Urospermum delachampii
A spreading biennial or perennial with hairy grey-green leaves and soft lemon-yellow flowers in summer.
Uvularia grandiflora
A choice perennial with downward pointing mid-green leaves. Pendent yellow flowers sometimes flushed green from late spring to early summer.
Uvularia perfoliata
A choice perennial with downward pointing mid-green leaves. Pendent pale yellow flowers from late spring to early summer.
Valeriana officinalis
An upright perennial with bright green leaves. Branched stems bear clusters of pink or white flowers throughout the summer.
Valeriana phu ‘Aurea’
An upright perennial with soft yellow leaves in spring turning lime-green in summer. Branched stems bear clusters of white flowers in early summer.
Vancouveria chrysantha
A creeping perennial with leathery dark green leaves with wavy margins. Loose panicles of yellow flowers from late spring to summer.
Vancouveria hexandra
A creeping perennial with pretty bright green leaves. Loose panicles of white flowers from late spring to early summer.
Veratrum nigrum
A perennial with pleated basal leaves. Large spikes of reddish brown to almost black flowers from mid to late summer.
Verbascum chaixii
A semi-evergreen perennial with rosettes of grey hairy, mid-green leaves. Erect stems of saucer-shaped pale yellow flowers with a purple eye from mid to late summer.
Verbascum chaixii ‘Album’
A semi-evergreen perennial with rosettes of grey hairy, mid-green leaves. Erect stems of saucer-shaped white flowers with a mauve eye from mid to late summer.
Verbascum ‘Cotswold Queen’
A semi-evergreen perennial with grey-green wrinkled leaves. Erect spikes of saucer-shaped yellow flowers with a purple eye in summer.
Verbascum densiflorum
A rosette-forming biennial or short-lived perennial with dark green leaves covered in yellow-grey hairs. Erect stems of saucer-shaped bright yellow flowers in summer.