vaginatum seed heads
Harestail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) seed heads

Castilleja miniata
Giant red Indian paintbrush flowers (Castilleja miniata) Photographed in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA

Astilbe (Astilbe sp. )
Astilbe flower buds (Astilbe sp.)

Eriogonum umbellatum
Sulphur flower buckwheat plant (Eriogonum umbellatum). Photographed in the USA, in July

Catmint (Nepeta Six Hills Giant )
Catmint flowers (Nepeta Six Hills Giant )

Calamintha nepeta glandulosa
Calamint (Calamintha nepeta glandulosa White Cloud )

Chalk milkwort (Polygala calacarea)
Chalk milkwort flowers (Polygala calcarea). This plant is found in chalk downland and grassland. Its presence is considered to indicate a long history of uninterrupted management without ploughing

Common kanpweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common knapweed flowers (Centaurea nigra)

Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) flowers

Geranium flowers (Geranium Patricia )

Anemone Bressingham Glow
Anemone flowers (Anemone huphensis var. japonica Bressingham Glow )

Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) flowers

Pink (Dianthus Grans Favourite )
Pink flower (Dianthus Grans Favourite ). This is a tudor laced pink

Meadowsweet (Filipendula purpurea)
Meadowsweet flowers (Filipendula purpurea)

Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Ground ivy flowers (Glechoma hederacea) amongst grass in a meadow

Wilsons barberry (Berberis wilsoniae) fruits and foliage

Burning bush (Euonymus alatus Compacta )
Burning bush foliage (Euonymus alatus Compacta ). Photographed in autumn

Hydrangea Unique
Hydrangea flowers (Hydrangea paniculata Unique )

Primrose flower (Primula sp. )
Primrose flower (Primula sp.)

Pink (Dianthus Becky Robinson )
Pink flower (Dianthus Becky Robinson ). This is a tudor laced pink

Acanthus flower spike (Acanthus sp. )
Acanthus flower spike (Acanthus sp.)

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