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Hahn's sansevieria

Hahn's sansevieria

Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii'

A compact, rosette forming houseplant, with dark-green sword-shaped leaves and silver-grey horizontal striation. Principally grown for its evergreen foliage, this plant occasionally blooms, producing long stems of star-shaped light green-cream fragrant flowers.

Yellow pitcher plant

Yellow pitcher plant

Sarracenia alata

Sarracenia alata is a carnivorous perennial with erect, tubular leaves that are green with red veins, forming a hooded pitcher. It produces nodding, yellow flowers in spring, which have a sweet fragrance. The plant grows in clumps and is ideal for bog gardens or containers. Its distinctive pitchers make it a fascinating specimen for collectors.

white trumpet

Sarracenia leucophylla

A semi-evergreen perennial to 90cm, the slender, erect pitchers to 1m long, with narrow wings, and white, wavy lids sometimes veined with purple; flowers reddish-purple, 8cm across, produced in spring

Hooded Pitcher Plant

Hooded Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia minor

Sarracenia minor, commonly known as the Hooded Pitcher Plant, is a striking carnivorous perennial. Its modified leaves form erect, tubular pitchers up to 30–60 cm tall, colored green with red or purple veins and a distinctive hood covering the opening. In spring, nodding yellow flowers (rarely greenish) rise above the pitchers on slender stalks. The plant forms clumps of upright pitchers and adds exotic texture to bog gardens. Its primary ornamental value lies in the colorful, insect-trapping pitchers.

biting stonecrop

biting stonecrop

Sedum acre

A mat-forming, hairless, succulent perennial with small, ovoid, fleshy leaves close to the stems. Flowers are five-petalled, yellow and star shaped. They bloom from May to July. Bees enjoy its nectar

white stonecrop

white stonecrop

Sedum album

A mat-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial to 10cm tall, with fleshy, cylindrical leaves; in autumn the foliage takes on a red flush. In summer it produces clusters of starry white flowers on branched stems above the foliage

White Stonecrop

White Stonecrop

Sedum album 'Coral Carpet' or Sedum stahlii variegata

Sedum album 'Coral Carpet' is a low-growing, mat-forming succulent perennial with tiny, fleshy, cylindrical leaves that turn coral-red in full sun. In summer, it produces clusters of star-shaped white flowers. This vigorous ground cover spreads quickly, forming dense cushions ideal for rockeries, dry banks, and containers.

Golden Sedum

Sedum japonicum

Sedum japonicum is a low-growing, evergreen succulent perennial with slender, branching stems that form a dense carpet or small mound. Its small fleshy leaves are yellow-green to golden yellow in sun and may become tinged orange-red in cold weather. Star-shaped yellow flowers are carried in small terminal clusters in summer. It is best suited to sunny banks, crevices and containers with sharp drainage.

Mexican stonecrop

Mexican stonecrop

Sedum mexicanum

Sedum mexicanum is a low-growing, mat-forming succulent perennial with creeping stems and small, cylindrical, bright green leaves. It produces clusters of star-shaped yellow flowers from summer into early autumn. Its dense, spreading habit makes it useful as drought-tolerant ground cover, in rock gardens, or spilling over containers. In mild climates it remains evergreen, while cold winters may check growth or cause dieback.

Jelly Beans

Sedum pachyphyllum

Sedum pachyphyllum is a small, clump-forming succulent with distinctive, fleshy, club-shaped leaves that are pale blue-green with reddish tips. It produces clusters of starry yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. The leaves often retain a attractive red blush when grown in bright light. This compact plant typically grows 10–20 cm tall and spreads slowly, making it ideal for containers and rock gardens.

Jelly Bean Plant

Jelly Bean Plant

Sedum rubrotinctum

Sedum rubrotinctum is a low-growing succulent with cylindrical, fleshy leaves that are bright green with red tips, turning more intensely red under stress or in bright light. It produces small, star-shaped yellow flowers in summer. The plant forms a dense mat, making it an excellent ground cover. Its colorful foliage provides year-round ornamental interest.

reflexed stonecrop

reflexed stonecrop

Sedum rupestre

A vigorous, mat-forming perennial, with succulent, pointed, cylindrical leaves. In summer upright stems to 15cm carry clusters of star-shaped yellow flowers, pendent in bud but turning upward as they open

String of Tears

String of Tears

Senecio citriformis

Senecio citriformis, commonly known as String of Tears, is a trailing succulent with bead-like, pale green leaves shaped like tiny teardrops or elongated pearls. The stems can grow up to 60 cm long, cascading beautifully over container edges. In spring and summer, it produces small, white, pom-pom-like flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Its unique foliage texture and graceful hanging habit make it a popular choice for hanging baskets and indoor displays.

