Plants marked with an asterisk * will not be ready until May or June – or even later

Thalictrums - rather a passion of mine, with their dainty airy spikes of flowers are an elegant way
to add height to a border without taking up too much space. They require rich deep moist (but not waterlogged) soil and flower just as happily in shade as in sun. They come in all sizes from 5” to 7ft. I offer the following varieties that I think deserve to be more popular, many of them rare and hard to find.

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
Divisions of a good deep purplish pink form of this early flowering Thalictrum.
Dense clumps of Colombine-like leaves and branching stems of wide heads
of fluffy lilac flowers. 2-litre pots.
Sun or part shade, not too dry. Early summer. 3ft. £4.80

Thalictrum delavayi
Enormous airy panicles of tiny lilac flowers, each displaying a tuft of
cream stamens. 2-litre pots.
Sun or shade, prefers moisture. Summer. 5ft. £4.80

Thalictrum delavayi ‘Album’
Rarely offered scintillating white form. 2-litre pots.
Sun or part shade, prefers moisture and shelter. Summer 5ft. £4.80

Thalictrum delavayi var. decorum
Impressive Thalictrum with very large lilac-mauve flowers and good decorative
foliage. Needs support when young but becomes more erect with age. from
Sun or shade, prefers moisture. Summer. 3-4ft. £3.80

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
Superb variety with tiny rosettes of double pure lilac flowers. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade, rich soil. Summer. 4-5ft. £5.00

Thalictrum ‘Elin’
Spectacularly tall Swedish hybrid with large panicles of violet flowers,
each with a ruff of yellow stamens. Stiff purple tinted stems with glaucous
leaves. Needs no staking. 2-litre pots.
Sun or part shade, good soil. Summer. 6-8ft. £5.00

Thalictrum filimentosum CDC185
Recently introduced from South Korea by James Compton. This rare
Thalictrum has bright green foliage and heads of pure white flowers.
Sun or part shade, good soil. Mid summer. 18”-2ft. £3.80

Thalictrum pubescens ( Thalictrum polygamum )
Giant Thalictrum with erect stems topped with impressive panicles of creamy-white
long-lasting flowers. Does self-sow if seed heads not removed. from
Sun or shade, good soil. Early summer. 6-8ft. £3.60

Thalictrum punctatum
Useful mid-border height in this pretty Thalictrum from Korea, with purple-pink
fluffy pompons over chocolate coloured new foliage. 2-litre pots.
Sun or shade, good soil. Summer. 2ft. £4.80

Thalictrum sphaerostachym
Splendid erect Thalictrum with attractive glaucous sea-green foliage and very
Erect fluffy lime-green flowers. Especially useful for foliage effect in the early
summer border and a great improvement on Thalictrum flavum glaucum.
Sun or shade. 2-litre pots. Early summer. 4-6ft. £4.80

Trillium rivulare
Small treasure for peat bed or trough, with palest pink three-petalled flowers
backed by dark leaves. Divisions.
Part shade, peaty soil, not too dry. Spring. 6” £4.80

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