Geum 'Lady Stratheden'
avens
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: May to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Semi-double, vivid yellow flowers appear on arching stems from June to August above rosettes of hairy, scalloped, fresh green leaves. This cheerful perennial brightens up a sunny garden border, especially one based on 'hot' colours. Deadheading the spent blooms should ensure a second flush of flowers in late summer. - Garden care: Lift and divide large clumps every year in early spring or late autumn.
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
dahlia
Bright red flowers and purple foliage
£6.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Dianthus cruentus
feld pink
Great for pots or the alpine bed
£6.99
9cm pot
available to order from summer 2013
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
montbretia
Bright red flowers are ideal cut flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
How to get more flowers
Many flowering plants can be encouraged to produce better and longer-lasting displays with the minimum of effort. A plant produces flowers in order to reproduce and ensure the survival of the species. Once a plant has flowered and fertilisation has...
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A warm blast of sunshine-yellow, semi-double flowers on long stems - a good sharp contrast to blue geraniums, short red crocosmias and brown grasses
Val Bourne - Garden Writer