BUDDLEJA DAVIDII ‘BLACK KNIGHT’. The darkest purple form.
- ‘CAMBERWELL BEAUTY’. Dwarf form, purple flowers.
- ‘DARTMOOR’. Purplish-red flowers in enormous flat panicles.
- ‘PINK DELIGHT’. Scented, clear bright pink, long lasting flowers.
- ‘ROYAL RED’. Huge panicles of purple-red flowers.
CALLUNA VULGARIS ‘ANNEMARIE’ E. 25-40cm. Double rose pink flowers.
- ‘COUNTRY WICKLOW’ E. 20cm. Flowers Aug/Sept. Double shell pink flowers on bright green foliage.
- ‘DARK BEAUTY’ E. 25cm. Flowers Aug/Oct. Semi blood red flowers on bright green foliage.
- ‘RED PIMPERNEL’ E. 20cm. Flowers Aug/Oct.Masses of bright crimson flowers on dark green foliage.
- ‘ROBERT CHAPMAN’ E. 45 cm. Soft purple flowers. Gold foliage in spring.
CISTUS ‘GRAYSWOOD PINK’ E. Clear pink flowers; soft grey foliage.
X PULVERULENTUS ‘SUNSET’ E. Vivid cerise flowers 3-5 cm. across.
X PURPUREUS E. Flowers up to 8cm. across; reddish pink shades.
‘SILVER PINK’ E. Clear silvery pink flowers 7cm. across.
X SKANBERGII E. Small soft pink flowers.
ERICA CINEREA ‘COCCINEA’ E. 20cm. Ruby flowers.
- ‘STEPHEN DAVIS’ E. 20-25 cm. Magenta flowers June/Sept.
ESCALLONIA S. Flower all summer; for details see June list.
FUCHSIA. Invaluable for late summer; very free flowering.
‘CLOVERDALE PEARL’. Soft pink sepals; white corolla.
‘DR. FOSTER’. Scarlet tube and sepals, violet mauve corolla.
‘GENII’. Cerise sepals, rich violet corolla. Foliage greenish yellow.
‘LADY THUMB’. Reddish-pink tubes and sepals with pink veined white skirts.
‘MADAME CORNELISSEN’. Reflexed scarlet sepals, white corolla.
MAGELLANICA ‘VERSICOLOR’. Dainty flowers of crimson purple.
‘MARGARET’. Reflexed carmine sepals and frilled petunia purple corolla.
‘MONSIEUR THIBAUT’. Red tubes and sepals, magenta corolla.
‘MRS POPPLE’. Large flowers; carmine sepals and deep violet corolla.
‘PROSPERITY’. Double; rose with crimson sepals.
‘RICCARTONII’. Scarlet and purple flowers on vigorous branches.
‘SUNRAY’. Red flowers. Tri-coloured foliage.
‘TOM THUMB’. Clear violet skirts and carmine sepals. Dwarf.
HEBE ‘GREAT ORME’ E. Bright pink flowers in ascending spikes.
‘WIRI CHARM’ E. Rosy carmine flowers. Dusky purple foliage.
HIBISCUS ‘HAMABO’. Large pale blush to white “Hollyhock” flowers.
‘WOODBRIDGE’. Large rich pink carmine “Hollyhock” flowers.
HYDRANGEA ‘HAMBURGH’. (MOPHEAD). Deep pink serrated florets.
‘GREEN SHADOW’ (MOPHEAD). Vivid red flower heads with green spots. Dark leaves.
‘SELINA’. (LACECAP). Flat heads of rosy pink florets.
PANICULATA ‘PINK DIAMOND’. Panicles of light pink later purple red.
SERRATA ’PREZIOSA’ (MOPHEAD). Salmon pink, red flowers. Reddish foliage.
LEYCESTERIA FORMOSA. Pendulous deep claret bracts. July/Sept.
PHORMIUM TENAX. Bronze-red flowers on long spikes on established plants.
PHYGELIUS CAPENSIS. Miniature scarlet “hunting horns” dangling flowers.
RECTUS ‘AFRICAN QUEEN’. Flowers plum red, yellow throat.
- ‘SALMON LEAP’. Resembles ‘Devil’s Tears’ but has orange flowers.
- ‘WINCHESTER FANFARE’. Dusky reddish-pink with scarlet lobes.
POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA ‘RED ACE’. Bright vermilion flame, the reverse side is pale yellow.
- ‘RED ROBIN’. Brick red. Does best in sun.
