Flashback!
Many of the plants featured in the Flourish ranges are new to us so we would love to hear how they do. Give us your feedback using the form at the bottom of the page. To jog your memory, some of the Flourish highlights of previous years are listed below.
Perennials - 100 points each
Available June-July 2023
Yet more new Salvias! These should be long-flowering, drought-tolerant and bee-friendly shrubby types.
Cool Violet
Glacier
Naomy Tree
Sebastian
Yet more new Salvias! These should be long-flowering, drought-tolerant and bee-friendly shrubby types.
Cool Violet
Glacier
Naomy Tree
Sebastian
Dahlias - 100 points each
Best in full sun in sheltered spot. If soil is not well-drained, lift plants in winter for storage. Green leaves, height to approx 50cm. Large double pompom flowers throughout summer and autumn, so long as you keep snipping out the old blooms!
Dahlia Dalma Maxi Romera
Dahlia Dalma Maxi Topia
Dahlia Dalma Maxi Salinas
Dahlia Dalma Maxi Romera
Dahlia Dalma Maxi Topia
Dahlia Dalma Maxi Salinas
Annuals for cut flowers - 2 for 100 points
2023 Spring bulbs - 100-200 points each
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Allium Gladiator
Bellevalia Green Pearl Camassia Orion Leucojum vernum Narcissus Carlton Narcissus Mix Narcissus Tete a Tete Tulip Little Beauty Tulip Mix |
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Erysimums, aka perennial shrubby wallflowers. Most have very long flowering seasons, many are fragrant, most are butterfly- and bee-friendly, and some are evergreen:
Apricot Twist Bowles Mauve Pastel Patchwork Red Jep Spring Breeze Sunset Aquilegias (Columbine) Delphiniums Penstemon Pieris japonica (Lily of the Valley Shrub) |
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Perennials April-May
Geums are wonderful for cottage garden flower borders. Usually growing 1-2ft tall, their blooms mingle well with their border companions. Slug-proof, long-flowering and fully hardy. Nearly all the Flourish varieties featured are new to us: Bell Bank Blood Orange Emory Quinn Karlskaer Moonlight Serenade Rusty Young Savanna Sunset |
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Perennials April and May
Achillea ptarmica Peter Cottontail Achillea Sassy Summer Sunset Agastache Rosie Posie Coreopsis Sizzle & Spice Curry Up Geum Sunrise Lavandula Ardeche Blue Leucanthemum Macaroon Nepeta Blue Prelude Penstemon Dakota Burgundy Phlox Ka-Pow Coral Rudbeckia GoldBlitz Scabiosa Flutter Deep Blue |
Above images copyright Ball Colegrave
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2022 Jubilee summer bedding - 100 points each
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Jubilee Summer Bedding - reds, whites & blues, with a little 'platinum' for luck!
