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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ASTRANTIA 'Bright and Breezy'
Our new introduction, a seedling from A. 'Bury Court'. A tidy dome of flowers - green-tipped, pink-edged, white flowers with red centres, on short, thick upright stems.
60cm £6.50
GERANIUM phaeum 'Mojito'
Seedling from G. phaeum 'Margaret Wilson', has grey-pink flowers in spring. Thrives in part shade.
25cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA obtusa 'Chatto'
A compact grower, forms a low mound of silver leaves and spikes of white bottlebrush flowers in summer.
45cm £5.00
ASTER 'Moody Blue'
Discovered in our garden, this new aster has mildew-free, fine foliage, and lilac-blue daisies with closely-arranged petals, September-October, on dark stems. A laevis type but less vigorous.
90cm £6.50
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Lachsglut'
Flowers are slightly paler pink than 'Alma Potschke'.
1.50m £5.00
PHLOX paniculata 'Ending Blue'
Lilac-pink flowers in daylight, but change to soft purple-violet in the evening. Fragrant too!
1.00m £5.00
HELENIUM 'Luc'
Very similar to 'Sahin's Early Flowerer', but darker and bigger flowers from early July. A current favourite.
90cm £5.00
SALVIA 'Hot Lips'
A wonderful plant for containers or front of a sunny border. Red and white flowers from May to November. Can be hardy, but take cuttings.
AGM 90cm £5.00
SALVIA 'Love and Wishes'
Stunning new hybrid, has large, reddish-purple flowers with dark burgundy calyces and stems, June-November. Tidy habit, great for a container.
PBR 80cm £5.00
ASTRANTIA 'Mrs MacGregor'
From Elizabeth MacGregor, previously named 'Old Warwickshire Pink', but the National Collection Holder says this is the correct name. Opaque pink pincushions, must be a maxima x major cross.
60cm £5.50
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'
Dark violet bellflowers held in trusses through summer. Sun or part shade in moist soil.
AGM 75cm £5.00
PEROVSKIA 'Blue Spire'
'Russian Sage'. A tall airy plant with lavender-blue flower spikes in late summer, and aromatic grey divided foliage.
AGM 1.00m £5.00
ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica 'Glencoe'
Very robust, floriferous variety! Long, pointed arrow-shaped leaves, and big white trumpets late spring and summer. Moist soil in sun.
1.00m £6.50
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