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Accent plants
Bougainvillea Delphinium Eryngium Hibiscus Hollyhock Strelitzia
 
Annuals & Biennials for colour
Antirrhinum Begonia semperflorens Calendula Cosmos Helianthus Iceland Poppy
Impatiens Limonium Lobularia Pansy Petunia Portulaca
Sweet William Tagetes erecta Tagetes patula Zinnia    
 
Aromatic plants
Anemone Buddleia Clematis Dianthus Erica Freesia
Heliotropum Hyacinthus Jasminum Lathyrus Lilium Lonicera
Magnolia Muscari Narcissus Nicotiana Phlox Reseda
 
Autumn colour
Anemone Aster Bougainvillea Buddleia Chrysanthemum Clematis Cornus
Cotoneaster Geranium Salvia        
 
For Beds and Borders
Achillea Agapanthus Ageratum Alchemilla Allium Alstroemeria
Althaea Alyssum Antirrhinum Arctotsis Aster Begonia
Bellis Brachycome Calceolaria Calistephus Campanula Celosia
Cheiranthus Chrysanthemum (annual) Chrysanthemum (perennial) Clematis Coleus Cornus
Cosmos Crocosmia Dahlia Delphinium Dianthus x allwoodii Dianthus barbatus
Dicentra Digitalis Echinacea Echinops Echium Eryngium
Fuchsia Gaillardia Gazania Geranium Gypsophila Helianthus
Helichrysum Hemerocallis Heuchera Hydrangea Impatiens Iris
Kniphofia Lamium Lathyrus Lavatera Lillium Limonium
Linaria Lobelia Lupinus Lychnis Lythrum Marigold
Mecanopsis Mimulus Narcissus Nemesia Nicotiana Origanum
Papaver Pelargonium Penstemon Petunia Phlox drummondii Phlox paniculata
Platycodon Polygonatum Potentilla Primula Pulmonaria Reseda
Rosa Rudbeckia Salvia Sedum Tagetes Tropaeolum
Verbascum Verbena Viola Zinnia    
 
Butterfly attractors
Achillea Agapanthus Aster Buddleia Echinacea Iberis
Rudbeckia Tagetes Verbena      
 
Bulbs/Corms/Rhizomes/Tubers:
 
Spring flowering
Allium Anemone Chionodoxia Crocus Cyclamen Endymion
Hyacinthus Iris Muscari Narcissus Pleione Tulipa
 
Summer flowering
Allium Alstroemeria Begonia Crocosmia Dahlia Freesia
Gladiolus Iris Lillium Paeonia Zantedeschia  
 
Autumn flowering
Amaryllus Canna Colchicum Lilium Nerine
 
Winter flowering
Chiondoxia Crocus Cyclamen Galanthus Hyacinthus
 
Climbers
 
North facing situation
Actinidia Celastrus Clematis Hedera Jasminum Lonicera
Wisteria          
 
South facing situation
Abelia Bougainvillea Ceanothus Clerodendrum Garrya Hedera
Hydrangea Jasminum Lonicera Passiflora Rose Wisteria
 
Containers
Begonia Campanula Centaurea Cyclamen Dianthus Heliotropium
Lilium Linaria Lobelia Pansy Verbena Viola
 
Cut flowers
Achillea Agapanthus Alstroemeria Anemone Antirrhinum Aquilegia
Aster Calendula Callistephus Campanula Centaurea Cheiranthus
Chrysanthemum Clarkia Cosmos Dahlia Delphinium Dianthus
Digitalis Echinacea Echinops Eryngium Gaillardia Geum
Gladiolus Godetia Gypsophila Helianthus Helichrysum Iberis
Iris Lathyrus Lilium Limonium Lupin Lychnis
Narcissus Nigella Paeonia Phlox Reseda Rose
Rudbeckia Tulip Verbascum Verbena Zantedeschia Zinnia
 
Dried Flowers
Achillea Allium Echinops Eryngium Gypsophila Hydrangea
Lavendula Leontopodium Limonium      
 
Plants for dry areas
Achillea Cotoneaster Kniphofia Limonium Salvia Strelitzia
 
Greenhouse / House Plants;
Cactus and Succulents
Aporocactus Crassula Echeveria Echinopsis Epiphyllum Lithops
Lobivia Mammillaria Notocactus Rebutia Schlumbergera  
 
Evergreens
Aspidistra Cordyline Crassula
 
Flowering
Aloe Begonia Calceolaria Celosia Chrysanthemum Cineraria
Cyclamen Fuchsia Gardenia Hippeastrum Impatiens Nerine
Pelargonium Pleione Saintpaulia Sinningia Spathiphyllum Sprekelia
Streptocarpus Zantedeschia        
 
Foliage
Aloe Begonia Calathea Chlorophytum Coleus Cordyline
Cyclamen Dieffenbachia Draceana Euphorbia Ficus Hedera
Monstera Sinningia Spathiphyllum Vriesea    
 
Poolside / Marginal plants
Hosta Iris Mimulus Primula Zantedeschia
 
Shade tolerant plants
Anemone Aquilegia Begonia Centaurea Convallaria Cyclamen
Dianthus Digitalis Fuchsia Galanthus Helleborus Heuchera
Hosta Impatiens Iris Lamium Lilium Linaria
Lobelia Mahonia Oxalis Polygonatum Primula Pulmonaria
 
Spring Flowering plants
Anemone Convallaria Chionodoxa Crocus Cyclamen Hyacinth
Kniphofia Magnolia Muscari Narcissus Tulip  
 
Shrubs
 
Aromatic
Acer Choisya Cornus Fatsia Lavandula
 
Deciduous
Buddleia Deutzia Dicentra Fuchsia Genista Hibiscus
Hydrangea Jasminum Magnolia Philadelphus Potentilla Rose
 
Evergreen
Aucuba Azalea Berberis Buxus Calluna Camellia
Ceanothus Choisya Cistus Cotoneaster Erica Escallonia
Euonymus Hebe Lavandula Lonicera Mahonia Rosmarinus
 
Flowering shrubs
Abelia Bougainvillea Buddleia Camellia Ceanothus Cistus
Cornus Deutzia Fuchsia Gardenia Genista Hibiscus
Hydrangea Jasminum Lavandula Lavatera Lonicera Magnolia
Paeonia Philadelphus Pieris    
 
Foliage
Calluna Cornus Euonymus Hebe Hedera Pieris
 
Fruit and / or Berries
Berberis Capsicum Cotoneaster Lunaria Mahonia Rose
 
Trailing plants
Bougainvillea Cotoneaster Fuchsia Impatiens
Lobelia Petunia Phlox Verbena
 
Hobby plants
Alpines Begonia Cactus Carnation Chrysanthemum Cymbidiums
Dahlia Fuchsia Gladioli Iris Lilium Narcissus
Pelargonium Primula Rose Saintpaulia Sweet Pea Tulip
 
Water tolerant plants
Astilbe Cornus Euphorbia Hosta Hydrangea Iris
Lysimachia Lythrum Mimulus Sambacus Zantedeschia  

 

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