Anagalis Skylover Evolvulus Blue My Mind Helichrysum argyrophllum Helichrysum Silvio Spreading Lobelia Blue Improved Waterfall Nemesia Lady Anne Nemesia Nesia Burgundy Nemesia Wisley Vanilla Nicotiana Cuba Bright Red Nicotiana Cuba White Pansy Matrix True Blue Pansy Matrix Red Blotch Pansy Matrix White Petunia Easy Wave Blue Petunia Easy Wave Red Improved Petunia Easy Wave White Petunia Frenzy Mix Patriotic Trixy Early Three Colour Mix Verbena Drums Blue Verbena Drums Red Verbena Drums White |
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2022 Summer bedding, annuals and tender perennials - 100 points each
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Antirrhinum Copper Apricote (Snapdragon)
Asteriscus Golden Dollar Bacopa scopia Double Ballerina Lavender Celosia Dragon's Breath Coleus Flame Thrower Serrano Cosmos Razzamatazz Mix Dahlia Dahlietta Surprise Demi Dianthus Pink Kisses Euryops Sonnenschein Fuchsia Diva Red & White Gerbera Revolution Mix Bicolour Ipomoea Star of Yelta (Morning Glory) Lavandula Bandera Deep Rose Lavendula Blue Spear Lophospermum Wine Red Osteospermum Astra Orange Brique Petunia GoTunia Cosmic Pink Petunia GoTunia Tiger Stripe Petunia Hello Yellow Thunbergia SunEyes Rose Sensation (Black Eyed Susan) Verbena Obsession Purple Twister |
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2022 Perennials (plants that come back!) - 100 points each
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Agastache Morello
Ajuga Blueberry Muffin Aquilegia Earlybird Purple White Arabis Barranca Deep Rose Armeria pseud Ballerina White Astilbe arend Astary White Aubrieta Katie's Red Campanula Takion White Coreopsis grandiflora SunKiss Delphinium Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom White Bee Digitalis (Foxglove) Dalmatian Peach Fuchsia Hardy Tom West Gaillardia Mesa Bright Bicolor Geum coccineum Koi Hollyhock Chater Mix Lewisia Elise Mix Lobelia Starship Burgundy Lupin Gallery Pink Bicolour Nepeta Blue Dragon Penstemon Arabesque Orchid Phygelius Colourburst Deep Red Salvia Salvatore Blue Verbena Buenos Aires Viola Columbine |
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2022 Shrubs - 500 points each
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Photinia Carre Rouge - Considered by many professional growers to be superior to the better-known 'Red Robin'
Pittosporum Elizabeth - Celebrate Her Majesty in this jubilee year! Pittosporum Tom Thumb - Possibly the hardiest Pittosporum there is. Deep plum leaves and suitable for shade as well as sun. |
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2022 Higher value plants - 200-500 points each
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Rosa Drift
Dahlia Bishop of Canterbury Dahlia Bishop of York Digitalis Helen of Troy (Foxglove) Echinacea Happy Star Knautia Mars Midget Stevia rebaudiana Rosemary Green Ginger Penstemon Specials Victorian Violas Salvias - New varieties: Angel Wings; Blue Butterflies; Harvest Sunset; Jemimas Gem Flower; Lalarsha; Mulberry Jam; Oriental Dove; Peach Parfait; Pink Mulberry; So Cool Pale Blue Summer Flowering Bulbs Amarine Belladiva Babiana stricta Bulbine Eucomis bicolor Gladiolus Vulcano Homeria ochroleuca Hymenocallis festalis Ornithogalum thyrsoides Watsonia Peach Glow |
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Flourish plant trials!
Some of the plants we feature in the Flourish range are new to us, so we would love you to tell us how they do! Easy as pie: just fill in the form below and submit!
It's helpful for us to know in how sunny a site you grew the plant, the type of soil, if you have had experience with the plant family before, and how experienced and confident you would consider yourself as a gardener - we are as keen to hear from the beginners as we are the experts!
Bear in mind that some of the Flourish plants have been annuals and patio plants that were expected to be shortlived.
You can also email photos to outreach@katiesgarden.co.uk
Scroll down further to let us know what types of plants you would like to see featured in the future!
It's helpful for us to know in how sunny a site you grew the plant, the type of soil, if you have had experience with the plant family before, and how experienced and confident you would consider yourself as a gardener - we are as keen to hear from the beginners as we are the experts!
Bear in mind that some of the Flourish plants have been annuals and patio plants that were expected to be shortlived.
You can also email photos to outreach@katiesgarden.co.uk
Scroll down further to let us know what types of plants you would like to see featured in the future!
Flourish plant feedback
Flourish members poll
What sort of plants would you most like to see featured in the Flourish range?
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Flourish plant flashback!
It's been two years since we launched our club and we have featured dozens of different plants in that time.
Can't remember what plants you had? Let us jog your memory with a few photos! We are keenest to hear about the Salvias we have featured. Many are classed as half-hardy, meaning it is marginal whether they will survive an average East Anglian winter. Click on the photos to open the slideshow and see names of plants. |
