Purple-black foliage, intricate purple-grey flower heads and decorative seed heads Jul-Sep(seeds-Dec), 75cm....
black/brown
ASPIDISTRA ELATIOR
Hardy evergreen for dark shade, even dry shade, ?extra broad-leaved form, 40cm. Good cut foliage.
CAREX TRIFIDA ‘REKOHU SUNRISE’
Bold evergreen creamy yellow-edged blue-green foliage in rosettes wonderful in winter and spring 55cm, long brown...
DIANTHUS BARBATUS ‘MONKSILVER BLACK’
Superb black evergreen foliage, velvety virtually black flowers May-Jul, neat shape 35cm. Perennial. Outside + weather...
GRISELINIA SCANDENS
Very bold architectural form. The glossy evergreen leaves are held edge-on and imbricated, further enhanced by brown...
MANFREDA ELONGATA
Smart rosettes of soft rippled fleshy evergreen leaves hug the ground. Fabulous large delicate maroon-brown flowers...
MELIANTHUS MAJOR
Dramatic serrated grey foliage, chocolate- maroon flower spikes in favoured sites Mar-Jun, 1.2m. A plant to admire but...
PENSTEMON ‘RAVEN’
Large black-maroon flowers Jun-Nov, 60cm. Sun or part shade.
SALVIA NEMOROSA ‘CARADONNA’
Very good. Deep purple flowers from black stems Jun-Aug(Nov), compact 60cm. Bred by Ernst Pagels.