Oenothera lindheimeri ‘The Bride’

(Syn. Gaura lindheimeri ‘The Bride’) Hardy clump forming perennial with flushed red willowy foliage and white flowers, blooming from pink buds May to Nov. 1m. Sun and moist well drained soil. Pollinator friendly. 

Erigeron karvinskianus AGM

Hardy herbaceous perennial with green foliage and yellow centred daisies fading to pink June to Oct. 25cm. Sun and well drained soil. Can self sow. Pollinator friendly.

Euphorbia x martini ‘Ascot Rainbow’ AGM

Hardy evergreen sub-shrub with yellow margined green leaves, tinged pink in winter and small red flowers with yellow green bracts Mar to July. 60cm. Full sun and light well drained soil. Dislikes winter wet.

Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana AGM

Hardy evergreen dwarf shrub, aromatic finely divided grey-green foliage, lemon yellow button flowers on long stalks June-July. 60cm. Full sun, well drained soil.

Nepeta racemosa ‘Amelia’ AGM

Hardy clump-forming herbaceous perennial with aromatic grey-green leaves and spikes of light pink flowers, Jun-Jul. 60cm. Sun and moist well drained soil. Pollinator friendly.

Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’

Hardy compact oregano with small aromatic purple flushed green leaves with pink tubular flowers, Jul-Sep. 45cm. Full sun and well drained soil.

Thymus serphyllum ‘Elfin’

Hardy vigorous mat forming evergreen woody perennial with dark green aromatic foliage and pink flowers in summer. 2cm. Full sun and well drained soil. Pollinator friendly.

Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus AGM

(Syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus) Hardy evergreen woody shrub. Greyish green rounded leaves on white woolly stems. Small pink flowers early-mid summer. 60cm. Needs good drainage and full sun.

Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama ‘Snowbank’

Hardy herbaceous perennial with upright stems with grey-green narrow leaves and small white daisy flowers with yellow eyes Sept-Oct. 1.5m. Sun and well drained soil.

Cistus x platycephalus

Hardy compact evergreen shrub with neat slender green leaves and masses of small white flowers with a yellow eye in June. 1m. Full sun and well drained soil.