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Please recommend a flowering plant
Hello everyone,
Sorry for asking such a simple question, but the situation is as follows: I have a garden with thriving, and spreading, Bluebells and "Three Cornered Leek" (Allium triquetrum) plants. I would like a recommendation for one or more additional flowering plants to complement these. The additional plant(s) should be able to hold their own against the existing plants. I would prefer something about the same size and with flowers which are a different colour from the existing two plants. I believe the soil to be neutral or acidic, it is certainly not alkaline. Rainfall is abundant. Thank-you in advance for any plants suggestions.
Jonathan
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In my garden where there are bluebells I have added snowdrops as they are well before the bluebells, narcissus and hyacinths as these are again before them, large evergreen ferns to provide interest all year around, native foxgloves digitalis purpurea to flower just after the bluebells (I grew from seed) and I have just added japanese anemones for late summer. I also have included some shrubs and pieris would work well for you on acidic soil. I have also used large heuchera which seem to be doing ok as well though I do not have any Allium triquetrum and you may need to remove some of this before planting any digitalis or heuchera. Never add plug plants as they will soon be consumed by the plants you have mentioned. You should also be able to grow small azaleas and rhododendrons which will complement the bluebells and come in lots of different colours. Check on their finishing size as some can grow huge whereas other will nit grow bigger than a couple of feet.
Thank-you very much for your wise and helpful advice, I will follow your suggestions.