Bright and breezy collection
Colourful flowers can bring a border alive, but choosing the right ones that sit happily together can be a task. Here is a collection of cheerfully coloured plants that will provide a cottage garden feel to a garden. All are supplied in 9cm pots ready to plant immediately. When ordering, to save confusion, please take a note of the plants in this collection as by the time you receive them they may have changed. Featured plants run approximately from tallest (top lefthand corner) to shortest (bottom righthand corner).
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Aster novae-angliae 'Andenken An Alma Potschke' (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 75cm -
Helenium 'Ruby Tuesday' (9cm)
Height x spread: 75cm x 50cm -
Kniphofia uvaria (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm -
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm x 60cm -
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm x 80cm -
Achillea 'Walther Funcke' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Betonica officinalis 'Hummelo' (9cm)
Height x spread: 75cm x 30cm -
Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 30cm -
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei' (9cm)
Height x spread: 23cm x 45cm -
Dianthus cruentus (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 30cm -
Veronica 'Shirley Blue' (9cm)
Height x spread: 30cm x 45cm
Space required
1 of each (12 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 120cm long. 2 of each (24 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 240cm long. 3 of each (36 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 360cm long (All measurements are approximate)
Soil Required
Well-drained soil. Sunny to sometimes shady through the day position.
Flowering Period
April to October