Geum 'Prinses Juliana'
avens
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: Lift and divide large clumps every year in early spring or late autumn.
A stunning variety of avens with fiery orange flowers from June to September, held on wiry stems above pretty hummocks of puckered, foliage. This easy-to-grow geum looks at its best among other 'hot' coloured flowers towards the front of well-drained border in sun or partial shade.
Sisyrinchium striatum
sisyrinchium
Cup shaped pale yellow flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Achillea 'Moonshine'
yarrow
Lovely, large sulphur-yellow flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Cosmos atrosanguineus 'Chocamocha'
chocolate cosmos
Smells deliciously chocolatey
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Euphorbia wallichii
spurge
Long-lasting yellow flowerheads
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
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Blood-orange edges to the orange petals on this spicy hot geum with the green stems - let it twine through green **/Stipa tenuissima/** or brown carex
Val Bourne - Garden Writer