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:

Trees
Hedges, topiary and shrubs
Ferns
Grasses
Bulbs
Perennials

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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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