NEMOROSA

57-Caradonna

‘Caradonna’. and  ‘East Friesland’ (Ostfriesland)  are pretty much the same except with ‘Caradonna’ the stems are dark.

blue--hills

‘Blue Hills’

You could have trouble finding the plant you want under nemorosa, superba or sylvestris.   They are probably most commonly referred to as superba in Australia I think.   These photos above are of ‘Caradonna’ and ’Blue Hills’  (‘Blauhugel’).  The banner (photo up the top) is of a plant I received as seed from the Hardy Plant Society in the UK as nemorosa Midsummer.    I think it is really regeliana these days.   It grows quite large – perhaps a metre by a metre.

People frequently want to plant a row of these plants and I often don’t have that amount of stock.  Lambley Nursery in victoria specialises in them and mail orders.