A Selection of Plants that like the Sun
The majority of perennials and grasses need sun for most of the day! There are plenty to choose from here.
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AMSONIA tabernaemontana
Clusters of starry ice blue flowers on arching stems over summer. Yellow foliage in autumn. Sunny border.
70cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'
Blue-grey foliage, long lilac to cerise-pink squirrel tails on outstretched stems, July-September. Everyone's favourite!
1.00m £5.00
SEDUM 'Matrona'
Soft pink flowers on purple stems August-October, bronze-flushed green leaves.
AGM 75cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'
Clusters of bright pink flowers. Popular at the nursery.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Queen Mum'
New cultivar with large white flowers that have a distinct blue base to each flower. Much in demand at the nursery! Hardy.
PBR 1.00m £6.50
TETRAPANAX papyrifer 'Rex'
Dramatic architectural hardy exotic plant. Huge, almost evergreen bronzed felted leaves. Fast grower and will send out suckers. A guaranteed talking point!
3.00m £7.50
EUPHORBIA segueriana ssp. niciciana
Late-flowering semi-evergreen Euphorbia, a mound of intense lime green flowers on reddish stems late summer to early autumn. National Collection Holder Don Witton's eyes lit up when I offered him a plant! Sunny spot.
50cm £5.00
PERSICARIA virginiana var. filiformis 'Compton's Form'
An upright and tidy mound of green leaves marked with a brown V-shape. Masses of small red flowers. Sun or part shade.
1.00m £5.00
EURYBIA divaricata
Purple stems and backs of leaves, small white daisies in late summer. Any soil in sun or shade.
90cm £5.00
ALTHAEA officinalis
Marshmallow! Graceful, tall plant with pale pink, magenta-centred flowers. Bees love it, and the root is used to make marshmallows! Well-drained soil in sun.
1.50m £5.00
AMPELODESMOS mauritanica
Forms a dense clump of grey-green foliage, with purple-flushed green flowers on tall arching stems, from late spring to midsummer. Early-flowering and long-lasting. Sun.
2.00m £5.00
VERBENA officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
Shimmering cloud of narrow, dark purple stems and tiny pink flowers. Sun.
60cm £5.00
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