Rose companion collection
We are often asked what plants can be grown beneath rose bushes. So for those who with this question, here is a selection of perennials low enough to put below your roses, and tall enough to grow between or behind. 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.
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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna' (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm -
Pulmonaria 'Opal' (9cm)
Height x spread: 30cm x 45cm -
Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Calamintha grandiflora (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 45cm -
Centaurea 'John Coutts' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 60cm -
Stachys byzantina (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm -
Centranthus ruber (9cm)
Height x spread: 75cm x 45cm -
Geranium 'Nimbus' (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 45cm -
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' (9cm)
Height x spread: 50cm x 45cm -
Aster novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard' (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm x 75cm -
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Wirral Supreme' (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm x 60cm -
Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh' (Prairie mallow) (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm 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 in sun or part shade.
Flowering Period
May to October