Based on your height requirements and the orange and peach shades, I think dark plums to purples to blues are good companions. I have chosen these plants because they are quite fast growers and if in good condition, will flower for a long while.
Persicaria Orientalis, Prince's Feather has an airy growth habit. The flower heads sit above the leaves with a slight nodding habit. Tall and billowy but not too dominant. Lovely cerise pink to deep mauve.
Scabiosa Atropurpurea 'Oxford Blue' & 'Black Knight', the Sweet Scabious are both strong stemmed plants. Again, they don't take up too much space and if given the ideal conditions, will send out blue or deep almost black-plum pin cushion button flowers.
I’ve gone with the dark purple scheme. Poppy Black Night, scabiosa Black Boy, centaurea Black Swan. Plus I will try and propagate the verbena. Thanks for all your suggestions. And cosmos Cranberry. All that might work. It will be a change anyway. Which is all to the good.
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Practically every programme on GW for the past 4 months have shown Tithonia growing in the Jewel garden I have seeds but don't know if it will do well this far north.
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Based on your height requirements and the orange and peach shades, I think dark plums to purples to blues are good companions. I have chosen these plants because they are quite fast growers and if in good condition, will flower for a long while.
Persicaria Orientalis, Prince's Feather has an airy growth habit. The flower heads sit above the leaves with a slight nodding habit. Tall and billowy but not too dominant. Lovely cerise pink to deep mauve.
Scabiosa Atropurpurea 'Oxford Blue' & 'Black Knight', the Sweet Scabious are both strong stemmed plants. Again, they don't take up too much space and if given the ideal conditions, will send out blue or deep almost black-plum pin cushion button flowers.
I’ve gone with the dark purple scheme. Poppy Black Night, scabiosa Black Boy, centaurea Black Swan. Plus I will try and propagate the verbena. Thanks for all your suggestions. And cosmos Cranberry. All that might work. It will be a change anyway. Which is all to the good.
Poppy is Black Swan, scabiosa is Black Knight.
Tithonia. Can grow to eight feet. truly wonderful. Tagetes Cinnabar. Grows to 36" and gorgeous. A favourite at Great Dixter.
Both of these are fabulously orange.
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Practically every programme on GW for the past 4 months have shown Tithonia growing in the Jewel garden I have seeds but don't know if it will do well this far north.