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.

For more information, our friends at the PDSA have written this handy guide: https://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-help-and-advice/looking-after-your-pet/all-pets/poisonous-plants
 

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Trees

Acer ginnala

Betula albosinensis ‘Fascination’

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

Cornus mas

Crataegus monogyna 

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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