Cut Flower Border For Spring And Summer.
Question
Please can you suggest a range of plants to provide cut flowers and foliage for spring and summer to create a garden border?
Answer
Below is our suggested list, what you choose will depend on your soil type. We have suggested quite a lot of foliage and have based our selections on plants that will make modern displays
Astrantia Rubra,
Agapanthis Kingston Blue,
Cannas,
Ceanothus A T Johnson,
Ceanothus concha,
Santolina,
Cosmos Atrosan,
Crocosmia Lucifer,
Echinacea Purpurea Bressingham Hybrids,
Zantedeshia Aethiopica,
Miscanthus Sinensis ‘Kleine Fontane’,
Eurphorbia Wulfenii,
Campanula Glomerata Caroline,
Dictamnus Albus Purpureus,
Helloborus Metallic Blue,
Heuchera Red Spangle,
Hosta ‘Big Daddy’,
Hydranga Paniculta Grandiflora,
Hypericum Hidcote,
Nepeta Mecrantha,
Osteospermum ‘Prostratum’,
Palomia Delavayi ‘Red’,
Penstemon Glaber,
Phlox Paniculta,
Pittosporum Tom Thumb,
Ligularia Dentata Desdemona,
Rudbeckia Goldstrum,
Salvia x Sylvestris May Nights,
Sedum Autumn Glory,
Achillea Moonshine,
Agapanthus Headbourne Hybrids,
Aquilegia mixed long stem,
Alstroemeria Aurea ‘Dover Orange’,
campanula Lactiflora ‘ Loddon Anna’,
Campanula Lactriflora Prichard’s Variety,
Campanula Lactriflora White Pouffe,
Aster Winston S Churchhill,
Phlox Piniculata Blue iIce ,
Phlox Piniculata David,
Phlox Piniculata Star Fire,
Cirsium Rivulare Atrpurpureum,
Scabiosa Caucasica ‘Blausiegel’,
Scabiosa Caucasica ‘Miss Willmott’,
Iris Langport Storm,
Iris Deep Black,
Iris Top Flight,
Iris Party Dress,
Trollius Golden Queen,
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