Thrive is a national charity whose mission is to research, educate and promote the use and advantages of gardening for people with a disability.

Plant list for Thrive's garden

We are delighted to be showing a rare Geranium 'Southease Celestial' grown by Roger Platt, and Iris 'Jamie Roo' bred by Brian Hersey which is appearing at Chelsea for the first time this year. 

Other plants include:
 
Asplenium scolopendrium
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'
Chamerion angustifolium 'Stahl Rose' 
Geranium 'Southease Celestial'
Geranium phaeum 'Lily Lovell'
Heuchera 'Greenfinch'
Hosta 'Francee'
Iris 'Dusky Challenger’
Iris 'Hello Darkness’
Iris 'Local Color Purple’
Iris 'Titan’s Glory'
Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream'
Prunus serrula 
Rosa Hot Chocolate
Rosa 'Edith Holden'
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
Verbascum 'Cherry Helen'
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)
Teuctium scorodonia 'Crispum'

Have a look at photos of all the plants we are planning for our Chelsea garden.
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