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Plants for spring/early summer effect
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Plants for spring/early summer effect
Exotic borders look at their best much later in the year than most other plants. In Wales, due to the generally cooler spring and summer everything starts growing even later. Looking at your photos, I would say my plants are about a month behind. My main flowering plants at the moment are gingers, cannas, dahlias, salvias, lobelias and hot poker plants. I am looking for plants I can "squeeze" between the exotics, which won't look out of place and will give some interest in the spring and first part of the summer. Any recommendations?
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Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:06 am |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Plants for spring/early summer effect
Egeworthia crysantha is early flowering
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Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:44 am |
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Steven
Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:02 pm Posts: 2486
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Re: Plants for spring/early summer effect
Orchids!
Pleione, Calanthe, Bletilla and Cypripedium hybrids all flower well before the others, most commonly from March to May onwards.
To boot, I created a winter flowering border with Hamamelis, Mahonias and Camellias to have flowers all around the year.
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Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:59 am |
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Martinnicklin
Joined: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:06 pm Posts: 2675 Location: Telford UK
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Re: Plants for spring/early summer effect
Edgeworthia is one of my favourites but may not thank you for being "squeezed" in as it is quite an open shrub. Orchids as Steven says will fit in really well and what about Camassias? They add height, look quite exotic, come in a nice range of blues and white, add height are hardy and the bulbs can just be left in and they multiply well. There is even a variegated leaf form. Would trilliums be too early for you? Fritillarias - crown imperials are very exotic looking. Again all bulbous plants which can be squeezed in and left.
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Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:18 pm |
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charliepridham
Joined: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:42 pm Posts: 1925 Location: Cornwall
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Re: Plants for spring/early summer effect
Some of the Bergenia are rather good, I am particularly fond of B.pacumbis white flowers in late winter followed by huge leaves
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Flowers can get frosted but the foliage is hardy
I am also a fan of of Rodgersia mainly again for the large bronze leaves and the ornamental Rhubarbs are pretty spectacular
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and Cardoons are another hardy large leafed plant
_________________ Charlie, Growing climbers in Cornwall http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
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Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:39 am |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Plants for spring/early summer effect
Thank you guys. Some great ideas and I have made a list of plants to buy. Thanks again.
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Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:39 pm |
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