Plants that Flower in August

Make sure the display in the borders does not start to fade by adding dahlias, penstemons and hydrangeas.

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Climbers (5)
Fruit (5)
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Herbs (2)
Trees (2)
Plants for gifts (1)

Facing

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West (205)

How much sun

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Sun (213)

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Acid (110)
Aquatic (2)
Chalky (159)
Good quality loam-based potting compost (3)
Haven't a clue (119)
Heavy clay (156)
Light sandy (190)
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost (24)
Moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil, or general-purpose loam-based potting compost (3)
Normal (211)
Peat-free general-purpose compost (5)
Prefers acid soil (1)
Specialist compost (3)

Special conditions

Boggy or damp shade (11)
Coastal conditions (34)
Dry shade (8)
Dry sun (68)
Exposed positions (16)
Tolerate air pollution (53)
Tolerates drought (69)

Flower colour

Black (2)
Blue (23)
Brown (2)
Colourful collections / bicolours (24)
Green (8)
Orange (4)
Pink (56)
Purple (32)
Red (30)
White (64)
Yellow (15)

Evergreen / deciduous

Deciduous (151)
Evergreen (49)
Semi-evergreen (26)

Fragrance

All scented flowers (39)
Aromatic foliage (22)
Evening scent (9)
Highly scented (12)
Roses that are slightly scented (5)

Attractive to wildlife

Attractive to bees (68)
Attractive to birds (10)
Attractive to butterflies and moths (46)
Attractive to pollinators (73)
Attractive to wildlife (81)

Quick growing

No (6)
Quite (166)
Yes (68)

Eventual size

Large (45)
Medium (118)
Small (93)

Special features

Architectural silhouettes (35)
Attractive seedheads (34)
Autumn foliage colour (12)
Berries or fruit (23)
Climate resilient (67)
Coloured leaves (19)
Colourful bark or stems (1)
Columnar (2)
Deciduous (11)
Dinner plate dahlias (2)
Easy to grow (28)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (68)
Fast growing (22)
Flower spires (12)
Flowering (211)
Large leaved (7)
Long flowering (88)
Low maintenance (87)
Makes a good hedge or screen (27)
Plants that are native (13)
Plants that don't need pruning (4)
Plants that help filter noise (3)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (65)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (36)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (5)
Resistant to diseases (41)
Rose hips (2)
Scented Leaves (5)
Scented flowers (9)
Small leaved (9)
Stylish in the border (29)
Sublime umbelliferas (13)
Suitable for containers (82)
Suitable for hanging baskets (2)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (25)
Winter colour (40)

Indoor plants by room

Bathrooms (3)
Conservatories (6)
Home office (2)
Kitchens (1)
Living spaces (3)

Bulb planting time

Autumn planting (5)
Spring planting (14)

Bulb divisions

Dahlia (Division 1) Single-flowered (2)
Dahlia (Division 2) Anemone-flowered (1)
Dahlia (Division 5) Decorative (1)
Dahlia (Division 8) Cactus (1)
Dahlia (Division 9) Semi cactus (2)
Lilium (Division 6) Trumpet and Aureelian hybrids (1)

Sowing month inside or protected

January (1)
February (5)
March (7)
April (7)
May (3)
September (1)
October (3)
November (2)
December (1)

Sowing month outside

February (1)
March (21)
April (21)
May (20)
June (8)
July (8)
August (11)
September (22)
October (21)
November (1)

Multibuy packs

6 packs (4)
Multibuy offers (115)
Selected offers (6)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (5)
Ready-made border Azure and gold border (2)
Ready-made border Blue and silver (1)
Ready-made border Budget (4)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (3)
Ready-made border Clay soil (1)
Ready-made border Cottage garden scheme (2)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (3)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (1)
Ready-made border Good bedfellows (1)
Ready-made border Gravel garden (2)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (4)
Ready-made border Mediterranean (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (6)
Ready-made border Shady pink (1)
Ready-made border Smoky (1)
Ready-made border Stars of high summer (1)
Ready-made border Steamy jungle (2)
Ready-made border Woodland (1)

Planting combinations

Blue and yellow plant combination (1)
Contemporary plant combination (1)
Dry shade plant combination (1)
Dry sun plant combination (1)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (1)
Golden prairie plant combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (1)
Low maintenance gems plant combination (3)
Oenothera and Perovskia plant combination (1)
Opposites attract plant combination (1)
Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (1)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (1)
Plants for pollinators plant combination (1)
Purple and gold plant combination (1)
Red and orange plant combination (1)
Shady clay plant combination (1)
Sun baked plant combination (1)
Sunny chalk plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Hosta Collection (1)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (1)
Woodsmoke plant combination (1)
Year round groundcover plant combination (1)

Hardy

No (14)
Semi (55)
Yes (163)

Leaf colour

Blue (8)
Bronze (5)
Green (187)
Purple (7)
Red (3)
Silver (8)
Variegated (15)
Yellow (4)

Ground cover

No (159)
Yes (48)

Position

Arches & pergolas (7)
Back of border (19)
Bottom of hedges (7)
Conservatories (17)
Covering eyesores (10)
Front of border (84)
Middle of border (116)
Next to a patio (20)
Next to a pond (17)
Next to an entrance (44)
Next to seating areas (47)
Steep banks (26)
Through hedges (6)
Walls & fences (15)

Shape

Bushy (8)
Fountain (5)
Hummock (1)
Lollipop (5)

Soil moisture

Damp (25)
Dry/Sandy (95)
Normal (212)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (1)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (4)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (5)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (6)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (5)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (4)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (3)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (1)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (4)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (4)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (2)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (11)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (3)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (2)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (2)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (3)
Suitable for compact container gardening (1)
Suitable for grow beds (3)
Suitable for large container gardening (4)
Suitable for window boxes (1)
Use cloche (4)

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Seedballs poppies

£5.24 - £37.49

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Seedballs red campion

£5.24 - £26.24

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mint - grapefruit mint

£7.99 - £15.98

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oregano variegated

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Canna × generalis Cannova Bronze Scarlet ('Fcaa35')

£9.99

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Ligustrum ovalifolium

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blood meyer orange 'Arcobal'

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grape 'Chasselas Blanc'

£22.99

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grape 'Chasselas'

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grape 'Exalta'

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grape 'Riesling'

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Hoya gracilis

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Phalaenopsis 'White Willd Orchid'

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Phalaenopsis grandiflorum 'White'

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Plumbago auriculata f. alba

£14.99

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Mandevilla Sundaville Fashion Red ('Sunpa 316') (Sundaville Series)

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Mandevilla Sundaville Topper Red Yellow Eye ('Sunpa 1935') (Sundaville Series)

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Mandevilla Sundaville Velvet Red ('Sunparasure') (Sundaville Series)

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Dahlia 'Tamburo'

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'

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Dahlia 'Soulman'

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Dahlia 'Spartacus' Senior

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Dahlia 'Mexican Star'

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Dahlia 'Nuit d'Eté'

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