Plant in August
There are lots of plants which flower in late summer. Here are some of the best
Agapanthus
Summer flowering favourites from South Africa: great plants for Scotland:
Heuchera:
The best coloured foliage... from dark red to caramel, peachy and green with marbled patterns. Tiny flowers on long spikes.
Phlox
- Sweetly scented late summer flowering in a range of colours:
- Red, pink, purple and white.
- Sunny site in well drained soil.
Verbena rigida and Verbena bonariensis
- Long flowering border plants which like gritty dry soil:
- Masses of tiny purple flowers on long stems.
- They’ll seed around and flower from July to late Autumn.
Penstemon
- Late summer colour in reds and pinks,
- Yhey go on flowering for months....
- Plant them in a sunny sheltered position.
Hydrangea
- Glendoick’s amazing range of hydrangeas are coming into flower right now.
- We have some beautiful large specimens for instant impact.
- Purple, pink, blue, white.... the choice is yours
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Echinacea spectacular daisies in many different colours. Plant in well drained soil. Flowering in August and September.
Spring Bulbs are in by mid August. But don’t worry there is still plenty of time to get them in.
Plant the early flowering ones as early as possible: Crocus, snowdrops, bluebells etc. But the tulips and daffodils are best kept bagged in a cool dry place till later in the Autumn.
