Blooms of Bressingham Plants

Bressingham -The Home of Perennials

For over 80 years Blooms of Bressingham® has been recognized as a leader in identifying and selecting the finest of herbaceous perennials. Alan raised and selected perennial varieties for introduction at Bressingham with his helpers, including Percy Piper. The family tradition is maintained with Adrian and Jason Bloom and Jaime Blake (Alan’s son-in-law) who continue to increase the range of Bressingham born and bred plants with their own selections.

Garden Worthy Plants Stand the Test of Time

Together, father and son, Alan (1906-2005) and Adrian Bloom, have been responsible for introducing over 200 perennial cultivars, which includes selections from other breeders. About 80 to 100 of these are still available worldwide. Among these are numerous garden favorites.

Did you know that these fine cultivars come from Blooms of Bressingham? All are still widely used today.

1920s – Dianthus ‘Oakington’
1930s – Phlox ‘Oakington Blue Eyes’
1950s – Achillea ‘Moonshine’, Heucherella ‘Bridget Bloom’, Heuchera Bressingham hybrids
1960s – Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, Geranium ‘Ballerina’, Kniphofia ‘Bressingham Comet’
1970s - Astilbe ‘Sprite’ (1994 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year), Phlox ‘Eva Cullum’
1980s – Leucanthemum ‘Snowcap’, Bergenia ‘Bressingham Ruby’, Phlox ‘Franz Schubert’, Achillea ‘Anthea’
1990s – Lavandula ‘Blue Cushion’, Polemonium ‘Brise d’Anjou’
2000s – Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (2008 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year), Campanula ‘Blue Waterfall’

Today Blooms of Bressingham is dedicated to carrying on the Blooms family tradition of developing and distributing sturdy garden plants for discriminating growers and gardeners. Many fine selections have been added to the Blooms line from around the world, including North American breeders and nurseries.

“To stand the test of time a plant must be adaptable to variations in soil and climate, though preferences for soil and situation must be conceded…” Alan Bloom