SOUTHVIEW NURSERIES
CHEQUERS LANE, EVERSLEY CROSS,
HOOK, HAMPSHIRE RG27 0NT
Tel: 0118 973 2206
| Genus | species/name | Description | Price | |
| IMPATIENS | omeiana | Collected from Mount Omei (Emei Shan) in China's Sichuan province (a mountain estimated to have more than 3000 different species growing on it, Britain only has around 2000!). This creeping balsam seems very hardy has attractive silver veined leaves and large yellow flowers from Aug to Oct. on 20-30cm plants. Sun or semi-shade. Water if very dry. | £3.00 | |
| INULA | hookeri | A super daisy from the Himalayas. Masses of Summer flowers of clear yellow and much loved by butterflies. Sun or semi-shade. 60cms. 1849. |  | £3.00 |
| IRIS | 'Bedtime Story' | Handsome lilac blue flowers on this 70cm bearded iris. Full sun. May to June. |  | £3.00 |
| IRIS | 'Bishop's Robe' | Dark velvet purple flowers up to 80cms. Full sun. May to June. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | 'Black Gamecock' | Prefers moist soil in sun and shows off huge 10cm blooms of rich purple broken by small explosions of fiery gold 92cm stems | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | 'Blue Denim' | Lovely light blue flowers on neat 20 cm plants in April and May. Sun. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | 'Blue Rhythm' | An easy plant to grow, divine shining blue, fragrant blooms on strong 1m stems in June. Sun. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | 'Pearly Dawn' | A tall bearded iris with exquisite flowers of palest pink on 80 cm stems. Full sun. May to June. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | 'Superstition' | Exciting, dusky black-blue flowers in May and June. 90 cm. AGM. | £3.50 | |
| IRIS | chrysographes | Flowering in June and July on 30cm stems the flowers are fragrant, exquisite deep velvet-purple to almost pure black For sun or semi-shade. A native of W. China. | £3.50 | |
| IRIS | foetidissima | The Gladwin. A lovely native plant which thrives in the most difficult shady dry places where its bold green leaves harbour delicately purple veined flowers which produce in autumn the most wonderful vivid orange seeds. Much loved for cutting. Sun or shade. AGM | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | pallida variegata | Fantastic for well drained sunny places. Beautiful silver and grey variegated leaves and scrumptious scented pale blue flowers. 90cm. May-June. | £5.00 | |
| IRIS | robusta 'Gerald Derby' | This is really lovely, with deep blue flowers emerging from navy blue flushed leaves.60cms. Sun or semi shade. May to June. AGM | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | sibirica 'Illini Charm' | Shorter than most sibiricas reaching only to 60 cms. Charming clear pink flowers in June. Good soil in sun. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | sibirica 'Outset' | Flowering in May and June this is a really lovely iris with blooms of dark blue with a white heart. 80cms. Good soil in sun. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | sibirica 'Perry's Blue' | Soft lavender blue with golden markings to the base of the petals. 120cms. Sun or shade. June. | £3.00 | |
| IRIS | sibirica 'Silver Edge' | Exquisite silver blue flowers on 90cm stems in June and July. Sun or semi shade. AGM | £3.00 | |
| JABOROSA | integrifolia | A rarely seen south American plant. Creeping underground stems produce quite large leathery leaves 15cm long and striking large, pure white tubular flowers 5cm wide, like upturned Angels Trumpets (Brugmansia) in May and June. Hardy to -15C. Warm sheltered spot. |  | £4.50 |
| KIRENGESHOMA | palmata | Dignified vine like leaves with waxy pure yellow, tubular flowers in Aug and Sept. 75 cm. A shade lover from Japan. AGM |  | £4.00 |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Brimstone' | A delightful 'Red Hot Poker' with lovely slender green and pale yellow spires of bloom up to 75cm from August to November. Very hardy, best in full sun. AGM |  | £3.00 |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Green Jade' | Impressive 150 cm green flowered pokers. June-Aug. Sun. A Beth Chatto introduction of great beauty. | £5.00 | |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Ice Queen' | An Alan Bloom introduction from 1979. Magnificent torches of greenish-yellow buds open to scintillating pure white flowers from June to October. 