Milan Havlis - gardening

Bear’s breeches is a unique perennial with large, architectural leaves. They are deep green and extremely glossy. Strong plants make long, erect stems with pinkish flowers at the end of summer. It is evergreen in milder parts of Europe. Acanthus is popular in the Mediterranean where ...

This type of yarrow is from the group with tallest stems. They can be up to 1.2m tall and bear flat corymbs of bright yellow flowers from early summer until early autumn. Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like ...

Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are bright pink with tiny yellowish-white centres. It t ...

Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are vivid red with tiny yellow centres. It tolerates wi ...

Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are brick orange-red with tiny yellowish- ...

Monkshood is a showy perennial flowering in summer. The flowers are indigo blue, formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 tall. Individual flowers open up from July and continue as the stems grow taller until end August. Leaves are deeply lobed, almost dissected, mid green, very ornam ...

Black Buddhist is another fantastic variety of African blue lily. It is a perennial which produces umbels of sky blue to deep blue funnel-shaped flowers. Its outstanding feature are deep blue, almost black stalks on which the flowers appear. The sturdy stems gain the same colour ...

We are offering an agapanthus variety that tells everything in the name: Blue Giant. It makes upto 1m tall stalks with rounded umbels of sky-blue flowers. The individual flowers are trumpet-shaped and have deep blue stripes. When fully opened they look like blue stars. Strap-lik ...

African blue lily is one of the most attractive summer plants. This perennial is from southern Africa where less hardy species are grown. Bluestorm®, however, is a variety from Australia, bred by Anthony Tesselaar and offers extremely long flowering period. Bluestorm® ...

Navy Blue is another hardy variety of African blue lily. This beautiful perennial has umbels of dark blue flowers. They come out on 60 cm long, sturdy stems in mid summer. Individual flowers are trumpet-shaped and have deep blue stripes. When fully opened they look like blue sta ...

"Andrea Atkinson" is a later variety of anemone. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with snow-white camellia-like flowers with distinct yellow stamens. It starts blooming at the end of summer and continues until October. 3-palmate basal leaves are mid to dark green, sharply toothed, sparsely hairy beneath. ...

"Praecox" is earlier than other summer blooming anemones. It often starts flowering already in early August and continues until end September. It has 40-60 cm long stalks with up to 15 flowers of deep pink colour, 4-6 cm wide. The outter petals are slightly darker which makes another interesting dim ...

"Bressingham Glow" is a later variety of anemone. It is true to its name because anemos (from Greek) means wind - probably because this type flowers in the season of autumn winds. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with ox-daisy-like deep pink semi-double flowers with bright yellow centres. It starts bloom ...

Lords-and-ladies is an old favourite among tuberous plants. And as you can tell by the Latin name, it does not come from Bangladesh though it looks rather exotic. The arrow-shaped leaves are very attractive, marbled green with conspicuous creamy white or yellowish veins. They are popular f ...

Astilbe is a popular perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. Vision is a strong variety with dense panicles of rose-pink flowers in mid-summer. Lace-like leaves are not mid green, very attractive, too. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or reg ...

Astilbe is a popular perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. Ellie has cream white flowers that fade to green, not brown. Stems are 40-60 cm tall. Leaves are mid green. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or regularly watered bed they can sit i ...

Astilbe is a popular perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. Variety Burgundy Red has 30-50 cm tall spikes of deep burgundy red colour. Leaves are dark green with burgundy stalks. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or regularly watered bed the ...

Masterwort is an elegant perennial with 40-50 cm long stems with purple-pink flowers. They come out from the end of spring until mid-summer. Deadheading will prevent from self-seeding. Palmate leaves are 5-lobed, mid-green, and attractive. It likes moist and humus rich soil but once establish ...