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. Featured plants run approximately from tallest (top lefthand corner) to shortest (bottom righthand corner). It is also very important to remember that perennials do not like a lot of manure or heavily fertilising. This can cause the plants, at worse, to rot, at best to put too much growth on and fail to flower.
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Campanula lactiflora 'Alba' (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm -
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow' (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 60cm -
Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue' (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm -
Digitalis x mertonensis (9cm)
Height x spread: 75cm x 30cm -
Achillea 'Moonshine' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' (9cm)
Height x spread: 120cm x 90cm -
Geranium 'Patricia' (9cm)
Height x spread: 75cm x 90cm -
Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Centaurea montana (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm -
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 75cm -
Veronica gentianoides (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm -
Anaphalis triplinervis (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm
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