Melica uniflora Alba

Low (30cm) clunps of bright green foliage and stems carrying delicate looking nodding white flowers that resemble grains of rice from May onwards. Good ground cover for a shady spot, even dry shade

Melittis melissophyllum Royal Distinction

45cm. Bushy, herbaceous perennial that enjoys life in light shade. Bi-coloured purple and white flowers are borne May-July set off by fresh green oval foliage. Dappled shade on humous rich, retentive soil

Milium effusum Aureum

Commonly known as 'Bowles Golden Grass' and prized for it's lovely zingy yellow spring foliage that looks particulalry good in part shade, where it enjoys growing. Foliage turns to lime green as season progresses. Moist but well drained soil

Miscanthus sinensis Kleine Silberspinne

Clumps to 1.2 metres when in flower - red brown plumes that age to silvery pink August -October. Marrow green foliage with faint silver mid rib. Likes retentive soil in sun or light shade

Miscanthus sinensis Malepartus

Large clumps with dense flower plumes of arching red purple brown that age to silver and turn fluffy and white in winter months to 2.5 metres tall on retentive, good soil. Purple tints to autumn foliage

Molinia caerulea Transparent

Dense, compact mounds of green foliage send up tall, airy flower plumes to 2.1 metresin late summer. Whole plant turns goldeb yellow in autumn. Likes an open sunny spot on well drained soil that doesn't bake dry

Molnia caerulea Edith Dudszus

Dense tussocks of short leaves produce slender, dark purple long lasting flower plumes on 1 metre reddish purple arching stems that age orangey yellow in autumn. Open, sunny spot on retentive but well drained soil

Monarda bradburiana

A clump-forming perennial from 30cm to 60cm tall, with dull greyish-green, aromatic, lance-shaped leaves in widely spaced pairs. In summer bears whorls of pale pink to white, two-lipped, tubular flowers with small, purple spots.
Grow in sun on any reasonable soil that doesn't dry right out

Nepeta Amelia

Mounds of aromatic small grey green leaves are topped by masses of soft pale pink flowers from late spring to late summer. Likes sun on any reasonably well drained soil, will tolerate drought too. Great for attracting bees and butterflies too

Nepeta Junior Walker

A new variety bred for it's compact habit growing 35cm x 45cm. Abindant violet blue flowers are produced from late spring to midsummer and again late summer if first flush is cut back, once finished.

Grow in sun on well drained soil. A great favourite with bumble bees.

Nepeta longipes

Tall, to 1.5 metres, clumps of aromatic stems and leaves are topped by violet blue flowers from clusters of darker buds throughout summer. Likes sun on well drained soil and tolerates drought once established.

May need some support on richer soil, where it will have lusher growth. Good bee plant

Nepeta Six Hills Giant

Sprawling mounds 45cm high by 1.2 metres across are smothered in pale violet blue flowers from May onwards. If weather is dry dry and flowering stops, cut back hard for a 2nd flush. Really earns it's keep in a sunny border on any reasonable soil and bees LOVE it!