Slug Resistant Plants

These are the plants that slugs don’t like to eat - or better still, those that actively work to keep the slimy menace away. For more information, read our guide to slug resistant plants.

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  • Sedum 'Sunsparkler Wildfire' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Sedum 'Sunsparkler Wildfire'

    A blaze of ruby foliage

    • Plant in full sun
    • Makes a dazzling container display
    • Flowers from August to September
    • Displays great drought-tolerance

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Jasmina' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £25
    £28 From £25

    'Jasmina' Climbing Rose

    Lilac-pink climbing rose

    • Abundant lilac-pink cup shaped roses
    • Strong fruity fragrance with notes of pear
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Suitable for partial shade

    Currently out of stock

  • Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca Shrubs
    £4
    £4

    Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca

    Award winning star-shaped blooms

    • Light pink roses & cherry-like edible hips
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis Shrubs
    £2
    £4 £2

    Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis

    Stunning native rambler

    • Creamy white single roses in summer
    • Ideal in a relaxed, country-style mixed hedge
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'

    Turn your garden into an all-year-round exotic paradise

    • Masses of green and red flowers in early summer
    • Exotic variegated foliage for year-round interest
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Very easy to grow and care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White' Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £10

    Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White'

    Enchanting blue and white blooms

    • Prefers a sunny spot (or dappled shade)
    • A compact variety suitable for pots
    • Flowers from April to July
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Alpine Wood Fern | Dryopteris Wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold' Perennial Bedding
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    £8 From £6

    Alpine Wood Fern | Dryopteris Wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold'

    Discovered on the Jurassic coast

    • Grows nicely in all shade levels
    • A great option for underplanting trees
    • Foliage in glinting amber shades
    • Fully hardy and disease resistant

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera Japonica Climbing Plants
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    Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera Japonica 'Chinensis'

    Instant atmosphere and fragrance

    • White and yellow, scented blooms
    • Highly ornamental black berries in autumn
    • Grows in both part shade and full sun
    • Summer flowering from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Digitalis Suttons Apricot Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    £6 From £5

    Peach Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

    Unique apricot-toned foxglove

    • Large, upright stems of creamy peach-pink bell shaped flowers
    • Flowers throughout June and July
    • Essential for bee friendly gardens
    • Plant in mid or back borders for a cottage garden vibe

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Violette Perfume' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £21
    £28 From £21

    'Violette Perfume' Climbing Rose

    Famously fragrant

    • Large cup-shaped lilac blooms
    • Famous for its gorgeous scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Extremely hardy

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Bennotta' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    'Bennotta' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Outstanding plum-coloured blooms

    • Best grown in partial shade (tolerates sun)
    • Plant in a pot or woodland border
    • Flowers from January
    • A valuable source of nectar

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Golden Showers' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £21
    £28 From £21

    'Golden Showers' Climbing Rose

    Grow sunny roses around the door

    • Golden yellow double blooms
    • Light, sweet fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Perfect for scrambling over doorways

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia Merleau Rose Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    £6 From £5

    Salvia 'Merleau Rose'

    A cottage garden essential!

    • Rose pink flowers clustered on compact, upright stems above fragrant foliage
    • Long flowering season from July to October
    • Compact variety that's perfect for pots or front borders
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 90cm Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' | Lonicera x Brownii | 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle | Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'

    Instant cottage garden charm

    • Scarlet-orange, funnel-like flowers
    • Dramatic blue-green foliage
    • Grows in full sun but prefers a bit of shade
    • Yields blooms from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue' Shrubs
    £45
    £45

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue'

    Brilliant blue patio blooms

    • Compact, densely-packed shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Myriad baby-blue flower spheres in summer
    • Perfect for patio pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Merleau Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Salvia 'Merleau Blue'

    Compact salvia in classic colours

    • Small purple blue flowers on slender stems
    • Summer flowering from July to October
    • Adds scent and colour to a sunny border
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Mileva™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £22
    £28 From £22

    'Ava Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Bright and beautifully perfumed

    • Fully double, candy pink flowers
    • Sweet, strong fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Plant next to porches or in pots on a balcony

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Gold Flame' Honeysuckle | Lonicera heckrottii Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Gold Flame' Honeysuckle | Lonicera heckrottii

    Showy, scented trumpet flowers

    • Carmine-pink and orange, horn-like blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Partial or dappled shade is perfect
    • Blooms from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Herrenhausen Fern | Polystichum Herrenhausen Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Herrenhausen Fern | Polystichum herrenhausen

    Timeless beauty, bold presence

    • Grows well in both part and full shade
    • An excellent woodland scheme plant
    • Arching fronds with finely-toothed leaflets
    • Dramatic architectural form

    Currently out of stock

  • Heuchera 'Timeless Night' Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Heuchera 'Timeless Night'

    The deepest purple hues

    • Partial shade keeps this plant happiest
    • The perfect canvas for summer border blooms
    • Flowers from May to September
    • Glossy, near-black leaves offer good contrast

    Currently out of stock

  • Nostalgia' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £23
    £30 From £23

    'Nostalgia' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Spectacular bicoloured rose

    • Cream centred roses with cherry red edges
    • Strong intense fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Suitable for the cutting garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Natalija™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £22
    £28 From £22

    'Mia Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Sweet and spicy amber blooms

    • Amber rosette blooms
    • Sweet, spicy, warm fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Ideal for a border or a formal rose bed

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Blue Hill' | 2L Pot Perennial plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Salvia 'Blue Hill'

    Delicate Lavender Blue, adored by bees

    • Lavender blue flowers rising from emerald green foliage
    • Flowers from June to October
    • Stunning as a feature in pots
    • Perfect for the front of a border

    Currently out of stock

  • Clair Renaissance®' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    £20
    £22 £20

    'Clair Renaissance®' Shrub Rose

    An old romantic

    • Ruffled apricot flowers
    • Classic Old Rose fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Thrives in a sunny border

    Currently out of stock

  • Painted Lady Fern | Athyrium Niponicum 'Pictum' Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Painted Lady Fern | Athyrium Niponicum 'Pictum'

    Superb, silver-flushed foliage

    • Happiest in part shade (tolerates full shade)
    • Show off in a patio pot!
    • Shimmering grey-green fronds
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Pearl Celebration' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £20
    £28 From £20

    'Pearl Celebration' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A shimmering jewel of a rose

    • Irridescent pearl-coloured petals
    • Delicately scented
    • Repeat flowering: June to October
    • Makes an ideal anniversary gift

    Currently out of stock

  • Boston Ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchi' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Boston Ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchi'

    A climber for all seasons

    • Foliage changes from purple to green to red!
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
    • Can easily climb and cover a two-story wall

    Currently out of stock

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Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

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| 8 Nov

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