Exactly! @Dovefromabove and @Woodgreen I love primroses and daffodils although I prefer white ones, well narcissus. I love my mermaid rambling rose, but I have to say I'm very particular with which yellow and where. I'm similarly fussy about which pink as well!
I agree on the King Alfreds. Our meadow here was already planted with them when we came here, but began to look much better when I added smaller varieties in softer yellows and whites. Some yellows glare, but celandines and buttercups shine, so also reflect the sky. as well as being smaller.
I think a very small pop of the right yellow yellow looks good if you've planted dark jewel colours where white would be too stark and cream would be bland.
I'm in agreement @B3 that's my level of acceptance of yellow. I forgot another....I think its called poached egg plant. I can't stand white and yellow together in anything! Except an actual egg!
I agree with @Dovefromabove in that the hard, cold and acid yellows are difficult on the eye. I really dislike the yellow of mimosas against the glaucous blue foliage and I've never liked laburnum or forsythia yellows but pale yellow wild primroses are delightful. I also love the pale yellow of rose Breathless Charm and the warm yellow of Teasing Georgia rose and the luminous yellow of clematis Lambton Park and I currently have a warm, golden yellow tigridia in flower and it's lovely.
I have been given some cuttings of a form of hypericum with purple/red foliage and almost orange yellow flowers and am reserving judgement as it should do very well in a difficult dry border I have here.
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I really dislike this stuff. I only keep it because my wife planted it - it would be a bit humorous if she actually hated it as well and planned to get rid of it. Plus the bloody stuff takes over everywhere. Aaaaaargh.
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I love primroses and daffodils although I prefer white ones, well narcissus. I love my mermaid rambling rose, but I have to say I'm very particular with which yellow and where. I'm similarly fussy about which pink as well!
Maybe small amounts aren't over powering and blend in better?
I forgot another....I think its called poached egg plant. I can't stand white and yellow together in anything! Except an actual egg!
I have been given some cuttings of a form of hypericum with purple/red foliage and almost orange yellow flowers and am reserving judgement as it should do very well in a difficult dry border I have here.