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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VERONICA longifolia 'Charming Pink'
Tall, sugary-pink candles of flowers in summer, loved by insects. Useful mid-border in sun.
70cm £5.00
CAMASSIA leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii 'Lady Eve Price'
We have a few of this rare, deep violet-blue flowered form, blooming May-June. Sun.
60cm £7.50
PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Cottesbrooke Gold'
Hard to find perennial. Golden-yellow foliage and coral-red flowers above. Very striking plant in shade!
90cm £5.00
SANGUISORBA obtusa good form
Lovely silver leaves, and bright pink bottlebrush flowers June-August. Sun.
50cm £5.00
GALEGA orientalis
Small, rich blue pea-like flowers on a spreading plant. Best in a large sunny border or between shrubs.
1.20m £5.00
SALVIA 'Royal Bumble'
Rich red flowers on dark stems from early summer to October. Sun.
AGM 60cm £5.00
CYNARA scolymus 'Gros Camus de Bretagne'
Large silvery leaves, long stems carry edible buds in summer, then big purple thistle flowers which dry well. Good soil in sun.
1.00m £6.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM laeve 'Nightshade'
Dark purple stems bear sprays of blue flowers late summer.
90cm £5.00
CAMPANULA lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'
Dark violet bellflowers held in trusses through summer. Sun or part shade in moist soil.
AGM 75cm £5.00
CAMASSIA leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii 'Electra'
Rich sky blue flower spikes, much bigger than other varieties, from May-June. Very rarely offered as it's so slow to propagate, but so beautiful!
90cm £7.50
PHLOX maculata 'Reine du Jour'
Lovely white flowers with a tiny pink eye. P. maculata are more delicate than paniculata, with smaller flowers and shorter habit.
75cm £5.00
CROCOSMIA 'Mex'
Dramatic, large red outward-facing flowers well above the foliage, on dark purple stems. Vigorous, and definitely one of the best!
1.20m £5.00
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Big Pink'
Smothered with bright pink drooping catkins in August and September.
1.50m £5.00
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