Ha, I was going to suggest Dahlias, because they flower for such a long time and you can take them with you. (And are cheap to buy as tubers). Why are you ruling them out? There's such a lot of variety in Dahlias...
Salvia 'Amistad' would be another suggestion. Maybe you could try some Tagetes, not the dwarf kind, big ones like Tagetes 'Cinnabar' etc. I grew that from seed last year, loved it. Was still going right into October.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
@Loxley beat me to suggesting Salvia amistad. Annual Cosmos will make substantail plants covered in flowers too. Fast , easy germination and about 1m tall.
@Loxley beat me to suggesting Salvia amistad. Annual Cosmos will make substantail plants covered in flowers too. Fast , easy germination and about 1m tall.
We have a winner, cosmos! Of course, totally forgot about them. Haven't grown them before and have wanted to for a while.
Cheers for the other suggestions but already have 4 salvias so this will be good to get something brand new. Which variety is the next question.
On the dahlia front, I put loads in pots each year anyway.
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Salvia 'Amistad' would be another suggestion. Maybe you could try some Tagetes, not the dwarf kind, big ones like Tagetes 'Cinnabar' etc. I grew that from seed last year, loved it. Was still going right into October.
Annual Cosmos will make substantail plants covered in flowers too. Fast , easy germination and about 1m tall.
Cheers for the other suggestions but already have 4 salvias so this will be good to get something brand new. Which variety is the next question.
On the dahlia front, I put loads in pots each year anyway.