Plants in The London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden

A small, upright tree with attractive, flaking bark and small red flowers on bare stems in late winter and early spring. The young foliage is red and bronze turning green for summer then producing spectacular autumn colour with shades of red, orange and purple. Suitable for urban areas and does well in both dry and wet conditions.

Melica uniflora f. albida weaves throughout the woodland planting. It is a woodland grass which will provide a good foil for the delicate woodland flowers that will be included in the garden. A delicate looking, creeping perennial grass with bright green deciduous foliage, native to the UK. Green flower stems with white flowers and yellow stamens appear from June to July.

Big, starburst-like heads of elegant flowers are the key feature of this plant – although the dark green, fern-like foliage they rise above from midsummer to autumn is also attractive. Acting as a beacon to beneficial insects, these gorgeous flowers also make wonderful additions to cut or dried flower arrangements.

‘Roseum’ is a perennial with attractively dissected, aromatic foliage and umbels of lilac-pink flowers in late spring or early summer.

A large, rhizomatous perennial with arching stems up to 2m tall, clothed with pairs of pointed, oval, mid-green leaves. Hanging below the leaves, small clusters of tubular green and white flowers appear in late spring and early summer followed by small, black berries.

A clump-forming perennial with palmate, pale green leaves with reddish purple stems. In summer and early autumn nodding, pale yellow flowers are produced on slender stalks above the attractive foliage. It’s a lovely plant that is for a shady border in acidic soil out of any strong winds.