I’m growing eryngium, erigeron, and echinacea in the garden for the first time this year! Gone from heavy clay to loam soil so getting to grow some plants I never could before!!
Eupatorium (Eutrochium) are great plants. Eupatorium dubium 'Baby Joe' can fit in smaller gardens but is still an imposing plant, with a long season of interest. The dark stems look handsome even before the flower buds have opened, and then the flowers last from high summer well into autumn, and become attractive winter skeletons. This is definitely in my top tier.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Eurybia divaricata is another favourite, spangles of natural looking bright white flowers from late summer through autumn; dark stems, gently spreading but not thuggish. Tolerates dry shade.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
I have some filipendula but it hasn't come to much yet. I think it likes damper soil, perhaps, than I can offer. I'm still trying to nail the perennial umbellifers situation.
Eurybia divaricata still called Aster divaricata here.
It’s a five spot burnet, daytime moth, Marlorena, lots here. Thanks, I’m lucky Echinaceas like my conditions and put up with my winter freezes, they have a really long flowering season too. The orange ones are more temperamental than the pink ones to grow on, so I try and get those as established 2L plants.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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Edit: not the best photo unfortunately
Short dumpy one, possibly Pow-Wow Berry, since eaten by Salvia Nachtvlinder:
Summer Colours mix:
Tangerine Dream:
I like Epimediums for shady places. I have a few in the Norfolk garden, dainty little flowers.
..such lovely Perennial pics. @Nollie interesting creature on your 'Magnus'.. ? your Echinaceas are superb..
@pitter-patter
..thanks for the extra photos and info on Digitalis.. I'll see if I can get this one sometime..
@Loxley
..you have some gorgeous plants for sure.. I note the name changes, it's hard to keep up sometimes I think..
Oh yes, and another Astrantia 'Roma' from the long-forgotten A's
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
It’s a five spot burnet, daytime moth, Marlorena, lots here. Thanks, I’m lucky Echinaceas like my conditions and put up with my winter freezes, they have a really long flowering season too. The orange ones are more temperamental than the pink ones to grow on, so I try and get those as established 2L plants.