UVULARIA, Convallariaceae.
grandiflora Handsome woodlander with pendant pale yellow flowers on arching stems, spring, 18” £2.80

VERATRUM, Melanthiaceae.
Amongst the most striking architectural perennials, mounds of beautifully pleated unfurling leaves in spring followed by long branching spikes of small starry flowers, they prefer rich moist soil and shade, slow growing.
album False Helleborine, large heads of palest green flowers, 6’ £5.20
a. parviflorum Appalachian Bunchflower, rare species with slim spikes of greenish white flowers, 5’ £5.80
californicum Pale greenish white flowers larger than the other species, 5’ £5.20
nigrum The best known species with maroon-black flowers, 6’ £4.80
viride Brilliant green flowers, 5’, will take more moisture than the other species £4.20

VERBASCUM, Scrophulariaceae.
chaixii ‘Album’ Mullein, spires of white flowers with a mauve eye to 3’, summer, perennial, 1.5 litres £4.50

VERBENA, Verbenaceae.
hastata ‘Alba’ Numerous tiny spikes of white flowers make intricate heads, all summer, fully hardy, 3’, litres £3.80

VERONICA, Scrophulariaceae.
gentianoides Ice blue flower spikes in early summer, useful front of the border plant, 15” £2.50
gentianoides ‘Alba’ Scarce white form, 15” £3.20

VINCETOXICUM, Asclepiadaceae.
nigrum Tiny brown flowers followed by long fruits that split open to reveal the seeds embedded in white silky threads, yellow autumn colour, 2’, litres £4.20

WACHENDORFIA, Haemodoraceae.
*brachyandra Rare S. African bulb with ochre coloured flowers in summer over pleated sword-shaped leaves, 18’’ £4.20

XEROPHYLLUM, Melanthiaceae.
tenax Bear Grass, rare plant with broad conical heads of close set cream flowers over bright green grassy tufts, summer, 2’, for sandy peaty soil, pot grown seedlings £2.80

YUCCA, Agavaceae.
Exotic looking evergreen desert plants surprisingly hardy given good drainage and full sun, big spikes of white bells in late summer.
navajoa Superb rare species making a fine 2’ rosette of narrow leaves with curled white filaments along the edges, 1.5 litres £5.80
torryi Large rosettes of blue-green leaves with red edges, cream flowers sometimes tinged purple, 1.5 litres £5.50

ZIGADENUS, Melanthiaceae.
elegans Open heads of pale creamy green stars in summer, distinctive bulbous plant for any well drained sunny position, 18” £2.80