Corylus avellana 'Fuscorubra'
More of a large, multi-stemmed shrub than a tree, its purple leaves are the big attraction. When grown as a background plant, the foliage makes a highly effective backdrop for white summer flowers or the golden/silvery spires and plumes of ... [... more]
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Penstemon 'Flame'
Penstemons inject plenty of colour to the front of borders because they create decent clumps, with long lasting summer flowers in a wide range of colours. As the name suggests 'Flame' has bright, orange-red flowers, typically hanging up the ... [... more]
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Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'
Find out how to grow Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' Cultivar: 'Patty's Plum' Oriental poppies are among the most flamboyant of the early summer flowers, with enormous, often frilly double blooms in loud colours. 'Patty's Plum' is definitely a ... [... more]
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Daylily, Hemerocallis
Most daylilies do just that - flower for one day only. But don't let that put you off. New buds keep developing - producing a long run of summer flowers. And the colour range is huge. Most hemerocallis species come from the Far East, where ... [... more]
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Barrenwort, Epimedium
Spring and early summer flowering epimediums perk up the ground beneath trees and make excellent ground cover. The new foliage is often a shade of coppery red, with a lively show of flowers from yellow to rich ruby. The main choice is between the ... [... more]
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Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
A short perennial with two big assets. It thrives in shade, and makes terrific groundcover. The leaves are silvery-whitish, so they really stand out in the gloom, as do the pure white summer flowers. If it spreads too far, it is easily restrained ... [... more]
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Metrosideros robusta
A New Zealand tree, it can reach 25m (82ft) but is very slow-growing and takes at least a decade to achieve its peak flowering performance. Its two big attractions are the vivid red summer flowers, and the leaves which are at their best when ... [... more]
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Thunbergia grandiflora
This is a fail-safe, showy, evergreen climber grown for its heart-shaped, dark green leaves and yellow-throated, bluish summer flowers. Grow in a border where its roots can spread, rather than a pot, and it'll be even more prolific. If the ... [... more]
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Anemone multifida
A vigorous perennial for the rock garden which has hairy, much-divided leaves and heads of creamy-white summer flowers. Find out how to grow Anemone multifida Species: multifida Common Name: Anemone [... more]
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Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
This enormous hosta is always one of the most popular plants at summer flower shows. Its huge, light green leaves tower above other plants and are joined in mid- to late summer by pale lavender, bell-shaped flowers on spikes 75cm tall. Apparently ... [... more]
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Bulbine frutescens
A rarely seen, extremely interesting South African, with star-like yellow summer flowers. Because it is very tender, it is best potted up and kept under glass over winter, where it needs a minimum of 5C. It should be kept quite dry, but plant it ... [... more]
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