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Favourite Top Ten (or so) Perennials
We have grouped our best perennials into sizes. The sizes we have chosen are only indications. Soil, and cultural conditions will be an important factor in determining the ultimate size. Perennials are a hugely important group of garden plants and can be used in containers, with shrubs or in a dedicated perennial - herbaceous - border or bed.
Small Perennials - up to 30-45 cm height
- Geraniums - not the hanging basket types - which are pelargoniums - the real Geraniums which are hardy herbaceous plants.
- Hosta - Hostas are invaluable as ground cover for 'difficult' areas, but are also beautiful plants in their own right.
- Oenothera - A group of plants under the Evening Primrose category. There are several types - including the Evening Primrose from which the oil is distilled.
- Diascia
- Campanula
- Dianthus
- Helleborus orientalis
- Dicentra
- Schizostylis
- Tiarella
- Nemesia
- Gaillardia
- Heuchera
- Coryopsis
- Geum
- Sedum
- Osteospermum
- Stachys
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Medium Perennials - from 45 - 75cm height
- Gaura lindermanii
- Salvia
- Penstemon
- Hemerocallis
- Papaver orientalis
- Agapanthus
- Eryngeum
- Rudbeckia
- Iris
- Aster frikartii Monch
- Crocosmia
- Symphytum x uplandicum Variegatum
- Tricyrtis formosanum
- Lupinus
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Tall Perennials - Over 75cm height
- Verbena bonariensis
- Actaea simplex
- Euphorbia characias
- Delphinium
- Helianthus
- Rudbeckia
- Ligularia
- Verbascum
- Veronicastrum
- Rheum
- Euphatorium
- Eremurus
- See also Biennials