161. ROSA - TUSCANY Velvet Rose
A gallica with semi-double blackish crimson flowers with golden anthers.

162. ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS Rosemary
Known in Britain since the 13th century. This herb has become a symbol of remembrance. Bushes can grow to 4ft, having pale blue flowers in the summer months. Sun

163. RUDBECKIA LACINIATA Cone Flower
Introduced in 1640 from North America via Quebec. Yellow H6-8ft Sun

164. RUTA GRAVEOLENS Rue Herb of Grace
Grown since the 16th century. Bushes of blue-green glaucous foliage with yellow flowers in June/July. Foliage can cause skin irritation H2.5ft Sun Poisonous

165. SALVIA ARGENTEA Silver Clary Sage
From the Mediterranean in 1759. Very hairy, wrinkled leaves with a silver sheen and spikes of white flowers in summer. Short lived but a good seeder. Up to 2-3ft. Sun

166. SALVIA OFFICINALIS Culinary Sage
Brought from the Mediterranean by the Romans. ICIITERINA has two-toned green variegated leaves and PURPURASCENS has purple foliage. Flowering June/July H1.5ft Sun

167. SALVIA SCLAREA TURKESTANICA Clear Eye
Anglicised to Clary Sage and thence to Clear-Eye, the plant being used for making an eyewash. Now grown commercially for extraction of muscatel oil, used as a perfume fixative. The oil is used in aromatherapy. Seeds soaked in water give mucilage useful as an eyewash and for removing splinters. Leaves can be used to flavour soup. Young leaves also eaten as fritters. White/pink/green flowers slowly uncurl in early summer and straighten into beautiful tall spikes, lasting for several months H2-5ft Sun

168. SANGUISORBA MINOR Salad Burnet
Native Plant whose young leaves may be eaten in Salads. Green all winter. H2ft Sun

169. SANTOLINA INCANA Cotton Lavender
Came to Britain in Tudor times, from the Mediterranean. Bushes of knobbly silver-grey foliage. Yellow button flowers in July and August. Very stongly scented and is a good moth repellent. H2ft Sun

170. SANTOLINA ROSMARINFOLIA Holly Flax
2 ft. Sun

171. SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS Soapwort
Native wild flower and cottage garden plant. The leaves were used as a substitute for soap in washing, hence the name Scented pink flowers from mid summer 2ft Sun

172. SAXIFRAGA URBIUM London Pride
Though mentioned by several late 17th century gardeners, there is some doubt as to why it got its common name. Gilbert White (1720-1773) mentions the plant in his Flora Selborniensis on 25th June 1766. Neat rosettes of green foliage and small pink star-like flowers on graceful stems in early summer. H9" Sun/shade

173. SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA Scabious
The small Scabious, a native wild flower of meadows, and mentioned in 'The Feate of Gardening' in 1440. Mauve H18" Sun

174. SEDUM ACRE
Our native yellow Stonecrop, was known to Gerard as Wall-Pepper, Pricket, or 'Jacke-of-the-Butterie'; and by later generations of country women as 'Welcome-home-husband-
though-never-so-drunk'. H2ft

175. SEDUM AIZOON
A long established cottage garden favourite introduced from the Far East in 1757. Bright green foliage is topped by large rich yellow flower heads. July/August H1ft Sun.

176. SILENE DIOICA Red Campion
Native plant of hedgerows. Deep pink flowers in early summer. Freely self seeding. H1.5ft Sun/shade

177. SISYRINCHIUM STRIATUM
Brought to Britain from the Andes in 1788. Neat clumps of iris-like foliage with tall spikes of numerous creamy flowers in June or July. H1.5ft Sun

178. SORBUS AUCUPARIA ASPENIFOLIA Rowan Mountain Ash Gerard mentions this tree in 1597. H20ft Sun

180. STACHYS MACRANTHA Stachys Grandiflora Brought from the Caucasus in 1800, with crimped hairy mid-green leaves and tiers of mauve flowers in early summer 2ft Sun