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The RSPCA Garden plant list

A full list of the beautiful plants that were in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

In this list:

We have grouped all our flowers by categories that you can easily search through. The plants marked with an asterisk* may be toxic to pets so are best avoided in a pet-friendly garden. If you're concerned your pet may have eaten toxic plants, always see your vet.

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Trees

Acer ginnala

Betula albosinensis ‘Fascination’

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

Cornus mas

Crataegus monogyna

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

Hedges, topiary and shrubs

Carpinus betulus

Corylus avellana

Corylus avellana 'Rode Zellernoot'

Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

Sarcococca confusa

*Taxus baccata

Viburnum opulus

Viburnum plicatum 'Watanabe'

Ferns

Asplenium scolopendrium

Blechnum spicant

Dryopteris erythrosora

Dryopteris filix-mas

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Osmunda regalis

Polypodium vulgare

Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

Grasses

Briza media

Carex acutiformis

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'

Deschampsia flexuosa

Hakonechloa macra

Liriope muscari

Luzula nivea

Bulbs

Camassia cusickii

Camassia leichtlinii 'Semiplena'

Perennials

Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’

Alchemilla erythropoda

Alchemilla mollis

Angelica dahurica

Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’

*Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'

*Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'White Barlow'

Aruncus dioicus ‘Kneiffii’

More perennials

  • Asarum europaeum AGM
  • Astrantia major 'Alba'
  • Astrantia major 'Roma'
  • Brunnera macrophylla 'Betty Bowring'
  • Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' PBR AGM
  • Brunnera macrophylla 'Mister Morse' PBR AGM
  • Cardamine pratensis
  • Cenolophium denudatum
  • Chaerophyllum hirsutum 'Roseum'
  • Cornus canadensis
  • *Dianthus carthusianorum
  • *Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
  • Epimedium x versicolor  'Sulphureum'
  • Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum'
  • Epimedium x rubrum
  • Erigeron karvinskianus
  • *Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
  • *Euphorbia palustris
  • *Geranium phaeum 'Raven'
  • *Geranium phaeum 'Samobor'
  • *Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
  • *Hosta 'Devon Green'
  • *Iris sibirica 'Tropic Night'
  • Kirengeshoma palmata
  • Lamium galeobdolon
  • Lychnis flos-cuculi
  • Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin'
  • Myrrhis odorata
  • Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'
  • Polygonatum x hybridum
  • *Ranunculus aconitifolius
  • *Ranunculus acris
  • Rodgersia 'Bronze Peacock'
  • Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'
  • Rumex hydrolapathum
  • Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. alba
  • Silene fimbriata
  • Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'
  • Thalictrum 'Elin'
  • Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum
  • Trillium cuneatum
  • Uvularia grandiflora
  • Valeriana officinalis ssp. sambucifolia

* The plants marked with an asterisk may be toxic to pets so are best avoided in a pet-friendly garden. If you're concerned your pet may have eaten toxic plants, always see your vet.

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