1.5m. |  | £3.50 |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Jenny Bloom' | 60-90cm pokers which please with their peach-cream flowers tipped with pink. June -September. | £3.50 | |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Little Maid' | A little gem. Less vigorous and shorter than most this flowers from late summer onwards with elegant spikes of ivory flowers. Raised by that fine plantswoman Beth Chatto. 60cms. Full sun. |  | £3.00 |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Percy's Pride' | Unusual and stunning with bold green pokers of flower which fade to gorgeous cream. Aug to Oct. Up to 120 cm. Sun. |  | £3.00 |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Tawny King' | A very popular plant with exquisite tawny-apricot buds which graduate to clear cream when open. 1.2m. July to October. Sun. |  | £3.00 |
| KNIPHOFIA | 'Timothy' | Bronze stems up to 70cms topped with soft salmon peach flowers with darker buds. July to Sept. Sun. |  | £3.00 |
| LAMIUM | galeobdolen 'Herman's Pride' | Very attractive ground cover, not as fast as the species. Silver leaves with dark green veining and yellow flowers in May and June. Sun to deep shade.50cm | £3.00 | |
| LAMIUM | maculatum 'White Nancy' | Though she has been around a long time she is still one of the best ground cover plants to brighten shady places with good silver variegated foliage and pure white flowers from February to June. 40 cm.AGM. | £2.50 | |
| LAMIUM | maculatum 'Wootton Pink' | A super ground cover for shade. Silver variegated leaves and masses of soft pink flowers throughout late spring and early summer. | £2.50 | |
| LAMIUM | orvala | A great shade lover with subtle coppery-pink deadnettle flowers on 30cm plants in Spring. The foliage is useful with broad toothed leaves which make an attractive ground cover. | £4.00 | |
| LATHYRUS | aureus | Will grow in sun or shade as it is a plant of woods and scrub in south eastern Europe. It forms strong clumps of quite large leaves topped by dense pagoda-like racemes (flower branch) of attractive orange-yellow flowers on 60-80cm plants from May to July. | £3.00 | |
| LATHYRUS | grandiflorus | Everlasting Pea. Wonderfully vigorous perennial climber reaching 6 feet (1.8m) smothered for many summer weeks with eye-catching large deep magenta-pink pea flowers with dark red mouth and lips (keel). It is not scented but makes up for that by its profuse flowering. Sun or semi-shade. Hard to propagate. |  | £4.80 |
| LATHYRUS | latifolius 'Pink Pearl' | Pale shell pink. 1596. AGM | £3.00 | |
| LATHYRUS | latifolius 'Red Pearl' | A good dark red. 1596. |  | £3.00 |
| LATHYRUS | latifolius 'White Pearl' | One of the most sought after of our plants. Beloved by Gertrude Jekyll. Pure white. 1596. AGM |  | £3.00 |
| LATHYRUS | laxiflorus | Mats of hairy green leaves studded from April to August with bright violet-blue pea flowers. 40cm. For sun or semi-shade. | £3.00 | |
| LATHYRUS | niger | A plant of open forests in Europe. Stems up to 60cm. bear nodding racemes of soft purple flower in June and July. The old stems are black and twiggy. | £3.00 | |
| LATHYRUS | rotundifolius | A valuable dainty climber reaching 1.5m with winged stems and racemes of many decorative purplish-pink flowers in summer. Sun or semi-shade. A native of the Crimea, Caucasus, E.Turkey, Iraq and Iran. | £3.00 | |
| LATHYRUS | vernus | Known as the 'Spring Pea' it makes neat mounds of foliage reaching 25 to 30cm high and smothered from March to early Summer in copious flowers of purplish blue and red. Very hardy for sun or shade as it hails from most of Europe where it grows in woods and thickets. | £3.00 | |
| LAVANDULA | 'Grosso' | A powerfully fragrant lavender, planted in France for perfume production with silver-grey foliage and stems up to 1m tall bearing big spikes of pale lavender blue flowers in summer. Strong plants. | £3.00 | |
| LAVANDULA | 'Richard Gray' | Striking pure silver foliage and clear violet lavender spikes in summer. Up to 50 cms. Full sun and free draining soil. AGM | £3.00 | |
