|  | Aconitum Climbing forms in the main. Monkshoods are a distinct blue colour that is hard to get elsewhere. |
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 | Anemone A variety of anemones for shade. From the |
|  | Anemonella North America woodland Anemone relatives. |
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 | Anemonopsis A real aristocrat from the wood covered hillsides of Japan. |
|  | Aquilegia Shade tolerant aquilegia from the temperate northern hemisphere, |
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 | Aralia Herbaceous tall growing ivy relatives. |
|  | Arisaema A selection of hardy forms suitable for a woodland garden. |
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 | Aruncus Tall and short growing forms for moisture retentive soils. |
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 | Aster Woodland Asters suitable for a shade spot in the garden. |
|  | Astilbe We don't like the bolt upright arendsii hybrids but are happy to grow the more gracefull weeping varieties as well the dwarf crisped forms. |
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 | Astilboides Used to be Rodgersia tabularis. Likes similar moist soils, particularly if grown in full sun. |
|  | Astrantia We have a large range of these good garden plants, the very dark red forms need some sun to really colour well. |
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 | Beesia An unusual plant from the woods of yunnan. |
|  | Bergenia Modern cultivars are much better than the old forms. In flower and foliage. |
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 | Brunnera Plants recently been valued for foliage as well as flower. |
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|  | Cardiandra A group of herbaceous hydragea relatives suitable for a woodlandy soil |
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 | Chrysoplenum A group of on the whole moisture loving creeping plants from Asia. |
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|  | Cyclamen Hardy cyclamen both spring and Autumn flowering. |
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 | Dodecatheon Shooting stars; unusual members of the primula family from North America. |
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