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Plants for Purpose

Accent plants;

Bougainvillea Delphinium Eryngium Hibiscus Hollyhock Strelitzia    

Annuals & Biennials for colour;

Antirrhinum Begonia
semperflorens
Calendula Cosmos Helianthus Iceland Poppy Impatiens Limonium
Lobelia 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 paniculata 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 Meconopsis Mimulus Narcissus Nemesia
Nicotiana Origanum Papaver Pelargonium Penstemon Petunia Phlox drummondii Phlox paniculata
Platycodon Polygonatum Potentilla Primula Pulmonaria Reseda Rose 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 chinensis 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 allwoodii Digitalis Echinacea Echinops Eryngium Gaillardia Geum
Gladiolus Godetia Gypsophila Helianthus Helichrysum Iberis Iris Lathyrus
Lilium Limonium Lupin Lychnis Narcissus Nigella Paeonia Phlox paniculata
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 chinensis 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;

Abelia Bougainvillea Buddleia Camellia Ceanothus Cistus Cornus Deutzia
Fuchsia Gardenia Genista Hibiscus Hydrangea Jasminum Lavandula Lavatera
Lonicera Magnolia Paeonia Philadelphus Pieris Potentilla    

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 (alpine) Verbena

Hobby plants

Alpines Begonia Cactus Carnation Chrysanthemum Cymbidiums Dahlia Fuchsia
Gladioli Iris Lilium Narcissus Pelargonium Primula Rose
Saintpaulia
Sweet Pea
Tulip
           



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