A Selection of Plants that like the Sun
The majority of perennials and grasses need sun for most of the day! There are plenty to choose from here.
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SEDUM telephium 'Karfunkelstein'
A good compact variety with smoky-blue foliage flushed with pink, masses of rosy-pink flowers late summer.
AGM 50cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM laeve 'Orpheus'
Stunning plant, has dark stems and leaves, then in late summer beautiful blue daisies. Tall and rangey.
1.50m £5.00
GEUM 'Golden Joy'
Beautiful gold to apricot frilly flowers, compact habit. Will often repeat flower late summer to autumn.
30cm £5.00
LIGULARIA dentata 'Desdemona'
Dramatic brown-green leaves, deep red underneath. Clusters of orange daisies from midsummer. Needs moisture, even boggy conditions.
AGM 1.00m £5.50
GALEGA 'His Majesty'
Soft lilac-blue and cream flowers have a sweet coconut scent from June-September. Sun or part shade.
1.00m £5.00
GERANIUM 'Ann Folkard'
Spreading habit, with yellow-green foliage and black-eyed magenta flowers in summer. Sun-part shade.
AGM 30cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM 'Star of Chester'
A laevis type, this has small pink daisies on tall, dark stems, September-November.
1.50m £5.00
SALVIA 'Royal Bumble'
Rich red flowers on dark stems from early summer to October. Sun.
AGM 60cm £5.00
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'
Very tall, branching stems, good autumn colour.
2.00m £5.00
RUDBECKIA fulgida var. deamii
Deep yellow daisies with dark centres from late summer to autumn. Tall stems and rough foliage.
AGM 75cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM laeve 'Arcturus'
Eyecatching lilac-mauve daisies on shiny black stems. Mildew-free.
1.40m £5.00
VERBASCUM 'Christo's Yellow Lightning'
From Great Dixter, this has densely-packed pale yellow flower spikes in summer above grey-green leaf rosettes. Very perennial!
AGM 2.00m £5.00
EURYBIA divaricata
Purple stems and backs of leaves, small white daisies in late summer. Any soil in sun or shade.
90cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Lachsglut'
Flowers are slightly paler pink than 'Alma Potschke'.
1.50m £5.00
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