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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EUPHORBIA griffithii 'Dixter'
Copper-tinted dark green leaves veined in red. Brick red flowers fade to yellow.
AGM 75cm £5.00
PERSICARIA affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
A mat-forming evergreen perennial, with pink flowers midsummer that turn red as they mature. Sun to part shade.
AGM 30cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM laeve 'Arcturus'
Eyecatching lilac-mauve daisies on shiny black stems. Mildew-free.
1.40m £5.00
PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Alba'
Slim white tapers over a tall bushy plant. Lovely contrast with the dark green foliage.
1.20m £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
GEUM 'Golden Joy'
Beautiful gold to apricot frilly flowers, compact habit. Will often repeat flower late summer to autumn.
30cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'
Clusters of bright pink flowers. Popular at the nursery.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Foxbrook Fairy'
Brand new, from John Williams. Lots of pale mauve daisies on a later-flowering plant, from Sepember-October. An ericoides cross, but none-running, forms a clump.
1.20m £5.00
BRIZA media 'Limouzi'
A much improved selection of perennial 'Quaking Grass' with blue-green leaves and larger purplish flowers. Sun or part-shade.
45cm £5.00
AMMI majus
Indispensable hardy annual, a brilliant filler plant for mid to late summer, as seen this year at Great Dixter! Lacy white cow-parsley flowers and delicate ferny foliage. Well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. 3 for £10!
AGM 1.80m £4.00
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
Bright yellow green-striped floppy leaves, slow-spreading, best in light shade and good soil.
AGM 30cm £5.00
EUPHORBIA epithymoides 'Bonfire'
Forms a mound of rich maroon-red foliage, with contrasting golden flowers in spring. Smoulders all summer long! One of our current favourites.
PBR 30cm £5.00
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