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5
Convallaria
Fortins Giant
Lily of the valley
10 Galanthus nivalis Height: 4
1/2"
Flowers: Feb
The
common Snowdrop, found over a wide area of Europe and so has the most
variants. Excellent for naturalising.
1 Helleborus
orientalis
(xhybridus)
Height: 10"
Flowers: Feb-Apr
Given
the complex genetic history of these plants, they have now been given their own name. Large shiny
mid-green palmate leaves with serrated edges. Nodding bowl-shaped flowers
in shades of pink, white or purple, often speckled.
1 Hosta
ventricosa
2' July
Bold
clumps of handsome leaves and large white flowers.
3 Lilium
lancifolium
3' orange August
(Tiger
Lily). Vast Turk’s
Cap flowers with slender pointed petals — orange spotted
with black. Good for planting in grass or among deciduous shrubs.
1 Trillium
Grandiflorum
12" white, April
Extremely
beautiful snow-white flowers becoming rose with age. Two inches across.