| LEONURUS | sibiricus | Strong Lamium relative with 1-1.5m stems clothed in feathery, hairy leaves and tubular flowers of violet-red from June to Sept. Sun.semi-shade. | £3.00 | |
| LEUCANTHEMELLA | serotina | A sheer delight in late Summer and Autumn. Strong leafy stems up to 2m enriched with a multitude of large pure white daisies, mixes well with Asters as its form is so different. Sun or semi-shade. Good soil, mulch well in winter. AGM. | £3.00 | |
| LEUCANTHEMUM | x superbum 'Becky' | Flowers later than many in June and July with purest large white daisy flowers on 1m stems | £3.50 | |
| LEUCANTHEMUM | x superbum 'Phyllis Smith' | A pretty old fashioned 'Shasta Daisy' reaching about 1m high with white flowers whose petals are beautifully frilly. |  | £3.00 |
| LINARIA | purpurea 'Canon Went' | A delight of cottage gardens with its graceful spires of soft pink flowers. Flowers all summer. 120cms. | £2.50 | |
| LOBELIA | tupa | Stunning giant lobelia up to 2mt high and topped in smouldering red tubular flowers with leaves of soft sage green. Sheltered spot in full sun with free draining soil.1824. Harmful if eaten. |  | £3.20 |
| LUPINUS | Russel strain | Very little needs to be said about these stalwarts of the herbaceous border with their wonderful colours and spicy peppery scent. Up to 120cms and liking a sunny spot. We have the following varieties. 'Chandelier' Soft yellow. 'My Castle'. Good brick red. (see photo) 'Noble Maiden'. Pure white. 'The Govenor'. Rich navy blue. |  | £2.50 |
| LYCHNIS | chalcedonica Jerusalem Cross | Brilliant scarlet flowers on plants that live for years. Easy and vibrant and puts a sizzle into the border. The best plant for hot borders. 90-120 cms. Sun. 1593.AGM | £2.50 | |
| LYCHNIS | coronaria 'Gardeners World' | A smashing new form of 'Dusty Miller'. Silver furry leaves and 90cm flower stems topped with clusters of very double rich scarlet flowers in July and August. Sun good drainage | £4.00 | |
| LYCHNIS | flos-cuculi var. albiflora | This is a captivating white flowered form of our native Ragged Robin bearing blooms of white finely cut petals from May to Aug.50 to 60 cm. Good in moist soil also fine in dry. Sun. |  | £3.00 |
| LYSIMACHIA | ciliata 'Firecracker' | A startling combination of rich purple foliage which makes a theatrical backdrop to the many bright yellow flowers on 90cm stems. Summer flowering. For sun or shade. AGM | £3.00 | |
| MATTHIOLA | 'White Perennial | A lovely perennial stock with pure white highly scented flowers which always reminds me of vanilla ice cream. Up to 60cms and needing a sunny well drained spot. | £3.00 | |
| MATTEUCCIA | struthiopteris | The Shuttlecock Fern. An apt name for this easy no nonsense fern. Fresh green fronds shaped just like a shuttlecock appear in early spring and are a delight all summer. Up to 90cms. | £4.00 | |
| MELITTIS | melissophyllum 'Bastard Balm' | A very pretty, though scarce native woodlander. Best in some shade. The creeping dark green leaved stems have attractive white, tubular flowers with a mauve stripe. 45cm. | £3.00 | |
| NEPETA | parnassica | The tallest of all nepetas. Up to 2mts high with sturdy erect stems covered with many purple blue flowers for most of the summer. Free draining soil and a sunny spot. | £3.00 | |
| NEPETA | racemosa | Lovely for edging paths and rose gardens. Low mounds of soft grey scented leaves and a succession of pale blue flowers all summer. 25cms. Sun. AGM |  | £3.00 |
| NEPETA | 'Walkers Low' | A dwarf more compact form of the old Six Hills Giant. Beautiful blue flowers on 60cm plants. | £3.00 | |
| OMPHALODES | cappadocia 'Lilac Mist' | For shady sheltered leafy soil the creeping glossy green leaves are a fine backdrop to the delicate lilac flowers on 25cm stems in spring. | £3.00 | |
| OMPHALODES | verna 'Alba' | Masses of dainty forget me not white flowers on this very hardy spring flowering ground cover. 15cm. Shade or semi shade. | £3.00 | |
| OMPHALODES | verna 'Elfenauge' | Another beauty from this family of spring harbingers. Creeping stems produce many sublime large flowers of fine blue. 15cm. Sun or shade. | £3.80 | |
| ORIGANUM | vulgare 'Thumble's Variety' | A great new marjoram with large lilac pink hanging flowers on 50cm stems. Full sun. Culinary and ornamental. Beloved by butterflies. | £3.00 |