String of Bananas

String of Bananas

Senecio radicans

A fast-growing, evergreen succulent with slender trailing stems covered in fleshy, curved, banana-like leaves. The glossy green leaves often show a subtle translucent stripe, giving them a distinctive texture. In spring it may produce small, rounded clusters of fluffy white flowers with a gentle cinnamon-like fragrance. Its cascading habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets, shelves, or as a trailing houseplant.

Desert Senna

Senna covesii

Desert Senna is a rounded, many-branched perennial subshrub with fine-textured, grey-green pinnate leaves. It produces bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers with contrasting brown stamens in small clusters from late spring to autumn, often peaking after summer rains. The blossoms attract bees and butterflies, and the plant has a naturally airy, soft structure. It makes an excellent drought-tolerant addition to sunny desert-style borders and banks.

bladder campion

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

S. vulgaris is an upright, semi-evergreen perennial to 60cm tall, with oval leaves and lax sprays of white flowers 2.5cm wide, each with a bladdery inflated calyx, opening in summer

Carolina horsenettle

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Solanum carolinense is a herbaceous perennial with erect, branching, prickly stems, typically growing 0.6–1.2 m tall. The alternate leaves are oblong to lanceolate with wavy or lobed margins and yellow prickles on the midrib and stems. From summer into autumn it bears star-shaped white to pale violet flowers with prominent yellow anthers, followed by spherical yellow berries. It spreads aggressively by deep rhizomes, forming dense colonies, and is primarily known as a noxious weed rather than a garden ornamental.

Blue Potato Vine

Blue Potato Vine

Solanum crispum Glasnevin

Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' is a vigorous, scrambling climber with slender stems and small, ovate to lance-shaped, dark green leaves. From early summer until autumn it produces loose clusters of deep violet-blue, starry flowers with conspicuous bright yellow stamens. The flowers age to a softer blue-purple and give a long season of colour. It is valued as a fast-growing wall shrub where it can be trained against a fence or wall in a sheltered spot. Small purple-black berries may follow the flowers.

aubergine

Solanum melongena

This is the wild species of aubergine from which our cultivated vegetable has been bred. In the wild it is perennial, but in the UK it is treated as an annual as it isn't hardy. It has green leaves and a slightly spiny stem. The flowers are purple and develop into small purple egg-shaped fruits. Many different varieties are available, varying in size, shape and colour

black nightshade

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

A fast-growing annual or biennial with variable habit, often found in woodland or areas of disturbed soil. Leaves are broadly ovate, sometimes with wavy edges. Flowers are small, white and star-shaped, with five petals and prominent yellow anthers, and followed by clusters of round dark green berries that are matt black when ripe

Canadian goldenrod

Canadian goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

A rhizomatous perennial forming clumps of upright, downy stems to 2.5m tall with lance-shaped, toothed, hairy leaves and from late summer into early autumn, broadly conical sprays of densely clustered, small yellow flowers on horizontal branches

spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Spinach is a leafy green annual herb approximately 30cm tall, producing generous harvests of deep-green, crinkled, oval to triangular leaves with a beautiful rich, savoury flavour. The leaves vary in size and flavour, and can be eaten raw or cooked. If left to flower, the yellow-green flowers are inconspicuous and around 3mm

Japanese spiraea

Japanese spiraea

Spiraea japonica

Upright, deciduous shrub about 1.5m tall, with sharply-toothed dark green leaves to 12cm long. Bowl-shaped, pink or white flowers are produced in large flattened heads, to 20cm across, from midsummer onwards

bridal wreath spiraea

bridal wreath spiraea

Spiraea prunifolia

A dense, deciduous shrub about 2m tall, with arching branches and finely-toothed, glossy, bright green leaves, grey-downy beneath, turning orange or red in autumn. Double white flowers are produced in tight clusters along the branches in mid to late spring