ROSES. Shrub, bush and climbing roses give colourful displays.
SPIRAEA JAPONICA ‘ANTHONY WATERER’. Flat heads of carmine flowers; purple in bud.
- ‘GOLDFLAME’. Similar flowers to ‘Anthony Waterer’
- ‘GOLDMOUND’. Pink flowers. Bright gold foliage.
- ‘LITTLE PRINCESS’. Pink heads July/Sept. Small dark green leaves.
TAMARIX GALLICA. “TAMARISK”. Pink flowers in plumes. Sea-green foliage.
RAMOSISSIMA ‘PINK CASCADE’. Long sprays of rose-pink flowers.
Climbers
CLEMATIS
Large flowered varieties
‘ERNEST MARKHAM’. Petunia-red.
‘HAGLEY HYBRID’. Shell pink.
‘NIOBE’. Dark ruby red with gold stamens.
‘PINK CHAMPAGNE’. Deep pink flowers with silvery bar.
‘VILLE DE LYON’. Bright carmine red.
Small Flowered Varieties
ALPINA ‘PINK FLAMINGO’. Reddish pink, white veined, double nodding flowers.
- ‘MADAME JULIA CORREVON’. Wine red flowers with twisted petals.
TEXENSIS. Deep pink, cherry red band on each sepal.
LONICERA X BROWNII ‘DROPMORE SCARLET’. Bright-scarlet; July/Oct.
PHYGELIUS CAPENSIS. Miniature scarlet “hunting horns”.
Perennials
ANEMONE HYBRIDA. Pink flowers.
- SEPTEMBER CHARM’. Single pink large flowers.
HUPEHENSIS VAR. JAPONICA ‘PAMINA’. Semi-double purplish-pink flowers.
- ‘SPLENDENS’. Dark pink flowers.
ASTILBE. Feathery plume-like spikes; June/August. Graceful leaves. For details see June list.
ASTRANTIA MAJOR ‘RUBY WEDDING’. Ruby-red flowers. June-August.
BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS. Rose pink flowers in umbels.
CAMPANULA ‘ELIZABETH’. 75cm. Plum pink, suffused white.
LACTIFLORA ‘LODDON ANNA’. 1.2-1.5m. Lilac pink “bells”.
CENTRANTHUS RUBER ‘COCCINEUS’. 80cm. Bright crimson scarlet “Valerian”.
CROCOSMIA ‘LUCIFER’. 90cm. Flame-red trumpet flowers in wands.
DIANTHUS. “PINKS”. Sweetly scented flowers. For details see June list.
DIERAMA PULCHERRIMUM. Deep pink spikes of tubular bell-shaped flowers.
ERIGERON ‘PINK JEWEL’. 60cm. Pink flowers. June/August.
GAURA LINDHEIMERI ‘SISKIYOU PINK’. Dark pink flowers. June-September.
GERANIUM ENDRESSII ‘WARGRAVE PINK’. 45cm. Salmon-pink flowers.
X RIVERSLEAIANUM ‘RUSSELL PRICHARD’. 20cm. Bright magenta pink. Grey-green leaves.
SANGUINEUM ‘MAX FREI’. Deep magenta flowers. June-August.
- VAR. STRIATUM. 10cm. Stems with pink flowers.
GEUM ‘BORISII’. 30cm. Intense orange flowers on wiry stems.
‘MRS BRADSHAW’. 50cm. Flaming brick red double flowers.
GYPSOPHILA ‘ROSY VEIL’. 30cm. Small, dainty double rosy pink flowers.
HELENIUM ‘MOERHEIM BEAUTY’. 80cm. Large mahogany red “daisies”.
HEMEROCALLIS. “DAY LILY”. 75cm. Clusters of trumpet flowers on stout stems.
‘BAYLEY HALE’. Pink-melon.
‘BESS VESTAL’. Bright maroon red with lemon yellow throat.
‘PINK DAMASK’. Almost true pink.
HEUCHERA IN VARIETY E.
LAVATERA X CLEMENTII ‘ROSEA’ (OLBIA). 1.8m. Rose coloured “Mallow”.
LIATRIS ‘KOBOLD’. 60cm. Lilac mauve flowers in dense spikes.
LOBELIA ‘RUSSIAN PRINCESS’. 75cm. Brilliant scarlet, lipped flowers in spikes. Purple leaves.
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA. 90cm. Bright scarlet flowers in terminal clusters.
MONARDA ‘CAMBRIDGE SCARLET’. 80cm. Intense bright red flowers.
