Beth's Archive- RHS Chelsea 1976 plant list

11th January 2024 IN Advice & Guides

Plant list for Beth's first show garden in 1976

After delving into Beth's archive, we have found the plant list and sketch for her first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show back in 1976.

Beth went on to win 10 consecutive gold medals for her naturalistic displays following the philosophy of right plant, right place.

Over the years, the names of many of these plants have changed so we have updated the list below to include these changes.

Beth's Archive- RHS Chelsea 1976 plant list

Beth at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a gold award

Plants and grasses for cool conditions	Plants and grasses for sunny conditions
Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow'	Acaena affinis
Ajuga 'Atropurpurea'	Allium hollandicum
Alchemilla mollis	Alchemilla mollis
Angelica archangelica	Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana
Arum italicum pictum	Arabis ferdinandi-coburgii
Aruncus dioicus	Artemisia arborescens
Carex buchanani	Asphodelus ramosus
Carex elata 'Aurea'	Asphodeline lutea
Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'	Ballota acetabulosa
Euphorbia palustris	Ballota pseudodictamnus
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae	Crambe cordifolia
Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata'	Cynara cardunculus
Fragaria vesca 'Variegata'	Dactylis glomerata 'Variegata'
Helleborus argutifolius	Eryngium agavifolium
Holcus mollis	Eryngium variifolium
Hosta crispula	Euphorbia cyparissias
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta f. aurea	Euphorbia epithymoides
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta	Eriophyllum lanatum
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans	Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Iris foetidissima	Festuca amethystina
Iris japonica variegata	Helichrysum angustifolium nanum
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'	Iris pallida 'Variegata'
Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'	Lychnis viscaria
Lunaria biennis variegata	Lychnis viscaria 'Alba'
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'	Marrubium cylleneum
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'	Melissa officinalis 'All Gold'
Milium effusum 'Aureum'	Origanum vulgare 'Aureum Crispum'
Miscanthus sinensis	Ruta graveolens 'Variegata'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'	Salvia argentea
Petasites japonicus	Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'
Phormium montanum	Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'
Phormium tenax	Santolina chamaecyparissus
Polygonatum multiflorum	Sedum kamtschaticum variegatum
Bistorta officinalis 'Superba'	Sedum middendorfianum striatum
Bistorta subsp. carneum	Sedum murale
Pulmonaria saccharata	Sedum roseum
Pulmonaria argentea	Sedum spathulifolium
Rheum palmatum 'Rubrum'	Sedum spathulifolium capa blanca
Saxifraga 'Aureopunctata'	Senecio leucostachys
Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata'	Thymus 'Doone Valley'
Maianthemum racemosum	Thymus 'Golden King'
Tiarella cordifolia	Tropaeolum polyphyllum
Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens Quadrifolium'
Trollius europaeus
Vinca minor f. alba
Viola labradorica