Dwarf variety with pretty, deeply coloured salmon pink flowers in spring. Sun and good drainage. Semi-dormant in winter
(Giant yellow Scabious). 1.3 to 1.9 metres. Large, showy, 6cm wide lemon-coloured flowers in summer. Deadhead to promote more blooms. Attracts insects. May need staking. Cut well back at end of flowering period. Sun and well drained soil. Suits back of border or cottage gardens. Winter dormant.
To 20 cms. Pretty white flowers but some have a bluish tinge. Spring flowering. Attracts bees, butterflies and moths. Sun or part shade. Suits rock garden or front of border. Winter dormant.
This Primula sieboldii has the most goreous silvery pink flowers in spring. Soft, crurmply, scalloped leaves. Partial shade. Summer dormant.
Rare perennial sweet pea. Heavy trusses of bright red, fleshy, substantial flowers on long strong stems which grow for a long time in summer. Climber. Winter dormant.