‘ON PARADE’. 1m. Strong red flowers.
OENOTHERA SPECIOSA ‘SISKIYOU’. Pale pink flowers. June-September.
OPHIOPOGON PLANISCAPUS ‘NIGRESCENS’ E. 15cm. Short pink spikes; black grass.
PENSTEMON IN VARIETY. Numerous flowering spikes July/September.
PHLOX PANICULATA. ‘STARFIRE’. Deep red.
MACULATA ‘NATASHA’. Pink and white bi-colour; pink being the stronger shade.
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINIANA ‘VIVID’. Bright purple-pink hooded flowers.
POLYGONUM. “KNOTGRASS”. Stiff spikes over dense clumps of narrow leaves.
AFFINE ‘DARJEELING RED’. 25cm. Superb vivid crimson spikes.
- ‘DONALD LOWNDES’. 25cm. Dainty red spikes. Copper coloured autumn leaves.
BISTORTA ‘SUPERBUM’. 75cm. Light pink “poker”. June/September.
POTENTILLA ‘GIBSON’S SCARLET’. 30cm. Single brilliant scarlet flowers. June/September .
‘WILLIAM ROLLISON’. 45cm. Semi-double rich orange yellow flowers.
PRUNELLA GRANDIFLORA ‘PINK LOVELINESS’. 25cm. Rose pink tipped flowers.
SEDUM SPECTABILE ‘BRILLIANT’. “ICE PLANT”. 45cm. Tiny bright pink flowers.
TELEPHIUM ‘MATRONA’. Big flower heads with white-red bracts. Aug.-Sept.
Blue/Mauve
Shrubs
ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA (LIPPIA). Mauve tubular flowers in slender panicles.
BUDDLEJA DAVIDII ‘EMPIRE BLUE’. Rich violet-blue with orange eye.
- ‘NANO BLUE’. Violet-blue flowers; grey-green leaves. Compact.
- ‘NANO PURPLE’. Glowing purple-red flowers. Otherwise as above.
CALLICARPA BODINIERI ‘PROFUSION’. Numerous tiny flowers July/Aug.
CEANOTHUS X DELILEANUS ‘GLOIRE DE VERSAILLES’. Sky blue, arching habit.
CERATOSTIGMA WILLMOTTIANUM AND ‘FOREST BLUE’. “Plumbago” blue flowers. July/Oct.
CLEMATIS HERACLEIFOLIA ‘WYEVALE’. Reminiscent of blue hyacinths.
DABOECIA CANTABRICA ‘ATROPURPUREA’ E. 45-80cm. Deep purple “bells”.
HEBE ‘CARL TESCHNER’ E. Small flowers, violet with white throat. June/July.
‘MARGRET’. Sky blue flowers. June-September.
‘MARJORIE’ E. Light violet and white flowers in racemes.
‘MIDSUMMER BEAUTY’ E. Lavender purple, long racemes.
‘MRS WINDER’ E. Bright blue flowers.
HIBISCUS ‘BLUE BIRD’. The “Hollyhock”-like flowers fully 8cm across.
‘LENNY’. Large pinky mauve flowers with crimson centre.
‘MEEHANII’. Lilac-mauve with maroon eye. Variegated foliage.
SYRIACUS ‘LAVENDER CHIFFON’. Large anemone-centred lilac flowers.
HYDRANGEA ASPERA SARGENTIANA. Mauve to lilac, pink/white sterile florets.
‘BLUE WAVE’. (LACECAP). Flat heads, pink and purplish blue.
VILLOSA. Porcelain blue umbels with lavender florets.
LAVANDULA E. For fragrance, flowering July/Sept. Grey foliage.
ANGUSTIFOLIA E. “OLD ENGLISH”. Pale greyish blue flowers.
- ‘HIDCOTE’ E. Deepest purple blue flowers. Compact habit.
- ‘MUNSTEAD DWARF’ E. Dark lavender blue.
- ‘TWICKEL PURPLE’ E. Purple flowers in long spikes. Broad foliage. 60cm.
VERA ‘DUTCH LAVENDER’ E. Soft blue flowers; broad leaves.
PEROVSKIA ‘BLUE SPIRE’. Deep blue flowers in greyish-white spikes.
TEUCRIUM FRUTICANS ‘COMPACTUM’ E. Pale blue flowers all summer.
VINCA MINOR ‘BOWLES VAR’ E. Light blue flowers. Clump forming.
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