Ideas for pink flowers for a sunny spot please

LornaP · August 2021

I have just dug up the thug of a passion flower growing on a south facing wall so that I can train a grape vine I was given along the wall. That has opened up a space for a new plant (or 2). I'd like something that flowers in late summer, probably a herbaceous perennial rather than a shrub, 2 to 3 foot high and pink. I already have a lot of phlox and lychnis, which I love. Any suggestions welcome.

Liriodendron · August 2021

Japanese anemones are beautiful, but some people find them invasive...

LornaP · August 2021

Ah - I do already have some, and thankfully contained within walls - but I agree, they are very pretty and flower just as lots of other stuff is fading.

Borderline · August 2021

What about Echinacea and Hesperantha Coccinea 'Sunrise'.

Fire · August 2021

pink rudbekia, lillies, pink hemerocallis, geranium Patricia, erigeron Sea Breeze, pink aster, autumn flowering nerine, astrantia, persicaria, sanguisorba

Athelas · August 2021

Had a look on Crocus at https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/ for medium sized (Eventual Size), hardy (Hardy, Y/N) perennials (What Type) that like full sun (Sun), with pink flowers (Flower Colour) and have a long flowering period (Special Features):

https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/achillea-millefolium-cerise-queen/classid.2000027376/

https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/echinacea-purpurea-pink-double-delight-pbr-cone-fections-series/classid.2000012332/

https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/echinacea-purpurea-rubinglow/classid.2000018496/

https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/astrantia-major-pennys-pink/classid.2000017235/ (this one appears to be taller than the other two astrantias below)

https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/astrantia-roma-pbr/classid.2000012268/

https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/astrantia-major-sparkling-stars-pink-sparkling-stars-series/classid.2000038262/

Fairygirl · August 2021

Asters would be the best choice for the site.
Astrantias like a bit of moisture, so if the site is very dry, just be aware of that.

LornaP · August 2021

Thank you for these great ideas, and tip re the Crocus search! I do like hesperanta and nerines, and hadn't thought about them, and astrantias would look lovely.

Fairygirl · August 2021

Not all nerines are hardy, so choose carefully.

JennyJ · August 2021

I put in Verbena "Pink Spires" and Monarda "Beauty of Cobham" this year, and both seem to be doing well (so far so good anyway). There are pink varieties of veronica and werbascum as well - all do fine in well-drained conditions where it's too dry for astilbes and astrantias.

LornaP · August 2021

Monarda is a good one - I like that it has a long flowering period.

Ideas for pink flowers for a sunny spot please

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