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loosestrife
Impressive perennial, growing tall with lance-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers on each stem. With its stunning appearance, it is a beautiful addition to any herbaceous border or bog garden.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Yellow
Height: 100cm x Spread: 40cm
Flowers: June, July, August, September
Habit: Clump-forming
Foliage: Deciduous
Position: Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Conditions: this plant loves being in moist soil.
Tall, clump-forming herbaceous perennial producing intense purple-red flowers on elegant spires above lance-shaped mid-green foliage from early summer. Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple' pollinator magnet that attracts bees and beneficial insects, making it ideal for wildlife gardens. Fully hardy and low-maintenance, thriving in full sun to partial shade with fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Perfect for flower borders, cottage gardens.
Type: Perennial
Fully Hardy
Colour: Purple
Height: 100cm x Spread: 60cm
Flowers: July, August, September
Position: Full sun, Partial Shade
Soil Conditions: Fertile moist well-drained soil
bergamot
A compact, free-flowering cultivar of bee balm with vibrant scarlet-red blooms held in rounded clusters above fragrant, aromatic dark green foliage. Flowering over a long summer season, it is highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Its naturally bushy habit makes it ideal for the front or middle of sunny borders, where it adds bold colour without becoming too tall.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Red
Fragrance: Leaf
Position: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Full height: 2-5 Years
Foliage: Deciduous
Flowers: June, July, August into September
Spread: 60cm x Height: 50cm
Suggested Garden Styles: Fragrance: Flower borders and beds City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden Wildlife Gardens
cat mint
A deciduous perennial 'Six Hills Giant' features aromatic, narrow ovate jiggered leaves, displaying a grey-green hue. In the summer, it boasts whorled, spike-like enchanting lavender-blue flowers.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Height: 90cm x Spread: 60cm
Flowers: June, July, August, September
Colour: Lavender-blue
Fragrant: Leaves
Position: Full sun, Partial shade
This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
cat mint
Robust, clump-forming, deciduous perennial known for its erect stems, fragrant grey-green leaves with scalloped edges, and clustered of tubular violet-blue flowers in the summer.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Violet Blue
Fragrance: Leaf
Height: 60cm x Spread: 60cm
Flowers: June, July, August into September
Planting position: mber Full sun, Partial shade
Habit: Bushy
Foliage: Deciduous
This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
A low-growing, clump-forming perennial featuring intensely fragrant, grey-green, hairy foliage and producing spikes of purple to pale blue blossoms from early summer through early autumn.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Blue
Height: 30cm x Spread: 30cm
Flowers: June, July, August, September into October
H:abit Bushy
Foliage: Deciduous
Position: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Conditions: Fertile moist well-drained soil
beard tongue
Rigid upright stems has narrowly oval leaves and produces perfect display of panicles of dark purple, bell-shaped flowers. Penstemon 'Raven' centre of the flower is white with deep red stripes. perfect addition to any garden border.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Deep Purple
Position in border: Middle
Height: 60cm x Spread: 45cm
Flowers: June, July, August into September
Planting position: Full sun, Full shade, partial shade
Penstemon 'Raven' fantastic addition to any garden border or container.
Upright perennial with distinctive large, pointed oval foliage. delicate bell-shaped white flowers emerge in slender spikes, creating a striking vertical accent. From midsummer through early autumn, Its architectural form and extended flowering period make it an excellent choice for mid-border placement, where it provides structure and sustained interest throughout the growing season.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: White
Height: 120cm x Spread: 40cm
Flowers: July, August, September
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sheltered
Foliage: Clump-forming
Position: Full sun / Partial Shade
Soil Conditions: Fertile moist well-drained soil
red bistort
This hearty, semi-evergreen perennial boasts an upright, clump-forming growth habit and features ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, leathery, mid- to dark green leaves. Showcasing long-stalked, slender spikes of tiny, dark red to maroon flowers, this hardy plant is sure to add a splash of colour to your garden from midsummer until autumn.
Fully hardy: Perennial
Colour: Red
Height: 120cm x Spread: 80cm
Flowers: July, August, September into October
Habit: Upright, Bushy
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Position: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Conditions: Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Bistort
This perennial boasts ovate to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and showcases long-stalked, slender spikes of tiny, deep red flowers. Its hardy nature makes it a reliable addition to your garden, providing a burst of colour from mid-summer to autumn.
Colour: Red
Height: 90cm x Spread: 75cm
Flowers: July, August, September, October
Position: Full sun, partial shade
Soil Conditions: Fertile moist well-drained soil
Habit: Upright, Bushy
Bistort
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Coral-pink
Position in border: Middle, Back
Height: 90cm X Spread: 75cm
Flowers: July, August, September, October
Habit: Upright, Bushy
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Position: Full sun, partial shade
Soil Conditions: Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
bistort
Clump forming plant will add vertical interest to flower borders featuring strongly veined, finely pointed ovate leaves and dense bell-shaped spikes of small light pink flowers. Persicaria bistorta 'Superba will flower from spring until mid-autumn, will add a bold statement to any garden.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Height: 75cm x Spread: 90cm
Flowers: May, June, July, August
Colour: Light Pink
Position: Full sun, partial shade
Soil Conditions: this plant loves being in moist soil.
Will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
cornflower
Rudbeckia fulgida s. 'Goldsturm' is a robust, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial boasting erect stems, narrow ovate leaves with a rough texture, and striking deep yellow flowers with dark central cone, flowers throughout the summer months.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Flowers: June, July, August, September
Colour: Deep Yellow
Height: 75cm x Width 50cm
Position: Full sun, Partial shade
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects
black-eyed Susan
fulgida var. deamii features clump-forming, ovate, textured dark-green leaves and graceful, upright, leafy stems that boast daisy-like, golden-yellow flowers from late summer through mid-autumn, creating a stunning display.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Flowers: June, July, August, September
Colour: Deep Yellow
Height: 70cm x Width 50cm
Position: Full sun, partial shade-
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects
Friendship sage
Tall upright, branching, semi hardy woody-based perennial, often grown as an annual, with ovate, hairy, toothed, aromatic, mid-green leaves and dark purple stems bearing whorled spikes of fragrant, two-lipped, dark purple flowers from early summer into autumn.
Colour: Purple
Height: 120cm x Spread: 100cm
Flowers: July, August, September, October
Position: Full sun, partial shade
Balkan clary
Upright dark purple stems bearing with deep blue flowers with narrow lance shape textured fragrant dark green leaves, Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' will flower from summer to autumn. Perfect for attracting butterflies and bees and other pollinating insects into the garden. ideal for containers.
Fully Hardy: Perennial
Colour: Purple
Fragrance: Leaf
Position in border: Front, Middle
Height: 50cm x Spread: 45cm
Flowers: June, July, August
Full height: 2-5 year
Position: Full sun, Partial sun
burnet
Compact clumps with blue-green, foliage has serrated edge that is intricately divided into elongated leaflets. From summer to autumn, it showcases petite, rich red flowers in cylindrical clusters thin, branched stalks above its greenery.
Colour: Deep Red
Position in border: Front
Height: 35cm x Spread: 50cm
Flowers: July, August, September
Position: Full sun, partial shade
