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Bedding plant recommendation
Guernsey Donkey2
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I had some lovely plug Antirrhinum last year - Sweet Williams & Red Petunias too. The Antirrhinums didn't last very long though - the sweet williams were disappointing & the petunias didn't like the rain & wind - can anyone suggest a good bedding plant that can withstand the unseasonal summer weather that we seem to be experiencing for the past few years.
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The bedding shouldn't be more than about 8 - 10 inches tall either!
Apart from the obvious bush lobelia I've grown ageratum "blue mink" for the past couple of years it has lovely fuzzy flower heads. I also had a nemesia in a lovely pale lemon (other colours are available).
Although I can't stand them busy Lizzie's are low as well.
Yes busy lizzies - I don't like them either but they do last a while - we also had some bedding begonias last year - I am not keen on them but they did flower for quite a long time and didn't seem to wilt in the hot sunshine and are low plants but with bright flowers (red ones). I find lobelia finish too early or perhaps I didn't water them enough?
I'm in Manchester so watering isn't so much of a problem for me
These are some of my shorties for this year along with lobelia, pink candytuft and white allysum. I have more of a purple, pink and blue thing going on but am trying to introduce more hot colours, oranges and reds etc.
Sorry it's sideways.
That should make a pretty display Kitty 2 - I can't get over the cheap price of your seeds - we don't get special deals like that here - everything that is imported is expensive.
Pretty sure the seeds shown in Kitty's photo are all annuals - they may self seed, but the plants themselves only last one year.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi aym, Dove is right, one summers splash of colour then it's all over.
I am a slave to my annuals but I love it
sowed 32 varieties last week.
It doesn't have to be expensive. I got 20 + packets of seed from wilko at 75% off and the 3 for 2 offer still worked. Spent just over £3.
Kitty, most of my seeds came from Wilko at the end of last year for 10p a packet. Some say plant by 2018 so well in date. I also bought 15m hoses( 9 of them )with connectors for £1.50 and packs of 50 plant labels for 20p a pack. I also got one of those " garden claw" type things for £1.50
It's a great place to buy stuff at the end of the season as they mark everything down to such silly money.