Sec 2111 6.8 Detailed hardy plants or grown as annual Flashcards
Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet pea
H-S generally climbing to 2m (6½ft), but some are short and bushy to 45cm (18in).
DECO Pretty, pea-like flowers come in shades of white, pink, coral, red, violet and blue, some combining two colours. Often strongly fragrant.
WHERE Cut flower, city/courtyard garden, cottage/informal garden, flower border
COND - moist full sun part shade
Calendula officinalis ‘Pygmy Buff’*
pot marigold annual or biennial
H 0.1 - 0.5m, s 0.1 -0.5m
DECO vivid orange daisy-like flowers, long succession in the summer and autumn until the first hard frosts
WHERE Wildlife garden, cottage/informal garden, garden edging
COND Light, Poor, Free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade.
[hardy annual border q]
Nigella damascena*
Love-in-a-mist -
H50cm, with feathery foliage.
DECO Pale blue flowers 4cm across; summer; decorative, inflated seed capsules
WHERE Cottage/informal garden, flower borders, coastal
Cond - check
Hardy annual border q
Tropaeolum majus*
Nasturtium - Annual climber; Circular leaves supported, parasol-like, by a central stalk. flowers red, yellow and orange, summer and autumn.
Cottage/informal garden, patio/container plant, banks and slopes, flower border
h 1.5 - 2.5m, s 1.5 - 2.5m
poor, well-drained soil in full sun
*Hardy annual border q
Limnanthes douglasii
poached egg plant spreading annual to 15cm in height
Cond
Finely divided leaves and open bowl-shaped yellow flowers with white-tipped petals, in summer and autumn
Wildlife garden, cottage garden, garden edging, flower border
Ammi majus
Ammi - upright annual with 2 to 3-pinnate leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers in summer
Wildflower meadow, cottage/informal garden, flower border (not patio or basket)
h 1.0m, s 0.1 - 0.5m; any well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
Centaurea cyanus
cornflower
H-S 75cm,
DECO simple or slightly lobed leaves and solitary deep blue flower-heads 3-4cm across in late spring and summer
WHERE Wildlife garden, wildflower meadow, cut flowers, flower border
COND - well-drained soil in full sun
Helianthus annuus
(common sunflower) tall, fast-growing annual with broad, oval to heart-shaped, roughly hairy leaves 10-40cm long.
summer flowers up to 30cm across with bright yellow petals and dark brownish or purplish centres.
Wildlife garden, cut flowers, flower border, cottage/informal garden
h 2.5 - 4m, s 0.5 - 1.0m
moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun
Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’
Cerinthe
H-S 60cm,
Deco blue-green leaves and tubular yellow and purple flowers, conspicuous purple bracts in summer,
Where - flower border, city/courtyard garden, cottage/informal garden, cutting foliage
Cond- well-drained, fertile soil in a sheltered position in full sun
Eschscholzia californica
California poppy
H-S 30cm
Deco - vigorous bushy, spreading annual to , with finely divided blue-green leaves and orange, yellow or red flowers to 7cm across in summer
Where Good for exposed or coastal areas, rock/gravel garden, flower border
Cond - poor, well-drained soil but they need full sun for the flowers to open. Can be grown as a drought-tolerant pot plant.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sweet Sixteen’
Cosmos
H-S 1 m x .5 m
DECO feathery green foliage and single, soft pink to white flowers with darker pink edging, July - October.
WHERE - bedding, flower brorder, cut flowers, beneficial to pollinating insects
COND - full sun moist well drained
Myosotis arvensis
Shade preferring/tolerant, over-wintering rosette of greyish-green, hairy leaves and then spikes of small bright blue flowers April until September, (30cm)
lobularia maritima ‘Carpet of Snow’
mass of white flower clusters low growing, edging, tolerant of many conditions
Sweet pea
H-S generally climbing to 2m (6½ft), but some are short and bushy to 45cm (18in).
DECO Pretty, pea-like flowers come in shades of white, pink, coral, red, violet and blue, some combining two colours. Often strongly fragrant.
WHERE Cut flower, city/courtyard garden, cottage/informal garden, flower border
COND - moist full sun part shade
Lathyrus odoratus
pot marigold annual or biennial
H 0.1 - 0.5m, s 0.1 -0.5m
DECO vivid buff coloured daisy-like flowers, long succession in the summer and autumn until the first hard frosts
WHERE Wildlife garden, cottage/informal garden, garden edging
COND Light, Poor, Free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade.
[hardy annual border q]
Calendula officinalis ‘Pygmy Buff’*
Love-in-a-mist -
H50cm, with feathery foliage.
DECO Pale blue flowers 4cm across; summer; decorative, inflated seed capsules
WHERE Cottage/informal garden, flower borders, coastal
Cond - check
Hardy annual border q
Nigella damascena*
Nasturtium - Annual climber; Circular leaves supported, parasol-like, by a central stalk. flowers red, yellow and orange, summer and autumn.
Cottage/informal garden, patio/container plant, banks and slopes, flower border
h 1.5 - 2.5m, s 1.5 - 2.5m
poor, well-drained soil in full sun
*Hardy annual border q
Tropaeolum majus*
poached egg plant spreading annual to 15cm in height
Cond
Finely divided leaves and open bowl-shaped yellow flowers with white-tipped petals, in summer and autumn
Wildlife garden, cottage garden, garden edging, flower border
Limnanthes douglasii
Ammi - upright annual with 2 to 3-pinnate leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers in summer
Wildflower meadow, cottage/informal garden, flower border (not patio or basket)
h 1.0m, s 0.1 - 0.5m; any well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
Ammi majus
cornflower
H-S 75cm,
DECO simple or slightly lobed leaves and solitary deep blue flower-heads 3-4cm across in late spring and summer
WHERE Wildlife garden, wildflower meadow, cut flowers, flower border
COND - well-drained soil in full sun
Centaurea cyanus
(common sunflower) tall, fast-growing annual with broad, oval to heart-shaped, roughly hairy leaves 10-40cm long.
summer flowers up to 30cm across with bright yellow petals and dark brownish or purplish centres.
Wildlife garden, cut flowers, flower border, cottage/informal garden
h 2.5 - 4m, s 0.5 - 1.0m
moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun
Helianthus annuus
Cerinthe
H-S 60cm,
Deco blue-green leaves and tubular yellow and purple flowers, conspicuous purple bracts in summer,
Where - flower border, city/courtyard garden, cottage/informal garden, cutting foliage
Cond- well-drained, fertile soil in a sheltered position in full sun
Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’
California poppy
H-S 30cm
Deco - vigorous bushy, spreading annual to , with finely divided blue-green leaves and orange, yellow or red flowers to 7cm across in summer
Where Good for exposed or coastal areas, rock/gravel garden, flower border
Cond - poor, well-drained soil but they need full sun for the flowers to open. Can be grown as a drought-tolerant pot plant.
Eschscholzia californica
Cosmos
H-S 1 m x .5 m
DECO feathery green foliage and single, soft pink to white flowers with darker pink edging, July - October.
WHERE - bedding, flower brorder, cut flowers, beneficial to pollinating insects
COND - full sun moist well drained
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sweet Sixteen’
