Summer Flowering

Campanula 'Ambella Lavender' is a compact, mat- or mound-forming, evergreen perennial with kidney to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and loosely-shaped panicles of funnel-shaped, purple flowers in summer.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Wall Bellflower
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Purple
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: Summer
• Position: Full Sun, Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 12cm

Dianthus 'Flutterburst' is a stunning cultivar of dianthus plant that is prized for its vibrant and long-lasting blooms. This perennial plant features mounds of blue-green foliage that grows in a clumping habit.

The blooms of Dianthus 'Flutterburst' are a vibrant, neon pink color with a darker pink eye and measure approximately 2.5 cm in diameter. The flowers have a distinctive, frilly-edged shape and are held on sturdy stems above the foliage.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Neon Pink
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Dianthus 'Tickled Pink' is an evergreen perennial with an erect habit. Its narrow leaves are greyish-green. In summer it bears scented, double, rose-pink flowers.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen, Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Pink
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.35m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Calceolaria 'Sunset Orange' is a tender, compact, bushy biennial, often grown as an annual container or bedding plant with ovate, mid-green leaves and, over a long period in summer, clusters of orange-red flowers, often with yellow markings.

Characteristics:

• Type: Biennial Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Orange-Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

'First Frost' is a herbaceous perennial producing a mound of foliage about 40cm high and 90cm across. The leaves are intensely blue-green, with a glaucous bloom; opening with creamy-white margins. Tubular flowers on blue-green stems appear in mid to late summer

Characteristics:

• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Blue-Green
• Height & Spread: H 0.4m x S 0.9m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Mid to Late Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Calceolaria 'Calynopsis Dark Red' is a tender, compact, bushy perennial, often grown as an annual container or bedding plant, with ovate, toothed, veined, softly hairy, dark green leaves and, throughout summer, clusters of two-lipped, maroon to dark red flowers with small, inflated upper petals and larger, pouched lower petals.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Dark Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

This tall perennial will form a dense mound that looks wonderful in the middle of a sunny border alongside other blue or silver-leaved plants. Fresh or dried, the leaves make a refreshing and therapeutic tea which is high in vitamin C and has traditionally been used to treat such conditions as nervousness, insomnia, hyperactivity, colds and fevers.

The flowers are highly attractive to bees, and of course, the foliage to cats, who will go mad for it. To prevent them from completely flattening it, insert several twiggy sticks into the centre of the plant.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Blue
• Height & Spread: H-0.9m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June to July
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Dianthus 'Cosmos White' is a compact, upright, bushy, evergreen perennial with flattened, narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, in summer, stiff stems bearing strongly fragrant, double, white flowers with fringed petal margins.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Perennial
• Colour: White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.15m x S-0.2m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 1 Litre

Forever Purple is a knockout with ultra-purple glossy leaves with fluted edges and great vigor. Very short spikes of purple-pink flowers in summer and four seasons of purple. A real show stopper.

Destined to become the new standard for purple foliage perennials.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Coral Bells
• Soil: humus rich, moist but well drained soils.
• Position: Full sun or partial shade
• Flowering Period: May to August
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Rate of Growth: Average
• Height & Spread: 50cm x 50cm
• Pot size: 2 Litre

Chrysanthemum frutescens, also known as the shrubby chrysanthemum, is a flowering plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is a compact shrub that can grow up to 3-4 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide. The plant produces clusters of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that bloom from summer to autumn.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Marguerite
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: White with a Yellow Centre
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-0.9m
• Flowers: Summer
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Rhodanthemum 'Casablanca' is a woody based, compact evergreen perennial with softly hairy, finely divided, grey-green leaves and, from early spring into autumn, erect stems bearing white, daisy-like flowers with orange-brown central discs.

Cut back in late Summer to get a second heavy autumn flowering. Suitable for patio pots or borders and beds. Doesn't like wet soils, so add gravel to help with drainage.

Characteristics:

• Colour: White Flowers
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: May to October
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 1 Litre

Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Light' is a low, mat-forming evergreen perennial with tufts of linear, dark green foliage. In summer, it is covered with flat, deep red flowers.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Colour: Deep Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.15m x S-0.3m
• Flowers: Summer
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Chrysanthemum frutescens, also known as the shrubby chrysanthemum, is a flowering plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is a compact shrub that can grow up to 3-4 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide. The plant produces clusters of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that bloom from summer to autumn.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Marguerite
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Yellow
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-0.9m
• Flowers: Summer
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Sanvitalia 'Yellow' is prized for its cheerful, yellow blooms and low-maintenance nature. The blooms of Sanvitalia 'Yellow' are a bright, sunny yellow color and measure approximately 1-2 cm in diameter. The flowers have a distinctive, daisy-like shape and are held on sturdy stems above the foliage.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Creeping Zinnia
• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Yellow
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.45m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Calceolaria are beautiful and showy summer flowering perennials that come in a range of colours. This particular variety boasts large, brightly colored yellow flowers. The vibrant blooms are borne in large clusters and are shaped like pouches that are soft to the touch.

Characteristics:

• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Yellow
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Half-Hardy
• Flowers: Spring and Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Allium 'Ostara' is a stunning ornamental onion with vibrant purple flowers that bloom in mid to late spring. The flowers of 'Ostara' are globular and are composed of tiny star-shaped blooms in a deep shade of purple. The flowers are held high above the foliage, making them perfect for use as a focal point in a garden bed or as a cut flower in floral arrangements.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Ornamental Onion
• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Purple
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: Spring to Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket' has deeply-divided green leaves with red veins, above which spikes of large, soft pink flowers appear in late spring. Ideally used as ground cover or edging paths in moist, shady parts of the garden.

Characteristics:

• Type: Perennial
• Colour: Pink, Green
• Height & Spread: Height - Approx. 45cm , Spread - 30cm
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Bloom Time: May - August
• Position: Full or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Alstroemeria 'Summer Breeze' is a popular summer flowering perennial that is well-known for its vibrant and long-lasting blooms. The blooms of Alstroemeria 'Summer Breeze' are a vibrant shade of pink, with hints of peach and yellow. The flowers have a distinctive, trumpet-like shape and are held on sturdy stems above the foliage.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Peruvian Lily
• Type: Summer Flowering Perennial
• Colour: Peach, Yellow
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre